Kendrick 4,724 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 The Season 40 crop can now be low forgotten and we can dive more closely into the Season 41 prospects. This seasons draft was thought to be average or slightly above by league comparisons. Looking into it more closely through TPE, activity and overall interest we actually see quite the deep draft coming along. Often times the league sees a nice benchmark at 100 TPE for a player to go in the first round of their respected draft class. This season we actually have around nine prospects that are on pace to eclipse that benchmark and four more than already have eclipsed the century mark. At this time last season the same number of prospects had over 100 TPE (4) except 10 other prospects were on pace for that mark. This bodes well for teams who may be able to pick up a solid prospect in the middle of the second round. Unfortunately with the good, comes the bad. This draft features 11 prospects who have not even registered a single TPE to help their cause. In last seasons draft class their were only nine prospects sitting on the big ol' donut. Let's take a closer look at the Big Draft Board and get some insight on where it stands and who we are looking at. The list features its most prominent player in Niklaus Mikaelson who is also the top goaltender of the draft at the number 1 ranking. Sitting behind him is stud blue liner Jack Kowalski who looks as dominate as players of the past like Don Draper and Mason Richardson. Holding down the third spot is Rift Pajodcast who despite his horrible name is making a bigger name for himself on the ice. Young Finnish defenseman Teuvo Ruutu rounds out the big four, however his progression isn't as quick as others rising through the rankings. Borje Samuelsson is making a name for himself lately with this rapid progression among his peers. Borje rose a couple spots on the draft board with his recent flurry of activity. AIM-11 continues his pace but is slowed up a tad with his progression compared to a few that were behind him last week. Let's hope the robot can smell an error in others that will allow him to compute better results next week. Jakob Ackerman is gunning for the best defensemen title as he speeds through the rankings up a spot from the previous weeks board. Ackerman looks like a very solid first round selection at his current pace in the VHLM. Gifford Shock joins the Top 10 list this week as it comes as no surprise that agent Noah Lefevre would have his player adapting well to the VHLM lifestyle. Markus Muller rises the rankings by the most of any prospect by six spots. Muller is from the same agency that longtime Cologne Express and Toronto Legion forward Reggis Dunlop is from. Once of the brightest spots on the draft board is in fact the prospect at #10 in Raphael Pettyfer. Pettyfer is a great addition to the VHLM and is another centre for a VHL team to build around. Getting into the thick of things and climbing into the spots that would be the second round, we see a lot of similarities. The separation of many of these prospects is by a mere handful of points here or there. At the magic number 11 spot we have Mario De Rossi who didn't climb or dive in the rankings. It could be good or it could be bad for De Rossi but staying still isn't always the best course of action. The biggest earner from the past draft board was Jakub Rhinehart who not only wasn't on that last draft board, but climbed all the way to the twelve spot. Till Baumann is slipping and its not looking pretty as he is the first person we come to that has significantly fallen from lack of progression. Fedir Okranitz is the second goaltender on our list and he rose to number 14 on the list this week. Fedir won't compete with Mikaelson for the top goaltender distinction but he is a solid insurance goaltender for any team looking for a project. Yannik Zug looked promising when he declared eligible but we haven't seen much from him or the guys around him like Maris Ziedins, Brandon Holmes or Jack Harness. A few new additions give us a leak into the twenties and beyond. Valentin Taneyev looks to be a promising prospect who wasn't on the board last time but has made it as high as 19 now. Kyle Kingma joins the board as well as we enter the "plenty twenties" and gives teams a slight peak at what the third round might have in it. Both Taneyev and Kingma were high rises in the TPE club and are now making a real name for themselves in this draft class. The twenty-one spot sees young Nicklas Karlsson diving down the charts unfortunately as well as joining the likes of Kristers Daugavins, Arthur Grosberg and Carl Sledgehammer. Fortunately a couple more new additions give us some hope in the later rounds. Dirk Firkley and Coca Cola make the list for their first time and may surprise a couple GM's if they can gain the ultimate amount of TPE possible. An interesting prospect entered the draft board this week as David Blind declared eligible for the S41 VHL Entry Draft. The significance is that Blind comes from the same factory that produced David Knight, David Night and David Januzaj. With a Hall-of-Fame pedigree behind him, Blind has some big shoes to fill upon his journey up this draft board. With eleven players not earning a single point it really looks poorly on the leagues retention efforts. The attempt to help these prospects might increase with the addition of the chat ability that has come on the board again. Here is hoping more prospects join, earn TPE and progress for the next Season 41 Big Draft Board! *All prospects please be aware of the VHLM Practice Facility, VHLM Training Camp, VHLM Fantasy Zone, VHL Fantasy Zone & VHL Fan 590 which are all available to you in addition to your weekly Point Task! *Joey Kendrick filling in for DJ Muff as he is having an issue with the charger for his laptop at the moment. Hope you enjoyed and look forward to DJ Muff giving you the goods next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,430 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 An actual board. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfan036 4,585 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Nice work kendy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 An actual board. Nice.Yeah I was bored, so I did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Grumpy Bear 347 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Wish GM players were included in these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,896 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Wish GM players were included in these Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_ace 3,106 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I know Nemecek has done a PT, he just hasn't added it to his guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I know Nemecek has done a PT, he just hasn't added it to his guyThus he is at 0 TPE haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_ace 3,106 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Thus he is at 0 TPE haha Well yeah, basically just saying it so that if he wanders in here he doesn't wonder why he is where he is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Well yeah, basically just saying it so that if he wanders in here he doesn't wonder why he is where he isOh okay, I only said that cause often times prospects come in wondering why they are listed incorrectly. Some haven't been updated and some haven't added to their update threads. I should've thrown out a challenge to all VHLM GM's to grab one of the guys with 0 TPE and simply tell him to do TC and a Practice Facility to get rid of the zeros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STZ 5,286 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I have a gut feeling Jesus Christ is going to rise up in these ranks over the next few days.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,896 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Oh okay, I only said that cause often times prospects come in wondering why they are listed incorrectly. Some haven't been updated and some haven't added to their update threads. I should've thrown out a challenge to all VHLM GM's to grab one of the guys with 0 TPE and simply tell him to do TC and a Practice Facility to get rid of the zeros. Yeah that sounds awesome. I will grab one for Turku as a matter of fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoop 3,258 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 *DJ Fuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,896 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Well it seems there are no player pages for those who are free to claim. I did however PM every member currently on Turku to come back and PM if they need help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,430 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I have a gut feeling Jesus Christ is going to rise up in these ranks over the next few days.. Doomsday and STZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STZ 5,286 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 What a real American Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Well it seems there are no player pages for those who are free to claim. I did however PM every member currently on Turku to come back and PM if they need help.Strange. There is two here: LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,896 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Strange. There is two here: LINK Show's how well I look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probably not noah 346 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Yeah I was bored, so I did that. Don't you mean you were... .... BOARD eh? eh? Anyone?? Victor and BOOM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughHands 31 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I made the list! Great article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1c3Muncher 69 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Top 5....now top 3 is looking like a possibility! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 708 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 How dare you bring comma filth to my draft rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingma 34 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I think these draft rankings should distinguish recreates and first gens to accurately depict activity (I.e first gens with high TPE can say a lot more about that player than overall TPE). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,553 Posted November 1, 2014 Admin Share Posted November 1, 2014 I think these draft rankings should distinguish recreates and first gens to accurately depict activity (I.e first gens with high TPE can say a lot more about that player than overall TPE).Let GMs figure that out for themselves imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar 283 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I think these draft rankings should distinguish recreates and first gens to accurately depict activity (I.e first gens with high TPE can say a lot more about that player than overall TPE). Don't worry, the good GMs pick up on that stuff, and they are the ones that'll probably draft you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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