Beketov

For the record @Higgins I already claimed the bonus TPE for this even if you haven't told me to do so

@YEAH!stlemania will have your head if he gets the starts.

I hadn't read that yet. And to be fair I did say (sr at least meant to if I didn't) that I wasn't sure on your rationale, I was simply spit balling. If it was the best choice then it was the best choice, simple as that.

In order to please Supreme Overlord @Higgins I decided to do a review of the World Cup lineups this week instead of just randomly coming up with topics. Gave me something to talk about at least. While trying to do that I struggle with a sniper rifle (that I just can't get gold) in Infinite Warfare with the usual amount of rage associated with it. *For Holik (Ironically enough)

Sokolov*

I knew I was forgetting to tag someone. The CoDCast would love to have you (you as well @punkhippie even though I’m not directly replying to you) Over the next 2 weeks I’ll be working 7:30 to 3:30 so I’ll have some extra time in the afternoon. Plus my weekends are getting all shifted around so I’ll likely have some extra time in the middle of certain days.

To be fair it's hard to predict GAA but my 1.49 this year will drop it from 2.16 to 2.06. So if I can get the same drop next season I'll be top 3.

VHL Radio's CoDCast is looking to make a change to the format that has worked well for it's first 54 episodes. Thus far each episode of the weekly VHL Podcast has featured only Beketov himself with no other guests, hosts, or otherwise. That format could be changing soon though as Beketov is officially opening up the possibility to have the early morning show feature guests; especially if he can get it running in a more opportune time slot. We reached out to the VHL agent and podcaster for comments on the matter, "The CoDCast has worked well with me running it solo but there comes a time when talking to myself just starts to get a little stale so I thought hey, why not open it up to some guests? Most of the time I do unfortunately have to record very early in the morning (about 6-7am Atlantic time) so that limits most of my potential guests. However I may have an opportunity in the coming weeks to record later in the afternoon. It still wouldn't be in the evening but at least people would be awake. So yeah, I thought maybe I could see if people would like to come onto the show. I thought it might be fun." Unfortunately this would probably be a short lived feature of the CoDCast as the regular schedule will likely take back over soon. However Beketov has announced that he's accepting applications for guests if people are interested. Having a copy of Call of Duty is not required as the role would be purely a speaking one. *For Holik Just a quick list of people I know tend to offer questions who may potentially be interested, I'd be open to hosting basically anyone though: @punkhippie, @Devise, @Phil, @der meister

This honestly might be my last goalie because of the inconsistency. It happens with all players but goalies it easily hits harder. Overall means nothing, attributes mean nothing, TPE means nothing. The sim will decide which goalies it likes and which ones it hates (especially in the playoffs) and no amount of TPE earning will change that. Assuming similar stats to this season I'll be top 3 in GAA and shutouts all-time but still haven't managed to get to the cup finals even though I played on contending teams for the majority of my career. It makes basically no sense.

Another season, another exit before the finals. It sucks but I must go on and to do that I must record the CoDCast so let's get some questions! @eaglesfan036 @The Bread Man @der meister @Phil @tfong @Molholt @Banackock @gorlab @JardyB10 @evrydayimbyfuglien @Jericho @DollarAndADream @Kendrick @mpclardy @hedgehog337 @Devise @Smarch @Will @Streetlite @punkhippie

Honestly I can't even explain my playoff performances, it makes no sense. Like @Devise said, purely going off sim stats there should have been NO REASON that I played that bad. We can say that Power should have been in for game 5 and what not but it made no logical sense to do so. However, for some reason, Holik has historically not performed well in the playoffs even when his attributes say that he should. I don't know what kind of weird background things go on in STHS but somehow certain players (myself) just can't manage to perform in the playoffs.

Once again I can't make it into the final. Yet another disappointment of a year for Holik's who just can't get that Continental cup he really wants. GG Quebec.

Da fuq is wrong with me w this series?

I believe I got all my recording woes sorted out so once this gets fully processed it SHOULD be available in 1080p60 FPS with everything stay nice and synced. So yay for that! Not yay, however, for these damn sniper rifles that just never seem to end. Oh well, it makes for a lot of complaining at least. You guys like complaining right? In this episode, while doing said complaining, I answer questions from @der meister, @Devise, and @punkhippie *For Holik

I don't normally jump to "blame the goalie" but yeah, this one is on me. You don't get 4 goals past Skye often and I wasted that away by letting in 6.

Jakab Holik (NYA), 31 Saves from 32 Shots

Whenever I get enough questions I record. Ideally would be recording this tomorrow though so that I have a PT this week.

Look I have you two, how bad do you want my S% to be

Sokolov hasn't shown up to rain on Holik's parade enough.

You guys know the deal by now. Hit me up with questions for CoDCast #54. @eaglesfan036 @The Bread Man @der meister @Phil @tfong @Molholt @Banackock @gorlab @JardyB10 @evrydayimbyfuglien @Jericho @DollarAndADream @Kendrick @mpclardy @hedgehog337 @Devise @Smarch @Will @Streetlite @punkhippie

Make your playoffs Predictions; both the series winners and the playoff MVP. Reflect on Ravenwing’s career, has it been everything you hoped when you started? Ignoring the blue team (too obvious) name three members the VHL wouldn’t feel the same without.

I just did a quick count of my shutouts and found that is the case. Regular season only and they were up to date so I'm sitting at 71 and the record is currently 93 so I'll need 23 shutouts next season to beat the record. Possible but will be damn challenging to say the least, especially in my 8th season. If only I had managed to get at least a few in my rookie season instead of 0, that would have been helpful.

As Season 54 comes to a close Jakab Holik finds himself in a position he never expected 7 seasons ago when he started his VHL career; near the top of a record book. After a stellar 20 shutout season the Czech net minder sits third all-time in shutouts with 71 (Tied with Ariel Weinstein). With 1 season left in his VHL career surpassing Sandro Clegane for 2nd all time (74) should be easily manageable but Holik wants more. He has his eyes on the golden number of 23 shutouts, the amount required to surpass Hall of Famer Greg Clegane for first all-time. The challenge is a hefty one for certain. The 20 shutouts Holik managed this season is a career high for him and he would need to surpass even that to cement his name in the record books as shutout king. It's anyone's guess if he'll be able to do it. For now, Holik is simply happy to see his name amonst the likes of the Cleganes and Weinstein. "When I came into this league, those 3 guys were always just one step ahead of me. Now it's my time to shine and I'm not holding back. Even to finish 2nd on the list would be amazing but I really want to snag that top spot." To put into perspective quite how many shutouts Holik has managed, the last goalie out of the Beketov agency, Evgeni Chekhov, finished his career with only 30. His career was several seasons shorter but it's still quite a leap to go from 30 to nearly 100. *For Holik P.S Do all time stats count playoffs or just regular season? I'm not actually even sure. If they count the playoffs I may nail a couple more in the first round this year and make things a little easier next season. We shall see. This is also assuming the stats were updated last season. I believe they were though it still says "Updated S52"

If that's the case you should be able to easily provide an example how. Please, be my guest.