Almost Capped!

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Thank you to every one who donated this holiday season because as a result the community not only helped many people/organizations, but everyone gets TPE! Nothing feels better than submitting a claim for 12 uncapped TPE. We also all get a PT Doubles Week so that is why I’m sitting on my phone moving my thumbs around for 500 words right now.

 

My player Bubbles LaFleur is thrilled to get all this TPE since he is quickly approaching the VHLM TPE Cap of 400. My first player hit the cap when it was 250, and my second player never hit the cap since he skipped the VHLM and went straight to the VHLE. It’s pretty exciting to be able to hit this cap and bank the rest of my TPE for a fun rookie season in S98 for LA. Los Angeles is a struggle bus right now, but there is an insane amount of young talent about to walk through those doors and I’m so excited to be a part of that. I predict that in about 3 more seasons Los Angeles could be seen as a competitive team once again.

 

Bubbles’ build throughout this last season in the VHLM will finally be complete. I’ve been following a strict build plan since day 1 in the VHLM since I’ve seen this build used before with the 200 TPE Cap and it worked really well: Upgrade only DF/PH/SK. That’s it, that’s the plan. I want to finish with a build that looks like this:

 

DK: 75

SH: 75

PC: 80

DC: 77

SP: 59

 

PH = 85

DF = 82

SK = 80

ST = 54

 

I think this build will be a monster by the playoffs. Bubbles has been top 3 all season in the STHS OV stat so I wonder by 400 TPE if this build will be the best or not for OV. San Diego has been playing some good hockey so far backed by our talented goalie Ricky LaFleur, and the insanely deep blue line we have. I’m hoping that we can continue the consistent hockey style and then start to really crank some heads once we’re in the playoffs. Our goaltending and Defense should be elite by then, and with Bek/Peace being top earners our forwards should start to level out. I’ve never won a VHLM Founder’s Cup before, I’ve won a VHLE and VHL championship though, so it would be really cool to win one with Bubbles in his last season before moving up.

 

Going back to talk about LA. It’s pretty sweet to be drafted to the same organization my first player was drafted to. I can see myself and Bubbles staying in LA for an entire career and hopefully Ricky can stick around for the ride too. It’s tough in his situation as Roger Eagles is a talented goaltender, but with time and effort maybe Ricky can show coach that he is the guy to rely on. For Bubbles though, the door is wide open. Unless Los Angeles trades for a top defender, Bubbles should be the number 1 defender in LA for a long time. Mikko Tuomala was also drafted this past offseason to LA and should be an excellent defender to play with. I could see LaFleur and Tuomala paired together right away and not split up for seasons to come. Next season will be so much fun I haven’t had a rookie season in almost ten seasons now. I’ve also never had a defender before, so this whole VHL experience will feel like a new one for me which is so cool. Also thanks again for the PT Doubles Week!

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Within a few seasons we will be the best pairing in the VHL by far. S97 LA Stars will go down as one of the best draft classes in VHL history.