TheNeonShaman

F - Nico Pearce @Ricer13

Part 1 Here: VANCOUVER This side feels like a perfect example of how to execute success from a trade tree. The trades made led to a ton of success for Vancouver, and while Riga did not do badly, it's gonna be hard to argue their case by the time I'm done going through Vancouver's side. Of the six pieces acquired in the original trade, two of them were not traded. Napoleon Bonaparte @CptSquall played two seasons with Vancouver before retiring. They had 39 points in 144 games. Then the S76 Toronto 2nd turned into Javad Kamkar @Parriyah9374. Kamkar had 45 goals and 173 points in 288 games as a defenseman. 4 seasons with Vancouver ended with them moving on to join Helinski. When it comes to the other four picks, only Jakob Sosa @TMGSosa played games. They had 96 points in 196 games before being traded midway through S78. Trade Grade: B+. Even though only 3 of the 6 picks played for the team, Vancouver go assets for 4 of them and got some good games played out of 3. Starting with the shortest branch of this side, the S76 CGY 1st is put into a 1st swap with Seattle, where Vancouver got a S77 1st. With that first the Wolves drafted Barron Kruulenstien @LefLop. Kruulenstien played 2 seasons before leaving in free agency. Trade Grade: B-. Draft picks are just magic beans so the actual trade isn't bad, as the player picked with the traded pick was very good, but Vancouver might not have picked them. Kruulenstien is what the trade is really being judged on, and while they were a roster player, they weren't a huge impact player. The next branch comes from Jakob Sosa. Sosa was traded to Malmo for a S80 first, so this tree continues a few seasons after it started. The 1st was used to pick Ryan Vidot @Enorama, who never got to the majors in time to play for Vancouver. Instead, they were traded in a three team trade, where Hari Singh Nalwa @Dil was the returning piece for the Wolves. Nalwa was a fantastic player for Vancouver, scoring 39 goals and 146 points in two seasons (144 games). After winning their 3rd consecutive Continental Cup, Vancouver needed to sell, and Nalwa was on the chopping block. They were sent along with another talented player in Omi Aberg @osens to Warsaw for the 2nd overall pick in the S83 draft. With that pick, Brandt Fuhr @Tate joined the Wolves, and they are looking like one of the top young prospects in the entire league. Trade Grades: Sosa for a 1st: C+. Sosa had been having a breakout season and continued to put up great points in Malmo. The first is a good return, but the team that gets the player wins unless the draftee is one of the best players in the draft. Vidot for Nalwa: A. Vidot has looked good but has had nowhere near the impact that Nalwa had for Vancouver during their time at the top of the league. Nalwa + Aberg for 1st: B. Trading two impact players is tough but getting a 2nd overall pick does cushion the blow a bit. Especially for a team now in the process of rebuilding. Before the three-peat, Vancouver needed to build a team capable of winning. To do that, moves had to be made. The S75 Malmo 5th, the smallest piece of the original trade, somehow turned into the biggest and most impactful branch for Vancouver. It is sent to LA with another 5th to trade up for another 5th. That 5th became Paul Webber @WebberP. Webber did not play for the Wolves, and was added to a big trade along with Michael Schmitdt @Kmatt (in the minors that year), a S77 1st, a S77 2nd, and a S78 3rd. What they got in return was a S78 2nd, a S78 4th, and the big piece, SS Hornet @McWolf . Hornet joined Vancouver for a playoff push and a short run, which ended with a Wolves 2nd round defeat. Trade Grades: 2 5ths for a 5th: C. Trading two of something to get the same thing is not great. A 5th and a 6th to trade up in the 5th would have looked a bit better. Prospects + Picks for Picks + Hornet: B+. It's a lot to give up, but offloading prospects who might not pan out is very good. Hornet was also a top caliber player who made a huge impact. Hornet scored 28 goals and 59 points in 55 games played. 22 games into season 77, Vancouver decided to trade them. Packaged with Micah Adrienne and a S78 2nd, the Wolves got a huge return for the star. Kate Upton @OscarTheSwagDude, Wolf Weiss @Matmenzinger, Ziarie Anigbogu @ngine4, a S79 1st, and a S79 2nd. The picks were both traded before the draft, but how did the players do? Kate Upton had a career year, putting up 49 points in 50 games before leaving in free agency. Wolf Weiss had 34 points in 50 games upon arrival, and the next season had 30 points in 72 games. Because of Weiss's regression, they were let walk in free agency. Anigbogu finished their career with Vancouver, scoring 95 points in 122 games before retiring. Trade Grade: B. Hornet went on to have a fantastic rest of their career, making it hurt that the three players acquired were all gone in two years. The picks were good and what came from the picks was better, but this trade alone is just not the best. Now for the most important part of the trade tree. I'm gonna start with the S79 2nd. It was traded in a quick 2nd rounder swap. The 2nd that came from that was traded to Toronto for L @gorlab, who played 25 games and had 11 points before being traded with a S81 2nd to LA for Jeffrey Pines @rory . Pines played the rest of the season with Vancouver, scoring 82 points in 47 games to end their fantastic career. Onto the other branch. The S79 1st was packaged with a S79 4th and used to trade up in the draft to Davos's 1st. That 1st was the 3rd overall pick, and it was used to select Jerome Reinhart @MexicanCow123. Now Reinhart's numbers here are truly spectacular. In 4 full season with the Wolves, Reinhart won 3 cups, had 459 points in 288 games played, and 96 points in 48 playoff games. Just for reference, the best regular season numbers by any Riga player in this tree was 95 points. Reinhart's 459 points are more than double the 228 points that all of the Riga players scored. A truly incredible player, who unfortunately was the next to go after Nalwa and Aberg were traded. Vancouver had to start the rebuild this offseason, and selling Reinhart would get some important assets. This is when New York steps up. The trade is as follows: Jerome and Tyler Reinhart @Zetterberg for a S84 2nd and a S85 1st. As of now that is the end of the tree. Trade Grades: 2nd for 2nd: B. It's a 2nd swap. No team comes out on top here. No team loses either. 2nd for L: C+. As a defenseman, L wasn't meant to put up points, but a 2nd rounder for 25 games is rough. L + 2nd for Pines: A. While Pines only played 47 games for Vancouver, they scored 82 points, and made it so the trade was totally worth it. Pines was able to contribute to Vancouver's first of three cups, and was a great veteran voice on that team. 1st + 4th for 1st: A+. It's really no question here. Jerome Reinhart makes trading up totally worth it. Reinharts for Picks: C-. It's really no question here. Trading Jerome Reinhart basically makes this trade an automatic loss. It also makes you wish that Vancouver could have gotten more. Probably 2 firsts at the very least and then the thought occurs that Jerome still has a few more seasons left. Out of all the trades made in this tree, this one makes the least sense to me. VANCOUVER REVIEW While the Reinhart trade at the end hurts a lot, there is no doubt that this trade tree was an absolute win for Vancouver. 3 straight cups makes it so there is no argument. The tree takes Vancouver from a rebuilding team, to a dynasty, to a rebuilding team. It's a smooth cycle that could very well repeat with pieces like Fuhr now on the team to lead the Wolves into the future. VANCOUVER STATS Vancouver traded 13 players and 15 picks to acquire 7 players and 18 picks. Of those acquired, there are 2 picks and 1 player left on the team, however 4 players did retire with the Wolves. All of the players combined scored 482 goals and 862 assists (1344 points) in 1697 games. In the playoffs they played a combined 150 games and had 51 goals and 116 assists (177 points). FINAL THOUGHTS Well there's not really any argument over who won. Vancouver, as I've said time after time, won three cups because of this tree. I really don't think Vancouver wins those cups without Reinhart and some of the other players acquired like Nalwa and Pines. Riga got a bit of short term success, but the Vancouver acquisitions had nearly 4 times the amount of goals, assists, and games played in the regular season. There's no question here, Vancouver won the trade. Word Count: 1568 For Weeks of: 5/15, 5/22, 5/29

Disclaimer: All stats are from before Season 83 begun. Today I am back again with another trade tree, and this is a big one. Again, Riga is involved in a blockbuster, this time we will be going through the Season 75 trade tree that brought Jeff Odinson @GoldGear88 to Riga. Now Odinson was not the biggest piece of the trade, but as the only player in the trade they get the honor of having trade tree name. The trade was fairly big and it looks like this: Riga sent over 6 picks and a ton of futures in exchange for Jeff Odinson and a bunch of futures. The teams seemingly required a change up of their prospect pools, and that is exactly what happened in this draft day blockbuster. However, some pieces did not stay on the teams for long. The trade tree is then born. Here is what it looks like: I'll make sure to simplify and go through every trade, along with a full analysis of which team won the trade at the very end of the second part. As always, here is the color code that is with all my trade trees: Now, I've got a trade tree to look at! RIGA The Riga side looks originally like the less crazy side. It does have less trades than the Vancouver side, however there is one specific trade later down the Riga branch that is an absolute nightmare to go over. We'll start with what happened to the return from the original trade. This return is highlighted by the two firsts acquired. Though Jeff Odinson was still a decent depth pickup for the season. They played a full season for Riga and put up 13 goals and 32 points. After that season, Odinson decided to leave the trade tree and head to free agency. The S75 Malmo first was not used by Riga, which we'll get to. That leaves two other season 75 picks. The Moscow 1st was used to select Joe Kelly @emidas. Kelly, a 16 year old winger, made their debut with Riga the following season and had a great rookie year, putting up 23 goals and 51 points in a full 72 games. Unfortunately Kelly wouldn't play with Riga again, and would be traded. The final pick, a Vancouver 2nd rounder, was used to pick Vivek Weiner @coochiman, a big center who had very productive years in the minor leagues. Unfortunately the success would not translate to the VHL. Weiner debuted in season 76, and they had 1 point in 46 games played, causing them to be traded halfway through the year. Trade Grade: C-. While Riga got some productive season, it just goes to show that this original trade was a failure for the team, as none of the assets acquired were on the team by the end of S76. Now to see what happened with the Malmo pick. It was used to swap firsts, Riga got a S78 1st from Toronto for the S75 first. With this pick, the defenseman Milk Jugs @NerdyCowz was picked. Jugs played a full season and started the S80 year with Riga. Jugs was not able to put up a single point in any games, and their contract had to be moved. So Jugs was packaged with two S81 picks (a 3rd and a 4th) and sent to Seattle for a 4th. The 4th was used to pick Logan Clark @logansgc, who retired after a single season in the minors. Trade Grades: 1st for 1st: B. Kind of a weird swap, trading a current first for a first 3 seasons down the road. Didn't hurt though. Didn't really help either. Jugs + Picks for 4th: D+. A roster player (granted, one who would retire) plus two picks for just a 4th. And the player picked with the 4th retired. Very unfortunate trade, even if it was necessary. I'm not sure why, but after Kelly's breakout rookie year, they were on the chopping block. Maybe their build was going in the wrong way, maybe they didn't fit the team, maybe GM Hedgehog @hedgehog337 had some sense that Kelly was a one hit wonder. Hedge would be right. After trading Kelly to DC for just a 3rd, Kelly would struggle massively and then get traded again before retiring at the end of the season. Unfortunately, Riga's developing struggles continued, and the 3rd turned into Miks Sunish @Anomalijs, who retired in the minors. Trade Grade: C+. Amazing 6th sense by Hedge to trade Kelly before their numbers crashed, but the 3rd turned into just another fail to keep a prospect in the system. Here's the big trade I mentioned earlier. This is going to be a lot so just be ready to take in a lot of information. Riga had a lot of players and prospects. Malmo was selling. Riga decided to send a literal avalanche of players to Malmo for 3 in return. Chance Rust @turkey2349 was a decent depth player. Chase Crosby @Wreckening wasn't performing in the majors. Connor Sim @SimmerDown99 was a rookie who put up alright numbers in Riga. Eddie Dams @Eddie Dams, Nikolas DAndrea @Nikdandrea34, and Teppo McBighit @monttu were prospects who hadn't yet broken into the majors. Vivek Weiner couldn't find traction in Riga. Those 6, along with 2 2nds and a 3rd, were traded for Guy Sasakamoose @Cxsquared, Oskar Lagesson @fever95, Ray Sheilds @Zetterberg, and a S78 4th. For Malmo, every single player they got was retired by S77, and none played more than a single season. However the S78 2nd became one of their best players today in Nathaniel Minion @Minion. Riga's much smaller return consisted of Sasakamoose and Lagesson in their last season looking for a playoff run, and Sheilds in their penulimate season. That year in the playoffs, Riga was unfortunately eliminated in the wild card round. Sheilds ended up staying for the rest of their career, and put up a very nice 95 points in 99 games for the Reign. Sasakamoose and Lagesson put up 21 and 28 points respectively in their 26 games, meaning Riga actually got a lot in short term. Trade Grade: B. The more I think about it, Riga offloaded a ton of players who ended not panning out, and got pieces to make a playoff run at the end of the season. The grade isn't better because of the picks they had to give up to make the trade go through. RIGA REVIEW Overall, Riga could have done worse. This trade was made to shake up draft day and pick up some more high picks. It worked. The trades made after were for boosting Riga teams heading for the playoffs. Unfortunately the playoffs were not kind to the Reign and they were unable to capture the cup. RIGA STATS Riga trade 9 players and 11 picks to acquire 4 players and 7 picks. Of those acquired, there are no picks or players left on the team, however 3 of the 4 players did retire with the Reign. All of the players combined scored 91 goals and 137 assists (228 points) in 423 games. In the playoffs they played a combined 17 games and had 1 goal and 3 assists (4 points). Part Two Here: Word Count: 1186 For Weeks of: 5/1, 5/8

If JB is swapping out Jokinen for Petrenko, I'm guessing it's alright for me to pick Jokinen. D - Erlantz Jokinen @Adrest245

F - Zeedayno Chara @Ricer13

Brendan Telker - F @Adrest245

Alright I also sent him a message so we'll just see how it works.

Alright, my picks are always at the perfect time where I'm notified like right before I sleep and then I forget I'm the morning, sorry about that

I'm here to pick, can I pick now or should I wait for Adrest?

Week 4 Claim

Hard Markinson - D @Ricer13

Week 3 Claim

1. The Skywalker Saga just came out and it's gotten me through it. 2. I did stay on track, going for a two way playmaking winger with some grit. 3. Playoffs or bust baby. 4. I do and yeah I do, after a 4th place finish two seasons ago, I won my league this year. Hyped to draft this year. 5. I hate to say it but it's Matthews's to lose. 6. Not this summer but in about a month I'm going to an island.

Sign me up!

Week 2 Claim

Yeah I decided to stop the tree at this year's deadline. I'll probably do updates to this one and the other one I did in the future, but for now I'll start on a new one.

1. Yes definitely! Hoping I can do some damage this season, I'm in need of a bounce back year. 2. Yeah, losing some young depth there is tough. 3. 10/10. Telky is an absolute stud and I'm super happy they are on Riga. 4. Hmmm... A bit of both perhaps. 5. Looks like Hedge needs to get some sleep... 6. I mean looking at the teams, America kinda looking ready for a run if I'm being honest.

Hello everyone I'm back with another trade tree! Today we've got a fairly big trade from season 78 that involved two teams trying to shake up their lineup. Riga and Toronto were both on the line for the playoffs and were looking to shake things up to make a playoff push. They got in touch and came up with this trade: Both teams swap two players, and to balance there are some draft picks swapped as well. It's a fairly large trade with some decent players being swapped around. Unfortunately for the two teams, not much changes and they both miss the playoffs by one or two spots that season. Now time to see how each side of the tree branches out and benefits Riga and Toronto. To start, here is what the trade tree looks like in all its glory: And before I dive into all the trade, here is a color key so everyone knows what the colors mean. Now without further ado, let's dive in. RIGA The Riga tree used to be short and sweet. There. That was it. None of the 3 pieces acquired in the trade were moved until the S83 trade deadline. Oh Sens @osens was in the final year of their career (and what a career it was). After being traded, Sens put up 12 goals and 23 points in 33 games, a very solid finish to a very solid career. Next up is Jolly Greene Giant @DoktorFunk, the main focus of this trade along with Sens. Giant is a left winger who showed a lot of promise in a few seasons with Toronto. Upon arriving in Riga he wasn't scoring at the same heights he was with the Legion, but at the start of the next season Giant had a point to prove. He went on to put up 69 points in 72 games that season, and throughout the rest of his seasons with Riga he had 251 points in 299 games. Those are very good numbers for a player who became a veteran voice for a young Riga team until he was traded in season 83. Speaking of young Riga team, the second round pick in the season 79 draft turned into Donny Carter @TheNeonShaman. Carter, while getting into the VHL a season late, has looked alright for the Reign, and this year is an alternate captain for the team. With 31 goals and 88 points in nearly 150 games, he still has untapped potential that could put him as a very solid top six winger for Riga. The tree stopped there until the season 83 trade deadline, when GM @hedgehog337got back on the phones and set up this blockbuster trade. Original Trade Grade: B-. Riga got some nice pieces but compared to what they gave up to Toronto (which will be discussed later) they could have done a bit better. What TSN called the biggest trade leading up to the deadline, this blockbuster cost Riga a small fortune as they sent Giant along with a S83 3rd and the 1st and 2nd rounders from season 84. In return for this steep price is Alex Johnston @Alex, a past 63 goal scorer who is meant to make an impact and push Riga further in the playoffs. If all that was the goal, then an absolute success on Riga's part. Johnston did way more than just make an impact as he put up 26 goals and 21 assists for 47 points in 22 games! Those insane numbers continued in the playoffs during Riga's deepest playoff run since season 73. While that does just mean the second round, they pushed Moscow to game 7 in a tightly contested series where Johnston put up 8 goals and 16 points in the 12 game run. This trade, while expensive, has been well worth it for Riga, and if Johnston stays for awhile, this trade will look a lot better. Trade Grade: A-. The grade will go up as Johnston plays more in Riga, because the skill he has showed should be able to balance out the big price. With all that set, Riga had two trades, bringing in 2 players and 1 pick who turned into a player, trading 3 players and 5 picks. Combined, all the players who played for Riga have 498 games played, 166 goals, and 409 points. Not too bad of a return for the main trade, though Toronto's haul may very well overshadow Riga's. The final bit in the Riga section are some thoughts on the trade by then and now Riga GM, @hedgehog337! "So, despite both Riga and Toronto suffering horrible luck by that time I was still hesitant to pull the trigger on that trade. Needless to say, it was Peace (now ex-Legion GM) who came up with this idea. I was still not sure if this trade would work for both of us and I was clinging on to that roster for so long. I was just refusing to believe that roster couldn't do anything in that sim engine and until the possible minute I was hoping the next sim will start our crazy win streak like it was supposed to do. And quite frankly, the trade talks were happening on summer. The time when I had lots of work and I would rather spend my time outside than sitting on laptop. And the team performance never gave me much reasons to be engaged in the league for a lot. This saga ended when Peace's patience was running thin and after some little thoughts I decided to agree on the deal. Still, I was disappointed by all of this. I had a clear vision that Riga S75 class was about to be big, but in reality it ended up in me almost quitting the league altogether. In fairness, we had a bit better performance post-trade so perhaps I pulled this for too late. But who knows really." TORONTO The main pieces the Legion traded for actually provide quite a bit of value, but Toronto doesn't hold onto them for long. Addison McLaren @tcookiedid not have a long stay in Toronto, as only 56 games after being traded to Toronto they were traded again. However McLaren did put up 49 points in those games. Han Jae Kuk @Dtaylwas near the end of their career and played the end of season 78 and the full season 79 before retiring. The other two pieces are third rounders from season 80 that are traded quite fast. Trade Grade: B+. There was quite a bit of good pieces acquired here, and if they all stayed, there could have been some real value in this trade for Toronto. Nevertheless, the trades made from these pieces get the team even better players. Following the branch that goes off from the two 3rd rounders, there is several big trades. Starting with the Prague 3rd, it is packaged with Nicholas Sunderbruch @NickSunderbruch and sent to London for a season 79 2nd rounder. That pick is then put into another package, this time with the season 80 Riga 3rd that Toronto had received in the main trade. This time the return is much greater though. Vick Fairchild @GreenGatoand Aurelien Moreau @Frankgo back to Toronto. However, neither of them stayed long. Fairchild stayed for a full season, put up 98 points, and then got paid in free agency. Moreau was a rising star on a falling Toronto team, so they were traded. Moreau goes to Moscow for a season 80 1st and a season 81 2nd. Those picks turned into Oskar Lindbergh @Doomsday, the current Legion goalie, and Harry Hagel @jasplunds, a defensemen currently in the VHLE. Lindbergh has performed well for Toronto in their two seasons as starter, and while they have a similar amount of wins and losses, their save percentage is 0.915 overall, a very respectable number. Lindbergh's numbers should only get better as their career progresses. Trade Grades: 3rd + Sunderbruch for 2nd: B-. Gave up a roster player with a 3rd for a second. Not a crazy good trade. 2nd + 3rd for Fairchild and Moreau: A+. Ridiculously good trade, 2nd and a 3rd for a pretty good player and an elite talent. Absolute robbery. Moreau for 1st and 2nd: C-. Even though a pick turned into a starting goalie, the other one turned into a player stuck in the VHLE. That is all Toronto got for one of the best defenders in the league. Tough. The final branch stems from Addison McLaren and is the most complicated branch of the tree. It starts with McLaren being packaged with a season 81 4th and sent to HC Davos for Jakub Brozik @Viper, a season 81 1st and a season 81 3rd. A very good return for McLaren, and it sets up a bunch of possibilities for future trades for Toronto. Along with future trades, this transaction also brings in Jakub Brozik, who has been a very good depth piece for Toronto and in 144 games they have 139 points. Trade Grade: A-. A player and a 4th for a player, a 1st, and a 3rd is a pretty good haul. This is made better by the fact that McLaren went on to be traded by Davos. Following the season 81 Davos 1st, it is actually traded back to Riga along with a season 81 2nd so that Toronto can move up some picks in the draft with London's season 81 1st. With the 1st, the Legion draft Cadmael Ixazaluoh @Vice. Ixazaluoh is a defenseman who just completed their rookie season with 56 points in 72 games for Toronto, a very good player. Trade Grade: C. Even though Ixazaluoh is very good, Biggie Cheese @a_Ferk (selected with the first that Riga got) had better stats in their rookie season this year, and even though the player selected with the 2nd was forced to retire, that still means Riga got more value because of having a second round pick to take a chance on and as of now having the better defenseman. The final branch of the trade tree follows the season 81 Davos 3rd that was acquired in the McLaren trade tree. It was packaged with Phoenix Dawson @Toast and sent to New York for two 2nds and Aldwin Craig @Eldredman . Craig played 48 games with Toronto and had 28 points, not good enough for them to earn another contract, as he left in free agency. The season 80 2nd was used to select Link Zhang @WHY_Bolts, who has already retired and never played a game with the Legion. The season 81 2nd was put into the final trade of this tree and used to help Toronto trade up for the second time in the season 81 draft. That second and the Malmo 1st are sent to Riga for the S81 Prague 1st. With that pick Toronto selected Harkat Mulds @hylands. Mulds has played 144 games and has 127 points, not bad stats though their scoring dipped in the most recent season. Trade Grades: 3rd + Dawson for Craig + 2 2nds: C. This is a tough trade, as Craig never panned out for Toronto, and Dawson is still a very effective forward going into their final season. The two seconds would make the trade better but they both didn't pan out and the 3rd was then traded by New York and turned into assets. 1st + 2nd for 1st: C+. It's not as bad as the other 1st round trade up, and Riga got very unfortunate for both of their second rounders to get hit with retirement before they could be effective, but their first Alexandre Leduc @Lemorse7had a great rookie season and as of now is better than Mulds. In the end Toronto traded 4 players and 10 picks to acquire 5 players who are still on the team throughout 8 total trades. In total, the 9 players who played at least one game for Toronto have 226 goals and 630 points in 796 games played. The one goalie has 130 games played with 60 wins and a career average save percentage of 0.915%. FINAL THOUGHTS While Toronto definitely got more in the terms of quantity, though the quality is a lot closer. Riga's players scored at a pace of 0.82 points per game while Toronto's players scored at a pace of 0.79. Another point is playoffs, as Riga's players have played 29 playoff games and have 30 points while Toronto's players have played 30 playoff games and have 30 points, giving Riga the advantage. The real comparison comes from current players, as Carter and Johnston on Riga can't match up with the 4 skaters and 1 goalie still on Toronto. Overall, both teams put together a very good trade tree for both sides, and it is impressive how even the two sides are. Toronto seems to have the better result in present day, but it's hard to argue that overall Riga had an equally good or even slightly better outcome. That's it for me! Peace out! Word Count: 2179 For Weeks of: 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24

Good luck in San Diego!

1. Trying not to celebrate too much knowing that the next day we got a game that we gotta win. 2. Gotta be Sandstrom, Reinhart has been unreal as well. 3. Carb load, protein shake, dance to my pre-game playlist, win. 4. I'm really excited about it, I think it adds a lot and makes it so there can't be as much of a "meta team". 5. BRUINS GOT LINDHOLM LET'S GO! I actually am super happy about that trade, the big surprise for me was getting rid of John Moore in that trade. We also got rid of Zach Senyshyn, so W's all around. 6. I'm definitely not going to try to jinx it. THE LIGHTNING! LIGHTNING FOR THE 3 PEAT! Yeah no I definitely do not think the Bruins will win the cup, no siree.

I'm Carter. Donny Carter. And I only show up for my team in the playoffs. Hello.

It was a great time being an AGM and Frank is a great gm to work with, really exciting opportunity for all here!

1. Actually training again and getting better instead of sitting around lazily. 2. 5/10. I had much higher expectations and I went inactive for part of it so the season couldn't improve. 3. Donny has had a few big goals, nothing in specific though. 4. No doubt about it, the ceremony would be awesome. 5. Eh, as a player he was good but not very active in the LR. 6. I like it but am ready for the nice weather to start back up.

SAN DIEGO MARLINS PRESS CONFERENCE Week Ending 2/27/2022 Answer 3 questions for 1 capped TPE, all 6 for 2. 1. How happy are you with your player's performance up to this point in the season? 2. A bit early to think about it but what team are you looking to go to in the VHLE draft and why? If you have already been drafted then are you excited to play there? 3. We are currently 3rd last in the league, should we try to tank even more? 4. Way too early predictions for next season? 5. NHL Question, will the Canucks or even the Canadiens make the playoffs? (think about the Blues in 2019 when looking at the Canadiens) 6. Have you ever dipped a french fry in a milkshake, if so, thoughts? Let’s Go Marlins!

1. I think we could make it a bit higher, passing London seems to be realistic. 2. Reinhart has been fantastic but having Sandstrom coming in from that trade and going off has made such a big impact. 3. Hehe, John Baard to Riga. 4. John Baard as I've already stated, a good friend from previous teams that I have great chemistry with. 5. I have to say beach, it's just more fun to have waves. Pools don't have waves. 6. Venice boats. Not sure there's anything else called a gondola.