GM Draft Anxiety

[Juice 641]

It'll be my second draft upcoming for the VHLM as a General Manager, yet it feels like pretty much my first one as my first draft was...less than exciting (imagine having to wait around until the 5th round for your first pick as a GM ). Despite getting some absolute steals in the late rounds that draft, who have now gone on to become a top 10 selection in the VHL draft as well as an early second as well, it was more like having a bunch of older brothers hogging the Playstation from you as you keep yelling "Let me have a turn!" and by the time it gets to you, all the quests and missions have been done.

 

However this time around, Yukon has a top 3 selection in the draft as well as a bunch of other picks scattered in the first few rounds. This leaves me primed to really build the team up for a good run for the playoffs, start to build more of an identity as a team by building a more active locker-room, and getting people I know onto the team as well. This brings me a lot of excitement, but also quite a lot of nerves as I'm quite the perfectionist and I want to make sure every pick counts.

 

Both myself and @fromtheinside did as much due diligence as possible by being extremely thorough in the pre-draft interview process as well as making a solid draft list of our targets, so I know we will do a wonderful job, but it feels fun and anxious knowing that this is my first real draft experience from the top of the order down as a GM.

 

Good luck to all of you in the upcoming draft, both teams and prospects, and I look forward to see how it goes down