Peace

Don't worry we provide luxury vehicle arrangements for every player on our roster. It's where most of the budget goes; you play a game for just a couple pennies but you get to drive home in style.

The Toronto Legion have made a free agency offer to SS Hornet: S79: $1 (NTC)

Didn't pick you because you're a goalie, not because of your history. If that makes you return to the VHL and start earning grudge TPE I can live with it; you and I had no problems in the past, I hope you enjoy your time in the VHL and VHLE.

Come to Saskatoon, Eno!

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- Kyle Peace has slowly prepared for the VHLM draft, he knows it's just a stepping stone into the VHLE and hopefully the VHL, although he was surprised only one team reached out to him for a pre-draft interview with less than one hour before the Dispersal Draft takes place; "I've got to appreciate Halifax for reaching out to me, they were the only team to do so at any official capacity, which is honestly great to see a new GM in that league do." Peace knows the drill though; his player agency is now pushing their third forward into the league and most GMs -- veteran or not -- realize he'll play for any team that drafts him for all of just one season. "I may not be there long but I'm still looking forward to it. I have my fathers' stat line to compete with, so I'll play for anyone and any GM who gives me the ice time and opportunities to finish above triple digit points while I'm still eligible for the VHLM." Peace Sr. won't be present during his sons' draft, but you can certainly expect that phone call moments later.

Happy birthday, VHL.

I appreciate your response. Allow me to be crystal clear. The 'for the future GM picks' are S80, S79 picks are generally unappealing since the draft class is rather weak, you already knew that. You already knew that you were traded for a S80 first round pick, and a S79 pick tossed in as if it were an extra topping on a pizza, a 3rd round pick as a side. Toronto has two first round draft picks in S80, and those are the ones that really matter. If I step down before the S80 draft to pursue my education as a primary care paramedic then that's exactly what a new GM will receive, two first round picks in a deeper S80 entry draft fueled by the hype of the VHLE and natural S71 recreates. That's the key piece in your sign-and-trade that still very much applies to the statement you've quoted in your reply. The S80 draft class has a notably stronger first round, and will like have a much deeper second round than S79. S79 has only sixteen players earning 8 or more capped still active, meanwhile S80 has eighteen players earning 8 or more capped and as far as I'm aware recruitment for this draft class hasn't even begun yet. There's a whole league to fill out, banking on S80 picks doesn't seem like a terrible idea. The moves I've made have ensured that: a. There are picks available to the GM, I've already covered this. I can comfortably check mark 'no picks' from my quote and sleep well enough on the assumption Toronto could still make the playoffs this season and have a very strong draft next season, regardless if I'm still the GM or not. b. There are currently two players on Toronto's roster still within their rookie contracts, so if I did step down at the end of this season the replacement GM has the ability to build around a forward (Reinhart) and a defender (Moreau); 'no prospects' is suddenly two young players to work with, build with and plan ahead with five S80 picks overall. c. Any long term plan a new GM creates will be their own future, but I've put the team in a decent position to have one with strong draft selections and younger players that were both absent when I took charge of Toronto, thus a new Legion GM would have a future compared to the roster I had in S70. Hopefully I've illuminated some of the reasoning behind these trades and debunked the 'No picks, no prospects, no future' quote. Despite your feelings I'm still doing my job until I either leave it or get replaced. The main asset in your sign and trade (the first round pick in S80) is still owned by the Legion. A 180 would be turning around and spending it on a similar skater (forward or defense), I haven't done that yet, and I have already told numerous teams looking for S80 picks that the 'price is too high for Toronto'. It's easy to judge from afar and affront the values behind it, but peel back the layers and my intent behind the quote remains true. S79 2nd round picks are essentially useless, and although there might be a steal or two it's looking like 4-7 capped in that range, which translates to zero prospects cracking Toronto's roster with the VHLE coming into play by the time they'd even be ready for the VHL now (250). They'll need some seasons to build themselves up, which is fine but doesn't serve a purpose for TOR. I'm sorry you lost trust in me, I acknowledge that and I'll own it, but I refuse to be dragged down by it. I can't read minds, I don't have a siren that sounds when a player is upset. I'm immensely thankful you agreed to a sign-and-trade, however I feel like you're attacking the moves I've made as if I've betrayed you and the trust you had in me, so I hope this reply has shed some light on the situation. Moves and countermoves, Mr. Juice; longevity was strengthened, draft assets for S80 are healthy, I'll dare say I didn't betray what I said. Question is -- if I stepped down in the fall assuming I land one of eighteen spots for PCP -- what will the new GM do? Blow it all up? Keep the roster that I've assembled and use the S80 draft to reinforce. I'm not leaving a new GM optionless, cupboards bare and dry like you seem to think I'm doing?

So a little delayed but for good reason. Most of the trades for TOR are done, so now I can tag our new roster players right from the start. 1. What do you think about the moves Toronto has made? (HSK/TOR + CGY/TOR) 2. We've got a well balanced roster heading into S79. Do you think we make the playoffs? 3. There are numerous VHLE GM jobs available. Did you apply for one? 4. What is your general opinion on the S79 Draft Class? 5. There's been some GM movement this off season. Do you think there will be more GM changes soon? 6. What do you think should be Toronto's goal song for S79? @tcookie @rjfryman @Smarch @Toast @GreenGato @Ty343 @fromtheinside @Frank @Dtayl

Change has hit Toronto hard this off season, but not directly negative despite loosing two key players -- Welch (traded) / Hornet (free agency) -- and could still have a competitive roster heading into the upcoming campaign. Through trades that Smarch and I have made I want to believe Toronto is capable of making the playoffs, I would almost beg for it. It's been a busy off season for myself, coupled with real life responsibilities and stresses I've had to endure, I'm fairly pleased with the progress the Legion has made since the playoffs ended. There were a few things I should have handled differently, particularly how I dealt with Juice hyping up his player testing free agency only to get teased on his contract extension prior to him being traded a few days later. I don't really know where to start, so maybe I'll start with the Juice sign and trade. Most of you who read MS Articles know that he began developing excitement behind the idea Welch would be testing free agency after publicly stating numerous times he wanted to be a one-team player. Obviously that never happened in a direct sense, but behind the scenes I asked our resident pie enthusiast what teams he would prefer playing for and a list was provided not long after. Now I don't remember the whole conversation, frankly I'm far too lazy to read through the DM history... I don't want to read through heated moments that are now behind us, but I need to acknowledge that Juice did the Legion a solid here. He could have tested free agency but eventually agreed on a course of action I wanted to take. Part of the issue between Juice and myself was the TPA depth chart on defense, honestly. Despite the utilization of his player telling a different story he still felt unhappy with Toronto, and throughout the final leg of the season I tried hard to address those issues he was unhappy with. I traded for a forward since he felt Toronto needed more, we cleared out the back end so he was right behind Kaberle on the depth chart and eventually just sold at the trade deadline. I'm not going to rub fresh details into an already healed wound, I'm fairly certain those were already public to some extent, I just need to clear the air and get it off my chest before it builds into resentment. In this particular exchange I felt beyond frustrated; my feelings certainly found their way into my interactions with Juice, I'm still not sure we saw eye to eye but it's over now. Welch went to the Dragons in exchange for a first round pick, a second round pick and a third round pick in three separate VHL entry drafts. Next up I had to decide what to do about the massive gap that had developed on the Legions' now depleted blue line, I needed something quick, I knew I was going to dip into the assets I had just received from DC and the previous trade deadline. I contacted numerous teams about who was available, how much they'd cost; Helsinki announced they were selling a little while later, the team I ended up trading with; I had offers to Calgary, although the player I was interested in wound up being unavailable; Seattle is always engaged in the trade market, so there were discussions about LOL and Rose, although they ended in an argument created by miscommunication (misinterpreting?) text based on value; and finally Vancouver, although those were mostly depth pieces and never really came to fruition. You see there were to ways it could have gone. Don't get the guys I wanted from Helsinki it was rebuild city, but I ended up getting the duo from Rayzor. Aurelien Moreau and Vick Fairchild joined the Toronto Legion at the cost of a first round pick, two second round picks and two third round picks. The price was quite steep, I knew it would be; Moreau immediately steps into Toronto's roster as the defensive partner to Kaberle, while Fairchild joins a depleted forward group that saw or will see the departure of numerous forwards. This was a key point in the decision to pursue more trades, although none of those high profile players wound up joining Toronto. A few teams talked to me about their higher/highest TPA players, even a potential situation similar to Juice (sign-and-trade) although that was nixed in less than an hour for reasons I was disappointed with but respected as I understood where that particular player was coming from. Seattle and I had a few conversations leaning both ways, one with Seattle selling roster players and another with Toronto clearing up some pending free agents and potential roster palyers, although that argument mentioned above did kill trade talks then and there; Calgary and I had continued but broken conversations that eventually lead to Harris joining the Legion, but Ricer was camping so the delayed responses were more than reasonable; I could go on and on about negotiations, so I'll say this: Prague and Malmo were the only teams I didn't talk with or attempt to talk business with but got no reply. Leads me into today... keep in mind this is all very watered down, I need a MS but I'm not writing an off season biography. Calgary and Toronto's continued negotiations eventually concluded in a trade that sent Harris to the Legion in return for a second round pick and a third round pick. Harris was part of the puzzle, a puzzle of cap space and skater count, bonuses and contract extensions. There are still parts of Toronto's off season incomplete, although they'll be revealed by the draft I'd imagine. So what does Toronto's roster look like? McLaren (800) Green (761) Fairchild (605) Reinhart (600) Dawson (575) Harris (555) Kaberle (800) Moreau (613) Kuk (428) Klamasteris (784) Last season was brutal, we had a roster -- ON PAPER -- that should have competed with Seattle. I stopped updating it around the trade deadline, so beyond that point the numbers may shift but the Legion had the second 'best' roster in the North American conference. We missed the playoffs, yet somehow I feel strangely optimistic about this roster heading into the upcoming season. We don't have a lot of cap (unless we climb to 12 skaters somehow, which I doubt can be accomplished) and I still have more work to do. Well... Peace! (1000+ words)

Except you'd be literally violating the leagues' rules at that point. I don't understand why it's an issue not to just state the conditions in the thread?

Er... I'll just leave this here. 6.4 - Conditional Trades Teams may add conditions to trades, so long as they do not circumvent any other rules regarding player movement, including, but not limited to: Traded Draft Pick restrictions or Violating the integrity of the league. Any, and all, conditions must be explicitly stated at the time a trade occurs, and agreed upon by both parties. Once a condition is agreed upon, make sure to tag a commissioner, who will add a condition tag to the thread, to be followed up on upon completion of the condition(s). All conditions must convert prior to the conclusion of the following off-season. Any draft pick that is part of a condition may be traded in a separate trade, so long as the receiving team understands that there are conditions attached to that pick i.e. If Helsinki makes a trade with Davos, guaranteeing the higher of two S75 1st round picks held by Helsinki at the time, then makes a trade sending the "other" S75 1st round pick to Toronto. Toronto must acknowledge that they would receive the lower of the two picks, while Davos receives the higher. The League Office holds the right to veto any conditional trade it feels circumvents league rules.

Whoa, sheesh, didn't need to use such foul language in this essay of a comment.

I didn't love Sonnet enough when he was just a wee baby here on the VHL.

Congrats @dlamb!

I'll get questions out early next week, so if you need a quick 2 TPE answer these ones or wait until Monday/Tuesday if you don't! 1. Tampa Bay defeated Montreal 4 games to 1 in the SCF. Did you think Montreal would have put up more of a fight? 2. Seattle was conquered in six games. Did you think they'd repeat or are you glad they didn't? 3. Toronto was the best team in the lottery tournament... did you follow it at all? 4. Welch was recently traded in a sign-and-trade; Juice was going to test free agency but was willing to help Toronto in this regard. Thoughts? 5. SS Hornet will be testing free agency, who do you think will step up offensively next season? 6. McWolf was announced as a VHLM Commissioner. Are you happy he received the job? McWolf @Smarch @Toast @rjfryman @Webberj @tcookie@fromtheinside @Dtayl

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- Although Killinger had officially retired after the end of Helsinki's playoff run, he'll take to the ice once more after being announced to the Canadian World Championship squad. This will be the retired defenders' third appearance with his national team; in S74 Killinger left the tournament with a silver medal after Team Nordic defeated Canada 4-3 in regulation, and then earned another silver medal in S76 when Team Mercenaries defeated Canada 4-3 in overtime. Killinger earned 6 points during the S74 World Championships' ten game round robin (5-4-1), and while not impressive by any margin, the then young blueliner hunkered down for the medal rounds and lead Team Canada -- alongside defensive partner Jeff Downey -- to a silver medal with five assists in three medal games. Killinger followed up in S76 with an 11 point effort in Canada's round robin (4-2-4), a more impressive display of his abilities at a national level despite a weaker performance of his team overall, and contributed four points in a heartbreaking silver medal outcome. It's time for some gold now.

Toronto's end of season lines will do just fine (They're the lines already on the Index page).

Off season... as Detective Paralta would say: "Ya borin'." 1. Alberta and BC are going through 'historic' heat waves; 40c days and 20-25c nights. Does it get this hot where you live? 2. Do you have air conditioning? 3. Do you celebrate national holidays like Canada's Day / Independence Day? 4. Did you do anything this year... or are you planning on doing something this year? 5. Hotdogs over a camp fire or a barbeque? 6. What goes best with hot dogs? Chips and pop?McWolf @Smarch @NickSunderbruch @Toast @rjfryman @Webberj @tcookie@fromtheinside @Juice @Dtayl

Congrats to the WJC GMs! Also thank god you didn't do fifty spoilers just to reveal who the GM was, @bigAL. #respekt

Nah no conspiracy from me, I'm just at the point where I know STHS will do some pretty dumb stuff for reasons really only known to Simon himself.

Two series in a row in this round Seattle comes back from 0-2. :thinking: Well done, CGY, you pushed Seattle further than a stronger Toronto team could last season.

Well... Toronto hasn't been up to anything, literally nothing has happened in the locker room since the end of the regular season other than maybe a post or two on our Discord. Sure enough teams' who've been eliminated tend to enter a hibernation of sorts, they're all doing their own thing of course but for Toronto it seems to be a breather from the VHL... and that includes myself, in the nick of time I reckon, as this historic heatwave burns a swath through Southern Alberta and a large chunk of British Columbia. My room alone has reached 45c or higher four days in a row, I measured with an outdoor thermometer, and while I essentially live on the second floor with no A/C to speak of I have been fortunate enough that the main floor has a portable A/C I can crowd myself and my two dogs around to cool down for a moment. So why was it fortunate that Toronto is just quietly flowing with the currents? Well I've kept my computer shut down for the majority of the afternoon -- when it's the hottest in my room -- and only turn it on to play a round of this or that game, typically check my DMs/PMs here on the forum, but Toronto doesn't require anyone leaning over and constantly righting the ship at this very moment. This heat? It can fuck off. Toronto? We're on vacation.

It's his strategy.

Well... yeah. 1. Have you been following the NHL playoffs at all? 2. Predict the Stanley Cup Champions: Montreal or Tampa Bay? 3. What have you been doing since the VHL playoffs started? 4. Are you looking forward to the lottery tournament? 5. Toronto has accumulated a decent draft stock. What do you think we should do with it? 6. How to you keep yourself entertained on the VHL now that we've missed the playoffs? McWolf @Smarch @NickSunderbruch @Toast @rjfryman @Webberj @tcookie@fromtheinside @Juice @Dtayl