Clankt 9 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 StormWarning There has been a storm brewing in Europe during the VHLM playoffs. There was no way to forecast the complete and utter destruction originating from Oslo, Norway. But now there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that the force heading to the North American Conference is one to be reckoned with. The Oslo Storm had entered this postseason in third place in the European Conference, tied with the Moscow Red Wolves and finishing ten points behind the Bern Royals. While the Storm managed to handily secure a playoff berth, there was still no doubt that the road ahead would be a tough one to face. Now, after winning eight straight games, the Oslo Storm have roared into the VHLM Finals. Round one saw a tough series sweep eked out against the Red Wolves, as all four wins were one-goal games and the final three being overtime decisions. The close games were no surprise, but the sweep was. The conference finals were a complete shock, though. Analysts had predicted a back-and-forth battle between two evenly matched teams. They were stumped at the Bern Royals’ performance. Another sweep, but this time in dominating fashion. The Storm outscored the Royals in four games by an average of 3.75 goals! They kept the Royals to a shot disadvantage of 71-26. The collapse had the Bern management shaking their heads in disbelief. “We had a whole round to train. I don’t know what happened,” the team’s General Manager told press after the final loss. The surging Storm are now looking to North America and their conference finals to see who will face them in the final round of the playoffs. The Wild lead the Lynx three games to one and are poised to close out the series tonight. Whoever takes the series victory will have to learn to not underestimate the once-written-off Oslo club. When asking the Oslo organization, answers point to general manager Don Draper as the root cause of the team’s postseason success. The players are surely performing on the ice, but it was Draper’s shrewd waiver acquisitions that provided Oslo with much needed depth heading towards the end of the regular season. With signings of centers Til Baumann and AIM-11, winger Arthur Grosberg, and goaltender Niklaus Mikaelson, Oslo received much needed reinforcements for the teams core of forwards Christophe Klose, and Alecs van der Merder, as well as top pair defensemen Lloyd Light and Vladamir Komarov. The wealth of talent on the Oslo roster, both new and old, has shown share the offensive and defensive load very well through the playoffs so far. Christophe Klose has surely locked up a playoff MVP trophy with his performance through the first two rounds alone. With 23 points in eight games, including two hat tricks and a two six point games, he leads the team and the league in scoring. Team captain Vladamir Komarov is second in hits in the league this postseason with 40, but that is only four behind the leaders who have both have a three game advantage on the Russian. The North American Conference has performed much better this season than its European counterpart. That observation will fall by the wayside come the finals, though, as the surging Oslo Storm have flown into contention to be the best team in the VHLM. The stage is set for an exciting final. Will 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/12147-claimedstorm-warning/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,946 Posted September 12, 2014 Admin Share Posted September 12, 2014 Oslo Gonna Os Clankt 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/12147-claimedstorm-warning/#findComment-119636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,899 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Oslo Gonna Os Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/12147-claimedstorm-warning/#findComment-119640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Admin Will 4,660 Posted September 13, 2014 Senior Admin Share Posted September 13, 2014 (edited) Awesome article bud Oslo Gonna Os Draper Gonna Drape Edited September 13, 2014 by Draper Clankt 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/12147-claimedstorm-warning/#findComment-119722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clankt 9 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Thanks! Oslo articles are always fun to write . Besides, with our steamrolling, they practically write themselves. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/12147-claimedstorm-warning/#findComment-119727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,899 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Awesome article bud Draper Gonna Drape Graper Eats Grape? Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/12147-claimedstorm-warning/#findComment-119738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,899 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Content: 3/3 Oslo has been playing pretty well. The first round was real close but the domination of Bern is crazy. Hopefully Draper keeps us all together. #StormsBrewing Grammar: 2/2 Nothing major here Appearance: .5/1 (Id suggest adding color or a better photo. Grade: 5.5/6 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/12147-claimedstorm-warning/#findComment-119766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Admin Will 4,660 Posted September 13, 2014 Senior Admin Share Posted September 13, 2014 Content: 3/3 Loving the article!!! The Storm are badass this playoffs and I hope we can carry some momentum into the finals. Looking forward to having you back next season Grammar: 2/2 Nice. Appearance: 1/1 It is a little boring, but you got a title and some flags. Overall: 6/6 FINAL: 6/6 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/12147-claimedstorm-warning/#findComment-119809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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