Claimed: What to expect next year? [1/2]

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Over the last decade or so, the Seattle Bears have either been one of the best teams or one of the worst. A rollercoaster, to say the least, has run rampage on the fans, players and management of Seattle for quite sometime. We'd like to say it all started when GM Blake Campbell took the reigns over from Mike, but we don't believe that's the case at all and feel that the team was already heading in this direction during Mike's time. Once GM Blake Campbell was announced the new head gm of the Seattle Bears, he only solidified the idea that the Bears were heading from a high to a low, to a hopeful potential high. As we fast forward numerous of season of rebuilding and then contending, we now find ourselves back at the start. One may call it the Bears circle of life theory and are basing everything off that (we'd like to say it may not be as successful). Let's not blame the Bears though as they've also had some shitty luck on some asshole moves and retirements.

 

This year, the winds had seemed for a short while to be changing. With a fairly successful draft under their belt, they walked away happy. A player who was picked with one of their last picks became active out of the blue and to be honest, was a player Campbell told the commissioner to choose Via "best player available". Then they grabbed a goalie, Perought, rather than having their GM create as one. Seemingly, that has worked out incredibly well... (ha). Next, you key in Xavier LaFlamme @Laflamme, who has pretty great potential and may be one of the best future Bears players if he sticks with it. Then, of course, you got your GM player in Mattias Forsberg and his other player Aleksei Federov who should of been a dominating defender by now.

 

So what exactly is their plan moving forward now that they're sitting tight on their sofas at home, watching reruns of Friends or if they're bold enough, the Season 55 playoffs. Somewhere they could be, want to be, but are not. So what's next? 

 

1. Draft Lottery - We want #1

It's to no surprise that the Bears, like any lottery organization, want the first overall. Yes, we know, the glorified @CowboyinAmerica is steamrolling the league right now when it comes to the up and coming VHLM draft, but the Bears more so want this pick for leverage. Pretty sure @hedgehog337 would suck a dick for this pick and a lot of other GM's would pay a handsome price for it too. This isn't to say the Bears would trade it. Hell, they may even surprise the league with the #1 pick and take a different piece if they find it suiting for their team. Owning that #1 pick though is where things start for them. If they do not, 2nd appeases them very much as well as they have their heart set on a couple players.

 

2. To move or not not move..

Aleksei Federov, he was supposed to be this huge backbone of the team moving forward when they picked him up in the draft. Unfortunately, that hasn't come to face yet and he's wasting his career sitting on the organization right now. If things don't pick up in the next season or two, expect a major blow up to happen once again and MAYBE even a management change. Blake Campbell has quoted that while he has heavily enjoyed his GMing tenure, he wishes that he'd had the ability to freely also enjoy his player careers before it's too late on the VHL.

 

3. Free Agency

We'll admit, we're not crazy good but if there's players out there willing to give the team a chance, it may par out pretty good. We'd need a starting goalie, one more defender and a little help up front. Calgary sucks, Toronto is mediocre and New York is supposedly heading into a rebuild. MAYBE New York will make headlines - Beat Seattle twice in series, now players join team to help chase championship. Maybe Stockholm will help them out? Campbell sent them Sven Wolf as promised - will they return the love? @Advantage. Either way, FA is big and Seattle looks to make a few splashes there.

 

And of course, much more, but I lack motivation and have cracked my 600 words - so see yah.

 

6 for Federov

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Review:

lol, nice pitch for Seattle. "Toronto is mediocre". I think we attract some good FAs with a young core of Boeser/Reinholdt/Sokolov and Lane next season, as well as Daring Do probably. Plus we have a legit starter in Ironside.

Solid article though. That 1st overall is going to be important this season.