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The regular season is steadily approaching. The teams around VHL are making final preparations for the training camps, which means the true off-season for most of the players with holidays and time away from hockey is soon ending as each player is expected to report to the training camp. I am here today to discuss just how important participating in the training camp actually is. Participating in the training camp has clear benefits. If you are a young player who is looking to improve, spending as much time as possible on the ice, at the gym, watching tape, and in general improving your game is a smart move. If you are an older player who is perhaps fighting for a spot in the roster or maybe you want to get into a bigger role for the upcoming season, so you can secure that tasty contract extension, a strong and productive training camp can go a long way in kick-starting the new season in the right way. No matter what the case might be, when you show up to the training camp with a good attitude and you do your best, you can look back years from now and say to yourself: " I did my best, I gave it a fair shot, and this is how far I got". Not participating in the training camp also has clear benefits. If you are a young player who has already managed to reach a decent level, perhaps it is better to relax at home or somewhere sunny during the training camp, so you minimize the injury risk and on the flip side, you get to play a longer career. It is not a secret that when players push their bodies to the limit injuries tend to happen, and not to mention with the fierce competition for spots on the roster, some of your teammates might try to injure you on purpose. These are points you should consider as an older player as well. I would like to bring up the mental side into this discussion, when the older players in the roster relax during the training camp or when they skip the whole training camp, it is easy to think the older player is clearly not motivated and does not want what is best for the team, but if you dig deeper, you will discover that this older player is actually putting a tremendous level of trust in their teammates, by not showing up to the training camp they are saying to their teammates: " Hey, I have faith in you, I know you can do it even without me". The coaches and general manager tend not to like it when you skip the training camp, but that is largely due to the culture of hockey, the coaches and general managers want the public to see them as the leaders of the team when the players start to show real signs of leadership, the coaches and general managers get insecure. I would not let something like that stop you from stepping up and showing your teammates that every player can be a leader. I can not say what might be the best solution for you, but perhaps it is worth it to consider skipping the training camp this year to see what kind of effect it has in you and in your teammates?

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1. With 2oa, we selected defenseman Kazuma Satou (my own player). What are your thoughts on this acquisition? Trading up to only 2nd overall shows how humble the general manager is, but will that add extra pressure on Satou? Time will tell how they develop. 2. There's speculation that Satou could position swap to center after next season. Should he stay at defense or switch to center, and why? Whatever they decide I think they should start working on faceoffs now already, about time defenders add new tools to their skillset. 3. We also added Elisa McMuffin, Spallsy McDavid, Hank Smith, and Dart-For-Moderator in the late 2nd/3rd rounds. What sort of contributions do you hope for from these new prospects? Solid group of prospects! If and hopefully when everybody keep on steadily improving I think they could all make their way to Moscow one day! 4. Have you been following the VHL's World Cup at all so far? If you haven't, make a wild guess at which team out of USA, Canada, East Europe, West Europe, Nordic or World will win! I have checked the sims and followed Nordics the most as I got selected to represent the team, I think we will win it! 5. How do you feel about prospects demanding to only play for one team in the VHL? Should users be allowed to play where they want in a competitive league? They can do that if they wish, but I think other GMs should also take note of that and draft those players to get some nice pieces in return. Assuming the team is seriously interested in the player also. 6. How're you spending your time now in the offseason without sims? Doing anything fun before the holidays I will drink heavily and use the training camp to sober up.

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Fans of international hockey were left scratching their heads after they navigated to the S96 World Cup page, just the index there, but no games! It appears the S96 games were posted under the S94 World Cup page. The decision has received mixed reviews online. Some fans have written it off as a technical error and something that will surely be fixed sooner than later. The more critical fans are wondering if there are enough grounds for a re-sim as technically speaking S96 World Cup has not started yet. These early games are valuable games for each team and player as solid lines with chemistry could carry the team all the way to the finals, in a short tournament having the luxury of playing a couple extra games could be huge, so the re-sim could very well be something that the teams with not so good start could try to force through. It is still unknown whether any teams have filed an official complaint, but one thing is for sure - the sponsors are not happy as each opened game report is a valuable opportunity to promote their brand and merchandise.

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After a dramatic ending to the playoffs, things were not looking good for the Finnish center Jarmo Ruutu: no new contract, a likely trade away from Moscow due to cap reasons, and icing on the cake a tough depreciation hit was waiting. As night changes to morning, the familiar sound of a trusty Volvo S70 quietly sings its sweet melody - Jarmo Ruutu is still in Moscow. In a short period of time things turned around completely, George Richmond, a Ferrari F40 - something and someone everybody wanted and admired, was traded to New York. Some time later Ruutu signed a new deal with Moscow. It was a story very few saw coming as the reliable Volvo S70 - Jarmo Ruutu, was showing clear signs of rust and freezing when it mattered the most, but still the management saw enough in the Finnish center that they felt comfortable having Ruutu back in the team and potentially in a big role. Despite his age and signs of rust, stories coming in from Moscow camp suggest Jarmo Ruutu has looked better than perhaps ever before during the off-season. Instead of showing up late and in ok shape just before training camp, Ruutu has reportedly put in a lot of effort to be in great shape, instead of going for a holiday Ruutu has stayed in Moscow to exercise and practice. Some sources near the team have said the upcoming season could even be a career-best for Ruutu, not only because he gets a real chance to show his skills in the first line, but because he has taken the off-season so seriously. The dedication and hard work have opened doors and opportunities now already. Ruutu got an invitation to represent Team Nordic in the S96 World Cup! Last time around the team won Bronze by beating Canada. The Team Nordic roster is once again full of top-end talent, so it will be interesting to see how the lines will be built as centers like Gunner and Tuominen have more star power than Ruutu. One of the three will more than likely have to play in the winger position, which could take some time to get used to as all three have spent most of their careers playing in the middle, but then again when a team has three centers you also have the luxury to create different line combinations if something does not work. Going into the tournament Team Nordic has all the potential to reach the final and to bring home something more shiny than a bronze medal. It is going to be interesting to see what the long off-season brings. The upcoming draft could shape up the Moscow roster even more if trades are made. The World Cup could give even more signs of what kind of season Jarmo Ruutu will have as competing against the best of the best is a good way to show the world what you can do. A strong tournament will only boost the confidence of Ruutu.

1. Well, we officially were eliminated from the S96 playoffs in the conference finals. What're your thoughts on how the playoffs ended? Tight games, which was not a surprise so late in the playoffs, but I still think we deserved more, we were the better team in many of the games. 2. Are you surprised that two goalies (Merome Dilson and Olober Syko) who had a very limited market last offseason made the finals? Are high TPA goalies actually more valuable now? I think you can not go wrong with a hight TPA goalie, especially in the playoffs with every game being so important, having that "steal a game" - ability is a big thing. I think the high TPA goalies are more likely to pull those type of performances off. 3. In big news, George Richmond @badcolethetitan was traded to New York in exchange for 2oa and Tommy Shelby @Will.What're your thoughts on this trade? Big move for sure, Richmond was a key player for Moscow, I expected them to be a Menace untill the end of their career. Big return naturally, Shelby a promising player who could turn things around, and the 2nd overall is more than likely going to bring a top-level prospect. 4. Any final words or message you'd like to give to Richmond and Joseph Reed? Good luck in the future, may chemistry be found with new teammates, and may memorable games be played in your new teams! 5. We now have 2oa in the upcoming draft - who should we pick and why? Kazuma Satou, a high-risk high-reward-prospect, high risk because they know the GM, but high reward because they have a lot of potential. More Japanese players into the prospect pool. 6. My Netflix subscription expired on Sunday, should I renew it? Yell at customer service to extend for free? How do I handle this devastating loss? Call the customer service and ask if there is anyway you can get a discount for having deep connections to unnamed Russian organization.

Multiple users have shared their items for the 2024 Charity Auction. Among those items are items where the highest bidder is allowed to control the forum and/or discord picture of a user for a short period of time. An innocent idea on the surface, but once you dig deeper you quickly find many potential scenarios that could lead to deep trouble. Scenario 1: Tampering In the hectic modern times, we have less and less time to read. Often it is the forum picture that lets us know who is who. If someone has been using a certain picture for a long time and that picture is now added to someone else's forum and / or discord picture - it could lead to tough situations. For example, If a GM approaches a user who recently changed their profile picture to a picture of another GM, the GM approaches this user to discuss whether player x would want to join their team, this player x just so happens to be the user who changed their profile picture, is the GM who started the conversation going to get punished for tampering? A lot of this depends on the wording of the original message and something like this more than likely has a fairly small chance of actually happening, but to be safe I recommend everybody to report each discussion with a GM during this off-season to the staff of VHL to ensure no foul play is taken place. Scenario 2: Cheating As we all know, the world is full of great movies and actors, especially films where a real person is portrayed by an actor, we recognize this real person from the smallest of mannerisms. In the world of VHL, one of these mannerisms is the forum picture. If a user is going to use the forum picture of a banned VHL member - are they ban evading? When we lose someone close to us, are they really gone when we have the memories, pictures, and videos? Similarly, is a banned VHL member gone when their forum picture is active and their essence and spirit are being played by someone else? After all, it is not the person behind the username and account that VHL is mad at, it is the spirit and essence, the role that was being displayed by this person. This role is now taken over by the user who is using the banned VHL member's forum picture. The topic of cheating has plenty of room for different scenarios. Another one is pretending to be a staff member of the league. If a staff member has that recognizable forum picture, a busy, modern VHL, user could be tricked into doing something they should not be doing when another user now has the real staff member's forum picture. For example, the user could be tricked into giving their password or doing the work of the staff member. This type of scenario is more than likely again a small percentage scenario, but I still recommend reporting any interaction you have with a VHL staff during this off-season to the staff of VHL to ensure to safety of the league. These are just a few examples. I recommend to always double-check who you are talking to. It is advised to ask a user to send you a message, both, on the forum and Discord to ensure the information matches.