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That's a Tonn of hardware ha ha

YOU CAN'T KILL ME WITHOUT MATH

Yo jailor, you should jail Big Al again since nothing happened last night, assuming he was telling the truth about being jailed. If nothing happens two nights in a row that would make an easy lynch

Davos, Switzerland - It's been an emotional 48 hours for Patrik Laine. The 25 year old Finn woke up on Tuesday Morning to the news that he had been shipped off to Davos for a sum that included 3 roster players, and countless draft picks. Later that same day, he learned that Team Nordic, the World Cup team he watched growing up, hadn't selected him to represent their roster at this year's World Cup. Instead, Laine was picked up by Team Mercenaries for the second World Cup in a row. These pieces of news seemed to fire up the Finn, as he put on a show during Day 1 of the World Cup today. In 5 games, Laine recorded 6 goals and 5 assists, including a hat trick. He ranks 1st in points and goals so far. We managed to catch up with the Finn and ask him some questions.
 

Laine (pictured) was traded alongside a pair of 4th round picks to the HC Davos Dynamo on Tuesday for CGY's S80 1st, DAV's S80 2nd, DAV's S80 4th, and DAV's S81 2nd as well as Raihan Heavems, Griff Mackenzie, and Declan Wolf.

Laine was asked to comment on the trade. He says he was really upset at first.
 
"You know, I had a great thing going in Helsinki. We had a great bunch and to wake up to that news was genuinely shocking to me. I spent the day saying goodbyes to my teammates and it was an emotional ride, especially with other players on their way out as well. Saying goodbye to Valtteri [Vaakanainen] was probably the hardest of all. Him and I had been through thick and thin together and were practically brothers of the ice. I'm really going to miss playing on a line with him."

Laine tells us he's still really excited for his new journey in Davos.
 
"Davos is obviously a really good team. They have a great fanbase and I know Reinhart which will make the transition easier. They were the first to text me after the trade and I'm really excited for the opportunity that has presented itself to me."
 
Laine said he was really disappointed initially when he heard that Nordic had not selected him.
 
"To me, that was a painful punch in the gut. Getting skipped earlier in my career made sense, but I'm in my prime and they still overlook me. They set this fire off inside me by not selecting me, and its going to be burning all season long."
 
Laine says when he got the call from the GM of the Mercs, he says it was a sigh of relief.
 
"The Mercs selected me last time and when I got that call from [Alex], I was really excited. I had played on the Mercs last time and had a lot of fun. It was a sigh of relief to know that I can still have a shot at this high of a stage."
 
Laine talked about his individual performances on the day. He says a lot of them didn't start with him.
 
"You know, I get all the credit because I am the leader in points, but my teammates were great. It only took one practice to get us in sync and I owe my success so far to them."

The second set of World Cup games will be played on Thursday.

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Damn, Dan Dan!

started from the bottom now we here, both in the VHL. Couldn't have done it without you buddy.

This guy use to be my AGM… @bigAL
 

Good negotiations @Rayzor_7!
 
Welcome to Calgary @MMFLEX🔥
 
We are thrilled to have you join the squad!!!

Honestly...I'm inclined to think people have explaining to do. I actually think he's medium here. Which obviously opens up the door to some complications.

Expecting a huge breakout season for Dan Dan. Great acquisition @Ricer13

I’m flattered but I’m not in this game 😂 sorry that’s my last message i swear

I am the Medium.
 
Here is my will:
 
Will:
Spartan - Jester *claims sheriff and OMG not sus N1*
MMMFlex - Lookout *ADV Visited Doom on N1*
Rory - Psychic
OMG - I was Crusader. Was on Berocka N1 and BigAL N2. I also attacked someone last night (although AL wasn't attacked), but no one died, so either the visitor got healed or they are a non-attacking role with defense

kris you're cool so calgary gets another FUCK YOU

I am interested in GMing in the E.

I am interested 

Really excited for this league, glad I got to be part of the early goings. I apply! 

I am applying! 

Last week we looked at some of the more interesting free agents set to enter the market on Sunday, today we'll do the opposite and look at the worst and most uninteresting players there are for teams to pickup.
 
Gunnar Odinsson @BOOM
Having already been traded twice in his short uneventful career, it's safe to say Gunnar isn't a very sought after prospect. This likely won't change when free agency opens as may have to be looking for other career options starting Monday. When looking at Gunnar's career stats, it looks as if he started regression a couple seasons early. After scoring a little below a point per game in his third season Gunnar's offensive output diminished in each of the last two seasons forcing Toronto to give up on him in S78. Things didn't get much better though as Gunnar failed to score a single goal in 19 games after being traded to Calgary. Expectantly enough, Calgary wanted non of that and shipped Gunnar's rights to Davos for spare parts. Now for where I think Gunnar will end up next season?
 

Denied 😛 

Mafia chose wisely. 👀

Isn't that Ricer? Lol

You will make 0 friends here, and will develop a permanent distrust of everyone. Welcome to the game!

The rosters have been announced with an assortment of the best VHL talent and the fans are selling out arenas all over the globe waiting to see the players fight for their nations, who will step up and advance to the gold medal game? Because it's impossible to know without taking a deeper look.. I did that for you! There's no time to waste, let's get to it!!
 
6. Team Western Europe 🇪🇺
GM @Seabass
OFF 2.5 DEF 4.5 GOA 3.5 (10.5)
Key Departures: Kaberle, Havlova, Lesieur
Key Arrivals: Strauss, McCloud, Tretiak, Phil The Rock Johnson
Finished: 6th
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     Western Europe is the the true underdog and they ranked that way during the last tournament, although they haven't been able to put together a roster of stars the team has been able to shine in certain areas and it seems they're going with the same approach, smart plays and excellent defending. Players like Chris Hylands who changed positions and the leagues top defender Roque Davis should get the job done behind the scenes but concerns to compete during the full 60 minutes with a new goaltender and lack of offense will only hurt them during the tournament. If they can weather the storm by outplaying the other team during special team attempts and maintaining composure, expect to see a handful of upsets and a possible medal round appearance if they can be consistent or they'll be last again.
 
5. Team USA
GM @a_Ferk
OFF 4 DEF 3 GOA 4 (11)
Key Departures: Green, Graves, King
Key Arrivals: Lose, McLaren, Tristan
Finished: 4th
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     Losing a little bit of offense and defense since we last saw them the Americans were still able to put together a decent team. Shooters like Campbell, Landry II and Winter will be exciting to watch, hard hitting defense from Giant, Marsh will be worth the ticket and solid goaltending from Stone Wolski should do the trick. The lack of star talent is only going to tire everybody out early so they have to strike quick, make zero mistakes and utilized all their skills if they want to have a chance versus some of the more skilled teams.
 
 
4. Team Nordic 🇸🇪
GM @Xflexz
OFF 5 DEF 3.5 GOA 3 (11.5)
Key Departures: Jokinen, Manzer, Lahtinen, Tallinder, Jensen, Vikingstad, Shields
Key Arrivals: Zetterstrom, Thightrap, O. Sandstrom, Nousiainen, Dear, Thornton, B. Sandstrom
Finished: 3rd 🥉
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     Team Nordic was one of the best teams assembled during the S76 tournament but most of the top talents are now sitting back and watching their team at home waiting for the HoF to call them. Don't expect a slow rebuild for them though as we see a bunch of young studs coming together to fill in gaps left from players they looked up to, league leaders like Aloe Dear, Onde Sandstrom and Linus Zetterstrom to name a few. Nordic has pretty competitive team except on the defensive side of things where they have to use speed and puck handling to execute, stopping any mishaps in their own end and hopefully outscoring the other team.
 
3. Mercenaries 💀
GM @Alex_J32
OFF 3.5 DEF 3.5 GOA 5 (12.0)
Key Departures: Socks, Thightrap, Gumballs, Dear, Rune, Dood, Volchenkov, Sandstrom
Key Arrivals: Su, Brown, Lite, Green, Jungkok, Kaberle, Eagles, Welch
Finished: 1st 🥇
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     They won the Gold Medal last time around and shocked the rest of the nations after dominating the better teams but I don't think they're as ready as they were during the S76 campaign. Losing big names like Sandstrom, Dear hurt they're goal production and the defensive unit switching from shooting to stay at home doesn't help shots on net. They proved everybody wrong last time and have magic hands protecting the net with an acrobat like Jean Pierre Camus ready to shut everything down so you can never really count them out in close games, specially with the attempt to changes things up from trading shots against better shooters hoping their goaltender stands on his head to blocking shots and holding the fort until they get a chance.
 
2. Team World 🗺️
GM @Ledge and DairyOFF 4.5 DEF 4.5 GOA 3.5 (12.5)
Key Departures: Jungkok, Oferson, Block
Key Arrivals: Stamen, Tsujimoto, Kramerev
Finished: 5th
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     The World pretty much stayed the same in roster structure as the newcomers make up for the losses except they have an even better goaltender in Dimmadome who has made a ton of strides since we saw him during his rookie days. Veterans like Jim Bob, Latrell Mitchell are also fan favorites whose playing in their last season so make sure you watch closely as they aim to make a few more highlights. They didn't make the medal games last time but we should see physical shifts and tons of battles because Team World is more than ready this time.
 
1. Team Canada 🇨🇦
GM @Ricer13
OFF 5 DEF 4.5 GOA 4 (13.5)
Key Departures: Brown, Su, Rice, Jubis
Key Arrivals: Perry, Gobeil, Socks, Dood, Tonn
Finished: 2nd 🥈
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     Being a top team is always a goal for Team Canada and going into the this tournament they definitely build another tough squad to play against. After finishing 2nd a couple of seasons ago the Canadians haven't changed much with activity and they still sit at the top of the food chain in the VHL, exchanging a fair amount of stars all the way down the line up from last time we still see big names like SS Hornet and Erik Killinger ready to lead the way while newcomers Jacob Tonn, Groovy Dood are thirsty to leave their mark. With a complete roster and momentum from a disappointing finish last time, we give Canada the early edge going into the tournament.

Can we just take a minute to observe that we have 12 players on our team and everyone is on a different VHL team 😮
 

 
Oh shit, except Uthred and Hylands, but still.. wow.