#1
I would definitely insert my current teammate RW – Jerry “the Snake” Mander into the Vancouver Whalers’ lineup in place of RW – Petr Mikulak . Jerry outscored Petr by 8 point in the regular season so it’s about a wash in that respect with an edge to Mander. But Jerry brings a lot more grit with that scoring which is essential for wearing your opponents down. Petr only had 35 kits compared to Jerry who had 100. Jerry also isn’t afraid to stick up for his teammates or go to the dirty areas racking up 100 PIM compared to Petr’s 19. Now that’s a whole lotta damage!
#2
I was a late addition to the draft class so GM’s definitely have a lot less to go on but I’m confident they’ll like what they see. My biggest strength is my two-way game which I continue to develop every day. My 200-foot game makes me a very responsible player and someone that’s comfortable being on the ice in those tense situations where the game is on the line. I’d also like scouts and GM’s to notice that when an opportunity was presented to me, I ran with it. During the regular season I spent most of my time on the fourth line honing my game I think I played pretty well, but I wasn’t able to be the player I wanted to be. I’m very grateful that management gave me the opportunity during the playoffs to play some more minutes and I was able to produce more. Although we were ultimately defeated in a close match against the Raiders I was able to score a couple of goals before we exited playing in the top 6 for the Outlaws.
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#4
I’ll pick our own first round exit against the Raiders; the games were close and contested. The turning point was the upset in game 4 which saw the Raiders come back from a huge deficit. We allowed 5 goals in the third with the dagger being scored by Troy Reynolds. It was truly a devastating loss, we let four straight goals in and I think we lost the series that night. It’s hard to say if there was anything we could’ve done. As an expansion team we were heavily outmatched and our depth (including myself) was young and couldn’t keep up with the guys that had been there before. I think what we can do is learn from the experience and come back tougher and more prepared next year. We’ll all be a year better and I definitely think this team has what it takes to go all the way.

#5
I chose guys from the Outlaws just because I know them best.