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No, I think a re-tool would make more sense since they will have cap space to make a splash via UFA and during the off season via trades if they play their cards correctly!!

Always knew Gretzky was a clown. !! LOL!!

Well, I got at least traded for Dead Panda & 2nd!! And I am a STAR!! But somehow Davos traded me to Warsaw when I was LA property!! LOL!!

Can you win a Championship at the trade deadline? With trade deadline as this week’s theme and the fact that I already deleted a article that I started talking about different teams all 16 teams in the VHL should make if I was GM since I thought it could be view as tampering; so here are talking about: Can you win a Championship by making trades at the trade deadline? S96 Champions: Vancouver Wolves Vancouver Wolves by many might be viewed as team that won the championship last season due to a trade at the deadline but as AGM I can tell you that while Olober Syko did add to the roster. Him alone wasn`t the reason that Vancouver won the championship last season. Seven other moves was made last season leading to the Championship as the roster seen three key players depart but also seen three key players brought in that lead the team to the championship. Final Conclusion: No S95 Champions: Riga Reign Simply put all four trades that Riga Reign made happened during the off season so with no trade deadline deal makes this an easy one to answer. Bring Axle Gunner was the biggest move they made during the off-season and it really seemed to pay off. Final Conclusion: No S94 Champions: Moscow Menace Most of Moscow's moves were made during the off season as they completed seven trades mainly for depth options and futures; while they completed a single trade at the deadline for defensive depth in Winston Dixon jr. Not a block buster and yes while it likely helped, it wasn`t the main reason that they lifted the cup at the end of the season. Final Conclusion: No S93 Champions: Seattle Bears Seattle Bears completed nine trades on the season and compelted five major trades with two of them in the off season as they traded for Oreo McFleury and Sadie St-Louis adding much required depth to an already decent offensive group becoming known also as the Seattle Wranglers of part of the season. Fast forward to the trade deadline and two major trades with a struggling Helsinki team seen Seattle bring in all stars forward Daryl Dixon and all star goaltender Fuukka Rask. Add a future solid defender in Mina coming in via Riga Reign. While all three where not the only reason that Seattle won the Championship; all three did play a significant role. Final Conclusion: Yes S92 Champions: DC Dragons While DC Dragons did complete two trades in season neither one of them happened around the trade deadline. DC dragons brought in aging Henry Tucker Jr for much need goaltending expereicne and later would bring in depth defenseman Braeden Panarella. While likelihood that they move to bring Tucker Jr is a large reason why the won the championship that was set in motion once again during the off season and not at the trade deadline. Final Conclusion: No Final overall thoughts: I could have done this for most of the day but in the end I think I have already come to conclusion after a small sample size of four or five seasons also remembering that Vancouver that I was Agm also won in S86; where yes we made a key trade at the time at the trade deadline; I am still not sold that was the reason we won that year. We had a good team that under preformed most of the season got hot down the stretch to make a impossible run at making the play-offs in the first place before going in the magic carpet ride to win the cup. Same team the following season also dominated the league before wimping out in the first round of the playoffs as he also had the cursed cup. So what are my thoughts about winning a Championship at the deadline? Not really the case as most of the teams that actually go onto win the championship are already a good team either from off season moved made by the GM or drafting a team that can come together at the right time to win the cups. Even when you look at Seattle championship; they already had a good team but by adding three more key pieces; simply put them on top at the end of the season. Claiming doubles but PT in future after multi-week*

Trade deadline & Theme week!! 1. What do you think of the trade deadline being moved to a Thursday this season? 2. Do you think Vancouver Wolves should make any trade at the deadline this season? 3. Are you expecting a lot of trade or very little in the way of trades overall across the league? 4. What do you think of this season’s theme week? 5. With more teams likely to enter a rebuild next season, how would you improve competitiveness around the league? 6. Would you want to play for a rebuilding team? 7. Bonus: If you had to be traded to another team in the league, which team and why? @ethan tustain@xsjack@Novanod@Thunder@Girts@asteria@Nykonax@mmrs617@Gaikoku-hito@Smarch@Scurvy@Frank

Little bit of insight on why Bouchard won`t be the top score in the VHL at the end of the season or at least shouldn`t is due to the fact that his build is loosely based off Severus Targaryen but still further behind in overall development so it would be a surprise if PMB manages to get a head of Targy by the end of the season. Not even mentioning the Maverick & Italian Cowboy!!

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SAP is such a huge software that even if you are experienced with the Software you are going to have to learn how they are using the program but it is a very friendly program as everything is actually on-line. Most companies only use part of the program to do what they want it to do and maybe not even in the correct manner.

Yes, It is hard being drafted by a re-building team but always hold out hope when the team is in a position to draft a ton of players as they are next season. They should be good in a few years and if not I am sure they will be trading you to a contender if you continue to develop for more assets to aid their rebuild. Also thank you for mentioning Brandon Sanderson since It has been a long time being in the dark not so hockey place of Japan that I have heard his name. Has even finished The stormlight Series yet? As I think I finished book 3 but haven`t seen any more books since!! I have also never read any other series are they any good?

Trueno by himself at the top!! LOL!! Rivalry & Theme week? Here we are after a tough hard-fought game against Calgary Wranglers so it made me wonder about Vancouver rivals or do we really have any or anyone? Also I thought it was supposed to be Theme week but I guess I am wrong so let touch on this as well I guess!! 1. Who would you consider the Vancouver Wolves main rival? Why? 2. Does your player have a rival from another team or someone that they just cannot stand? Why 3. Would you count Calgary Wranglers as Vancouver Wolves main rival this season? Why or why not? 4. If Goalies cannot fight then how do they settle their differences? Explain… 5. What do you think will be this season theme week? Why? 6. What would you like to see as theme week? Why? 7. Bonus: Describe how the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings Brawls made you feel during the 90`s? @ethan tustain@xsjack@Novanod@Thunder@Girts@asteria@Nykonax@mmrs617@Gaikoku-hito@Smarch@Scurvy@Frank

Goalies on the mind: I was already considering writing a quick article this week based on a few questions and banter in the Vancouver locker room about who was more likely to get into a fight first between Soju & Trueno since Trueno seems to be acting like a _________; I am not sure of the word so you can fill it in for me!! LOL!! But then it became a question about does the VHL allow goalies fights? And if so, have we ever seen a goalie fight? Let me put in nicely I am being lazy and I will not go hunt for that answer so hopefully someone can provide a quick answer!! The other question and I don`t remember how this came up but I am sure that it did somehow as it not something I would think about otherwise but can a goalie score a goal in the VHL? If so, again has any Goalie done so? Again, I am too lazy to look up this answer!! I guess the last part and it is up to you to have a say is who would have scored a Goalie Goal in the history of the VHL assuming that this isn`t something allowed? Also just as I think of this do we even track goalie points somewhere? I guess I am asking a lot of question and I am too lazy to go find the answers!! LOL!!

Blood Bath Rivalry? Day Jan 14th, 2025 seemed like a typical day in the VHL with teams getting set to face off against each other like they do every single day for about 6 weeks in season with 72 games to prove who is the best regular season team and trying to win the Victory Cup; but this day would see a blood bath between Calgary Wranglers and the Vancouver Wolves. So, I decided to see what really happened on this date and determine if this is going to continue for the rest of the season. Combatives: Vancouver Wolves Average height: 6ft 3 Weight: 211Lbs Fight Record: 1-0-2 Calgary Wranglers Average height: 6ft Weight: 193Lbs Fight Record: 2-2-2 Previous games and outcomes: Vancouver 5-2 20 total PIM 0 fights Calgary 4-1 6 total PIM 0 fights Vancouver 4-0 12 total PIM 0 fights Game recap of events: Vancouver Wolves started the game off strongly in aggression aspect when Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts blasted a Calgary Wrangler into the boards for the first PIM of the game being called for Board. Not sure who was on the receiving end of the thunderous hit but clearly Calgary didn`t like the hit. Adding salt to wound Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts would open the scoring at 8:26 of the first period on the Power-play. At 8:35 of the first period Logan Ninefingers @Scurvy would trip Adi Dassler @BOOM off the face-off and head to the box. Clearly Adi Dassler @BOOM didn`t like the treatment his team was receiving since he would punch Pierre Marc Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito in the face on the very next face-off being called for roughing right after the Vancouver Wolve was tangled up with Keegan Gamble @Keegan Gamble. 15 seconds later the first of two general fights would take place after Carson Tripp @Cartripp14 would take a run at Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts leading to Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts grabbing Leif Reingaard @Zetterberg; who must have been yapping at the big Vancouver Wolves defender. General Fight One: Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts(6ft 8; 250lbs) with a record of 0-0-1 verus Leif Reingaard @Zetterberg(5ft 9; 165lbs) with a record of 0-0-0: Clear advantage for Gavilrovs with the weight and reach advatage lead to a quick punch down with Reingaard picking himself up of the ice wondering what happened. Pierre Marc Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito(6ft, 187lbs) with a record of 0-0-0 versus Phil Sakic @Phil(5ft 11; 195lbs) with a record of 1-0-0 Slight reach advantage for Bouchard but the weight when to Sakic as the two went toe to toe in what would have been a very equal fight with no decision being given. Riley Martin @Smarch(6ft 2; 210lbs) with a record of 0-0-0 versus Raimo Tuominen @SlapshotWrangler(6ft 1; 188lbs) with a record of 0-1-1 Weight and height in favor of Martin but considering one of these players drops the gloves on a more regulary means that Martin did well in some regards to hold his ground; with again a no decision being given. Other PIM on the play: Einar Mathiesen @xsjack for High Sticking Carson Tripp @Cartripp14 for Slashing. Winner: Calgary due to the fact that they took the three of the best players from Vancouver off the ice for 5 minutes compared to losing two really good players, at first I consider a draw but that simply wasn’t the case. The game would calm down a bit other than Wladyslaw Mintus @mintusaurus still being a minus when he would high stick Logan Ninefingers @Scurvy in the face at 11:27 of the first but no real reaction for the Vancouver due to have half the team in the box. Second Period: Calgary would score what would be the winning goal just 48 seconds into the second period when Wladyslaw Mintus @mintusaurus would score clearly being a torn in the side of Vancouver Wolves. Wladyslaw Mintus @mintusaurus would follow this up at 10:51 of the second when he would once again go after Logan Ninefingers @Scurvy tripping him at the side of the net. At 17:46 of the second period the second general fight would take place as Miner vHLer @Rhynex Entertainment seemed to go after Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts for his earlier hit and fight in the game. Second General Fight: Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts(6ft 8; 250lbs) with a record of 1-0-1 verus Miner vHLer @Rhynex Entertainment(6ft 1, 186lbs) with a record of 1-1-1: Much tougher fight for Guntis Gavilrovs due to the might pup of Miner vHLer being a regular chucker of hands but Miner vHLer clearly over estimated himself when he was quickly despatched by the much bigger Guntis Gavilrovs. It almost like Calgary thought due to lack of fights this season that Guntis Gavilrovs didn`t know how to chuck them him his self!! Well, they learned a lesson; I think!! As Guntis Gavilrovs was 2-0-0 on the day now. Pierre Marc Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito(6ft, 187lbs) with a record of 0-0-1 verus Leif Reingaard @Zetterberg(5ft 9; 165lbs) with a record of 0-1-0: Clearly mighty mouse Leif Reingaard didn`t learn for yapping at Guntis Gavilrovs during the first general in the first period as he clearly when after Bouchard and clearly once again at disadvantage. According to Bouchard portal page this fight end up as draw but on Leif Reingaard page it shows as clear lose so It feels like someone just doesn`t want to give a clear win to Bouchard for a fight he was expected to win and most likely actually did win. So a bit sad to see a draw on his fight card when the other fight takes the loss!! Eno Velvson @Nykonax(6ft 3, 250lbs) with a record of 0-0-0 versus Adi Dassler @BOOM(6ft 2; 205lbs) with a 0-0-0 record: Based on weight and height this should have been a good fight until you understand the age difference with a 50 yr old man fighting 21 yr old kid. I don`t know too many old men that can hold their own against a younger man so clearly this was a mismatch with Dassler prancing around claiming the victory like a young prat outside of a bar in Alberta. Other PIM on the play: Matteo Stefano @mmrs617 for High sticking Carson Tripp @Cartripp14 for Roughing Einar Mathiesen @xsjack for Tripping Winner: Calgary; When a team somehow comes out of General fight with Power-play and the only player not to get a penalty in Keegan Gamble @Keegan Gamble makes one wonder about the fairness of the refereeing and how much was paid to the referees before the game. Since the game was played in Vancouver so it wasn`t a homer situation. May I also add disappointed that the tenders did dance at center ice since this would have capped a very entertaining and physical game; had Soju @Frank & Spider Panda @Ricer13 dropped them. Calgary would then put the game to bed about a minute later when Phil Sakic @Phil scored on that power-play gained during the General fight to claim a 3-1 lead at 18:44 of the second period. Third Period: Calgary put the final nail in the game at 3:34 of the third when Leif Reingaard @Zetterberg scored. The game calmed down at this point with only three more minors being called the rest of the way as Calgary now decide to turn the other cheek as Logan Ninefingers @Scurvy slashed Raimo Tuominen @SlapshotWrangler with no reaction at 15:11 and Eno Velvson @Nykonax tried causing some trouble in the finals seconds of the game being called for roughing at 19:46. Final: Calgary 4-1 88 total PIM 6 fights So what happened: Calgary clearly came into the game as the aggressors have fought six times (2-2-2 record) compared to Vancouver's` 3 times (0-0-3 record) so clearly thought that they could push Vancouver around physically. Well, that wasn`t really the case as Vancouver came out with a 2-1-3 record during the general fights but what worked in Calgary favor was the fact that they took some of the better players of Vancouver off the ice for long period of time. With Guntis Gavilrovs @Girts off the ice for 12 minutes and Pierre Marc Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito for 10 minutes. While the trade off was Leif Reingaard @Zetterberg for 10 minutes and Miner vHLer @Rhynex Entertainment for 9 minutes. Also somehow coming out with a PP after second general in which they scored the third goal of the game and really put the game out of reach. Will the bad blood carry over? With two games left in the series; if I am correct; and the current series tied 2-2 after the first four games leads me to believe that this was likley a one off game but clearly these two teams have figured out that at the current moment the North American Conference will go through these two teams. One has to remember that Vancouver and Calgary had a combined 38PIM coming into this game with the previous high of 14PIM belong to Calgary. So this was a bit of an unexpected event with both teams coming away with 44PIM with two general fights including six total fights. Expect close tough games between these two teams for the remainder of the regular season and possibility of a few more hands being chucked before the end of the sesaon but I expect that both team; which are more offensive focused will not have another blood bath; but who expected this one in the first place? I know I sure didn`t!! It will be interesting to see if this is a Reborn Rivalry Only if Soju & Spider Panda had dropped them!! 1500+ words Jan 19th, Jan 26th & Feb 2nd Claims

Break-out Season? Development concerns? Random thoughts? It hasn`t been easy to think of a topic to write this week due to the fact that real life is back in full swing after five weeks of Vacation lasting all of December and first week of January, it has been rather tough to get motivated to head back to work as ALT at a high school in Japan. Doesn`t help also that I only have three weeks of the school year remaining before being off for another two months before the start of the next school year due to exams; which ALT don`t partake. PMB has started the season strongly and I won`t lie; it was expected due to the fact that he has been asked to take a larger role leading the wolves second line center position. This has led to more offensive looks compared to season past; not to mention development pushing more offensively minded. Development is starting to become much tougher and costing a lot more but reaching new height at 99 SC was a huge achievement but has led to bit of a now what type of situation. I can increase defense but this will (likely) hurt his scoring. I could also increase his scoring by adding more to SS or WS but again this would hurt his scoring so really, I think I need to increase these two areas about the same at the same time but that requires sitting and collecting TPE since it cost so much now to add to this player. I could add some checking aspect to PMB to make him more effective two-way forward; which is a long-term plan but is the quick win and added defense going to affect once again his ability to score? In the long run I have a final build in mind but it is now a matter of how do I get the player from his current productive state to his final build without hurting is overall production. Easiest answer is waiting until you can upgrade at the same time but that means weeks, if not months without upgrading the player. And I hate that idea!! I guess it is time to sit down and get the calculator out to figure out when and when I cannot upgrade as I don`t want to affect his production and the teams hot start to the season.