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Reviewing S98 VHLM Playoff Preview: It's always a good read when reading a VSN article, so no surprise here. I'd say the thought's on how the playoffs would turn out were pretty accurate, unfortunately. My Mexico City Kings of course ran into the buzzsaw that is Houston Bulls, and it didn't end well. I'm pulling for Houston to win the Founder's Cup, although I almost did pick Philadelphia as a waiver signing when I joined up, ultimately choosing Mexico City because they needed my position. I'm interested to see where I end up when the VHLM dispersal draft happens, curious to see which of these team's I ultimately end up on, and after I know i'll definitely come back and reread this article to get some insight on my new team. This VSN article is definitely a 10/10, was a very good read, very informitive.

Reviewing Draft Needs: I found this article really helpful, and am somewhat suprised to see that my player John Cowgill is in the top 10 prospects, which is nice to see. I would love to end up in London, so I do hope this article's predictions play out, pretty neat to see the inner workings of the VHL clubs and what they need and where they are lealing going with their drafts. If I go top 10 in this draft i'll be very happy with that outcome, all though I can tell it'll be towards the bottom, as defense seems to be the priority for most teams. Also Zara slot's ahead of me as the first C off the board, which makes sense, I am a bit newer to the league, a little hard to catch up to the vet's that are eligible for this draft. So far I've max earned every week since joining, and I fully intend to keep max earning going forward, so in my humble opinion I do think i'll offer value towards the end of the top 10 picks. I loved the article, 10/10 for sure. Keep up the good work on disecting the thoughts of the big clubs.

1. I think New York is more likely to end their streak first, backed up by the fact they almost ended it this year, so i think they're close. 2. DIdn't do an ything special for bunny day, just played on my computer most of the day. 3. Spring is a good season because you have baseball starting up, and college football spring games. 4. VHL playoffs, mostly just to see the possible team's I can end up on in the VHL draft, curretnly i'm in Mexico City in the VHLM. 5. I think Milk Chocolate, i just feel chocolate should be brown i think. 6. Best easter candy i think is cadbury caramel egg's. I think they are iconic for easter. 7. I start from the ears down when I eat my easter bunny. 8. Probably Morgan, though I haven't drank alchohol in 9+ years, when i did though, i was much more likely to do a captain/coke than anything with bicardi.

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Reviewing Philadelphia's Future Outlook: It was good to read a second entry into this series, i'm learning a lot by reading these outlook posts. I almost chose Philadelphia as a waiver this past season, Philadelphia is the local team to where I am (Morgantown, WV), but ended up choosing Mexico City because they needed Center help. I find it less likely that i'll end up in Philadelphia, based on the information in this outlook post. I wish Philadelphia good luck in the playoffs this season, but not too much luck, because my team Mexico City is still alive. I'm really enjoying this series, I give it a solid 9 of 10 again for the second entry in the series. I've voted for Ottawa for the third entry in the series, but that choice is currently losing the poll. I look forward to learning more about the VHLM through future articles in this series.

Reviewing Mississauga's Future Outlook: I found this article to be pretty informative, it gives me a look into how the VHLM operates from a year to year player talent perspective. I'm curious about how Mississauga looks to be honest, i've heard feedback from some people that I may be a possible pick for Mississauga in the next draft, so that's interesting. Will Mississauga be able to put it all together during the off season to make a deep playoff run next year? Yet to be determined, but it'd be interesting to be a part of it, if my name is called on draft day. I'm not sure what the center situation is like in Mississauga, so I may or may not even be a priority pick, depending on team needs. I enjoyed the article, I give it a solid 9 of 10, I'm looking forward to a possible Philadelphia version to further expand my knowledge.

Yes, I'm a Mexico City King sneaking into the Houston Bulls press room, don't mind me 1. I think Houston has a good chance, although I hope Mexico City knocks them out this round. 2. I'm a little too new to VHL to have an opnion on this, but it sounds like the record may be hard to break. 3. I think I'd run it back, bring back the European league as an interim step between VHLM and VHL. 4. Las Vegas is my dark horse for the playoffs this year. 5. My player doesn't really have a goal celebration, it doesn't happen often enough. Much more likely to get assists than goals. 6. Sadly no break for me, I'm a 44 year old working man. I got to have easter sunday of course because I don't work on sunday's, but no break. <Sneaks out of the Bulls press room>

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1. I think it's most important to keep playing the player's that got you here to this point. You don't want them to get rusty by sitting them, which could backfire. 2. I think Venkman will finish second in scoring, he has the 2 point lead and that'll be hard to overcome Martinez, but not impossible. 3. I think Mantzz can definitely be the most important player for us in the playoffs, he's a real sparkplug, great pickup. 4. Im a big believer in the importance of a good goaltender, and we definitely have a great goaltender in Silvia, i do think he is our MVP this season. 5. Definitley french toast, with the addition of egg's it brings it over the top, although waffles is a close second. 6. There are approximately 22,750,000 residents in Mexico City.

Review: I found this artile very informative, and it was nice to read positive words written about my first gen player John Cowgill. I am a little suprised that I seem to be one of the higher earners in the group, with information showing TPE activity of each prospect being very helpful to gauge how I am doing in the league. I agree with ordering draft prospects based on their TPE earning potential, as that is very similar to how mock draft's are put together in PBE, another sim league I participate in. It will be interesting to see if I'm the first new gen Center off the board, and while I currently play for Mexico City Kings as a waiver pickup I am intrigued to know which VHLM team will actually draft me once I do hit the dispersal draft. If this media post is anything to go by, i think i'll be a good pickup for a VHLM team, it'll be very interesting to see how it all shakes out. Thank you for the article, it was very well written. I give it a 10/10 rating.

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My review of Grape's Ultimate Guide. I find this guide to be extremely helpful, and it follows closely the advise I received when joining the league, and how I have my build planned out. Furthermore, while compiling the Analytic's Edge articles that I have posted for VSN, i've noticed that focusing on a handful of attributes is the way to go to become a top performer. I think Grape ultimately leans this way as well, as the reccomended attributes to boost that he's stated follows along closely with boosting certain attribute groups. I fully agree that focusing defensively is also the way to go, my player John Cowgill is a center which is very heavily focused defensively, and i've noticed that he does pretty well with scoring points as well. I give this article a 10/10 for sure, great knowledge to spread around to the playerbase, thank you for sharing.

1. I feel more confident while having a man advantage by down by a goal i think. 2. It sends the message that we want to be a physical team, love it. 3. I think Mantzz will make a big offensive impact, i've noticed my scoring as Cowgill has improved after Mantzz joined too. 4. I hope I am getting hot for the postseason, my build is improving slowly, hope it'll make the rightt difference at the right time. I'd love to score around 10-12 points in the last 18 games I think. 5. I think i'm at a confidence scale of about 8.5, i think we're poised for a run. 6. You are salsa, and I think green salsa is my favorite.

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@LucyXpher In today’s article, we will be analyzing Defenders. I will be analyzing the top 10 user controlled defenders of the VHLM, sorted by +/-. I apologize in advance if your player was not included, but I will be limiting these articles to 10 players at a time to help limit article length to make it more readable. We will start each analysis with Plus / Minus, Hits and Shots Blocked. As a bonus we have Successful Hits, Puck Retrievals and Pass Interceptions as slightly hidden defensive stats. These three stats were gathered courtesy of user VattghernCZ, who contributed heavily to the analysis of these defenders. Then we will go over the offensive production of these defenders, and finally we will list how many stars of the game they have accumulated. Without further ado, let’s dig right in. All players on this list have played in 34 games (at the time of writing), so keep that in mind for the totals they have accumulated. 1st, Krister Von Casar Tzesar, user @Komrad, Philadelphia Reapers. They generate 0.91 plus / minus per game, for a total of 31 plus / minus. They have 3.15 hits per game, totaling 107 hits. They have 1.82 shots blocked per game, for a total of 55 shots blocked. They have 2.68 successful hits per game (hits that resulted in puck retrieval), for a total of 91 successful hits. They had 11.41 puck retrievals per game, for a total of 388 puck retrievals. They had 21.76 pass interceptions per game, for a total of 740 pass interceptions.Their offensive production is 0.06 goals per game, for a total of 2 goals. They contribute 0.53 assists per game, totaling 18 assists. They score on average 0.59 points per game, for a total of 20 points. They play 28.66 minutes per game, and score 0.41 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times, and the 3rd star 3 times. Their ratings are 25 DK, 20 SH, 0 PA, 50 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 46 PC, 40 DC, 15 OV, 15 SP, 15 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and they have 40 EXP. There were 226 TPE spent on this build. The top defensemen on the list is sort of balanced in their TPE spent, but is somewhat focused on BC, PC and DC. 2nd, Adam Joy, user @MrMom, Philadelphia Reapers. They generate 0.82 plus / minus per game, for a total of 28 plus / minus. They have 0.91 hits per game, totaling 31 hits. They have 1.08 shots blocked per game, for a total of 35 shots blocked. They have 0.97 successful hits per game, for a total of 33 successful hits. They had 14.59 puck retrievals per game, for a total of 496 puck retrievals. They had 26.82 pass interceptions per game, for a total of 912 pass interceptions. Their offensive production is 0.29 goals per game, for a total of 10 goals. They contribute 1.03 assists per game, totaling 35 assists. They score on average 1.32 points per game, for a total of 45 points. They play 28.99 minutes per game, and score 0.91 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 2 times, the 2nd star 2 times, and the 3rd star 3 times. Their ratings are 52 DK, 0 SH, 0 PA, 28 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 50 PC, 50 DC, 60 OV, 0 SP, 0 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and they have 40 EXP. There were 300 TPE spent on this build. This player is much more offensively oriented than the number one defensemen by plus / minus, and it makes sense with their ratings being very focused, and they have put a high priority on OV. 3rd, Additional Pylons, user @courtjestr19, Houston Bulls. They generate 0.79 plus / minus per game, for a total of 27 plus / minus. They have 1.06 hits per game, totaling 36 hits. They have 0.76 shots blocked per game, for a total of 26 shots blocked. They have 0.94 successful hits per game, for a total of 32 successful hits. They had 12.41 puck retrievals per game, for a total of 422 puck retrievals. They had 22.12 pass interceptions per game, for a total of 752 pass interceptions. Their offensive production is 0.15 goals per game, for a total of 5 goals. They contribute 0.56 assists per game, totaling 19 assists. They score on average 0.71 points per game, for a total of 24 points. They play 28.01 minutes per game, and score 0.5 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 2 times, the 2nd star 1 times, and the 3rd star 3 times. Their ratings are 50 DK, 20 SH, 0 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 70 PC, 50 DC, 10 OV, 0 SP, 0 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and they have 43 EXP. There were 200 TPE spent on this build. This player continues the trend of the top 2 and focuses heavily in a few areas, the highest being PC, but good investments in DK and DC as well. It seems to work as a strategy, being good enough for number three on the list. 4th, Feka Ohi Kau, user @Hacob, Houston Bulls. They generate 0.71 plus / minus per game, for a total of 24 plus / minus. They have 2.18 hits per game, totaling 74 hits. They have 1.0 shots blocked per game, for a total of 34 shots blocked. They have 1.68 successful hits per game, for a total of 57 successful hits. They had 16.38 puck retrievals per game, for a total of 557 puck retrievals. They had 25.76 pass interceptions per game, for a total of 876 pass interceptions. Their offensive production is 0.29 goals per game, for a total of 10 goals. They contribute 0.5 assists per game, totaling 17 assists. They score on average 0.79 points per game, for a total of 27 points. They play 27.52 minutes per game, and score 0.58 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 3 times, the 2nd star 3 times, and the 3rd star 1 times. Their ratings are 70 DK, 60 SH, 0 PA, 28 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 70 PC, 70 DC, 21 OV, 44 SP, 0 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and they have 49 EXP. There were 363 TPE spent on this build. This is the most experienced player on the list so far and they also focused DK, SH, PC and DC. So far the top defensemen are focused in their TPE spending. 5th, Dan Bacle, user @Starchychaff, Philadelphia Reapers. They generate 0.56 plus / minus per game, for a total of 19 plus / minus. They have 1.91 hits per game, totaling 65 hits. They have 0.97 shots blocked per game, for a total of 33 shots blocked. They have 1.88 successful hits per game, for a total of 64 successful hits. They had 9.29 puck retrievals per game, for a total of 316 puck retrievals. They had 16.88 pass interceptions per game, for a total of 574 pass interceptions. Their offensive production is 0.15 goals per game, for a otal of 5 goals. They contribute 0.12 assists per game, totaling 4 assists. They score on average 0.26 points per game, for a total of 9 points. They play 27.63 minutes per game, and score 0.19 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 2 times, the 2nd star 0 times, and the 3rd star 1 times. Their ratings are 17 DK, 0 SH, 0 PA, 20 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 30 PC, 30 DC, 12 OV, 0 SP, 0 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and they have 40 EXP. There were 109 TPE spent on this build. This is the first sub 200 TPE build on this list, good for fifth overall. Like the first four players, this player has focused their TPE, to good effect, on PC, DC and BC. 6th, Bazooka Joe, user @ScottyP, Philadelphia Reapers. They generate 0.53 plus / minus per game, for a total of 18 plus / minus. They have 1.12 hits per game, totaling 38 hits. They have 1.65 shots blocked per game, for a total of 56 shots blocked. They have 1.09 successful hits per game, for a total of 37 successful hits. They had 17.26 puck retrievals per game, for a total of 587 puck retrievals. They had 31.76 pass interceptions per game, for a total of 1080 pass interceptions. Their offensive production is 0.38 goals per game, for a total of 13 goals. They contribute 0.82 assists per game, totaling 28 assists. They score on average 1.21 points per game, for a total of 41 points. They play 28.16 minutes per game, and score 0.86 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 2 times, the 2nd star 4 times, and the 3rd star 3 times. Their ratings are 0 DK, 40 SH, 0 PA, 8 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 70 PC, 70 DC, 45 OV, 0 SP, 20 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and they have 40 EXP. There were 253 TPE spent on this build. This build is much more offensively oriented than the previous five, and it shows. They are still focused, focusing on PC, DC and OV. This is the first defensemen in the top 6 to not put TPE into DK. Even though they are sixth in plus / minus, they are the most decorated player so far in stars of the game, which indicates they are doing something right. 7th, Petr Novak, user @LastGoon007, Halifax 21st. They generate 0.44 plus / minus per game, for a total of 15 plus / minus. They have 0.91 hits per game, totaling 31 hits. They have 0.91 shots blocked per game, for a total of 31 shots blocked. They have 0.85 successful hits per game, for a total of 29 successful hits. They had 10.79 puck retrievals per game, for a total of 367 puck retrievals. They had 19.44 pass interceptions per game, for a total of 661 pass interceptions. Their offensive production is 0.15 goals per game, for a total of 5 goals. They contribute 0.91 assists per game, totaling 31 assists. They score on average 1.06 points per game, for a total of 36 points. They play 24.47 minutes per game, and score 0.87 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 3 times, the 2nd star 2 times, and the 3rd star 1 times. Their ratings are 30 DK, 70 SH, 6 PA, 20 BC, 6 GR, 0 FO, 70 PC, 70 DC, 15 OV, 10 SP, 6 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 1 FG, 0 PO and they have 46 EXP. There were 304 TPE spent on this build. This user continues the trend of focusing heavily on a few areas, namely SH, PC, DC. It seems to be working since so far there are no generalists in the top seven players by plus / minus. 8th, Manuel Ceson, user @dylanjj37 Halifax 21st. They generate 0.41plus / minus per game, for a total of 14 plus / minus. They have 1.79 hits per game, totaling 61 hits. They have 1.15 shots blocked per game, for a total of 39 shots blocked. They have 1.47 successful hits per game, for a total of 50 successful hits. They had 17.53 puck retrievals per game, for a total of 596 puck retrievals. They had 32.56 pass interceptions per game, for a total of 1107 pass interceptions. Their offensive production is 0.29 goals per game, for a total of 10 goals. They contribute 0.59 assists per game, totaling 20 assists. They score on average 0.88 points per game, for a total of 30 points. They play 28.57 minutes per game, and score 0.62 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 2 times, the 2nd star 4 times, and the 3rd star 0 times. Their ratings are 75 DK, 0 SH, 0 PA, 45 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 80 PC, 80 DC, 0 OV, 0 SP, 0 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and they have 43 EXP. There were 315 TPE spent on this build. This user heavily focused on DK, PC and DC. Despite not putting any points into OV they are contributing 0.88 points per game, which is pretty good. 9th, Peter Venkman, user @Josh, Mexico City Kings. They generate 0.32 plus / minus per game, for a total of 11 plus / minus. They have 1.5 hits per game, totaling 51 hits. They have 1.47 shots blocked per game, for a total of 50 shots blocked. They have 1.41 successful hits per game, for a total of 48 successful hits. They had 16.38 puck retrievals per game, for a total of 557 puck retrievals. They had 29.79 pass interceptions per game, for a total of 1013 pass interceptions. Their offensive production is 0.35 goals per game, for a total of 12 goals. They contribute 0.47 assists per game, totaling 16 assists. They score on average 0.82 points per game, for a total of 28 points. They play 28.98 minutes per game, and score 0.57 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 3 times, the 2nd star 1 times, and the 3rd star 1 times. Their ratings are 75 DK, 53 SH, 0 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 58 PC, 75 DC, 79 OV, 1 SP, 0 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and they have 40 EXP. There were 364 TPE spent on this build. This user heavily focused on DK, DC, OV, PC and SH . The somewhat surprising result from their build is that the heaviest focus on OV in this group of ten players does not necessarily have the best offensive production of the group. 10th, Dog Jagr, user @koty_k, Houston Bulls. They generate 0.26 plus / minus per game, for a total of 9 plus / minus. They have 2.21 hits per game, totaling 75 hits. They have 1.26 shots blocked per game, for a total of 43 shots blocked. They have 2.21 successful hits per game, for a total of 75 successful hits. They had 12.38 puck retrievals per game, for a total of 421 puck retrievals. They had 24.06 pass interceptions per game, for a total of 818 pass interceptions. Their offensive production is 0.15 goals per game, for a total of 5 goals. They contribute 0.71 assists per game, totaling 24 assists. They score on average 0.85 points per game, for a total of 29 points. They play 28.37 minutes per game, and score 0.6 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 1 times, the 2nd star 0 times, and the 3rd star 2 times. Their ratings are 40 DK, 40 SH, 35 PA, 40 BC, 13 GR, 0 FO, 60 PC, 60 DC, 31 OV, 68 SP, 0 SS, 0 WS, 2 LD, 4 FG, 0 PO and they have 49 EXP. There were 393 TPE spent on this build. Despite having the most TPE spent on their build amongst these top ten defensemen, they grade in 10th place. I think this is in large part due to their philosophy of spreading their points around to lots of areas and not focusing on a limited number of areas. So far in my observations, players who focus tend to do better. In general, my observation is that the Defenders who put up the most plus / minus were heavily focused in a few areas of their training. All ten defenders heavily spent on DC and PC, which could indicate those are two key attributes for a defensemen, the rest of the ratings are kind of spread around, but the ones who did better focused on fewer areas, whichever those may have been. I hope that this article was enlightening and entertaining for everyone. 2200+ Words