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***golden_apricot*** · 04-19-2021, 09:54 AM

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***JR95*** · 04-19-2021, 10:02 AM

With the preseason in the books, we can take a look back at how the Platoon did. in 7 games, Baltimore went 4-3, picking up losses to Texas twice, and Manhattan once at the very start of preseason. While it's nice to go positive, it's an extremely small sample size. Still, there are a few key takeaways that do prove the platoon are on a rapidly growing path. First off, one of their victories came against the Dragons. While they aren't a hamilton or Texas of the league, they are still a very high tpe team despite regression. A win against them proves that Baltimore is in it to be a bit more competitive than in previous seasons. Another positive is how closely the Platoon played the Renegades in one of their meetings. It was a 3-2 loss for Baltimore but at no point did the team give up. I know the team isn't there yet, but The Platoon's performance in this preseason is proof of our growth, and proof that there is a bright future laying ahead. My prediction for the season, is that the platoon will fight their way to 30 wins, continuing the upwards trend of win% increases season over season.

Snuffalupagus · 04-19-2021, 10:08 AM

On S59 and the coming SMJHL season:
"The Citadelles really showed the league their mettle last season," Rob Wright, Nevada Battleborn center tells us "and deserved every victory they got. Management and the team bought into the system. My guess is they repeat their last season and dominate the J. That or the Battleborn win 66 games in a row all while playing with cucumbers for blades. I spoke to a psychic."

On the Nevada Battleborn's next season:
"Things are looking hot out of training camp. In terms of conditioning, the boys' hairs are looking feathered and fly." Wright gestures to the rest of the locker room, which is stuffed full with long, luscious-haired hockey players (teammates). "As for actual hockey, I'm feeling confident with the team."

On his own personal goals:
"I think I'm going to try and grow a goatee for S59. I know, I know. It's not a conventional "good look" on the ice, but I think I can make it cool - like Nelly made wearing a band-aid on his face cool."

*fishy* · 04-19-2021, 10:27 AM

I, like Keenan, also agree that the best part of preseason is extrapolating small sample sizes in order to make huge assumptions for the upcoming season. Looking at the lovely new index made by my favourite @esilverm and the rest of the SHLs dev team, a number of interesting areas where identified by discussion. Both Atlanta and Edmonton finished the pre-season a perfect 7-0. Based on this extremely large sample size, I am making the bold prediction that both of these teams will set new points records, finishing a perfect 66-0 in the regular season, and sweeping every team in the playoffs on their way to the finals. In the finals, the world will end, as it will be a matchup of an unstoppable force in the Inferno, and an unmovable object in the Blizzard. With neither team willing to give an inch, Game 1 will never end, resulting in the stoppage of the SHL Season by awarding each team half of the Challenge Cup

*Zoone16* · 04-19-2021, 10:29 AM

With pre-season over, the Baltimore Platoon had a much more solid run than expected, finishing in 2nd place in their division, with a 4-2-1 record.
On a personal level, Luca Del Vecchio was extraordinarily average, posting lackluster stats with a 4.26 GAA and a 0.891 save percentage, both lower than his rookie backup, Damien Vertigo. It will be a tough ask this season for Luca as he will most likely have to give up some of the easy matchups to his backup, who is slated to start at least 17 games this season, and have some tougher matchups on his end.
Overall, the Baltimore Platoon hope to emulate their S58 result and make the playoffs for a second season running. The Atlantic division is looking tighter than ever, with no clear team at the top. Based on the pre-season, my only prediction is that there will be a new top dog in the Atlantic division this year.
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*ZootTX* · 04-19-2021, 10:33 AM

I don’t think it's any secret that the Maine Timber weren’t very good last season. No one expected them to be good, as they lost most of their top players to call ups, leaving them with only a couple of players at the 425 cap, and a few more at 350. So this preseason the team was tentatively hopeful that we would see some good results, and boy we were not disappointed. Basically, based off of the preseason, we’re a lock for the cup! All joking aside, the Timber had a fantastic preseason, going 7-0 with outstanding play from pretty much every player, from the 425 vets to the newly drafted rookies. More realistically, I don’t think we’ll be hoisting any cups come the end of the season, but I do think we will definitely surprise some folks. Our 1st line is a beast, and I’d put them against any in the SMJHL. Our 2nd line is a bit weaker, but once we get some growth we’ll be good, too, and I think our 3rd and 4th lines will be better than expected once we get some games under our belts, and TPE in our bank.

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