Spade18 1,305 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Hey VHLMers (and anyone else who reads this!) Last season I started an article which each week analyzed TPE factors for each team. These factors include each teams total TPE, the weekly increases, the average TPE per player on the team, the teams relative position in the league, and which player was the current highers TPE earner. Seeing as last year was a bit of an anomaly concerning the amount of players in the league and such I thought I would do it again this year to see the differences year to year. (also, now that I understand how things work in the league, I will have a better idea of what I'm looking for and as this continues it will certainly change and evolve) Without further ado, lets check out our pre season rankings! Team Total TPE (Increased TPE) Average TPE per player League Position Top TPE Earner 1. Oslo Storm 1073 (0) 59.61 (18 players) D - Nicodemus Raven, TPE: 107 (SEA). 2. Ottawa Lynx 998 (0) 71.29 (14 players) C - Corey Klopfenstein, TPE: 157 (CGY) 3. Saskatoon Wild 852 (0) 71 (12 players) LW - Phil Bennington, TPE: 161 4. Yukon Rush 786 (0) 49.13 (16 players) D - Augustus Gloop, TPE: 141 (20 Banked) (SEA) 5. Las Vegas Aces 751 (0) 50.06 (15 players) D - Colton Rayne, TPE: 175 (14 Banked) League Total TPE 4460 (+0) 59.46 (75 players) So! some big differences from last year, and some similarities. The Storm, after a disappointing last place finish last year, are poised to take the league by.... wait for it..... it's too easy..... should I?..... yea I'm going to.... STORM. They begin this year as the only team in quadruple digits for total team TPE. The addition of first round pick Jasper Canmore @Bushito plus the retention of some good depth from last year should vault the Storm into an early season lead. They also happen to have the deepest roster with 18 players, and a good Average TPE of 59.61, despite having the lowest top TPE Earned. The Lynx, just like.. fuck man, there's no holding them down. GM @Beaviss Pairs some decent late round draft picks with a great foundation, and lands him and his team in the 2nd spot, boasting the highest average TPE per player. After a disappointing loss to the Las Vegas Aces last season, look for the Lynx to be early favorites for this years founders cup. The Wild for the second year in a row have weird stats. I just cant put my finger on this team. They are right smack dab in the middle of the road TPE wise, yet they more of less match the Ottawa Lynx for average TPE. That may be due to having the smallest roster in the VLHM, but it is also due to the potential steal of the draft falling into their laps. Surprisingly, LW Phill Bennington @Phil Dropped to third overall and the Wild walked out of the draft with a huge smile on their face. This team could be the dark horse if Phil gets hot in the playoffs this year. The Rush come in 4th for total TPE, but fall into last for average TPE. The Rush have a lot of great options on defense. The addition of 1st round pick Dragon McDragon @JardyB10 only improves and already deep defensive core. This team will rely on these defensmen to withstand the more offensively focused teams. That leads us to your defending Founder Cup Champions, the one, the only, the razzling, dazzling, envy of everyone in the VHLM and I dare you to tell me otherwise Las Vegas Aces . After dominating their way through the VHLM playoffs last year with only 2 losses, the Aces will look to begin building towards their next great team. The only returning member of the Championship team is Defenseman Colton Rayne @Spade18. Most of the rest of the players from last year were either taken in the draft and playing in the VHL (many in the first round), or were placed back into the draft and dispersed among the league First round pick Lavar Ball @Mr.Baller looks to be a sure fire prospect, and newly acquired center ice man Vaclav Hrdina @diamond_ace has the opportunity to be a workhorse offensively for this team. Other draft picks of this year Mikka Toivonen @James and Joseph Lenin @Bolsheviks had impressive pre draft showings, so we will see if they can keep up the effort and help this team up the ranks. Even with a relatively thin VHLM draft, we're looking forward to another exciting VHLM season! Best, Spade diamond_ace, Frank, Mr.Baller and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaviss 4,957 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Love these keep it up! Spade18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exlaxchronicles 415 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Nice job on this! Spade18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF 105 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Great job on this! Ottawa and Saskatoon I think look good this year. Spade18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gudnason 607 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Dafuq Rayne is staying down? Guess Ottawa can't just roll over Vegas then Spade18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gudnason 607 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 And wait until the travel screws Oslo over lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvd 50 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 (edited) I really appreciate the work you do on these! Good snapshot of the upcoming season and +1 for the pun. Can we count on a few of these throughout the season? Edited October 12, 2017 by jvd Spade18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spade18 1,305 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, jvd said: I really appreciate the work you do on these! Good snapshot of the upcoming season and +1 for the pun. Can we count on a few of these throughout the season? I do these as my media spot every week. So you'll get one every week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spade18 1,305 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Gudnason said: Dafuq Rayne is staying down? Guess Ottawa can't just roll over Vegas then kinda my reasoning...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaviss 4,957 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 3 hours ago, Spade18 said: kinda my reasoning...... Dont worry we still will..... the wound hasn't closed up yet. Spade18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,896 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 5 hours ago, Gudnason said: Dafuq Rayne is staying down? Guess Ottawa can't just roll over Vegas then LOL until I be an asshole and play down in Ottawa just to piss you off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaviss 4,957 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 7 hours ago, KGR said: LOL until I be an asshole and play down in Ottawa just to piss you off do it Da Trifecta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedgehog337 3,483 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 REVIEW: Nicodemus Raven, he left us too soon. But still the depth and two top S58 draftees are doing things for Oslo, I guess. And jeez, how hard Las Vegas fell out, they're not even much better than an inactive Yukon lol. On 2017.10.12. at 1:51 AM, Spade18 said: Even with a relatively thin VHLM draft So will be the VHL S58 draft, meh. Well, let's make the S59 draft great at least? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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