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Today I am sorting the European conference Logos. They are organized by how much I like the team but have indications of what their actual rank is. Some are hidden behind math, some aren’t hidden at all, and some are kind of obvious but don’t give you any direct answer to what it is. I hope you don’t figure it out, that would be boring. I absolutely plan on doing this with the North American Conference by the way, and no this isn’t stalling so I hit 1000 words… I don’t know what you are talking about, oh it wasn’t actually I have 1167 words! I hope this is really confusing to read, and that you enjoy, but mostly the first one. 52 - 4,294,967,293 Malmo Nighthawks This is such a beautiful logo I genuinely love everything about this. I don’t have any clue what a nighthawk is but I don’t feel like I need to. This logo explains everything, I just really love it. It’s eye popping but not overly loud. Like I mentioned in the VHLM logo rankings, where the Marlins and Bulls were just too loud. I feel like that would have been easy to do with this logo and It didn’t happen. Just a beautiful, amazing, and well done logo. I don’t even remember if I’m being honest I think like 4, but it has been literally every number from 2 to 8 so flip a coin 3 times, if it is all 3 heads rank it 2, if its heads heads tails rank it 3rd, if its heads tails tails its 4th, if it’s 3 tails its 5th. Or just figure out what the others are that's probably easier. HC Davos Dynamo: I really like this logo. It's very simple I could draw it, but also it has a personality. I won’t lie I had this last to start but every time I look at it it rises, so I am doing it now so I don’t have to keep reorganizing. I love this logo so much, I love the mountains being the main thing, it reminds me of Halifax's logo, but more simple and I really think that adds to it. It’s so simple, but so pretty. I can’t keep writing about it or I will absolutely have to move it up more. Just an incredible logo, basic, and beautiful, plus there's purple and it goes WELL with it, so that gives it more points… Okay I’m moving it up again… Penta Prague Phantoms I feel like this is an uncommon opinion but I think this is a really solid logo. It feels edgy but it looks so good. I love the design of it, the lettering, and the design of it. I am glad it isn't overly bright, I feel like a lot of logos try to do that, and I am glad this logo went out of the norm. It works so well. I love the dark shadowy figure, I love the purple blooming out of its chest, and I love the wings. I really only have one complaint, I wish there were more. I would love to see just a little more of the character. Just a little more, like enough to see its hands, or to see it holding something, or to make it a little more stylish. I am so intrigued with what I see, I want to see more so badly. Extremely solid logo. A NUMBER Moscow Menace I really like this logo a lot, an amazing well trimmed beard and beautiful crown. Just all around a very clean logo. Looks like it would be a hard beard to keep clean though seeing as I can barely see his mouth. This is clearly meant to be a logo that establishes power AND IT DOES, I think an anarchist would bow to this man. So beautiful, very powerful looking, This logo does a team justice, it definitely deserves to be A NUMBER. I kinda want to boop you several times but not like 7 times but also definitely more then 5 times… Is that okay? Warsaw Predators This is a solid logo, really ferocious, very aggressive. Please don't bite. I won’t insult you I promise. It’s a very vibrant logo, with beautiful colors, I really love a lot about it, I am not sure I would even bother changing anything, except maybe the blue highlights on the teeth, but I am not a graphic designer sooo don’t take that from me. It is definitely not bad, but also I can’t put it all that high up, it just has extremely strong competition. 33 - 7,625,597,484,979 London united Just such a boring logo. Like I have no interest in this logo at all, it provides no intrigue at all, I hope I never play for you just because this logo is so boring, it should be last probably but I don’t feel like reorganizing it oh wait I didn’t organize it in the first place, your last. I just kinda want to stop talking about you. I'm falling asleep looking at you. Lucky save you aren’t last, there was a last minute change. Helsinki Titans It’s not even THAT bad, I just feel like amongst the other VHL logos in the European Conference it and London are the clear worst two. I Just don’t like them even close to as much as the other ones. I like the Roman helmet, although I suppose when I think of titans, I think more of the parents of gods. So I guess I'm a little confused about that. I know the word titan is really more about an extremely strong person, intellectually, socially, or physically, which fits the romans well, I just wish it showed more of an important figure than a normal roman soldier. Again not all that titan like. Also just all around a little bit of a bland logo, I feel like changing the figure and showing more of an important figure would fix it. Just dress it up a little you know. three hundred and ninety seven minus three hundred ninety four minus zero minus zero minus zero minus zero minus zero minus zero minus zero minus one minus zero minus zero minus zero minus zero minus zero Riga reign I love this Logo as well, it was a close call between this one and Moscow Menace. The riga reign logo is awesome. It blends so well together, amazingly designed, I love the lion and the crown, just perfect. Along with the one that is A NUMBER this one also establishes power, the king of the jungle, and the crown, it goes so well together. It just looks like it could be holding a staff in its jaws, that's probably the only critique I have. Too bad I have a personal vendetta against them for beating Malmo in the playoffs. BOOOOO. If you didn’t do that you might’ve been A NUMBER, just saying.

Off the top of my head, Calgary has a cool tie to their team concept. "LA Stars" also works well as a nod to the film industry. In the M, the Ottawa Lynx share a name with a former minor league baseball team and Miami works really well as a team concept because of an extensive history of piracy around Florida. I'm not immediately aware of other things for other teams though.

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I don`t agree with you assessment of the Malmo situation and the trade that they completed since they didn`t buy a ton as you claim. I would prefer to hear more constructive criticism rather then saying that Malmo is going to be shit, I would like to hear or see more data to prove that they are going to be shit. So, Let me analyze the trade and the next moves that Lucy can make to improve the roster: The Trade: (S96) D - Narnia Shaw - Traded for S99 MAL 1st - Added a 4th defender that was VHL ready and should make up the future of the blueline in Malmo; Pick will be a mid pick so looking at welfare player in return for player that is earning 12TPE per week. (S95) LW - Bret Weier - S98 RIG 2nd & S99 MAL 2nd - added a depth forward that was VHL ready (gave up either welfare player or inactive picks as drafts have been weak lately (S96) RW - Xhekajs middletoe (HFX) - traded for 3rds & 4ths: Depth player that can earn when he wants and will be VHL ready next season (S94) C - Ty Duke (HFX) - traded for 3rds & 4ths: depth player that will be VHL ready next season. So gave up 1 player but got 4 players back in return that will play for Malmo as soon as next season. That is a clear win even if it looks like a loss. It about knowing the current value and future values of draft picks with 3rd & 4th actually being rather worthless in my opinion at the moment. Even a late 1st and 2nd round picks are risky at the moment. GM Player trade: Lucy Leitner - traded for 12th overall selection in this draft & 11th overall in this past draft; so gave up two welfare picks for a Star defender. Clear win!! Not to mention timeline for these players to make your roster as the timeline is two or three seasons at best. Now future roster breakdown: Malmo Nighthawks have a set roster for next season with Raves & Kemp leading the way offensively and continued growth of three rookies that she acquired above in the questionable trade (not really but that is how most view it) So she is looking for a single forward to fill out her roster and has somewhere around $10.5M to spend means if she is aggressive enough she can buy another forward this season (S98) and maybe beyond to play along since Kemp & Raves; unlikely she will find two forwards but it comes down to the trades that she will try to make. Every off season starts with teams up against the cap and as you have stated some team looking to sell aggressively. She just needs to be aggressive in buying and I think Malmo could have a good team but one that clearly is taking a step back. So what teams are looking to sell this off season? Vancouver, Moscow, HC Davos, Seattle, New York and maybe even Calgary as they are all close to the salary cap and might look at trying to improve their roster long term outlook. Chicago also looks to be a team aggressively selling since they have no player signed next season and this doesn`t include teams looking to move off of older assets for anything of value in return. Okay, I can already hear you saying but she has no assets to trade but one must not forget that she has draft picks as season ending as she will have S100 picks available to trade so giving up an S100 1st & 2nd to bring a player in now for two or three season should be her goal and will make her team competitive again next season. Currently rebuilding through the draft is too risky so being able to retool using futures at the moment is safer call!! While I won`t go into details of who I think she should target during the off season but if she looks closely she should be able to see a few good players to target to keep her team competitive next season and beyond. Should she trade Rave & Kemp for future assets; NO!! But if she can find a deal that improves her roster by moving one of these assets then she must consider it!! Malmo isn`t as bad off as some might think!!

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Player Information Username: THEMILKMAN Player Name: The Milkman Recruited From: Member (ace five) Age: 49 Position: LW Height: 80 in. Weight: 225 lbs. Birthplace: Isle of Man Player Page @VHLM GM

Welcome to the VHL, THEMILKMAN! We're happy to have you. You should have received a PM with some more detailed information, but to get started quickly you will want to head over to the "How to Create a Player" topic. That topic will offer you detailed information about how to use the VHL Portal to create your player and get you started. We also highly recommend joining the VHL Discord where there is a channel dedicated to helping new members with any questions that they may have about the league or improving their player. Once your player is made, you will be placed in a pool of players eligible for the next draft. You may also choose a VHLM team to play for this season if the season is ongoing. While you wait to get your first games in please feel free to ask any questions you have here or in your create-a-player thread. We're happy to have you in the community and we hope you stick around!

S99, I'm a year out

1. I'm the Menace GM, but I'll always hold the Aces logo near and dear to my heart after co-designing it with you and @Zetterberg back in the day. We really just threw up a shit ton of ideas and somehow made it work, super fun to have done together! 2. I try to have a mix of both. Discord for casual chatter, forum to react to folks' content and sometimes drop replies here and there (or stir the pot a little for some fun banter). 3. I'd probably say just becoming more level-headed at times of chaos or conflict. More aware of the situation and generally better at interacting with people very different fro me. Questions I suppose since I'm here 1. Did you ever strongly want to play for a specific team or GM in your past, but it just never worked out? How come? 2. If your player was given $100 and could spend a day in any city in the world, where would they go and what would they do with the money? 3. What one thing do you wish our sim engine could do? Could be something minor that's just quality of life improving, or something major like how the engine works or what the output/presentation of a game is.

Bet, we'll be in touch after our playoffs are over (as long as you're a draft prospect, I'm woefully unaware due to all my travel rn)

(Good questions, I really liked these) 1) I'd love for Rin to help push Seattle to a surprise cup win before her retirement is 100% official. For Yor Bjorven, though, I really want a Shaw win. Pepper's only win was tainted by being split, so I'd love to finally get an undisputed award in that category. 2) I'm surprisingly opinionated about wanting to play for Moscow (@Spartan ), even though I don't think they need a goalie. Despite the massive hatred surrounding Russia at the moment (that I share, obviously), the Menace logo is one of the few in the VHL that I REALLY fuck with. Would really love to see it on the front of my player's jersey. 3) For sure. Depending on the definition of "fun," I could see Yor Bjorven rolling with a braided beard in Viking fashion. Someone as bug and burly as him could absolutely pull it off. --------- 1) Of all teams in the VHL, which has your favorite branding (logo, colors, name etc) and why? Is there a cool story behind it, or do you just find it aesthetically pleasing? 2) How do you most frequently interface with the league? Are you a forum browser and poster, or do you mainly stay parked in Discord? Why? 3) Are there any particular skills you feel you've developed or polished by being a member of the VHL?