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"I mean he was such a good prospect and he just up and disappeared!" "Mental health is an important thing, perhaps one of the most important things on life overall to me." "I do not disagree with you in any way shape or forn, but still it is just a mysterious disappearance! One day he was there, the next he was gone! Where in the world did Armani Calamari go?" A man sighs as he turns off the TV in the Legion locker room and goes to put on practice gear. He starts firing off slapshots when one of the security team goes to stop him. "Hey buddy you are hitting those shots well, but maybe you should tryout for a spot on the team before you do any of that..." The man turns around and removes his helmet, and the Guard eyes go up in recognition "wait a minute they said that you went missing, and now you are here. Well I am glad you came back but...where did you go?" "I went on a bit of a mental health break" the long hair man known as Armani Calamari smiles as he stretches a bit and skates over to the security guard "I know I have a lot to catch up on, but I hope the new Toronto GM is ready for me to talk to him. Tell him Armani is ready to tear up the league again"

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Armani Calamari was recently going to grab his mail when he was hit by a big spray of water from Kevin Moore's water gun. Kevin was the local trouble making kid in town, but was mostly innocent with his mischief. The worst he had done to them in the past was knock over some of thier trash cans. "Oh sorry Mr.Calamari" Kevin said as he held up his water gun "I was trying to hit one of my friends over there" Armani looks over to see some more of the local kids watching them with water guns of thier own. Without saying a word and holding a slight smirk, Armani went to his garage, put down his mail on a table, and grabbed a huge water gun from a trunk. "Kids, this water gun isn't even being made anymore. When it was, it was the best water gun in Canada at least. And I'd say that hockey has left me able to run pretty fast. So, are you ready for this?" He pours some water in his gun and goes after the kids as Tiffany Calamari watches, giggling to herself. "He will be a great father" she says to herself as she rubs her stomach "I know he will. Don't you agree little one?" Armani comes up to her afterwards, soaking wet "Sprry I just needed some stress relief. The season is coming up, so some moments of levity are necessary-" Tiffany just kisses him before he could finish, and the two of them share a tender moment.

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Armani Calamari has had a lot of reasons to be happy lately. With the lengthy extension he has signed wo5h the Toronto Legion and the baby he and his wife Tiffany are expecting, there is definitely a lot to get excited about. Recently they have finally agreed to two different names that depend on what gender the baby is: Nichols if they are a boy, and Eleanor if they are a girl. The name Eleanor comes from Tiffany's grandmother who is unfortunately no longer with them. Grandmother Eleanor raised Tiffany when her parents weren't able to, and was a huge reason for why Tiffany is as sweet as she is. Armani Calamari has said that right now he has complete confidence in the Toronto Legion organization and that is a big reason why he has resigned. Well that, and him just really wanting to stay in the city of Toronto for the foreseeable future. He has said that Toronto is the perfect city for his child to grow, and that right now he is close to being the happiest he has ever been. He is hoping the child has his brown hair, but would be OK with them having blond hair. John Calamari is especially excited to be a grandfather, and he only wishes his late wife was there to celebrate the moment with him. Armani has told him however that she will always be with him no matter what in spirit.

Hey guys and gals and everything in between WildfireMicro here with a few offseason thoughts I have. I am a member of the Toronto Legion and the current VHLE AGM of the Cologne Express, and right now I feel very comfortable with the position I am in. I did sign an extension with the Toronto Legion and I am preparing for my second draft with the Express after how well the first one went. It's been a bit of an interesting offseason with the Legion offseason for us starting after we lost 4-1 against the Vancouver Wolves. So without any further ado let's begin! The recent changes to the media review PT process sure have caused a stir I think. Instead of just a paragraph, now you have to get it up to 75 words. My big issue right now with it is that I think there should be at least a ping for when you make a change like that instead of just dumping it on us expecting us to just check without knowledge. Hell, even a fourm ping would have been good. And yes, I know we could have just checked the announcement, but without a ping to know that the announcement is coming, we have no knowledge that it is there. Not everyone checks all the pinned posts on the fourms, and not everyone is on the VHL discord a lot in order to see the announcement without a ping. I know that everyone complains about pings, but to me pings at least let us know that something big is coming. I know that you changed the review media pt in order to make it less easy and lazy for users, but not giving true notice did mess up some people's updates, including mine. Before you say that is probably just 1 TPE, well that's 1 TPE that person doesn't have. I just think there should be a ping for announcements like that, all I'm saying. Another thing that has made me a bit irked is the meta builds. The Vancouver Wolves just won the cup by using meta builds, and while I know that the meta will always be there, I just think there should be some kind of rule to prevent people from abusing it. It just seems that a team using nothing but the meta to destroy the other teams is overall not really that fair to people that just want to build thier players how they want. It's especially not really fair to those players who are new to the league and have no chance with thier haphazardly built builds against a truly meta strategy. My absolute sincere congratulations to the Wolves for the cup win, but it is still am issue that I think needs to be addressed. Well that's all I have to talk about. I just think a couple of things need to change for the betterment of the user experience. Now, I have to get ready for the VHLE draft soon to keep this Express going. Thank you for reading and I hope to see you all on the ice!

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REVIEW You get bonus points for using Ryuji as a render from a Persona 5 fan! Overall this media is a good read. I could totally picture Ryuji saying a lot of that stuff as well. Plus you putting the render on the bottom helps us picture who's talking. This does come with some bias, but I love stories that involve renders like this do I will give you a perfect rating 10/10

REVIEW: Overall I liked this breakdown. You did put good arguments for each of the elements and had good accuracy. I would have wanted you to ralk about defense tho, as sometimes the best offense is a good defense. Defense tends to make opportunities for the offense. But overall, very good article. 8.5/10

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Hey guys and gals and everything in between WildfireMicro here and I am the current Assistant GM for the Cologne Express. This past season was my first season with the team and we unfortunately were defeated in the playoffs in the first round. However I ultimately had a lot of fun doing this, and I learned a lot of stuff along the way. I guess for the most part I have just posted the press conferences and fantasy and gave my input on things when I could. I have to thank Bartzy for taking a chance on a first gen user as an assistant, and I am really happy how our partnership has shaped up. Don't worry, I am coming back for another season of this. I want Expeess to win that cup and I will try my best to help us do that any way I can. We will have a few people to replace in the upcoming draft, and I am really excited for that. I know the season for the VHLE started off rocky, but I want you know that we GMs and AGMs are always trying our best to show you how good this league can be. There are a lot of good people involved with the E, amd we can't wait to show off our stuff next season. Until then, this Express won't stop for nobody!

This is from my player Armani Calamari's perspective on what he has been doing over the offseason, written on his online blog: The offseason wait can be long and dull. I have seen many players become very antsy from the boredom it brings. When I talked to Tiffany about this, she mentioned that I could possibly go grab some offseason hobbies to pass the time. So we both agreed to get a checklist of what I could try to do in order to keep my mind sharp and ready for the season. The first thing we tried was to pick up a hobby of looking around thrift stores for anything interesting. One thing we found that was pretty cool was an old Commodore 64 that looked to be in amazing condition. I liked old computers but I knew my cousin Jerry liked them a lot more. The only problem was that the computer waa from the UK and would not really work the right way on our TVs. Thankfully, we ordered a converter online to fix that. Another thing we found that I really liked was a really old Toronto Legion jersey. Not sure what year it is and the player that it represents has been lost to time, but I still got it to hang in my house. Another thing we did is finally splurge on a new computer. My 5 year old Mac was not cutting it anymore, so we decided to build our own with a 1200$ budget. It was really a gaming computer in the end, and can also do streaming and video editing. But more importantly, it had way more storage than the old Mac. I guess it is definitely worth having to learn how to use Windows. I have only used Mac my whole life because my dad is too technologically behind to use anything else. I have also gotten into gaming with this computer, with games like Magic the Gathering Arena and Team Fortress 2 being some of my favorites. But I can talk about my offseason hobbies until I am blue in the face, and right now I would rather talk about how excited I am for Toronto's future. We have one of the most exciting young cores in the league in my opinion, and I love how we are continuing to grow and flourish. I am actually tied for the most penalty shot goals on the season, and I was given the unofficial award for it. I know that we still have a lot to work on, but I believe in us. Tiffany is now 3 months pregnant, snd I am beyond excited to meet whoever comes out. I don't know if they will be a boy or a girl, and honestly I do have and preference ether way. I will love them just the same, and I will take care of both Tiffany and my child with all my heart. Now I have to go, because I think Tiffany had found a thrift store we haven't checked out yet. I'll see you later, and remember: Toronto Together, Legion Forever!

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REVIEW: A damn good piece! I love how you kept a positive attitude throughout despite how the playoffs went. I wish there was some paragraph spacing tho. I do like the detail of showing the TPE tho, and the lack of paragraph spacing is really my only complaint. I wish the Kings luck going forward! 9/10

REVIEW Thank you for being so open and honest. I can tell that this comes from the heart. As a person with Autism, I appreciate it. Overall this is an amazing piece and I think everyone should read it. I hope everything works out! 10/10

Armani Calamari smiled as he heard the crowd cheer loud as the Toronto Legion wins thier Wild Card series against the LA Stars. With how many on the sports media were saying that the Legion would be destroyed in this series, this was extremely satisfying to him. After the handshakes, Armani amd his teammates got answer some media questions with a local sports reporter: "Now Armani I know that a lot of people doubted that the Legion would be competitive, let alone win this series!" The reporter says as he catches up with Armani "is there are anything you want to say to them now?" "Well I am not an insanely petty or angry person, or at least I think I am not" Armani says to make the reporter chuckle "so I will just say that I am dedicating this series win to my unborn child inside my beautiful wife Tiffany. Now I have to get home and hug her!" He shakes the hand of the reporter before heading our to his car. Before he started the engine, he looked up some videos of the playoff predictions that happened before the series started. He thought about leaving a comment, but thought better of it. Right now he just knows that their actions will speak better then their words. Even if they lose the next series, they have this to hang their hats on.

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It was a few days before the start of the playoffs, and Armani Calamari wakes up to find that his new wife Tiffany has already woken up before him. Thinking this was odd, because she is usually quite the late sleeper, he looks around a bit for her until he notices the bathroom door slightly open. He reluctantly and slowly opens the door to find Tiffany clutching her stomach, having just gotten sick. "Umm are you OK, honey?" Armani says, trying to figure out if it is okay to put a hand on her shoulder for comfort "do you need some water?" "No.... I just don't feel good this today." Tiffany says as she grabs Armani's hand to help her up "but honestly, I don't know why I feel so bad. I was a bit nauseous yesterday morning, but was fine later." "So morning sickness?" Armani says as he helps get her to a chair to rest "and this has been happening recently huh?" "Yeah it only started a few days ago or so." Tiffany says she tries to relax "Well I'm just gonna ask, and don't take this the wrong way but" Armani took a moment to try to think about how to ask before just straight up asking "umm have you gotten your time of the month? If I remember correctly don't you usually get it a few days ago?" "I have not" Tiffany says before she gasps "are you saying that you think that I might be pregnant?!" "Well y-yeah I guess I am" Armani says nervously as he scratches his head "it seems like the only explanation, r-right?" They stared at each other for a while before Armani finally decides to speak up "look I think we should get a test just to be sure. If you are, I will do my best to take care of you" "I t-trust you honey." Tiffany says as she grabs his hand and they head to Armani's truck. "Don't text anybody until we know for sure. I know your dad has been hoping for grandkids, and I don't want to get his hopes up too much" "Relax honey I won't. If the test comes back negative, we will head to the doctors to see if anything else is wrong, ok?" Armani smiles a bit reassuringly as he starts the truck "Yeah that sounds like a good idea. Now I guess we head to the pharmacy" They drove across the town in mostly silence, a lot of thoughts and concerns going through thier minds. They bought a pregnancy test before going back home "Ok that cashier did not need to look at us like that. We didn't need to be to be congratulated ether" "To be completely fair, it is pretty obvious what had happened for us to buy that." Armani says as Tiffany goes to take the test. A few minutes later, she comes out with a hand over her mouth and a positive test in her hand. Armani looked at the test, then smiled and hugged Tiffany with a few tears I'm his eyes. "We will make amazing parents, I know it!" "I know we can be Armani" Tiffany smiles a bit "I'm just nervous I guess." "Hey we will get through it. Trust me, I will help you along the way"

The Y beside the Toronto Legion name means a lot more to Toronto then you may think. We are a rebuilding team that had been playing out of our minds for the whole season. My player Armani Calamari has managed to get over 50 points so far with 53 points. He is probably not in the Rookie Of The Year conversation, but honestly I feel like he has exceeded any expectations I could have had for him. He actually celebrated with champagne when the coach announced that they made playoffs after the win against LA. While I honestly don't expect us to get that far in the playoffs, I do realize that getting there was an accomplishment in of itself. We have a lot to build on in Toronto and we can only get better from here on out as the players keep earning well. It is an exciting time to be a Toronto player and fan, and I can't wait to see us continue to grow. Armani himself Is extremely happy to be playing well for his hometown team, and he is hoping to at least play well in the playoffs. If my understanding is correct, we have the wildcard game against Calgary so we will see them in the playoffs! Toronto together! Legion Forever!

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This an interview of Armani Calamari for the Toronto Sporta Newspaper, written by Dale Miller: When I went to Armani's new house after asking his permission to enter his home, I see not only his own hockey history on the wall but a lot of Legion history as well. This definitely shows that Armani was definitely a Legion fan before he was drafted. The item that shows this the most is several well-worn jerseys hanging up on coat racks around his man cave. A lot of these are from years ago, with the oldest being 14 years old. Armani greeted me once he got downstairs with a hand shake and I began to ask him questions, with the first one being: how long has he been a Legion fan? "All my life really" Armani answered with a smile "growing up in Toronto Canada you definitely become a fan pretty quickly, and my dad was sure to make me become one." His father definitely sounded like a loyal Toronto fan then. We have definitely have seen John Calamari at a lot of his son's home games and even a few of his away games. Speaking of which, we decided to ask him if he ever felt embarrassed by his dad cheering him in so many times at games: "Absolutely not!" Armani says, looking a bit surprised "Well maybe when I was a teen in my high school games, but not now. I can always count on him being in a seat real close to the team penalty box so he can tell me how I can improve while I am in there. It also makes the anxiety of being in there worth it!" Armani is indeed very lucky to have such a good relationship with his father. There are a lot of people around who may not have the luxury of being close to family, and a lot of athletes have family members who try to get close to them for money. We then decided to ask if John or any other family member asks Armani for money or favors: "Not my dad I can tell you that!" Armani laughs "my dad hates asking for help and is a bit of a stubborn one. This includes asking for directions, at least in Toronto. He says that he knows the city inside and out. He will ask for directions if he is a city he is not familiar with however, like when he got lost in Philadelphia that one time. The stadium was on one side of the city and he was all the way on the other side! He did make it to the game however." It does sound like John can be a bit stubborn, but honestly so can I. Just ask my wife! Anyways, we then decided to wrap up the short interview by asking Armani what he thinks about the Toronto Legion's hot streak as of late: "I think it's amazing, especially since we came into the season with very little expectations. I am aware that we are probably not ready for a major cup run, at least in this season, so I am trying to temper any major expectations I get. I am excited though, as we can only get better as we go." Indeed Armani indeed. After that i let Armani go and thanked him for yet another great interview, and that is where I will end this article.

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