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Welcome to the league @sheldog7704! I’m JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx. Unfortunately we can’t offer since we’re not in the playoffs but we’re glad to help you with any questions you may have about TPE or just the VHL in general. Just let us know if you need anything! Also, discord is great to get to know people, link is embedded at the top of the home page in blue.

Top (First) Defense Pairs in the VHL - S79 As promised, today I'll be discussing some of the top defense pairs in the league right now, based on three main statistics: points, shots blocked and hits. These three statistics are cumulative between the two defenders on each pair. Pairs and statistics are as of the August 27 sim. Let's get into it! LOS ANGELES STARS Alex Letang - Jeffrey Pines Points: 181 Shots Blocked: 325 Hits: 247 The first pairing of the LA Stars consists of superstars Alex Letang and Jeffrey Pines. Letang leads all defenders this season in points with an incredible 116. The dynamic duo has combined to score 181 points, most in the league by a first defense pair, by a lot (18 points). They also have the third-most shot blocks and tenth-most hits. WARSAW PREDATORS Victor Grachev - Tim Waters Points: 160 Shots Blocked: 312 Hits: 270 Warsaw's back end is led by Victor Grachev and Tim Waters. Together, the pair has scored the third-most points among first pairs, is tied for fifth in blocked shots and has handed out the sixth-most hits. Grachev is third on his own in points among defenders with an excellent 99, behind Letang and Kristof Welch of the D.C. Dragons. D.C. DRAGONS Kristof Welch - Jiggly Gumballs Points: 163 Shots Blocked: 304 Hits: 273 Two offseason acquisitions for the Dragons have formed an elite #1 D pair. Welch came to D.C. from Toronto in what was perhaps the biggest trade of the offseason, while Gumballs signed as a free agent with the Dragons. The pair has scored the second-most points, blocked the eighth-most shots and has recorded the fifth-most hits. Welch is second only to Letang in points for defenders with 101. Also worth mentioning is the fact that Welch has scored 30 goals as a D-man. TORONTO LEGION Hulk Hogan Jr - Han Jae Kuk Points: 128 Shots Blocked: 413 Hits: 279 Toronto's best defense pair is their only pair, but are they good. A solid shutdown pair, Hulk Hogan Jr and Han Jae Kuk have combined to block 413, yes 413, shots. This is the most by a first pair this season, 43 more than the Titans'. The Legion's top pair also have the fourth-most hits and seventh-most points. Han Jae Kuk is tied for seventh in points among defenders this season (78). PRAGUE PHANTOMS Battre Sandstrom - General Zod Points: 127 Shots Blocked: 309 Hits: 361 Next up, Prague. Franchise defender Battre Sandstrom is now playing alongside General Zod, after Zod was traded from London at the deadline. The pair has the second-most hits behind Calgary's first pair. In addition, they have notched the eighth-most points as well as the seventh-most shot blocks. Sandstrom is tied for seventh with Kuk in points among defenders. VANCOUVER WOLVES Robin Galante Nilsson - Javad Kamkar Points: 157 Shots Blocked: 312 Hits: 248 Vancouver's first pair of Robin Galante Nilsson and Javad Kamkar has served them well. Together they have managed to score 157 points, fourth-most; block 312 shots, tied for fifth; and give out 248 hits, ninth. Galante Nilsson leads defenders on the Wolves in all three scoring categories with 28 goals and 64 assists for 92 points. This puts Galante Nilsson in fourth place league-wide for defenders in points. That's all for this week. Hope you all enjoyed reading, and stay tuned as always since I'll be recapping some of the best VHL goaltending tandems this season very soon. Good luck to everyone in the playoffs! Word Count: 580

Welcome to the league @Thundershark25! I'm JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx and we would like to offer you a contract. We have been eliminated from playoff contention, and there are only a couple games left in the season. What we can do for you is offer as much help as possible in earning TPE and building your player, your way. We can offer a top nine spot in our lineup. The Lynx have a long history of developing elite talent, and YOU can be next! Just quote this post with #GOLYNXGO to join us in Ottawa! Good luck in your career wherever you go, JB

Welcome to the league @Danzo! I'm JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx and we would like to offer you a contract. We have been eliminated from playoff contention, and there are only a couple games left in the season. What we can do for you is offer as much help as possible in earning TPE and building your player, your way. We can offer a top nine spot in our lineup. The Lynx have a long history of developing elite talent, and YOU can be next! Just quote this post with #GOLYNXGO to join us in Ottawa! Good luck in your career wherever you go, JB

Welcome to the league @Thundershark25! I'm JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx and we would like to offer you a contract. We have been eliminated from playoff contention, and there are only a couple games left in the season. What we can do for you is offer as much help as possible in earning TPE and building your player, your way. We can offer a top nine spot in our lineup. The Lynx have a long history of developing elite talent, and YOU can be next! Just quote this post with #GOLYNXGO to join us in Ottawa! Good luck in your career wherever you go, JB

Welcome to the league @mjmiller31! I'm JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx and we would like to offer you a contract. We have been eliminated from playoff contention, and there are only a couple games left in the season. What we can do for you is offer as much help as possible in earning TPE and building your player, your way. We can offer a top nine spot in our lineup. The Lynx have a long history of developing elite talent, and YOU can be next! Just quote this post with #GOLYNXGO to join us in Ottawa! Good luck in your career wherever you go, JB

Welcome to the league @SPMogado! I'm JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx and we would like to offer you a contract. We have been eliminated from playoff contention, and there are only a couple games left in the season. What we can do for you is offer as much help as possible in earning TPE and building your player, your way. We can offer a top nine spot in our lineup. The Lynx have a long history of developing elite talent, and YOU can be next! Just quote this post with #GOLYNXGO to join us in Ottawa! Good luck in your career wherever you go, JB

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OTTAWA LYNX PRESS CONFERENCE Week Ending August 29, 2021 Answer for 2 capped TPE. 1. Forwards, are you more of a playmaker, sniper or power forward? Defenders, would you say you’re more offensive, defensive, or two-way? Goalies, what’s the best part of your game? Your athleticism, positioning, ability to control rebounds? 2. With the season nearing its end, how are you feeling? Where do you think you improved most, and what are you looking forward to? 3. What do you think of the VHLE teams/logos now that they’ve all been released? 4. What did you think of trade deadline day, both in the VHLM and VHL? We traded captain Ben Aky and a 5th in exchange for a 1st, 2nd and Arno Blugers who will also be here next season. 5. Do you have any lucky numbers? Does your player wear one of those numbers? 6. Would you rather summer or winter sports? #GOLYNXGO @bRaidsz@ThatCanadian@PiPsen@Austin18@Domino Draws@Habs fan@Magee@SteveBrooks@Jaxon Seltenrich@bukss_a@Mattylive3k@Joker_TM@gh0st15

Hey @Bobo, welcome back to the VHLM! I’m JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx. We are not a cup contender this season but you will get more ice time as a result. We’d be happy to have you as a leader in the locker room for the newer players. We can offer top six minutes and special teams time. Just quote this post with #GOLYNXGO to join Ottawa! Good luck with Kiprusoff, JB

Hey @Jabs and welcome to the league! I’m JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx and we’d like to offer you a contract. You would be our backup goaltender for the remainder of the season, and you will surely get some starts. While we’re not a cup contender this season, we’ll show you the ropes and give you opportunity to perform and improve on the ice. The Lynx have a long history of developing star players, and YOU can be next! Just quote this post with #GOLYNXGO to join us in Ottawa! Good luck, JB

Hey @tfong, welcome back to the VHLM! I’m JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx and would like to offer you a contract. We may not be one of the frontrunners, but you will get lots of ice time and could even help us make a run this season. We can offer top six minutes + special teams time. We’d love to have you on our team, just quote with #GOLYNXGO to join Ottawa! Good luck with Nezuko!

Awesome, welcome to the team! I’ll send you a contract and link to our locker room on discord.

Welcome to the VHL @PiPsen! I’m JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx and we would like to offer you a contract. We are not a cup contender this season but you will have lots of opportunity on the ice to improve. We will help guide you with earning TPE and building your player your way. Right now we can offer third line minutes, with time on special teams too. The Lynx have a long history of developing elite talents, and YOU can be next! Just quote this post with #GOLYNXGO to join us here in Ottawa! Good luck, JB

Hey there @Beaviss, welcome back to the ‘M! I’m JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx and we would like to offer you a contract. While we’re not one of the frontrunners this season, you will have lots of opportunity on the ice. We can offer middle six minutes + special teams time to start off, but that will grow as your player progresses. Just quote this with #GOLYNXGO to join us in Ottawa! Good luck with Meridius, JB

Great! I’ll send a contract right now and message you with our discord link.

I agree with a lot of what’s being suggested. Numbers for sure, render/profile picture is awesome ( @Gaikoku-hito’s format idea), HOF banner is cool too. Another suggestion I have would be relatives? Some users recreate as family members of their previous player. Also certain last names are used more than once (Reinhart is the first that comes to mind).

What a career, @McWolf ! Welcome back to the VHLM. While we may not be a cup contender this season, we'd love to have you in the locker room as a leader. Plus, you will get lots of ice time over the last stretch of the season. We can offer middle six minutes for now as well as special teams time, but that will change as Colors develops of course. Just quote this with #GOLYNXGO to join Ottawa! Best of luck with Colors, JB

Congrats on an incredible career @Spartan! Welcome back to the 'M! I'm JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx and we would like to offer you a contract. Right now, we aren't a cup contender but that means lots of ice time is available. We'd love to have you in the LR with some of our newer members too! We can offer top six minutes as well as special teams time. Just quote this with #GOLYNXGO to join Ottawa! Good luck with Pearce, JB

Welcome to the league @Magee! I’m JB, the AGM of the Ottawa Lynx and am here to offer you a contract. While we are not a cup contender this season, we will help you learn the league while getting lots of opportunity on the ice in terms of ice time. Right now we can offer top six minutes as well as special teams time. The Lynx have a long history of developing elite players, and YOU can be next! Just quote this post with #GOLYNXGO to join us here in Ottawa! Best of luck, JB

Thanks @Advantage for the talks, Ben will be great for you guys! @Lilmar go get 'em in Mexico City, you deserve a shot at the cup! @bukss_a welcome to Ottawa! Happy to have you!

1. Yes and yes, excited for the season! 2. GM for sure, I would much rather set the team up for success and let someone else coach the team. 3. Not sure, I'll say the QMJHL since Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand played there. 4. Alright, just need to keep improving and be a reliable player for this team. 5. Yeah, they're a lot of fun! 6. My player here wears 44, but I'd likely choose 17 or 73.

Review: This is a great read. You provide nice context and background for the story. Stat lines are used in the right places and add depth to the article. Paragraphs are used appropriately. Also it’s good to know some Prague history I didn’t know a lot about before 10/10

Review: This is a good article. Your predictions make a lot of sense and are supported by stats. Format is good, building and underlining as well as spacing makes it easy to differentiate between awards. A suggestion I have is to maybe use some logos? Other than that, well done. 9/10