Gaikoku-hito

Nice way to say we choked!! Which we did!! Making the season before hurt even more than it should have!! @Scurvy Payne was classy guy on and off the ice; it was pleasure to have you part of the Vancouver Wolves!!

Wish I had the chance to be part of your team and that you drafted me back in S75 as I am 100% sure things would have turned out different for that Riga team. Was hoping to be draft or playing for you in the future so it is a hugely sad day that I won`t be able to be GM by you in the future. I hope your interest returns and one day I can call you my GM!!

May I add that actually there was a few more hints than say spacing of text when you look at the actual trade: 1. Posted by - as (mentioned) by a member; in this situation the AGM of Vancouver; who most GM around the league know doesn`t actively take part in open trade talks but has some say in larger deals behind the scene. 2. (88) D - Liv Slater - small but noticeable mistake by the Prince when completing the trade as (88) shouldn`t have been added. 3. Same pick trade twice - S95 VAN 2nd as it was actually the pick that Vancouver traded to Calgary earlier in the day!! 4. And yes the spacing between the two teams is missing!! Looking deeper on would notice the joking nature of the message sent to said GM of other team and said player involved in the trade; while subtle they should have still be noted: 1. "happy that we could agree to let Slater out of Jail" - reference of a comment made by the Moscow GM at some point last season; again I cannot find the former post so might have been missed by others but it did lead to a funny post by Vancouver GM during the awards: In reference to previously made comments!! 2. "But the Captains Curse has once again claimed a victim as we were about to name you Captain for the Vancouver Wolves in S93 with Jens Lekman and Larry Abass Jr!!" - While references two other players actually traded one might not that Jen Lekman was not named a captain yet the statement made suggest that Liv Slater was about to be named Captain with these two players. Yet She was named Captain while only one of the other two was named assistant captain. Again subtle but should have been noted. 3. Condition in a spoiler tag .....?? - Should have thrown huge flags but I am guess most didn`t both checking the conditions 4. Conditions themselves - Get out of Jail free card changes already trade S95 VAN 2nd to S95 VAN 4th and a bag of pucks; I have never heard of items actually trading hands between GM before but I guess a bag of pucks could be transferred if they live close enough together!! LOL!! 5. April Fools Day gif - Yup, to those that still might have missed it; there was a April Fools day gif posted along with the comments of Happy April Fools day!! Than looking at the comments: - Moscow GM comments: "Overpay tbh" - slight hint that he might not have agreed to the terms of said trade but also allowing the joke/fake trade some room to grow!! - Vancouver GM comments: "Ya by Vancouver." - again subtle but enough to note that both didn`t actually agree with the asking price of said pieces in the trade but once again subtle but allowing the joke/fake trade to grow!! And there you have it; One Sweat Prince!!

S94 1st Overall Select?

April fools day played chaos around the league and delayed these predictions slightly as I had to re-collect some of the data since a fake trade announcement by a person that shall remain anonymous caused the re-simming of a few games. Overall, as far as I can see it didn`t effect the standing or my prediction but just rather altered some stat lines. Without further ado, lets get into this weeks predictions: Current Standings: Standings Record Points Last Wk Prediction Last Wk 1. D.C. Dragons 20-4-0 40pts 13-1-0 1st North American 2. Toronto Legion 18-6-0 36pts 11-3-0 2nd North American 3. New York Americans 13-7-3 29pts 9-4-0 3rd North American 4. Seattle Bears 14-9-1 29pts 8-5-1 7th North American 5. Chicago Phoenix 11-11-2 24pts 5-8-1 4th North American 6. Calgary Wranglers 12-12-0 24pts 8-6-0 6th North American 7. Vancouver Wolves 7-14-3 17pts 2-9-3 5th North American 8. Los Angeles Stars 1-23-0 2pts 0-14-0 8th North American Next Week Predictions: 1. The top two teams in the North American conference should really start to pull away from the chasing group behind but we see a change at the top due to a much weaker schedule that saw Toronto led by Diego Machado @Dadam30 (18-28-46pts) and Joel Castle @animal74 (2.30ga & 0.933%) leapfrog the D.C. Dragons in the standings. It would be rather surprising if they didn`t but I have been wrong before. 2. The D.C. Dragons will enter a tough stretch of hockey and depending on how they handle it will determine if they hold onto first in the conference at the end of the week or if they fall to second. It might be determined by the head-to-head games between Toronto and D.C. making these games a much watch. The Frenchman @OrbitingDeath (23-29-52pts) and Mark Calaway @Beketov (13-29-42pts) continue to be the best at their current positions offensively forcing teams to look at ways to slow them down; it hasn`t worked so far!! 3. A huge trade this week should shake up the group of five teams all fighting over the final playoff spots. Calgary managed to collect Larry Abass Jr @RileyL and Jens Lekman @Bobcat from the Vancouver Wolves for a S94 CGY 1st and Thor Odinson @GoalPlays; which greatly improves this team. Add in what should be easier schedule than other team and I see Calgary starting to climb the standings. How far they make it will be determined by games against New York and Seattle. It will be interesting to see the impact of the trade this week and if Calgary is now a true contender or pretender!! 4. All signs point this team to being better than what their record currently shows with scoring stars Jasper Davis @Josh (11-21-32pts) and FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY Analfist @STZ (13-15-28pts), not to mention a stud defender in Tord Yvel @Trazan (2-28-30pts) but New York just doesn`t seem to generate enough scoring a group and this is keeping them right around mid pack in the conference. Strong goaltending continues for 36W @rory (2.19ga & 0.934%) so the question remains is it time to shake things up in New York? 5. I keep expecting Seattle to fall back due to inconsistent or rather rookie goaltending as Giorgiy Costanzov @Mongoose87 (3.68ga & 0.895%) is just trying to keep his head above water. So how are the Bears continuing to win games? Enter former Vancouver Wolves Henry Eagles @Greg_Di (19-25-44pts) and Oreo McFleury @JB123(20-23-43pts); who have been reunited this season in their former rivals uniform. Simple put Seattle have been able to outscore most of their problems and I think this can continue. They will finish the week anywhere from 3rd to 6th this week and could be actually tied in points with a team or two. 6. Easy schedule should see Chicago hanging off the back and hopeful of wildcard spot by the end of the week but I am starting to see that this team will fall off the back. Chicago will miss the playoffs this season unless something changes defensively as Yaroslav Trunov @qripll(24-19-43pts) and Babay Shrimp @Blazzer(9-23-32pts) cannot out score the issue on the back-end. Ryan Artyomov @Enorama(3.66ga & 0.902%) continues to hold on but simple needs more assistance. 7. Hope to start the season has quickly faded to disappointment as the team has struggled with chemistry and decided to pull the trigger on a trade with Calgary to improve their future bringing in a S94 CGY 1st and Thor Odinson @GoalPlays while shipping out veteran players Jens Lekman @Bobcat and Larry Abass Jr @RileyL just brought in this season to provide guidance to younger Wolves players. What the future hold for the remainder of the season? Likely hood looking at more losses than wins and a date with a lotto pick. 8. Mclean Hoover II @McLean Hoover (8-14-22pts) is trying his best to keep Los Angeles from losing all remaining games in the season and that might not happen but only when they face the great HC Davos team from the European conference. Well, That doesn`t happen this week so we will see if they can at least steal a point or two; unlikely!! Current Standings: Standings Record Points Last Wk Prediction Last Wk 1. Moscow Menace 17-6-2 36pts 10-2-2 4th European Conference 2. Malmo Nighthawks 16-6-2 34pts 10-3-2 2nd European Conference 3. London United 15-6-3 33pts 11-2-1 3rd European Conference 4. Prague Phantoms 14-7-4 32pts 8-5-2 1st European Conference 5. Warsaw Predators 14-9-1 29pts 7-6-1 6th European Conference 6. Helsinki Titans 11-13-0 22pts 5-9-0 5th European Conference 7. Riga Reign 10-13-2 22pts 6-8-1 7th European Conference 8. HC Davos Dynamo 1-22-1 3pts 1-13-0 8th European Conference Next Week Predictions: 1. Moscow proved me wrong but also shows why I didn`t know what to make of their tough schedule last week as Moscow aced the week with two losses and two overtime losses; in what I would rather view as near perfect week. Moscow put fear into the European conference last week and that should continue for most of the season now. Jarmo Ruutu @jRuutu(14-29-43pts) is all set to have a career season and leads the Moscow attack. While Obuz Schneider Canet du Bocage @Grape(14-23-37pts) is turning into a star on the back-end. Moscow is showing why they are Men with Aces in the pockets!! Ugh!! 2. London was the best team in the conference last week and I think this continues as Wann Kerr @VattghernCZ(21-31-52pts) simply has been the one of best player in the league driving the offense that has become London’s calling card. While I think the United are not all that United in offensive ability; it doesn`t effect their United winning ways. It will be close between Malmo and London this week but I am giving London a slight edge here. 3. Yup, you guessed; if you actually read the whole article the next team in line is Malmo Nighthawks. Malmo is still one of the most complete teams as shown by having a different leading score again this week in Viktor Jensen @Advantage(16-25-41pts). While Jacob Stone @scoop (10-28-38pts) is showing that he is one of the best defenders in the league. Malmo should continue to roll but might take a small set back this week and fall to third. 4. When I seen the trade between Calgary and Vancouver earlier this week I cannot help but feel that Prague missed a huge opportunity to improve their roster and really set the tone for the remainder of the season. They cannot go back and change the past so look at why I think Prague continue to struggle; shot diff!! Prague gives up ton of shots when playing the top teams in the league and have only managed to stay in the playoff hunt thanks to the might and effort of Matt Murdock @Acydburn(2.86ga & 0.931%). If for whatever reason he falters, than Prague could be looking at the playoffs from the outside. John Jameson @Frank (22-29-51pts); Nikolas Kauppi @Tetricide(23-25-48pts) and Skor McFleury @Alex(10-33-43pts) are trying everything to keep Prague playoff relevant but Prague really needs to get a full roster to help them. 5. Nothing has changed from last week to this week as a lot of the success of the Predators is down to Lachlan Summers @kirbithan(2.81ga & 0.931%), as another team having issues with shots against shows the lack of true number one defender on the roster. I have Warsaw current locked in 5th and the final wildcard spot but that could change if Warsaw doesn`t find away to secure a strong defensive core and Helsinki actually turns their season around. The Predators are more like a lion without teeth at the moment and have no bite. 6. I almost don`t know what to say about the team from Finland as Helsinki should really be fighting for third in the conference and not playing five hundred hockey at best. With $4.5M in salary cap; the team really needs to find depth scoring and close the gap between their star forward Daryl Dixon @Ricer13(13-24-37pts) and Owen Lazaro @traphag(22-22-44pts). Otherwise they risk losing a season that really the Titans should be a playoff team. At the moment the Titans are more like the Titanic!! 7. A team that I am not concerned about at all since I don`t have them making the playoff but continue show that the Reign are not far from being ready to compete soon. Shubham Anand @Will3 (18-19-37pts) continue to lead Riga offense. If I do have any concern about this young team, it would be around the lack of true number one defender developing but Lucy Leitner @LucyXpher looks set to fill that role next season but Riga will need to find more defensive help if the team is going to take a step next season. 8. Hello we will see you next season!! Okay, I wish I could get away with that but I cannot, right? David Jokinen @Ahma(10-24-34pts) continue to lead Davos; which really should surprise anyone. Carson Walker Jr @Cwalker(10-10-20pts) is struggling in his second season in the league after having a strong rookie campaign. While James MacAvoy @Enraged(9-16-25pts) continues to have his name mentioned around the rookie of the year. Davos does have some depth pieces in place while they wait for future prospect to develop and once again should add a top pick at the end of the season. Final Thought: Nine for sixteen or a nice 56%!! Not a bad week when you consider that I complete got Prague and Moscow mixed up in the European Conference, While Vancouver and Seattle are completely different thought processes that I need to change; made easier by the fact that Vancouver looks to have moved into the sell now mode while looking forward to adding through next season draft. Prague, Helsinki and maybe New York need to shake a few things up! But overall the season doesn`t have that many surprise but that could change quickly as Calgary has improved and this could shake up the North American conference. We are starting to see groups form in both leagues and this could keep things interesting for most of the season.

Yeah, I didn`t like that when one of my Ex girlfriends did that to me!! I think it is a bit of a low ball April fools day joke as you just cannot really call it out; just in case she is telling the truth or shit will hit the fan!

1. So how did you celebrate the Easter holiday yesterday? For me it was two days ago so we celebrated Easter by having a Easter Egg hunt outside and than going to the movies. It was the first time the kids have been to a theater and they seemed to enjoy it. So maybe start a new tradition for our family with Easter movies? 2. Today is indeed April's Fools Day. What is the greatest prank you fell for or pulled off? Sadly, I caused chaos in the VHL with my prank as I created a fake trade involving Moscow & Vancouver, which resulted in a complete resim for two days worth of games. But in the end it worked out for Vancouver since we won most of the game that we lost the day before. LOL!! Improving our record but it also back fired as I had collected data for the VSN articles I write and now I have more work to do since all the data changed.... ugh!! 3. What is your response to the recent embezzlement scandal? Knew something was coming since I was one of the first to pull off a prank, which still is catching some out. It was a good April fools day joke and did catch some. 4. Which Western Conference is more of a threat to us, Vegas Aces or Houston Bulls? I am going off the board and will say Saskatoon wild but if you forced me to pick than Houston Bulls since they have a very strong goaltender and only need to find a few more pieces to put themselves over the top like a defender and a strong offensive forward. 5. Is Pombo already a lock for S93 VHLM MVP or will someone else(most likely Maple Dogwood) win this award? MVP is great and all but I would rather win the team MVP award; the Founder`s Cup!! 6. Alexandr Novotny @Patrik Tallinder has been racking up the assist. How important has his passing ability been to the team? A defender that can move the puck to the big strong sex forwards is always welcomed by this stud!! Pass me the puck and I will score making everyone look good!! (kiss kiss)

Go back and see who posted the trade announcement and than look at the conditions of the trade!!! I am sorry!! We didn`t trade Liv Slater @Subject056 to Moscow for a two 1st round picks as Slater is a big part of the team moving forward and it was just a little poke of fun at Spartan and the Captains cruse while creating a Aprils Fools day joke!! Sadly I think I caught more than a few since the post actually came early in NA due to my location and my horrible time zone conversion skills. I also caught @Triller, @Subject056, @VattghernCZ and @Josh!! LOL!!

Sorry!!

Hello Walker!!

Surprised to see you here!! LOL!! Consider we have been talking about this a bit!! LOL!! Prague will fall back hard since they cannot keep up with the top teams in the league and are allow a ton of shots against due to the fact that they are running with five forwards. Prague needs to trade for a forward with the fact that they have $8.5M is salary and the fact that some teams are starting to like like sellers. Yes, Adding another defender wouldn`t hurt either but that is more for a playoffs than the regular season. Options are also limited I think so might also be hard to make find a deal than complete a deal. I think if they don`t make a deal they are at risk of missing the playoffs as Helsinki are under-performing at the moment, Warsaw is better than most think; which leaves Prague as likely as the odd ones out in a make or break season. We will see if they make any deals.

@Josh "forgot" to pay the bills!!

Just happy you figured it out before you left the locker room or things got really messy!! LOL!! And Congrats on being named our Captain!!

I don`t think the fans would boo you for something like that but rather think they would make Maple Jelly Coins (Donuts) as side joke and sell them at the games. As long as the funds either goes to bailing you out of jail or charity than it is all good, right?

Captain of the Vancouver Wolves After a season where Vancouver Wolves decided not to name a single captain but ran with a rotating system of alternate Captains instead; Vancouver is set to name a new leadership group as the team looks to make the playoff again this season. “We have a young core of players that have joined the roster this season and we felt that it would be hugely beneficial to the younger players to have a veteran presence and leadership group this season.” Stated AGM Gaikoku-hito. “The Team voted and we have a clear direction that as team that we agree will provide a solid group for the younger players to learn from. And no, It isn`t like a Survivor voting!!” continued Gaikoku-hito. “So, without delaying this announcement any further here are our Captains for S93!!” Assistant Captains: Captain: Congrats to our New Leadership group!! @Frank@RileyL@JetsGoalie101@Smarch@Scurvy@Dom@Girts@okochastar@Cwalker@Minebro@Tipskid97@Subject056@wcats@KaleebtheMighty@Gaikoku-hito

@Spartan Thanks for the great trade talks and happy that we could agree to let Slater out of Jail that Vancouver has become the past few seasons. @Subject056 Thank you for your time in Vancouver and I hope Moscow isn`t as menacing as @Spartan when it comes to trade talks. But the Captains Curse has once again claimed a victim as we were about to name you Captain for the Vancouver Wolves in S93 with Jens Lekman and Larry Abass Jr!! Best of luck in Moscow!! Conditions:

Vancouver receives: S94 WAR 1st S94 MOS 1st Moscow receives: (88) D - Liv Slater S95 VAN 2nd This trade has been accepted by all parties and is pending league approval.

Easter Weekend Been a busy week from a personal standpoint but heading back to teaching in a few weeks and finally ended working at 3am in the morning means I should have more time to actually put more effort into Press Conference questions so bare with me with these horrible questions!! I promise that they might get better sooner than later. So Easter weekend that seems to have snuck up on us; okay at least me. Easter egg hunts, chocolate, chicks etc... Traditions? Answer three questions for one TPE or all six for two TPE. As always have fun!! 1. Left Alone @okochastar is currently in the top 10 of goal scoring in the league do you think he should pass the puck more or shoot the puck more? Why? 2. Liv Slater @Subject056 is once again top 10 in defensive scoring but where would you rank her amongst the defensemen in the league today? Why? 3. What VHL team is surprising you the most so far about quarter of the season? Why? 4. At this point of the season Vancouver seems to be struggling and sit seventh in the conference; what is the biggest area that we can improve as team to start turning our season around? Why? 5. Easter Weekend and a few seasons ago the Vancouver Wolves when to the Children Hospital for Halloween; Do you think the Wolves should do something similar in the community and what should we do? 6. What are your Easter plans, anything special or traditional? @Frank@RileyL@JetsGoalie101@Smarch@Scurvy@Dom@Girts@okochastar@Cwalker@Minebro@Tipskid97@Subject056@wcats@KaleebtheMighty@Gaikoku-hito