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Game 86: Another close win to give the Bears a commanding 3-1 series lead. A powerplay goal by Siyan Yasilievich opened thea scoring in 14th minute to give London a 1-goal lead after the 1st. Their lead would be higher if it wasn't for Xavier Booberry making 20 saves to boost the Bears' confidence. A shorthanded goal by a London bot put the United up by 2 midway through the second, but the Bears didn't let London gain momentum as Mikhail Kovalchuk answered a minute later, and Alessandro Nano tied the game at 2 not esen a minute later. Last period started tied, and it was a very evenly matched hockey throughout the whole 20 minutes, with Vasile Lamb being the only player to score a goal - in the 18th minute - to secure the final 3-2 Seattle win.

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1. More than anything, I think we need one or two more seasons of development for our young core. And of course Simon not shafting us. 2. Definitely Calgary, out of spite if nothing else. But does it matter? Not really, I'd say. 3. At least they can enjoy awesome beer in Czechia. They should try Bernard, seriously. It drowns every sorrow. 4. It's the first time I'm experiencing this. Honestly, I don't watch it, my Wild got eliminated. I only check results, and I'm starting to regret I've substitued Panthers with Senators as my Atlantic team last Summer. 5. Kerr is spending whole offseason working with skating coach. Me, as a memeber...well it's awesome time for fishing, before the Summer heat arrives. 6. Well, no people live there (apart from the Moon Nazis of course), I doubt it would make profit.

The Wolves' postseason has been cut short by Seattle once again. With no hockey left to be played, some players booked golf courses and others returned back home to their families. After a proper goodbye party, of course. For Wann Kerr, this offseason will be different. Since he's got no family to go home to, and since his Czech girlfriend has moved in with him in his Bowen Island apartment, he's staying in BC, working out some quirks in his game with Laurent Gauvreau, the team's skating coach. "I feel like I'm not getting moving as quickly as I'd like to, and I'm losing too much speed when cornering. It's limiting my game too much," said Kerr. For a puck carrying forward like Kerr, skating is really important area of the game. We don't need to dive into stats here, the eye test is enough to see Kerr is one of the less effective players on transition, which was obviously hurting the Wolves' offense. Just like in the offensive zone, where his not-so-great skating often allowed the defending team to get into position to limit Kerr to low danger shots. "He's not a *bad* skater. Yes, his stride is too choppy, his edgework needs some work, but he's very strong, he's got good balance and knee extension, all the fundamentals of a good skater. And with a bit of work, he could be a great one," said Gauvreau about Kerr. Needless to say, we can't wait to aee the results. At least because it will mean hockey is back in Vancouver.

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The optimism of Wolves fans after thr first two games of their team’s wild card round against the LA Stars was below freezing point. The only player to score a goal in the first pair of games was Logain Ablar. Their top offensive guns Dogwood Maple and Henry Eagles combined for 0 points, their top defenseman Pierre Emile Bouchard recorded a single assist, and their starting goaltender Brandt Fuhr was sitting at unflattering .871SV%. It was impossible to pinpoint the biggest culprit. They honestly looked like a minor league team at times. One would say they were only preparing to make the series interesting. They were a completely different team in game 3, outplaying the Stars and taking home a 3-2 win. The win sparked energy in the team, and they went on to win game 4 5-2 to tie the series, and closed it in a spectacular, very close 3-2 overtime win. What’s really impressive is the consistency of scoring throughout the whole lineup. During the 3-win streak, 11 out of 12 skaters have recorded at least a point. Henry Eagles led the charge with 5 points, Jimmy MacElroy, Kyle Peace and Wann Kerr were tied for 4 points, and Brandt Fuhr went from bleak .871SV% in first 2 games to elite .93SV% in the 3 wins (.908SV% combined). If you asked me how I think the series went when Dogwood Maple only registered a single point, I’d answer the Wolves were probably swept. But instead, the whole team came together and covered for their snakebitten top forward. If Maple gets going and the depth keeps it up, Wolves might be a more dangerous opponent than you’d think.

1. Well, I was expecting us to lose, but considering I had picked them as the Cup winners, I didn't really panic to be honest. 4/10 2. Anything could happen in the last elimination game, I was like come whatever may. 3. It's gonna be a close one for sure, 6 games minimum. This time it's ours. 4. Vladovechsenkchushkin, it feels like every goal he's scored has been a big one. Eagles is having a special postseason run as well. 5. Let's say my VHL predictions are going a bit better than the NHL ones. I'd give myself a generous 6/10. Riddle: I don't know, was he in the zone?

1. Is it too lazy to answer Bouchy? Fuhr has been fantastic. So have Maple and Eagles - but these two are peanut butter and jelly, it's impossible to pinpoint one of them. I think Bouchard stands out the most individually. 2. I think Jimmy MacElroy has quietly had a really strong season, being a stabilizing force on defense, and of course leading the team in points for a week or so earlier this season. 3. Ooof, that's a tough one. I'm gonna say Oreo, he's got a year of development more under his belt than FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY. I can't imagine how tough it is for a player to go straight from draft to the VHL. 4. I think it has to be awarded. 5. My player has been stapled to Peace since his arrival, he has to be my answer. 6. I'd like Kerr to reach 20 goals. That's 5 goals in 8 games. Not impossible, but he would really need to sit on a heater. As for a team, finishing with 80 points would be nice.

1. A veteran presence like Matt will help a ton. He's also a former 50-goal scorer and a career almost points-per-game playoff performer, it can't hurt having someone like that in the lineup. With the team's core of the Cup winners, we won't go down easily. 2. It feels like a few hundreds at least, just in the season and half I've been here, honestly. So...does it matter? 3. Definitely nervous this season. I feel like I haven't been playing my best hockey, and my NTC is kicking in next season. I'll feel more confident having some control with the NTC. 4. Elite goaltender - check. Labatte caliber defenseman - check. High-end forward line - check. Depth - check. Yeah, I like our chances. 5. I'd like to have a pure stay-at-home, physical defenseman on the team. I'm not saying any particular name, and there's no one on the team I'd want to be involved in the trade, it's just an idea for the sake of having one. 6. Conference finals. Last postseason was a bust, we need to aim high to get somewhere.

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Imagine doubling your opponent's shots and still losing the game. That's the story of Chicago Phoenix in game 369. There's no doubt they've outplayed D.C. Dragons. You're probably doing something right, when you outshoot your opponent 11:7, 6:4 and 19:3 in the three periods of regilation, and 7:5 in overtime. But apparently it's not enough when Bubbles Utonium is tending the D.C. net and decides to win the game, only allowing two goals. Combined with Utonium's goaltending, two goals by William Futch and a sole successfull shootout attempt by Jack The Ripper were enough for D.C. to snatch an unlikely win.

Okay, I thought deadline was last Monday, not tomorrow, my bad lol

On April 22, Wolves GM Frank Chadwick made his final move before the trade deadline, dealing Branden Skuin (acquired not even a week earlier) and a pick to Toronto in exchange for Kyle Peace, a 536-game Legion veteran, in attempt to improve the team's secondary scoring. Dogwood Maple and Henry Eagles are both bona-fide first line forwards, but behind them, the Wolves offense was unimpressive. Despite being somewhat snakebitten, Peace was still having a respectable first half of the season with Toronto, scoring 7 goals and 22 total points in 32 games. The trade seems to have broken his streak of shooter's bad luck though, as he has just doubled his goal total, scoring 7 goals and 12 points in just 14 games with the Wolves so far. Since his debut in grey&silver in game 260, he's been stapled to the flank of Wann Kerr, whose production was falling behind expectations in his sophomore season. In 32 games before Peace's arrival, Kerr had scored just 8 goals and 20 total points. In 14 games playing with Peace, Kerr has accumulated 5 goals and 10 points. 3 of Kerr's 5 assists were on Peace's goals, and vice versa 3 of Peace's 5 assists were on Kerr's goals. 14 games is not a big sample size, but if these two continue to build on the chemistry they've been showing, it gives the Wolves a legit secondary scoring threat able to step up when their top dogs have off game.

Well I live in Olomouc, but I'm not a football fan, I can't even name 5 czech football players to be honest

Yea, we call it Jágr or a blanket. I was aiming for this vibe, I kinda hope Marauders will be interested

Claiming uncapped for week ending 4/30, capped for week ending 5/7

1. Well, Hunter Hearst Helmsley was the only Vancouver player to win the Boulet - my favourite trophy - so it has to be him, right? No, seriously, I'll go with the easy answer and say Andrew Su. 2. I'd say it's a two-way tie between Jeff Downey and Pierre Emile Bouchard. But obviously Bouchy is still on the team, give it a season or two and it will be him all alone 3. It's Brandt Fuhr pretty much uncontested, I'd say. Thadius Sales was great as well, but I don't think two seasons on the team are long enough to really be considered a GOAT. 4. S81 and S82 teams were stellar, winning both Victory Cup and Continental Cup, but I have to give it to the S82 squad. Losing only 2 playoff games during the whole run is just not fair. 5. That's a nope. Kerr has just bought an apartment in Vancouver. He doesn't speak chokefroggish either. 6. I have no idea. OK, I looked at the answer, and I have to say I genuinely despise this riddle's existence.

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I didn't add him because he wasn't a part of the team before the trades started happening

Game 156: A low-scoring affair between Riga Reign and Malmö Nighthawks thanks to strong goaltending on Riga side, and a once-in-a-lifetime performance in the Nighthawks net. Malmö ended up snatching this game 2-1 despite being severely outplayed for the majority of the game. The first period was the closest thing to even game, with Reign scoring once on 15 shots, and Hawks not being to convert any of their 11 shots. In the second period, the Reign tipped the scale to their side, outshooting the Hawks 23-5, but not being able to score, while Malmö sneaked one past the Riga goaltender. Very similar scenario in the last period, Riga not scoring on 19 shots and Malmö putting in one more on 9 shots. Ed Nu in Riga net saving 23 shots of 25 is nothing to sleep on, but the clear hero of this game was Ilya Bryzgalov between the Malmö pipes, stopping 56 shots of 57 for .982 SV%.

Game 153: Shameless butt spanking of the Titans by the hat trick hero Svatopluk Puk and his Davos. 7-2 on the scoreboard and 50-27 shot count. Dynamo really took the charge since the start, scoring three times on 15 shots in the first. In the second, Dynamo scored in the 3rd minute and the Titan coach decided to pull their goalie and replace him with Ben Dahl, who was actually pretty darn good until the end of the game, but the Davos offense was just firing on all cylinders, scoring another two goals in the second, while their defense and Lachlan Summers in the net surrended only one. Last period was the usual dominance by Davos, but Ben Dahl was standing on his head, allowing only one goal on 19 shots, while the rest of his team adjusted the final score to 7-2 by scoring in the 16th minute.

A1: I think it's gonne be either Bruins or Rangers. Bruins look too strong to be beaten in the best of 7 by anyone, but they're expected to be massive favorites, that's a lot of pressure. It might get to them, especially to their still inexperienced goalies. A2: Not really a single team stands out to me, when you look at the top dogs in both conferences, I think it's a d4 roll between Seattle, Chicago, Helsinki and Prague. Watch out for Helsinki after acquiring Sakamoto tho. A3: Are we back in the NHL? I suppose so. I've already mentioned the pressure could get to the Bruins. But other than that, I could see Hellebuyck eliminating Vegas. And don't underestimate Seattle either. Q1: If your favorite NHL playoff-bound team won the Cup, who would probably be the Conn Smythe winner and why? Q2: Who's been the MVP on your player's team so far? Q3: What are your expectations for your player this season, and is your player on good track to meet them?

Earlier today, the Wolves traded one of their elite defenders Ryuji Sakamoto, who was originally acquired (along with a LAS S90 2nd round pick) during last offseason in a 3-way trade with D.C. Dragons and Los Angeles Stars in exchange for Sting Chameleon, Nezuko and S90 1st round pick. Compared to what have the Wolves given up in exchange for Sakamoto, the return felt maybe a bit underwhelming. Sakamoto was traded to Helsinki for an experienced defenseman Marcel Janser and Riga's S89 2nd round pick. An hour after said trade came through, the Wolves placed an inactive claim on another veteran defenseman Logain Ablar. Suddenly the Wolves found themselves with 5 defensemen on their roster, something not very common in the league. A few hours later, the Wolves and London United agreed to a trade, where London acquired Marcel Janser, and Vancouver brought another veteran defenseman Branden Skuin and Davos's S89 2nd round pick. The trade is waiting to be approved by the league. So far, the trade balance is: Arrivals: RIG S89 2nd, DAV S89 2nd, Branden Skuin, Logain Ablar Departures: Ryuji Sakamoto As much as the return for Sakamoto felt underwhelming at first, it has started a chain reaction and it does look much better now. The question is, are the Wolves stockpiling picks to use in the drafts, or to use as trade assets? Considering there are still 5 defenseman on the Wolves roster, another trade including a blueliner might be coming very soon, Wolves are a team to keep your eyes on for a bit.