Red 499 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 There's pretty sizable crop of upcoming free agents this off season who could all make huge contributions to a number of different teams in the seasons to come. Among those include the Warsaw duo who led the predators to there first ever continental cup this season as well as former top scorer Andrew Su. Below I'm going to outline the most interesting players heading into free agency and where I think they could end up. Dakota Lamb This will not be the first time Dakota has tested free agency as he had done so once before in his career where he made the decision to stay with Warsaw. He has been the cornerstone piece for this franchise ever since bursting on to the scene winning ROTY with 90 points. His production since then has been consistent scoring at a point per game and over for the entirety of his career since tallying a total of 439 points and 360 games which could make him a great hall of fame candidate. Whether he stays or goes will I think depend on whether he gets hired for Warsaw GM, Which I think we can all agree is probably going to happen. With that said I believe Lamb will sign with. Spoiler The Warsaw Predators Aloe Dear After signing a two season extension with the Predators the last time Dear was available the now VHL leading scorer will look for a potential pay raise after a dominant season. After having so much success with Warsaw the past two season putting up more than 100 points in both I would doubt Dear would want to leave unless there's a desire for a new challenge following a switch in GM's. As for possible destinations HC Davos has a lot of room to sign new players if Aloe Dear is interested in finishing last. As for other teams it's hard to tell so im gonna guess again that Aloe Dear will stay with the Spoiler The Warsaw Predators Andrew Su Andrew Sus is a really interesting player as he is coming off of a bit of a down year with Calgary after dominating the league with Vancouver in seasons prior. Su has one season left before hanging up the skates and calling it a career meaning he should want to finish with a bang after what he's done so far. His 625 points in 504 games are the highest among his draft class and he'll want to make sure it stays that way for his final season to solidify his status as a hall of famer. As for places he could end up Vancouver is an option that could entice him since he experienced the most success over there, they also have the cap space which is slightly important. Davos and New York will also have the cap space to make the move however Su's history with the wolves makes me believe that he will make a return to Spoiler The Vancouver Wolves 501 words Ledge and v.2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlamb 1,324 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Red 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,659 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 That's the good players. Now do the bad/less interesting ones. <------- Red 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 499 Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 next week fam BOOM and Banackock 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v.2 1,388 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 Malmo on the rise, don't sleep FA's Red 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renomitsu 934 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Review Free agent prognostication! This is one of my favorite parts of the off-season, and perhaps even moreso this season since both dlamb and I are up to go to different teams. I think it's interesting that you've thrown several factors into play, e.g. Lamb's current GM candidacy and Su's prior stint with Vancouver as motivations for their likely future destinations. But I also would've liked to see some more consideration for teams that would be willing to offload some players to rebuilding teams so that more options outside of Davos & NY could be considered. Overall, I think this is a good start and I'm excited to see what you do with future FA options. Prout and Red 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prout 373 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Cool concept I like the spoiler add as that made some curiosity as a reader. Good format well written. I liked this idea a lot and I feel myself FA is something that doesn’t get that big attention here in VHL on to who signs where etc. But great article 9/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhynex Entertainment 472 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Good article! Must be tough on the 2 time defending champs to have 2 star forwards reaching out to free agency! Easy to read, sentence structure and use of bold and colour. Could have been longer and included more players. Could include runner-up teams. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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