1. It was cool, bit odd to actually verbalise some things I say on the VHL but never out loud. We managed to stay away from VHL topics for a good portion of the time anyway which was nice too. It helped support my view that I wasn't just on a sim league with a bunch of weirdos, and now I met Frank in Vancouver a couple weeks ago too and he was cool as well.
2. I'm always open to any VHL meet-ups - you might have seen I tried to see if there were any possibilities when I went to Canada last month. Australia and NZ are on the bucket list, so I'm sure I'll make my way out there eventually and then we'll see.
3. Yes and no. I can come up with quite a few but it takes a while to narrow down to all the criteria - 1) would it be easily mispronounced, 2) would it look good written down and 3) would I want to see it in the HOF lol. By the time it's narrowed down there's usually not much to choose from.
4. I'm a bit torn at the moment - my only foray into FA so far has been with Clegane, and it's not quite the same with a goalie, so it is tempting. But Riga could well compete for the rest of Cast's career and I would also love to play for a dynasty. I've never managed to leave a team when it doesn't help the team at least a bit, so I might struggle if I have to make the choice again. I guess the short answer is - yes, it's very possible and would be a first for me.
1. Probably, although there was less discussion that I saw. I think he was especially useful in S62 and did quite a few LR scouting reports, which probably inspired him to then do them league-wide. I think in S63 it was tough to go wrong but I'm sure he would have told hedgehog if his ideas weren't good.
2. I don't know how far it would have rippled but I'm glad it didn't happen - it wasn't a good move for Riga imo. Enorama is one of those first-gens who are really committed and an asset in almost unquantifiable ways - DAAD used to be that first-gen but is showing signs of burn-out now. Plus we have Twinger which I think is a much better situation than having both Twinger and Ironside.
3. I don't know the future cap situation and am slightly concerned that it will close sooner than we'd like (happened in Helsinki with Clegane when we won cups in rookie and sophomore seasons and then just couldn't ice as good a team anymore). I am hopeful that Cast can retire in Riga and that would require us competing for 5 more seasons - it's doable with a young goalie.
4. I will never ever leave from beside you.