Can you win a Championship at the trade deadline?

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Can you win a Championship at the trade deadline?

 

With trade deadline as this week’s theme and the fact that I already deleted a article that I started talking about different teams all 16 teams in the VHL should make if I was GM since I thought it could be view as tampering; so here are talking about: Can you win a Championship by making trades at the trade deadline?

 

 

S96 Champions: Vancouver Wolves

Vancouver Wolves by many might be viewed as team that won the championship last season due to a trade at the deadline but as AGM I can tell you that while Olober Syko did add to the roster. Him alone wasn`t the reason that Vancouver won the championship last season. Seven other moves was made last season leading to the Championship as the roster seen three key players depart but also seen three key players brought in that lead the team to the championship.

Final Conclusion: No

 

S95 Champions: Riga Reign

Simply put all four trades that Riga Reign made happened during the off season so with no trade deadline deal makes this an easy one to answer. Bring Axle Gunner was the biggest move they made during the off-season and it really seemed to pay off.

 

Final Conclusion: No

 

S94 Champions: Moscow Menace

Most of Moscow's moves were made during the off season as they completed seven trades mainly for depth options and futures; while they completed a single trade at the deadline for defensive depth in Winston Dixon jr. Not a block buster and yes while it likely helped, it wasn`t the main reason that they lifted the cup at the end of the season.

Final Conclusion: No

 

S93 Champions: Seattle Bears

Seattle Bears completed nine trades on the season and compelted five major trades with two of them in the off season as they traded for Oreo McFleury and Sadie St-Louis adding much required depth to an already decent offensive group becoming known also as the Seattle Wranglers of part of the season. Fast forward to the trade deadline and two major trades with a struggling Helsinki team seen Seattle bring in all stars forward Daryl Dixon and all star goaltender Fuukka Rask. Add a future solid defender in Mina coming in via Riga Reign. While all three where not the only reason that Seattle won the Championship; all three did play a significant role.

 

Final Conclusion: Yes

 

S92 Champions: DC Dragons

While DC Dragons did complete two trades in season neither one of them happened around the trade deadline. DC dragons brought in aging Henry Tucker Jr for much need goaltending expereicne and later would bring in depth defenseman Braeden Panarella. While likelihood that they move to bring Tucker Jr is a large reason why the won the championship that was set in motion once again during the off season and not at the trade deadline.

 

Final Conclusion: No

 

Final overall thoughts:

I could have done this for most of the day but in the end I think I have already come to conclusion after a small sample size of four or five seasons also remembering that Vancouver that I was Agm also won in S86; where yes we made a key trade at the time at the trade deadline; I am still not sold that was the reason we won that year. We had a good team that under preformed most of the season got hot down the stretch to make a impossible run at making the play-offs in the first place before going in the magic carpet ride to win the cup. Same team the following season also dominated the league before wimping out in the first round of the playoffs as he also had the cursed cup. So what are my thoughts about winning a Championship at the deadline? Not really the case as most of the teams that actually go onto win the championship are already a good team either from off season moved made by the GM or drafting a team that can come together at the right time to win the cups. Even when you look at Seattle championship; they already had a good team but by adding three more key pieces; simply put them on top at the end of the season.

 

 

Claiming doubles but PT in future after multi-week*

Edited yesterday at 04:31 AM by Gaikoku-hito