S92 VHLM Rankings

[Grape 680]

The time has come for my usual VHLM rankings, which have always been right and there has never been a single mistake in them ever. I waited a fair bit longer than I usually do, as there were a ton of waiver players that, even after the initial rush, were trickling in and joining teams, boosting some and hindering others (as of right now there are 155 players in this upcoming VHLM draft). Even now there have been multiple roster changes that won’t be accounted for, as I started writing this on Monday and haven’t made any updates to my data since. There will likely also be a massive shift coming in the next couple weeks, as many waiver players will have gone inactive, and rosters will shrink down to more reasonable and manageable sizes, but I feel that I have waited long enough and needed to get a point task done that is not the part two of my draft rankings, because then I probably would never have gotten this done. And since the big plagiariser appears to have gone IA and not much indication of coming back, I guess it is safe to put this out. So here they are. If you have any disagreements, then I implore you to argue with a rock or another hard or dense object.

10. Halifax 21st

Current Standing: 8th

FD Ranking: 10th (0.161)
Goalie Ranking: 7th (91 TPA)

 

The Halifax 21st are in for another long season from the looks of things. After a mediocre draft and despite a pretty large trade early in the season, they boast the league’s worst offense and a really thin and weak defense, aspirations are pretty low this season. This has been a constant for Halifax in past seasons, never going full rebuild and instead allowing for top TPE players to just come and go with no real supporting cast. It will be interesting to see how they approach this season. This is the one season where they really cannot sell off, since most teams are already at capacity. From the looks of things, it will be another season of the same for the 21st.

 

9. Mississauga Hounds

Current Standing: 10th

FD Ranking: 9th (0.190)
Goalie Ranking: 9th (88 TPA)

 

The Mississauga Hounds seem to have the perfect combination of offense and defense to be an absolutely awful team. Boasting the league’s worst defense and second worst offense, coming together to form the league’s worst goal differential at -57, a whopping 26 goals worse than the next team above them. While they have guaranteed that they will not have the worst season in franchise history, they likely will not end up much better. This team either needs some strong offensive play, or to turtle up and play a boring defensive game. Either way, changes need to be made for this team to do anything but lose.

 

8. Saskatoon Wild

Current Standing: 9th

FD Ranking: 8th (0.241)
Goalie Ranking: 8th (89 TPA)

 

Saskatoon is much like Mississauga in that they also suck pretty hard. Second worst goals against and just a tad bit above Mississauga in the goals for department. While they have decent pieces at the forward position, their defense is an obvious and glaring weakness. This is a season to forget for the Wild, and with rumors circulating about some of their top end players being on the move, it may get even worse.

 

7. Philadelphia Reapers

Current Standing: 1st

FD Ranking: 7th (0.267)
Goalie Ranking: 3rd (140 TPA)

 

A string of strong goaltending and luck has shot this team to the top of the official standings, but a look at this team tells a different story. Their forward group is the second worst in the league and their defense is below league average. As of now, their offense is clicking well and with the lowest goals against in the league, they have been able to stay in each game. A strong defensive game will allow this team to continue to win games and for their entire team to catch up in attributes, but will it be enough? This has the makings of a team that will fall apart come playoff time, where their defense begins to crack. At least this team will be fun to follow as they were able to acquire every single Jinn in the draft. So, while the team may not do so well, it’ll be fun to follow the Philadelphia Jinns.

 

6. Ottawa Lynx

Current Standing: 7th

FD Ranking: 6th (0.412)
Goalie Ranking: 10th (84 TPA)

 

The impact of losing their would be top forward at the start of the season has definitely hindered the success of this team, but with a good handful of waiver players helped turn this team from a would be a massive losing season to an overall middling team. This is the first team outside of the “complete trash” tier and inside the “not good but not bad” tier. Their defense is not much to write home about and their forwards have cooled down a fair bit after a hot start, and right now appear to be losing some ground. Hopes are not necessarily high for this team, especially with the league’s worst starting goaltender, but they should be a lock for the playoffs, albeit likely will not put up much of a show. Their strategy is to go all-in on offense, and when the offense is not clicking like right now, all they are doing is losing.

 

5. Mexico City Kings

Current Standing: 4th 

FD Ranking: 5th (0.590)
Goalie Ranking: 2nd (153 TPA)

 

Mexico City has stayed relatively under the radar, at least to me during this season. Not much movement or noise or really anything has come from them, but such is the curse of a completely average team. They sit in the middle of the league in pretty much every way possible except for goaltending. I do not foresee this team making any drastic changes, whether statistically or in the standings, and will likely get knocked out in the first round after a hard fought battle. 

 

4. Houston Bulls

Current Standing: 6th

FD Ranking: 4th (0.636)
Goalie Ranking: 4th (124 TPA)

 

The Houston Bulls got off to a very funny start immediately after the draft, gaining a massive lead on all other teams in terms of waiver players. While they have lost a few, some via retirement and some via banishment due to league violation, they were able to get even more waiver players to replace those losses, feeling really little impact in those losses. While their start has been less than ideal, they appear to be getting it together and should climb up the standings a little bit. Additions cannot necessarily be made at this time, as they are four defensemen away from having a completely full roster, already with 12 forwards. Growth will determine the fate of the Bulls, and whether they fizzle or fight.

 

3. Miami Marauders

Current Standing: 3rd

FD Ranking: 3rd (0.701)
Goalie Ranking: 1st (156 TPA)

 

Miami is the first of the “really good” tier of teams. They boast the third best offense and defense, and currently have the highest rated goaltender in the league. They have the top end talent and the supporting cast to do some big damage both in the regular season and come playoff time. Everything seems to be clicking right, and while they aren’t the best at anything, there aren’t any major glaring weaknesses.

 

2. San Diego Marlins

Current Standing: 5th

FD Ranking: 2nd (0.822)
Goalie Ranking: 6th (102 TPA)

 

San Diego, despite having a very strong forward group, have struggled a fair bit this season. After the acquisition of the greatest player of all time, one would have assumed this team would be at the top of the standings, but the scoring has not been there for the team, while being carried with strong defensive play, with their goals against being the second best in the league. They have the potential to be a possible championship team, they just need to get some offensive spark.

 

1. Las Vegas Aces

Current Standing: 2nd

FD Ranking: 1st (0.867)
Goalie Ranking: 5th (117 TPA)

 

The head honcho of the league, and not much of a surprise. If there is one thing Vegas has been able to do these past couple seasons, it has been creating and maintaining a good team. And although they have not had much to show for their success, this could very well be the season for them. As of now, they have the highest rated forward and defenseman group in the league, and will likely be stapled to the top of the standings for the entirety of this season. There really is no real weakness with this team, and unlike Miami, they are also the best. Goaltending might be a minor question mark but still very much serviceable. Aspirations are high for the Aces, and if you’re a betting man, I would say put your money on Vegas.

(1510 words, 3 weeks o claiming)

Edited January 25 by Grape

[Mysterious_Fish 386]

24 minutes ago, Grape said:

They have the potential to be a possible championship team, they just need to get some offensive spark.

The spark happened

[Lemorse7 1,016]

Lmao

[jacobcarson877 2,541]

San Diego about to get a whole lot stronger shortly

[eagle_3450 278]

37 minutes ago, jacobcarson877 said:

San Diego about to get a whole lot stronger shortly

DONT YOU DARE RUIN THIS JACOB!!! IVE BEEN WAITING 2 YEARS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN AND IF YOU THROW OFF TH EBALANCE I SWEAR I WILL DO WHAT RETOSLAV DID TO DIL IN VASTERAS

 

2 hours ago, Grape said:

 

 

2. San Diego Marlins

Current Standing: 5th

FD Ranking: 2nd (0.822)
Goalie Ranking: 6th (102 TPA)

 

scoring has not been there for the team, while being carried with strong defensive play, with their goals against being the second best in the league. They have the potential to be a possible championship team, they just need to get some offensive spark.

You're a little out of date my friend, 3 of the top 10 scorers in the league are on San Diego...

[Pifferfish 512]

2 hours ago, eagle_3450 said:

 

You're a little out of date my friend, 3 of the top 10 scorers in the league are on San Diego...

Yeah, your team went full bipolar, had such a strong defense and the second Lee gets released y'all's offense decided they actually need to not suck balls.

[Pifferfish 512]

4 hours ago, Grape said:

The time has come for my usual VHLM rankings, which have always been right and there has never been a single mistake in them ever. I waited a fair bit longer than I usually do, as there were a ton of waiver players that, even after the initial rush, were trickling in and joining teams, boosting some and hindering others (as of right now there are 155 players in this upcoming VHLM draft). Even now there have been multiple roster changes that won’t be accounted for, as I started writing this on Monday and haven’t made any updates to my data since. There will likely also be a massive shift coming in the next couple weeks, as many waiver players will have gone inactive, and rosters will shrink down to more reasonable and manageable sizes, but I feel that I have waited long enough and needed to get a point task done that is not the part two of my draft rankings, because then I probably would never have gotten this done. And since the big plagiariser appears to have gone IA and not much indication of coming back, I guess it is safe to put this out. So here they are. If you have any disagreements, then I implore you to argue with a rock or another hard or dense object.

10. Halifax 21st

Current Standing: 8th

FD Ranking: 10th (0.161)
Goalie Ranking: 7th (91 TPA)

 

The Halifax 21st are in for another long season from the looks of things. After a mediocre draft and despite a pretty large trade early in the season, they boast the league’s worst offense and a really thin and weak defense, aspirations are pretty low this season. This has been a constant for Halifax in past seasons, never going full rebuild and instead allowing for top TPE players to just come and go with no real supporting cast. It will be interesting to see how they approach this season. This is the one season where they really cannot sell off, since most teams are already at capacity. From the looks of things, it will be another season of the same for the 21st.

 

9. Mississauga Hounds

Current Standing: 10th

FD Ranking: 9th (0.190)
Goalie Ranking: 9th (88 TPA)

 

The Mississauga Hounds seem to have the perfect combination of offense and defense to be an absolutely awful team. Boasting the league’s worst defense and second worst offense, coming together to form the league’s worst goal differential at -57, a whopping 26 goals worse than the next team above them. While they have guaranteed that they will not have the worst season in franchise history, they likely will not end up much better. This team either needs some strong offensive play, or to turtle up and play a boring defensive game. Either way, changes need to be made for this team to do anything but lose.

 

8. Saskatoon Wild

Current Standing: 9th

FD Ranking: 8th (0.241)
Goalie Ranking: 8th (89 TPA)

 

Saskatoon is much like Mississauga in that they also suck pretty hard. Second worst goals against and just a tad bit above Mississauga in the goals for department. While they have decent pieces at the forward position, their defense is an obvious and glaring weakness. This is a season to forget for the Wild, and with rumors circulating about some of their top end players being on the move, it may get even worse.

 

7. Philadelphia Reapers

Current Standing: 1st

FD Ranking: 7th (0.267)
Goalie Ranking: 3rd (140 TPA)

 

A string of strong goaltending and luck has shot this team to the top of the official standings, but a look at this team tells a different story. Their forward group is the second worst in the league and their defense is below league average. As of now, their offense is clicking well and with the lowest goals against in the league, they have been able to stay in each game. A strong defensive game will allow this team to continue to win games and for their entire team to catch up in attributes, but will it be enough? This has the makings of a team that will fall apart come playoff time, where their defense begins to crack. At least this team will be fun to follow as they were able to acquire every single Jinn in the draft. So, while the team may not do so well, it’ll be fun to follow the Philadelphia Jinns.

 

6. Ottawa Lynx

Current Standing: 7th

FD Ranking: 6th (0.412)
Goalie Ranking: 10th (84 TPA)

 

The impact of losing their would be top forward at the start of the season has definitely hindered the success of this team, but with a good handful of waiver players helped turn this team from a would be a massive losing season to an overall middling team. This is the first team outside of the “complete trash” tier and inside the “not good but not bad” tier. Their defense is not much to write home about and their forwards have cooled down a fair bit after a hot start, and right now appear to be losing some ground. Hopes are not necessarily high for this team, especially with the league’s worst starting goaltender, but they should be a lock for the playoffs, albeit likely will not put up much of a show. Their strategy is to go all-in on offense, and when the offense is not clicking like right now, all they are doing is losing.

 

5. Mexico City Kings

Current Standing: 4th 

FD Ranking: 5th (0.590)
Goalie Ranking: 2nd (153 TPA)

 

Mexico City has stayed relatively under the radar, at least to me during this season. Not much movement or noise or really anything has come from them, but such is the curse of a completely average team. They sit in the middle of the league in pretty much every way possible except for goaltending. I do not foresee this team making any drastic changes, whether statistically or in the standings, and will likely get knocked out in the first round after a hard fought battle. 

 

4. Houston Bulls

Current Standing: 6th

FD Ranking: 4th (0.636)
Goalie Ranking: 4th (124 TPA)

 

The Houston Bulls got off to a very funny start immediately after the draft, gaining a massive lead on all other teams in terms of waiver players. While they have lost a few, some via retirement and some via banishment due to league violation, they were able to get even more waiver players to replace those losses, feeling really little impact in those losses. While their start has been less than ideal, they appear to be getting it together and should climb up the standings a little bit. Additions cannot necessarily be made at this time, as they are four defensemen away from having a completely full roster, already with 12 forwards. Growth will determine the fate of the Bulls, and whether they fizzle or fight.

 

3. Miami Marauders

Current Standing: 3rd

FD Ranking: 3rd (0.701)
Goalie Ranking: 1st (156 TPA)

 

Miami is the first of the “really good” tier of teams. They boast the third best offense and defense, and currently have the highest rated goaltender in the league. They have the top end talent and the supporting cast to do some big damage both in the regular season and come playoff time. Everything seems to be clicking right, and while they aren’t the best at anything, there aren’t any major glaring weaknesses.

 

2. San Diego Marlins

Current Standing: 5th

FD Ranking: 2nd (0.822)
Goalie Ranking: 6th (102 TPA)

 

San Diego, despite having a very strong forward group, have struggled a fair bit this season. After the acquisition of the greatest player of all time, one would have assumed this team would be at the top of the standings, but the scoring has not been there for the team, while being carried with strong defensive play, with their goals against being the second best in the league. They have the potential to be a possible championship team, they just need to get some offensive spark.

 

1. Las Vegas Aces

Current Standing: 2nd

FD Ranking: 1st (0.867)
Goalie Ranking: 5th (117 TPA)

 

The head honcho of the league, and not much of a surprise. If there is one thing Vegas has been able to do these past couple seasons, it has been creating and maintaining a good team. And although they have not had much to show for their success, this could very well be the season for them. As of now, they have the highest rated forward and defenseman group in the league, and will likely be stapled to the top of the standings for the entirety of this season. There really is no real weakness with this team, and unlike Miami, they are also the best. Goaltending might be a minor question mark but still very much serviceable. Aspirations are high for the Aces, and if you’re a betting man, I would say put your money on Vegas.

(1510 words, 3 weeks o claiming)

Good arty, only thing I feel like should have been covered is the loss of Factor Lee for San Diego, he was a huge reason their subpar goalie was able to play well to start the year, when the offense was anemic at best. This team is going from struggling to get out of regulation with 3+ to doing it with astonishing regularity 

[Grape 680]

2 hours ago, Pifferfish said:

Good arty, only thing I feel like should have been covered is the loss of Factor Lee for San Diego, he was a huge reason their subpar goalie was able to play well to start the year, when the offense was anemic at best. This team is going from struggling to get out of regulation with 3+ to doing it with astonishing regularity 

Yea I didn't give time to actually talk about that loss, but there was a lot of roster movement that wasn't accounted for anyways. Had to go off of raw numbers. I've also been a bit lazy this season due to the massive amount of roster movement that I haven't kept track of additions and releases.

Edited January 25 by Grape

[Grape 680]

5 hours ago, eagle_3450 said:

You're a little out of date my friend, 3 of the top 10 scorers in the league are on San Diego...

I mean they were 5th in goals for when I was writing this

[Pifferfish 512]

16 minutes ago, Grape said:

I mean they were 5th in goals for when I was writing this

Grape: I started writing this some time ago and inaccuracies will be present.

Readers: but but but but but what about this .... And this.... And how about this... But Grape

Grape: 

 

[Mysterious_Fish 386]

On 1/24/2024 at 11:51 PM, Pifferfish said:

Yeah, your team went full bipolar, had such a strong defense and the second Lee gets released y'all's offense decided they actually need to not suck balls.

wait is that not the point

[fonziGG 1,068]

On 1/24/2024 at 4:16 PM, Grape said:

7. Philadelphia Reapers

 

On 1/24/2024 at 4:16 PM, Grape said:

Current Standing: 1st

FD Ranking: 7th (0.267)
Goalie Ranking: 3rd (140 TPA)

@Lemorse7 we suck eh?

[Grape 680]

Claiming week 2 of 3

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