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1. I am completely new to the team being drafted 10th overall in the most recent draft, I don't know any of the current players at the moment, so not sure. 2. I am here for the rebuild process when I am called up to the VHL. 3. I believe management will see the rebuild through and make the right moves. 4. Maybe, although resetting and building for the future is not a bad move, in my opinion. 5. I'm not sure if they'd ever relocate, but it'd probably be a shame to lose the history and tradition. 6. I think that Helsinki drafted well in this draft, which is a pleasant surprise for the offseason.

@SMYLS4 In today’s article, we will be analyzing Center’s. I will be analyzing the top 10 user controlled centers 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 centers. Then we will go over the offensive production of these centers, 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 72 games, except for Cowgill who played in 68, so keep that in mind for the totals they have accumulated. 1st, Jackson Jeannot, user @Lucas anton, Philadelphia Reapers, they generate 0.76 plus/minus per game, totaling 55. They deliver 1.38 hits per game on 99 total hits, with 53 successful hits. They block 0.18 shots per game. They average 2.69 shots per game with an 11.34% shooting percentage. They retrieve 3.65 pucks per game and make 4.49 pass interceptions per game. Offensively, they score 0.31 goals per game with 0.44 assists per game, totaling 0.75 points per game. They average 28.05 minutes per game, contributing 0.53 points per 20 minutes. In the faceoff circle, they take 34.97 faceoffs per game and win 64.58% of them. They were named 1st star once and 2nd star once. Their ratings are: DK 24, SH 21, PA 0, BC 0, GR 0, FO 54, PC 0, DC 66, OV 70, SP 3, SS 70, WS 70, LD 0, FG 0, PO 0, EX 40. Their build uses 378 TPE. With FO 54, he wins nearly two-thirds of his draws. His DC 66 is one of the highest among centers. 2nd, Gingy, user @MexicanCow123, Houston Bulls, they generate 0.67 plus/minus per game, totaling 48. They deliver 1.78 hits per game on 128 total hits, with 81 successful hits. They block 0.24 shots per game. They average 5.04 shots per game with a 9.64% shooting percentage. They retrieve 6.38 pucks per game and make 9.15 pass interceptions per game. Offensively, they score 0.49 goals per game with 0.63 assists per game, totaling 1.11 points per game. They average 27.28 minutes per game, contributing 0.81 points per 20 minutes. In the faceoff circle, they take 28.21 faceoffs per game and win 59.58% of them. They were named 1st star twice and 2nd star twice. Their ratings are: DK 70, SH 40, PA 0, BC 0, GR 0, FO 30, PC 50, DC 70, OV 70, SP 0, SS 70, WS 0, LD 0, FG 0, PO 0, EX 43. Their build uses 400 TPE. While his FO 30 rating is average, he still wins nearly 60% of faceoffs. 3rd, Robin Sierra, user @ethanjaeda, Houston Bulls, they generate 0.40 plus/minus per game, totaling 29. They deliver 1.61 hits per game on 116 total hits, with 76 successful hits. They block 0.21 shots per game. They average 3.14 shots per game with an 8.85% shooting percentage. They retrieve 4.71 pucks per game and make 6.49 pass interceptions per game. Offensively, they score 0.28 goals per game with 0.50 assists per game, totaling 0.78 points per game. They average 26.10 minutes per game, contributing 0.60 points per 20 minutes. In the faceoff circle, they take 31.06 faceoffs per game and win 62.16% of them. They received no star selections. Their ratings are: DK 15, SH 44, PA 0, BC 0, GR 0, FO 50, PC 56, DC 54, OV 70, SP 32, SS 10, WS 0, LD 0, FG 0, PO 0, EX 43. Their build uses 331 TPE. Their FO 50 allows him to win over 62% of faceoffs. 4th, Zara Wolf, user @Banackock, Halifax 21st, they generate 0.24 plus/minus per game, totaling 17. They deliver 1.19 hits per game on 86 total hits, with 47 successful hits. They block 0.04 shots per game. They average 1.83 shots per game with a 12.12% shooting percentage. They retrieve 2.03 pucks per game and make 3.31 pass interceptions per game. Offensively, they score 0.22 goals per game with 0.32 assists per game, totaling 0.54 points per game. They average 22.33 minutes per game, contributing 0.49 points per 20 minutes. In the faceoff circle, they take 25 faceoffs per game and win 52.00% of them. They were named 1st star once and 2nd star once. Their ratings are: DK 28, SH 40, PA 0, BC 0, GR 0, FO 20, PC 50, DC 46, OV 70, SP 0, SS 2, WS 0, LD 0, FG 0, PO 0, EX 40. Their build uses 256 TPE. Her 12.12% shooting percentage is among the highest in the group, making the most of her 1.83 shots per game. 5th, Michael Lee Jr, user @blueredlover, Halifax 21st, they generate 0.22 plus/minus per game, totaling 16. They deliver 1.63 hits per game on 117 total hits, with 68 successful hits. They block 0.06 shots per game. They average 1.54 shots per game with an 11.71% shooting percentage. They retrieve 1.97 pucks per game and make 3.22 pass interceptions per game. Offensively, they score 0.18 goals per game with 0.29 assists per game, totaling 0.47 points per game. They average 25.91 minutes per game, contributing 0.36 points per 20 minutes. In the faceoff circle, they take 29.71 faceoffs per game and win 59.33% of them. They were not named a star in any game. Their ratings are: DK 44, SH 12, PA 42, BC 6, GR 0, FO 45, PC 0, DC 35, OV 59, SP 0, SS 31, WS 6, LD 0, FG 0, PO 0, EX 46 Their build uses 280 TPE. He contributes just under half a point per game but manages to do so with just 1.54 shots per game, while converting at a solid 11.71% rate. 6th, Jay Sikes, user @JaySmacksss, Mississauga Hounds, they generate 0.21 plus/minus per game, totaling 15. They deliver 1.22 hits per game on 88 total hits, with 43 successful hits. They block 0.17 shots per game. They average 3.47 shots per game with a 13.60% shooting percentage. They retrieve 4.99 pucks per game and make 6.17 pass interceptions per game. Offensively, they score 0.47 goals per game with 0.44 assists per game, totaling 0.92 points per game. They average 23.60 minutes per game, contributing 0.78 points per 20 minutes. In the faceoff circle, they take 24.18 faceoffs per game and win 57.09% of them. They received no star selections. Their ratings are: DK 40, SH 30, PA 0, BC 0, GR 0, FO 25, PC 0, DC 50, OV 60, SP 0, SS 20, WS 15, LD 0, FG 0, PO 0, EX 40. Their build uses 240 TPE. His 13.60% conversion rate on 3.47 shots per game fuels his scoring of 0.47 goals per game. On the defensive side, Sikes averages 6.17 interceptions and 4.99 puck recoveries per game, supported by a DC rating of 50. 7th, CJ Franklin, user @CJ Franklin, Saskatoon Wild, they generate 0.18 plus/minus per game, totaling 13. They deliver 1.79 hits per game on 129 total hits, with 61 successful hits. They block 0.25 shots per game. They average 1.04 shots per game with a 12.00% shooting percentage. They retrieve 3.19 pucks per game and make 3.97 pass interceptions per game. Offensively, they score 0.13 goals per game with 0.32 assists per game, totaling 0.44 points per game. They average 23.93 minutes per game, contributing 0.37 points per 20 minutes. In the faceoff circle, they take 29.53 faceoffs per game and win 47.74% of them. They were not named a star in any game. Their ratings are: DK 14, SH 14, PA 7, BC 0, GR 0, FO 10, PC 10, DC 10, OV 10, SP 10, SS 8, WS 7, LD 0, FG 0, PO 0, EX 40. Their build uses 100 TPE. His 1.79 hits per game are among the highest in this group, and he’s one of the better shot blockers at 0.25 per game. His 1.04 shots per game is the lowest among these top 10 centers, though he makes the most of limited chances with a 12.00% shooting percentage. His faceoff percentage 47.74% trails behind most others, despite taking nearly 30 draws per game. 8th, Invader Zimothy Timothy, user @Emperor_Fun, Ottawa Lynx, they generate 0.17 plus/minus per game, totaling 12. They deliver 0.86 hits per game on 62 total hits, with 39 successful hits. They block 0.63 shots per game. They average 3.22 shots per game with a 12.93% shooting percentage. They retrieve 6.26 pucks per game and make 8.50 pass interceptions per game. Offensively, they score 0.42 goals per game with 0.47 assists per game, totaling 0.89 points per game. They average 27.58 minutes per game, contributing 0.64 points per 20 minutes. In the faceoff circle, they take 35.08 faceoffs per game and win 43.11% of them. They were not named a star in any game. Their ratings are: DK 10, SH 6, PA 0, BC 0, GR 0, FO 01, PC 5, DC 5, OV 70, SP 10, SS 30, WS 15, LD 0, FG 0, PO 0, EX 40. Their build uses 151 TPE.. He leads all top centers in both puck recoveries 6.26/game and interceptions 8.50 game. He produces 0.9 points per game on 3.22 shots per game with a 12.93% shooting percentage. His 43.11% faceoff win rate is the lowest in the top 10 on a FO rating of 0, showing that at least some FO is important. 9th, John Cowgill, user @FlyingWV, Mexico City Kings, They generate 0.13 plus/minus per game, totaling 9. They deliver 1.57 hits per game on 107 total hits, with 56 successful hits. They block 0.19 shots per game. They average 1.19 shots per game with an 8.64% shooting percentage. They retrieve 4.09 pucks per game and make 4.88 pass interceptions per game. Offensively, they score 0.10 goals per game with 0.26 assists per game, totaling 0.37 points per game. They average 23.65 minutes per game, contributing 0.31 points per 20 minutes. In the faceoff circle, they take 25.71 faceoffs per game and win 48.63% of them. They were not named a star in any game. Their ratings are: DK 0, SH 56, PA 0, BC 0, GR 0, FO 19, PC 55, DC 55, OV 55, SP 0, SS 0, WS 0, LD 0, FG 0, PO 0, EX 40. Their build uses 240 TPE. Offensively, he contributes 0.37 points per game, relying on selective shooting 1.19 shots game and a modest 8.64% shooting percentage. Averaging 4.09 puck recoveries and 4.88 interceptions per game his DC 55 helps him hold his own in the defensive zone, while his faceoff numbers are average 48.63% on 25.71 draws per game. 10th, Sidney Sheppard, user @GoodLeftUndone, Mississauga Hounds, they generate 0.11 plus/minus per game, totaling 8. They deliver 1.22 hits per game on 88 total hits, with 48 successful hits. They block 0.25 shots per game. They average 4.15 shots per game with an 11.71% shooting percentage. They retrieve 6.76 pucks per game and make 8.26 pass interceptions per game. Offensively, they score 0.49 goals per game with 0.44 assists per game, totaling 0.93 points per game. They average 24.08 minutes per game, contributing 0.77 points per 20 minutes. In the faceoff circle, they take 29.15 faceoffs per game and win 60.51% of them. They were named 2nd star twice and 3rd star once. Their ratings are::DK 40, SH 40, PA 0, BC 0, GR 0, FO 40, PC 49, DC 40, OV 40, SP 30, SS 50, WS 50, LD 0, FG 0, PO 0, EX 46. Their build uses 389 TPE. He fires the puck often 4.15 shots per game and scores efficiently with an 11.71% shooting percentage. His 0.93 points per game are among the best in the top 10, and he adds value defensively with 6.76 puck recoveries and 8.26 interceptions per game. In the faceoff circle, his FO 40 rating supports an excellent 60.51% win rate on 29.15 draws per game In general, my observation is that the Centers who put up the most plus / minus were heavily focused in a few areas of their training. All ten centers, except for Invader ZImothy Timothy and CJ Franklin heavily spent on DC, the FO rating was spread around, but pretty balanced in general. The highest FO was Jeannot with 54, the lowest was Invader Zimothy Timothy with 0 FO. All centers with the exception of CJ Franklin heavily invested in OV. I hope that this article was enlightening and entertaining for everyone. 2100+ Words

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

1. I think my player helps contribute to the penalty kill, i am very defensive focused center. 2. It's a great boon having someone on the blueline contributing points to the cause, like having an extra attacker. 3. Yes physicality is a big part of our identity, I know my player is very physical focused. 4. Maybe better passing on the team can lead to better oppurtunities for Versti. 5. I think my player would excel on defense, i am a very defense focused build. 6. The historic square is named The Zocalo.

1. No it does not impact my confidence. I think our team is very solid and will show out in the end, I am slowly building up to be able to help to contribute more. 2. I'd say it's been critical to team success, if you cant score, you cant win. 3. I'm not sure what's been key to the improvement in power play, but I assume it's not due to the contributions of my player John Cowgill. 4. We do need to shore that up some, need to score some more and allow fewer scores, or else it could result in pain for us. 5. I think if i were allowed to choose a custom goal song for my player, it'd be "Here comes the boom". 6. The aztec city was Tenochtitlan, I believe. which was the capital of the Aztec empire.

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1. I think the biggest factor in our success so far is how well the GM constructs the lines and places the pieces to put us in a position to succeed. 2. It is a wonderful feeling knowing that you have a Goalie back there that just wont let goals happen, I think Cowgill hopes to win as many faceoffs as he can this season to help keep puck possession so fewer shots are attempted against us. 3. Honestly I think the group is so successful because for the most part these players are spending their TPE in a focused manner, the one player who is a little more balanced is Hughes, so far via my mentorship i've received i';ve learned that being focused is the way to go. 4. I prefer spreading the offense throughout the lineup in general, at least having 1st and 2nd line being offensively oriented, maybe 3rd line defensive oriented. 5. You make sure the goaltender is aware the fault isn't on his shoulders alone, we play as a team, we win as a team, we lose as a team. If defense did a little better job we could possess the puck for longer stretches which would help the goalie out a lot. 6. I'd swap with Venkman for sure, he's built really well and that is a large part of what i'm building towards, i just dont have the TPE yet.

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The Analytics Edge: How Player Ratings Shape Plus/Minus in the VHLM @slothfacekilla Today’s article is my inaugural journey in writing for VSN, and this will kick off a long term series of statistical and ratings analysis that I will be doing every season, to help us better understand possibly the importance of ratings to stat performance. I hope this will help user’s better determine an upgrade path, to seek the specific performance they are looking for. In today’s article, we will be starting with Winger’s. I will be analyzing the top 10 Left Wingers and the top 10 Right Wingers of the VHLM, sorted by +/-. I apologize in advance if your player was not included, but I will be limiting these articles to 20 player’s at a time, to help limit article length to make it more readable. Without further ado, let’s dig right in. I will be starting with the top 10 Left Winger’s first. To be transparent, at least with the initial run of this article, I will primarily be focusing on offensive production of the wingers. 1st, ALTO RED, @alto_red , Philadelphia Reapers, they’ve scored 4 Goals, contributed 5 Assists, for a total of 9 Points. They are contributing 1.5 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 9. RED is contributing 3 hits per game, for a total of 18 hits. They are attempting 5.17 shots per game, with a total of 31 shots attempted, scoring 12.90% of those chances. They’ve played 171 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 28.56 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored 1.05 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 1 time, the 2nd star 1 time and the 3rd star 1 time. The ratings that derive these stats are 70 DK, 0 SH, 0 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 28 PC, 49 DC, 70 OV, 14 SP, 0 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 40 EXP. There were 231 TPE spent on this build. This player prioritized DK and OV, which seems to have paid off in the form of a top offensive performance through the first 6 games. 2nd, Hunter s, @Hunter S, Houston Bulls, they’ve scored 3 Goals, contributed 5 Assists, for a total of 8 points. . They are contributing 1.33 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 6. Hunter s is contributing 2 hits per game, for a total of 12 hits. They are attempting 5.33 shots per game, with a total of 32 shots attempted, scoring 9.38% of those chances. They’ve played 172 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 28.72 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .93 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 1 time, the 2nd star 1 time and the 3rd star 1 time. The ratings that derive these stats are 13 DK, 67 SH, 5 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 67 PC, 69 DC, 70 OV, 32 SP, 32 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 46 EXP. There were 355 TPE spent on this build. This player prioritized SH, PC, DC and OV. They have more TPE assigned than the 1st place player, so they have more ratings to work with, they are a little more balanced ratings wise, however they are 3 points lower on the PLUS / MINUS through the first 6 games. 3rd, Lorenzo Mancini, @GioSivo, Saskatoon Wild, they’ve scored 3 Goals, contributed 5 Assists, for a total of 8 points. . They are contributing 1.33 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 5. Mancini is contributing 2 hits per game, for a total of 12 hits. They are attempting 5.17 shots per game, with a total of 31 shots attempted, scoring 9.68% of those chances. They’ve played 173 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 28.96 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .92 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 1 time, the 2nd star 1 time and the 3rd star 0 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 17 DK, 6 SH, 0 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 14 PC, 52 DC, 70 OV, 7 SP,20 SS, 17 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 43 EXP. There were 203 TPE spent on this build. This player prioritized DC and OV. They continue the trend of focusing on both DC and OV like the first two entrants, it seems to be a pattern that works. 4th, Tommy James Longpre, @TJ Longpre, Philadelphia Reapers, they’ve scored 2 Goals, contributed 3 Assists, for a total of 5 points. . They are contributing .83 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 3. Longpre is contributing 2.33 hits per game, for a total of 14 hits. They are attempting 3.5 shots per game, with a total of 21 shots attempted, scoring 9.52% of those chances. They’ve played 152 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 25.38 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .66 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 0 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 21 DK, 20 SH, 16 PA, 10 BC, 7 GR, 6 FO, 12 PC, 19 DC, 26 OV, 25 SP, 20 SS, 20 WS, 9 LD, 1 FG, 19 PO and have 53 EXP. There were 231 TPE spent on this build. This player is balanced across the board, not having a heavy investment in any one rating. While they are Plus / Minus of 3 which is pretty good production, so far the first three entrants show that this balanced approach may not be the best approach to produce top tier offensive production. 5th, Jakub Kovar, @MichkovSzn, Philadelphia Reapers, they’ve scored 3 Goals, contributed 5 Assists, for a total of 8 points. . They are contributing 1.33 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 2. Kovar is contributing 2.33 hits per game, for a total of 14 hits. They are attempting 5.17 shots per game, with a total of 31 shots attempted, scoring 9.68% of those chances. They’ve played 165 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 27.58 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .97 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 0 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 40 DK, 4 SH, 4 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 16 PC, 70 DC, 70 OV, 5 SP, 9 SS, 9 WS, 9 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 43 EXP. There were 229 TPE spent on this build. This player revisited the heavy focus of DC and OV with a good investment of DK as well. While they are Plus / Minus of 2, they’re offensive production is pretty good producing 1.33 points per game. 6th, Zak Trokker, @Peace, San Diego Marlins, they’ve scored 1 Goal, contributed 6 Assists, for a total of 7 points. . They are contributing 1.17 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 2. Trokker is contributing 2.33 hits per game, for a total of 14 hits. They are attempting 5.33 shots per game, with a total of 32 shots attempted, scoring 3.13% of those chances. They’ve played 163 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 27.24 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .86 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 1 time. The ratings that derive these stats are 0 DK, 22 SH, 0 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 40 PC, 20 DC, 70 OV, 70 SP, 70 SS, 20 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 43 EXP. There were 312 TPE spent on this build. This player has heavily invested in OV, SP, and SS. They are providing valuable offensive production, however what stands out to me is that their shot % is a good 6% lower than the previous player’s analyzed so far, does this indicate that maybe DV is valuable for shooting % as well? 7th, Fortnite Moneygang, @Max77, Ottawa Lynx, they’ve scored 4 Goals, contributed 2 Assists, for a total of 6 points. . They are contributing .86 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 2. Moneygang is contributing 1.29 hits per game, for a total of 9 hits. They are attempting 3.57 shots per game, with a total of 25 shots attempted, scoring 16% of those chances. They’ve played 175 minutes in 7 games playing for an average of 25.10 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .68 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 2 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 8 DK, 8 SH, 8 PA, 8 BC, 8 GR, 8 FO, 7 PC, 7 DC, 9 OV, 7 SP, 7 SS, 20 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 40 EXP. There were 105 TPE spent on this build. This player has spent their TPE in a balanced fashion instead of focusing a few areas. There offensive production is pretty good for their TPE spent, but could maybe benefit from focusing on fewer areas. However, their shot percentage is the highest so far at 16%, they just attempt fewer shots than the players analyzed before. 8th, Owen two, @do3bo1, Ottawa Lynx, they’ve scored 0 Goals, contributed 4 Assists, for a total of 4 points. . They are contributing .57 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 2. two is contributing 2.43 hits per game, for a total of 17 hits. They are attempting 3.29 shots per game, with a total of 23 shots attempted, scoring 0% of those chances. They’ve played 163 minutes in 7 games playing for an average of 23.38 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .49 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 1 time. The ratings that derive these stats are 10 DK, 23 SH, 25 PA, 40 BC,50 GR, 5 FO, 0 PC, 5 DC, 12 OV, 50 SP, 2 SS, 50 WS, 10 LD, 50 FG, 0 PO and have 40 EXP. There were 332 TPE spent on this build. This player has focus spent on GR, SP, WS and FG, with a moderate investment in BC. Their 0% shooting may indicate that ignoring OV and DC is potentially a problem, if you’re aiming to have good offensive production. 9th, Alex Versti, @VOID Stiles, Mexico City Kings, they’ve scored 1 Goal, contributed 1 Assist, for a total of 2 points. . They are contributing .33 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 2. Versti is contributing 2 hits per game, for a total of 12 hits. They are attempting 1.83 shots per game, with a total of 11 shots attempted, scoring 9.09% of those chances. They’ve played 170 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 28.48 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .23 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 0 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 15 DK, 20 SH, 30 PA, 10 BC, 0 GR, 10 FO, 20 PC, 25 DC, 25 OV, 30 SP, 10 SS, 15 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 10 PO and have 43 EXP. There were 220 TPE spent on this build. This player has built in a balanced fashion. The pattern I’ve noticed so far, is those that are more focused on fewer ratings tend to have more offensive production than those that spread their points thin. 10th, Nick Abbott, @preds, Mexico City Kings, they’ve scored 1 Goal, contributed 1 Assist, for a total of 2 points. . They are contributing .33 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 1. Abbott is contributing 1.33 hits per game, for a total of 8 hits. They are attempting 1 shots per game, with a total of 6 shots attempted, scoring 16.67% of those chances. They’ve played 154 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 25.68 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .26 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 1 time. The ratings that derive these stats are 7 DK, 6 SH, 30 PA, 5 BC, 2 GR, 1 FO, 3 PC, 3 DC, 25 OV, 24 SP, 26 SS, 50 WS, 5 LD, 2 FG, 2 PO and have 43 EXP. There were 191 TPE spent on this build. This player has built in a balanced fashion with the exception of heavily investing in WS. This is a further data point showing that balanced spending doesn’t pay in the high offensive production department. This wraps up the Left Winger portion of the analysis. Next we’ll be moving onto the top 10 Right Winger’s analyzed in order of Plus / Minus in descending order. 1st, Joseph Poole, @Itz_Viperz, Philadelphia Reapers, they’ve scored 2 Goals, contributed 7 Assists, for a total of 9 Points. They are contributing 1.5 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 10. Poole is contributing 2.17 hits per game, for a total of 13 hits. They are attempting 5.83 shots per game, with a total of 35 shots attempted, scoring 5.71% of those chances. They’ve played 168 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 28.12 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored 1.07 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 time, the 2nd star 2 times and the 3rd star 0 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 20 DK, 21 SH, 0 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 10 FO, 43 PC, 30 DC, 72 OV, 24 SP, 40 SS, 22 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 46 EXP. There were 292 TPE spent on this build. This player prioritized OV and has a strong investment in PC, SS and a moderate investment in DV allowing Poole to be the top Right Winger by Plus / Minus in today’s analysis. Just a note, but the top Left Winger and top Right Winger are both Philadelphia Reapers, there must be something in the water in Philadelphia. 2nd, Alex Bridges IV, @Oatex, Houston Bulls, they’ve scored 3 Goals, contributed 1 Assist, for a total of 4 Points. They are contributing .67 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 7. Bridges is contributing 2.5 hits per game, for a total of 15 hits. They are attempting 4 shots per game, with a total of 24 shots attempted, scoring 12.5% of those chances. They’ve played 151 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 25.20 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .53 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 2 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 38 DK, 48 SH, 10 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 12 PC, 61 DC, 84 OV, 22 SP, 2 SS, 5 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 43 EXP. There were 313 TPE spent on this build. This player prioritized OV and DC and has a moderate investment in DK and SH. This approach was good enough to be second in PLUS / MINUS, I do note their shooting % is pretty high, they just don’t attempt as many shots per game as Poole did. 3rd, CJ Daniels, @xNJDevilsFanx, Saskatoon Wild, they’ve scored 5 Goals, contributed 5 Assists, for a total of 10 Points. They are contributing 1.67 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 5. Daniels is contributing 1.67 hits per game, for a total of 10 hits. They are attempting 7.83 shots per game, with a total of 47 shots attempted, scoring 10.64% of those chances. They’ve played 170 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 28.42 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored 1.17 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 2 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 1 time. The ratings that derive these stats are 44 DK, 32 SH, 40 PA, 0 BC, 3 GR, 15 FO, 6 PC, 48 DC, 72 OV, 43 SP, 45 SS, 50 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 46 EXP. There were 400 TPE spent on this build. This player focused OV and was balanced in DK, SH, PA, DC, SP, SS and WS. This player actually has the best offensive production of all the winger’s analyzed so far, contributing 1.67 points per game, but that isn’t too surprising because this player is capped TPE wise at 400, so you would expect them to perform well. Their overall game surprisingly only managed to come in at a PLUS / MINUS of 5 however, which is good for third out of the Right Wingers and tied for 6th out of all 20 Winger’s analyzed. 4th, Agustin Martinez, @SleepyPlayz, Mexico City Kings, they’ve scored 3 Goals, contributed 6 Assists, for a total of 9 Points. They are contributing 1.5 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 4. Martinez is contributing 2.17 hits per game, for a total of 13 hits. They are attempting 2.67 shots per game, with a total of 16 shots attempted, scoring 18.75% of those chances. They’ve played 178 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 29.69 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored 1.01 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 2 times and the 3rd star 1 time. The ratings that derive these stats are 20 DK, 20 SH, 0 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 11 PC, 50 DC, 70 OV, 20 SP, 70 SS, 30 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 43 EXP. There were 291 TPE spent on this build. This player focused OV and SS, a good investment in DC and a moderate investment in DK, SH, SP, WS. This is another high offensive performer showing that a focused approach of 70 OV and 70 SS can produce good offensive numbers. 5th, Miklo Zabanachev, @Dame, Houston Bulls, they’ve scored 1 Goals contributed 0 Assists, for a total of 1 Point. They are contributing 0.17 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 4. Zabanachev is contributing 1.17 hits per game, for a total of 7 hits. They are attempting 0.5 shots per game, with a total of 3 shots attempted, scoring 33.33% of those chances. They’ve played 86 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 14.34 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .23 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 0 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 0 DK, 0 SH, 0 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 0 PC, 0 DC, 0 OV, 0 SP, 0 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 40 EXP. There were 0 TPE spent on this build. This result kind of surprises me, here’s a player that hasn’t spent a single point of TPE on their build, and yet they are the 5th best Right Winger according to Plus / Minus. They do have limited playing time which could factor in, only playing in 14.34 minutes per game. This is an interesting result, maybe it will work as a baseline for all of our other players, considering it is a blank canvas essentially. 6th, Jacob Seed, @oilmandan, San Diego Marlins, they’ve scored 6 Goals contributed 2 Assists, for a total of 8 Points. They are contributing 1.33 points per game with a Plus / Minus of 3. Zabanachev is contributing 1.67 hits per game, for a total of 10 hits. They are attempting 5.5 shots per game, with a total of 33 shots attempted, scoring 18.18% of those chances. They’ve played 168 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 28.04 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .95 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 1 time, the 2nd star 2 times and the 3rd star 0 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 50 DK, 42 SH, 0 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 10 PC, 10 DC, 31 OV, 65 SP, 56 SS, 46 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 40 EXP. There were 310 TPE spent on this build. Seed focused somewhat heavily on SP, SS and DK, with moderate investments in OV and SH. They have good offensive production, so the approach isn’t a bad one. 7th, Kyle Evans, @Kyle Evans, Ottawa Lynx, they’ve scored 3 Goals contributed 4 Assists, for a total of 7 Points. They are contributing 1 point per game with a Plus / Minus of 3. Evans is contributing 1.71 hits per game, for a total of 12 hits. They are attempting 3.71 shots per game, with a total of 26 shots attempted, scoring 11.54% of those chances. They’ve played 196 minutes in 7 games playing for an average of 28.04 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .71 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 1 time, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 0 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 12 DK, 32 SH, 34 PA, 24 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 0 PC, 24 DC, 52 OV, 33 SP, 40 SS, 42 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 40 EXP. There were 293 TPE spent on this build. Evans focused mostly on OV, SS and WS, and is otherwise balanced. Their approach does provide good offensive production, producing 1 point per game. 8th, Roger Lamothe, @Webby1121, Philadelphia Reapers, they’ve scored 2 Goals contributed 1 Assist, for a total of 3 Points. They are contributing 0.5 point per game with a Plus / Minus of 3. Lamothe is contributing 1 hits per game, for a total of 6 hits. They are attempting 1 shot per game, with a total of 6 shots attempted, scoring 33.33% of those chances. They’ve played 149 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 24.98 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .40 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 0 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 4 DK, 5 SH, 5 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 5 PC, 25 DC, 25 OV, 5 SP, 5 SS, 5 WS, 5 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 40 EXP. There were 94 TPE spent on this build. Lamothe focused OV and DC, and is balanced across the board with the rest of their points. This is a promising start, but maybe the data I’ve shown here today may support focusing a little more heavily on fewer ratings. Lamothe is getting the best bang for their buck, having less than 100 TPE to spend on their build, and still showing up in the top 10 list for their position is a good accomplishment. 9th, Raoul Cyr, @Tyler, Las Vegas Aces, they’ve scored 2 Goals contributed 3 Assists, for a total of 5 Points. They are contributing 0.83 point per game with a Plus / Minus of 2. Cyr is contributing 1.5 hits per game, for a total of 9 hits. They are attempting 5.83 shot per game, with a total of 35 shots attempted, scoring 5.71% of those chances. They’ve played 165 minutes in 6 games playing for an average of 27.57 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .60 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 0 times and the 3rd star 1 time. The ratings that derive these stats are 14 DK, 21 SH, 66 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 14 PC, 64 DC, 70 OV, 39 SP, 0 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 40 EXP. There were 288 TPE spent on this build. Cyr focused PA,DC and OV and moderately SP. This focused approach produced good offensive production of .83 points per game and a Plus / Minus of 2. 10th, William Tree, @Bubba, Ottawa Lynx, they’ve scored 2 Goals contributed 1 Assist, for a total of 3 Points. They are contributing 0.43 point per game with a Plus / Minus of 1. Tree is contributing 2.57 hits per game, for a total of 18 hits. They are attempting 4 shot per game, with a total of 28 shots attempted, scoring 7.14% of those chances. They’ve played 179 minutes in 7 games playing for an average of 25.61 minutes of time on ice per game. They’ve scored .33 points per 20 minutes. They were the 1st star 0 times, the 2nd star 2 times and the 3rd star 0 times. The ratings that derive these stats are 15 DK, 15 SH, 0 PA, 0 BC, 0 GR, 0 FO, 15 PC, 15 DC, 0 OV, 0 SP, 0 SS, 0 WS, 0 LD, 0 FG, 0 PO and have 40 EXP. There were 60 TPE spent on this build. Tree focused has focused on DK, SH, PC and DC. This approach seems to work for them, registering a Plus / Minus of 1 with a 60 TPE build is pretty impressive. In general my observation is that the Wingers who put up the most points were heavily invested in OV and DC. The thing that the top 4 points scoring wingers (scoring 1.5 points or more a game) have in common is that they all have 70+ OV, 30+ DC and 20+ DK. 3 of the 4 players had an EXP of 43+ with one player having 40 EXP. Maybe this initial dive points to the importance of OV, DC and DK for offensive production for wingers. I hope that this article was enlightening and entertaining for everyone. It was a joy to compile and jot it all down and helps open my eyes to the inner workings of the league, hopefully you will get out of it as much as I did. 4400+ Words

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