Renomitsu

I absolutely hate cilantro and get made fun of by lots of people I know from places where it’s very central to cooking. I can’t help what it tastes like to me 😕

1. I think you would probably have to go Seattle or Coyotes, new team and new fan base you can have an identity with the team and be apart of the teams history
2. I would have to say I have a top three and they are @Banackock & @Gustav  & @dasboot. Bana as I have spent some time with him IRL and had some good chats since he drafted me in S67, Boot for similar reasons as well as our hour long podcasts we would do almost every week. Gustav as have always had some contact with him since joining his team in S66 as well as trying to create a sim league together
3. Two point goal if you score from behind the blue line
 
Q1. Which VHL member would you like to see come back
Q2. What is your least favourite point task that you do each week
Q3. If all the blues were to step down at once who should replace them to keep the sim league running

It was late, I was in a rush, I counted wrong.
 
Also I’m fucking old.
Fun fact that you probably already know: that’s a genetic thing. Some people have a gene that makes it taste like soap and others don’t.

Soja

Last one. Payouts coming out soon for #2!
 
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YAY MORE TPE
 
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This is the worst thing I have ever had to do.

@Mysterious_Fish asked me to run round 1 as they were busy.
 
So you're stuck with me (for now).
 
Another year, another disappointing cup run for [insert your favorite team here]!
 
To drown your sorrows, have some bonus TPE!
 
The form will close at 6 pm EST on Monday, 4/22.
 
 
ROUNDS WILL BE RELEASED AS SOON AS THE MATCHUPS ARE SET*.
*Unless NHL decides to start Round 2 early for some reason. Then I will do East / West if necessary.
 
SCORING SYSTEM (like last year)
Max - 225 points
Series winner - 10 points
Series Length (doesn't have to be the winner) - 5 points
 
TPE PAYOUT
 
Stanley Cup Champs in round 1 - 4 additional TPE
1st - 6 TPE
2-3 - 5 TPE
4-5 - 4 TPE
6-10 - 3 TPE
11-20 - 2 TPE
21+ - 1 TPE
 
HERE IS ROUND 1!! GOOD LUCK!!!
 
 
 
Check to see if you completed it!
 
 

1. I think Ai can be an amazing tool, I don't think Ai should touch anything to in government positions lol, But I think having an AI assistant would be sweet.
2. Why not, I have never really played so why not give it a try!
3. Being active and trying ur best to earn as much as you can, some of the top players stat wise can have half the tpe the most has!
 
1. Was there any team you wanted to be drafted by when you first started?
2.  If your player had to go pro in any other sport what would it be and why?
3. If you could have a superpower what would it be and why?

As I work in film this has been a hot topic for the last couple of years with opinions ranging from “we’re all fucked, it’s gonna replace us all” to “it’s fucking dumb and doesn’t stand a chance in creative fields.” On the whole I fall in the middle, I think it’s a useful tool in some circumstances but people need to not trust it too much. Ultimately it is easily mistaken and fooled because it’s pulling from incomplete information. As for specifics, I think stuff like coding can benefit from it greatly because it’s the kind of thing it understands well and you can save hours of debugging. As for what it should stay out of: almost anything creative. It’s a machine, it lacks creativity. All it can do is effectively copy and steal from others and badly mimic it. Useful as a planning tool for something maybe but not as an end product.

I had the above all written already when @Kisslinger took those questions so I’m gonna just leave it and answer his haha
Well I first started in S1 when no one knew anything about any of the teams and also, I’ll be honest, most of the logos were fucking terrible ripoffs. With that said Amstel had the first pick so I was quite pleased to be taken with it haha.
 
I mean wrestling seems the obvious choice, IYKYK I would say… and if you don’t well google my player’s name.
 
Probably teleportation. It’s not one of the more obvious ones but man, it would be such a time saver wouldn’t it?

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1. If you could pick one food item to be banished from existence and you’d never have to risk tasting it again what would you choose?
 
2. How do you think the league is going to celebrate its centennial season?
 
3. If you had to choose a player, both real or VHL and from any era, to emulate who would you choose?

The Form will close Monday April 8th at 6pm EST or when VHL/E/M Sims Start
 
 
 
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So wait, the $150 I was spending per month to pay Josh to make Aloe Dear a Hall of Famer just went straight to his pocket???

So wait, the $150 I was spending per month to pay Josh to make Aloe Dear a Hall of Famer just went straight to his pocket???

So wait, the $150 I was spending per month to pay Josh to make Aloe Dear a Hall of Famer just went straight to his pocket???

So wait, the $150 I was spending per month to pay Josh to make Aloe Dear a Hall of Famer just went straight to his pocket???

Ahh lovely week 1.5. Enjoy some TPE while your at it tho!

The Form will close Wednesday March 27th at 9pm EST (cause @N0HBDYlikes early sims)
 
 
 
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Prague, Czechia - After a miserable rookie season where they managed just 25 points in 72 games and a pitiful -19 plus-minus, Spanish Moon Moth is on a road to relevance -- or at least is trying to. Through ten games, the winged hockey player has scored exactly ten points and is managing 4.5 shots/game. And while his shot blocks (8) and hits (5) aren't impressive by any means, it's been good enough to finally manage a net-even plus-minus. Unfortunately, being one of the team's top two lines also means added pressure - and the Phantoms have managed 14 points thus far, putting them in a tie for first place.
 
As we've often seen from the past, however, an early start does not necessarily portend good end-results for a VHL team of any tier - the pros, E, or M. Though some fans may try to rest easy with a plus-12 goal differential, early-season schedule can skew hopes high or low disproportionately. Let's have the season go another 30 games or so and we'll be able to see if we should truly be excited about the Phantoms.
 
In the meantime, the phans in Prague are just going to enjoy a good start.

Note: The form will close on Saturday morning (Western European Time).
 

1. Since I know overall very little about hockey outside of these little attributes we upgrade on a weekly basis, I'd probably pick "Beginner's Luck" as a team name in hopes of making more experienced GMs squirm.
2. I generally enjoy theme week, but my time available to be able to contribute to it is pretty limited.
3. I'm definitely enjoying having less to pay attention to - it's a nice break even though I generally really enjoy my time here.
 
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1. What would you say are the biggest hockey stories of this VHL (or NHL) season to someone who doesn't regularly watch?
2. What do you think needs to happen for hockey to become as mainstream as things like American football and basketball in the United States? When do you think that will happen?
3. Do you participate in the league Discord? What channels are your favorites?

Prague, Czechia – With the retirement of Velociraptor Greg and the resignation of GM Acydburn coming just a week or two apart, the future of the Prague Phantoms remains in jeopardy. Its bimodal distribution of player ages – with the majority of their players living in the S84/S85 draft classes – leaves the team with some tough questions to answer in the next season or two. Namely, after S93 finishes, is the team going to pursue a retool for one last go at a championship, or is there going to be a further pursuit of a rebuild? Either situation leaves the team’s younger players in a bit of an awkward position. Indeed, currently the team’s prospects are a variety of sub-400 TPE players drafted 2-3 seasons ago, as well as Elle Aura Ashe, a 197 TPE winger from the same class as Spanish Moon Moth.
 
It’s becoming readily apparent that the team was coming to a difficult crossroads even before their general manager stepped down. Now that the team is also in limbo from a leadership standpoint, do the future Phantoms stand a chance against the rest of the league? Will they be too late to claim important free agents and adequately scout? These will be the questions the incoming GM has to be able to answer – and fast.

FINALS BABY!
 
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1. Uh, I guess I'm mostly hoping that the team doesn't totally fall apart. New GM, bunch of players retiring these next two seasons... a little worried I'm going to be all alone here on Prague.
2. I dunno. Probably would add another Scandinavian team since they're relatively prolific in hockey.
3. Knights of Cydonia. That bass line is something else.
 
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1. What's the most obscure/rare fact you know about hockey?
2. There have been a few punishments from the head office recently. What do you think about the Spirit of Competition ruling on Seattle?
3. If any one GM job suddenly became available, which opportunity would you leap for first?

ROUND 3!!!
 
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Prague, Czechia – With their hopes dashed, the Prague Phantoms once again head home from the first round of the playoffs, the 4th and 5th seed matchup. Sadly, the series didn’t even require a full five games before the decision point was made. With Velociraptor Greg set to retire this upcoming offseason, a lack of playoff success this time around feels particularly deflating and saddening for the Phantoms, who will need to retool a bit with more retirements on the horizon. Season 84 classmates Faith Hope Love and Fred Thompson, as well as S85’s John Jameson and Nikolas Kauppo are set to retire over the subsequent two seasons – so if Prague wants to make a leap for the playoffs, they’ll need some rapid improvement from their current defenseman and a veteran pickup.
 
Otherwise, they’ll have to shift their focus to their S88-91 players while working with their total six first and second round picks and have to look more towards the next 5-6 seasons rather than the immediate future.

Prague, Czechia – With their hopes dashed, the Prague Phantoms once again head home from the first round of the playoffs, the 4th and 5th seed matchup. Sadly, the series didn’t even require a full five games before the decision point was made. With Velociraptor Greg set to retire this upcoming offseason, a lack of playoff success this time around feels particularly deflating and saddening for the Phantoms, who will need to retool a bit with more retirements on the horizon. Season 84 classmates Faith Hope Love and Fred Thompson, as well as S85’s John Jameson and Nikolas Kauppo are set to retire over the subsequent two seasons – so if Prague wants to make a leap for the playoffs, they’ll need some rapid improvement from their current defenseman and a veteran pickup.
 
Otherwise, they’ll have to shift their focus to their S88-91 players while working with their total six first and second round picks and have to look more towards the next 5-6 seasons rather than the immediate future.