Tendy

Since I have been covering VSN writing for the VHLM this season, I have been able to keep up with the teams even though my player is not in the M. It is really fun to be up to date with both leagues and one team recently has caught my eye, the Minnesota Storm. All season long through my power rankings Minnesota has been stuck at 3rd behind Ottawa and Yukon but I believe that could change very soon. Don't get me wrong, Ottawa and Yukon are both very strong teams but I believe @Laine has made some really good moves over the past two weeks and built his squad to be scary good.
 
First of all, before getting to the players, this is how Minnesota matches up against all teams in the VHLM: 
 
  Halifax Houston Las Vegas Mexico City Miami Minnesota Mississauga Ottawa Philadelphia San Diego Saskatoon Yukon Minnesota 6 - 0 - 1 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 1 - 1 2 - 2 - 0 4 - 0 - 0   4 - 0 - 0 2 - 3 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 2 - 0 - 0 4 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 1  
As you can see Minnesota has been successful against all teams in the league except for Ottawa and Yukon, the two top teams. BUT, those two teams haven't been improving their roster like the Storm have lately.
 
Adds and Drops this season:
 
Minnesota Yukon Ottawa Adds Drops   (D) Jyuunya P.O. Desu - TPA: 200 (G) Wiley Blanchette - TPA: 83   (G) Pekka Grubauer - TPA: 200 (LW) Oskar Kiprusoff - TPA: 99   (RW) Nils Godlander - TPA: 200 (D) cube whale - TPA: 136   (LW) James G. Dropper - TPA: 200     (RW) Zakary Delisle - TPA: 193     (D Nikita Eklund - TPA: 156      
 
The Storm acquired FOUR maxed out players ranging almost all positions. They did give up goaltender Wiley Blanchette but in return grabbed Pekka Grubauer @Tendy from the Aces who has been playing unbelievably good. While in Las Vegas, Grubauer lead the league in SV% and sat in the top 3 for GAA. As well, they added three extremely strong wingers in Nils Godlander @Moon_50 and James Glove Dropper @Jamomayo from Houston, and Zakary Delisle @Zakary Delisle from Philadelphia. Godlander and Dropper both had 93 and 94 points with Houston and Delisle had just over a point per game with Philadelphia. Lastly, the Storm also solved the puzzle of their blue line with adding defenceman Jyuunya Pureya Oneri Desu @Guriinwoodo from San Diego. Desu puts up more than a point per game with the Storm as they have already played 19 games with the squad. Desu and Grubauer were huge pickups as the Storm has weak defence and had a very underdeveloped goaltender. These five players will make an extremely massive impact and help lead Minnesota to a deep playoff run guaranteed. 
 
Another stat I wanted to add is the average TPA between the top three teams; Minnesota, Ottawa, and Yukon: 
 
  AVG TPA FWD AVG TPA DEF GOALIE TPA Minnesota 165.8 125 200 Ottawa 137.2 143 200 Yukon 144.4 169.4 95  
 
Looking at the averages of forwards Minnesota wins by a mile, and it is not because they only have a couple forwards on their roster, they have 10. If you take away their weakest forward, TPA = 68, the average of their nine best forwards jumps to 176.6. That is insane as the top three forward lines will have majority of playing time anyways. Now if you look at the average defensive TPA that is where the storm rank last, but in my opinion this does not matter. With such strong depth from up front and having the best goaltender in the league with Grubauer, the defence should barely have to do their jobs as you have a brick wall between the pipes and a top 9 forward squad who can all score. 
 
I really do believe Minnesota is a team to watch out for and Yukon and Ottawa should be ready for a very competitive series when they meet up with the Storm in the playoffs.

Ready to take out everyone in my way with Minnesota😈

So today we're going to take a look at a few goalies and their stats and tell you who I think are the potential candidates for the Benoit Devereux Trophy, and why I think they are. So before we go any further I have to say that I am incredibly biased towards The Red Menace, who happens to be the best goalie in the VHLM at the moment, and happens to be my own player. So take this list with a grain of salt, and lets begin.
 
1. The Red Menace 182 TPE
Menace has played 9 games this season, with a record of 8-1-0, and a .917 SV% and a 2.78 GAA, with 2 shutouts so far this season.
Menace came into the league last season as a free agent and was picked up by Philly and quickly became a houshold name after he started 12 games, with a record of 7-3-1, and a GAA of 2.34. The Red Menace is currently the leader in wins among goalies and out of starting goalies has the highest SV%. Menace is on fire with Ottawa this year and could very well earn himself some hardware and even a cup.
 
2. Pekka Grubauer 184 TPE @Tendy
Pekka plays for Vegas, and has played 9 games with a record of 7-2, and a .902 SV%, and a 3.08 GAA, with 285 shots faced this season.
Grubauer started in season 78 going 4-4 in 8 games and in season 79 went 18-10-2, not too shabby for the VHLM. This goalkeeper is a superstar in Vegas, and makes his presence known with high profile saves and some amazing game awareness. 
 
3. Thomas Price 69 TPE @Thunderidge
The 69 TPE wonder (nice), this player is HOT at the start of the season, a big reason may also be the defense in front of him, and that's why I've put him at number three even though he's lost less games than Grubauer. Price is 7-1-0 to start off the season and has a .890 SV% and a 3.01 GAA. Price plays for Yukon and Is an absolute unit, who will no doubt develop even further as the season continues. I do however think his stat line will eventually level off and begin to look more like that of a rookie, I'm thinking that as the league begins to develop midway into the season and more players reach the 250 cap that we'll see Price have a dip in his numbers. However my predictions don't make this player any less impressive and that's why he's on my list, the man only has 69 TPE, and is already performing like a top goalie in the league.
 
     So that about does it for my list of potential Benoit Devereux Trophy candidates. The league is in a really interesting place at the moment and has some amazing talent really pulling to the front of the league for the world to see. I understand putting Menace at number one currently is a bit biased on my end, however I really do think he's currently performing better than the rest of the competition and has some real potential to become not just the Benoit Devereux Trophy winner, but also perhaps the league MVP if he continues to play the way he has been all season. Anyways I think I hear my dad coming home from the bar, I'd better grab my helmet and jockstrap. Stay warm and stay Icey, Seacrest out. 
 

#SaskyBois

Welcome to the league @Tendy! The Saskatoon Wild are looking to shake off a rotten ending to an otherwise excellent year in Season 77, and so far things are looking good for us. We currently have a starter in net so you would be the backup this season, but we would be able to get you a few games.
 
Make sure you take the time to carefully review all of the offers you've received. Very rarely do you get to directly choose where you'll be playing in the VHL, so you'll want to take full advantage of this opportunity and choose the team that can offer you exactly what you want to get from this season.
 
If the Saskatoon Wild are the team that's best suited for you, you can join us by quoting this post and replying, "#SaskyBois."
 
Best of luck to you, and don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!
 
- Timothy Brown
Assistant General Manager of the Saskatoon Wild

Player Information
Username: Tendy
Player Name: Pekka Grubauer
Recruited From: YouTube
Age: 20
Position: G
Height: 76 in.
Weight: 196 lbs.
Birthplace: Finland

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