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Fuck you guys, Kenya is awesome. Stephen Sambu? Paul Tergat? Wilson Kipsang? For that matter, Tergat is from Rift Valley, you should like him.

Look out VHLM, get your popcorn ready, these playoffs are going to be must watch television. The Bratislava Watchmen could be on pace to set or break several long standing records, both as a team and as individuals. Defenseman Matt Reilly could break several defensive scoring records, as his regular season stats are also quite strong. He's leading the league in assists by 15 over the next closest competitor (who, by the way, is his teammate Razzle Dazzle) and is the highest scoring player in the VHLM. Earl Parker, a Bratislava left winger, is the next closest points getter and along with Reilly, Parker is miles ahead of everyone else (Reilly has 137, Parker has 134, Boone Cassidy is the next best with 125). In addition, Martin Brookside could break some goaltending records in the playoffs as well, seeing as how he's doing in the regular season. Really, this is all irrelevant, though. VHLM records aren't really kept anywhere as far as I'm aware, so all of this will be forgotten by next season. That said, it'll be entertaining for the time being, and here's your challenge Devise.

The look on the face of the guy in your lower sig looks like overly attached girlfriend.

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Yes. I spent about 5 minutes in NY (one third of a season). Still, two entire careers, 15 seasons, and 14 2/3 of it was in Calgary.

So is this thread allowed to include covers by professional music artists (as in, they have their own songs, and just opted also to cover someone else's)? If so, Jack White's version of Love is Blindness.

Brookside, no stat categories required

Not surprised about either of you two, really

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If I were to hypothetically pay you the $9.99, would you actually give me the rest of the article early?

Brookside: Season of an Era? Brookside, seen here for Bratislava VHLM goaltender Martin Brookside of the Bratislava Watchmen is having a phenomenal season; a 1.43 goals against average and a .924 save percentage have him leading the league by a hefty margin in both categories. Additionally, his 16 shutouts thus far are four times as many as his nearest competitor, and probably one of the best all time, with 14 games to go to earn even more shutouts. There’s really no question he’s the best goalie in the league this year, but then again, that was expected of him going in. He’d spent much of the prior year with the Oslo Storm and spent more time on the ice practicing than any other VHLMer going into the season. The question that would then naturally arise, given how dominant Brookside has been just this season, is how he might stack up when compared to his counterparts from other seasons. Is Brookside having one of the best seasons of the era, or does he fall behind other dominant VHLM goalies? Que Cumberbatch, last season's best The best goaltender last season was Que Cumberbatch, playing for the Minot Gladiators. Brookside played last season, but was earlier in his development and didn’t really threaten Cumberbatch. Based on regular season stats, Cumberbatch had a .914 save percentage (.010 behind Brookside’s current numbers) and a 2.11 goals against (a hefty 0.67 behind Brookside). Cumberbatch also only recorded 9 shutouts on the whole season, a number Brookside might very well double by the end of the season. Mike Szatkowski Jr. led the league in wins last season with 60; Brookside stands on 52 so far and only needs a measly 8 wins in the remaining 14 games to match or beat Szatkowski. Lennox Moher, Evgeni Chekhov, and Mike Szatkowski Jr., three of the VHLM's recent best Going back a little farther, taking into account the Sawchuk Trophy winners in all seasons from S30 on, the best goals against was Lennox Moher in season 35 with a 1.94. That is impressive in itself, falling below 2.00 in a league that prides itself so highly on scoring, but nonetheless Brookside is currently over half a goal per game below Moher’s mark. Save percentage is a much tighter race, and in fact only barely favors Brookside. Evgeni Chekhov of season 32 held a .923 save percentage, a number that Brookside is only beating by a thousandth of a point and might very well finish behind that number by the end of the season. As for the wins cap, Moher’s season 35 total was 60, which matches Szatkowski. Brookside is again on pace to beat both. Moher’s 10 shutouts have already been surpassed by Brookside. Brookside stretching back for a remarkable save Taking into account the Sawchuk winners from the very beginning of the league on (and again, this is just the Sawchuk winners, so a goalie might have had a higher individual stat in any one of these seasons but was not adjudged to have the best overall season), Brookside still holds up quite well in comparison. Only season 7 winner Drew Barclay and season 8 winner Marek Van Urho can boast a better goals against than Brookside, with a 1.41 and 1.26 respectively, to Brookside’s 1.43. By the end of the season Brookside might fall below season 6 winner Greg Eagles and his 1.47, but he has just as strong a chance to pass up Barclay’s 1.41 (Van Urho’s 1.26 is almost assuredly safe). In save percentage, Brookside’s .924 matches Van Urho for what would currently be second all time, behind only Barclay’s .927. Near competitors (.920 and over) are season 6, Greg Eagles, .922; season 18, Aidan Shaw, .923; season 24, Cal G, .921; season 25, Cal G, .920; season 28, Pekka Svenson, .921; and the aforementioned Chekhov. Greg Eagles holds the highest shutouts with 19, a number that Brookside should be at about 50/50 to beat. Van Urho in his prime On the whole, it looks like Brookside’s performance this season is not only the best of the season, but the best of the season 30 and onward era. Additionally, he might have one of the top three VHLM goaltending seasons of all time, if this pace keeps up. To be mentioned even in the same sentence as guys like Van Urho, Shaw, and G is an honor that few players get, but Brookside has earned it with his play.

I said to vote for Boom anyway, so obviously I'm not going to mind if someone does

Toronto wins

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We had one in my high school back in the day that was hot, but also 7 inches taller than me. Went to one of the dances with her freshman year and on one hand it was nice because of where eye-level was, but on the other hand it was a little awkward with positioning etc.

Yeah I noticed some non-VHLer took Benedum's starting spot, despite all my sacks (probably something that the computer sets?)

yes.

Kesler, that's not how you spell Ethan Osborne.

Step 4. Score on Brookside. Step 5. Realize that step 4 is extremely improbable, give up, and sit at home watching the Notebook with a box of kleenex and a bowl of popcorn.

How doesn't Rock Star get first star here