Arvid and the Draft [1/2]

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Which team will add the young goaltender to their ranks in this seasons VHL Draft?

 

Going into this draft, it's very unclear just exactly what is going to happen to you Norwegian goaltender Arvid Aamo. Having played a solid rookie season with the Oslo Storm, he enters the draft with in some ways, a pleasantly small amount of expectation. Teams aren't viewing him as one of the consensus top prospects despite his strong training hours (although the reasons for doing so are entirely justifiable), and so the exact situation that he's going to enter into isn't very clear. Will he go to a strong team that is currently set in net but has a long term succession plan in mind so he can step in when the time is right, or will he go to a weaker team that has an immediate need? Both are a real possibility with the way teams are built currently, and with a large number of the league's current best goaltenders set to be on the way out in the next handful of seasons, there aren't that many teams who can be confident enough in their current situation to totally rule out adding a new prospect in net during this draft.  Aamo is the second ranked goaltender in this draft according to many sources, behind the more fancied Roger Sterling. Sterling comes from the prestigious Will player agency, who has represented some of the league's very best including Don Draper and Aleksi Koponen, and the kind of weight that comes with that kind of representation will really do no harm to his draft stock. Arvid on the other hand is a product of the Daniel agency, who has historically struggled to produce great VHL players, with only one of his players having a career of note. Aamo has made it clear on numerous occasions his plan is to buck the trend of the man he works with, and create the kind of impressive VHL career that really starts to build a legacy for the agency. A strong start is nice in the short term, but Arvid always looks to stress that he is starting as he means to go on, and that he really plans on continuing on the path he's set out to becoming a goaltender of note in the VHL. It's no easy task to get there, but based off what we've seen so far it's undeniable that Arvid has got talent of some note. His raw goaltending abilities are impressive, and he stood out as one of the best goaltenders in the VHLM against some stiff veteran competition. If he can elevate this talent with the kind of dedication and commitment that is required to become one of the VHL's best, there is definitely a high ceiling for him and his play ahead, and the team who drafts him could well be getting a real diamond in the rough who will flourish under the right tutelage. The draws ever closer, and for Arvid, it's a very exciting time. He is ready to take the first steps on his journey to VHL stardom, and the team that drafts him is going to be getting someone ready to give their all to this venture.

 

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Review:

Arvid found a good home.

I look forward to competing with you for many seasons.