Kyrie 54 Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 VHLM: North American Standings Predictions Will they add another banner to the collection? To start the season we will be releasing our team rankings and where they will stand within their respective conferences. Alongside the rankings will be in depth analysis of each team and why they are ranked where we have placed them. There is a good chance that the standings will appear drastically different from last-season after the off-season and eventful dispersal draft. Here we will discuss the top three that are likely to make the post-season from the North American Conference. North American Conference1) Ottawa Lynx Ottawa had the most first round picks out of any team in the draft and they managed to snag their pick's worth of talent. They have one of the best forward groups in the league, built around the likes of Faraday, O'Malley, Leskowsky, Thomassen, Tesla and Erikson. The list goes on! They have great depth up front and look to be a high scoring team. Many of these players look to be VHL ready and should make the jump to the big leagues next season. Veteran defenseman Razzle Dazzle anchors the blue line alongside Jack Ryan and Charmander but the real threat is Jerrick Poole. The two-way defenseman will be relied on to put up points and be the rock on the back-end. Soren Douffet is a hot topic these days, the starting goaltender for the Lynx will have to be a solid last line of defense if Ottawa hopes to succeed.2) Saskatoon Wild Defense. Saskatoon's defensive corps is considered the cream of the crop. Lead by the likes of Joshua Rubin, Gunzerker Salvador, Mason Richardson and Lights Bokan. All highly touted prospects. Rubin is also another standout two-way defenseman backed up by the heavy shot of Salvador and the puck handling abilities of Richardson. Their forwards aren't all too bad either. Svensson is a high scoring center complimented by play maker Rami Jakobssen and skilled forward Kurtis Hunter. They are backed with tough fighters like Boris Belov and defensive anchors like Braxton Hunter. These players will need to be in charge of making sure Skovsgard has an easy job in net. 3) Yukon Rush Despite popular belief of the team falling into the background they still have a decent core that can propel them into the post-season. They don't exactly have the star studded cast of last season but they have many players that can compliment each other. Heikelä will be an important factor when it comes to the success of Yukon; will he be able to bail them out of tough situations? Eti Yoman is paired up with Doran and play heavy minutes on the back-end. The one problem they have is organizational depth and that could hurt them in the long run with Minot and Brampton hot on their trail. This third spot is definitely up for grabs and it will all depend on performance. North American Standings Predictions 1) Ottawa Lynx 2) Saskatoon Wild 3) Yukon Rush ------------------------ 4) Brampton Blades 5) Minot Gladiators Kendrick 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/10347-claimedvhlm-na-standings-predictions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Admin Will 4,660 Posted July 24, 2014 Senior Admin Share Posted July 24, 2014 Love seeing you pumping out these articles lately Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/10347-claimedvhlm-na-standings-predictions/#findComment-98833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAVHLM-GM 1,858 Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Might aswell have been a vhlm mag article. Great read Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/10347-claimedvhlm-na-standings-predictions/#findComment-99045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Great read, even better member! Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/10347-claimedvhlm-na-standings-predictions/#findComment-99055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Admin Will 4,660 Posted July 29, 2014 Senior Admin Share Posted July 29, 2014 Content: 3/3 Nice read! I did one of these NA predictions last season for the VHLM and I think you went way more in depth than me. Nice work. Grammar: 2/2 Nice work here! Appearance: 1/1 Looking good! Overall: 6/6 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/10347-claimedvhlm-na-standings-predictions/#findComment-100578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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