Preferable (or not) destinations for AK92

[hedgehog337 3,483]

This is probably one of the earliest articles I've ever written. Having a flu for a 67884th time in such a short time isn't helping the cause so I'm sitting inside for a lot. Which means I have some time to type longer articles as well. And finally this is the time I'll reveal my preferable VHL destinations for AK92 the hoodie man. Some members already know what I'm looking for, such as Mexico GM and San Diego too. I did agree to be traded to San Diego cause nobody cares about numbers in the minors league anyways. But if these were pro league teams I'd have an NTC and would refuse to waive it from Mexico. Why? Cause there it is: I want to be selfish with this player and have numbers. Stats. Lots of stats. Even if the team is a bottom feeder. I may ever ever win a championship and be inducted into the hall of fame cause lack of team accomplishments. But give me stats!

 

Basically what I want is that team doesn't have lots of defenceman, especially higher TPE ones. Cause it's kinda obvious that the higher skilled defenceman is going to steal stats from AK and my excitement will soon evaporate as a result of that. I may understand if my player will have to share with some similar TPE def, maybe even a bit higher skilled one. If he is the lone guy...well, it won't be a disaster probably. If the team has a deeper defensive lineup? No, thanks. Now, I know the S84 draft is full of talented defs which is not really good news for me and even if I will end up in a relatively empty team, AK may still flop. But I guess I only can blame sim in this case. At least I need that chance. Straight from my rookie season. Which will be S85 as I will spend the next season in the E league. I don't want to have some pedestrian stats as a sub 400 TPE defenceman so I want to have a higher chance at stats by entering into the pros more ready.

 

Alright, so here I will go through each team roster and see if I will be interested in them. As you will see, it's not going to be rankings. I will also tag every GM into this article which I think is a good thing to do. They won't even have to send me any scouting messages anymore with same ol questions. They can just look at this article and see what's up in advance. So....LESSS GO.

 

 

@Ricer13

Picks: LDN 1st (mid/late); CGY 2nd (mid)

 

Calgary has always been a team I never had a problem with. Even played for them on two occasions and it's been fine. Though I never won anything for them, that's a shame. Anyways, do I have an interest in this team now? - perfect emoji for this team. I'm uncertain on them. All good, but is really AK going to be the 1D for them for the near future with Rhynex max earning every week? Also, looks like his playing style will be your usual scoring defenseman. The same style I do want for my player. Which might be too conflicting for my liking. Though he is the only one as the minors league Janser is going completely different direction with his build.

 

Final verdict: Uncertain, could give them a shot for 2 seasons and see from there.

 

@JeffD

Picks: buncha thirds fourths and probably AK won't drop that far...maybe.

 

By looking at their picks I guess I should move to the new team? But hey who knows maybe Jeff would do some trades to get S84 picks. Anyways I need words so I will metion this team as well. Another head scratcher for me. They already have a definite 1D in Bo Johanson and I don't think it will change anytime soon. He is a pass first player, but it doesn't stop him from clicking well with the forward core right now. Which puts a doubt on my mind because finding a place in this team while not being just another wheel in their system won't be an easy task. Also, they have Butts who isn't earning lots of TPE, but still gonna be a decent enough body for the def lineup by S85. And doesn't Jeff needs a franchise goalie anyways?

 

Final verdict: Not a fan.

 

@Enorama

Picks: DC 2nd (MID)

 

Well uhhh that's some defensive roster they got, isn't it? And I do realize that by S85 one of older defencemans might be traded or leave to FA. But it won't be a big problem when the breath of fresh air in Arcanum will make his way into their roster. As for my interest for them....you probably already figured it out.

 

Final verdict: HELL NAW! aka why the hell did I tag Eno then but I don't care so whatever.

 

@Alex

Picks: CGY [mid maybe], MAL and DAV [both lotto] 1st; DAV [early] and WAR 2nd [mid I guess]

 

They do seems prepared for this draft, I have to tell. But do they want to draft defencemans at all? Just by the late offseason trade between me and Alex showed that they have enough D prospects to focus on forwards instead. Teekirque is already on their roster and Yasilevich with Thunder are getting ready for their VHL debut next season. Now, they are still young and the fear of them going inactive may linger on Davos GM, but as of now their blue line future is set. I hope Johnston won't slow down after this article.

 

Final verdict: Very unlikely which goes both ways I reckon.

 

@Rayzor_7

Picks: RIG [late] and HSK 1st [lotto perhaps]

 

This is some strange team eh? They have a hard time to perform this season and it's safe to say that Jokinen will leave them following this season. However, there is a reason why they won't suffer a death blow even if they will not make the playoffs and some of their players are going to leave Helsinki due to lack of results. They still have some young players on their system, especially when it comes to defence. Maybe they are not max earning TPE, but I reckon that by S85 they will be solid and loyal enough to not worry about D position for a while. Oh, there's also Voss too. Even with BOOM's unwillingness to have long careers, he will still have some 4-5 seasons with Voss likely. Oh wait, AW13 too? Oh boy, it's just too much for me and AK92 to handle.

 

Final verdict: NYEH!

 

@McWolf

Picks: LDN 2nd [mid to late]

 

This team looks pretty quiet for me. Does anyone know that London is actually a TOP 4 team in the league right now? Or perhaps they are ok with beinga sleeper pick. Let's look at their roster instead. Which does look kinda interesting. By S85 both Fizzlebeef and Eagles are gonna be gone. And X Man....lol. So that leaves us with Juice Box who is existing on affiliate auto 12 stimulus. So I guess he will be a pretty big piece for London by the time the hoodie man will make it to the pros. They also have Skuin who does look like a clicker to me. So can he be a menace for AK in the long run? I don't know. In overall, I have a similar interest in this team as Calgary, maybe slightly less.

 

Final verdict: Uncertain, could give them a shot for 2 seasons and see from there.

 

@InstantRockstar

Picks: uhhh...let's just say lots of them, seconds in particular. but also potential two lotto picks.

 

The days of Josh, Rory and co trying to push LA to the moon are gone and it's now the new era. They don't have much pieces right now and most of their prospects are clickers. So I don't think I will have much trouble to leapfrog them to establish AK as the first defenceman. Unless they are going with two defencemans with their both first round picks. As of now, this place does look intriguing enough to me. I think this will be the first ''green tier'' team in this list.

 

Final verdict: I like this destination.

 

@Dom

Picks: MAL 2nd [early]

 

Another team that went into the rebuild last offseason. I guess that means we have another green tier team then? They do have Dabnad as of now. But his playing style differs a lot from the hoodie man and also he probably went into the clicker territory. Most of their prospects are also stuck in the same lane so it's safe to say Malmo doesn't have lots going on. So I do see a chance for AK92 to pull a Condor there at some point. Also, there's Lemorse so that's also cool. Now the only question is how far AK may drop in this draft.

 

Final verdict: I don't mind.

 

@Spartan

Picks: TOR and MOS 1st [both are likely late]; MOS 2nd [late]

 

After all of them trash seasons Riga had we're finally back to annoy Spartan. I hope to prolong our contention window as long as possible to make this rivalry the main event of Europe conference. Anyways, their roster. There's some news for me as Hlozek is gonna have a happy retirement after S84 and Sanderson showing no activity whatsoever. Markinson will also spend his last season, though this isn't exactly the best case scenario for AK because well...Mark is still going to be there I assume. But after that, they are still having Power. And while he is not earning whole lots of TPE, I think he will be capable enough to hold the sub-1D status for a moment. In overall, this is another team that I never had problems with. But their D roster brings me some questions, not gonna lie.

 

Final verdict: back and forth thoughts. very uncertain.

 

@MexicanCow123

Picks: NY 1st and 2nd [lotto and an early 2nd]

 

Oh boy...I guess we won't talk about their luck after Devise. I'll just mention this is another rebuilding team with not much going on outside of Reinharts and Lamb. Speaking of which, Jerome is the only interesting defenseman there and I think he will be traded at some point. Their prospect pool is full of clickers who likely won't be a serious competition for the hoodie lover either. Looks like I may like this situation, though I hope Jerome would be gone by S85 lol. And no, I don't care about their prolonged struggle, I NEED STATS!

 

Final verdict: trade Jerome then I will like this destination. In case if he's there for good I'll change my mind to uncertain.

 

@Acydburn

Picks: PRG 1st [mid to late]

 

At the first glance - that's a good defensive lineup out there. And then you realize they are all old as hell. Both Reinhart and Jared will be gone regardless and Ace isn't even bothering to earn enough TPE to keep Sylvester in shape. So it's only Powers left who is also going to spend his last season in AK's rookie season. Which is not ideal, but still better than some other teams I guess. Not to mention, their both active defensive prospects are so into the similar grinding fighting style which is certainly not going to hand much problems for me. So basically it's about if I'm willing to sacrifice one season and then take the reigns of main defenseman. Well, that's if Acyd won't bring another good and younger defenseman to prolong his contention window.

 

Final verdict: uncertain, but plausible.

 

@less oldhead than Bana

Picks: uhhh....what the fuck are picks?

 

The only team that will put my selfish plans down cause I'M GMING THIS TEAM DUUUH. But I guess for now it's still not relevant cause he needs to drop to the fifth round...which might be still possible if all GM's are gonna be pissed at me after this article.

 

Final verdict: if I can somehow find a way how to bring him here, yes please.

 

@oldhe.... khe khem. @Banackock

Picks: SEA first and second [both late]

 

Well, my first defenceman was playing there and I guess there's no reason to recall how did he perform there and what happened after he got traded. As of this moment...oh boy, look at this defensive roster. Should I even continue? Even when he is trading one of their current blue liner this offseason due to cap there is still no place for AK the hoodie guy so Bana will draft a forward and this is where the story ends.

 

Final verdict: HELL NAW!

 

@Doomsday

Picks: CHI 1st [mid?]; CHI and TOR 2nd [mid to late]

 

I do really have a hard team to come up something with this team. Moreau is no more, Nylen is really regressed and then there are Chameleon plus Ixazalouh. Both of them are clickers at this point so they will be alright, though both of them are practicing the pass first mentality. That's what I see in this team when the S85 starts. Another moment is the arrival of Sakamoto who decided to ignore everything that resembles of scoring. His defence really is going to be some elite tier when he is on his prime. Also, Hagel...maybe? Another clicker and not the youngest one either. At the end of the day, there might be too much defensemans for AK to shine though none of them are having a scoring first mentality. 

 

Final verdict: tough call. Leaning towards meh tier, but ironically this may not be my final verdict at all.

 

@Nykonax

Picks: DC 1st [MID]; HSK 2nd [early perhaps]

 

Meta is gone so is Vancouver. Or is it? They do still fight for the playoffs and actually there's no reason to not try. They don't even have their own their first so here it is. Now I'm checking up their roster and what do I see? Well, Wheaties is there. His defenceman is another auto 12 stimulus guy so this may be problem for my player. So far, however he is probably the only obstacle and he also doesn't have a huge head start on me as he is yet to make his VHL debut. So I'd put them a step above Calgary in this case. If Nyko isn't bringing another defenseman, whether it's an elite or a really good prospect, I may be okish with this destination.

 

Final verdict: Plausible.

 

@dlamb

Picks: WAR 1st [mid to late??]

 

Last, but not least. The team that is constantly trying to find the way how to compete while not playing much. So far it's a success. And this is the reason why there no interest from me. If anything, I really doubt Lamb will draft or trade his first for another defenceman cause they already have 3 younger ones. Neither I do have any interest to be just another role player. Safe to say, I can focus on other teams instead.

 

Final verdict: HELL NAW!

 

 

Alright, I think I passed 2000 word mark so I can forget about writing for another month....oh no theme week still exists jfc. Also we for sure have people who have no interest in reading all of that so here's the TL DR moment:

 

HELL YEAH TIER

Yeah, why not tier

Probably/depends tier

Mhmmm maybe/depends tier

I have no idea tier

Unlikely tier

HELL NAW TIER

 

I think this is enough. I wish we could have extension of em PT's like write 5000 words and claim for 2.5 months, but whatever. This was a 2600+ word article so enjoy or not.

 

Oh and by the way, maybe really bring back RFA? Cause it might be some moment if AK is getting drafted by a team I have no interest in so I'll have to sit out the whole ELC hah.

 

That's it and I'm out.

[McWolf 3,115]

9 minutes ago, hedgehog337 said:

Or perhaps they are ok with beinga sleeper pick.

don't expose me like that

[Spartan 4,402]

Feel like Moscow is a p nice defense location with an IA and a couple retirees coming over the next couple seasons, would line up with AK decently. We have a couple prospects, but will still need a real 1D and still unsure if one will prove themselves to the level of Markinson or Moreau. But yeah the picks will be low so let's see.

[hedgehog337 3,483]

46 minutes ago, McWolf said:

don't expose me like that

 

smh you already found out meta in very first hybrid season 

 

hate to see that

[hedgehog337 3,483]

6 minutes ago, Spartan said:

Feel like Moscow is a p nice defense location with an IA and a couple retirees coming over the next couple seasons, would line up with AK decently. We have a couple prospects, but will still need a real 1D and still unsure if one will prove themselves to the level of Markinson or Moreau. But yeah the picks will be low so let's see.

 

well thats what I meant. something 700 tpe def by S85. Not elite, not too shabby either. 

[Lemorse7 1,015]

1 hour ago, hedgehog337 said:

Picks: uhhh....what the fuck are picks?

The devise way is the way 

 

1 hour ago, hedgehog337 said:

Also, there's Lemorse so that's also cool

That dude is soooo Cooool 

[hedgehog337 3,483]

28 minutes ago, Lemorse7 said:

That dude is soooo Cooool 

 

[jRuutu 2,464]

"...it's safe to say that Jokinen will leave them following this season. "

 

[hedgehog337 3,483]

17 minutes ago, jRuutu said:

"...it's safe to say that Jokinen will leave them following this season. "

 

 

[rory 1,916]

This smells like a 2 week tpe ban

[dlamb 1,326]

a HELL NAW to you as well!

[hedgehog337 3,483]

48 minutes ago, rory said:

This smells like a 2 week tpe ban

 

u mad I put LA at the upper tier 

 

39 minutes ago, dlamb said:

a HELL NAW to you as well!

 

[rory 1,916]

1 minute ago, hedgehog337 said:

u mad I put LA at the upper tier 

i put LA into a fast rebuild they'll be good before you crack the bigs ya filthy draft stock manipulator 

[hedgehog337 3,483]

1 minute ago, rory said:

i put LA into a fast rebuild they'll be good before you crack the bigs ya filthy draft stock manipulator 

 

by putting em to fast rebuild you made sure they'll draft a def who will make em good and that's me 

 

all checks out you fake news spreader

[Arce 755]

On 5/9/2022 at 12:49 PM, jRuutu said:

"...it's safe to say that Jokinen will leave them following this season. "

 

I TOLD YOU THE RUMORS ARE SWIRLING

[BOOM 8,745]

Who say's Voss will even be a factor..........?

[Gaikoku-hito 2,081]

Interesting read and I will admit; I have not even thought about the draft yet or whom might select my player.

[hedgehog337 3,483]

w2

[hedgehog337 3,483]

w3

[hedgehog337 3,483]

w4 oh no I have to write something again next week ffs

[Bojovnik 487]

I'll keep your place in Moscow warm before you arrive. Old man Hlo is gonna take it easy next year.

[Spartan 4,402]

On 6/6/2022 at 4:05 PM, hedgehog337 said:

w4 oh no I have to write something again next week ffs

Write about how excited you are to play for Moscow