True North Brand: A Roster Breakdown

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True North squaring off against Ubuyalot Games in the S62 Sponsor Shield Tournament.

 

Headed by brand executive @AndrewWarren13, True North has filled 14 endorsement slots. Swedish rookie right winger Pat Svoboda was the newest addition to the team, filling one of the two $500K slots that was open, but he is on the books for the shortest amount of time for any player on the time, only signing a 1 year deal. After this year, it is anyone's guess where he will wind up, but there is a good chance he might stay on board. It'll be interesting to see how the flashy, well-built rookie performs in the spotlight against more experienced players. On the pay tier beneath Svoboda, both $250K positions are off the table, taken by left wings Evan R. Lawson and Ryuu Crimson. Beneath even them, working for free, is yet another left wing, Karl Von Motke, who will be playing for a hefty price of $0 for 3 seasons, but must be just happy to hit the ice and seems like a brand-friendly guy. True North is deepest at left wing, with 5 left wingers under contract compared to only 3 right wingers; one of the lefties will likely play on their off wing.

 

True North is ailing for defensemen, with only 3 of the typical 6 signed, so it makes sense that they handed 2 of the top three available endorsement slots to defensemen. The highest, $3 million slot goes to star defenseman Maxim Kovalchuk. Next up, at the $2 million slot, is Oyorra Arroyo, whose name is a palindrome. He is at the top of their deep left wing depth chart. Defenseman Jesse Wilson is in the third highest slot at $1.5 million. To take over the crease, True North elected to sign a tandem, inking Johnny Havenk Carison and Shawn Brodeur to occupy both of their $1.25 million slots. One ailment to the team is that Bo Axelsson, who is retired, is eating up one of the $1 million slots. True North likely will rejoice when he is off the books and they can free up a spot to sign an active user. The other $1 million belongs to Dan Wilinsky, who is their highest-paid right winger. The $750K slots have been claimed by right wing John Madden, defenseman Toby Fitzgerald, and left wing Randoms, who apparently has just a first name. Worrying, considering faceoffs need to be taken, they only have one center, named Connor McDavid, who settled for $500K for 3 seasons.

 

Going into the Sponsor Shield tournament, while they have a bounty of options at the wings and two solid, capable goaltenders, their performance may be hindered by a lack of centers, with no top-tier options in what is arguably the most important forward position. They are also missing half of what is needed for a full defense corps, which means to keep pucks out of the net, they will have to rely heavily on their goaltending duo. It remains to be seen who will get majority of the starts, but they have a fall-back plan at least if one goalie struggles. Maxim Kovalchuk and Jesse Wilson, their de facto top pairing, will likely receive boatloads of minutes and be deployed in all crucial situations.

 

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Edited November 21, 2018 by diamond_ace