My Random VHL Thoughts - S72 - Part 1

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• With the caveat that it's still very early in the season, Smitty seems to be (a little more) back on track to his Labatte winning seasons. Unlike the past couple of years, he's definitely not a favorite to win any award and is easily considered a dark horse contender, but it's not outside the realm of possibility. Through his agent's miscalculations or general apathy, Smitty is somehow going to end up with considerable more TPA than last season, and possibly the season before that as well, before he officially retires at the trade deadline. Maybe that extra help will give him an extra award or two at the end of his career.
• Vancouver's start to the season has been "meh". We've had a good sim, and average sim, and a bad sim. I believe we'll be making some changes to our lines and strategies, so hopefully we start seeing better results soon. On paper, we have a very strong team, but so do a couple of other teams in the North American Conference. Whoever comes out of this conference in the playoffs will almost certainly be considered the favorite for the Continental Cup.