CowboyinAmerica 2,890 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Berlin, Germany -- Entering the Season 43 World Cup, VHL.com writer and now-noted hack Edwin Reencarnacion had this to say concerning the Western Europe team: "While their forwards are still somewhat comparable to the other teams competing for the bronze medal, it’s defensively where the team really looks a class below their competitors. To me, I don’t think they will get the bronze medal, and in truth may not even get fourth place." Well, that didn't quite work out, did it? Following an amazing round robin section which saw Western Europe finish 7-2-1 and first place in the standings, the Euros came back in the third period to beat the Mercenaries 5-3. Kurtis Hunter finished with both the game-tying and game-winning goals within two minutes of each other, and Christoph Klose finished with the first star and four assists. Now, in the finals Western Europe will face the United States. In that same preview, Reencarnacion predicted the Americans to win it all. However, the U.S. finished just second in group play... mostly because they were swept by the Euros, two of the team's three losses. "It's an odd place: Even though we swept them, I think most people still see us as underdogs," Scotland-born goaltender Hans Wingate said. "I have to admit, I saw Season 46 as our cup to win, but all it takes is one game. We're right there." Toast 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/21463-western-europe-to-world-cup-title-game/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,943 Posted June 29, 2015 Admin Share Posted June 29, 2015 Your one chance before I come in and fuck it all up. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/21463-western-europe-to-world-cup-title-game/#findComment-234987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyinAmerica 2,890 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 Which is why we'll pick Jardy. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/21463-western-europe-to-world-cup-title-game/#findComment-234992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Victor 10,943 Posted June 29, 2015 Admin Share Posted June 29, 2015 Hardly an improvement. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/21463-western-europe-to-world-cup-title-game/#findComment-234995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advantage 2,891 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Need that Dupont next time too. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/21463-western-europe-to-world-cup-title-game/#findComment-235001 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagger 2,722 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Well, in my defense, at the time of writing those predictions: - Canada had Don Draper. - I was presuming Scandinavia's goalie would be at 200 TPE at least, but a lack of a post-season update and simmer error had him at 100 TPE through the entire tournament (Same issue for my own player unfortunately). - Team Western Europe didn't have a fourth defenseman. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/21463-western-europe-to-world-cup-title-game/#findComment-235022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyinAmerica 2,890 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Oh, totally defensible position at the time. I just used it as a measure of how unexpected the run was. Also, what I'm getting from your post is that Phil is primarily responsible for our Finals run. I'm cool with this. Edited June 29, 2015 by CowboyinAmerica Phil 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/21463-western-europe-to-world-cup-title-game/#findComment-235033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM 8,753 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/21463-western-europe-to-world-cup-title-game/#findComment-235211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 5,119 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 The Seattle/Phil effect Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/21463-western-europe-to-world-cup-title-game/#findComment-235217 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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