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This is what my reaction wants to be but at the same time I think, controversy aside, there's a case that live simming is really the prudent thing to do with a league as big and active as this is now, and we clearly have the capacity to do it even if it is a pain. And I don't mean this as a knock on any of the simmers in any way but with the efficiencies the portal has created for simming it'd still be an 'easier' job than it used to be even if simmed live.
 
 That said the people calling for the simmers to jump through extra hoops, like show a timestamped discord message, will never be satisfied and they can eat it IMO.

This is what my reaction wants to be but at the same time I think, controversy aside, there's a case that live simming is really the prudent thing to do with a league as big and active as this is now, and we clearly have the capacity to do it even if it is a pain. And I don't mean this as a knock on any of the simmers in any way but with the efficiencies the portal has created for simming it'd still be an 'easier' job than it used to be even if simmed live.
 
 That said the people calling for the simmers to jump through extra hoops, like show a timestamped discord message, will never be satisfied and they can eat it IMO.

@sterling$15 for hosting plz 

I see your point but Bana has been a GM for nearly 5 years, I think that's way beyond what we should want 

I'm sure someone would be willing to run some more test sims to see anything's changed- keep in mind we have spent a lot of time trying to upgrade the engine in the past so it's not a matter of the blue team being unwilling, it's just a matter of being able to get reasonable results. 
 
As far as 1.5 in particular, I think we've been able to get some semi-decent results in the past so there's some chance it could be viable. Unfortunately we've never had any luck with 2.0 or 2.1 to get giveaways and takeaways and I don't think we'll ever get there without major changes to the league. 

I'm sure someone would be willing to run some more test sims to see anything's changed- keep in mind we have spent a lot of time trying to upgrade the engine in the past so it's not a matter of the blue team being unwilling, it's just a matter of being able to get reasonable results. 
 
As far as 1.5 in particular, I think we've been able to get some semi-decent results in the past so there's some chance it could be viable. Unfortunately we've never had any luck with 2.0 or 2.1 to get giveaways and takeaways and I don't think we'll ever get there without major changes to the league. 

The NHL rules have always been the best in my opinion. Keeps it familiar.
 
If two or more clubs are tied in points during the regular season, the standing of the clubs is determined in the following order:
 
The fewer number of games played (i.e., superior points percentage). The greater number of games won, excluding games won in Overtime or by Shootout (i.e., "Regulation Wins"). This figure is reflected in the RW column. The greater number of games won, excluding games won by Shootout. This figure is reflected in the ROW column. The greater number of games won by the Club in any manner (i.e, "Total Wins"). This figure is reflected in the W column. The greater number of points earned in games against each other among two or more tied clubs. For the purpose of determining standing for two or more Clubs that have not played an even number of games with one or more of the other tied Clubs, the first game played in the city that has the extra game (the "odd game") shall not be included. When more than two Clubs are tied, the percentage of available points earned in games among each other (and not including any "odd games") shall be used to determine standing. The greater differential between goals for and against (including goals scored in Overtime or awarded for prevailing in Shootouts) for the entire regular season. This figure is reflected in the DIFF column. The greater number of goals scored (including goals scored in Overtime or awarded for prevailing in Shootouts) for the entire regular season. This figure is reflected in the GF column.

Great job everyone and please be sure to take a second and spam all of the @Commissioner’s to thank them for putting all of this together. 
 
It’s crazy to me that this site that we all visit to watch simulated hockey games is donating $3,800 at Christmas to some great causes. It really speaks to the quality of our members and I think makes contributing to the league a much more rewarding experience. 

Nice going dude. I don't have any personal experience quitting cigs but I was a dip guy through most of my university years and it was (obviously) a tough thing to kick. Those first 30 days or so were the toughest dealing with both the mental cravings and physical symptoms of withdrawal. That's not to say it was easy after that but if you've made it 43 days, you can can certainly tackle this long-term 
 
For me the biggest thing in fighting urges was keeping the health aspect top of mind. Leading up to it I had been thinking about quitting for awhile and one day when I was running low I just said enough is enough, for the sake of my mouth. So I finished my last tin and haven't touched it since. I don't have a date but that was sometime around spring of 2017.

Nice going dude. I don't have any personal experience quitting cigs but I was a dip guy through most of my university years and it was (obviously) a tough thing to kick. Those first 30 days or so were the toughest dealing with both the mental cravings and physical symptoms of withdrawal. That's not to say it was easy after that but if you've made it 43 days, you can can certainly tackle this long-term 
 
For me the biggest thing in fighting urges was keeping the health aspect top of mind. Leading up to it I had been thinking about quitting for awhile and one day when I was running low I just said enough is enough, for the sake of my mouth. So I finished my last tin and haven't touched it since. I don't have a date but that was sometime around spring of 2017.

Great job everyone and please be sure to take a second and spam all of the @Commissioner’s to thank them for putting all of this together. 
 
It’s crazy to me that this site that we all visit to watch simulated hockey games is donating $3,800 at Christmas to some great causes. It really speaks to the quality of our members and I think makes contributing to the league a much more rewarding experience. 

Great job everyone and please be sure to take a second and spam all of the @Commissioner’s to thank them for putting all of this together. 
 
It’s crazy to me that this site that we all visit to watch simulated hockey games is donating $3,800 at Christmas to some great causes. It really speaks to the quality of our members and I think makes contributing to the league a much more rewarding experience. 

Great job everyone and please be sure to take a second and spam all of the @Commissioner’s to thank them for putting all of this together. 
 
It’s crazy to me that this site that we all visit to watch simulated hockey games is donating $3,800 at Christmas to some great causes. It really speaks to the quality of our members and I think makes contributing to the league a much more rewarding experience. 

Make that 4323
 
I just renewed the vhlportal.com domain for 17.54 CAD / 13.16 USD if you could   

Great job everyone and please be sure to take a second and spam all of the @Commissioner’s to thank them for putting all of this together. 
 
It’s crazy to me that this site that we all visit to watch simulated hockey games is donating $3,800 at Christmas to some great causes. It really speaks to the quality of our members and I think makes contributing to the league a much more rewarding experience. 

And we can't forget about the updaters! Thanks for all the hard work put into every single update this week 😅

Great job everyone and please be sure to take a second and spam all of the @Commissioner’s to thank them for putting all of this together. 
 
It’s crazy to me that this site that we all visit to watch simulated hockey games is donating $3,800 at Christmas to some great causes. It really speaks to the quality of our members and I think makes contributing to the league a much more rewarding experience. 

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I'm not gonna do a muff post because if I go into teammates I will inevitably miss someone out and hate myself for it. I love you all equally but I will leave it at that.