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While the playoff teams in the European Conference are all but settled, with Helsinki bowing out of the race, the seeding could go in any direction. From first to fifth, there is just a three point difference. The Nighthawks, atop the list right now, do have a game in hand, so the gap is mathematically a bit larger. Let's just look back to the point totals when each team had played 51 games, and note the five point difference there. Contrast this with the North American Conference, where the last time the fifth place team was within five points was all the way back when teams were just 12 games in, and the gap after 51 games each is 27 points.
 
The tightness of this playoff race is far from typical. Examining data since the 16-team era of the VHL (which goes back to S73), the average range from first to fifth in a conference after 51 games is 19.2. The closest a conference ever was at this time was back in S75, when the European Conference had just two points separating first and fith. In fact, the seventh place team that season was just seven points out of first at that time. This did spread out a bit by the end of the season, as the fifth place team ended up 15 points behind first.
 
Only twice (S77 NA, S87 EU) since Season 73 has the fifth seed been within ten points of first, and the gap was nine points in both of those seasons. It will be fun to watch the remainder of this season play out. Will someone go on a tear and put some real separation between them and the competition? Will a team stumble across the finish line as we head into the playoffs? Or will we see the tightest playoff field in modern VHL history?

While my VHFL and Super Coach results the past few seasons have been great, my predictions have not gone as well. Over the past three seasons, I earned a total of 4 TPE from predictions. Halfway through Season 93, I think that my picks are looking a bit better than they have recently. Here is a breakdown of how I feel about my predictions for the current season are looking.
 
Looking good
Alexander Beketov Trophy: Skor McFleury
Kevin Brooks Trophy: Nikolas Kauppi
Sterling Labatte Trophy: Skor McFleury
Jake Wylde Trophy: Skor McFleury
 
Although Skor McFleury and Nikolas Kauppi do both lead by four in assists and goals, respectively, I suppose it would still be wiser to bet on the field. However, you can't predict the field, so I'm going to say these two predictions are looking good, as they have to be considered favorites based on how things have gone so far. My trust in McFleury this season is looking like it could pay off. The Labatte Trophy going to Skor is easily the most sure thing right now, with the Wylde just behind it in likelihood.
 
Definitely a chance
Devon Marlow-Marta Trophy: Toronto Legion
Terence Fong Trophy: Moscow Menace
Scotty Campbell Trophy: Skor McFleury
Brett Slobodzian Trophy: Skor McFleury
Alexander Valiq Trophy: Skor McFleury
 
Again, it's probably safer to bet on the field when it comes to winning the Conference Championships, especially with the way we've seen the playoffs go recently, but my two picks are both in first place in their respective conferences right now. For this trio of McFleury predictions, I am less confident, particularly because McFleury does not score a lot of goals. Don't get me wrong, 13 goals by a defender at this point is pretty good, but Mark Calaway has 17, and only four fewer points. As for MVP and Most Outstanding, that's going to be a hard one to judge. I think the overall numbers that McFleury is putting up are special, when you consider it all, but these awards historically do not go to defenders very often. I think McFleury will have a better case than any that we've seen in a while, and probably any that we will see in the near future as well, but I still hesitate to say he's the favorite to get the votes, even if he'd get my votes right now.
 
Possible, but not likely
Continental Cup: New York Americans
Victory Cup: Malmo Nighthawks
Daisuke Kanou Trophy: Jacob Stone
Greg Clegane Trophy: Jesse Teno
Scott Boulet Trophy: Larry Abass Jr
 
I wouldn't say that any team is likely to win the Continental Cup; the playoffs are too unpredictable. But New York will be in the playoffs, so it's possible. Malmo currently has the fourth best record, seven points behind first place with a game in hand. A repeat of the Victory Cup is possible, but there is just too much competition to put it any higher. Larry Abass Jr.'s stats are better than the leaderboards show, because he has played on multiple teams this season, but I don't think the offensive numbers will be good enough to compete with someone like John Jameson, even if Abass were to end the season with something like 300 hits compared to 240. Teno is currently third in GAA, but there is quite a gap between them and first. As for Jacob Stone winning the Kanou Trophy, that one is kind of out of place in this category, because there is not much of a basis on which to judge the possibility of it happening, but it's technically possible, and I didn't feel like putting it in it's own spot. If Malmo does win the Continental Cup, you have to think that their best player might stand a chance at the award.
 
No shot
Dustin Funk Trophy: Gustav Mattias
Mike Szatkowski Trophy: Mac Atlas
Aidan Shaw Trophy: Merome Dilson
David Knight Trophy: Vancouver Wolves
Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy: Riley Martin   Spanish Moon Moth could probably have zero more points over the remainder of the season and still be a better candidate for Most Improved than Gustav Mattias, so I feel comfortable saying I got this one wrong. Mac Atlas is currently 22nd in points, and while they certainly could improve their ranking, they there's too much of a gap and too many other competitors to say there's a chance. There are three goalies with at least a 0.010 lead in save percentage over Merome Dilson. Maybe Riley Martin has a bit of a chance, if people ahead of them slump and they pick it up, but they are behind a lot of players in rookie scoring and are less of a two-way player than most of them. This is the one out of these five that I think could maybe be moved up in likelihood, especially with how volatile rookie stats can be, but Vancouver does not score enough for me to think Martin can catch up even if they start getting more involved. As for Frank Chadwick winning the Knight Trophy, I think the fact that Vancouver is currently sitting outside of a playoff spot after they were buyers in the off-season will not bode well with the voters. It's hard to know how others judge this award, but I no longer thing Chadwick has a shot.

For the first time in what seems like a while, I got my weekly point task done earlier than the Sunday deadline. I got it done so far in advance, that it was technically early, as I ended up writing two media spots today. The first one was intended to be a media spot. That was my task for the week ending today, 4/7. After I wrote that, I still needed to write up a VHL.com article, and I decided to write about how my predictions are looking thus far. I figured that would be something I could type up some words about real quick, without having to use too much brainpower, while watching the movie Gone Baby Gone. By the time I finished, I checked the word count and it was over 500, so I decided to just say hey, that'll be my point task for next week instead. That did, however, leave me needing something to write about for my VHL.com article. So I decided to just write about what literally just happened.
 
I could check my word count right now to see if this is long enough already, and it probably is, but I'll keep going for a bit. I just want to touch on one of the trivia questions I had this week. The question was something like "When did Alex Kachur retire," which is yet another terrible trivia question. Let's just ignore for a second that the Alex Kachur in question was a 71 TPE player whose entirely playing career was 14 games in the VHLM, making this an entirely irrelevant player. The question seems more designed to trick people than to even be a trivia question. You could go into the player retirements forum and pick almost any random player and it would be a more reasonable question than this one. Why? Because this Alex Kachur isn't even the only Alex Kachur to have been created in the VHL. Now, given the possible answers, the original Alex Kachur who played from S4 to S9 was obviously not who was being asked about, but they did still exist, and they actually played in the VHL. There has also been an Alexander Kachur and an Alexander Kachur II. While these are not the players in question who are being asked about, and maybe the other possible answers did not include their playing careers, it still begs the question: why is there a trivia question specifically asking when Alex Kachur retired? I was thinking, after I had that question, that maybe we should just do away with trivia altogether and allow people to do a second VHL.com task. But now, as I sit here typing up all this crap, I realize this is what would happen if I had to write two of these a week. Which is exactly what happened this week, as my first one turned into a media spot.
 
Oh, would you look at that, I'll be at 500 words by the time I finish typing this sentence. Whoops.

While my VHFL and Super Coach results the past few seasons have been great, my predictions have not gone as well. Over the past three seasons, I earned a total of 4 TPE from predictions. Halfway through Season 93, I think that my picks are looking a bit better than they have recently. Here is a breakdown of how I feel about my predictions for the current season are looking.
 
Looking good
Alexander Beketov Trophy: Skor McFleury
Kevin Brooks Trophy: Nikolas Kauppi
Sterling Labatte Trophy: Skor McFleury
Jake Wylde Trophy: Skor McFleury
 
Although Skor McFleury and Nikolas Kauppi do both lead by four in assists and goals, respectively, I suppose it would still be wiser to bet on the field. However, you can't predict the field, so I'm going to say these two predictions are looking good, as they have to be considered favorites based on how things have gone so far. My trust in McFleury this season is looking like it could pay off. The Labatte Trophy going to Skor is easily the most sure thing right now, with the Wylde just behind it in likelihood.
 
Definitely a chance
Devon Marlow-Marta Trophy: Toronto Legion
Terence Fong Trophy: Moscow Menace
Scotty Campbell Trophy: Skor McFleury
Brett Slobodzian Trophy: Skor McFleury
Alexander Valiq Trophy: Skor McFleury
 
Again, it's probably safer to bet on the field when it comes to winning the Conference Championships, especially with the way we've seen the playoffs go recently, but my two picks are both in first place in their respective conferences right now. For this trio of McFleury predictions, I am less confident, particularly because McFleury does not score a lot of goals. Don't get me wrong, 13 goals by a defender at this point is pretty good, but Mark Calaway has 17, and only four fewer points. As for MVP and Most Outstanding, that's going to be a hard one to judge. I think the overall numbers that McFleury is putting up are special, when you consider it all, but these awards historically do not go to defenders very often. I think McFleury will have a better case than any that we've seen in a while, and probably any that we will see in the near future as well, but I still hesitate to say he's the favorite to get the votes, even if he'd get my votes right now.
 
Possible, but not likely
Continental Cup: New York Americans
Victory Cup: Malmo Nighthawks
Daisuke Kanou Trophy: Jacob Stone
Greg Clegane Trophy: Jesse Teno
Scott Boulet Trophy: Larry Abass Jr
 
I wouldn't say that any team is likely to win the Continental Cup; the playoffs are too unpredictable. But New York will be in the playoffs, so it's possible. Malmo currently has the fourth best record, seven points behind first place with a game in hand. A repeat of the Victory Cup is possible, but there is just too much competition to put it any higher. Larry Abass Jr.'s stats are better than the leaderboards show, because he has played on multiple teams this season, but I don't think the offensive numbers will be good enough to compete with someone like John Jameson, even if Abass were to end the season with something like 300 hits compared to 240. Teno is currently third in GAA, but there is quite a gap between them and first. As for Jacob Stone winning the Kanou Trophy, that one is kind of out of place in this category, because there is not much of a basis on which to judge the possibility of it happening, but it's technically possible, and I didn't feel like putting it in it's own spot. If Malmo does win the Continental Cup, you have to think that their best player might stand a chance at the award.
 
No shot
Dustin Funk Trophy: Gustav Mattias
Mike Szatkowski Trophy: Mac Atlas
Aidan Shaw Trophy: Merome Dilson
David Knight Trophy: Vancouver Wolves
Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy: Riley Martin   Spanish Moon Moth could probably have zero more points over the remainder of the season and still be a better candidate for Most Improved than Gustav Mattias, so I feel comfortable saying I got this one wrong. Mac Atlas is currently 22nd in points, and while they certainly could improve their ranking, they there's too much of a gap and too many other competitors to say there's a chance. There are three goalies with at least a 0.010 lead in save percentage over Merome Dilson. Maybe Riley Martin has a bit of a chance, if people ahead of them slump and they pick it up, but they are behind a lot of players in rookie scoring and are less of a two-way player than most of them. This is the one out of these five that I think could maybe be moved up in likelihood, especially with how volatile rookie stats can be, but Vancouver does not score enough for me to think Martin can catch up even if they start getting more involved. As for Frank Chadwick winning the Knight Trophy, I think the fact that Vancouver is currently sitting outside of a playoff spot after they were buyers in the off-season will not bode well with the voters. It's hard to know how others judge this award, but I no longer thing Chadwick has a shot.

Playing in his sixth season with Malmo, Jacob Stone is the longest tenured member of the Nighthawks. At the conclusion of this season, he will be tied for the fourth most regular season games for the franchise as one of only seven who have played six seasons with the team. When he joined, the team was in a rebuild, finding its identity. By the end of Season 89, Yaroslav Trunov, who was drafted in S87, was the only one on the Malmo roster who had played more games with the team than Stone.
 
Trunov last played with the Nighthawks in Season 91, meaning that no one remain from Stone's rookie season. He has, however, had some long-time teammates in Ash Sparks, Viktor Jensen, and Reese McFleury. All three joined the team in Season 89 and have been key members of the current era of the Malmo franchise. Along with Stone, these three players have all been climbing up the Nighthawk leaderboards. This season has been particularly eventful in that regard, and in the coming seasons we could see even more significant strides.
 
Reese McFleury
180 assists (13th; 5th among defenders)
244 points (6th among defenders)
611 shots blocked (7th)
 
Although Stone is the longest tenured player of the Nighthawks, McFleury has been with the organization since he was acquired as a prospect via a trade during Season 87. After getting the call in Season 89, McFleury has come to be one of the most prominent defenders in Malmo history. So far this season, he has jumped from 21st to 13th all time in assists. If he continues his current pace, he will eclipse 200 career assists and end up just short of the top ten, but assuming he plays at least one more season with the Nighthawks, he will likely be seventh overall when his time is done. In terms of points by defenders, he is just 20 from moving into fourth, which will undoubtedly happen this season. He is already in the top ten in shots blocked with 611.
 
Viktor Jensen
109 goals (14th)
196 assists (10th)
305 points (10th)
21 game winning goals (7th)
 
Jensen joined the team as the first overall pick in Season 89, though he did not make an immediate impact, he has been consistently putting up better numbers season after season. This season, he has already passed the 100 goal and 300 point milestone, and he will be reaching 200 assists as well. He began the season outside of the top fifteen in all three categories, and could finish inside the top ten. If he continues at his current production, he should be in the top five by the end of his current contract. The gaps at the top do get larger, and it is hard to project just how high he could climb even if he were to play out his entire career with the team, but it is possible that he passes Condor Adrienne's team record of 598 points.
 
Ash Sparks
281 starts (4th)
160 wins (2nd)
20 shutouts (2nd)
 
Sparks began his career as a backup with the Seattle Bears for two seasons before Malmo traded for him to become their starting goaltender of the future. Now in his fifth season with the team, he has just recently moved into second place in wins despite being only fourth in starts. The current record holder is Artem Tretiak, who had 222 wins over an eight-season career as a Nighthawk. If Malmo can remain a top team in the league, Sparks does have a shot at the record, but there are definitely questions about how he will hold up in Season 94, given his age. The shutout record, 26 by Michael Johnson, is also within reach, though not something that I would bet on.
 
Jacob Stone
86 goals (3rd among defenders)
243 assists (6th; 3rd among defenders)
329 points (9th; 3rd among defenders)
783 hits (10th; 4th among defenders)
882 shots blocked (4th)
 
Stone, who aims to be the first nine-season player for the Nighthawks, is already in many of the top ten lists for the franchise. That gives him three and a half seasons remaining to add to his numbers. He will undoubtedly reach second among defenders in all of goals, assists, points, and hits, with only Adrienne standing between him and the top spot. While the top hits spot is unattainable, third overall is very likely. For goals, he would need 70 more to match Adrienne and potentially reach top five overall. The countdown is 199 to the franchise assists record and 269 for points. The possibility is certainly alive for Stone to achieve these two records, though he could also be competing with Jensen, who will have one more season of eligibility after Stone retires. Stone will inevitably take hold of the shots blocked record, which currently stands at 1197 by Viktor Alexei Kamenov.

Playing in his sixth season with Malmo, Jacob Stone is the longest tenured member of the Nighthawks. At the conclusion of this season, he will be tied for the fourth most regular season games for the franchise as one of only seven who have played six seasons with the team. When he joined, the team was in a rebuild, finding its identity. By the end of Season 89, Yaroslav Trunov, who was drafted in S87, was the only one on the Malmo roster who had played more games with the team than Stone.
 
Trunov last played with the Nighthawks in Season 91, meaning that no one remain from Stone's rookie season. He has, however, had some long-time teammates in Ash Sparks, Viktor Jensen, and Reese McFleury. All three joined the team in Season 89 and have been key members of the current era of the Malmo franchise. Along with Stone, these three players have all been climbing up the Nighthawk leaderboards. This season has been particularly eventful in that regard, and in the coming seasons we could see even more significant strides.
 
Reese McFleury
180 assists (13th; 5th among defenders)
244 points (6th among defenders)
611 shots blocked (7th)
 
Although Stone is the longest tenured player of the Nighthawks, McFleury has been with the organization since he was acquired as a prospect via a trade during Season 87. After getting the call in Season 89, McFleury has come to be one of the most prominent defenders in Malmo history. So far this season, he has jumped from 21st to 13th all time in assists. If he continues his current pace, he will eclipse 200 career assists and end up just short of the top ten, but assuming he plays at least one more season with the Nighthawks, he will likely be seventh overall when his time is done. In terms of points by defenders, he is just 20 from moving into fourth, which will undoubtedly happen this season. He is already in the top ten in shots blocked with 611.
 
Viktor Jensen
109 goals (14th)
196 assists (10th)
305 points (10th)
21 game winning goals (7th)
 
Jensen joined the team as the first overall pick in Season 89, though he did not make an immediate impact, he has been consistently putting up better numbers season after season. This season, he has already passed the 100 goal and 300 point milestone, and he will be reaching 200 assists as well. He began the season outside of the top fifteen in all three categories, and could finish inside the top ten. If he continues at his current production, he should be in the top five by the end of his current contract. The gaps at the top do get larger, and it is hard to project just how high he could climb even if he were to play out his entire career with the team, but it is possible that he passes Condor Adrienne's team record of 598 points.
 
Ash Sparks
281 starts (4th)
160 wins (2nd)
20 shutouts (2nd)
 
Sparks began his career as a backup with the Seattle Bears for two seasons before Malmo traded for him to become their starting goaltender of the future. Now in his fifth season with the team, he has just recently moved into second place in wins despite being only fourth in starts. The current record holder is Artem Tretiak, who had 222 wins over an eight-season career as a Nighthawk. If Malmo can remain a top team in the league, Sparks does have a shot at the record, but there are definitely questions about how he will hold up in Season 94, given his age. The shutout record, 26 by Michael Johnson, is also within reach, though not something that I would bet on.
 
Jacob Stone
86 goals (3rd among defenders)
243 assists (6th; 3rd among defenders)
329 points (9th; 3rd among defenders)
783 hits (10th; 4th among defenders)
882 shots blocked (4th)
 
Stone, who aims to be the first nine-season player for the Nighthawks, is already in many of the top ten lists for the franchise. That gives him three and a half seasons remaining to add to his numbers. He will undoubtedly reach second among defenders in all of goals, assists, points, and hits, with only Adrienne standing between him and the top spot. While the top hits spot is unattainable, third overall is very likely. For goals, he would need 70 more to match Adrienne and potentially reach top five overall. The countdown is 199 to the franchise assists record and 269 for points. The possibility is certainly alive for Stone to achieve these two records, though he could also be competing with Jensen, who will have one more season of eligibility after Stone retires. Stone will inevitably take hold of the shots blocked record, which currently stands at 1197 by Viktor Alexei Kamenov.

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks April Fools should get a whole month.

I graduated from college 10 years ago.
 
I don't like this game. It makes me feel old.

The past couple seasons, we have seen nothing special from the Prague Phantoms. They have had their fair share of superstar talent, but they were a top heavy team and the second unit was a big problem. This season, they have gotten off to a strong 6-2-2 start using a different strategy. With just five forwards and three defenders on their roster, they have opted to put a CPU player on the first line for both their forwards and defense, rather than cripple their second lines. With as good as John Jameson, Nikolas Kauppi, and Skor McFleury are, you would hardly notice.
 
It is this line configuration, and the early results that it has produced, that have me believing we will see a special season out of Skor McFleury. Primarily paired up with a CPU D, McFleury is going to get a far greater share of his unit's stats than others. He is currently second in the league in shots blocked and fifth in hits. While these stats are benefiting greatly from his partner's lack of skill, the fact that he has a +11 rating is what makes this especially impressive. The Phantoms first unit is still managing to score at a tremendous clip. McFleury has 17 points in ten games, which has him first among defenders and tied for sixth overall.
 
If Prague can continue to score like this, McFleury is going to have a strong case for a lot of awards. Personally, I have him predicted to win MVP, most outstanding, all three of the top defender awards, and lead the league in assists.

My tier list. Using my own magical calculations based on players' attributes rather than TPA. Helsinki could probably go in its own spot between great and good, and D.C. and Warsaw are also better than the rest of the average crowd but still definitely a step below good.
 
  North America Europe Elite NYA LON, MAL Great TOR MOS Good VAN, CGY HSK Average DCD, CHI, SEA WAR, PRG Bad   RIG             VHLE LAS DAV

My tier list. Using my own magical calculations based on players' attributes rather than TPA. Helsinki could probably go in its own spot between great and good, and D.C. and Warsaw are also better than the rest of the average crowd but still definitely a step below good.
 
  North America Europe Elite NYA LON, MAL Great TOR MOS Good VAN, CGY HSK Average DCD, CHI, SEA WAR, PRG Bad   RIG             VHLE LAS DAV

My tier list. Using my own magical calculations based on players' attributes rather than TPA. Helsinki could probably go in its own spot between great and good, and D.C. and Warsaw are also better than the rest of the average crowd but still definitely a step below good.
 
  North America Europe Elite NYA LON, MAL Great TOR MOS Good VAN, CGY HSK Average DCD, CHI, SEA WAR, PRG Bad   RIG             VHLE LAS DAV

My tier list. Using my own magical calculations based on players' attributes rather than TPA. Helsinki could probably go in its own spot between great and good, and D.C. and Warsaw are also better than the rest of the average crowd but still definitely a step below good.
 
  North America Europe Elite NYA LON, MAL Great TOR MOS Good VAN, CGY HSK Average DCD, CHI, SEA WAR, PRG Bad   RIG             VHLE LAS DAV

I don't think you can be sure yet. You should probably try it again

I don't think you can be sure yet. You should probably try it again

The Malmo Nighthawks shocked the league last season when they came away with the Victory Cup, but their season came crashing to an end in the playoffs when they were swept by the London United. The roster was facing some question marks coming into the off-season, but after everything has settled, the team looks very similar to the one from a season ago. Some players have come and gone, but they retain their identity as a team that relies on production from top to bottom rather than a few stars.
 
For the forwards, there are two big changes. First, the Nighthawks lost their leading goal scorer Henry Eagles to free agency, replacing him with Gregger McKeggegger via a trade with Riga. The other five forwards all remain, but the second big change is the big hit of regression that has befallen Yaroslav Bogatyrev. Eagles and Bogatyrev have been key pieces of this offense the past couple of seasons, so someone will have to step up and fill the void. Look for a strong second season from Phillip Rave, and a breakout year for Savaisk Tzesar as the opportunities should be aplenty.
 
On defense, superstar Jacob Stone will continue to lead the way, though his primary linemate from last season, Jebediah Big Ol Doinks in Amish, is gone. Coming in is Eric Queefson who, like the other newcomer McKeggegger, hadn't exactly broken out with their former teams. Reese McFleury and Conference Prince-de-Galles are back with the team and once again look to be one of the top second units in the league.
 
Ash Sparks is back in net for his fifth season as the Nighthawks starting goaltender. He had a bounce back year last season, and he looks to be among the league leaders once again this season. Backing him up is rookie Karl Herzlich, a player who could give Malmo a bit of an edge that could make a difference. Although he doesn't have the skills yet to be a solid starter, he does look like one of the better backup goalies in the league.

All I'm saying is if we're gonna use these goofy ass ratios then at least make them work properly

This is not a joke.

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scoop111/episodes/boo-trivia-e2goa9m
 
 
I got a trivia question "wrong" but I actually got it right. Listen to me talk about it. Or don't. I don't care. I get my 3 TPE either way.
 
 
 
@N0HBDY I assume you are in charge of the trivia, since you handed out TPE for questions that were used. I strongly believe that the answer for this question is incorrect.
 

 
 
 
@Victor You normally do some great work, buddy, but your GM players spreadsheet ain't it. First of all, "GM players" includes more than just the players who joined a team via the GM rule. But even if that's what we are going to say "GM players" means, your list is still lacking. It doesn't show Sebastian Ironside as being in the Hall of Fame, and it doesn't include Mike Szatkowski Jr., who was a GM player however you define it. There could be more omissions, but I was only focused on the Hall of Famers. It wouldn't be a big deal, but someone submitted a trivia question using this as a source, I assume, so false information is being spread. I don't like that.

Applying TPE to my player, if I put OV at 96, SS at 80, and WS at 80, it is showing my SC at 87 but it should be 88 according to math
 
OV = 96 * .30 = 28.8
SS = 80 * .12 = 9.6
WS = 80 * .12 = 9.6
 
28.8 + 9.6 + 9.6 = 48 = base 40 = 88
 

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That defense in front of Jesse Teno? 0 goals allowed.