Banackock

I've made a post in the BoG as we've been speaking via Forum Chat. I feel as though time has banned, and though you have a history, the league has changed much. I feel like a chance should be given - though, it would be a one strike and you're out kind of deal. You have the ability to be an excelling and positive member and person when you wish to be and those qualities are things which this league desires, needs, wants and thrives off of. Though, you have poor, negative ones as well. Time has past, hopefully if they decide to give you the chance, you come back better and for the league. Have fun, don't take it seriously and be a part of the community. I would give you a chance, but that's me.

YOU READY TO WIN?

Welcome.... back

I wouldn't say so. We also didn't give up a whole lot... And it's not for this season

My run with the Seattle Bears has been something. Firstly, it was shadowed by a big, first attempt to which failed - followed by another fun, amazing run in a league where a lot of teams were trying to compete. Funny enough, it looks to be that way again with Davos, Riga, Seattle, Toronto, Quebec and Calgary all trying next season. For me though, it's been great and I've come along ways. Currently, I'm 1st all-time for wins (464, 2nd having 459), and this was an achievement I wanted to grab for the longest of times. Oddly enough, this achievement would mean more to me than any others when it comes to GM vs Player stuff. I'm also currently tied for 1st as the longest, SINGLE tenure GM span with the Seattle Bears - currently going for 13 seasons straight. Be nice to know what the league record is for that too! Playoff wins, while not a huge amount in total, I'm only one game behind for being tied and I believe, I'm unfortunately tied for 1st with most cup wins with 1. My next milestone is going to happen eventually soon, too. 936 games myself and ex-GM Greg Harbinson sit at. Will be cool to break that one as well and go down in the books as 1st all-time for some many different things for the Seattle Bears. +2 Kovalchuk

Accepted. Though, bitter-sweet. Such a legendary member and player/s in Helsinki. I'm sure he will be missed there in the future, though for now, heavily welcomed in Seattle. @Higgins @Quik easy talks, thanks man.

You know, this could be true. We'll have to starter allowing advertisements to come in to start making some money. You need a manager? I can manage you. I can get you deals.

Oh, yes. That is true. Wasn't aware you were a part of it.

@oilmandan if it's 500 words and you haven't done a media spot yet.. put it in there (6 TPE instead of 2).

McDavid = 95. Tired of carrying the team. Mackinnon = 70 to 80. Matthews hits 70-80 imo. Tavares somewhere in the 80's. Ovechkin I'd say 75 is good. For my Oilers: Lucic = 50 pts Kassian = 39 on the dot Nuge = 65 - Draisitl sits around there maybe too. maybe 70+

YOUNG LOVE

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1. I'm having a BBQ next week and wish for you to attend. Though, I am curious, what is Pajari's "go to" choice for grilling? 2. Does he put ketchup on his steak? If not, try it. 3. Does he have any pre-game rituals? 4. what about superstitions? 5. Lastly, who wins the continental this season? +1 Smirnov

Man, I think my entire time on this site/league, I've just made mediocre players. I mean, Blake Campbell won an Aidan Shaw and continental cup and Forsberg and Federov were pretty solid players too... but the other fillers weren't really the greatest. Now, FINALLY, it seems I may have that. Last I looked, Smirnov was Top 3 in the league for points and was cruising along with the rest of the Seattle Bears. Not only him, but Kovalchuk was leading all defenders for points.. as a rookie.. and is sitting 2nd in points for rookies, 14 points behind Smirnov (1st) and 9 above Leph Twinger in 2nd. Very happy to see this kind of production from my guys. I tend to give a lot of effort into my players and especially being a GM, it's nice to see them starting out of the gate hot. Thompson , Kovalev and Sterling are also having amazing season and I believe were just a short little while away from announcing a trade that will have us bring in another piece. We're not contending heavily this season, but we're a team that could upset as we have the power. I'm not saying we're winning, but this is to get our cavalry ready for next season and the piece we're picking up will be largely needed. Then, we have a couple of FA's that hopefully would like to come play with Seattle and maybe another trade. Very exciting time to be a Bear. LOVE IT! +2 smirnov

+5 Kovalchuk

September 3rd to September 9th (DOUBLE - donations) September 10th to 16th SMIRNOV

When the position opened up this previous off-season, I wasn't 100% sure I wanted to take on the role of VHLM commissioner. I had given the role a chance quite a few seasons ago, and while starting off on the right foot, I eventually slipped, fell down and was unable to keep up with the demands. This was something that was possibly discouraging me from taking on the role again and giving it another chance. To me, it's one of the most important roles on the site. Though, let's be real here for a minute. Without anyone on this site, it would be nothing and while one job may be more important than the other, they're all pretty close. I knew that stepping into the role, I was going to have to bring the best "me" I could walking into it. The league was a little bit of a mess, rules were everywhere, nothing was updated and organization seemed to be better in a crack house than it was at the VHLM draft. These qualities are detrimental to the league and can not be a constant presence if we wish to have an effective, enjoyable and stable VHLM. So, when Toast stood up to do with job, my interest grew. I liked Toast and knew him and myself would be compatible personality wise. Unfortunately, the VHLM draft was so messy and stressful, he stepped down right away. Cue in Banana and Muffins Cafe. I took the job and myself and Muff-Boy quickly got to work. We sorted everything out, cleaned up the rules and updated them, created new draft pick trackers, financing pages and did a bit more updating throughout the website. Muffins strongly kicked ass at creating player pages and we held an accountability meeting with the managers reminding them that this site is for fun, that we have lives outside of the site but to remain open with communication with us if they ever need a hand or have things going on. That we understand, but also won't tolerate total neglect towards their teams and most importantly, members. Since and to this very moment of writing, I think it's safe to say we're extremely pleased with the set of managers we currently have. Halifax 21st @ShawnGlade Las Vegas Aces @jacobaa19 @Jubo07 Oslo Storm @Laflamme Ottawa Lynx @diamond_ace @McWolf Saskatoon Wild @Dtayl @Gooningitup Yukon Rush @BarzalGoat These guys are on top of everything, have shown amazing activity and the best part about it is, of the names above, 6 of those guys are new managers. Not only this, but are veteran managers have also decided to take on some new blood, help them learn the ropes in one day hoping they can become the next best thing the VHLM has seen. I don't think there's any of you I don't talk to on a very consistent basis, but to let you know, Banana and Muffins are proud of the work you guys have done. Keep it up! What's to come??? WORLD JUNIORSSSSSS - She's back! What an exciting time to be alive in the VHLM right now? We have GM's firing off trades, new members signing up like crazy and nooooooww... though it was tough towards the end, I tried bringing back the World Juniors and folks, we're not too far away from having them get underway. I've managed to clean up the rules, introduce some new things and add some cooler additions that I think everyone will like. We've added a Hall of Fame for the future (likely no inductees for some time), A "World Rankings" and an All-time statistics section where you'll be able to track your every move. Currently, all our rosters have been finalized, the GM's are locked and loaded and we're currently waiting on @Beketov who is working extremely hard and diligent on presenting the league with our WJC file. It's incredible the amount of players that are available for each nation and to be honest, is overwhelming to see. Fortunately, I had the extreme pleasure of working with two amazing guys who without I would have struggled hard to get this project off the ground. I started hot, but doing the list and everything else may have been the thing to temporarily burn me out. @McWolf @BarzalGoat One day, maybe you end up in the HoF as WJC commissioners... If... just if... this is a permanent role for you guys. Guess we talk next season, hey? Pay For All ACT Currently, as you know, the only players who receive money in the VHLM are players who joined a little too late and missed the draft. You may have been here for days, weeks or whatever... you got drafted into the VHLM by your respective teams and you don't get any money. You've just done all this work and sure, while it's an awesome feeling and experience, no cold, hard cash. Bullshit? Yep. Because that guy who joined 5 hours after the draft now has the chance to make some of that money and I think the understanding was at the start to help them make up for what they maybe missed on other players - but it's a silly, stupid ruling that will be replaced in the following off-season. It's a little too late to do it now I believe, as others have not - though, possibly and with permissions and talks with @Will @Beketov and @.sniffuM, maybe we can give those who missed out this season a small bonus if they post somewhere for "fairness". Either way, next season, all players within the VHLM - whether they be waiver or draftee, will be entitled to $1,500,000 upon acceptance by the player. This does not change anything else on how the league works. We still post pages in the finance section and allow players to make their pitches. The only things that literally change here is that there is no minimum or maximum and only a set value for offers now and that EVERYONE IS MAKING MONEY! CELEBRATE GOOOOOOD TIMES COOOOOME ON! Closing Message: I'm gonna leave this short and sweet as almost everything needed to be said was done so above. To the GM's, well done so far on the season. You guys have done a great job and we really have an amazing core of guys in place. If ever overwhelmed or seemingly busy in life, remember to always keep communication open with Muff and I. We're here to assist you. To the players, congrats so far on the season. You've all done amazing - those who are sticking around and the future is extremely bright for a lot of you. Hard work pays off but at the end of the day remember, if it's hard work on here - change your ways. It should never be hard - always find a way to enjoy what you do here. To my Partner In Crime, @.sniffuM, thanks for being a good CO and not leaving me in the dust to do everything. I appreciate you. like 1,100 words+

Post in this thread to claim welfare/pension for this week. If you are claiming welfare/pension, you cannot claim any 6 TPE Point Tasks for this week (Media Spot/Graphic/Podcast) or League jobs paying 6+ TPE.  VHL Welfare Plan - Members with fewer than two 400+ TPE players may claim 4 TPE VHL Pension Plan - Members who have created two or more 400+ TPE players may claim 5 TPE VHL Affiliate Plan - Members who post a Point Task this week, in either the EFL or SBA, may link to that Point Task to claim 6 TPE Once you reach 400 TPE with your current player, if that is your second player to reach 400 TPE, you are allowed to claim the pension plan. So instead of only taking in account previous players it also accounts for your current one.  Example:  Green has had Remy LeBeau (TPE: 1301) in the past. Thomas O'Malley, his second player, is now past 400 TPE, he is eligible for the VHL Pension Plan.  Quik Note: When linking to your claim in the Portal, please link directly (using the "Share Post" feature at the top right of your post), as it makes life much easier on the updaters who are verifying your claims.

Welcome, son. Any questions, feel free to ask. It will take a little, but once you figure the site out, it’s a lot of fuuuucjin fun. Welcome again! @Rosco

Good player and playa

Thanks... I think you may have inspired me for a new series... haha

I love a good BBQ

AAR was a good pick up for Davos and definitely pushed them back into the 3-some.

@Steveziedoesit Looks like the Rush like you!