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Very nice!!

Let’s start with Pepe since he’s been electric. I’m super stoked as it seems like he’s been blessed with sim luck. It’s been over a year since I had Markinson - and Analfist was certainly not blessed. Silvia has been putting up really nice numbers, at this point if he can continue to do this I could have a pretty special final year in the VHLM. On top of the the team has been playing great and we are sitting in first. The NY rollercoaster continues to roll. We are totally BACK for the time being. But we are very volatile, so it could be all over, and completely back by the next time of the writing of Sunday bullets. I think we will be in the mix for playoffs this season, so it’s highly unlikely we sell. I would love to see us go on a serious run though. It seems like W’s got the bad games out of his system; so we could be a wagon in the second half. Hand up, totally thought this was Sunday… been really caught up in March Madness this week lol. Been really crazy at work as I took on more responsibility - plus summer is coming which is the busy time. Anyways thought this was a buzzer beater .com, turns out it’s just on time for Sunday… lol.

reporting to updaters for not being complete sentences tbh.

Dang, heck of a nice write up. It has been a frustrating run with NY, only because I’ve actually loved and believed in each team we’ve iced the past seven seasons. We’ve fell short so many times, and it’s sucked because the guys that have been here deserve better. This roster is the best and most well-rounded version of the Americans in the last 10 seasons, and I really hope we can see them get rewarded. A lot of these players have been committed to this team through thick and thin, and they deserve success. I think the fact that this collection of names being on the cup would be something special. Also, am I just now realizing Doinks abbreviation is his first name?? JBODIA?? Anyways, I appreciate the shout outs. Really great group here - I believe we can do something special this year. Cheers @Thunder

The season has officially started. This is what I wanted, right? 10 games in an the cause for concern is already here. I still believe we are a playoff team, but damn Simon doesn't make things easy for us. So far the story has been goaltending, but at the end of the day if we can stay consistent and stay out of the box we should be a hard team to play agains - and hopefully find some wins. This likely could be NY's last run at the cup for a season or two, so I'm really hoping for the best here! In the VHLM, Pepe Silvia has been lights out. Mexico City has been on fire, and the squad is vibing. Silvia is leading the league in SAV% with .945 and is just behind the leader in GAA with 1.43 goals per game average. I am three games behind all the other goalies, as we get our backup games in earlier. But in return, I've been facing the harder opponents. I do hope to get an individual award with Silvia, but team success is most important. Also, I'd prefer a VHL Award, so that's what really matters. However, I did intentionally stay back in the VHLM to help Mexico win, so I hope we can make that happen. Been a busy week for me. Worked 50+ hours and was covering for a number of other managers this week. I'm pretty beat. The weather has been nice, we are seeing the rain melt the snow away and melt the seasonal depression away.. Golf soon. March Madness Starting up.. Lots to be excited about this week(s) coming.

I believe in you. Turn the M upside down.

It has been a few seasons since I last did this. I've been pretty cold lately in the VHFL, but that trend changes now. Let me go through my Fantasy team and explain not only why I made the best picks, but why my players will have career years simply because they were chosen by me. Pick 1.4: George Richmond @badcolethetitan This is a bet on yourself type of pick. My 1C, I believe in him. Not only is he a physical presence but he's a sniper as well. Richmond had a streaky first year with the Americans in S97, but really performed near the end of the season. The first two picks in the draft were NY Defenders, so I knew I had to select my boy Richmond, because I needed some NY representation. I think this is good value at 4th pick, I'd likely have taken him first overall, simply because I think the defense players inj fantasy are a bit deeper. 2.9 Lucy Leitner @LucyXpher Leitner has been the talk of the off-season two years in a row. Last season she was brought to Malmo, and played well getting 92 points with 193 hits. This season she was moved to Prague where she will get a little blessing bump from Simon's sweetheart OD. They seem to be playing a little less aggressive at the start of the season, as Lucy has only recieved 4 PIM. This is a good thing, as I want her out getting points and layin' dat body. The EU was a damn mess last year. Prague is a team that seems to be doing things the right way, I thought I'd BLESS them by picking their top off-season addition: Let's see 100 points and 200 hits, please. 3.16 Andrew Skilton @ace_five_ This was an opportunistic pick. I was thinking of taking a forward here, but I didn't want to miss the Ace5 Train. In his third season Skilton finally broke out scoring-wise, as he was over a point per game. In his rookie season he recognized huge defensive numbers in 210 hits and 148 SB. In his fourth season, I predict he brings it all together. Over point per game, while being a force for the Legion as their top defenseman. 4.21 Spanish Moon Moth @Renomitsu In the fourth round I took what I think will be the steal of the draft. Imagine picking outside the top 20 and theres a player who has had two 200+ hit seasons and three 100+ seasons. In fact has only been under a point per game once in their career. This was an easy pick. I go back to back Legion players, but I think they look really good for S98. SMM should have a great season for the Legion, and obviously I'll be taking the credit for the blessing. 5.28 Konstyantyn Shevchenko @der meister This was not a plan. Am I inadvertently blessing the Toronto Legion? Well, for the third time in a row I select a Toronto Legion member in Shevchenko. I think Shev is on the verge of a huge breakout year. He was able to get 235 hits in his last year in DC, but kind of played more passive last season for Toronto. I'm hoping to see more hits, and hopeully returning to well-above the point per game mark. I just hope I haven't blessed this team too much. 6.33 Aleksanteri Kaskineimi-Kekkonen @Snussu Goalie picks are kind of boring. I waited till the last round because I'm too lazy to figure out which Panda was which. At 33 overall, I was able to select AKK from the Davos HC. Davos should have an easy ride to the top of the EU, and could likely be the winner of the Victory Cup. I'll take those W's (no pun intended) right to the fantasy bank. Congrats to everyone selected by me. Enjoy your career year. Go play your hearts out, and lay a couple extra hits and/or SB if you aren't hitting the scoresheet. 672 Words

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NY lines in

Ok. We are almost there. Season starts next week. LITERALLY the last bullets I write before I start talking about how bad of a start to the season the Americans had. It felt like a long one this time around, but I think it’s probably more due to the fact that I’m just excited for S98 to begin. Im excited for the VHLM season. I’ve capped out Pepe’s earnings so I’m in my final juniors build. We added @tinafrombobsburgers and @Josh to the D core and were able to re-sign @Breeze837. We should have a hell of a squad. @VattghernCZ has shown great patience and vision as GM - I think he’s done a really good job so far in Mexico City, I do hope he is rewarded with a good season and playoff run! Nothing changed in NY this week. We’ve been set since the start of the off-season, we might have added our sixth defenseman since the last bullets, but tbh the deal was in place I just couldn’t get the portal to load properly in the Dominican. Our two top Defenders @Daniel Janser and @Girts brought home all the defensive awards in S97s Award show… so if we can’t score at least we have that right? the wife and I went to the falls this weekend with a big group of friends. Went to see Tony Hinchcliff show, which was alright. Made a little money, spent even more. Been a busy few weeks, but things should settle down for me until summer

Four way tie for best goalie.. hoping Simon has blessed Silvia

you’re easily a top five rounder

Day 597 of off-season, I’m hungry and cold. I hope my wife and kids know I love them.. I might die before I see another sim. With that being said, we did get a bug off-season event complete in the VHL Draft. We were able to select Ryan Mantzz @Rkhockey9 6th Overall and Tina Hughes @tinafrombobsburgers at 8th Overall. I’m super thrilled to have them join the Americans for the next generation of our team. I’m planning a full scale Organizational Outlook Media Spot in the next week, so I’ll be more in depth then - but I think NY is set up pretty nicely for the future! World Juniors have been going this weekend. Pretty fun to see all the Americans on Team USA. My player Silvia and Alex Versti @VOID Stiles also on the team. We started out slow but looking better in the last sim! Im on my last day of vacation… I fly back home tomorrow. Been a fun and relaxing week but im excited to get back home to see the kids. I’m only back to work for four days though and then we go to Niagara Galls for the weekend