Mike

As far as Kendrick's opinion of the Pajodcast I'd say has some merit. I don't blame people who do the podcast for talking about their players slightly more and as far as providing equal quality insight I think its difficult when you are not part of the other teams. The only way to make the Pajodcast more informative and balanced would be to bring in other guests from other teams with different knowledge and perspectives. Might as well bring Kendrick on at the very least it could provide entertainment if you guys fight. The content has issues sometimes one of the recent ones Devise and ADV were talking for quite a while and when Jericho chimed in he was lost but I found it funny. I like the Pajodcast though and said it was my favorite podcast even when more were done regardless of any imperfections I'd rather have it going than not.

Sorry I was following this argument but I couldn't read that last devise post . With regards to Kendrick's theory about the VHL not being open to new members or basically ignoring members (at least they dont get awards or get talked about as much) for those who aren't out promoting them selves is completely 100% wrong information. Kendrick I'd like to know who else besides Jeff Krever that were once active VHLers and are now still contributing in the SHL. Jeff I liked I was part of the SHL (I think there was another league called the SHL b4 the SHL that got remade with the same name he used to run it Alex Waton(Cujo) was there and etc thats how I found the ESHL way back when) but Jeff was a S1 player that ended up with like 95 TPE. THE REAL DIFFERENCE between the leagues is most people who are really successful in the SHL that didn't make it in the VHL are lazy. Its that simple they didn't put forth the effort to do point tasks. Find me people in the VHL with a lot of TPE who deserved to win awards but were quiet. The reason you get so much TPE is you invest time in the league and become part of the community. We don't shun people away from the community but if you aren't willing to put forth the effort you won't ever be successful. Thats a fundamental difference between the SHL and VHL. I think of Flyers Fan/Eagles Fan/Tylar 3 members who are all I would consider active but with their first player they didn't win a ton of awards because they were not super active throughout their career. If you think for one second they should be rewarded with the same acknowledges as say Victor's Chenko than thats just stupid. Flyers Fan/Eagles Fan/Tylar I like all three of them they are good people I am looking to draft them to Riga in the off-season and all started out slower but have become way more active over time heading into their second players. Do they now have a real shot at winning awards and having really great careers? YES is it because they are out promoting their players and being selfish? NO its because they actually put forth the work. I always liked Jeff Krever but he was always lazy in point task leagues thats why he wasn't successful here not because the community shunned him.

If Calgary went 17-15 against good teams and Wozniak played good in those games as well I guess my argument would be what would that record be if Wozniak wasn't on the team? As for the meat of the original article I can understand the thought process but can't really think of examples of where it made a difference. Jericho/Devise/ADV/ w/e might be in some "clique" but only ADV is a GM out of those 3 so for the sake of voting on things for awards I don't see how this is relevant. I think Sterling is the only member currently on the board with the ability to come in make a post and cause drastic change in opinion. The whole should we vote 3 people in for HOF and he said no that's stupid is my most recent memory of that. Devise talks a lot (in both volume for each post and in the number of actual posts) and makes many valid points a lot of the time I don't see how it effects me. I still make my own decisions and do my own research. From what I remember Kasey Braun was a high TPE player that wasn't very good you even made a comment about that in the stats area yesterday when I posted that I updated the shootout stuff. If you feel FISTED ANALLY BY A CIRCUS MONKEY at all for awards It wasn't in recent memory. While I often disagree with you and if I've ever really fought with anyone recently it would have been you that doesn't mean I don't have respect for you or do things to purposely harm you/your player. I have said numerous times in chat to other members that I think in this league you do the best job at recruiting new members/bringing back old members/keep fringe members active that would have likely gone inactive if they had another GM. I vote for Kameron Taylor every time I feel he is worthy of an award just as I voted for you today in the Grimm Jonsson Trophy. You and STZ are the only two members in the EU right now that I feel go above and beyond for their teams (I'd put Tukio(Higgins) in there too but he's not on the ballot). Anyway back on point I have no idea what you really refer to in this article without examples since I don't see the same issues you are referencing.

I think what is important here is just the fact that many people throughout the league have a different opinion on this award this season. There will be people who don't even make the ballot this season that some in the VHL could make a valid argument for. We don't usually get this kind of a situation with the MVP.

I miss Vega already almost helped get us to a 3rd consecutive Continental Cup finals appearance.

Totally forgot about Mikey Blade thing voted for that b/c I started it but I loved the DOTY thing remember the giant devise post

Meant to say that I put a link to the VHL at the top for you Sterling as well.

http://vhlsim.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/1066-vhl-playoff-history/ Updated VHL playoff history through S35 as well. Streetlight said there is a sheet for VHLM Playoff History didn't see it though on boards?

http://vhlsim.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/1068-vhl-shootout-stats-updated-for-s35/?p=3833 Some interesting changes after the season. I finished with 8th most but my % wasn't very good 55 attempts is a 3 way tie for 2nd most with A. Chenko and A. Brekker the most attempts was by Ignatius Feltersnatch who only had 13 on 57 attempts - Michal Wozniak 18/55 Larsson had a way better percentage and finished 9th right behind me - Miles Larsson 17/40 Based on % Osborne is right after Larsson at 10th with plenty of more time to play 1st only has 22 - Ethan Osborne 17/43 Taylor hit 20th this season and has a pretty good shooting% - Kameron Taylor 15/28 Just a bad break for Lehtinen went 0/7 on the season bringing his career to - Teemu Lehtinen 3/24 The only two notable goalies are Labatte and Tukio 2nd most Penalty Shots Against in VHL history and 2nd most saves(though Aiden Shaw was 150/204) - Alexander Labatte 138/203 Moving up the list to 12th most penalty shot saves - Tuomas Tukio 100/145 Rift is 25th in most penalty shot saves and Remy is in the low 30s

Day 2 how dare you.

When I get home tonight I'll start working on these can I get links to everything that needs updating.

The five time Riga Reign captain and Continental Cup winner Miles Larsson has played his last VHL game. The Riga organization is happy to see Miles go on to have success in his final season with Quebec. We hope he continues to succeed in life and with whatever his next adventure shall be. With the Reign Miles Larsson managed to achieve many extraordinary things becoming one of the most successful players in franchise history. As a player he was known best for the physicality he brought day in and day out. Often overshadowed by his lust for causing pain he was also a consistent offensive presence bringing the stability this franchise desperately needed. In seven seasons with the Reign he averaged just over a point per game. At the end of Season 35 this is where Miles Larsson ranks among the all time leaders in Riga history. Games Played - T2nd - 504 Goals - 4th - 240 Assists - 8th - 281 Points - 4th - 466 Penalty Minutes - 2nd - 900 Hits - 1st - 2343 Short Handed Goals - T7th - 4 Game Winning Goals - 1st - 47 Miles Larsson is the epitome of what it means to be a class act. He is a great person, a great teammate, and a hard worker. His legacy will be remembered forever within the Reign organization and today we retire his number, 53.

Nice to see a trade like this in the VHL we don't get them often.

I'm volunteering (for payment) to update a bunch of this stuff. I do Riga's every season currently.

um what

Curse of the Titans now begins?

Look in the mirror we are all Anderson you just have a slightly bit more Anderson in you.

I would have picked Poland and done jokes.

Ive talked to a few people on the site too who had no idea what I was talking about then realized it said they were signed in as someone else.

well here we go again

4th most points scored this is ludicrous my points against.

And now our watch has ended.

Gotta say I like Noahs idea the best with the exception of making the draft lottery useless unless you apply the lottery to the 2nd round or the 1st round is still the lottery and the 2nd round is sorted by TPE of the GMs.

All you college students remember at the end of the day the degree is just a piece of paper and unless you have a 4.0 GPA work experience in the related field is far more valuable(with the paper of course).

I think automatically getting your player should also not be part of the super cup. It should be something like a gentlemans agreement that if you want your player they let you draft him in a reasonable fashion. IE if Lebeau was the last pick in the 1st round he could draft himself there but not like in the 7th round that wouldn't make sense. I know this rule wouldn't be supported by all and there is the possibility for interpretation for someone who has say 300 TPE and is a GM. You could probably just base it on sorted league TPE if you have the 20th most TPE in the league then you draft your player in the 4th round 6 teams 6/12/18/24 20th would fall in your 4th round pick.