New York is Stacked!!

[Thunder 1,298]

 

It’s that time again to write something with enough words to get me through the next four weeks into theme week, and it was supposed to be a podcast with @Scurvy but apparently he forgot and did a media spot.  To make matters worse, he talked about Vancouver in his media spot so that leaves me with having to come up with something different.  I looked at The New York Americans, as that is where Trueno’s old teammate and mentor went to.  @Girts has found a home and Guntis Gavilrovs is sure to do some damage to other teams.

 

New York general manager, @STZ, has turned the Americans into a competing team and I’m betting on New York to win the Continental Cup this season, which means they won’t!  I don’t know much about STZ, other than his crazy profile pic and the funny posts he puts up.  I know even less about his AGM, Hylands.  He’s always entertaining.  He has built a solid team for sure.

 

I am familiar with Chris Reynolds Jr, @Crstats23.  If Reynolds is like Crstats23 previous player, Pete Mitchell, expect a plethora of goals, especially on the power play.  Reynolds is a steady player and STZ will be test in Reynolds’ talent early on to find a good line to support his talent.  Through 10 games so far this season, Reynolds is on pace to shoot over 420 times.  This is a definite plus to New York because you can’t score unless you shoot!  Reynolds is a good teammate to have on this stacked team and he’s going to provide a lot of wins for the Americans.

 

One of the star forwards for the Americans is none other than George Richmond, @badcolethetitan.  Richmond is in his second season with New York, after spending four seasons with Moscow.  New York was lucky to obtain Richmond last season after Richmond finished with an impressive 109 points and 500 shots in season 96 with the Menace.  Richmond, like Reynolds, has started out the season strong and there will be no letting up for this guy, considering last season he posted 103 points.  Richmond is a tough guy who likes to hit and is on pace to collect over 300 hits this season.  Richmond is the perfect leader to have on this team if STZ wants to compete for the Cup.

 

Entering his final season, Jedediah Big Ol Doinks in Amish, @hylands , is even more impressive than the previous two forwards.  JBODIA, better referred to as Amish, is scoring 1.4 points a game thus far, and is leading the team in points.  The experienced winger has spent the last 5 seasons with the Americans and has steadily built up a respectable castle of stats, after spending his first two seasons with Malmo.  Amish’s claim to fame from last year is 544 shots on goal.  My guess is that Amish is another valuable leader for the Americans and his experience will be the instrument STZ will use to push through the enduring season that has just started.

 

Another star who happens to be retiring after this season is Maxim Anisimov, @McLovin.  Anisimov spent his first 5 seasons with Warsaw before coming over to the Americans.  Anisimov is another shooter and has had two incredible seasons with New York.  He’s off to a fast start this season and it appears that he’s another New York forward who likes to shoot.  In fact, Anisimov has shot the puck well over 3000 times in his career, with a 9% scoring average over his career, but a 10% scoring average with the Americans.

 

This is Kevin O’Connor’s 2nd season in the VHL.  It appears that he is in good company and will be used by STZ in a supportive role to fill a void.  @Luke033 is a steady TPE earner, even though he’s not a max earner, and he provides O’Connor with enough improvement each week to make an impact.  O’Connor is an unselfish player who provides the puck more often than trying to score.  He plays a valuable role on any line for the Americans.

 

Rounding out the forwards for the Americans is Ughsike, @UghSike.  I thought I recognized this name before.  He has bounced around the VHL and New York is his 7th different team.  Ughsike has not been active since September.  STZ has been given a gift by picking up Ughsike, as he fills a roster spot with minimal salary, and its obvious that STZ has put him on the right line as Ughsike has already knotted 4 goals and 2 assists, and a 33.3% shooting percentage.

 

Why couldn’t @Daniel Janser follow his GM’s footsteps with a short name.  Between Jedediah Big Ol Doinks in Amish, and Callum Gary Yanick Janser, there aren’t enough scrabble tiles to continue the game.  STZ was doing the right thing drafting Janser.  CGYJ has been a reckoning force for the Americans and his dominating features scares opponents.  Last season Janser was the recipient of the Jake Wylde Trophy, and it was well deserved.  He had over 300 hits and over 200 shots blocked.  Janser is currently ranked 3rd in career hits for the Americans and may pass Connor Low and jump into 2nd by the end of the season.  Janser is ranked 2nd in shots blocked with New York, and will easily top Tord Yvel by the end of the season.  In addition to hits and shots blocked, Janser is a superstar of spending time in the penalty box.  He is New York’s all time leading sinner.  This bad boy has two seasons remaining and is sure to be inducted into the hall of fame with his time on the ice.  Currently, Janser is right behind Amish in points.  Whatever STZ is doing, he’s definitely doing something right.  Let’s see how long this lasts!!  Probably through the season and into the playoffs.

 

STZ’s late Christmas present from @Frank, came by way of trade, as Guntis Gavilrovs made his way from the Vanouver Wolves over to the Americans.  I must say, there were several of us on the Wolves’ roster who took the loss of Gavilrovs tough, even though we knew it was something that had to be done for the team.  Likewise, we knew that whoever picked up Gavilrovs would be a force to be reckoned with.  And now that I’m writing about the Americans and their roster, I can see that it’s more evident than I imagined.  Gavilrovs is a dominating defenseman and is a bone crushing player who is coming off an incredible season.  Gavilrovs is going to provide the Americans the support that he provided the Wolves.  Coming off a 100 point season is remarkable by itself, but adding 291 hits and 140 shots blocked, there is no denying Guntis Gavilrovs deserved to be recognized for his play.  Gavilrovs was the top offensive defenseman last season, winning the Alexander Valiq Trophy.  He was also named the best overall defenseman last season, winning the Sterling Labatte Trophy.  Gavilrovs wasn’t finished winning trophies, he won the Dustin Funk Trophy, being named the most improved player of season 97.

 

If there is something @ctoland102 can learn from Gavilrovs and Janser, to help his player, Cody Toland, I’m sure this first gen player will take advantage of having the top two defenders in the VHL as mentors.  No doubt, STZ has Toland paired up with one of the two stud defenders and is going to have a successful season just being a part of the lineup.  As the season progresses, this success might give ctoland102 a needed spark to help lift him up to be a highly successful defender with the Americans.

 

Rounding out the defense is Chuck E Cheese, @a_ferk, who matches up with either Gavilrovs or Janser, and is likely to have success just by being matched up with either one of them.  Cheese is starting his 3rd season with the Americans and his claim to fame is being a hot shot blocker.  Cheese has been inactive for 2025, but that’s not going to stop him from being an assist producing, shot blocking, offensive defenseman, given the players surrounding him.

 

It’s bad enough that New York has Jedediah Big Ol Doinks in Amish, and Callum Gary Yanick Janser, on the roster, but now you have to add WWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWW, @rory, in the goal.  What the hell went through these players’ minds when they named their players?  Nothing could be better for WWWWWWWWWWWW to help the Americans win the Continental Cup this season, as WWWWWWWWWWWW retires at the end of the season.  Don’t get too excited; however, because I am not rooting for New York to win it, in fact, I’d like to see the Wolves kick the living shit out of them.  But, this is a media spot for New York.  WWWWWWWWWWWW was the recipient of the Greg Clegane Trophy in season 92, having the lowest goals against average of 2.15.  In season 96, WWWWWWWWWWWW won the Scotty Campbell Trophy for being the most valuable player during the regular season.  WWWWWWWWWWWW has a career save % of .925, and is currently not having a stellar save percentage after 10 games, but the season is early and once STZ dials in the team, expect WWWWWWWWWWWW to bump up those numbers, to include shutouts.

 

As the season progresses and the New York American’s get their team chemistry dialed in, its clear that there is nothing preventing them from being a powerhouse and winning the dreaded Victory Cup.  Looking at this line up with George Richmond, Big Ol Doinks in Amish, Chris Reynolds Jr, and Maxim Anisimov, leading the pack of forwards; Callum Gary Yanick Janser and Guntis Gavilrovs holding down the fort on defense, and WWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWW covering the goal, it just makes sense for me to have predicted New York to win it all.  But guess what, I have never been right!

 

Ten games into the season and the Americans are currently tied for 4th place, but that’s because Toronto has surprised all of us and came out hot with a 9-0-1 record.  Calgary is in 2nd with 13 points, and Seattle is 3rd with 12 points.  STZ is aware of the situation and has posted an inspirational message to the team, to make the corrections and get on track for a play off run.  STZ is concerned about his players staying out of the penalty box, but I have to disagree with him on that account as Amish is the only American who broke the top ten in PIMS; unless of course STZ was complaining that WWWWWWWWWWWW has committed a couple penalties while in the goal.

 

STZ is right when he complained that Simon does weird things, considering that of the five losses so far this season, three have been against league leading Toronto, and another loss was to second place Calgary.  The other loss was to the Vancouver Wolves, which was expected, considering that it was the first match up with Gavilrovs’ old teammates, and the Wolves had a score to settle.  As soon as Simon settles down the wins and losses for every team will fall into place and there’s a good chance for New York to put up better numbers and move up in the standings.  Unfortunately for all the other teams in the North American Conference, New York has the pedigree to dominate the season and lift the Continental Cup in 10 weeks.  With four all-stars on the forward line, two all-stars on defense, and an all-star goalie, this team is loaded.  There’s a good chance that at least two players on this roster become hall of fame players.

 

It pains me to have written about this team because they are Vancouver opponents, but I have to admit that I learned some things about the New York American players.  They are a quality team and have a real good chance of taking it all, if they can manage to get past the Wolves.

 

Finally, if I can get some help from Guntis Gavilrovs and WWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWW to get me high in my VHFL group, and Guntis Gavilrovs, George Richmond,  WWWWWWWWWWWW WWWWWWWWWWWW, STZ, and the New York Americans, to give me some prediction TPE at the end of the season, I’d certainly appreciate anything you can do!

 

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[Daniel Janser 2,303]

12 minutes ago, Thunder said:

STZ was doing the right thing drafting Janser

Actually, it was parting GM Thad that drafted CGY.

 

But appreciate the praise anyway

 

[Thunder 1,298]

1 minute ago, Daniel Janser said:

Actually, it was parting GM Thad that drafted CGY.

Well i guess STZ didnt need to keep you!!!!  Bet he’s glad he did!

[Girts 1,207]

Great write up! 

[STZ 5,457]

Dang, heck of a nice write up. 
 

It has been a frustrating run with NY, only because I’ve actually loved and believed in each team we’ve iced the past seven seasons. We’ve fell short so many times, and it’s sucked because the guys that have been here deserve better.

 

This roster is the best and most well-rounded version of the Americans in the last 10 seasons, and I really hope we can see them get rewarded. A lot of these players have been committed to this team through thick and thin, and they deserve success.

 

I think the fact that this collection of names being on the cup would be something special. Also, am I just now realizing Doinks abbreviation is his first name?? JBODIA??

 

Anyways, I appreciate the shout outs. Really great group here - I believe we can do something special this year. Cheers @Thunder