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Fairly sure Adesanya was a D on index at the early season. For some reason he went back to forward. Also move Mathias to forward while we're at it.

1. What would be your words of confidence to a team that is in the bottom end of the league? what @ThePerfectNut said. also, yall actually have nice stats so dont hang your heads 2. Who would you consider to be the team MVP so far? Bentley decided to make a run for the rookie award yay 3. What kind of things is the coach doing to help make this season easier on the team? talking about the ''theres always next season'' shit all the time....does that help actually? 4. Who do you think is the most promising young player in Riga's sysem? The S85-87 core 5. Have you been watching the World Cup, if so who are you cheering for? I'm impartial. may the best win and all of that stuff 6. Name a meal that is very popular in your local area/country. Do you like it? still grey peas n speck. I'm neutral on it

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Like most of other seasons, this one was supposed to be quiet in terms of trades. But thanks to a trade addict who goes by the name of Alex, half panicking Bana and some sprinkles from a not-so-sleeping GM anymore (thank you Spartan) we will have more deals to talk about. At first, a very first trade was supposed to be a three way. But after more talks and twists we got five teams producing 4 different trades in two days. Now I'm gonna talk about them a bit. *Disclaimer: the first trade review was written on Sunday. The second one - yesterday. I finished the last two today. Yup, can't do things in one day anymore. Blame Cole teams. To Calix Pearce S87 SEA 3rd S88 SEA 3rd To Deron Nesbitt For Davos: At this moment Davos is doing fine, but looks like they always could do better. As of this moment Nesbitt amassed 10 points in 14 games which is actually decent for a guy with the non scoring style of play. But could he perform like that in the longterm...I'm honestly not sure. For me, Calix isn't a much worse option so it shouldn't lower their potential for too much. Freeing some cap space for other possible deals is a factor too. Another interesting fact - this trade makes sure Davos are keeping their own S88 second round pick. Sneaky Alex with sneaky conditions. I don't think Rayz will be extremely happy to see this turn of events. For Seattle: Now this is more complicated. Bana once again managed to avoid the rebuild, but it doesn't look like the roster is ready to shine like a diamond. Matter of fact, they do look...mid. Obviously this result won't cut it for the 7 time champ so he is back searching for options. So I guess here's is the first step. And for now, I'm not sure if this is going to do something for Seattle. Yes, 10 points is definitely more than three from less active Pearce. But Nesbitt's build still looks like a Walmart store version of Sakamoto so is this really an upgrade? Sure, maybe defensively and perhaps this is some upping from Calix. I just don't think it's going to make a huge boost in scoring and this team is definitely lacking at that so far. When you score the same amount and shoot even less times than Riga, you know this is not it. I imagine Bana already spamming AW's dms about putting all of the upcoming TPE to the scoring skills. Otherwise, I'm not sure what was he even trying to do with this trade in the first place. *By the way, my early predictions put Seattle at third place in NA...backfired already? To S87 LAS 1st S88 SEA 2nd Babushka To Ryuji Sakamoto For Toronto: Now we can see how lucky Toronto has been when the potential offseason trade with Malmo never went through. Instead of couple of seconds and thirds they managed to grab a potential lotto pick and a second round in the process. Plus Babushka, I think Moon doesn't mind to have him on his team too. Might be a depth peace in the future or not. Who knows. Anyways, nice deal for the Legion in my books. For Seattle: Speaking of Sakamoto...when I started to write this article this trade wasn't a thing yet. But now Seattle grabbed another high cap defensive defenceman, but this time it's a 5.5M DFD. Unless any of Sakamoto/Nesbitt (or both) are upping the scoring skills like right now...I have no idea what is Bana trying to say here. These players are certainly better than Calix Pearce and Babushka, but is that exactly what they need right now? Also, they just assembled a roster with 4 high TPE defencemans and very often this strategy ends up in a first round exit at best. By looking at their current builds, I just don't understand how are they supposed to bring this team to the stardom. This is still a team with the limited scoring potential and unless these two are gonna stop with this 40/40 experiment; my grade for the trade for Seattle is gonna be an L. *And no, the 9-1 run didn't convince me. If anything, the defence indeed became a better unit. But my opinion on their offensive potential stands. To Noodles Marconi To S87 LAS 2nd James Glove Dropper For Riga: Our situation is rather simple. If I'm trading, then it's for some picks or youth. These two trades brought me picks, and I'm very fine about it. Considering I spent a third on Marconi this offseason, flipping him for a potential early second is a good result for us. And Glove Dropper may have some better stats in store since we're not stacked at all. For LA: As of the moment of finishing this article the team was not enjoying lots of success so far. Ironically, Riga contributed to their struggles last sim by robbing full 2 points from them. The biggest concern this team has is still the forward lineup and Rockstar is trying to change this narrative. In theory, Glove dropper has a decent scoring skill, but in overall his skillset isn't very balanced. That definitely stopped him from reaching bigger milestones so Noodles here we come. Basically, the Italian has more balanced offensive build and also he is way younger. Even if Eynallow never comes back; his player is still going to be serviceable for 2 or 3 seasons down the road. Expecting more attempts from the Stars GM to boost their offensive potential. To Sunrise van de Schubbekuteveen To S87 SEA 3rd Maxwell Mathias For Riga: Same story. Matter of fact, this is a free third since Sunrise joined Riga via free agency. And as a result of this trade the Dutch with the long last name will have his last shot at the cup. Just this time, not in Chicago. For Davos: Makes sense. They freed the cap space a bit with the Nesbitt trade so why not having an upgrade over Mathias who has never been a shooting master. Matter of fact, he is an E level player at best, but now Riga will try to make his statline somewhat respectable. Outside of +/- of course. By the way, Sunrise already have couple of points allocated to faceoff skill. Maybe Alex can tell him to upgrade that even further to finally have some 2C action. There you have it, a little analysis about the 4 trades with half of them being mine. Nothing more to say about it. That's it and I'm out. 2w of claim

1. Despite being last in the conference, how do you feel about the start for the re-building squad? It's all good. Get a star D prospect from the draft or trade and we're set. 2. Anything going on in the league this season that's surprising you? Nothing that stands to me so far. That's probably the most surprising part. 3. What city are you looking forward to on an upcoming road trip? I'm not gonna talk much here. first, I need to stay away from flu then we can talk. 4. What's a skill you never see your player mastering, and you've already accepted? breaking Scotty points record 5. American Thanksgiving is this weekend. What is your favorite holiday? My bday of course. 6. Favorite burger joint? tbh can't tell, we don't have much of em.

Henry Tucker Jr btw both Cole and Carson having Cole Pearce I think @Lemorse7

Igor Molotov F @badcolethetitan

Hari Singh Nalwa D @Lemorse7

uh huh. with the electric heater and money. that works for me

sorry @Spartan I retire AK cause I prefer money

Tomas Sogaard F zeph you go

Ronan Lavelle F @Lemorse7

In fairness you still had a more or less stacked forward group. Now, outside of Preo and Sogaard the rest looks kinda light so it's more challenging. you could call that. Not S tier defence.

That feeling when you have lots of ideas for 2000 word articles but your desire is only strong enough for barely scrapping 500. NA conference Rock bottom: . Enough said. There are still some peaces to sell and I think Peace would land some more picks to them. Other than that, nothing much. Good goalie and defensive skills with almost non existent offense. 8th place, no higher than that. MISS: . Yup. New York did some progress, like finally bringing in a legit 2C. Also I feel Zaza could be a better fit for Mourning than Le Massif was. Anyways, the defence does not convince me at all. I'm failing to see who exactly will provide rebound chances for forwards so that sucks a lot. And depth isn't that crazy either. 6th place for me. As for the west coast - it's other way around. After checking their forward roster I only have one question - who is even supposed to score on consistent basis besides Miglasķēms and DB III maybe? I don't think over reliance on Vandelay gonna help much here. 7th place. Thinking face: . I guess Jeff is still trying to find the way to complete the full roster. I'm kinda feeling a deja vu here - pretty mid regular season and maybe making an upset or two in the playoffs. And they have a bot at forward lineup, this ain't it. 5th place. Not convinced/unproven: . The defending champs are falling the first category. Eno really out there with a bold strategy - all in for forwards and hope Kitson gonna be a relevant replacement for Sova. I don't think it's gonna happen so here it is. 4th place. Seattle uhhh....I don't know. Bana out there giving chances to shine to players who have been rather mid before. Florida Man, DeGroot. Hogan stepping into the uncharted teritorry at being a center. Their depth is concerning though. Basically, champs or being swept in the wildcard; anything is possible with them. 3rd place. I like their chances: . I'm not sure how is the offense gonna perform outside of Leduc/Pearce and their def isn't that elite. But in overall, good enough team to not worry about their playoff chances. 2nd place. I think Calgary gonna pull Calgary once again. Letting off their steam in the regular season and then getting thrown out in the first round. They have one of the finest forwards in the league, but STHS doesn't care apparently. And their goaltending isn't great too. 1st place. Europe Rock bottom: . I mean, it's just how it is. I'm honestly not sure where exactly these teams are gonna land in standings cause they are both equally tanking tier. I'll say Riga at 7th and Helsinki at 8th cause I feel our offense is slightly better. But only thing that really matters to us is the draft lotto. MISS: . If they think Carter is gonna be a dream partner for Molotov...just no. Their offense just looks meh and Torq never really proved his worth yet. Goalie also isn't anything crazy. The team just screams mid to me. 6th place. Not convinced: . Alex out there twisting team's roster in offseason just to end up with no 2C at all. I mean at least he could've told Mitchell to apply these banked to faceoffs, but naaah. This New York strategy isn't gonna end up great imo. At least their offense looks better than Murrican's last year. 5th place. Not A tier: . None of them forwards had big seasons yet and replacing Zaza with Chiang is an interesting move to say the least. At least Dil didn't pay for that. The team is relying a lot on defence and goaltending. Maybe for too much. 4th place. Can they still hang: . Who knows. The second line/pair will answer to this question eventually and I swear if AK pulls out a mediocre performance. I'm feeling there is a slight down season in store though. The dream of 6th finals isn't dead though. 3rd place. I like their chances: . Warsaw is praying hard on Payne right now. I believe he can do a lot, but not sure if everything. But the forward group does look pretty stacked. Also rip Wumbo going inactive. 2nd place. Not gonna lie, Prague looks really nice on paper. The only question here is can Jokinen finally pull a major season. He's always been into the good but not great category and the team now needs the greatest effort by him. Otherwise there might be problems in winning the gold. 1st place. That's it and I'm out.

Brian Payne D @badcolethetitan

1. Is this thing on? It's been more than a month since my last presser - how is everyone? I'm aight I think. and yes this thing gonna be on since we have more members 2. Does this offseason seem like its taking forever? it was hella long imo. the draft also could've happened quicker 3. What has your player been doing to train for the upcoming season? scoring/defence. nothing unique 4. Are you excited for the holidays or more sad about the snow (assuming it happens where you live)? snow can be in new year. other than that, it can fuck off 5. I never use Discord, do you prefer to chat there or on the forum? dont care tbh. wish @Eynhallow would come back to have a locker room thread for nostalgia sake 6. What's the most surprising thing you're seeing in the NHL so far ? (mine is Carter Hart = good blue jackets actually being doodoo juice. imo the team is borderline playoff team, but this aint it

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And now really not so late S86 captains announcement! C - Daniel Weaver @ThePerfectNut A - The Frenchman @OrbitingDeath A - Henry Tucker Jr. @NSG HC - James Marino @Adrest245 Don't forget to congratulate captains and S86 Riga hype!

You thought just cause I forgot to do this for 2 seasons I'm gonna forget to post em just before S86? Hell naw. Don't even ask why now and not during S98 or something. S84: C - Tobias Reinhart @Spaz A - Alexandre Leduc @Lemorse7 A - Alex Johnston @Alex HC - Anze Miklavz @kelvi S85: C - Tobias Reinhart @Spaz A - Phoebe Bridgers @GrittyIsKing A - Daniel Clarke @Danzo No cap these were exact captains for these two seasons, I didn't come up with these right before posting this thread. S86 caps coming soon!

IA position change @Beketov @Josh @Acydburn

nyko be like

Title. #1 overall - The Frenchman - C @OrbitingDeath When couple of GM's were coming to my DM's with the question about this pick I was trying to be as sly as possible. Saying some shit like I tend to change my decision last minute etc stuff. In fairness, I was not totally lying here. How many times here I was thinking I will stick to one plan and then changing it completely for no real reasons, I'm not even sure anymore. However, I did not go wild here because after all looking at the draft class board and the member behind The Frenchman. You know it takes a big courage to pass on this player when he's still available. And I didn't even need to either - the last Riga cup happened 14 seasons ago and OD is known of providing hall of fame players left and right and even the most recent inductee not having cups wasn't really his fault. You know....40 passing and stuff. So yeah, if I want to get Riga back on winning ways I gotta draft born winners. All checks out. #4 overall - Sadie St-Louis - LW @sadie The second overall by Seattle was having a big impact on my decision. They had couple of options at 2: take Ricer and then Tina goes as well or take Bogatyrev but forget about bros. It didn't take long before their pick was announced and that choice made me think for a while. Matter of fact, that was the first of many cases of the draft being stalled out. I think I took like 5 minutes to figure it out what to do. My OG plan in this case was moving down 4th overall for more assets. But as it turned out, it wasn't really a possible option cause the offers were disappointing to me, to say the least. After a long thought I decided to not make a carousel out of this and made the least reach possible...if it was even a reach, I didn't need a goalie at all. By the draft day Sadie came in as the best first gen by a good margin so it didn't come as a shock to anyone. I think if anything I've done in this draft is assemble a good future for the forward position. Also apparently she and Weaver are Habs fans. You know who else is Habs fan who played in Riga? Ledge who became a career Riga player and AGM at one point too. So I hope this trend will continue...well I don't know about managing position, but having a good player for sure. #45 overall - Grizz Tazzo - RW @xslapxshotsx Basically, I was drafting nothing but forwards this time. May we see Frenchman - Sadie - Tazzo lineup in this future? You never know. Anyways, this is the time when GM's are trying to find a steal. If we find it - great! If not, well we tried. I decided to stay up to see maybe I can hit a jackpot here. Some members were still claiming TPE by that date and Tazzo was one of them. He definitely looked like a chance for the sleeper pick. So good that even Davos GM Alex was trying to move his 48th overall up to draft him. But I decided that I'll just take him and go to sleep. Apparently Grizz was suggested to Alex by a current Mexico GM Cole, or so I was hearing. So we shall see where it goes. So yeah this was the S86 draft for Riga. I think our forward group is pretty much set knowing that we also have S85 Weaver in it. Now it's time for some defence maybe? That's it and I'm out.

1. It's the off-season, what is keeping you busy while the sims aren't rolling? after the draft, absolutely nothing 2. Which team do you think took the biggest step forward this off-season in the VHL? Prague surely, they may as well as be one of favs in EU already 3. If you had to type one single sentence, as advice, for a new player joining the league, what would it be? don't burn yourself out 4. What is your favorite Non-NHL team? uhhhhh.....Riga Reign 5. Do you play video games, and if so are you a PC or Console player? was mostly playing on PC, but not doing that much anymore 6. Are you a early bird or night owl? ironically, night owl. kinda tough to sleep at night sometimes

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