Peace

I imagine if it was a hoodie with say Davos' logo it would get some comments. "Who are the HC Davos Dynamo?" if a hockey fan notices, but it would be a blue moon type of thing.

I could see myself wearing a hoodie or something like that on a cold chilly day, but a regular t-shirt or long sleeve shirt most likely not. But I'm one of those people that don't like logo's on my shirts, so I tend to just buy plain black/white/grey/blue/green shirts for $10 or so. I don't mind lettering on my hoodies/sweaters though.

I'll take 15 points in 5 games. Maybe a restart for Peace's final season?

Saskatoon looks good.

TORONTO, CANADA -- The Toronto Legion have officially named their leadership group for this upcoming season, and in the spirit of good sportsmanship, Devise has voluntold volunteered his upcoming replacement to name the captains. Like many teams, the club held an internal vote on who would be the crowning jewels of the leadership group... well okay, there was a vote for who would be the assistants, as the Captaincy is firmly sewed onto the jersey of Tzuyu. Tzuyu has been the Legions' key defender for the majority of her career, and is the only draft pick GM Devise has made during his tenure with the Toronto Legion. Tzuyu is a capable defender, and a reliable offensive producer from the blue line for the Ontario-based hockey club. Minus her rookie season, Legion fans have witnessed multiple point-per-game seasons from their defensive pillar (even though she's probably shorter than a pylon) through her sophomore season into her more veteran seasons. Tzuyu's strength isn't big hits or stay at home play, rather her game is strong and smart two-way play that enables offensive opportunities. Peace was an addition to the Legion roster after two seasons in Davos, and his first season with the club was pretty good - forty goals, forty nine assists and eighty nine points in what was supposed to be the recovery of his career. Unfortunately, Peace regressed quite significantly during his second season with the club, registering a mere seventy three points in seventy two skates. Although Peace had reached the thirty goal mark for the third time in his five season career, it was generally an individual disappointment. Peace was surprisingly voted in as an assistant captain for his third and final season in the VHL. Glover was arguably - and Peace would agree - the more effective center for the Legion last season. Glover's season was also an offensive breakout, as his previous season with Malmo was offensively more stale than one would hope. Glover's seventy two points in seventy two contests should have had him in the most improved conversation - it's only fitting that with his work ethic, and presence, that the team nominated him for an A this season as well. Your S69 Toronto Legion captains are! Tzuyu - Captain Peace - Alternative Captain Glover - Alternative Captain

1. There was no harm in it, honestly - but Jubis will be playing for Calgary. I would have taken him one pick later 'just in case' if HC32 had been drafted by Mississauga one pick earlier. 2. I think so, we've been in constant communication with Jubis about his intent. 3. Nope, but hey... I did the drafting, right? 4. *Sits back and reads* 5. Cup. Wild Championship banner. 6. I look forward to everyone playing. Sims when, Devise? >_>

So I actually begun taking notes far before the draft, thinking I could write a huge article about my thought process before, during and after the draft had taken place. I figured 'Hey, this'll be a large article, might be sufficient enough to carry Peace to retirement.' since I was already thinking about retirement as early as the playoffs last season. Obviously - recently - I have announced that my player will retire at the deadline. With any luck I can stretch this across 2, 000 words to claim for the next month, and accommodate it with some store purchased to maximize the amount of TPE I can get from it. Anyway. Let's start off just before the draft. It's October 28th and the annual 'who the fuck will be here for the draft' page goes up in the nether regions where us groggy and disgusting VHLM GMs slide away too so we can call each other names and make fun of one another's teams in moderate peace. Well this is a good place to start, and at first the conversation was kinda nice - but the dates being supplied weren't really in my favor, as I was mostly unavailable during the times everyone wanted to do the draft. There's more deets, but it's private, bruh. I still wasn't entirely available - but I made it happen... mostly. Anyway, fast forward a few days and the lottery happens. Saskatoon's organic pick won, which means the Wild secured picks one and two. I knew from then on that I had to get pick number three in order to draft the trio of players I wanted, and I knew eventually I'd have to start negotiations in order to collect that pick. I had another problem that took priority though, I had four first round picks with a now roughly established date and time for the draft. The VHLM rules dictate that you can only begin a draft with three first and three second round picks as a maximum, so I had to move one of the picks before the draft started. November 3rd comes around and Houston and I strike a deal. Minnesota's first round pick, a second rounder a few seasons removed, and a third rounder next season for Jesse Nyman ( @Jesse Nyman ) and Dagmar Havlova ( @diamond_ace ). Havlova at the time was at I believe 96 TPE, but now she's at 171 and has instantly become Saskatoon's first line center. I felt successful with this trade, honestly, as it solves a huge issue I had - I absolutely needed to get rid of a first round pick and introduced some strong assets into the roster for a deep playoff push I am confident will happen. So around this time I'm also checking my list, sending messages out, and asking players I'm interested in if they'd like to either play for Saskatoon or return to Saskatoon. We had just completed the deal when my initial 'Hey... wanna come back?' message goes out over the Discord we use for Wild players. I mean if you really pay attention to my drafting history, I've always favored the returning player, as I'd like to believe I'm capable of creating a bond with people. Most of the time they say 'Yeah!' and I draft them. The list goes on, I barely draft from another VHLM team in the dispersal - maybe that'll be an article for another time. As those messages are floating around as an unread mentions on Discord, I also pull the trigger with another team. Remember when I said I knew I needed to get the third round pick? Well, after trading up from the fifth overall pick to Philadelphia's third overall pick I had accomplished my goals. I now owned all three picks I really wanted, and would be selecting three times in a row for the first time in a long time in VHLM history. I'll be honest, I only looked a few seasons before getting bored, so I don't have a stat there. I felt the price was right, and while we gave up a what would have been a valuable third round pick, we have to remember that the SBA drama resulted in a lot of players in the dispersal draft retiring. I'm certain it had a similar effect for the VHL entry draft as well. Feeling accomplished and ready to go, with the first three picks already practically set, I knew the direction my team would be taking was positive. I was going to select RJ Jubis first, OQuinn second and Encarnacion third. Obviously I knew at the time that I'd need a goaltender, but on November 3rd I wasn't thinking about filling that hole, as I was hoping to trade for a goalie during the draft. You know - a team drafts the goalie and I trade for them shortly after the trade was complete. You see this occasionally. In fact... Mexico picked an active goalie to supplement an already active goalie during the draft. I predicted this was going to happen, because an active goaltender was in hot demand and actually makes the difference. An asset is valuable to a team, even if they're drafted just for trading. Now obviously I can't say that's what Mexico is doing, but that's what I anticipated them doing before they even made the pick. Anywho... Down the road a little bit I start receiving emails from projected first round players in the VHLM draft, and when I say projected, I mean guaranteed after the large group of SBA guys retired and returned to their forum. While I would have loved to add some of these guys, I already knew who I was picking - and I stuck to my guns in the draft, even though the players who I ended up picking changed between November 3rd and the 10th. Now let me go into something else... The whole reason I traded for third overall... was to ensure I had the players I wanted. Originally I had first overall, second overall and fifth overall. I was going to draft Jubis, OQuinn and Lafontaine at #1, #2 and #5 originally. Then it changed. Then it changed again. And again. Then I traded for 3rd overall so - as I've said - I could draft Jubis, OQuinn and Encarnacion. By now the draft is set, the date is closing in and it's been publicly announced. Then a trade happens. Mississauga moves up to fifth overall at roughly the same time (or maybe a few days early, actually) RJ Jubis begins to toy with the idea of playing in the VHL depending on who drafts him. He revealed that Bushito had some serious interest, and was one of the few GMs to actually contact him, and Jubis ended up going fifth overall in the first round of the entry draft. I've said it many times, but congrats Jubis, the hard work you've put into maximizing your player's TPE earning lately paid off. That changed the whole dynamic of the draft. I starting thinking to myself 'Oh damn, I didn't need to trade for third after all." but in reality it was also a blessing in disguise. I understood that drafting RJ Jubis would mean Saskatoon gets a top notch player for the season, but I also knew that drafting Jubis ran a year of his career clock and it's been baked into me as a GM of the VHLM since S63 to encourage and support growth and promotion. I was happy when he said he wanted to play in the VHL opposed to the VHLM after Calgary drafted him. I hope he does good, and I hope he wins the top rookie award. But when RJ Jubis announced that he was heading to the VHL after Calgary drafted him - I knew who my players were. No seconds thoughts. No second opinions. Both myself and my AGM were foaming at the mouth for this opportunity. We were drafting the guys I wanted originally, just at different spots... and minus Jubis, of course. OQuinn went first overall with our... first overall pick; Encarnacion followed shortly after; and finally Lafontaine behind him. Now I'll be honest, I tossed and turned for days about who to select. OQuinn or Encarnacion, and it was a mental battle that I dedicated (probably) way to much time into figuring out. I know OQuinn will be stellar, but at the time his build was arguably weaker as a defender. Meanwhile... well it's Tagger. You know he'll be a staple for any team, and I wanted to bring them all back. Well above I said it was a blessing in disguise, and it truly was. With Jubis playing in the VHL this season, I was able to get the guys I wanted. There's a debate to be had. If I had stayed at 5th, would I have landed Lafontaine there? Could I have traded down from 5 to a lesser pick and still land Lafontaine? I honestly don't know, and it was safer to just take him at three than attempting to trade down from three to four or even reversing the trade between SSK and PHI. I knew Matt (Ace's GM) would probably take a forward, but I knew Mississauga needed a goaltender if they were going to compete this season as well. There is nothing - absolutely nothing - against Spyro, if Lafontaine had been selected, he's who I would have picked in replacement. However... it's SlapshotDragon. The guy literally has the Wild logo as his profile picture, and has had it since Crimson played for the Wild in S61. Lafontaine had to come back to Saskatoon. I'm sorry, Lathinen, but you weren't a viable pick for Saskatoon. We have Havlova on the roster, and we had strong positional needs. Obviously we went with two great defenders and a good goalie, but in my eyes the silver platter was presented so finely we had to pass up on you. Drafting those three players at the positions we drafted them secured Saskatoon's back end for the upcoming season. Now I know I can't play OQuinn or Encarnacion 60 minutes a night.... but god damn it, they'll play thirty and like it. Into the second round I knew who I wanted. Laflamme. I even traded up to ensure I could get him in the second round somewhere. Yep, that's right, I traded with Philadelphia again to move up from 16th overall to 14th overall. I ended up taking who I wanted at 13th: Damien Wolfe ( @Laflamme ). I sent a message to Laflamme earlier in the morning on draft day and was super excited I got a response from him probably an hour or so later, although it was probably sooner but that's when I read it anyway. When he fell to me at 13th I grabbed him in a heart beat, and because I had moved up to 14th as well, I was also able to get the second player I wanted - Gary Tarantino ( @Garrett ). I never wound up sending a message to Garret, and while I felt bad, I was still super happy to get both players I wanted in the second round. Now Josh was doing portal things during the draft at a family event, I can respect that, because I was also at a family event but prioritized this draft over the celebration I was at. Not the greatest thing to do, but it was kinda relaxed anyway, and I absolutely understand the portal is far more difficult and time consuming - so I just wanted to express my thanks more officially for his dedication to the VHLM during the draft. He had warned us he wouldn't be around, but came through like a champ when we needed him the most. If it weren't for Josh correcting the middle rounds error, I'm not sure the draft would have finished when it did. May have been a few more hours as D_A figured out a way to do it. Anyway, that's about it. Now I want to dedicate this part of my post to @Elmebeck. You are stellar, man, absolutely stellar. I know for the majority of draft prep, scouting, trade talks and stuff like that were you mostly unavailable due to what sounds like a pretty big move. I respect that, and I hope I gave you enough time to wind down during your move - but I gotta say, throughout the season you've been an absolute beast. Although you didn't play much into the draft day preparations, you came up big when deciding our draft strategy. I value your input, and your opinion, and it constantly changed who our targeted players were. You'll be taking over for Saskatoon as an interim when I leave, so know that I will fully support your immediate move up to GM of Saskatoon when I leave. You deserve your own team, you've grown a lot, and lines no longer confuse you so much. You're ready. You'll do good things in Saskatoon. Better than me I'd reckon.

Fuck Wendy’s... and also McDonalds. Both are trash tier.

Howdy! Saskatoon is looking for centres, and we’re excited to see you recreating as one! Saskatoon is strongly poised to fight for a real opportunity to win the championship - we’re going all in this season for it. Will you join us? Peace General Manager Saskatoon Wild

He's also been an amazing AGM for Saskatoon.

Enjoy the VHL my friend! Thank you for your time in Saskatoon, it was an honour to have to there this past season.

TORONTO, CANADA -- Rylan Peace has announced VIA Twitter that he will be calling it a career after the season concludes, officially signing the retirement papers at the trade deadline with the league for an effective expiration date to be announced later. Although he will be signing the papers at the trade deadline, Rylan Peace will continue to play for the Toronto Legion for the remainder of the season. Peace cites financial shortages from rookie mistakes as his reason for an early retirement. According to the regulations VHL is governed, Peace would have had to retire next season regardless, but after seven seasons with the league the degradation of his play has already begun. In the NHL a player will play for a decade, sometimes more, before any meaningful loss of ability - but the VHL has its players playing longer, heavier, more aggressive and 'exciting' hockey - it's only natural the human body begins to tire. "I made some critical mistakes when I was a rookie," Peace admitted in his open letter - a picture he posted on Twitter. "First of all, I spent a lot of time developing skills I would never have needed as a winger in the VHLM with Saskatoon and Halifax, so I had to hire a personal trainer and retrain myself for the skills I did need outside of practice and the rinks I've played in. Secondly, when I was drafted by Davos, I was informed they needed a number one center. So again I turn to the best VHL trainers money could buy and - in reality - turned myself into a player I never thought I'd be." Rylan Peace was drafted as a winger for Davos, but with the need of a center more crucial at the time, Rylan Peace made the effort to retrain his skills to be what Davos required. It broke his bank, and unfortunately it has left him short. "I plan on using what little I have left in budget to improve myself for the final season, and I'm hoping that'll be enough to push Toronto deeper into the playoffs." Rylan Peace ended thanking his fans, Riga, Davos and the Toronto Legion for making him feel at home. Although his time in Riga was short, and he was publicly frustrated with the organization - especially after being practically benched in the post season - he didn't leave the organization angrily. His time in Davos was short as well, but we believe Peace was traded for expressing his thoughts about trades his GM made, which sent him to Toronto. Peace will play in Toronto the longest, finishing three seasons with the club, and hopes to be remembered as one of the better players in Legion history. Peace's career has been publicly quiet - for the most part. The only true media exposure he received was during - and a season removed from - his 103 point campaign in his first of two season with Davos prior to being traded to Toronto. Beyond that, Peace's reputation among the league sailed in luke-warm water. He was never really a hot commodity in fantasy, although he was never too cold to go undrafted in the majority of the leagues either. Unfortunately, that's likely to happen in fantasy this year around and there's nothing Peace can do about it. With any luck - in his final season - Peace can achieve some form of milestone. Perhaps one hundred points, or fifty goals, but the true motivation would be a cup ring.

As Toronto's future GM, I'm honestly okay with this trade, but I won't lie it stings a little because we lost out on the Gritty/Smitty bundle in free agency to Moscow. I told Devise it was a tough pill to swallow, but I understand that it allows the Legion to be competitive for another two seasons. The primary reason I wanted a first was retaining my player for Toronto. It's no secret I've been contemplating retirement early since I simply can't combat depreciation anymore - I don't have enough to buy multiple fighters and no saved TPE anymore. I was going to use one of those first round picks to retain my recreate, since I'm confident they'll be a good asset for any club, and I don't plan on being a welfare player with them. I earned capped TPE for the majority of Peace's career (over 1000 TPE to date) so that would have been a stable position for Toronto's future. As it stands I'm still likely to retire at the deadline, but my recreate will go to whatever team drafts him. Welcome to Toronto, @Sharkstrong and @11 Eleven. I'm excited to have you guys here.

I told you not to post pictures of me.

I did, but I don't have anymore banked TPE now and no real money to buy depreciation fighters - one or the other kinda deal. The first season I spent most of it getting DF and SC back to 99, as well as keeping FO and ST at a relative level to stay competitive for TOR. This depreciation I had maybe 75 banked and spent most of it getting DF and SC back above 95, as well as some other attributes to round it out. I doubt I'll have 100 or more to spend again for the final season, and with only 7 million in funds, I won't be able to afford the 12 million and the 7 million fighters.

Not yet, but I think I'm going to at the deadline this upcoming season. Not sure if I'll stick with the depreciation for the eighth and truly final season at like 300 TPA. lol

Once again, thanks for doing trivia!

Final year of Peace's VHL career and he finally makes team Canada.

I feel like I've failed you as your GM, I apologize. I should have explained it better on the Discord.

But don't you want to sail across the seven seas?

You want old? Peace apparently can't shoot the puck anymore without a walker.

Thanks for the smooth talks, @FrostBeard - especially when I kept you waiting on Tarkov raids. Welcome back to Saskatoon, @diamond_ace. Welcome to Saskatoon, @Jesse Nyman. I'm super excited to have both of you on the roster, and I'm looking forward to your talents helping Saskatoon contend for the cup in S69.

I was top 50 (for score) in Modern Warfare 2 when it released - grinded hard for tenth prestige and like a week later the leader boards were hacked. I was so upset I haven't really played Call of Duty since.