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Great article, with the change to the VHLM we are definitely seeing some change in how players are distributing their TPE and how that is impacting the game in that league. In my opinion is doesn't really translate into a change in the VHL and the distribution of stats hasn't changed as a result. No big discrepancies in how the stats effect players but a noted indication that their is a level of difference. 2 players with the same stats won't produce the same, there is some interplay between the differentials of other team members that make for the sim software to sometime come up with a few odd results. I give this article a 9 out of 10.

Great article, okay first it helps that I am named as a player to watch for and it also helps when your team is listed as the top expected team in the league, or at least the EU. That aside I think it is a very reasonable assessment of each team and of each division. Season 99 is going to be a tale of 2 teams, those who are built to compete and those who are playing for draft lottery odds. It is very easy to pick out which teams fit into which categories. the interesting view will be what teams lose less because other teams just suck and end up in the playoff as a result. I give this article a 10 out of 10.

A very brief look at the European conference As this is being done as a CHL.com article we are looking at about 250 words to analyze the European conference and as I have taken up about 55 of those on this introduction there are not a lot of words left to put forward my point. Which is fine as there is not a lot to talk about in the European conference this season. There are a lot of teams that are rebuilding or are in a situation where they need a couple more assets to make themselves competitive. Helsinki – 5 forwards 1 defender and a modest goalie, highest TPA 671, honestly not much to offer. No chance at playoffs London – as noted full roster but no current outstanding superstar. Some potential in 2-3 seasons but right now they will only make the playoffs because there are more worse teams. Malmo: Forward core has some potential as you can never count Ironhide or Del Rocco out in a game but they are lacking defensive depth and solid goaltending. They may make wildcard spot in playoffs at best Moscow-Typically a leader in the EU they have started rebuilding, still have a solid defensive core but re lacking up front. Goaltending may steal a few wins for them. My opinion is they will capture a wildcard spot in the playoffs. Prague- fairly balanced team with reasonable goaltending. They should easily take second in the conference Riga – 3 forwards 1 defender and a good goalie. Unfortunately not enough strength to make a go of things, will not make the playoffs this season. Warsaw- 4 forwards and 3 defenders with a young goalie, highest TPA 620, with slightly more balance in players they should do better that Helsinki and Riga but there is much to improve before they make the playoff. Currently that is not happening in season 99. Davos – only down side of Davos is they are missing a defender but the strength of the team should be able to offset the use of one bot. Currently forecasted to be top team in the European conference. Well balanced with strong goaltending.

End of season 4 Well Felicia Hardy is now 288 regular season games into their VHL career, all the games have been played with the HC Davos Dynamo. This article is going to look at how they have performed so far. We will then look at what will be coming next for season 99 and beyond. Here is a quick list of Felicia’s stats through the first four seasons: Games Played 288 Goals 34 or .12/game Assists 261 or .9/game Points 295 or 1.02/game +/- 46 or .16/game Shots 536 or 1.86/game Hits 605 or 2.1/game Penalty Minutes 452 or 1.57/game Shots Blocked 504 or 1.75/game From an offensive standpoint being over point per game player is impressive. It is the hopes that this will improve over the next four seasons and potentially get closer to 1.25 points per game. The biggest area of improvement will hopefully be goals but adding more assists would be beneficial as well. The goal remains to have one season with over 100 points. Season 99 may be a good chance for that. The other target is to increase shots per game as this should help impact overall offensive production. From a defensive perspective Felicia is very stable holding a 46 +/- and maintaining hits and blocks at above 1/game. They fact that this is done while keeping penalty minutes to below 2 minutes a game is beneficial for the team overall. Strong defensive players only do their part when they aren’t sitting in the penalty box. Felicia’s focus for Season 99 and beyond has changed slightly. Instead of focusing on play making Felicia is going to take more opportunities to shoot. Management identified that Felicia is foregoing great scoring opportunities in order to set up others. With that in mind we should be seeing Felicia spend less time passing and more time shooting. With Management having asked Felicia to increase shots on net, it has led them to develop new 5 on 5 and power play strategies. Davos is expected to increase their net front positioning to capitalize on rebounds and tips from these additional shots from the point. This change in style should help the team overall. Other VHL teams will need to learn and adapt to the new style which should take time. Over the offseason Felicia has been working with several of the forwards looking for a winning combination. Bucatini, Tsunami and Pastanap seem to be the front runners when it comes to playing net front. It appears that Sheppard will be playing the side wall on power plays, and it will be left to Schwarzrer and Gingy to play more of a scrappy power forward position and retrieve pucks from the corners. Nothing is for certain at this point, but training camp practice has shown some promise with these new positions. Management and coaching staff haven’t finalized anything yet but as the regular season approaches, we are seeing more consistency in lineups. One thing for certain is that Davos is looking at making a significant push this season to land another championship and the work going on now during training camp is focused on making that happen.

1. Yes, I try to take part in everything I an for TPE 2. Honestly busy hasn't been an issue, taking time to rest has been 3. EU is Davos, NA is Calgary 4. Kind of expected. 5. Probably something by AC DC or maybe Rush 6. They can give me 100 TPE 7. I have 2 cats, Molly and Seamus 8. Honestly not a big concert person, if I had to pick it would be a early 90's alternative band.

Great article, there has been significant movement in the league so far with trades. Teams shedding players to position for season 100 draft, or just trying to reposition themselves for a better season. Put on top of that changes in salary cap and it has definitely meant a lot of changes. With the draft over and free agency beginning, it will be interesting to see how this trade specifically changes the roster in Toronto. I expect we will see a few more interesting adjustments before season 99 begins. I give this article a 4.98756 out of 5.

Outside of the fact that this is hard to read due to the way it was loaded into the system it is a very interesting look at the top prospects for this draft. Defense hevy to say the least this draft looks to provide significant strength to the teams as long as the players continue their TPE push. The variances in build strategy will make it interesting to watch as time goes on. Well written article, keep up the good work. 8 out of 9 on this one. Yes I scored out of 9 because I wanted to.

Media Spot Reviewing Well I have to say it is getting more difficult to do Media Spot reviewing. Don’t get me wrong the quality of the writing is perfectly fine so it isn’t difficult to put together a quick note, add a relevant statement or two and then provide some arbitrary scoring. The issue I am having is that there is becoming less and less articles. I don’t know if it is the fact that less people are engaged, that graphics are taking over or that people are fine getting less TPE and having an average player. Whatever it happens to be it is resulting in less articles around each week to comment on. I expect that if something isn’t done about it at some point then there won’t be enough relevant material to make the reviewing task worthwhile. Here are some solutions I am proposing. First, make the spread between a media spot and welfare larger. This could mean making the media spot worth more, or reducing the TPE earned for welfare but having a larger difference will make this task more sought out. Second, allow reviews to be done on VHL articles. Yes, they have less content to review but sometimes the discussion is relevant and allows for significant comments even at a reduced size. Anyway, those are my thoughts, I don’t expect that these in themselves will solve the issue or that these are flushed out enough as options to be implemented as I have noted them here, but I think we need to start looking at options before it becomes a significant problem.

1. Nothing specific to them, just hoping they help out 2. It does help with salary cap, I think there is a balance, definitely don't need a max earn goalie 3. Rest, relax, train. 4. Obviously Felicia Hardy 5. Nope, was busy with other things 6. Obvious answer, but play VHL hockey 7. Toronto Ottawa had some great moments 8. Will see it at some point, may wait until it is on Disney +

A Cat’s Eye View: On Ice Coach Rick Gilmour HC Davos Dynamo Rick, thanks for meeting with us. You have just left the ice after a session with Felicia Hardy. I have been watching for the last half hour, from what I can see you have been working on several shooting drills. How are things progressing? Molly the Cat, it is an honor to chat with a player of your renown. Felicia is doing extremely well; it helps that they have a great hockey sense and can view the ice like few others. Most players who have the passing skills that Felicia has typically see the ice well. It is often said they seem to have eyes in the back of their heads. At this point it is working on the little things; we still want Felicia to be able to pass to other players, but we also want them to be able to see those opportunities when a shot may be a better choice. It is coming but it is something we will continue to work on. Rick let’s move away from the concept of positional play and talk about Felicia shooting ability. Can you discuss which types of shots Felicia feels comfortable with and what we expect to see this coming season? Molly the Cat, as Felicia has been very proficient in passing, they have a strong wrist shot having a natural ability to raise the puck up and feed it through tight spaces. We are not expecting that to change. Whether you are trying to get the puck to another player or to the net, when you are shooting from a place where there are potentially several people between you and the target you must first get the puck through. That said we have been working with Felicia on their slap shot, mainly from a perspective of one timing the puck as it gets passed from various angles. Most people find it easier to onetime a puck as it is coming directly at you, however often time defenders are having to shoot pucks that come from their defensive partner across the ice. I feel like that work is going very well for them. We have been playing around with several stick options to see what power we can transfer to the puck. Right now, we have been able to clock a few shots over 100 mph and we feel there is still some room for improvement. Rick, thanks for taking some time to talk with me, I have one last question for you. Most players spend their entire careers with one focus whether that be defensive or offensive. Have you ever been involved in a change of this nature and how did it work out. I have. Prior to season 98 I spent a considerable amount of time working with Mina making changes to their game. Mina ended up having a career season when it comes to productivity. You are correct, very few players make a major change like this and do it well but with the correct level of determination it can be done. From what I am seeing I think Felicia has a great chance of making this work. Felicia is dedicated and focused at this point I truly believe we are going to see a much different player in Season 99.

Congrats, well deserved.

Great work on this article. Always good to see a story from the players perspective, the ups the downs, the emotional roller coaster that is felt. Enjoy the offseason tournaments, keep pushing for more training opportunities and you will find yourself in the VHL. You will make a great addition to the VHL, there is always a need for goaltending. Good luck on your journey. I give this article a 8 out of 10, great job, keep it up.

Draft predictions are always one of my favorite media spots (next to highly analytical novels) so when I see them I tend to use them for reviewing. This one is arranged well, is well written and provides some good insight. I do like the additional commentary (especially since this is early in the offseason) regarding potential changes due to trading of picks. I don't expect that this will be what happens, it never is but you can tell the author put some thought into it. Great work, 9 out of 10.

Cat’s Eye View: An interview with Davos GM Alex Alex, thank for taking time with us this afternoon, Season 98 has now concluded, and a champion has been named. We now move into the part of the season where GMs around the league are front and center. In a short amount of time, we will see free agency open, the drat occur and prime trade season start all before the next season begins. Can you give us an idea of your thoughts on each of these. Molly the Cat, I am happy to chat with you today, I will try to touch on each of those aspects, obviously I can’t tell you what we have planned. Free agency is always the toughest, you look at the potential contracts ending and must guess on which players are just holding out for a better potential contract but are set on resigning and then there are those players who are looking for a better playing option. I think we have a good group that could offer the right piece an attractive place to compete. The Draft is always a little more difficult, so many talented young players but you never can tell how they are going to develop. Some will eventually become superstars, but it is not uncommon for players to fall off and never really live up to the potential you expected. Then there is trading. Trades are always the toughest because it means you need to give up something to get what you need. Even when you can come to an agreement that sounds good for you there is always the period where you look back. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, you hope you win more than you lose but not always. Alex thanks for your time, I know you are busy, your phone has been ringing the entire time I have been here. We will let you go. Good luck in Season 99.

1. Felicia didn't play up to expectations 2. Hope is to put up a much better season 3. I'll say Moscow because they won 4. I'm fine with the length, gives a chance to get some TPE 5. I don't have one, never built an attachment 6. Toronto Ottawa has been entertaining 7. I don't remember, probably one of the marvel movies 8. Don't remember the last video game i played, it was probably a Zelda game, definitely nothing from 2025.