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Unfortunate

1) We’re getting close to the halfway point of the season. Have your expectations changed from the beginning of the season?

Honestly, not really. Yeah, we started off really hot and then we lost a couple of games. But, we are still a top tier team and we will compete throughout the whole season.

2) Who is your half-season MVP on Minnesota?

Our defensive core is so strong so I would have to look there to see who is our MVP. Kefka Palazzo has the most points on the team and is also 3rd in points in the league as a Dee. So, easy choice there.

3) Have you picked up any bumps and bruises or nagging injuries this year? If not, how come? If yes, what are they?

Hurt myself in the gym actually. Was squatting and my hips locked. We got a good training group here so they attended my injuries really well and helped the recovery process.

4) What is your favorite drill in practice?

La Banane is the best one for me. Just going and do a turn at the dot outside the zone and coming down 1-0 with the goaltender. I need as much practice I can get on scoring, not going good.

5) If you could get away with it, would you modify your equipment? Some people bend their sticks too much, others may do something crazier like add bits of razor blades in their shoulder pads. What would you do?

I cant really complain. I wouldnt mind a sponsor cause I am broke, need someone to pay for my equipment. Itll be better if it was free.

6) Describe your perfect meal.

This is so easy. Steak with mashed potatoes and esparagus. Got all the food groups, and it just compliments eachother so well. Its amazing right before a game

We all come here for some fun. We all come here to have a little escape from the reality. What reality you might ask? Well, for some, the reality might be you have a wife and a kid or some kids, you work a good job or a bad job. Have a good credit score or a bad credit score. Whatever life might throw your way or whatever life you might be on. 

The other reality is, that none of us will become professional athletes. So we come here trying to play out a dream we all once had, and that is to become a pro hockey player.

For me, this site is a pass time. I enjoy having this little hobby on the side and it keeps me entertained. I do some GFX because I used to like doing them, I am alright at making sigs and decided to join the GFX tourney. Now, it seems as though there is some controversy. Some people think that a user made a troll sig and he actually got some serious votes, and actually did better than some other users. Now, GFX are subjective and what I might like might not  be the same exact thing that you will like. 

It seems as though everyone is on edge for this tourney and I am personally going to like the way it is going to play out. Now, everyone will most likely be careful when they judge and will make sure what they are grading peoples signatures. They wont want to get ripped at or complained about when it comes to who graded what.

Grab your popcorn and enjoy the show everyone.

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19 minutes ago, VanCanWin said:

At least @Bruins10 laughed at all three posts I appreciate you making me feel good. That’s what’s most important to me on this site ?

I figured if you triple posted, i would triple react 

Just now, Da Trifecta said:

 

How is my opinion that I think it's pure bullshit that Dils troll GFX got more votes than a real GFX person? Come on now. Use some common sense before talking.

Theres also a way to speak to people

my bad, i just saw you shouting and barking at everyone. Didnt know you were giving feedback

Just now, Da Trifecta said:

 

I just find it funny that people think that 5 minutes of someone's time is better than someone spending 30+ minutes on something. Did you ever stop to think that the guys who put a lot of time into their stuff, actually value their work and like when they see the positive feedback of it?

Yeah i do actually, considering i make sigs ans i am in this thing.

And if you wanna find something funny, the guy talking about positive feedback is the one losing his shit on here. Think before you talk, cause it sounds like you contradicting yourself

if you dont like it, leave. Pretty simple. Cause i def dont want feedback the way you giving it

Am i the only one that doesnt care who made the sig and who didnt? Idk, i judge talent when i do these submissions

I guess there might be some sort of popularity contest but i dont think im getting any considering i just joined and never did this

but gonna admit, this childish behaviour from everyone makes it a little more enjoyable. Gotta love when people complain about a tournament in a game that means absolutely nothing. Feels good to know i have some sort of impact on peopls lives

KASPARS CLAUDE

Age: 22

Height: 6’2”

Weight: 215lbs in season form. Offseason: more like 230lbs with all that pasta he eats

Birthplace: Cosenza, Calabria, Italy

Position: Listed as a LW, but plays all Forward positions

Shoots: Right

Born in a city and country that really does not have a lot of hockey in its blood, Kaspars had to learn hockey the unorthodox way. He was determined, working out in his farm land and wherever he could, he had his eyes set on the prize of being a successful hockey player. With an education and sports career able to be acquired by playing hockey overseas, he decided to go and play hockey in the NCAA with the Boston University, where he met Jack Eichel and had a friend to push him along and develop as a hockey player.

Played mostly as a forward, Kaspars has developed a well rounded skill set of goal-scoring abilities and also some two way capabilities. With an open mind, Kaspars knew that he was willing to do whatever it took to become a professional, so he has played every forward position of Left Winger, Right Winger and Center.

PROS:

• Scoring: A natural goal scorer, he tends to have a shoot-first mentality rather than a pass-first. Developed in college, Jack Eichel was the one that would set up Kaspars a lot more so he had to make sure that he was able to put the puck in the back of the net. It’s the main aspect of Kaspars Claude’s game that stands out.
• Two-Way: All 3 zones are places that Kaspars Claude is effective in. He knows where to position himself in the offensive zone to score a goal; he knows how to be effective in the transition throughout the neutral zone. And most importantly, he can protect his own net at the point or even on the Penalty Kill. He is not a liability when he is on the ice.
• Size: Everyone says that you cannot teach size, and Kaspars Claude has that. Listed at 6’2” and with a weight of 215lbs, you can feel his presence on the ice. He plays more of a Power Forward role rather than a sniper, and he is not afraid to throw the body. The corners are a place you can typically see Kaspars battling and also coming out of with the puck.

CONS:

• Speed: Well, this kind of goes hand in hand with Size. Being such a big body, he does look a little lanky on the ice and is missing the ability to bolster from one zone to the other. He is not quik on his feet but he is powerful on them. More of a Locomotive on the ice, he needs some time and space to pick up speed. Once that coal starts burning, move out of the way because it will take some time for Kaspars to stop. Unless he uses your body.
• Passing: He has the ability to pass, but he is a very selfish player on the ice. More of a “catch-and-shoot” style player, like they would say in basketball, Kaspars makes sure he is effective when he has the puck on his stick. He will release it towards the net and won’t look up to see his other options he has on the ice. If he could realize the amount of talent and added productivity he could have by sharing the puck, Kaspars would be a lot better off.
• Temper: That Calabrese blood is in him alright. He has a very short temper and sometimes the wires tend to touch. He sees black and that’s when it gets bad for him and for his team. You will find him in the box, and he will be most likely smashing his stick against the glass. He has to leave his ego at home and realize that hockey is a stressful sport. Sometimes it does not go his way, and Kaspars does not seem to handle that right now.

Thanks for the mention man

Wowww @gorlab

thanks so much

6 hours ago, gorlab said:

 

render choice?

None really, choose whoever you want

+10 Kaspars Claude

its alright man

seems like you have a pretty tough job on your hands. such a cool ranking to do though, i love it

Moscow

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Calgary

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Seattle 3-2

It all started back in the homeland of Italy, in one of the major cities in the province of Calabria. Kaspars Claude is son of a farmer and a stay at home mom. He was raised by both of them and the rest of his family in a city called Cosenza. She, in her past life, was a professional figure skater and is how Kaspars Claude learnt how to skate and gained interest into ice hockey. During the winters, they would tear down their corn field and just create a huge ice rink. No boards, no ending to the beautiful pond that they created on their land. Kaspars would spend his days and nights there, and especially since he was taken care of mainly by his mother who stayed at home and didn’t work, he had a lot more free time on his hands to enjoy the great outdoors. After about 8 years of just getting taught hockey during his classes of Physical Education, the family decided to enroll Kaspars into hockey in their town. Unfortunately, they did not have enough money to pay for the registration so Kaspars father decided to sell his microwave to meet the quota. But let us rewind the clock a little and take a deeper dive into the life of Kaspars Claude.

Cosenza scenery

Elementary School

In school, Kaspars was a terrible student. He was a very misbehaved student and would only pay attention to a few people, and that was his family. When it came time to get good grades, he would either be able to focus or just give it to his mother for her to do on her spare time. He had his brother that would look after him in the corridors and also had a couple cousins. Hockey seemed like a family sport to them, and when it was time for gym class, the Claude family and relatives would team up against the other Italian families and have friendly competitions. The school was thinking of growing the sport so they needed a rink, and that is where the Claude family came into play. The school would ask them to use their empty corn field in the winter to make a rink and use it for gym class. The Claude family, with very low budget, would allow the school full use but would make sure that the school would provide Kaspars with equipment.

Household with Italians

An Italian household is a fun one and a dangerous one at the same time. As kids, we are thought to live by 2 moral codes, and that is to respect everyone and to make sure that family is first. And that is how Kaspars would become. He would become a family man of some sorts and he would always have the utmost respect for his peers around him. Even though he was a misbehaving student in class, he was never disrespectful to his classmates or his teachers. He just generally disliked school and knew that sports would be way out of the city, or it would be to become a farmer like his father. Even though it aint much, it is honest work. But Kaspars wanted better and so did their family. They saw something in him, they saw his passion for hockey and knew that if he would have friends around him to push him and to play along with him, he would go places that the Claude family has not.

Kaspars father would use his physically demanding job at home to make Kaspars train. He did not have enough money to send him away to camps or to the gym for physical activity, so he used the world he lived in. A couple of tools during the summer, picking at the corn and building cardio would help Kaspars develop some sort of base as an athlete. The cardio that a farmer develops and the core strength needed for the long days is something that you can only develop in the field, and never in a gym. The equipment and constantly holding heavy materials in your hands would develop muscles and the strength needed to be powerful on his hockey stick.

When Kaspars would complain, he would get 2 different types of treatment. Either he would be told to do some counts around the corn field, which in turn meant he would have to do laps around the property. Or, his parents would use their tools around them to make sure he had the discipline needed in the competitive business of hockey. Whether it would be slippers in his own house or suicides ordered by the coach, players or kids would have to obey and go through some pain. Kaspars was built like an obedient man that knows his brothers and family need protection, blood or his hockey team.

North America, the goal that Kaspars Claude had his eyes set on

College

Kaspars made a decision to travel to America when he was about 20 years old. He needed the exposure and he wanted a better education. He always realized that North America had better opportunity for someone like him and he would be able to use his hockey as a getaway, even if he never made it professionally. It was time for Kaspars to use his actual smarts and to become a man, and leave the house. So, he travelled all the way to Boston and received a scholarship with Boston University where he would become friends with a man named Jack Eichel. They would become roommates and the only thing they did not agree on was their passion for education. Jack knew he was a talented hockey player, and he dreamed of playing in the NHL. But Kaspars, Kaspars knew that he might not make it there and would need a degree just in case, something to fall back on. After working through those deadly days and nights in the farm, he had enough smarts to make it somewhere in the office or as a business man. The friendship these two had off the ice created a bond on the ice that was unbreakable. Together, Jack and Kaspars would lead Boston University to the Beanpot Final and would ultimately win the trophy against Harvard. Kaspars Claude would lead the team in points that season but was all the help of Jack. Kaspars was a pure scorer at the time and Jack was the all around player. Unfortunately, Kaspars would not see his friend get selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL because Kaspars was receiving his Bachelor in Marketing that he put his heart into receiving. To this day, the degree and the trophy would be Kaspars biggest achievements and he hopes to receive more in the future of his hockey degree.

Kaspars and his team celebrating a goal when he was in College

wow, love this one

if you ever wanna make me a sig, ill totally take one

feeling a little naked with no signature