Analyzing the Wild's recent acquisitions.

[Peace 1,562]

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN -- The Saskatoon Wild have made significant acquisitions in their push for a post-season victory, but surprisingly the trade deadline was only the beginning of many busy days for acting general manager / assistant general manager Rylan Peace. The trade deadline was the first first day in a series of weeks leading up to where we are now, and with only two games left in the regular season for the Saskatoon Wild, the team is within striking distance of the conference title with a game advantage over the current residents. 

But the eviction notice has been served. 

Let's analyze the moves Peace has made in strengthening the Wild roster in preparation to be the last team standing when the dust of the post-season battlefield settles. 

[TRADE]
Wild acquire Gebauer in exchange for picks

Mark Gebauer was acquired by the Saskatoon Wild hours before the trade deadline ended, yet missed a solid ten games because of colossal mistakes made by the league. Firstly, Gebauer was never added to the league approved roster for roughly ten games, and when he was finally allowed to be added to the roster - the league kept him out of the lineup. The reason was the lineup wasn't submitted to the correct scorekeeper, however Rylan Peace was never made aware of these changes as he wasn't 'officially' the Saskatoon general manager. 

It was common, public information that Rylan Peace had risen to the role of 'acting general manager' until his boss returned from a busier than normal life. No one kept Rylan Peace in the loop; consequentially both Gebauer and the Wild suffered as a result. Thankfully, the issue was rectified and now the team will progress as normal. In the games he has been able to play, Gebauer has been a tank for the Saskatoon Wild. 

Six goals, five assists for eleven points. 

In warfare, a main battle tank is a force multiplier, and that's exactly what Gebauer is providing for the Saskatoon Wild. 


[SIGNING]

Saskatoon signs Matthew Materazo

 

Matthew Materazo joined the Saskatoon Wild after the trade deadline, but it should be noted that the Wild's forward depth doesn't allow for a lot of offensive success. The key ability of these prospects is to develop on a winning team, and hopefully have their name etched onto the Founders Cup for the duration of the trophies life span. Materazo joined the Wild and immediately slotted in as the third line RW, and improved significantly in his first few weeks as a member of the Wild. 

 

Materazo has had more offensive success than other recent signings with two goals in his seven career games, including a game winner, but the real improvement is early development. 

[SIGNING] 
Saskatoon signs Carles Puigdemont

Sir Carles Puigdemont has - in terms of development in the VHLM - killed it. He joined with nothing, and now he's the number one rated prospect for next seasons VHL draft. To think, he has developed faster than anyone else in that draft class, and is developing faster than prospects in the current draft class for the VHL! Puigdemont solidified Saskatoon's third line, and if he keeps developing at this pace, he'll be an offensive thread next season with absolute certainty. 

Puigedemont has a single assist in his seven VHLM games, however he's been a key contributor to his lines impressive +/- rating despite being an inexperienced center. 

[SIGNING] 
Saskatoon signs Jad Clapperton

The signing of Jad Clapperton replaces the stagnant development of Backlund, and it didn't take long for the newest Wild member (at that point) to be slotted into the depth chart above the ill-fated Swedish defender. Clapperton's development focuses entirely on consistency, but he may be a 'project' in prospective terms, but should he maintain a respectable development he'll be an asset for VHLM teams for a few seasons in the future.

 

Clapperton was briefly the Wild's number four defender, and in his seven games he's scored a goal and contributed physically to the Wild's chase for the conference title. 

[SIGNING]
Saskatoon signs Dallas Jones

 

Dallas Jones is the latest Saskatoon acquisition post-deadline, and has overtaken Clapperton's position on the depth chart. Should Jones continue to develop as fast as he is, he could climb even further up the Wild's defensive depth despite Toast being a point-per-game player during the regular season. Jones comes from a family of VHL players, and is a solid two-way defender for any VHLM team to consider during the VHLM dispersal draft. 

Jones has two assists in his five games, but he's thrown fourteen hits and is a plus three over some difficult games. 


 

[Eudaldkp 160]

Nominating Peace for best team recruiter in the league

[Banackock 8,146]

Always keeping me busy ! @Peace

[Peace 1,562]

32 minutes ago, Banackock said:

Always keeping me busy ! @Peace

Just keeping you on your toes.