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ANOTHER DUSTY

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Mikhail Kovalchuk - D - SEA @TheNeonShaman

Landon Wolanin - F - CGY @Yahtzee

Hello, It is Bana. Quickly texting out a .com article. Lots has been happening in the league so let’s do this magical stuff. off-season has gone by very fast in my opinion. FA seemed too as well but I guess that happens when Seaddle doesn’t really have room for action. No FA for us this season. No drafting really for us either. I think we only had two picks in the 4th round and that was it. I wasn’t at draft. I was around but early morning and no picks. I am super excited for this season. My player is now on Seattle Bears and I think he is going to have a very good season. I am really hoping with this players build that Iowa can get a point per game this season and I really would like to hit 20 goals. I think Seattle is going to be very good and we have a good chance for the cup. That is 150 words I have a broken hand ha haI’m

Congrats grandpa

Congrats to all nominees! Very special. Another GMOTY nomination, old man @hedgehog337

#BanBaozi

That’s not very VHL of you..

Bana Blabs Down Under #59 S87 VHL Standings S87 Playoff Index G'day, everyone. Hope you're all doing well. Busy off-season and lots of fun during this time of season - good to see. Been a lot of fun trades and buzz going around the league which you really like. I know a lot of people don't like the off-season because it takes long, but for GM's it's our time to shine and opportunity to put some things together. It is probably 90% a player sim league, but we definitely offer other aspects like admins, commissioners, GM's and all of that. Especially with the growth of the league. Outside of that, lots has been going on for me - let's catch up! Man, oh man. It has been a crazy time. I don't know about where you live, but in Canada when a property is available at least where I'm around, when a property is available you contact the landlord or property manager and they usually show you the place privately. NOT in Australia. We applied on about like realestate or the Tenant app. It would advertise properties, allow you to check them out and then sign up for planned inspections. These inspections are not like Canada. They're open homes. We went to a studio apartment for 450/week and there was about 90 people there.. It was a full time job. At one point we were literally bouncing from Jindalee (North on the W Coast of Perth) all the way down to Mandurah. Going from N Perth to S Perth, all of East Perth, Scarborough and all of that fun. Good news? IT'S OVER!!!!! After two weeks + 2 days in Perth and 3 Air BNB's later, we finally got accepted for place and we love it. Great neighbourhood, cute little apartment and affordable. Exciting times! We just got our modem today and finally internet. That's going to take us to the next thing... ONE Bana Australia Fact or Learning from the week #2: K-Mart is INCREDIBLE. I fucking love this place. Want coffee cups or mugs for $1.75? This is your place. Our toaster? $7. Our kettle? $7. I just bought a surround sound system that is currently playing Morgan Wallen over some wine while my partner fills out her stuff for her job (she got a job as a receptionist/admin for a university in WA for 30/hour). EVERYTHING there is cheap but looks and works decent enough. Our cookware was like $25. Our utensils for cooking like 20 and came with 40 pieces. Yeah, it's cheap.. but we're not here to live lavishly. We're here for 9 months or so and man... K-Mart is magical. Now onto the VHL.. The Bears have been busy. Lots of huge moves. Some were tough. Members like @der meister and @dustywilson22 were not easy to move. Both I got along with really well. Both put big effort into their players. I had a lot of good talks with both. I really enjoyed having both on the team for the first time and because of how good they are, I'd love to have them back. It's tough being a GM. You have such good connections with people. Then you have to do what's right for Seattle or your team. It's not easy, but has to be done. Those that do often have more success. At the end of the day, I'm grateful for these gents. Thanks, Lads, for coming to the Bears and kicking some ass. Both prevailed against something on their own. Dusty on his struggles and keeping on - pushing and becoming something solid. DM for rocking that build while many doubted it and they showed us it can work. STAY Draft is coming up. Seattle basically traded out. I think I'll still be around for the draft even if it's early in the morning. I love that kind of stuff for the league. 10 more seasons and I hit 50 seasons as Seattle Bears GM. When will @hedgehog337 step down??? Using a Store purchase for doubles week. +6 CAPPED and 6 UNCAPPED.

Did you DM the 2nd before trading them? LA to Prague is quite the life change!

It was a tough move for sure. Every current/past GM have made trades to improve the team, upgrade a player, their depth, gain draft picks, save cap etc.. that’s part of the role. I remember a lot of tough trades where I’ve had such great relationships that I’ve actually gotten very emotional when moving these players and it took a long time to click the “accept” button. The VHL is a player sim league but also offers the GM role too. I enjoy that aspect more. My first player was a goalie. Started with Stockholm, left there to go to New York in FA. We won a cup and I got an Aidan Shaw but despite that, they let me go to FA unsigned. No good teams left so I signed with a VERY bad Calgary team and retired after that poor season. I’ve had tons of great conversations with Dusty - about the VHL and life in general. Over 40 seasons I’ve had all kinds of talks with members - from happy ones to helping one another through tougher days/times etc. I talk to all of my players like that behind closed doors and around. I think most GM’s are awesome at this when I’ve been part of their teams or LR. It’s a family and community vibe. I’m usually fast to answer too (being in australia now makes it tougher). We always have amazing members in there that have a lot of fun. Winning is also fun so we do a mix of it. I do remember Dusty on a few occasions stating if not for his GM/Seattle, he wouldn’t be here now and would likely be inactive. Also mentioned not recreating! Glad he never when IA and we spoke and he came back happily recreating We also traded a young player recently just to better their experience instead of being the 7th forward with much lower minutes! Good read as always.

@okochastar Thanks for coming to the team. I appreciated our recent brief talk regarding this and am grateful you were okay with taking a hit on your ice time and would stay with us. It happened last season after the deadline in playoffs and it’s just not my style. Everyone deserves to have fun on here and I don’t want to limit you and your experience and risk losing you as a member. Tough trade. The return is good and I’m glad member retention was the #1 goal with this deal. Thanks, @Spartan easy talks but sorry for the run around and being busy!!

Hopefully can find a home! Great player and better person. Any team would be lucky.

BOOBEARY*

Thanks for the easy talks, Champ. @Ricer13