Phil 5,113 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Shankly's Goals Analyzed A list of Shankly’s career goals was just leaked following a closer look at the highly-touted prospect, which was spurred on by the words of New York Americans’ General Manager Mr. Power. Power expressed interest in selecting the power-forward with his first overall pick in the upcoming Season 52 VHL Entry Draft. Below is a list of his career goals, followed by VHL.com’s analysis of the likelihood of such goals being reached: ------------------------------------------- 2 Scott Boulet Trophies It doesn’t really matter what team he’s on, but Shankly may find this harder than he anticipates. Right now the reigning Boulet recipient is Zach Parechkin, and he’s a lock to win another one this season. Considering he’s still got 3 seasons after the conclusion of this one before his career is up, this definitely damages his chances for two. It’s way more likely that he’ll manage to get one, but with the amount of TPE floating around these days, many forwards are maxing out their checking and strength, even if they aren’t building to be a power-forward like Shankly is, therefore the competition for this award becomes much harder. This is another reason why it’s quite unlikely for Shankly to capture two of the coveted awards. 2 Continental Cups This one is definitely more likely, even though it will still be extremely difficult. Unlike the Boulet, with this goal, it definitely matters which team he is on. Given Phil Knight’s players’ past trends, they don’t tend to hop around in Free Agency much. In fact, none of Knight’s players has ever played for more than two teams (Actually Rafter spent his last playoff-run in New York which would technically make that his third team with Davos and Helsinki being the other two,, but he was inactive so to me that doesn’t count). Knowing this, and assuming New York takes him, he definitely won’t be winning a Cup for the first two seasons of his career. After that, New York will be ready for a legitimate Cup run, but it is impossible to foreshadow the wheelings and dealings of the VHL so to make any predictions past two seasons is just absurd and pedantic. Though with the direction New York is headed, we can see than winning twice within the next 8 seasons. 1 Kevin Brooks Trophy This actually makes sense. He is on track to be a top-line forward and thus will be playing with and against great players. He’ll definitely be getting powerplay minutes and so, as long as Ravenwing/Maxwell don’t have another randomly terrible season, they will definitely be helping him out with scoring. This is also on the basis that he is actually paired with them, which is not guaranteed either. However, if the end of the VHLM season is anything to go by (it’s not) then he definitely will be an elite scorer in the VHL so this bodes well for him here. 1 Scotty Campbell Trophy The fact that he is a power-forward helps him out here. If he can manage to get his hands on a Boulet, then he will have a much better chance at the Campbell Trophy. This is because if it boils down to a pure goal-scorer and him, he should edge his opponent out because of his ability to create take-away opportunities by way of hits. However, with the amount of talent in the VHL at the moment, especially between the pipes, there is never a guarantee that anyone will win it. So all-in-all the outlook for his goals are very uncertain. This is obviously not a surprise, since he hasn’t even played a game in the VHL. Who knows, he could be the biggest VHL bust since Jaroslav Oslig. Time will tell. Devise 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solas 1,947 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 I'll fight you for the Boulet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoop 3,386 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 21 minutes ago, Phil said: Who knows, he could be the biggest VHL bust since Jaroslav Oslig. Time will tell. Oh yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 5,113 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Just now, Streetlight said: Oh yeah? VHLM Superstar, VHL Superbust although I was never a VHLM Superstar, so I don't even have that going for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoop 3,386 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Just now, Phil said: VHLM Superstar, VHL Superbust although I was never a VHLM Superstar, so I don't even have that going for me same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 5,113 Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 52 minutes ago, Streetlight said: same You know what? I'm going to put you down for the Funk Trophy next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastOlympian07 2,388 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 4 hours ago, Phil said: You know what? I'm going to put you down for the Funk Trophy next season. RIP to the 1 TPE you're losing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devise 4,475 Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 On 11/10/2016 at 4:11 PM, TheLastOlympian07 said: RIP to the 1 TPE you're losing Maxwell for 100 points next year. Shankly was the physical missing piece this line needed to finally get going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jericho 917 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Claimed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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