Luc Moreau - Rookie Experience

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Luc Moreau didn't know if he'd make it to the VHL. There were other French players that he looked up to that made it to the VHL, Obuz Schneider Canet du Bocage @Grape and Conference Prince-de-Galles @UnkemptCL4PTP. They not only made it but thrived. Hoping to follow in their footsteps, he originally thought he'd have to get through the VHLe to make it to the big league. Those teams were close enough to home that he felt comfortable pursuing that goal. But then the VHLe disbanded and he was picked by Prague in the S96 draft. He knew there was the possibility of making the big leagues. So with his first full VHLM season for Luc, there were a lot of starts and stops as he learned what it meant to be a professional hockey player. In the following off-season, he was close to being able to be called up to Prague before S97. The GM @Tetricide said "stay and grow and crush it." So in S97, Luc loved his time on a stacked Miami team built by @Ricer13 to win the Founders Cup but Luc always had one eye on Prague. The disappointment of a first round VHLM playoff stung but Luc knew he was going to get called up to the VHL shortly thereafter and take the next step in his growth.
 

For Prague in S97, they lost more games than they won and got fortunate to actually make the playoffs but you could see the rebuild in action. GM @Tetricide made some bold moves in the off-season leading to S98 with some aggressive trades. A lot of people saw the value in the Lucy Leitner @LucyXpher trade and the other Matteo Stefano @mmrs617 trade. Luc felt he was joining the team at the right time. Lucy's average draft pick in VHFL is very high and Matteo is coming into his prime seasons. This is now the time for Luc to grow with Prague as they re-establish themselves. There are stacked teams in the VHL but Luc sees the opportunity to continue to grow and learn what it's like to play with the best (virtual) players in the world. Players with twice the TPE will skate circles around him but he'll be taking notes and learning what it takes. In an interview, Luc said he wants to make as much of a difference as possible but knows this is the first serious year for Prague to build into contention. Last year's playoff circumstances was a mirage and he wants it to be clear that Prague will be ready to compete for the cup in 1-2 seasons. The window is starting to be cracked and Luc wants to be part of the solution, helping Prague return to the days where as recently as S90 when the Prague Phantoms swept the Los Angeles Stars and carried the Continental Cup around the rink. Luc is not here for the individual accolades, the Cup is all that matters.