VattghernCZ

Hm, thought he's supposed to be s96. Guess midnight the same days means Monday-Tuesday night, not Sunday-Monday night. Sucks for me

Player Information Username: VattghernCZ Player Name: Alagsantere Groenvold Recruited From: Returning Age: 18 Position: D Height: 77 in. Weight: 232 lbs. Birthplace: Greenland Player Page @VHLM GM

@Girts

Hey, I barely passed History at high school, I don't remember stuff!

While Kerr didn't manage to spend his whole VHL career with one team, he only changed teams once. Which probably means he's had fewer linemates than most. What would a lineup of his favorite linemates look like, taking into consideration everything from the line’s production to off-ice chemistry? Left wing - Nico Pearce @Spartan “It was weird with Nico. I was playing in Rome while he led Vancouver to the Cup. I was really looking forward to playing with him, but before I joined the big league, he had been traded. I told him I had been looking forward to playing with him. And he said, Who knows, maybe it would happen. And it did. My sophomore season was a tough one for me—a regression from my rookie season. But after that, guess what? Nico joined Vancouver again, and it's mostly thanks to him on my wing that I've finally found my game.” Right wing - Leonard Triller @Triller “My captain, who's been on my wing during my best seasons, he's just so good at getting the puck and getting it to you, man. It makes you work hard to find any open space because you know he'll be looking for you there. His game just forces everyone around him to be better, and I definitely feel like I'm at my best when he's playing next to me.” Defense - Brian Payne @Scurvy “What can I say about playing in front of Brian? I've always tried to help on the defensive side of the game as much as possible, but with Brian, you just feel like you don't need to. You go to pin an opponent to the board, then you hear Brian shouting he's got him, and the next moment you see the opponent’s helmet flying over the boards, and Brian is somehow already in the offensive zone with the puck. He's mental.” Defense - Pierre Emile Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito “In a way, he's the opposite of Triller. You want to be lazy on the ice? Get yourself a PEB! He'll cover for everyone! Seriously, the level of two-way dominance he was showing was just not fair. Sure, we had some clashes in the playoffs when we were not teammates anymore, but we're cool.” (Gaiko is making fun of me right now, I'll probably delete PEB from this post ) Goaltender - Jesse Teno @aimkin “On top of being arguably the best goaltender of their generation, Jesse was an honorary alternate captain for a reason. Helping out with team management stuff I wouldn't even understand, making sure everyone is alright, you just love having them in the locker room.”

Sorry to disappoint you, but nope I only need 10 tpe next week for Kerr, that's a game recap, an article I'm in the middle of writing right now, and 7 on portal stuff. Then I can retire Kerr in peace. I just want to post the claims that need to be approved today

Game 388 A goaltending masterclass by a serious Hall of Fame adept B-CGY G2 (not to be confused with B-CGY G1, he's trash). Lachlan Summers in the Preds' net could learn a thing or two from him, with his meager .921 save percentage. Calgary took the lead in the 5th minute of the game, when Catia Goncalves scored her 35th goal of the season, and that was it for the 1st period. 4 minor penalties for Warsaw in the 2nd period helped the Wranglers to shell Summers with 25 shots, and added powerplay goals by Raimo Tuominen (who is now leading the VHL with 42 goals) and Jens Lekman. Preds were looking to swing the momentum early in the 3rd period, as Kronchy Kardashian dropped the gloves, but Calgary's Adam Rage said no sir and sweeped the ice with Kardashian. The fight was the only interesting thing to happen in the 3rd, as the Wranglers managed to hold onto their 3-0 lead to help B-CGY G2 to record a 29-save shutout.

Kerr is retiring at 1737, no worries. Just need to bump SC to 87 next week, then onto my second player!

Claim 4/4 for W.E. 7/21

Claim 3/4 for W.E. 7/14

Claim 2/4 for W.E. 7/7

Claim 1/4 for W.E. 6/30

[Okay, I was originally writing a scouting report. I've decided to try out a different format, inspired by the Locked on NHL Prospects podcast. When I was done, the thing was 2,063 words long. So I thought hell no, this is now a media spot for 4 weeks. The scouting report guidelines say it's supposed to review VHLM/VHLE career anyway.] FD: Hello, and welcome back to our podcast. My name is Frederick Drouin, and in today’s episode of the VHL Prospect Showcase, we're bringing you an absolute menace of a player eligible to join the VHLM as a waiver pickup. I'm here with Daniel Moore of the VHL Central Scouting, and the spotlight is on Alag…sa…Alagsantere Gr…Grøn…Grønvold, excuse me, my Greenlandic is a bit rusty. So Dan, give me a quick rundown on Grønvold, where he plays, his size, his handedness, all the good stuff. DM: Absolutely. Grønvold is a mobile, violent left-shot defenseman from the Greenland Youth Academy, a programme that has produced quite a few exciting players. He's already listed as a 6’4 202 lbs young man and still growing, so we're talking about a player who could potentially grow into a 6’5 220+ lbs frame if he puts in some time in a weight room, a great size for a VHL defender. Also, a fact some people may find interesting is that he's the adopted son of Wann Kerr. Though they don't share many similarities in their game, it's hard to look for similarities between a 5’9 centre and a 6’4 defenseman. FD: Yeah, I have to admit I wasn't aware of the relationship between the two. Anyway, as usual, let's start by looking at the tools Grønvold brings in isolation. First, his puck skills: what can you tell us about his puck handling, passing, and shooting, and how would you rate them on a 1–10 scale? DM: Puck skills, in general, are the weakest part of his skillset. His puck handling has really been inconsistent in the tape I've watched, 5/10 as an average at most. He’s grown 5 inches over the last 2 years; it looks like he's still getting used to his taller body and longer stick, and you often see him handling the puck way too far from his body rather than in his hip pocket like high-end puck handlers do. As for his passing, he doesn't really do much. His passing game is pretty much limited to D-to-D passes and give-and-goes along the boards; he doesn't really explore any other passing options at all, so I have to give his passing a 3. His shot is a better asset than his pass. It's a really violent shot with lots of power that's hard for the goaltenders to handle, but it lacks the accuracy to test the goalies regularly or the quick release to fool the opponents. It's really about the old-time slap shots with Grønvold. So overall, he's not a great shooter, but since I've said it's a better asset than his pass is, I'd give it a 4. FD: So I can imagine that if his name is called as early as anticipated, it's not because of his puck skills. How about his skating? DM: Now that's a bona fide strength; he's probably the best skater in the draft class. I'd go as far as to give it a 9.5. He's not just a great skater for his size; he's a better skater than many dynamic forwards who are 4 or 5 inches shorter than he is. Really, the best word to describe his skating is smooth. He can pivot and change direction absolutely seamlessly; he can keep up with you while skating forwards or backwards; and I don't think there's a player in this draft class who can close gaps or create separation as efficiently as Grønvold can. He's got a powerful stride with a perfect knee bend and great balance, and he's surprisingly elusive and hard to contain. Really, the only reason I don't give his skating a 10 is because I don't want to award it too often, and I gave it to Gavilrovs's physicality a couple of years ago. It's really the foundation of his game. FD: Wow, you don't often see a big defender whom you've described as “violent” being this dynamic. Speaking of violence, I suspect we've kept the best part for the end of the first segment. Tell me more about Grønvold's physicality. DM: For sure. He's a very physical player and a big, strong guy, but I think his game is more centred around his skating and his smarts than around his physicality. Still a solid 8 in my opinion. He's very happy to run you into the boards, lay a devastating hip check to send you flying, or destroy you with an open ice hit, but he tends to be too reckless and emotional at times. He was actually the most penalised player in the Greenland Youth Academy last season. But there are teams looking for a gutsy player like this. He will drop the gloves when necessary, and he affects how the opposing forwards play the game in his presence. You could see this in the Youth Academy; the opponents tend to enter the zone, not on Grønvold's side, because they knew it would be hell to get through him. FD: Alright, that wraps up the first segment of our show. We're going to talk about the more intricate stuff, his habits, and his projection in the second part, after the word from our sponsors. FD: Alright, we're back to today's VHL Prospect Showcase, with Frederick Drouin and Daniel Moore talking about Alagsantere Grønvold, a tough guy from Greenland, who is VHLM draft eligible for the upcoming season. In the first part, we talked about his tools in isolation. Now we're going to look at how the tools interact with each other and at the habits and smarts in Grønvold's game. Let's start with his defensive zone play, Dan. DM: For sure. As you'd expect from a player of his profile, he's an extraordinary defender. He reads opponents’ plays exceptionally well—dare I say the best among his peers? He can anticipate the opponents’ moves and really leverage his explosiveness and physicality to pressure the cycle game. He just won't let you settle and establish any sustained pressure. He's also more than willing to pin you in the corner and will strip you off the puck more often than not. He also uses his big frame to clear the slot and block shots. The only gripe on him is that he sometimes defends with too much intensity and will overskate the lane or chase the hit, but he's such a great skater that it usually doesn't come back to bite him. FD: A great in-zone defender, I hear. How about his rush defense? I can imagine that with his skating, it has to be his strength, right? DM: His biggest strength, absolutely. Really the bread and butter of his game. He can match the pace with even the best skaters. He will get in your face, push you to the outside, and destroy you if you try to cut to the middle. When skating backwards with the opponent, he's often sort of crouched, which hides his range really well and allows him to just explode in a hit. And even if he misses you with his hit, he will pivot, catch you in a few strides, and lift your stick from behind. Again, he meshes together his skating and his physicality extremely well here. He's a premier rush defender. FD: Rush offence is an increasingly important part of the game. Grønvold being a high-end rush defender is great for his draft stock, I can imagine. But what about going the other way, Dan? How strong is his transition game? DM: He's a fairly decent puck mover; I guess it's because he rightfully trusts his puck-carrying abilities more than he trusts his passing. Thanks to his speed and puck tracking, he's often the first one to get to the loose puck. He then takes it on himself to skate the puck all the way into the offensive zone, where he will slow the pace a bit so his teammates can catch up. He's effective at getting the puck into the zone, but he can't really create an advantage because he tends to just hover at the blue line and shoot or drop the puck to an advancing teammate rather than attack the zone himself. In the neutral zone, he sometimes panics when he's pressured, which can lead to some puck handling mistakes. But with just straight skating, his puck control is okay. Still, you'd ideally prefer someone else carrying the puck. Without the puck, Grønvold is typically the first guy back, ready to act if his teammates turn the puck over. He could definitely get more involved here. FD: So he's a good-but-not-great puck carrier and really a non-factor as a trailer. I guess that's expected from a guy whom you're really portraying as more of a defensive specialist. How about his offensive zone play? Does he tend to get more involved once his team is settled in the zone? DM: Not really, no. He prefers to hold the line and help maintain possession by stopping breakout attempts. You can see he's not confident in his creativity when he has the puck on his stick. When there's no option to pass along the blue line or along the board, he will just shoot the puck onto the net without much thought, just to get rid of it. As I've said before, his shot has some power behind it, but its timing and placement are really not great. If he worked on his shot selection a bit more, he could be a fairly decent triggerman. But as of now, there's really not much offensive upside in Grønvold. He may score a goal every now and then, but most of his offensive production will likely be assists on tips and rebounds. FD: He is truly a defensive force more than anything else. Speaking of offensive production, what do you think is probably the most typical stat line we could see Grønvold record in VHL in his prime? DM: Not much in terms of offence; I think anything between 8 and 15 goals and 30 to 50 assists. It is really hard to imagine Grønvold as a point-per-game defender. But, like, 300 hits and 250 blocked shots are definitely not out of the picture with him. Probably with around 150 penalty minutes. FD: He's quite a tough guy, I see. Let's end today's episode with some stylistic comparisons and his projections, Dan. DM: Sure. Looking at Grønvold, I see lots of similarities with Brian Payne. Now it's just a stylistic comparison; I wouldn't say Grønvold is Hall of Fame material. I think Grønvold is a better skater than Payne was at his age, and the mechanics show he'll be even better with time. On the other hand, I don't think he will get close to Payne’s level of offensive play. As for Grønvold's talent level, there's an upside to being the No. 1 defenseman, absolutely. Though with the style of his game, no. 2 is a more realistic projection. He's also a really safe pick, in my opinion. Even if his development goes apocalyptically wrong, he's still an 8-year VHLer. There are just too many really translatable traits in his game. He's definitely going to make the Wylde Trophy race even more interesting in the upcoming decade. FD: I can see more teams getting really invested in this type of player now with the newest rule changes, which have made the point totals throughout the league go through the roof. And Grønvold's adoptive father won the scoring title! It's maybe too early to ask, considering he has yet to play a single VHLM game, but where do you think Grønvold will get picked on his VHL draft day, a year from now? DM: I believe there's a world where Grønvold is a top 3 pick based on his work ethic and talent level alone. But the one-dimensional nature of his game is bound to scare off some GMs. Still, I think he's going in the first half of the first round; 4-8 looks like the probable range. FD: The defensive game must really be on a different level when you're ranking someone with no offensive upside this high. Alright, that wraps it up for today's show. Thank you, Dan, for joining me, and thank you all for listening to the VHL Prospect Showcase. Have a great day. See you all tomorrow, when we'll be looking at… [2,000+ words, claiming 4×6 TPE]

Dear London fans, It's been a blast, playing in front of you for the last almost 4 years. I admit I was anxious coming here from Vancouver, especially with my name. I was afraid you would take it as me mocking briish english, but you made me feel right at home. But whether we like it or not, all things must come to an end. I am sad to inform you this is the last season I'm wearing Union Jack colours. I feel I can no longer play on the level I should play to justify competing in the VHL, and after careful consideration and counseling with my teammates and team management, my family, my physicians and my agent, I have decided to officially retire from professional hockey, once the current season wraps up. It's time for me to move to another stage of my life. I know I am not the only player, or even the best or the most liked United player to retire after this season. There are huge changes coming in the United organisation, and I encourage you to stay faithful to the team through the few upcoming lean years. Trust the process. But right now, my eyes are set on the biggest prize, just like yours. Let's all focus our attention on the remainder of the season, especially on the postseason, where I will play like it is my last chance to win - because it literally is. I can promise you that much. Love, Wann Kerr #UnitedWeStand

This is brilliant

A1: I want Billy G to trade Marcus Johansson for Connor McDavid, straight up. But seriously, there's not much the Wild can realistically do in their situation other than minor trades. Maybe packaging Gustavsson and our 1st to move higher in the 1st round? Or Gus and a 2nd to get a late 1st rounder? A2: I think drafting, you're developing a homegrown talent that plays for pennies for the first few seasons. That's enough time to develop their loyalty and turn them into franchise players. A3: I'm a metalhead, mostly into "darker" stuff. But I must admit during Summer, I prefer something a bit more...groovy? Like Bloodywood or Gojira. Hell, even some hardcore like Suicidal Tendencies, Hatebreed or Madball. Q1: Okay, Connor McDavid, what the hell? Is he even a human at this point? Have you seen a bigger display of individual dominance than his back-to-back 4-point games? Q2: How do you think your player will perform the final stretch of the season? Are you happy with their performance so far? Q3: On the way to a game, your player saw you team's captain (or alt captain, if your player is the captain) drop a large cup of coffee and spill it on their hockey gear. How does your player react?

Like every season, some new blood will soon be joining the VHLM as the trade deadline is approaching. This is always exciting news for the VHLM GMs, as the new wave of prospects will include players with base 80 TPE, who could be 100+ TPE players at the start of the postseason. Since I'm personally interested in this topic as I will re-create as a defense-first defender, why not look around the M to see what playoff teams would be a good fit for different positions and get some sweet uncapped Halifax might be the best bet for anyone just going for the Cup. The team is stacked. Out of 7 forwards on the team, 5 are capped and one pretty much capped, so if you're creating a forward, you'd have a great group to play with. However, they only have one forward with points in faceoffs, so you might be more valuable to the team as a center. On defense, they have 4 players, one capped, one pretty much capped and one probably capped comes playoffs. Just like on offense, this is a stacked group and no matter where you'd play, you'd have a reliable partner next to you. Their D-men are a physical, defensive bunch, so maybe they could use a puck mover on their blue line to help their powerplay? In the net, they have a capped starter, but they miss a backup. Their bot backup has only played 4 games so far, so if you join them as a goalie, you're sure to get a few regular season starts. Houston looks like a good landing spot for a goalie with higher base TPE. The Bulls' 55 points are good for 5th overall, but they are managing that with a 98 tpe goaltender who isn't earning particularly quickly. They are a playoff team (mostly thanks to their deep forward core) and if you're a high end goalie re-create, you could realistically take over as a starter comes playoff time. They could really use some help on the blue line as well. For a defender, Mexico and Miami look like the best fit. They are both elite teams at 2nd and 3rd overall in the standings, and have a real shot. They both have 6+ forwards, 3 defenders and 2 goaltenders on their roster, so it only seems natural they'd be looking for a D-man to complete their blue line. Kings' blue line is more focused on defensively minder players, while the Marauders' D-core seems to value two-way D-men more. Saskatoon might be interested in a center, if you're willing to allocate TPE to faceoffs straight away. They are a surefire playoff team with 6 forwards, two of them capped and three in 170s. Their best faceoff taker has 47 FO and 50 ST, which is alright, but after him, there's 43 FO with 45 ST and 41 FO with 44 ST. They could really use some help in the faceoff circle. Another team who would be looking to add a forward would be San Diego. They also only have 3 defenders, but I had listed MEX and MIA for D-men because they're higher in the standings and because Marlins' blueliners are all capped. San Diego only has 5 forwards on the roster, and while a center would probably be a higher priority than a winger as they only have one strong faceoff guy, as a winger you'd probably get more opportunities here than you would get in Saskatoon, simply because of the one extra roster spot.

Why part 2? Well, a) my eagerness to earn TPE lead to me writing the Career Task immediately when I was eligible to, which means it only covered the first half of Kerr's career, and 2) it's easy to write and I want TPE. And now, when Kerr unofficially announced his retirement after the current season, is a good time to look what he's done in the second half of his 8-season career. Of course, a major change between the first and second half of Kerr's career is the team he's played for. After 3 seasons with Vancouver, he was awarded an A on his chest, which sealed his fate as a Wolf (as it usually does) and he was traded to London a year later after his then-best year, with 2 years left on his contract, as 120% accurately described by @Gaikoku-hito, the Wolves AGM (https://vhlforum.com/topic/141862-the-curse-is-real/) S91 – New Career Year In London, Kerr's task was simple – but far from easy – to replace Igor Molotov as the United's top center. And he immediately clicked with Leonard Triller and Molly the Cat, as both Triller and the Cat have recorded over 100 points for the first time in their career, with 24 goals, 103 points and a Beketov Trophy for Triller, and 52 goals and 107 points for Molly the Cat. While Kerr was just slightly lacking in the production department with „only“ 44 goals and 52 assists for 96 points (all three stats were his new career high), but was winning faceoffs and puck battles with a respectable rate, and complimented his wingers' dynamic offensive abilities with physicality and two-way game, as he lead the team with 197 hits and lead the forward core with 37 shots blocked. The top heavy London (46 points gap between 3rd and 4th highest scorers) finished 4th overall after the regular season, but the lack of depth proved fatal in the Euro finals, where Helsinki dispatched of them easily in 5 games. S92 – A slight step back...in the regular season Individually, S92 was Kerr's worst season since his sophomore year, with only 37 goals and 43 assists for 80 points. The top end scoring really took a dip in the S92 London, as no United hit 100 points or 40 goals. But unlike the previous season, this year's squad had depth. The 4th highest scorer on the S91 United was Lloyd Braun with 50 points. This Year, 6 London players scored more than that. In the postseason, unreal goaltending by Jesse Teno (ultimately the Kanou winner), elite top end scoring along with the depth carried the United all the way to game 7 in the finals, where they came short. Kerr struggled to score goals, with only 8% shooting percentage, and recorded just 8 goals and 26 points in 22 games, but at least still brought his signature physicality with 50 hits. S93 – one for the ages No idea what happened with Kerr. Maybe he switched from Bernard lager to Svijany lager. Or maybe the pressure of needing to step up because of Molly the Cat retiring brought out the best of him, but he had a good season. Like...really good. New career highs across the board. (Kevin Brooks Trophy winning) 58 goals and nice 69 assists for (Mike Szatkowski co-winning) 127 points to go with 247 hits, but only 29 shots blocked. I guess you can't block shots when you always are in the offensive zone doing hockey magic with Triller. And the dominance carried on into the postseason, where the United fought their way into the finals...again. But lost...again. This time, it was to the Bears, Kerr's former rivals from his Vancouver days. Kerr scored 12 goals and 27 points in 16 playoff games and was a Kanou nominee – ultimately it was his teammate Lloyd Braun (7 goals and 23 points as a defender) who won it. S94 – will Kerr get his cup? A very strong start by the United, and a decent start by Kerr. Still scoring goals (2nd on the team with 22) and hitting people (2nd on the team with 113 hits). The team looks great with 4 players over a point per game, and with Merom Dilson in the net stepping up after Jesse Teno called it a career. Kerr has been in the VHL finals 3 times already, but with no Cup to show for it. Will he make it 4 finals appearances in 8 seasons (with a final appearance in both VHLM and VHLE)? Will he break what seems to be a curse and end his career with a Cup celebration? We'll see.

1. An improvement to our penalty kill would be good, we can't let opponents score once in 4 attempts, especially when we have goons like Wanker on the team. 2. That's a tough ask. We can certainly score more goals than they can, but we're allowing too many shots, which leads to too many goals against, even with great goaltending. I wouldn't bet on us in this. 3. I had the chance to GM Mograine in JST, I believe in them, even though the development hasn't probably been as smooth as expected. But the top prospect has to be Hugo Boss. 4. He certainly has the skill to do so, no doubt about that. But ultimately, someone has to be converting those chances for him to record assists, I'd say there's a 40% chance. 5. We're a playoff team, but I don't really think our current position can predict our playoff success. Malmö has had our number all season long, which is scary, but we've proven ourselves in the playoffs time and time again. Yes, we can do it! Last season's Kanou winner and runner up are still on the team. 6. I'm so bad at this! Maybe because I'm too lazy to think haha. I don't know, the "the" in the middle?

Nice, thank you mate! I love that the United jersey has this serious London vibe unlike my gfx, and that you respected the player number. Great job!

Merome Dilson @MexicanCow123 is showing doubters what's good. The biggest question mark about the S94 United was always going to be the goaltending. After soon-to-be Hall of Fame goaltender Jesse Teno @aimkin announced their retirement, many fans forecasted the end of London's Cup window. Even after Merome Dilson, a former Aidan Shaw and Scottv Campbell winner, joined the United, there were doubters. With .93 SV% in his first 19 games in blue&red, it's safe to say he's been doing his best to change their mind. Leonard Triller @Triller is taking the spotlight for himself. You'd have a hard time finding a more underappreciated player than London's captain, arguably the best playmaker in today's VHL. He's built his career on doing what true leaders and exceptional players do - making players around him better. Even when it meant to be in someone else's shadow, he's always put his team before him. But in the seasons he actually led the team in scorint, he didn't get much attention when it comes to leaguewide recognition. However, this year, he's putting the United offense on his shoulders and is showing everyone he truly is one of the league's best. Sjin @Sjin is a two-way beast. Someone should contact the Merriam-Webster people, they need to put Sjin's name next to "late bloomer". Joining the league in S91 after 5 full seasons in the M and a season in the E, Sjin really broke out in S93 with 41 goals and 92 points. So far this season however, he's been taking his game to completely different level. On top of team-leading 16 goals, he's also recorded 22 shot blocks in as many games to go along with 60 hits. Any GM would trade their immediate family for a 2C like Sjin.

A fitting name for an antitrophy

S85 LVA, S86 ROM, S89 VAN, S92 LDN, S93 LDN. Five finals appearances for me so far, but no cup. Do I deserve some shame?

1. Confident and excited. But let's not get comfortable, the tide can turn pretty easily. It's still pretty early in the season. 2. It's Triller's year, definitely! Kerr got his 15 minutes of fame last season, now we need to help Triller dominate - not that he needs much help! 3. Helsinki! I remember facing them in the playoffs, I hated playing against them. But is it really a rivalry when they just suck while we are an elite team? 4. I think he's the type of a nice guy who would subtly figure out what kind of food we all like, and then just invite us to a restaurant that ticks the most boxes, without taking into account what cuisine he likes himself. 5. I've been there multiple times. And I must agree with Sjin. Steak bake at Greggs is just *chef's kiss*. Awesome hangover breakfast too. 6. Florida. My prediction was Dallas-Florida, and I wasn't far off. They have the shutdown prowess and goaltending to keep McJesus and Drai somewhat in check I think. And I also absolutely love the Tkachuk boys, I need Matty's name on the Cup!