Lunaro 208 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 A Royal Farewell Big moves made this week in the VHLM as the Bern Royals shipped out 2 of their top players as they look to build for the future. It seems like the management have decided that the Royals were not ready for a serious run at the championship this year and instead turned their attention towards rebuilding through the draft for a future run as they acquire a collection of draft picks in the coming VHLM Dispersal Draft. First to go was team captain and point leader Jody 3 Moons. Jody joins the Watchmen and will look to be playing alongside Zoidberg and Harumpf in a 3-headed monster of a line. 3 Moons has been having a MVP caliber season thus far with Bern putting up 136 points in 52 games which ties him for second in the league for points and he will be sorely missed in Bern as they will have to find a way to fill that void in offense left by 3 Moon's departure. Bratislava will now boast 3 of the top 4 scorers in the league on their team and potentially on their first line. Could this superstar addition be the extra push they need to overcome the Storm and the Wild in the playoffs? Here's what Karlsson had to say about his good friend and mentor leaving: "Obviously it was a tough decision by our GM jaladolar but he realized that we would be a long shot at winning the championship this year as we've been a step behind the top 3 teams in the league and decided to look towards next season. I'm happy for Jody as he's going to get to play with his friend Zoidberg and he is joining what is already an offensive juggernaut of a team in the Watchmen and he gets a legitimate chance at winning the championship before he goes up to the big leagues next year. He's been a big part of welcoming me and helping me adjust when I first joined and I really appreciate and will miss his presence in the locker room." Next to go was the stud defender and alternate captain, Jaime Hill, who had a breakout performance in her second season. Hill will be heading to Oslo to join the league's top team as the Storm look to shore up their defense as they prepare to face the offensive monster that is the Bratislava Watchmen club. Hill joins the stingiest team in the VHLM this season as Oslo allowed only 111 goals against, over 50 less goals against than the second best defensive team. If the Storm and the Watchmen meet in the playoffs this year, it would be a clash of the titans in the form of an unstoppable force against an immovable object. Karlsson's thoughts on his partner and mentor being traded: "It's still hasn't really sunk in yet. Losing Jody and Jaime is obviously going to be a big blow to our team. They were both important leaders both on and off the ice. We'll be missing their on ice production for sure as there's no way we can make up for Jody's offense and Jaime's all around game from the blue-line but I think the bigger blow is losing two of our captains and we will have to find our new identity as a team as we move on. Jaime has been huge in my time here in at Bern. She's become like a big sister to me and I know Oslo is very fortunate to have her join them over there and I'm happy for her too as she gets a very good opportunity to win it all as the Storm are pretty much the best team around. Bern will be looking to rookies Kyle Kingma and Nicklass Karlsson to fill the shoes left by Jody 3 Moons and Jaime Hill. We'll see how they manage the rest of the season playing big minutes in bigger roles. Can Kingma and the veterans Parker and Stormborm generate enough offense? Can Karlsson and Cousins hold down the fort defensively and help Bodnar out in net to maintain their playoff spot? Caillean and gorlab 2 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/13937-claimeda-royal-farewell-final-66/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorlab 4,321 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Lunaro such a qt Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/13937-claimeda-royal-farewell-final-66/#findComment-144937 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Da Trifecta 1,899 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 (edited) Content: 3/3 Jody was a huge part of the team but now he gets to enjoy the playoffs. Same thing for Jamie except she joins the best team in the minors. Hopefully one of them gets to win a cup and I vote for Jamie. Grammar: 2/2 I didn't notice anything Appearance: 1/1 Final: 6/6 Edited November 4, 2014 by Da Trifecta Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/13937-claimeda-royal-farewell-final-66/#findComment-145873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,741 Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Claimed Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/13937-claimeda-royal-farewell-final-66/#findComment-148541 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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