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I just typed in bald hockey players and took one of the ones that came up, didn't even realize it was him, now I feel bad

AARP: Sterling Victator Scotty Nemo: Devilsfire Runny Nose Awful Homesick Racial: Squinty Sterling again, because Clint Eastwood Steezy Fuck It: Jericho Kesler Edgar

Fuck. NY's the one team I don't want to beat

So I hate 2 of the 4 remaining teams, and can't in good conscience cheer for one of the ones I don't hate when they knocked us out, so Denver or bust I guess...

The Season 37 Draft: New Over Old The season 37 draft, so far, seems to be the first draft in quite some time where the new players could make a greater total impact than the recreates. Obviously the two top recreates, Tom Slaughter and Slaeter Fjorsstrom, will be great players in their own right and certainly hold up their end of the bargain. The biggest question for the recreates’ side is where the rest of them will fall. There are some players who straddle the line between recreate and first-gen: Kimmo Salo, Penis Anthony Doubligne, Lars Strummer, and Marcus Bjorkstrand. Of these, the only one going the traditional recreate route is Lars Strummer, using carryover. Kimmo Salo, Penis Anthony Doubligne, and Marcus Bjorkstrand can be considered first-gens for the sake of argument, as all are going with the doubled point tasks. However, there are plenty of true first-gens in this class that can hold their own. LW Kai Randal: Kai Randal is a first-gen left wing, with a previously unknown agent (Runny Nose) who is making a thus-far impressive foray into the VHL. A passing-first left wing, Randal has a decent skating ability and can handle the puck fairly well. He’s early on in development, but has the potential to become one of the stars of the draft class. Much ado has been made about Randal's baldness, but it shouldn't affect his play. He is already learning under some of the best, as high-profile prospect Tom Slaughter leads a stacked offensive team in Bratislava, giving Randal plenty of guys to learn from. C Konstantin Jaroslav Azhishchenkov: Azhishchenkov is a bit of an unusual player, as a scoring-first center. While not as common, this isn’t unheard of, taking for example the NHL’s Evgeni Malkin. While scoring is Azhishchenkov’s most developed attribute, he’s slightly developed his passing, skating, strength, and faceoffs. Playing for the Ottawa Lynx, Azhishchenkov doesn’t have many good teammates to learn from, but he is learning one valuable skill nonetheless, and that is the ability to lead a team. He’s the highest profile guy on Ottawa, and if he is drafted early, his VHL team might not be much different. G Blaine Olynick: Starting goaltender for the successful Bern Royals, Olynick’s on ice play is arguably one of the best in the class. While it’s possible that his on ice play is better than his current skill would suggest he should be, Olynick nonetheless steps into the league at an ideal time. With Skylar Rift, Tuomas Tukio, and Remy LeBeau nearing retirement, Olynick (and the aforementioned Kimmo Salo) will join a team that doesn’t immediately need him, giving him a season or two to learn under one of the league’s best before stepping in and taking his own shot at future stardom. Bern is one of the best teams in the VHLM right now, so Olynick should get a chance to prove playoff-worthy in addition to his regular play. D Ron World Peace: One of Olynick’s teammates on Bern, Peace is a defensive defenseman with strong checking and skating to supplement his defensive prowess. While it’s likely he will develop an offensive side to his game as well, Peace’s defensive skill is going to be very valuable at the VHL level, where he looks to be in the mold of a James Lefevre, or potentially a Lars Intranquilo (for his sake, we hope not the latter). Defensemen are rarer than forwards and are always highly valued in the VHL, and active ones like Peace are even more highly prized. Stay tuned for part two of the preview of some of this draft’s promising first-gens! (NOTE: This is Doubles, due to my donation. I still have one additional Doubles.)

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He made a post, and hasn't yet tried to recruit people for CSS. I'm going to say no.

THEN DO YOUR PODCAST AND WE WON'T NEED THIS. BUT UNTIL YOU GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DO IT, THIS IS NECESSARY AS A REPLACEMENT.

Welcome aboard

Low-end starter, high-end backup with the confidence to be plugged in when necessary. No Brady/Manning, but no Seneca Wallace either.

Chelsea fan here. City's the one other big EPL team I don't hate, but instead am neutral toward.

In unrelated news: I'll do a Blades of Steel with you sometime if you want

Still would be interesting to see. Take the Brats boys at the end of this season and put them against all the old Ottawa players, readjusted for former TPE totals and what not. Higgins = Fjorsstrom Brax = Zadorov Khan < Villeneuve Nash < Januzaj Molholt = Broadus Boragina = Slaughter Dougie > Corvia Stafford = Valentini Plaut = Stepanov Lebedev = Randall West > Slobban Hodgson > Hertzberg VanCoughnett = Brookside S23 Ottawa would have had an offensive edge, but worse defensively (despite the two best defensemen of last era). If any edge is to be had in goalies, VanCoughnett might slightly edge me out, at least at this stage of our respective careers (obviously the later part of my career will be much greater than his). On the whole though, I think it'd be an interesting comparison. I think Brats might just edge it out by a bit. And Randall, if you're reading this, yes I did just compare you to Nikolai Lebedev. Both were "new" members at the time (Noah came in as "Zenith" and acted new to keep up appearances) and started from scratch but kept active. Keep going the way you're going and I see no reason why you can't have a career like that.

As a new member of the ACC (Pitt) I stand behind the victorious Florida St in this instance

I can hope to fluke into stealing a game or two against SEA, while playing CAL G1 against you to ensure I don't accidentally win one there and ruin my chances of SEA's pick falling. It likely won't matter, but if it gives you guys maybe a 2-3 point cushion on them in games against me, then I can only hope that's enough. Odds are though that I win 0 games against either of you.

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There are 6 reasons for Salo not to help Oslo make a run 1. Slaughter 2. Fjorsstrom 3. Brookside 4. Randal 5. Villeneuve 6. Januzaj Bratislava has this wrapped up. Don't be too upset though, Oslo could get the silver

Sorry guys, busy week. Will certainly do media for next week. 4,

Good to know that 2009 was part of the 90s, I wouldn't have known that

When was your last box of Pocky? Have you had Ramune drinks, and if so, do you like them?

All the Wrangs (with S37 SEA 1st) can do is hope and pray and play CAL G1 against New York.

You're just the one I happened to quote. The response was more toward the prevailing point in the thread at that time, about Moher/Bagelface/Smyl vs. these three new guys and how up to that point they were forgetting Wahl/Brookside/Szat Jr.

Wahl, Brookside, and Szat Jr? Never mind, I should know better than to quote an early post before seeing if a later post beat me to it...

Paul Martin makes no sense to me