Preparing for TWO drafts

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                               It's that time of year again. The time of drafting. And Sheldon Juniper, an upstart left wing who just won the VHLM title with the Miami Marauders, is eligible for both drafts that are happening. He is ranked in the late second round/early third round for the VHL Entry draft and late first round/early second round for the VHLM Dispersal Draft. 

 

                               Since the portal is down, these stats are from either memory or a wild guess. Bear(?) with me

 

             Juniper was hot trash in the regular season, to say the least. He was passed over by other superstar waiver pickups(Cabe and Addison, I'm talking about you) and got limited fourth line minutes for most of the season. I was getting kind of discouraged, and then BOOM. Juniper gains like 35 TPE in one week, upgrades scoring to 80 TPE, gets put on the second line, and starts scoring. Like, a lot. Juniper got almost point per game in the playoffs for the eventual champs Marauders, and was a key part of their upset victories over Halifax and Las Vegas(in fact, the goal he will be remembered for is, in game seven of the Vegas series, with two minutes left in the game, Sheldon Juniper breaks the 3-3 tie to put the Marauders ahead one goal, the winning goal to send the Marauders to the finals, where they sweep the Mississauga Hounds to claim the VHLM championship). 

 

                                                 As of the most recent VSN mock draft, Juniper is ranked just out of the second round, although I personally think he will go higher because of the clutch he brought this year. Expect to see the name Sheldon Juniper on the scoresheet more often than not in S75, and possibly on the league leaderboard.

 

Since the best teams from last year will be the worst teams this year, not including the Marauders because they actually acquired a bunch of picks at the deadline, I am looking forward to helping a team such as the Bulls or the Marlins or another weak team from last season reclaim glory if I join one of those teams. Also, good luck to the Marauders, who will likely be a middle of the pack team next season. If they manage to pull off another massive upset again, then I wonder in what ways Ricer is hacking the sim engine. 

 

                       Excuse me for being the president of my own fan club here, it's something I don't do very often. But I want Juniper to be drafted as high as possible and I see this as a way that might happen. 

 

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