04/18 S78 VSN Draft Update

[Patrik Tallinder 1,079]

 

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another VSN draft update! I am still working on optimizing the delivery of these articles, so if there are any suggestions for how to make this series better, feel free to leave a comment! The past couple weeks have drastically changed the outlook of this draft's depth, so let me not waste any more time in covering it all.

 

		POINTS
		Player Name	POS	GP	P
	-	David Tavau	D	61	83
	1	The Seabasstard	C	61	74
	4	Anze Miklavz	RW	61	72
	New	Tui Sova	D	61	68
	5	Watson Stonebridge	LW	61	64
	-	Zarek Kaczka	D	61	64
	-3	Sven Reikkinen	D	61	62
	-3	Jaromir Lemiuex	RW	62	59
	New	Luc Tessier	C	61	57
	-8	Gregory Bates	LW	61	54

 

Since last update, David Tavau has continued to rip apart the VHLM, now tallying up 83 points in just 61 games as a defenseman. New entry Tui Sova is a familiar face from leading the blocked shots category in both of my previous updates, and now he transitions into a two-way force during the latter part of his draft season. There is lots to like about these two defenders, and both are projected to go in the first round of the upcoming draft. The other new entry is Marlins center Luc Tessier, who is a projected top five pick and a player who is quickly rising up multiple leaderboards. 

 

		GOALS
		Player Name	POS	GP	G
	-	Anze Miklavz	RW	61	32
	1	The Seabasstard	C	61	31
	3	Watson Stonebridge	LW	61	29
	3	Luc Tessier	C	61	28
	-3	Gregory Bates	LW	61	28
	2	Nils Tallinder	C	61	26
	3	Zarek Kaczka	D	61	25
	New	Tui Sova	D	61	23
	-5	Sven Reikkinen	D	61	21
	-5	Arvid Johansson	D	61	21

 

The S78 goals list is topped by elite prospects Anze Miklavz and The Seabasstard, who are the first to hit 30 goals on the season. Reikkinen, Sova, Kaczka and Johansson all continue to impress offensively, with over 20 goals already as defensemen. Kings winger Watson Stonebridge leads this leaderboard in even-strength goals, with a notable 27 on the season.

 

		HITS
		Player Name	POS	GP	HIT
	New	Nathan Powers	D	62	174
	-1	Hard Markinson	D	61	168
	-	Mr Duk	D	61	149
	-	Zarek Kaczka	D	61	132
	New	Henri le Massif	LW	61	117
	4	Mitchell Osborne	D	59	114
	New	Watson Stonebridge	LW	61	111
	-6	Charlie fraser	LW	61	103
	New	Anze Miklavz	RW	61	102
	New	Tui Sova	D	61	98

 

It is quite remarkable how a player can go from lacking a spot in the top ten of any statistic, all the way to the number one spot in a mere couple of weeks. Someone must have made Nathan Powers mad recently, because he has been hitting everything in sight. This has propelled him to the top of the hits leaderboard, and this accompanies a nice offensive statline of nearly a point-per-game as well. This was not the only huge jump in this list, as four more new entries have made their ways onto the list. 

 

		SHOTS BLOCKED
		Player Name	POS	GP	SB
	-	Tui Sova	D	61	158
	-	Drakon Zabastovka	D	61	115
	1	David Tavau	D	61	103
	3	Nathan Powers	D	62	100
	-2	Sven Reikkinen	D	61	99
	2	Mitchell Osborne	D	59	91
	-2	Arvid Johansson	D	61	79
	New	David Micheal Berlinguette	D	61	77
	-	Brodie Landry ll	D	61	67
	-4	Zarek Kaczka	D	61	60

 

There's not much to say when it comes to the shots blocked category. Instead, we can just marvel at the season that Tui Sova has put together in the defensive end. His 158 shots blocked lead this draft class — and the league — by a wide margin. And I have to stress that he is not even doing this with significantly more even strength or short-handed ice time than the other players here; He only ranks 4th in both average minutes per game and short-handed minutes played. 

 

		SAVE PERCENTAGE
		Goalie Name	GP	W	PCT
	-	Aike van Giersbergen	61	33	0.891
	New	Bastian Greiss	28	10	0.894
	New	Jacob Rask	19	6	0.88
	-2	Anime Protagonist	61	29	0.874
	-2	Leroy Johnson	30	9	0.868

 

We finally have some real competition in the crease, with three new goalies entering the mix. Bastian Greiss is a first gen that is off to a hot start both TPE-wise and statistically speaking. Jacob Rask is earning significant ice time with the Yukon Rush, and could be an under-the-radar pick in the latter half of the draft. Aike van Giersbergen remains at the top of the list, as would be fitting for the projected first round selection.

 

		TRAINING POINTS EARNED LAST WEEK
		Name	4/11
		Matti Takala	32
		Nathan Powers	30
		Bastian Greiss	30
		Brock Hampton	29
		Alex Johnston	29
		Jaromir Lemiuex	24
		Otto Numminen	18
		Masami Iwasawa	16
		Hard Markinson	14
		The Seabasstard	14
		Nils Tallinder	14
		Luc Tessier	14
		Tui Sova	14
		Anze Miklavz	14
		Zarek Kaczka	14
		Milk Jugs	14
		Darth Kaprizov	13
		Sven Reikkinen	12
		Arvid Johansson	12
		David Tavau	11

 

Last week was great for the S78 draft class in terms of TPE earning, but more so in the capped department.  Notables of last week's TPE leaderboard are Bastian Greiss putting up an exceptional first week, Matti Takala continuing his breakout surge with 32 TPE, and Brock Hampton almost multiplying his total uncapped TPE by ten in a single week. Milk Jugs, Nathan Powers, and Alex Johnston also had outstanding showings, beginning to look like real contenders for top picks come draft time.

 

		CAPPED TRAINING POINTS EARNED LAST WEEK
		Name	Last Capped
		Hard Markinson	12
		The Seabasstard	12
		Nils Tallinder	12
		Luc Tessier	12
		Tui Sova	12
		Anze Miklavz	12
		Zarek Kaczka	12
		Masami Iwasawa	12
		Milk Jugs	12
		Brock Hampton	12
		Matti Takala	12
		Alex Johnston	12
		Nathan Powers	12
		Jaromir Lemiuex	12
		Bastian Greiss	12
		Sven Reikkinen	10
		Arvid Johansson	10
		David Tavau	9
		Aike van Giersbergen	8
		Henri le Massif	8

 

As I said in the last section, this was a huge week for capped TPE earning. 15 players capped out, tying the week prior to this for the most in a week since this draft class was first introduced. Hard Markinson, Nils Tallinder, Luc Tessier, Tui Sova, Anze Miklavz, Milk Jugs and Bastian Greiss are the only players to have still earned every possible capped TPE available to them. Last week was also Alex Johnston and Bastian Greiss' first time capping out. 

 

	This week, we sat down with VSN's head scout @MattyIce to discuss his thoughts on the upcoming draft!
	What do you think about this draft in terms of depth?
	MattyIce: This draft looks like there could be as many as six players that could be VHL ready by training camp next season, so this draft has a lot of depth for new draftees to gain more experience with more time in the VHLM
	Are there one or two names that you think others may be sleeping on in this draft class?
	MattyIce: I have my eye on Nathan Powers and Mr Duk to move up the charts slowly
	If you had one piece of advice for the first gen prospects who are trying to make their way up on the draft boards of VHL GMs, what would it be?
	Training consistently. Do this every week and just have a decent personality in locker rooms. Help each other out and cheer each other on during those rough and good streaks.

 

Thank you all once again for tuning in, and I hope you're all excited in anticipation of this draft! I have to say, the past two weeks have really transformed the outlook of the draft, and I am anxious to see which new faces will build on their blazing hot starts.

 

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[Prout 373]

When we get closer to the time will we be able to maybe include some time of projection for players on what there projected to become in VHL as In tpe/ lines etc? I think it’s cool for mock drafts to be added to this eventually. Good article as always!

[NerdyCowz 55]

@bigAL I SHOULD BE TOP FIVE!!!! hows that? 

[bigAL 2,176]

8 minutes ago, NerdyCowz said:

@bigAL I SHOULD BE TOP FIVE!!!! hows that? 

well now you gotta put up the numbers to back that up!
psst, go claim your player store purchases

 

[NerdyCowz 55]

41 minutes ago, bigAL said:

well now you gotta put up the numbers to back that up!
psst, go claim your player store purchases

can you maybe pm to help claim? lol idk what i did lol 

lol get you pm and tell me what i need to do to claim? 

Edited April 18, 2021 by NerdyCowz

[NerdyCowz 55]

39 minutes ago, bigAL said:

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Edited April 18, 2021 by NerdyCowz
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[Hank 67]

I am rookie and I get lots of assists trust me I am good I just have low tpe because I am a rookie.

[BostonBruinsFan1806 24]

I'm not that good at goalie, really all  I do is stop pucks that doesn't make me good or under rated or over rated I just stop puck.

I don't deserve to be on this list its the defense that dose all the work.

 

Edited April 20, 2021 by BostonBruinsFan1806