Fight for third in the VHLM

[Grosgars 44]

We all know that Ottawa and Yukon are the power houses this season on the VHLM but behind them there's a fight happening for the third to sixth place on the standings sheet. With Minnesota, Houston, Las Vegas and Mexico. In this media spot I will try to predict where each of these teams are going to end up at the end of the season and explain why. 

 

First we have Las Vegas, this team has only 4 real players surprisingly they are still competitive. With no S81 draft players and all the players being at 100 tpe or more, it’s pretty insane to see that franchise dominating teams with double or triple more real players. Pekka Grubauer is the best in the net stopping most of the shots that he receives, he is really tall, so he takes a lot of space and the opponent forward doesn’t have a lot of holes to put the puck in the net. Alex Toon, Taylor Carter and Patric Twist all played together last year so the chemistry is definitely there between those three. They are all heading to a personal record for points this season. It’s interesting what the GM will do with this team looking forward to the trade deadline coming up. Will they try to make a push adding some depths to this team or will they keep the team intact and see where they go. 

 

Now Mexico the only team with 2 goalie in the M they are recruiting quite well in the new recruit players zone, adding Big Hank who is now the starter goalie for this team, Big Eli the fourth defenseman on this team and they Jacker Doodle who was pick up just a bit after the S80VHLM draft. With a bunch of S81 and only 2 veteran presence with Matt Avens who is leading the team in points and Dookie Headtop the quarterback of this defense. With a roster of 5 forward, 4 defenseman and 2 goalies they are a well rounded team who misses a tiny bit a piece to be a contender to the cup. If they keep adding prospects to their roster with 1 or 2 forwards they are going to be pretty competitive. I think this team is not going to be easy to win against in the near future. 

 

Minnesota turns now, with a bit similar to Mexico with more offensive players. Having the top prospect Nico Pearce and veteran players like Norris Sirois, Barry Bonds JR who is one of the top players in the league right now, Kevin Hard, Cube Whale and NineQPro. This team is almost the perfect mix of veteran and rookie players. With only 3 players who are less than a 100 tpe Oscar Kiprusoff with 93, the recently added Ragnar Hagstrom 87, who is developing at a quite fast past and the goalie Wiley Blanchette with 71. Having a roster of 1 goalie, 3 defenseman and 7 players this team is also with a tiny piece to be competitive in the playoffs. They are the most offensive team between these four but also the worst on defense so maybe adding another Defenseman will be a solution for them. 

 

The Final team is Houston, one of the favorites to get this third spot on the standing sheet at the end of the season. With a roster of 10 forwards, 4 defenseman and 1 goalie, they are the team with the most real players on the rosters. With 5 veteran players on the squad to help the younger one being more efficient on the ice. With 5 players being over 1 points per game and 2 with just 1 below, are definitely a power house on offense. Their defense is quite good too with a mix of power and agility. 

 

It will be interesting to see if these teams make moves to try to win the cup this season or be reserved and carry these teams for the rest of the season. Let's keep an eye open on possible trades or signing on those teams. 

 

For the prediction I think the Houston Bulls will finish at third. The Minnesota Storm  fourth. Las Vegas Aces  fifth and Mexico City Kings sixth. I think this battle is one of the greatest at the moment in the VHLM and anyone can be third or sixth. A little winks to the  Philadelphia Reapers who are starting to close the gap with these four teams and can maybe fight with them for the third spot in the VHLM. 

 

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[SpicyGecko 100]

Overall great article. Simple but effective formatting, some colour or pictures would have been a nice addition. Good breakdown of the teams and their rosters. Would have also been cool to see some head to head stats with those mentioned teams. I look forward to see if you do another one closer to the playoffs.

 

7/10

[Grosgars 44]

51 minutes ago, spicy_gecko said:

Overall great article. Simple but effective formatting, some colour or pictures would have been a nice addition. Good breakdown of the teams and their rosters. Would have also been cool to see some head to head stats with those mentioned teams. I look forward to see if you do another one closer to the playoffs.

 

7/10

I will definitely add some head to head stats and try to get some pictures on my next media thx  

[MetalToday 266]

Good job! I see that someone already asked for some stats and a picture which I happen to agree to include. I would love an in depth explanation of why you think each team would go in the spots you picked. I like the explanations of the veteran presents and rookie presents it really shows what teams are prepared for a depth cup run. 7/10

[Masu Chan 458]

This is a very interesting Media spot, you provided a lot of good information about the teams and what makes them so good, ontop of that you made it entertaining, at least for me. It also seems like you put a ton of work into it with the total of over 700 words and I like that you weren't afraid to make a prediction. 

10/10

Edited October 10, 2021 by Masu Chan