vhlm ECN on VHL Portal #6 "Draft and beyond"

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ECN on VHL Portal #6 "Draft and beyond"

As we have approached the time of playoff finals it is righteously the time to look at the upcoming VHLM draft from the team perspective and to see what each of the current (non-expansion teams) have to be aware of and to focus on for the future. As always, this is brought to you by Frostbeard Entertainment and I hope you will enjoy this.

To add a bit of info - this is based on the fact that expansion draft is yet to happen and we are not sure how it is gonna change the look of the VHLM draft.

 

First off - what teams are gonna have troubles?

 

Halifax 21st (2 picks) - They are in the finals now, so I guess losing loads of picks for a chance to get that cup can be justified. It might be a problem next season, but we can all keep faith that they will be competitive and able to fight for a playoff spot even without much help from the draft. 

Minnesota Storm (2 picks) - Again, a team that is super competitive this season has given a lot to arm up and be in the place to win. As the team that has the best roster currently in VHLM, they might have the best chances to win. Trading away picks to gain an advantage over teams can help get that extra push.

Las Vegas Aces (3 picks) - A team that was full of surprises early in the season and by some was thought to be one of the great offensive powers in VHLM dropped off fairly quickly and didn't even make past one team in VHLM playoffs. I guess we can say that their future will be based on whether they will gain enough talent from waivers early on and will those waivers actually grow.

 

Summary - These teams will be in a rough spot next season and we might even see some of the selling all their assets mid-season just to get more picks for VHLM Season 67. Maybe more evaluation of other team strengths could help them in the future when it comes to arming up for playoffs?

 

Secondly - what teams will do fine?

 

Houston Bulls (4 picks) - They did lose some picks but in general Houston is in a position to save all their picks and gain few assets that could help them be a quality playoff team next season. Surely a question of ability to gain great talent in VHLM later drafts can be questioned as the earliest draft pick Bulls have is from Round 3.

Yukon Rush (4 picks) - Yukon did very few changes to their roster from the start of the season as they believed in strengths of HHH, Morozov, Matthews and others. They did lose a pick for acquiring John Frostbeard but in general - they are in a good shape and could get a great prospect to replace with their first-round pick.

Ottawa Lynx (5 picks) - Ottawa, unfortunately, had a very lack-lustre season as they didn't make playoffs and they probably should have tried to sell off as much as they can to gain at least some resources for an upcoming or later draft. Or maybe their GM is having a specific plan on how to make Ottawa great?

Saskatoon Wild (6 picks) - Another team that didn't make playoffs but this time even with acquiring players and hoping for a chance to battle in the offseason, they were able to keep 6 picks for the upcoming draft. Their chances are good for being strong competitors as they have 3 first round picks in the upcoming draft.

 

Summary - question for teams included in this group - is it worth it to try to sneak in the playoffs and then just fail against teams with superior rosters? Maybe give up some assets to gain picks and maybe someone who is low TPE this season, but might be an asset in the future?

 

Thirdly - who should be great?

 

Philadelphia Reapers (12 picks) - I don't think we can argue that what Philly has this past season can be called "historic"  by that meaning historically bad season as GM decided to trade almost everyone away leaving some lone warriors in the team from the start - that allowed Philly to gain quite a few picks this and in the upcoming draft too. I believe they will be the ones who shall get the biggest hit from the 3 expansion teams joining VHLM as they will snag up highly valued picks that are there for Philly, but then again - They will still have 9 picks and the best situation from any of the teams that competed in S65.  I guess - time will tell how Philly will do in the upcoming season.

 

To summarise it all up - for some teams it will be a win now or bust situation, for some it was lose now and hope for the future success. As I have stated previously in my posts - there is not really a recipe for success in VHL or VHLM team management, it is more or less about 25% of strategic thinking, 25% or smart moves and 50% of luck.

 

But that is all for now in another post from ECN on VHL Portal. As always - it was brought to you by FrostBeard entertainment. Have a great day everyone!

Team GM's:  @oilmandan @BladeMaiden @McWolf @Peace @Eudaldkp @Sonnet @Esso2264 @Josh.

[ThePerfectNut 563]

Watch out for Ottawa next season

[Nykonax 1,570]

what about me

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1 hour ago, Nykonax said:

what about me

I did say that right now, before the expansion draft, I don't want to evaluate expansion teams. As only afterwards we can determine how competitive they are going to be.

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1 minute ago, FrostBeard said:

I did say that right now, before the expansion draft, I don't want to evaluate expansion teams. As only afterwards we can determine how competitive they are going to be.

Oh I cant read, yeah my bad lmao