Eudaldkp 160 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Good morning my dear VSN subscribers! The off-season can be boring with no hockey games and I thought that I would give our beloved readers something to distract themselves before the World Championship. Today we are going to be analyzing what each team looks like after the dispersal draft Minnesota Storm We are going to be starting with the Storm, whom have recently moved to Minnesota and are looking to be one of the strongest teams in the league as of now. They drafted three times in the 1st round and added Slade, Wolfe and Mars, all of which are fantastic players and are going to cap. They also managed to somehow steal Matteo in the 4th round. If you add to that Kai and Hitz returning you get a team that is almost set to win. They still have their weak links, as they need to find an active goalie, an active center as well as add some depth to their 3rd and 4th lines. Houston Bulls Next we have the Bulls, one of the expansion teams, and the one that had the better draft. The Bulls are gunning hard for this season and Sonnet’s moves showed it. They managed to acquire in Kozlov in the expansion, who is likely going to be their star Center and Jurri, an elite winger. With Gibbles anchoring the defense they have gotten themselves a really solid team. They also acquired Owen may to goaltend for them, who is looking very promising. However, the team will need more than that to compete, they will need a stronger 2nd line as well as better Defenseman if they want to compete against the top of the top. Philadelphia Reapers They are the other new team in the Minors and they didn’t have a bad draft, but their GM Blade showed that they do not intend to contend this season and they stocked on picks for the next one rather than going hard for season 65. Their biggest additions are Elasmobranch Fish, a star Defenseman, and Mikko Aaltonen, a soon to be elite winger. They also added Cain to goaltend for them who similarly to Owen is looking also very promising. The problem is that asides from those players, they didn’t manage to acquire any more notable skaters and their team is looking like one of the weakest right now, but as we said, they shouldn’t be contending this season and rather focusing on season 66. Las Vegas Aces The defending champs are back this year and they are looking hungry for more. While they didn’t have an astonishing draft, basically because they barely had any high picks, they managed to bring back players like LaGarza, Harris and Matthews, all of them elite at their position. On top of that, they managed to add some rookies in the late rounds that could be a lot of help to them, as they are looking to repeat. What do they have to fix now? Getting everyone to stay active and keep growing, really. They have the players and they should have the depth should everyone or almost everyone on that roster keep updating, that won’t be an easy task but they could pull it off, and if they do they will be really scary. Ottawa Lynx A gutted team from what they were last year. They went hard for the championship and used lots of assets to compete, but in the end they couldn’t pull it off and they are going to be paying the price this season. Asides from Lynch returning, they don’t really have any notable players and unless they make some really good pick ups in Free Agency, they are going to be a bottom feeder. So except for the RW, where Lynch plays, they have to fix everything! Halifax 21st (poor dudes their logo is so ugly it isn't implemented on the forum) They came in second last year and this season they want more than that. The Halifax are returning with a very strong roster and some faces that we will recognize, such as Vanderhuge, Volosenkov, Glover and Edvin as well as Moose. In the goal they have Chase, who is going to be their full-time starter this season and will likely be competing with Cole for the Goalie of the Year award. If I could change something about their roster, it would be their Center depth, as Josh Wilson isn’t going to cut it if they really want to compete. They should also reinforce their defense. Saskatoon Wild The S63 champions haven’t recovered yet from their championship parade, they have the worst roster in the league on paper. But you have to take into account the type of picks that they made, because if you pay attention you will see that they have picked players who will be likely returning next season, a season for which they have a lot of good picks and is looking like they are going to be the favorites for it. Yukon Rush Last, but not the worst team by a long shot, we have the Rush. Arguably the team with the best draft picks, but they did not have any notable returning players. However, they have put together a really strong roster with Triple H leading the team, alongside Mozorv, Sigurdsson and Justin Cole, one of the best goalies in the Minors. They still have things to fix, as their defensive pairings are looking weak and they also have some problems in the wing position. CONCLUSION – TL;DR You can check this really simple graphic to summarize the article. At the top we are going to have the Storm, the Aces, the 21st and the Rush, with Houston making a really serious case for it too. The bottom feeders are going to be the Lynx, the Wild and the Reapers. We have a very fun season ahead of ourselves with the new teams and a grand total of 4 or 5 teams competing for the Founder’s Cup. xsjack, Josh, Sharkstrong and 3 others 4 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/58589-vsn-the-vhlm-after-the-expansion-and-the-dispersal/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWolf 3,116 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Vegas should not have Matthews though Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/58589-vsn-the-vhlm-after-the-expansion-and-the-dispersal/#findComment-590027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eudaldkp 160 Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 4 minutes ago, McWolf said: Vegas should not have Matthews though They had 3 Matthews, only one remains, Mitch Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/58589-vsn-the-vhlm-after-the-expansion-and-the-dispersal/#findComment-590029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McWolf 3,116 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 minute ago, Eudaldkp said: They had 3 Matthews, only one remains, Mitch OH, I thought about Chance I'm dumb Eudaldkp 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/58589-vsn-the-vhlm-after-the-expansion-and-the-dispersal/#findComment-590030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esso2264 774 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 We got some good signing, we might be a wildcard team xsjack 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/58589-vsn-the-vhlm-after-the-expansion-and-the-dispersal/#findComment-590033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nykonax 1,566 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 3 hours ago, Eudaldkp said: A gutted team from what they were last year. They went hard for the championship and used lots of assets to compete, but in the end they couldn’t pull it off and they are going to be paying the price this season. Asides from Lynch returning, they don’t really have any notable players and unless they make some really good pick ups in Free Agency, they are going to be a bottom feeder. So except for the RW, where Lynch plays, they have to fix everything! just you see, we got some baller players xsjack 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/58589-vsn-the-vhlm-after-the-expansion-and-the-dispersal/#findComment-590048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioner Beketov 9,100 Posted February 20, 2019 Commissioner Share Posted February 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Eudaldkp said: (poor dudes their logo is so ugly it isn't implemented on the forum) Yes it is... Was added the same time I added the expansion franchises. Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/58589-vsn-the-vhlm-after-the-expansion-and-the-dispersal/#findComment-590068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Matthews 65 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 4 hours ago, McWolf said: OH, I thought about Chance I'm dumb You forgot about me? Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/58589-vsn-the-vhlm-after-the-expansion-and-the-dispersal/#findComment-590071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_ace 3,112 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Ottawa also has Don Draper @Infernal who should be able to step up into a good role with the team this year Infernal 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/58589-vsn-the-vhlm-after-the-expansion-and-the-dispersal/#findComment-590098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethi99 39 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Saskatoon is the best VHLM team and will always be Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/58589-vsn-the-vhlm-after-the-expansion-and-the-dispersal/#findComment-590137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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