Trade Deadline Shenanigans

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Trade Deadline Shenanigans

 

Ah yes, the trade deadline. A period of time full of aggressive buying, marketing and trading. Today in the VHLM, the trade deadline slowly fades away into the darkness. Leaving teams to finally fight for themselves until the end of the season. That’s right folks, there will be no more blockbusters or surprise trades coming anytime soon. As teams have to duke it out with the roster they have up to this point. 

 

The trade deadline is a tough time for many GMs and AGMs alike. Debating if they are going to be buyers or sellers in the upcoming trades is one of the most frequent topics of discussions between GMs and themselves. Teams like the Houston 21st, San Diego Marlins and the Miami Marauders all became heavy buyers when trade deadline week came around. While teams like the Houston Bulls, Mexico City Kings and your very own Saskatoon Wild, became a marketplace for contending teams trying to make a final push for the Founders Cup.

 

It all seemed inevitable for a team like the Saskatoon Wild, a team that had hardly any success in the regular season. Tallying up ten measly wins in over fifty two games, it was obvious that this team wasn’t cut out for making a competitive run at the Founders Cup. Leaving with just one and only option for the Saskatoon Wild. Either they stick with their current group of guys and hope for the best, or they could invest in the future by trading their star players. In the end, the Saskatoon Wild chose to stack up in draft picks to shape up the organization's future.

 

 

It all started a little more than two weeks ago. When news broke out that their top left winger, Boston would be headed to San Diego for an exchange of a second and third rounder, both for season 84 respectively. This was no surprise for many. As I mentioned above, the Saskatoon Wild was absolutely horrendous on the ice, Boston was one of the few bright spots on the team. It was only fair for him to move onto a more competitive team in the San Diego Marlins, while the Saskatoon Wild got some much needed second and third round picks for next year.

 

 

 

 

Next up for the Saskatoon Wild was young defensemen Jack the Ripper. Ripper, who was a waiver acquisition in the middle of the season, was on a tear for the limited amount of games he had started. This peaked interest in one particular buyer, and that buyer was the Miami Marauders. Saskatoon saw the opportunity to ship him elsewhere for more picks for the future and that’s exactly what they did.

 

 

 

 

Lastly we’ve had the massive, underrated forward of Ronaldono Ronaldono being dealt to none other than the Miami Marauders once again. A key offensive threat to other teams, Ronaldono was the leading point scorer for the Wild, with sixty nine points in fifty one games. Miami saw the chance to pick up the young forward and gave up a second and fifth rounder while at it. 

 

Although it is a pretty boring season for the Saskatoon Wild on the ice. The management has been busy with some big moves to shape up Saskatoon’s future. But we’ll have to see how Saskatoon will utilize these picks down the road. Until then, see you next week!

Edited May 16, 2022 by Bulduray_1

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Review:

 

I really enjoyed this article. I haven't been following the M as I was focused more on VHL news but it's good to see a nice review of some of the trades your team has made. The article was well put together with a nice trade graphics and information about the trades. I don't see any negatives with this article! Great work! 10/10