Reclamation of Glory

[Ledge 1,131]

                    It is official. The Las Vegas Aces have passed the Saskatoon Wild to claim first place in the Western Conference. And rightfully so, according to a certain VHLM player. Linus Zetterstrom has believed in the Aces’ philosophy from the first day, and has improved as much as the team itself. Last night, a VHLM reporter caught up to Zetterstrom after the Aces’ win against the San Diego Marlins:

 

Reporter: Well, it’s certainly been a successful stretch for the Aces recently, as you guys are on a four game winning streak now. What in particular has driven the team?

 

Linus Zetterstrom: We have a really good team here. I knew we would eventually rise to top of the standings, our team is too good for that to not happen. We have a couple guys, like Gary Rush @G_Rush and Rhynex Entertainment @Rhynex Entertainment, who could step into the VHL and make an impact there. We have a lot of good players. I remember at the start of the year, when i was grumbling about out a bad loss, when Jiggs @JigglyGumballs came up to me and said, ‘all things must come to the average eventually in this league’, which they obviously meant that we would be in first eventually. So I’m not totally surprised

 

Reporter: Lots of people in this league have also noticed your development. You went from 54 TPE when you were drafted to 106 TPE now. What’s inspired you to work so hard?

 

LZ: I really love this league and I really love this team. Spartan @Spartanand Jiggs have been really welcoming and I feel at home in the locker room. I also have a lot of great teammates in @Crstats23, @NickSunderbruch, and @ZP16among others. I feel like we are really close and we have lots of chemistry together.

 

Reporter: It was announced not too long ago that you weren’t on Team Europe’s world juniors team. How do you feel about this?

 

LZ: I mean, it would have been great, yeah. But there are a lot of guys better than me who deserved a spot, so I’m not that disappointed. Besides, it gives me some time to train and work on my game. Right now, I need to focus on my play in the season. That’s the only thing that matters.

 

Reporter: The playoffs are edging ever closer, and the Aces are performing very well. How do you feel about the postseason, with all the added stress and pressure?

 

LZ: I don’t see why we should treat the playoffs any different than a regular season game. We are still playing against the same teams, and we should bring the same amount of effort and energy as we do during the season. We can’t let anything knock us off our game, we are doing really well and we are hoping we can keep it up down the stretch.

 

Reporter: the VHL has become more popular recently, creating an influx of new talent. What do you think of the new competition?

 

LZ: I think it’s great the league is gaining popularity, there are more opportunities now. Teams like the Bulls who previously had like four players total now have three or four lines to roll with, so there’s more parity, I would say. As for the competition part, I think as long as I keep up the hard work and help my team improve, I think it won’t really affect me. There are more positive signs than negatives, that’s for sure

 

Reporter: Thanks, Linus. Happy Thanksgiving 

 

LZ: Thank you.

 

While at it, we also caught up with Zetterstrom’s agent, who goes by @Ledge_and_Dairy. 

 

Reporter: Thanks for doing this, Ledge and Dairy. We just wanted to catch up and see how you and your client are doing 

 

Ledge_and_Dairy: Yeah, it’s no problem. Reporters are always fun

 

Reporter: chuckles  Well, thanks. Not everyone thinks so. Anyway, how’s the season going? I know you’re a rookie agent, too. 

 

LD: It’s been a great experience. Everyone in the Aces organization has made it real fun and i’m really glad I got into this with Linus.

 

Reporter: Have you ever considered taking on a role in the league? Like as a GM or an updater?

 

LD: Well, I know that Spartan and Jiggs have a good thing going there, with Spartan being an updater as well as a GM. I guess I’ve considered it, but I’m still a newbie in the league. I don’t exactly know my way around yet, so maybe in the future, if a job comes up, I might go for it.

 

Reporter: Thanks for doing this. And happy Thanksgiving!

 

LD: Thank you and you too

 

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[Spartan 4,588]

8 minutes ago, Ledge_and_Dairy said:

I remember at the start of the year, when i was grumbling about out a bad loss, when Jiggs @JigglyGumballs came up to me and said, ‘all things must come to the average eventually in this league’, which they obviously meant that we would be in first eventually.

SMH Jiggs stealing my line. Great work LD! Legendary work from you here. Let's keep the wind coming!

[JigglyGumballs 1,056]

6 minutes ago, Spartan said:

SMH Jiggs stealing my line. Great work LD! Legendary work from you here. Let's keep the wind coming!

Smh I never said it in the first place

 

 

Great article tho @Ledge_and_Dairy!! Can't wait to see what comes up next!

[Spartan 4,588]

7 minutes ago, JigglyGumballs said:

Smh I never said it in the first place

 

 

Great article tho @Ledge_and_Dairy!! Can't wait to see what comes up next!

Oh it was me