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I like this. I think the choice of color and main stock works well here. I like the size of the sig, and I like the placement and layout of the text. I think there could’ve been a bit more done with the lighting, especially in a way that works with the background. And while I like the placement/layout of the text, I think the font could be better and I’m not a fan of the effects used. Good work though! 8.5/10

This is awesome. Colors are great, text is great, blending is great, stock work is great. I think maybe the only thing I’d pick out is the lighting, maybe it could be a bit brighter on the player’s face and/or the lighting could be worked in better with the rest of the sig (in particular the background, considering the style of sig the dark parts of the face are slightly jarring when next to the bright red background). But that’s me searching for something to give feedback on, fantastic work. 9.5/10

A shutout?

I mean at this point I would say the Boulet trophy is a power forward trophy rather than a two-way forward trophy. I will note that I'm not particularly knowledgeable about hockey but maybe that gives it some value. I would love to actually have a two-way forward trophy but STHS doesn't really provide us the opportunity. And just to play devil's advocate - without the Boulet, would anyone even add to checking? At that point pretty much every forward build in the league will be the same.

What a sim

Camus had a good game! How about that

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1. At a bar on a Friday night, what's the first drink you ask the bartender to make for you? I don't drink very often, honestly. Or go to bars. So I don't know too much about drinks. I guess I'd just go with a beer though, beer's good. Maybe champagne depending on the occasion. 2. What made you choose the username you currently use? I used to have a different username (actually, multiple different usernames). I didn't like them, though, so I just started randomly putting words into google translate until I got something I liked, which became Solas. Which I started using in some other sim leagues first before I changed my name to Solas here in like ~2014. If I could start over I'd probably try to come up with a better name but this one is short, easy to remember, and I like it enough to keep it. 3. How often do you exercise or try to stay active in a week? Ummmmm...not at all this week. Unfortunately I have not yet found a consistent exercise regimen. I'm a pretty skinny guy, so usually my efforts towards working out are mostly unsuccessful attempts to build up muscle, which I haven't gotten back to in a couple months. I do usually try to keep fairly active though. I stretch just about every day before I go to bed, and I try to go out for a ~30 minute walk a couple times a week if not every day. Just over a week ago I hurt my knee (I don't know how it happened? I think I twisted it at work or something?) so that stopped me from doing too much, and unfortunately the recent snow/cold in my area hasn't helped either. 4. You have a chance to create an ad about whip cream. What would you do to make this whip cream sell? I would pay off a bunch of influencers to just have containers of the whipped cream hidden in the background of their Instagram photos, or TikToks, or YouTube videos, or whatever. Not in an obvious way, but in a way where it looks like it's supposed to be there. Then I would gradually make it more and more prominent, but in different sets of influencers' content in multiple different phases, until I have basically completed a psyop where everyone thinks this brand only exists as some kind of influencer marketing scheme because I have purposefully kept as much about this company hidden so it looks as fake as possible. At this point, the whipped cream cannot be bought in ANY stores. Finally, I release an "official launch" series of ads on television where a famous celebrity acts as the spokesperson, introducing the brand to the general public with an already built-in interest from the 18-24 demographic. 5. How do you unwind and relax after a long day of work or classes? Some variation of checking Discord, watching youtube videos/streaming TV shows, browsing Twitter, or checking the VHL. (I'm sure there are healthier things to do, haha.) Or I play video games. If I'm really feeling worn out I'll listen to music or a podcast and just lay down in bed. 6. if you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Margherita pizza is a good call. I hate to just copy Eso's answer but I think I'd just go with that, actually.

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more wins please

I'm only going to focus on that win against Calgary and ignore the other two games

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Great article! I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Davos since my return based on their reputation so hopefully you can get some better sim luck soon.

Must be a ghola.

.783 in that third game Why

My save percentage! You monsters!

I like the paper theme with the halftones and stock work. I think the border is cool and the black and white color scheme works really well. And I don't know if it was intentional or not (I assume it was), but I think the inclusion of the crown for a player named "LePrince" is clever. I'm not a fan of the text, though, and I think that brings the sig down for me. I don't like the font, and I think it doesn't work with the torn paper design behind it. I think it could work if you used a thinner font that look more like natural handwriting rather than that font with the drop shadow. Overall, nice work, though. 8.5/10

I like this a lot, I think the lighting and the background works well with your style, and the colors are nice. The text is nice and clean as well. My main problem is the placement of the render, though. It feels like there's not enough room on the top for the player, and too much on the bottom. Maybe it'd work better if the sig was re-cropped to cut some space off the bottom. Also if I'm gonna be r e a l l y nitpicky, then I would say maybe the right side could use some adjustment - maybe another element to the text, like some small Xs, or a jersey number, or maybe crop it a little bit closer to the period in JR. Of course, these suggestions could all not work at all, but these are just ideas I had when I saw the sig. Overall, though, I think this is really good and I like it a lot. 9/10

1. If management ever plans to upgrade our home arena, what would like to add to the space? A forum locker room A lot of seats, I'd like as many people to see our games as possible. Also maybe some more accommodations for the home locker room. 2. What would you say to players that get upset because they get less ice time? We've got a good group of players, and it's hard to get ice time because that usually means someone else has to lose ice time. It's a precarious position to be in. I would say just keep working at it and the coach should notice your performances in-game and at practice. Also, get good, scrub. 3. With our good start this season, how confident are you that we can keep it this way? Kinda confident. I wouldn't say we're going to be, like, Victory Cup winners or anything but I think we can make the playoffs and probably avoid the wild card round this season. I don't know if we'll be as good as we were at the very start of the season but we'll see. 4. Newly signed FA Adam Syreck is back. How will he contribute to the team once more? I think he'll be a great contributor, and I think he'll help a lot with our depth scoring. Great to have him back 5. Which VHL team/teams have impressed/disappointed you the most this season? I mean Malmo slipping to dead last after winning the cup last season has to be the disappointment. Adrienne was incredible, but surely losing him couldn't have been the only reason for this drop. They've still got a solid roster. Prague has impressed me so far, I think Thomas Landry II really has a chance to come into his own as a star this season. Also I've absolutely been impressed by our success so far. 6. If a hockey equipment company wanted to sponsor you but you have to use whatever they gave you. No requests or customs. Would you agree to this sponsorship? I mean I would take it as long as they're offering good money and the gear isn't, like, dangerously bad or something But if we're talking about how I imagine my player would react, I think Camus would definitely want custom gear and would turn it down (and also wouldn't care about the money).

That Xin sig is definitely my favorite of the bunch

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