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The Breakdown - The Bear goes back to sleep?

 

The moment S56 was off to the races, a lot of members had their choices of who was making playoffs, who was not and who the likely teams were that would be fighting for the lottery draft following the playoffs. While there is no specific number and a few could have slight biased reasoning behind their answers, it's almost safe to say that anywhere between 50-75% of members felt as though the Seattle Bears would not be making playoffs this year. Though, for a good portion of the season, the Seattle Bears were giving each of their members a run for their money. For roughly 60% of the regular season, the Bears maintained a 6+ point lead on the Calgary Wranglers and despite the odds and doubts, looked to continue their seasonal success as they grew closer and closer to a playoff spot. Then out of nowhere, the Bears traded for a more established starting goaltender in Mist4ke, which should of almost solidified the team a playoff spot when looking at their previous play with a  weaker Key Perought. However, this was not the case and since that trade, the Bears have declined in almost every stat possible (except goals allowed - something which has increased slightly overtime). The Bears put on a last minute push winning 4 straight, but it wasn't good enough. The team finished 29-34-9 on the season, 8 points back of Calgary and on the other side of the playoff picket fence. So the question now is, why'd the Bears decide to go back to sleep?

 

A Bear knows when to swipe the hive for honey

Okay, catchy title, right? But it's true. You get the odd Bear who is dumb and hungry, but generally, you get the smart one who waits for the right time. After all, do you want a lot of pain with little reward or a less pain (potentially) with more reward? Call it greasy or sketchy, but we feel this is what the Seattle Bears organization is doing. Why push for a playoff spot only to likely lose out in the first round to Toronto (or, somehow push and lose to Quebec) and then be nowhere better off than they were prior to playoffs starting. The team is in their final stages of a rebuild. Would playoffs be nice, sure. But they'd be a hell of a lot more enjoyable and successful if the team was ready for them. We're not saying they're going to be cup champions ASAP, but this season they surely would have been nothing but an easy ticket (again, like as you never know) for the Legion - so what's the point? Word on the street was that Bears GM Blake Campbell called a private team meeting which they then discussed the teams future as a whole, while also discussing the possibilities for the current season. 100% agreed that it was in the teams best interest to limit success now for higher assets in the draft so that they could be stronger in the long haul.

 

Result? Smart move by the Bears in our eyes. You can either play for playoffs and prove to the league you're a first round loser, or continue to build your team and gain assets. The Bears now have a shot at 1st overall again. This is an amazing player in Keller or a very high, traceable asset.

 

Lack of depth - the Bear was young and still learning

The Seattle Bears are one of the youngest up and coming teams in the VHL. While on the team they might rep a couple of the bigger young stars to be in the game today (Aleksei Federov and Gabriel McAllister), this does not automatically excuse them from losing or push them forward. While they clearly do have a strong affect on the team and it's success, two players can't do everything and other holes need to be filled. Now, we're not saying the Bears don't have some quality players. Just when things seem grim, GM Campbell always finds a way to keep his players going. Key Perought and Xavier LaFlamme, while slow, have been progressing at a steady rate. They likely won't be 900 TPE players, but they'll be key pieces to the Bears team and surely will hold their own.

 

Result? It's very possible that the Bears sputtered out in addition to also purposely sputter themselves. While they may say it was for the sake of having a top pick, what were the chances that Calgary was going to overtake them anyway? If you look at the season, slim. People kept thinking and thinking it was going to happen, but it never did. Not until the trades went through did the Bears take a total dive. So, if you want to make playoffs, bad move here. IF you're doing what they purposed above, good on you.

Edited November 12, 2017 by Banackock

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@solas (for next title purposes).

 

The Breakdown - A Look into the Crystal Ball

 

We're a little late to the party in writing article for the magazine, so there will be no looking into the crystal ball for the first round of the VHL's playoff from yours truly. However, with the start up of the second round not too far away, it's time for us to close our eyes, open our minds and look deep into the crystal ball. If you haven't gotten it yet, we're going to be reading you our mystical, mysterious and hopefully "in the ballpark" predictions from our very own "crystal ball". Prior to doing such, a little recap of the first two series. In the North American conference we had the late surging Wranglers taking on the up and coming Toronto Legion. It's safe to say that the Legion were likely heavily favoured to win the series, but a look back in the crystal balls replay tells us a different story.

 

Crystal Ball Rewind

 

Despite the Legion being up 2-1 in the series by taking game 3 by a score of 2--0, they followed up by dropping the next 3 and bowing out of the series (a pretty solid upset if you ask me). Over in the Euro conference, a first round battle of the ages took place in my eyes. Typically, you have a strong team versus a poorer team, but this wasn't the case in this series. On one side, you have the Titans looking to prove to the league they're still capable of playing big in the playoffs. On the other, a team that flaked out the year before who had an edge in being the series favourites. I don't see it as surprising that the series turned out to be a hell of a watch, as the Dynamo took the first 2, followed by the Titans taking the next 3. The Dynamo pulled off a game 6 victory and then somehow managed to pile up on the Titans 3-1 in a game 7 showdown as they earned their ticket to advance onto the Riga Reign. 

 

Crystal Ball Review and Readings

Calgary VS Quebec

Season Series

Calgary - Quebec

(1-6-1 --- 7-1-0)

PTS: 3 to 14

GF/GA: 13/25 to 25/13

PP/PK: 24%/82.35% to 17.65%/76%

 

There's a couple ways you could look at this series and make your decision on the outcome. The first being by looking at the regular season series. First glance you see a dominant Quebec Meute absolutely control, dominant and embarrass the Calgary Wranglers. At second glance and with a much deeper look, you come to realization that there really was no need at all for a second glance - you were right with your first assumption. While Calgary managed to carry out a stronger special teams performance, they pretty much lacked on every other aspect. Their goaltending isn't as strong, nor is their defence or forward power. They don't have similar scoring, depth or talents on their roster when compared to Quebec's roster. So with that, we're nailing the second reason down to Quebec having a strong record. with players like Muller, Yu, Maximoff, Gaudette and Jokinen, it's pretty safe to say that their roster has much better upfront talent and depth. 

 

When it comes to this playoff series, we don't see Quebec struggle too much (if at all). While they may toss a game to the Wranglers, we think it's going to be an easy defeat for the Quebec Meute. Expect scoring to be high and Muller to come out a hero in the final game. All eyes are on Skye to see if he can raise his level of play and prepare himself for the finals VS their next opponent. 

 

4-1 

 

Riga VS HC Davos

Season Series

Riga - HC Davos

(2-6-0 --- 6-2-0)

PTS: 4 to 12

GF/GA: 18/24 to 24/18

PP/PK: 25%/75.86% to 24.14%/75%

 

Mirror, mirror on the wall, what team advances to win it all? Pardon my early French, but shit, did he just predict the finals and the second round all in one article? The answer is yes, but expect another article regarding the finals either in the Media Spot section or in the following edition of the magazine. Forgetting about the finals, let's focus in on the current European battle about to take place. Riga Reign VS HC Davos Dynamo. On one side, you got a quickly glued together team that seen quite the build up during the off-season playing against a patient, younger team who still displays a lot of skill, strength and ability to win. Realistically, this series could go one of three ways. Complete annihilation by HC, a strong shut down performance by Riga or a tight series that sees 7 games (remember, whoever wins in my mind takes the cup). Based off the season series, we give the small edge to Davos. Sure, the wins/loss is a huge gap, but the scoring wasn't much of one at all. Offensively, as well as on the special teams, it was a fairly equal series. When you look at the rosters, we'd have to give another slight edge to Davos. While Riga gets Davos a little on the face-off circle with Ravenwing's skill, goaltending and the other areas goes to Davos. While it isn't a huge gap, it's a strong enough one to close the door. 

 

This series will be exactly like the first round in the Euro conference and that is - ONE TO WATCH. We're pushing for Davos to take the series and this is what the crystal ball predicts, however, there is one key player to watch on the opposing Riga roster and that is goalie Marcus King. He showed that he is now one of the better goalies in the league and was capable of playing an elite, big-time/shutdown game for the Reign. If anyone is going to steal this series from Davos, it's him. If this is not the case though, expect HC to take it in 6 games with the final game being a nail bitter and a tough one for King to swallow.

 

 4-2

 

Edited September 25, 2017 by Banackock

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The Breakdown - Offseason Shakedown

 

The difficulties of writing for the magazine is that the timelines do not line up the best at times. You want to write about the finals - write up a predictions article, but the moment the magazine is released, the final game will have already been simulated. Would it still be an enjoyable read to see what one of our members and writers thought the outcome would be? I'd imagine so, but it doesn't strike me as to be at it's most potential when it comes to the "interesting" category. Therefor, I have elected to stay away from that topic even though it was one I was highly interested in writing. Rather, I found a new topic that gained my interest over the last couple days. Despite being extremely busy with the day to day doings of life, I found time to log on, talk to members and managers to find out where they're heading and what their thoughts are for the upcoming off-season. This articles isn't a "for sure" of what's going to happen in the off-season, but alike predicting the finals, thoughts on what we feel will happen during the S57 off-season.

 

Davos.. Breaking Down?

 

It has come to my attention that the VHL organization known as HC Davos may be rewinding their coils a little bit this off-season. Despite an amazing, strong showing in the post-season this year (currently tied 3-3 in the finals against the Quebec Meute), rumours are sounding off from all directions that the team could potentially be heading for a rebuild or retool. At first this game as a slight surprise to hear, but as time grew on, it became a little more understandable. Firstly, you have a new GM coming into the reigns of things looking to put his on trademark on the team. While it is fun to win because of someone else's work (success is success), it's always best to carve your own pumpkin (halloween is upon us sooooon). Next, you have a team that is starting to show their age. Petenis and Maxwell (two huge pieces) are on their final limbs, followed by a  bunch of lower - depth players who never will truly be anything more than what they are now. The team is still set in our eyes pretty handsomely for the next couple of years and with Stockholm and the Express largely out of contention, it's tough to say what they'll do. 

 

Results and thoughts: We say they sell off assets, despite what many think or believe they should do. While we may not think this is the best option, we could also be wrong. They are a strong team, but so is Riga and Helsinki - both of whom have some pretty young stars in their line ups. Expect players such as Snatch, Gretzky and Trombone to be on the move for depth, youth and S57 draft picks if they become an option for Davos management. 

 

Seattle active in talks - but will they deal?

 

We feel as though the time is now for the Seattle Bears to make a move or go back to the cave a sleep of yet another shit-fested Winter. They don't have an incredible set up, but they have all the pieces they need to start finding others to fit into what they have going on. They have a star winger in McAllister, a good piece in centre in Mattias Forsberg, a great producing defender in Aleksei Federov and some pretty strong talent whom shared the net in Mist4ke and Key Perought. While this alone is not enough for the Bears to make any strong noise, a couple moves here and there and they'd make a fairly strong case. As seen these playoffs, Calgary of all teams took out Toronto. While Toronto is a strong, healthy organization, they're not a true contender in our eyes and the only reason they'd be is due to a weaker conference. Quebec is up and running still, but we feel as though one more season will do it before they too back down and then the top crown will be for the taking. Question remains, who where's the crown next?

 

Results and Thoughts: The Bears are going to be active in talks. Currently, they possess one of four draft lottery picks. While they could move it now, expect them to hold off until after the draft lottery. Landing the 1st overall pick could be huge, but anywhere between 1st and 4th in such a strong draft always works well in the end too. The potential of them moving the 1st rounder for peanuts is very low, but if a good piece or two is coming back their way in a singular asset or bundle transaction, you could see the Bears making some noise this season.

Edited October 1, 2017 by Banackock

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The Breakdown - A Top 4 Draft Review

 

Before we knew it, the playoffs had concluded and all eyes had become focused on the Season 57 Victory Hockey League entry draft. With the lottery draft running a good amount of time late and despite being a slight pain in the ass for managers and those involved, it did add a little bit of hype to the day. Who is going to win? Who get's first overall? And the biggest of the questions - who goes first overall? At the end of the day, the Cologne Express managed to win the sweepstakes, followed by the New York Americans, the Stockholm Viking and the Seattle Bears finishing off the top 4 lottery teams. With the lottery completed, the teams had officially about 24 hours to make some deals, get their teams ready and figure out whose name they were going to call. The bets part of all, no one really knows who is going where. The only one who truly knew, the Cologne Express.

 

1st Overall - Cologne Express - Chase Keller

I don't think it wa s huge surprise to see Kendrick's player, Chase Keller, had to the Cologne Express in the Season 57 entry draft. While there were some rumours and some conspiracy theorists saying that it could of been Boner (ha) or Mr. Jones heading to Cologne with the pick, we knew it was safe to say that it was all bullshit. When you take  look at the draft standings and rankings, you see a lot of good players. Hell, there's even some pretty great players - but none are Chase Keller. The dynamic centre was a sure bet for this pick and it's not too hard to think that he's the perennial piece for the Cologne Express.

 

2nd Overall - New York Americans - Casey Jones

Again, not a shocker. We were hoping that Jones was going to sink a little int he draft and somehow make it passed all those who had their eyes on him. It was something reasonable and realistic - there was a great amount of talent in the draft and some surprising shit always tends to happen. This was not the case though. Casey Jones was called 2nd overall by the Americans in the S57 entry draft  and when you look at the bigger picture, it was almost a given. Der Meister has strong ties with New York organization and has had a couple players from his agency play for the team. Jones is going to be a huge piece to STZ's building core and we feel he's going to do great things for the New York Americans.

 

3rd Overall - Stockholm Vikings - Boner

This one was a little surprising. We had Louth pegged to go here, but Bushito tends to shock the league from time to time. While it could of gone either way and both players are exceptional when it comes to development, Boner is the better player in our eyes and when all is said and done, he also has strong loyalty to the Stockholm organization. Despite him announcing that his development may or may not slow down, he stepped away from numerous positions in the league for the sake of sanity and the fact he had less time on his hands. We don't feel like this is a gamble. I've always liked Corco and respected him as a member. If he does slow down, expect a good player still to come from Boner (s).

 

4th Overall - Quebec Meute - Keaton Louth

Easily the biggest surprise rounding out the top 4 lottery teams. Heading into the entry draft, the Seattle Bears were the final team to sit on the lottery throne. However, prior tot he draft there were mumbles and rumours stating that the Bears and Meute had been in talks about moving the draft pick. At the time, Fook Yu was the only player involved in the trade (along with a distant 2nd round pick). When it was time for the Bears GM, Blake Campbell, to pick - the draft fell silent. No word from Campbell. A clear sign that talks had picked up again and that there was the potential for a deal. Sure as shit, Quebec got the pick - Seattle got Fook Yu, and the Louth was heading to the Meute. At the end of the day, solid transaction for both organizations. Quebec got a young defensive stud who if pans out, will be a huge blueliner for them. On the flip side, Seattle gets a strong piece in Yu that'll help push them forward and hopefully into playoffs. 

Edited October 8, 2017 by Banackock

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The Breakdown - What's going on in North America?

 

Been a little while since the fingers were lasting working out (bless the new Point Task system) and may come off as a little rusty, but when you look at the North American conference and compare it to my grade 6 level writing, it puts fear into your heart. Okay, maybe if you're a pussy, but for the hockey loving, VHL folk, it must be pretty crazy to watch. Being a manager, player, writer and huge supporter of the Bears organization, I feel what you feel and likely magnified by a lot. In fact, I'm having some creepy, shitty moments of DE JA VU where it takes me back to my earlier days as the Bears manager where we went all-in during a very competitive season in the conference only to sell out and cash in. Hopefully that's not how this season ends, but every at this point is up in arms. What we do know is that all 3 playoff teams are tied with 47 points, the team on the outside is sitting 1 point behind with 46 and the team in last is only an amazing 7 behind 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. With the next sim taking us passed the mid-way point of the season, let's break down what we've got on our plates so far. 

 

Calgary Wranglers

 

Bit surprising, but here they are. They made some solid moves in the off-season, acquiring Sharpe and Gretzky to their rosters. When comparing to the other two playoff positioned teams right now though, I'd say they're an arm's length behind in the race when it comes to offensive depth and talent. Looking at their D, they are able to put up the fight and this and their goaltending in Jacob could very well be the reason that the organization is doing so well. Playing teams who aren't quite ready to contend with players who aren't quite "great" when it comes to TPE levels, it may make Jacob's job in Calgary a lot easier.

 

Seattle Bears 

 

The Bears are safe - for now. Anything can happen and it seems every team hits streaks and then loses a big game. It's so tight that anything can happen. For a team that started off incredibly hot, they've simmered down and have seen themselves struggling a little bit lately. They've scored the 3rd most goals in the league, but have let in the 2nd most in the North American Conference. This easily, is one of the biggest contributing factors to the Bears not succeeding the way they want to right now. Heading into the final stretch, they need to find ways to keep the puck out of the net. 

 

Toronto Legion

 

Any Game of Thrones fans out there? Of course there is. We can safely assume that's all of you. In Calgary you have the Lannister's, those who rule but maybe shouldn't lead the conference. Second, you got the Bears - OR Starks, in those who think they SHOULD rule the conference. Those two are followed up by the Legion, or Targaryen name, those who are the rightful rulers of Victoros. Too far? Maybe, but they're damn hot lately and that's all thanks to a deal that saw Petenis come into the organization. One can wonder what their plan is after he retires, but for now, he's helping the team out huge. Expect them to keep rolling in my eyes. 

 

Quebec Meute

 

Shocking, but here they sit on the outside looking in. Now that sentence would have had more of an affect if it wasn't such a close race, but wish posh and shit in my potatoes, she's a 1 point race. Figuratively speaking, the top 3 teams play euro teams and each lose and the Meute win, they bounce all the way up to first. Crazy shit, but that's the world these 4 teams are living in right now. Quebec has been pretty good lately, rolling 7-3-0 their last 10. Their depth isn't as strong but they got the elite talent. Is it enough to plow through the weaker teams or will depth prevail? 

 

New York Americans

 

Last on the list and the biggest surprise this season so far, the American's. I can confidently say that nobody by DT thought they would be where they are right now. 7 points out of 1st place and a playoff position in the North American conference and they have absolute nothing for large contending talent at this very moment. We're going to hand it to some solid sim luck (85%), GMing (3%) and government conspiracies (12%). Can they keep it up? I highly doubt it, but if they do, win it fucking all, boys. Shit on those teams.

 

 

 

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The Break Down - Nothing else needed in title.

 

This series I've been writing for the last couple of months has focused on a topic regarding the VHL and than breaking down my thoughts on said situations, teams or players. Since beginning the series, I've often enjoyed the passionate discussion, revealing my opinion and being able to dig into things to know what I'm writing about. I've enjoy using play on words to make my titles as it makes me feel witty and clever, but at the end of the day they're just words on a screen that maybe 5 people on here read fully. This week, I don't think the play on words can get any better and it's reflected in the title. 

 

Nothing else needed, hey?

 

No, nothing else is needed because the topic we're going to be focusing on for this edition of the VHL's magazine, is the Seattle Bears and there mental, productive and positional "break down" in the standings.  The Seattle Bears started out as one of the better teams in the VHL, and to not take away any credit, they did it with a good mixed schedule where they weren't just playing the easy and they weren't just playing the tough. Skipping forward passed the mid point of the season though and you'll find them on the outside looking in. Now, I could play the third person and say I don't know what the management or team is going through in Seattle. That Blake Campbell may have things under control or he's crumbling under pressure. I could be oblivious and so unknowing - BUT, I'm simply not. I am Blake Campbell. I'm apart of the Bears. We do feel the pressure. 

 

So what's wrong?

 

You can't say that chemistry hasn't been there for the Bears. They've seen some decent point production and offensive numbers from numerous players on the team, yet, it hasn't been enough. The first are you could look at for the Bears mediocre play is that their roster isn't quite developed yet. They're a peg behind the teams in front of them - but this is normal. The players on the team need to understand that their time will come. Put your head down, train, be better and it will all fall into place if you stick around. The next thing, and it plays along with the first one, is that their defence isn't anything to brag to about and you definitely wouldn't be telling the broad you just met on tinder about it. It has one of the stronger defenders in the game today in Federov, but after that, notta. Next, you have to take into account that their goaltending has been streaky, and by streaky we mean the kind you find in your underwear after a long night of partying in Mexico, drinking tequila and eating those gassy burritos. They've not been gone. There numbers are mediocre and without stronger play, you can count Seattle out right now. Lastly, the power play has been lacking. 15% (which has risen from 13%) is far from good. It's improving and Campbell is continuously making tweaks, so time will tell - but rolling into Riga or Toronto with a 15% chance will help you shit the bed at least 6 times out of 10. If you wanna win, you need to capitalize.

 

Will they make it?

 

Anything can happen and the race is still very tight. A couple losses for others and a couple wins for the Bears and they're back in it for real. What they need to understand, and I know they do, is that time is precious and the longer it takes for them to figure it out, the higher chance of failure. I would love to say the Bears are going to make the post season. They have a good roster that is more than capable of doing so. The eyes are on them and the rest in NA as we head into the last couple of stretches in the season.

 

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The Final Stretch 

 

It's on like donkey kong. The 57th season for the VHL is currently winding down and has found itself in it's later stages of the regular season. Glancing at the standings, every team officially has less than 20 games to go and while there are a couple teams who feel safe and know they're going to be playing playoff hockey, others aren't that privileged to know what they'll be doing in a week or two. While all things are figured out in the European conference (we can also safely also the winner of the first round - which determines a Helsinki/Riga 2nd round fight to the death),  things are so figured out in the North American conference. Technically, every team is still able to make the playoffs - though, for the Americans it would take one hell of a run who are currently sitting in last in the conference with 53 points. The next team is Calgary who sits outside a playoff spot by only a point and is 11 points back of the Quebec Meute with 77. Looking at it, anything can happen. Any team can move - any team can climb and any team can fall. The question that needs to be looked at and that will be answered in the next 19 games or less is - what happens in the final stretch?

 

Our Guess

 

1. Quebec Meute

2. Toronto Legion 

3. ??????????????

4. ??????????????

 

Meute and Legion aren't the huge focus here and we confidently feel that nothing is going to change when it comes to 1st and 2nd place. I'm going to go ahead and say that the talent gap between Meute and the Legion, plus Quebec's advantage in net with Apollo Skye, will be enough to help them hold onto the 1st round bye. Note, this is not saying they would win or take a series against any of these teams in the conference. In fact, against the Bears this season they're 0-1-3 and are 2-1-0 against the Legion. Hopping over to Calgary and Seattle's final last push, we're going to examine it a little more in depth.

 

Seattle

Remaining games: 19 (38 potential points)

HC Dynamo - 2

Riga - 3

Quebec - 4

Toronto - 0

New York - 2

Helsinki - 1

Calgary - 2

Stockholm - 2

Cologne - 3

 

Of the remaining games, we're going to say that the Bears don't handle too poorly. During the 19 final games, 8 games are against teams who are ahead of them on the roster. It's safe to say that the bears likely will struggle against the Reign, maybe earning a point out of that, and should split the series with Quebec in our eyes. For Helsinki, it's going to be a toss up. The other 11 games should be a little easier for the Bears and could help them make the playoffs. At the end of the day for the Bears, it's not as much how they do against the 11 games, but more os how they do against the other 8. The two Calgary games will be big ones to watch to and something tells me the sims gods will split it to make this race go down to the final games of the season.

 

Calgary

Remaining games: 19 (39 potential points)

Davos - 3

Riga - 2

Quebec - 1

Toronto - 0

New York - 7

Helsinki - 1

Seattle - 2

Stockholm -

Cologne - 3

 

Calgary has a gift at the end of the season and it's the fact that the people who run the league and make the schedules don't really look them over. They pop it in the sim and boom, out comes a result and they run with it (no... no... that doesn't sound like the high quality VHL...). Of their remaining 19 games, 36.8% of those games come against a weak New York Americans... almost 37% of their remaining games are against one team. Talk about silly bullshit, right? 6 are against teams higher than them, but 2 of them are against Seattle which will be a toss up. Riga and the Meute have stormed over the Wranglers this season - expect that to continue and while they have faired well against Helsinki (4-3-1), we expect the Titans to pick up the 2 points here. Again, we see a split against Seattle happening. Now, in their other 13 games... 7 are againats New York (expect New York to maybe win one or two of them on accident), they win all 3 against Davos and fair out nicely at the end of the season.

 

End Result?

3. Calgary

4. Seattle

5. New York

 

I'm sure lots would agree, the schedule is fucked for being like that but at the same time, every plays the same amount of games against the same teams. So yeah, it makes for a less interesting watch potentially, but it is what it is. Calgary's remaining schedule is way easier than Seattle's so we'll put it this way. If Calgary makes the playoffs, Seattle either shit the bed or we can grant it to Calgary's schedule. Seattle is the better team here. If schedules were swapped, Seattle would be making playoffs and Calgary would not. With how the schedule is, we're going to hand the playoff's to Calgary at this time with 63% going Calgary and 37% going to Seattle. Seattle will need big games against Riga, Meute and Calgary if they want to play some playoff hockey. 

 

For Mattias Forsberg - November 13th to 19th

Edited November 11, 2017 by Banackock