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The trade deadline must have thrown the VHL into an alternate dimension where up is down and left is still left

Not worse you were just holding me down man lol I was a beautiful butterfly trying to break out of my cocoon

Im gonna go against the grain and say pick the position you'd least like to play. That way you have fun hating your player

You might wanna Daaaaaaaable Check your thought process, Da Bears only make great choices, ask Ditka

Hold onto your hats people the Seattle Bears are 5-0 in their last 5 games. Did i mention that they have done this without their best player Sergey Brovalenko? Since trading their star center to the HC Davos Dynamo, the Bears have been on a tear. The Bears demolished their inter conference rivals, the New York Americans, 7-2, followed by a 4-0 beat down over the Riga Reign. Yes, we all know that the Americans and Reign are the two worst teams in the VHL in S35, but the Bears kept their up their winning ways in their next three, much tougher matchups. Seattle pulled out a 5-4 shootout victory against Vasteras, a 3-2 OT win behind Henrik Larsson's GWG against the Meute, and most recently upset the Helsinki Titans in a 2-1 shootout victory, once again winning off a Henrik Larsson goal. The Bears offense hasn't lost a step since moving Brovalenko, as Sebastian Ball Jr., James Lefevre, and Zack Sound have been playing like their lives depended on it. Ball Jr. has put up 9 points in the last five games, not including two shootout goals, and has really shined as of late. Both Sound and Lefevre have also put in work, recording 8 and 9 points respectively while playing stellar defense infront of rookie goaltender Steven Smyl, who looks more and more like a franchise goaltender with each passing game. "Everyone kind of expected us to lay down and tank after we traded away Brovy," said Sebastian Ball Jr. after the shootout thriller in Helsinki tonight. "But Toriyama has really stepped in and filled the void Sergey left. These guys in this locker room have heard all the criticism we have recieved and its nice to know that everyone isn't just looking forward to next season. We got alot of hockey left to play and alot of jaws to drop."

Is Seattle getting closer to contention? The trade deadline for the S35 VHL campaign will be remembered as one of the more quiet days in VHL history. Maybe it was the general managers believing in their respected teams as we hit the halfway mark of the season. Maybe it’s because of the new site. It looked as if the trade deadline would be just another ordinary day in the VHL. Until Seattle decided it was time to shake things up. It all started at 11:36 am EST, when Mike Szatkowski, general manager of the Riga Reign, announced that he had finalized a deal with the Seattle Bears. Riga would send rookie defenseman Edwin Encarnacion to the Bears in exchange for prospect Brennan McQueen. While it wasn’t a huge, ground breaking deal, I was still a little surprise, seeing as many believed there would be no trades. Riga believed that it could find defenseman in the upcoming VHL drafts and wanted to upgrade his offensive core. Meanwhile, Seattle’s general manager, Greg Harbinson, was looking to fill a void in his defense when prospect Gabrial Johnson failed to make the jump to the new site. There were a lot of rumors floating around as to why Greg would trade forward prospect in order to obtain another defenseman. It was known Seattle was already set at defense and was in need of all the offensive help they could get. But VHL general managers have their reasons and it was obvious that both Greg and Mike had motives to complete this deal. So all in all, it was really just a prospect for a prospect between two of the bottom teams in the league, so no big deal. But, it would be the final trade of the day that really made an impact in the VHL universe. With about 30 minutes until the end of the S35 VHL trade deadline, a lot of us were probably thinking that this would be the only trade to take place on Remembrance Day. Until, at 6:34 EST, Seattle once again showed up in the trade section of the forum. This time, the trade was between the Bears and the HC Davos Dynamo. Davos general manager and your friendly VHL dictator, Victor Alfredsson, announced that he had finally finalized a deal with the Bears. In a trade that shocked almost everyone but the general managers themselves, the Bears decided it was time to cut ties with center Sergey Brovalenko and shipped him off to the Dynamo. Seattle received former Bear Keiji Toriyama, Chris McZehrl, Vladimir Bodnar, and two third round picks in S36 in return for the Bears’ top offensive weapon. Once again, it came as a surprise and yet once again, both parties had their reasons to make this deal happen. Seattle, who will more than likely miss the playoffs yet again in S35, decided it wanted to get something in return for the aging Brovalenko. Kesler, Brovalenko’s agent, had announced many times this season that he planned to test free agency as he usually does come the end of his contract. With the Bears still sitting in the always competitive North American Conference, the organization wasn’t sure that he would resign. So Greg decided to get something in return for Brovalenko, rather than be left high and dry if he didn’t come back. As for Victor, his Dynamo were sitting in the final playoff spot in the European Conference. Davos was looking to add an experienced center to a very young offensive core and Brovalenko was the perfect fit. "Iron" Greg Harbinson has hope his young offense will blossum in S36 Now the question on my mind is which direction is Seattle taking? Yes Brovalenko was a great player, but at the same time, who’s to say he wouldn’t jump ship after another disappointing season in Seattle? Plenty of teams were looking like legit Continental Cup contenders next season and Seattle wasn’t quite there yet. As for McQueen, that was a whole different story. Jamie had previously left the Bears hanging in S32, when she retired promising goaltender Mack Hudson way to early. Why risk this happening again when the Bears are so close to contention? She didn’t seem too fond with Seattle and with the core of young forwards the Bears have, it didn’t seem like a terrible idea to ship her off to a team she might enjoy playing for while adding another defensive piece. (Now she might have been content with the Bears, these are just my views and opinions) But all in all, Greg is a great general manager and has proven in the past that he knows what he is doing. In no way, shape, or form do I disagree with what he did and as long as everything works out as planned, believe these moves weren’t too bad after all. The Bears will have a top four pick in this upcoming draft, meaning the player they select will more than likely be able to step in and make an impact as soon as next season. Sebastian Ball Jr., Giygas, and Mikey Blade are making strides in creating a very formidable offense. Plus, there are plenty of bigger names who could possibly be testing free agency and would be a great addition to the Bears' young and promising roster. And who knows, maybe Seattle has a trick or two up their sleeves. All in all, Seattle hasn’t really taken a step back with these trades and if they did, it was a minor one at that. Expect that Seattle not only can capture a playoff spot in S36, but ends up making some noise when they get there.

Someone stop me in the shootout lol Good game Helsinki

Nice win guys. I tip my hat to you, Quebec, nice OT thriller

What can i say I get the Ball rolling!

That was a close one! GG Vasteras

#BetterWithoutBrovy

That was quick!

Well we will find out if Jardy does the sims, that lazy fuck

Why?

Oh Hello! Welcome to the league

Blade one is sick and I have no probs with the second one. I think its real cool even if it is simple, maybe you could have made the BG a different color then the boards lol. This deserves a #Brovyapproved

Nah ill admit Kesler was cool in the LR but yea Kesler hes just fucking around bro. Ok Greg why must I continue to save Seattle time and time again? Who do you see winning it all this season? Is it true that you are infact Mike Ditkas son?

6-1 Davos

And Boom goes the Dynamite

Titans Legion Meute DABEARS

I agree, GG Quebec

Wow 100 posts! It feels like just yesterday we were two rookie Dmen who really didn't say shit to anyone lol. Back on my S10 shit

Red Wings Rebuild. Fuck it

Great player great career. Good luck with the next one man

Is it because he doesn't have enough teeth to complete the smile?