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With FA opening and the off-season in full swing, I come with a couple of small changes that we've come up with over the past season. Waiver-Trade Cap Avoidance The waiver system is flawed and allows teams to release players with 0 cap hit rather than trading them. This has been done several times over the past number of seasons, however we just don't think it's reasonable to be allowing teams to release 100% of a players cap hit at any point in the season. From now on, any player claimed on waivers will follow the same standards for cap distribution as trades. The specifics of these rules are listed under Section 6.4 'Trading Salaries' in the rulebook. This is perhaps a temporary solution as we review the waiver system as a whole. Inactive Bonuses In order to avoid ridiculously small rosters and extreme tanking, inactive players are no longer eligible to have bonuses offered to them. This means you will no longer be able to offer 4-5 inactive players $7M contracts each and reach the cap floor. Instead, rosters will need to be larger. An inactive will be defined as someone who hasn't posted within 30 days from the time the bonus is offered. World Cup/Super Cup It's been decided that the Super Cup just isn't working, people aren't interested in it and thus we're going to stop doing them. World Cup will from now on happen every second off-season, and we're working on some things to do in those other off-seasons.

First come, first serve. Accept this. As most know I'm putting a hold on sim leagues and finishing out my players careers. YEAH! is a guy I always wanted to play with, loved his paint sigs and his media spots about his players, always hilarity ensued. I'll be an American for my last season

I accept New York's offer

I accept Seattle's offer.

So much love, i sign with all of you

@Kendrick come to seattle buddy.

3 Stars 1 - Christoph Klose (TMS13) 2 - Phil Hamilton (TMS13) <3

S47 $5 250 000 Search your feelings you know it to be true Christoph Seattle is your team. Let us join forces to defeat the evil Titan empire who have lied and cheated their way to victory. The oppression of the weak and suffering is no more a new hero has come to save the day.

I can sign Stabby McFullO'Schmidt hopefully? So, Saskatoon signs Stabby McFullO'Schmidt @John Scott you're missed in Saskatoon my friend

DENIED CONFIRMED WANNA BE SEATTLE BEAR LOVER. KENDRICK HATES THIS LINK, CLICK HERE FOR MIND ALTERING TRUTH. Stop trying to change history m8

The New York Americans had a tremendous run not long ago and it was due majorly to five different players who were there for considerable time. Odin Tordahl and Conner Low both already have had their number retired, and it is time to add two more. These two players were two major factors in why my New York dynasty worked so well and they were both guys I could turn to when I needed an opinion on anything. It was an honour having both of these players on my team for so long and I'm really glad that they are not only in the VHL Hall of Fame, but will now have their numbers retired for New York. 504 GP, 310 G, 352 A, 662 P, +275, 2074 Hits, 59 GWG Continental Cup (39, 41) Victory Cup (38, 39, 40, 41) Devon Marlow-Marta Trophy (39, 40, 41) Scott Boulet Trophy (40) 2nd All-time in Goals for NY 5th All-time in Assists for NY 3rd All-time in Points for NY 3rd All-time in Plus/Minus for NY 1st All-time in Hits for NY 1st All-time in GWG for NY I considered myself very lucky to get Fong along with Zadorov and my own player in Season Thirty-Six, and it really got me going with my rebuild. Fong is a stand-up guy and I love that I have him back in the LR because he's the ultimate team player. While he is very humble about XXX, there is no one that can deny his impact on New York. It didn't take him long to pass Braxton in hits and if I was able to give him another year in New York, I think he probably would have broken the goals and points record. Unfortunately I did have to trade him for the rebuild, but it got him a third cup so I'm pretty happy there. He's a great dude and he earned that Hall of Fame induction, and has certainly earned his number being retired for his accomplishments with the franchise. 432 GP, 226 G, 381 A, 607 P, +283, 130 Hits, 40 GWG Continental Cup (39, 41) Victory Cup (38, 39, 40, 41) Devon Marlow-Marta Trophy (39, 40, 41) Christian Stolzschweiger Trophy (37) Mikka Virkkunen Trophy (39, 40) 5th All-time in Goals for NY 4th All-time in Assists for NY 4th All-time in Points for NY 2nd All-Time in Plus/Minus for NY 4th All-time in GWG for NY While Tom Slaughter never won a major award for New York, his value to the team could not just be measured in awards. Tom Slaughter, had he stayed on for his final two seasons, would have smashed anyone else's totals due to his ridiculously consistent offensive performances throughout his career. The fact that he is top-five in every major category offensively, despite only playing six seasons, is an absolute testament to how great he really is. Sterling's impact is even more felt in the locker-room where he was essentially the other GM. I would consistently bounce ideas and ask for his opinion on several moves, and I do not think I would be anywhere near as successful if not for his help. Slaughter was a major player in the team's two Continental Cup victories, our record four straight Victory Cups and the three finals appearances. Hats off to Tom as he is not only a Hall of Fame player but now a member of our honoured alumni in New York. @sterling @tfong

offers: S47 - $4,500,000 Western Europe retirement tour!

boom come to seattle! you need to play with me

It would have been nice to know you guys were interested. I was open to go anywhere but only 2 teams contacted me at all. Nothing against toast or Riga, but Seattle just felt like ythe better fit.

I can't help it You could have waited more than 7 hours though...

woah, 8-1! GG Canada

FEAR!

auf wiedersehen. maybe?

You posted this right after my offer lol you got me excited.

Really happy about this signing hopefully we can add a couple more to this still.

I don't think it's a joke - I think it's an amusingly ironic logo though! Well I'd love for him to stay in Helsinki, so just in case it is.... COME BACK TO ME!

Uhmm...it was a joke from GoB I assume? Riot logo just confuses me.

Best of luck mate. Seattle was my first VHL team, my first SHL team, and will always be close to my heart. You'll be missed in Helsinki, but I hope Klose has an amazing final season!!

The best sim team in Seattle.

Yes

fire

Figured i wouldn't be getting a HOF article so why not

Retired bio's, neat idea to do it after the career, and focus on the career!

Would love to play with you again Boom! Don't believe we've been on the same team since our days in Cologne. Come join us in Calgary.

That's how we do it, beautiful.

That's a list full of amazing players!

You should have spent that money to rig

I've never played the NHL Ultimate Team, only played the FIFA and Madden ones, but you're right about it feeling awesome when you finally get a somewhat decent card

Losing twice to team mercenaries wasnt great =( at least they were both in overtime doe. If we lose again tonight i might change up lines

Love the photos!

We're too good.

The FA has yet to begin, but Zeptenbergs already makes some noisy statements, like ''I don't wanna play for rebuilding and started from the bottom team'' or ''so much big names in the FA...yeah right, I'm still shittin on them''. As much as I know there is a little chance that he is staying with Cologne so it's up to remaining 9 teams. Mic to Benjamin: Ok, folks. I said once, said it twice and you already know what I want. I wanna the Continental Cup! I have only 3 seasons left and I gotta to do something. I'm sick and tired of wait. The fact that my biggest success was conference finals in the VHLM league forces me to bash my head against the wall...keyboard...Continental Cup and on everything else. So my message to some non-playoff teams: don't even try to make a bid on me, even 7M. I proved once that money isn't a damn thing for me, when I accepted Quebec's offer in the last FA and there's gonna be no difference in this FA. And one more thing. If no real contender is gonna bid for me I'm going into S47 as an FA. Thank you and bye. #GoGetMe Well, good luck to him. Hope he isn't gonna spend the whole S47 sitting on the couch and watching TV.

The puck-hog is back! Good game guys.

#winning

Feedback: Awesome article, loving the beast. Brent Burns is definitely a great player to model yourself after.

FYM and WBF for me.

The Toughest Award - Top GM Helsinki Regular Season: 54-12-6 (114 Points, 1st) Playoffs: 8-2 (Championship) Trade: Jackson Miller (for HSK S47 2nd + HSK S48 2nd) COL S47 3rd (for Thomas Duddy) Calgary Regular Season: 47-20-5 (99 Points, 4th) Playoffs 9-5 (Loss in Finals) Free Agency: Milos Denis Trade: Lloyd Light (for S47 CGY 1st + S47 DAV 2nd) Brady Stropko (for S47 CGY 2nd) Bernie Gow + RIG S48 1st + Griffon Simmons (for Hans Wingate) DAV S47 2nd (for Rami Jakobssen) Shadhu Rathod Jr. (for CGY S48 2nd) Riga Regular Season: 50-18-4 (104 Points, 3rd) Playoffs: 0-4 (Loss in Quarter Finals) Draft: Jordan Maverick (6th) Free Agency: James Faraday Trade: Hans Wingate (for Bernie Gow, RIG S48 1st, Griffon Simmons) S48 QUE 3rd (for Le'Sean Coutzen) Davos Regular Season: 44-26-2 (90 Points, 5th) Playoffs: 5-4 (Loss in Semi Finals) Free Agency: Bismarck Koenig New York Regular Season: 52-12-4 (108 Points, 2nd) Playoffs: 1-4 (Loss in Semi Finals) Draft: Olivia Diamond (8th) Free Agency: Blake Campbell Trade: Joseph Roy III (for Chuck Goody) Thaddeus Humbert + Gifford Shock (for Tyson Stokes, S48 NYA 1st, S48 NYA 2nd) How do we choose the Top GM? Regular season success and winning the Continental Cup are a huge part of winning the top GM award. We can also look at drafting, free agency acquisitions and trades made during the season, but should the award be voted on for a season by season basis. This would mean that anything that happened before the previous off-season would be forgotten when choosing a top GM, which isn't fair because some teams are build entirely through the draft and will take 3-4 seasons to mature into a top team. Should it be based on locker room activity, how many pages a season discussion thread generates, and maybe it's important to see how much TPE a team earns during the season. I'm far too lazy to calculate these numbers, but it isn't hard to see which teams have the most active players on their rosters. If a team full of inactive players wins the cup, but the 2nd place team is full of actives, I would tip the favor of the top GM award to the 2nd place team. When it comes down to it someone who is voting (the GM's) they have an inside look into how the other GM's operate, that us regular folk don't get to see. If a team was built up 2 seasons ago, but made no moves during the current season because their roster was perfectly active and cap compliant, and they won a championship, why should that GM not win the top GM award. So overall it is best to look at how the team was built over a period longer than just one season, how active the team is, and how successful the season and playoffs were. It's a toughie. This seasons final ballot, will (likely) come down to: Helsinki (Shaw), Calgary (Gow) and Miller (NYA)

must be a one sided dice because always voting stockholm players

As I am taking over for YEAH on this, expect to have S47 balances updated by Sunday. Thanks.

Don't forget about some depth *khem* a.k.a. me *khem #GoGetMe

So which team deserves all of the big names so we can sign there all together?

Feedback: Just keep on hitting. You've made quite the name for yourself in this league. Lol Mike = Jesus.