Around the League - North American Battle

[Scurvy 1,549]

52 games into the season and a lot of cool things are happening.  The western conference in the NA is stupid close 4 teams vying for the top spot.  The EU conference has Moscow which is its dominant self and 3 clubs fighting for second.  Anyway, will probably talk about a few random things for this week’s Around the League.

North American League Battle:

We currently sit with 20 games left in the season and the NA conference is up for grabs. Calgary currently sits at the top with 76 points, Seattle Bears with 73 points, and Chicago and Vancouver with 72. So far, its anyone guess who will win the league and gain those coveted home ice playoff spots.  Let’s look at each club:

 

CALGARY:

 Some off-season additions and some great draft picks have catapulted the Wranglers to an elite team.  Their rookie goalie, Spider Panda @Ricer13must get a lot of credit as he has played outstanding. 30 wins 11 losses and 5 shutouts are an amazing feat for a player just stepping into the league. 

 

Right now, Calgary leads the NA in goals scored as well and looking at their lineup you can understand why.  Thor Reingaard  @N0HBDY 33-42-75, Adi Dassler @BOOM, 24-40-74, and Leif Reingaard @Zetterberg 13-57-70 are just a few examples of a pretty formidable offense.  10 wins in last 11 games they are getting hot at the right time and appear to be the team to beat in NA right now.

 

SEATTLE

 Another hated division rival of my beloved Wolves, Seattle has also become hot of late winning 5 of their last 6.  The recent addition of future all-star Ahsoka Tano @Aimee shows @Banackockalways looking to win.  

 

Up front they have two 70+ scorers in Jasper Davis @Josh (76) and Eric White Jr @Mysterious_Fish(75) and some rock-solid defense in Lazlo Homes @Gustav , Sunset Moth @McWolf, and Simons Worst Nightmare @zepheter.  

 

In net, Giorgiy Constanzov @Mongoose87has been elite with 30 wins, 2.26 GAA and 5 shutouts.  

 

Seattle will be a true handful to deal with come playoff time.

 

CHICAGO

 Sitting on a 3-game losing streak is not where Chicago wants to trend this late in the season but it’s probably a blip on an otherwise outstanding season.  Been in first place a good portion of the season they had dipped a bit but probably because the top 4 teams are so evenly matched. 

 

Led by Spanish Moon Moth @Renomitsu who’s killing the league with 33goals 53 assists for 86 points.  Fellow S91 draftee Josuhua Schwarzer @Velevra has added 75 points and all start d-man, Yaboi Oven @Doomsday is leading the back end with 14 goals 46 assists 60 points and 157 hits.  

 

In net, Ryan Artyomov @Enorama has been a brick wall with 31 wins and 5 shutouts as he closes in on 200 wins for the Chicago franchise.  

 

VANCOUVER 

  Last and certainly not least is the Vancouver Wolves. As usual, they started the season slow and then picked it up well and have been fighting for that top spot most the season.  A formidable albeit inconsistent club they have all the tools to dominate but just need to put it together.  

 

Led by Riley Martin @Smarchwho is having a truly deserving breakout season with 33 goals 44 assists for 77 points.  S96 trade additions of King Kisslinger @Kisslinger and Erik Thorvaldsson @Tetricide, and Matteo Stefano @mmrs617 have been amazing pickups both on the ice and in the locker room. 

 

5 players over 20 goals, big tough and mean defensive players in Guntis @Girtsand Bollos @Thunder, deadly scorers in Liv Slater @Subject056, Pierre Marc Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito, and even the inconsistent 9 fingered centerman, Logan *when he shows up. 

 

Rookie goalie Soju @Frank has been stellar as well with 33 wins, especially when the club doesn’t show up in front of him.  2.55 GAA and 3 shutouts so far as he leads the Wolves into the playoffs.  

 

There you have it.  The battle for NA supremacy will be decided in the next 20 games.  Let the battles begin

 

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[Smarch 3,194]

Ninefingers isn’t as bad as we pretend. 2nd on the team in points, 11th in the league in faceoff wins, 15th in the league for goals, 10th in the league in shooting percentage 

[Thunder 1,205]

55 minutes ago, Smarch said:

Ninefingers isn’t as bad as we pretend. 2nd on the team in points, 11th in the league in faceoff wins, 15th in the league for goals, 10th in the league in shooting percentage

Just never know how he counts cuz if he uses both hands he ends up short one.  

[rory 1,943]

why did you stop before getting to the s96 champs? weird

[Scurvy 1,549]

4 minutes ago, rory said:

why did you stop before getting to the s96 champs? weird

 I was over 600 words !  That's next week's MS just for you!   

[Banackock 8,141]

Woooo