CowboyinAmerica

I mean, 3 points over two games against the Titans. I'll take it.

At least this is the case for me - if the attribute point purchase is OP, then the Old People purchases are even more so (to the point where I'm regretting even making this public). I know I've been hoarding cash to get a Jagr next season (saves 48 TPE in McAllister's 7th season) and the Old But Not Forgotten after that (close to 100 TPE in 8th season). I've seen a good number of people doing the same.

*Sees Davos on top* That never happened. It was all a dream...

Yeah if you finish last, have a 25% chance of top pick and 75% chance of second, that's all.

Well this is confusing

Still getting them goals, would like to hit 50

Minnesota -- Thanks to a well-timed VHL Birthday giveaway, Gabriel McAllister has broken another record. This one, though, is for his agency - McAllister's 1316 TPE, once the latest updates are in, is the most for any player in his agency's history. Even with two seasons left, he has surpassed Hall of Fame goalie Hans Wingate, who finished with 1301 TPE in his eight seasons. Of course, a large portion of being able to rocket up the TPE leaderboards so quick is the new update scale: Wingate lived in a time when 9 TPE was the weekly maximum, while it has been 12 (or at least, given bonus TPE to equal 12) for the entirety of McAllister's career. Still, McAllister still needed to actually put in the work to take advantage of the different update scale, and he feels like all his time in the gym has really paid off. "I thought there might be some burn out part of the way through my career, but I've surprised myself in how effortless it's been to train," McAllister recently told reporters after being told about the accomplishment. "Even this far into my career, I feel like there's no signs of slowing down." The all-time TPE record is 1561 by Hall of Famer Lord Karnage, who had his own boosts through taking advantage of the VHL's recruitment system and graphics design payouts at the time. With two seasons left, McAllister would need to total about 100 TPE per season to get there, a figure he feels he can hit easily. It could very well finish as yet another accomplishment in what is going down as a great career for the current Davos forward.

Davos -- This was never supposed to be the season it all came together for HC Davos Dynamo - with so many young players, the franchise was originally looking towards S62 and S63 as the prime years it would compete for a title. The beginning of the season seemed to upend those expectations, though, as the Dynamo roared out to first place halfway through the season with better than expected defense in particular. But recent games have seen the Dynamo crashing back down to earth. With recent losses, as well as long winning streaks by each of their competitors, the Dynamo sit at 88 points in the standings with 10 games left to play—three points behind the Wranglers (on a 4 game winning streak) for second and one point ahead of the Americans (on an 8 game winning streak) for fourth. Getting that third spot in the VHL is crucial. It means a first round bye, while the fourth place team has to go to a playoff against the fifth place team. And despite Quebec in fifth place being not as strong as fifth place teams in years past, with the three game series that the VHL for some reason clings to, anything can happen. So will the Dynamo be able to pull it off? A lot will be riding on their schedule. Here’s the teams they have left to play, in order of where those teams currently are in the standings: Titans x3, Meute x2, Reign x1, Bears x4 That’s actually a really solid schedule for the Dynamo to be up against over the final 10 games. Only three games (all against top ranked Helsinki) will be against fellow competitors for the top three spots in the playoffs, while five games will be against the bottom three teams in the league. It also helps that goalie Shawn Brodeur has actually sat more games than necessary so far this season, meaning the chances of one of those victories getting sniped is lower. For comparison, let’s take a look at what the Americans have the rest of the way: Titans x1, Wranglers x3, Meute x1, Reign x3, Bears x1, Legion x1 The Americans also have five games against the bottom three teams in the schedule, but especially given Riga’s 52 points to Seattle’s 26, those bottom games for New York will be slightly harder. In addition, they’ll be playing four games against the top of the schedule, including three against a Calgary team that will be going all-out in those contests. The Americans’ schedule is definitely tougher than the Dynamo’s, although I wouldn’t say by an outrageous amount. Ike Arkander can also only play two more games the rest of the way. Now, let’s take a look at Calgary’s remaining schedule: Americans x3, Meute x1, Reign x2, Bears x1, Legion x3 This one actually may be slightly easier than the Davos schedule, given that the Wranglers play Toronto three times the rest of the way. This game also underscores just how important those Calgary/New York matchups will be, and you better believe that three of Stropko’s eight games remaining that he’s eligible to play will be in those contests. So if I had my prediction, I’d bet that the final standings will actually be what they are right now: Helsinki in first, Calgary and Davos in second and third with byes, respectively, then New York playing Quebec in the play-in series. But in the VHL, anything could happen, and don’t be surprised by some craziness.

I still enjoy the S44 Calgary team, the semifinals even more than the finals. Calgary/Quebec was such a good rivalry during those seasons.

Davos -- A little over two-thirds of the way through the season, Davos forward Gabriel McAllister isn't an MVP candidate like he was last season. He is, however, in the running for the Top Two-Way Forward award for one distinct, possibly weird reason: He's hitting like a damned maniac. Through 53 games, McAllister has 334 hits, 70 more than second-place Aleksei Federov and 93 more than third place Fook Yu. Coupled with his 70 points and 36 goals, it's clear that he's having a well-rounded season. So why did I call his hit total "possibly weird"? Well, he entered the league as a pure playmaker, and in his second season totaled just 19 hits for a pretty bad Seattle Bears team. Before this year, his highest hit total was just 292 hits in Season 58 - the only time to date he has won the Top Two-Way Forward award. "Yeah, it's something I've worked on, and I'm happy to see my hard work come to fruition," McAllister said after another recent 7 hit performance. "I've seen the light in the benefit of knocking people off the puck, and I'm glad I can contribute in a way that my team probably didn't expect."

McAllister +5

There's the goal, first one in a bit. Go

First star with 2 assists and a whole buncha hits? Sure why not

3-2 Wranglers

3-2 Meute

169 Bears @ Meute 170 Reign @ Legion 171 Wranglers @ Americans 172 HC Dynamo @ Titans

157 Meute @ Reign 158 Bears @ Americans 159 HC Dynamo @ Titans 160 Legion @ Wranglers

A Charmed penalty shot, love it

Another good game from Brodeur, excellent win

Davos -- In the 61 seasons of the VHL, only five players have retired scoring at least 400 goals, or an average of 50 a season: Scotty Campbell (600), Christian Stolzschweiger (449), Mike Szatkowski (434), Phil Rafter (407), and Max Molholt (407). Only Molholt had a full career following the league's expansion in Season 31, showing just how difficult it has been to reach that number in modern times - even Franchise Cornerstone and all his awards finished with 384, good for 13th all-time. However, Gabriel McAllister is giving chase to that number. Following the most recent action, McAllister has 266 total goals, just barely beating out Helsinki's Shawn Gretzky (263) for most among active players. What makes McAllister unique, though, is that he has two and a half full seasons to get there, putting 400 within reach. So will he get there? McAllister is currently on pace to score 60 goals this season, a high number but one that seems reasonable given he scored 61 last year. That mark would give him 301 goals on his career at the end of the year, which would mean two seasons to score 99 (or 49.5 goals per season). Regression will surely affect his stats, but the fact that he's banked so much TPE, plus a burgeoning Davos forward core around him, should help out as well. All told, McAllister thinks he can reach rarified air that only a few players before him have done. It just might only take a few more games like his recent 5 goal night against Riga to get there.

Another big win, huge game for Brodeur!

Lol. I'm just as amused by the 17 hits as I am the 5 goals.

Davos -- About a third of the way through the season, the Dynamo's Gabriel McAllister is off an MVP pace in his quest to repeat. His 19 goals are fifth in the league and six behind Helsinki's Mattias Forsberg, while his 18 assists don't even register in the league's top ten. However, he's doing just well enough to put himself in contention for another trophy: the top two-way forward. McAllister has won the award once before, in Season 58, and now with Franchise Cornerstone retired the opportunity to win the trophy is open once more. McAllister currently sits first in the league in hits with 142 in 27 games, five more than Helsinki's Aleksei Federov and 12 more than Helsinki's Fook Yu. And while Federov has more points than McAllister currently, he's hoping that his higher hit total and his role on the Davos first line puts him in contention. "The Dynamo have had some big wins, and that's what matters for me. But I can't lie, I wouldn't mind winning the award," McAllister said after a recent press conference. "I originally came into the league as a pure scorer, but this is a part of my game I've really worked on. The ability to grab possession with a big hit is an underrated art, and I'm proud to have skills on both side of the ice."

Wooo! Good win

Well... damn.