Corco 1,237 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 (edited) The Start of the Dynasty Gifford Shock (left) and Rift Pajodcast (right) celebrate Pajodcast's cup-clinching goal in S43. By the end of S48, the record books were soaked with new ink and white-out from the constant record-breaking by the dynamic Toronto Legion. Through eight seasons (S41-S48), the Legion dominated their way to five Continental Cups, four Victory Cups, seven Devon Marlow-Marta trophies, and a multitude of individual awards. Here is the beginning of the story. Despite only originally having one first round pick in the eventually elite S41 draft, genius GM Tyler Edgar managed to wheel and deal his way into having the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 8th overall picks, on which he used to select franchise players Niklaus Mikaelson (1st-Goaltender), Rift Pajodcast (3rd-Center), Gifford Shock (4th-Center), and Jakub Rhinehart (8th-Defense). These young stars would join a young core of Ed Grr, Jerrick Poole, Tyler Cote, and Sachimo Zoidberg; with assumed core pieces Devin Sundberg, Shadhu Rathod Jr., Jaime Hill, and Danny Schneider being traded in order to get the S41 picks. Such a controversial decision to reload the prospect pool so quickly was met with mixed reviews from the rest of the league, but Edgar persevered. In the first season of the eventual dynasty (S41), the young Legion clawed their way to a surprising 43-25-4, 90 point record, in which they snuck into the playoffs as the final seed, beating out the eventually-depressed Calgary Wranglers by one point, in a dramatic Game 72 showdown that ended in a shootout, with Gifford Shock beating Martin Brookside high glove to euthanize the Wranglers' season. In terms of the regular season, the Legion were lead offensively by their top line of Tyler Cote (47-41-88), Rift Pajodcast (13-68-81), and Sachimo Zoidberg (39-35-74), who were able to physically and emotionally dominate in all three zones, with Rift Pajodcast eventually taking home the Stolzschweiger trophy as the rookie-of-the-year. In first round of the playoffs, the Legion faced off against the heavily favored New York Americans, who still managed to succeed even without Hall of Famer Odin Tordahl. The Americans took both games 1 and 2 and were rolling into game 3, outscoring the Legion 9-3 at that point. Though in the third game, the Legion woke up and rolled their way to a 4-1 win. Games 4 and 5 were a similar affair with the Legion upsetting New York in overtime both games, winning by scores of 4-3 and 3-2. With a chance to grab a 3-2 series lead and a chance to close the series on home ice, the Legion faltered and stumbled, losing 5-2, with Zoidberg being ejected in the 2nd for a homoerotic lewd gesture to referee Daniel Braxton after a blown call. In the elimination game at home, the Legion climbed their way back from a 3-0 deficit in the second to win the game 6-4 and force a game 7, with Tom Slaughter and Tyler Cote both scoring hat tricks. At Madison Square Garden, under the spotlight, rookie goaltender Niklaus Mikaelson shined, shutting out the explosive Americans through 60 minutes, however his offense provided him little support, scoring no goals in regulation to send the game to overtime. In the first minute of the extra frame, scapegoat Milos Denis rang the puck off the crossbar on a 4-on-2, which gave the Legion a 3-on-1 the other way, where Sachimo Zoidberg rifled the puck over the shoulder of Brick Wahl after receiving a pass from Rift Pajodcast, sending the upstart Legion to face the Quebec City Meute in the second round. Niklaus Mikaelson led the Legion to an unexpected victory over the New York Americans in the S41 playoffs. Once again the underdog, the Legion managed to squirt out to a 1-0 series lead in triple overtime from a Jerrick Poole goal, which in hindsight must have spooked the Meute, as they came out flat in game 2, losing 3-1, giving the Legion a 2-0 series lead heading back to home ice. Despite dominating possession, Brock Waldron stood tall in the crease and was able to give the Meute the support they needed, as Quebec City won 2-1. Game 4 was a very different story however, as the Legion absolute rocked the Meute, 7-2, with Sachimo Zoidberg scoring four goals in the first period to bury Quebec City early. Brock Waldron was the story again in game 5, as he was able to single-handedly save the Meute from elimination, being the 1st star in a 1-0 win. But Brock couldn't save the Meute for long, as the Legion pummeled the Meute on the powerplay in game 6, scoring 4 PP goals en route to a 5-1 victory, with Rift Pajodcast exploding, scoring two goals and two assists after having a very quiet playoffs before that. And just like that, the underdog Legion were in the cup finals against the heavily favored Helsinki Titans. The Legion definitely looked to have some jitters in game 1, as they gave up two early goals, and were never able to bounce back, losing the first game 4-1, Tyler Cote scoring the lone Legion goal late in the 3rd period. Game 2 was a better effort for the Legion, but the more experienced Titans were able to prevail in overtime on a Jake Wylde slapshot goal. The Legion jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in game 3 in Toronto, Zoidberg scoring both goals. The Legion were able to keep the Titans at bay for most of the game, however late in the 3rd, with the goalie pulled and six skaters on the ice, James Faraday banged home a rebound to cut the the lead to 1 goal with 1:53 left in the game. Rattled from the goal, Toronto defenseman Jerrick Poole fumbled a puck behind the net with 1:10 left in the game, which let Jackson Miller bury the wraparound to tie the game. Still in shock from giving up two goals in such a short time frame, the Legion opened up the overtime period slow and sluggish, and the Titans capitalized, with veteran Willem Janssen scoring on a breakaway three minutes into OT. Determined to not be swept on home ice, Niklaus Mikaelson shut-out the Titans and Cote scored twice to give the Legion a 2-0 win. After that is where the magic would run out however, as the Titans closed out the series at home, winning 4-2. The Legion may have lost the battle, but the war had just begun. Edited November 7, 2014 by Corco Corco, Boomcheck, Ball and 2 others 5 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/14143-claimedvhl-50-in-50-51-the-beginning-of-the-domination-66-final/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,940 Posted November 7, 2014 Admin Share Posted November 7, 2014 You skipped ten. Also, knowing Toronto this would end in 5 Davos championships. frescoelmo 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/14143-claimedvhl-50-in-50-51-the-beginning-of-the-domination-66-final/#findComment-147152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,899 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Why is there no love button? Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/14143-claimedvhl-50-in-50-51-the-beginning-of-the-domination-66-final/#findComment-147154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomcheck 161 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 rofl Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/14143-claimedvhl-50-in-50-51-the-beginning-of-the-domination-66-final/#findComment-147162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ball 453 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 It was written that the dynasty will take place. Hop on the bandwagon now bitches Da Trifecta 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/14143-claimedvhl-50-in-50-51-the-beginning-of-the-domination-66-final/#findComment-147166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
probably not noah 346 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Tru story Da Trifecta 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/14143-claimedvhl-50-in-50-51-the-beginning-of-the-domination-66-final/#findComment-147171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Moderator frescoelmo 1,276 Posted November 9, 2014 Head Moderator Share Posted November 9, 2014 (edited) Content: 3/3 - Pretty unique and fun media spot to read. I enjoyed Toronto's forecast of the next decade with both their success and struggles. There was clearly some research done as there are a lot of working parts in this, with players and teams alike. Possibly a new episode of Season 42 next week? ~1070. Grammar: 2/2 - Pretty good, most of the errors would indicate you rushed to finish this Despite only originally = Despite only (or originally, both would be redundant) S41 draft = S41 Draft (title) the Legion were lead = the Legion were led In first round of the playoffs = In the first round of the playoffs the Legion = the Legion (spacing) to cut the the lead = to cut the lead Appearance: 1/1 - Yes. 6/6 Final Edited November 9, 2014 by frescoelmo Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/14143-claimedvhl-50-in-50-51-the-beginning-of-the-domination-66-final/#findComment-147605 Share on other sites More sharing options...
James 77 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Claimed Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/14143-claimedvhl-50-in-50-51-the-beginning-of-the-domination-66-final/#findComment-148347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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