Nicks Picks VHLM Draft Special Season 94

[NickSunderbruch 392]

Welcome back to another Nicks Picks this time instead of covering the playoffs, we're gonna go over the VHLMs top draft picks this year and predict the top five.

So my main criteria on who I believe gets drafted where will be based on the following but not in any particular order;

TPE totals, player history, update schedule, and community activity.

I feel as though a strong mix of these things will determine who a GM might value, a player with a higher TPE total might be valuable, but someone who has a little less TPE but is also outearning that other player might be considered more valuable by a GM.

So without further ado let us get into this weed fueled research session out of the way.

 

 

NUMBER ONE OVERALL:  Johnny Tsunami C 200 TPA 36 banked, @Vice

Probably the consensus number one overall pick, the best center in this draft class, and probably already VHL ready if you ask me.

As a rookie free agent Johnny put up 14 goals and 22 assists for 36 points aand a +14 in 54 games. Not bad at all in my humble opinion.

This is his 2nd player if I'm correct, which makes this a potential BOOM of a first overall pick, I really look forward to seeing him this upcoming season, where I'll cover him with fervor.

I think Johnny is a LOCK for the first pick and I can't see anyone really competing for this spot besides maybe the next two players on this list.

 

NUMBER TWO OVERALL: THE MIGHTY ICE WIZARD G 191 TPA, @Royski

This is a first generation player, who probably gets selected number two overall in the M. I absolutely love to see that.

A 4-5-1 overall record in 10 starts isn't pretty, however we all know how the STHS likes to rail backup goalies stats, so I can't hold that against him.

His regular season stats weren't very good, HOWEVER his post season stats were absolutely stellar when he had a chance to play and show what he has.

A 0.94 SV%, a 1.68 GAA, 1 shutout, and only 5 goals on 84 shots. This is a goalie to keep an eye on, and a user who I'm excited to see becoming one of the pillars of this community as time goes on. I've been very lucky to interact with him in the Aces discord server, and I look forward to either playing with him or trying to score on him in the future.

 

NUMBER THREE OVERALL: Roger Eagles G 174 TPA, @Greg_Di

A second generational goalie in this top half of the list, which is just stellar to see. Playing a goalie can sometimes feel a little unrewarding.

So it's really nice to see two top goalies here in this draft, and should be a good solid pick and will make the team who picks him an instant contender.

He went 5-11-1 with some less than stellar but understandable rookie backup numbers this year with a 0.891 SV% and a 3.21 GAA.

This next season really should be his breakout season, I see no reason why Roger won't just bounce back.

 

NUMBER FOUR OVERALL: Konstyantyn Shevchenko RW 153 TPA, @der meister

A well known member of the community on a recreate who's earning like crazy and looking like he could make any team an instant success.

With the experience this user has in the league, he'll surely have a nearly perfect build once he's capped at 200 for the year, and then all that'll be left is to bank for the E or the VHL.

in 17 games he put up 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points and a +10 during the regular season for Houston, which is really good considering how stacked Houston was this year.

I expect him to be both a solid early pick in the M and a solid late first rounder in the VHL draft as well. It's hard to imagine a player like this getting taken any lower than four.

 

NUMBER FIVE OVERALL: Nicholas Sunderbruch Jr C 143 TPA, @NickSunderbruch(me teehee)

Sunderbruch is an interesting pick at this spot and definitely not me being biased to my own player (it is)

But Sunderbruch is a returning player, and a very defensive minded center, who should be capped at 200 within a few weeks.

in 25 games he put up 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points and a +3. Certainly not the most amazing stats, but something to work with considering it was his rookier season.

I see no reason why Sunderbruch would fall any further than 7-8 but I have him at number 5 just so I have a chance to talk about myself.

 

Well boys that's going to be it for my top 5 mock draft, if you have any problems with the list then please use the comments to debate.

Though a fair warning is that I'm better than you and am always right about everything all the time, and I am physically incapable of saying even a single wrong word.

I hope you all enjoyed this art piece disguised as a mock draft, and I hope y'all enjoy this league as much as I do.

Anyways I hear my dad coming home from the bar, so I gotta go grab my helmet and my jockstrap, smell ya later. Stay warm and stay icey, Seacrest out.

[CaptainSB 117]

Review: I think this is a fantastic list and definitely the top 5 players and users in the draft. I agree it should be a no brainer Vice should go first and the analysis to prove him to go first feels spot on and non-debatable. I feel unfortunately spots 2/3 and 4/5 might be flipped. I feel a new user and a goalie going this high might be a stretch and feel the top returning users in der meister and you of course will be a higher likely pick in the next two spots followed by Royski and Greg_Di. As a new user I do root for a new user to crack the top 5 so outside my two favorite teammates in Vice and Der Meister, I am rooting for Royski to go as high as possible. Also I love the stats you chose to make your case but feel the goalie case feels like more a stretch and a want rather than something that may be more sure thing to the other 4 players. Loved the top 5 mock!

[Greg_Di 1,024]

Review:

Great Article but I will not be in the M this season, will be moving on up to the E. I enjoy reading peoples predictions of the draft as it shows a different perspective then the VHL news articles. Article was well written with description of the players past season and why you think they will go in that spot. Lots of details and stats. I don't follow draft predications much but if I were to stay in the M it would show me who my competition is. No real faults found, next time I would go for a top 10! 9.5/10!

*EDIT* Just saw your reply to my vhl.com articles post  

Edited May 13 by Greg_Di

[NickSunderbruch 392]

On 5/13/2024 at 12:23 PM, Greg_Di said:

Review:

Great Article but I will not be in the M this season, will be moving on up to the E. I enjoy reading peoples predictions of the draft as it shows a different perspective then the VHL news articles. Article was well written with description of the players past season and why you think they will go in that spot. Lots of details and stats. I don't follow draft predications much but if I were to stay in the M it would show me who my competition is. No real faults found, next time I would go for a top 10! 9.5/10!

*EDIT* Just saw your reply to my vhl.com articles post  

If I had went for a top ten I'd be able to claim it for like 3 weeks LMAO, this was already like 900 words lmaooo.