Prague Phantoms 3 stars

[Big Mac 310]

Well I think I’m gonna start from just the random, and that’s because I don't wanna write this for the Legion because they’re that bad, and at least with Davos they had active guys. So this will be about Prague a team with solid players, but not so much a solid team. They got swept in the playoffs, but they are a recent expansion team, but no excuses, but congrats on making the playoffs however. 
 

1st star: Roll Fizzlebeef - my guy Roll Fizzlebeef, and I hope Prague is treating you well, because other than point wise you’re doing better than you did for Calgary. Anyways Fizzlebeef was acquired in a trade for a S70 3rd and a S72 1st, the 3rd looks like a bust, but the 1st looks like it could be pretty good, especially if Prague does terrible, and maybe Calgary gets a guy like SS Hornet, who ends up being a great generational(?) talent. That would benefit both sides, but talking about  Fizzlebeef, he’s a 60+ point player per usual, but he added a new edge to him with a career high 214 hits and 113 PIM, and if he continues to shoot until he can’t stop shooting like he did last year, he might just go back to that 30 goal scorer. Roll also has a career high in 37 assist, but that’s not surprising consider its one off from his other high. He also lead the team in Powerplay Goals, and he did it with a crazy 10! Sadly he’s bound to retire by S73 if not earlier, and maybe he’ll Wanna hang up the skates with Calgary, or maybe he’ll stay in Prague or maybe he'll go to another team, but I think if he goes to a contender or if Prague becomes contenders in the long run he’ll have 75+ points, and maybe that’s a hot take, but who doesn’t love hot takes. 
 

2nd star: Wolf Stansson JR. - Wolf Stansson Jr. a fellow Icelander, and he’s actually a great player, while he hasn’t lived up to his rookie season, it’s just a known fact that scoring is quite low this season and the one before, but in 72 games he had 48 points, and he actually is 1st in Prague's all-time assists which is a fun fact, and 2nd in shots blocked all-time, and Stansson is just a guy who I can see captaining on that blue line, and maybe he’ll win an award or two, and I do think he should learn to handle the puck better, but nonetheless he’s still a great player, and he actually had a career high in goals with 17, with the least amount of shots in a season, and had he highest shooting % of any Prague defensemen. The Prague are very lucky as they also have him locked up until the S75 season for only 2.5 million $, which shows signs that he wants to stay long term, and honestly he could go down with as one of the best contracts in the league, and the best player in Prague History. For the next season I can see him being top 7 in defensemen points, and score from anywhere from 55 -> 65 if he takes that offensive stride even more. 
 

3rd Star: Cinnamon Block - Block has become a reliable defensemen for the Prague Phantoms, and has been a great defensive defensemen, and she has been an amazing 1st overall draft pick. Block has really stepped up her offensive game, as she went from 39 points to 46 points, and has taken a charge t9 score as she has her first 10+ goal season under her belt. Unlike the other two players here Cinnamon had a massive offensive rise, and the others got worse or stayed the same offensively. Block is also 5th all-time in Prague's and is the only player top 5 in that category to play 144 games or less, and she is 3rd all-time in shorts blocked, but I definitely see that staying the same unlike hits where I can see block being top 2 all-time in hits. Block also is going to be one of the future core pieces of that Prague blue-line, and she really has Jake Wylde-like progression, and maybe she’ll take one or two home, and if Block doesn’t look long term that could be scary as hell for the Phantoms. I could really see her just being a 50 point scorer with over 220 hits, and just lead that blue line. Now we head to the honorable mentions. 

 

 

Honorable mentions:

 

Brick Wahl - Easily Prague's greatest goalie of all time no debate, and a massive reason why they made the playoffs, and if he played more games he could’ve possibly gotten up to the 30-32 win range mark, and just an overall steady reliable guy, and hopefully He can make the most out of his last year. He’s definitely a big part of them making the playoffs, and maybe he can help them make a deep run the next year. 
 

Willie Dredge - Another future amazing talent for the team, and just a great playmaker, who can occasionally score some nice goals from here and there, and most likely will be locking in long term come this offseason, and that’s just what Prague needs. He could literally stay on pace for 40+ points again, or he could score 50 or 60 or maybe just go crazy and go for 70+ points during the season, you just simply don’t know especially since he hasn’t had steep incline or decline. 
 

Seabass Perrin - better than dredge, but the honorable mentions aren’t ordered, and he really was a tough decision between him and block. He seemed to definitely decline last season, but this season he’s just looking like his rookie year, and he went off though his defense could be better, and he could score 10+ goals he just has that two-way defensemen upside. 
 

Summary: This team just has a great future, and is a playoff team, and that combination is really scary, and we’re seeing it with the Wranglers who went from the worst team to being in the cup finals, and hopefully this team can do exactly that. (But not actually win cause Calgary needs that bad boy.)
 

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[Big Mac 310]

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[McWolf 3,116]

20 hours ago, Big Mac said:

The Prague are very lucky as they also have him locked up until the S75 season for only 2.5 million $, which shows signs that he wants to stay long term, and honestly he could go down with as one of the best contracts in the league

 

Contracts are actually tied to TPA and age. The minimum goes up 500k$ every 100 TPA and players on rookie contracts (3 first seasons) cost 1mil$ less than veterans. His 600+ TPA on a prime contract means he'll get at least 4mil$ next season.

[Big Mac 310]

Just now, McWolf said:

 

Contracts are actually tied to TPA and age. The minimum goes up 500k$ every 100 TPA and players on rookie contracts (3 first seasons) cost 1mil$ less than veterans. His 600+ TPA on a prime contract means he'll get at least 4mil$ next season.

Hey you’re making me look like an idiot here

[Big Mac 310]

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