Claimed:Kurri Joins The Quebec City Meute. [Final 6/6]

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Nik Kurri reacts to scoring a goal.

One of the biggest question marks of free agency this past off-season was where would Finnish forward Niklas Kurri end up signing? Kurri became an Unrestricted Free Agent after failing to reach an agreement for a contract extension with the Seattle Bears.

Kurri received multiple offers and took a couple of days to consider all of his options. What type of situation would be best for Kurri at this stage of his career? Should The Finn sign with a rebuilding club, where he could cash in on a massive payday, would be looked upon to be a leader and receive a lot of ice time?

Maybe he should sign with New York?

The Americans have one of the richest history's in the VHL, possess a lot of draft picks and look to have a very promising future. The contract offer was very generous as well.

Kurri's final other option was the Quebec City Meute. While the Meute could offer nowhere near what the other teams were offering monetary-wise, Quebec City was coming off an appearance in the VHL Finals and had already made a big off-season trade to acquire defensemen Jake Wylde and Patrick Demko. Meute players Wylde, Aksel Thomassen and Brandon Holmes train in Los Angeles during the off-season with Kurri and some of the SHL's LA Panthers players such as Valterri Bottas, Tomas Pylon, Jonas Skarsgaard and Adrian Thomaz. The familiarity with players on the roster was something that none of the other teams could offer.

In all honesty Kurri was about as close to signing with The American's as possible. The American's attempted to make a move to draft Erik Hedman and it's believed that Kurri would have agreed to sign New York's contract proposal had they been able to acquire Hedman's draft rights. Kurri is said to have been extremely impressed with how New York's management's handled the negotiations and the commitment to success within the organization.

Kurri sent newly acquired Quebec City defenseman Jake Wylde a text and informed him that he was leaning towards signing a deal with New York. Wylde had been extremely helpful for Kurri leading up to the free agency period. While he never put any pressure on the Finn to sign with the club, it was apparent that the team's new star was a bit disappointed with the decision. Kurri decided that he would need to take some more time and look at every situation more closely before deciding which team he would ultimately end up signing with.

After reviewing all of his contract offers one final time, Kurri decided that there was one club that was simply too good of an opportunity to pass up. The competitiveness of the organization, familiarity with the players on the roster and potential role with the team made Quebec City the best option.

Kurri has fit in well with his new team and has enjoyed his time in Quebec City thus far. The Meute have big plans for this season and Nik hopes he can make a solid contribution and help bring Quebec City another VHL Cup Championship.

Edited May 4, 2015 by nikkurri17

[Victor 10,836]

wat's a challenged cup

[Frank 5,058]

wat's a challenged cup

 

It's like the Continental Cup for the mentally challenged on that other sim league. 

[Sixersfan594 247]

Content: 3/3 - 522 words -- good content. Btw I am a former LAP GM and I love the organization and all the people in it so I can understand why having some people from there would be awesome. 

Grammar: 2/2 - Very good for what a non-English speaker (at least as a first language), some very minor details but nothing to deduct points for. 

where would - where

club, where - club where

management's  - management

Appearance: 1/1 - Looks good

Overall: 6/6  - Congrats

[nikkurri17 109]

Thanks man.

 

I should probably proof read since English is the only language I speak.

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