Booberry to GMs: Call Me

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San Diego, Calif. -- The offseason is about to be a busy time for former Bulls and Marlins goalie Xavier Booberry. Because this year, for the first time, he has not one but two drafts to prepare for: the new VHLE, which he’ll enter next season, and the grand VHL Draft that will determine his long-term home.

 

While the playoffs just ended, Booberry has already heard from a few teams in the VHL, though none in the VHLE. There’s certainly still more time for outreach before the big days arrive, but Booberry’s hoping more than anything that the outreach indeed occurs.

 

“Yeah, I hope teams talk to me. That’s big for me – I want to hear the team’s plan and where I fit in,” Booberry said. “Plus I think it starts off our relationship on the right foot to be able to have a conversation and hear about each other’s likes and dislikes.”

 

The Booberry camp thinks this conversation is more important on the VHL than the VHLE side, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to hear from the new VHLE GMs. On the contrary, he points to his experience in the VHLM last year as evidence of the good of that conversation.

 

“I didn’t really talk with Houston before they drafted me – I didn’t really talk with them even when I was the backup the season before,” Booberry said. “If I had the opportunity, I would have raised the exact concerns that caused them to sell off the entire team mid-season. I just don’t want to be in that sort situation again, that’s all.”

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So true