solas

All the logos should be in the spoiler tags here (and then of course the Rush and Storm are in the VHLM section). The Stockholm logo is kinda cut badly but there's a cleaner version with red here and I'd be willing to make a version with the new colors if people need it.
Also if anyone needs a higher-res or vector version of the new Vasteras logo I can get it to them.
 

@CowboyinAmerica

This is an extremely clean sig. Everything is laid out perfectly and and colors match so well. I really like the font and the way you have the big text on top of the sig - with a small slight texture added to it to make it stand away from the white background. There's also JUST enough lighting  added to the render to make it the focal point. This actually just an unreal graphic plain and simple. Very crisp background as well. The only knock I would say is the helsinki titants font stands out a little too much, but that's just being picky. This is one of my favorite sigs on here.
 
9.8/10

1 WOW, we are finally back in the finals, does this surprise you?
Not really, to be honest. I think we were comfortably in the top two teams in the VHLM based on roster strength. Plus we were the best team in the regular season anyways.
 
2 Our record against Vegas is at 2-2, who do you think will win?
You know, I think we will. No particular reason. Just a hunch.
 
3 Do you have any idea on how to turn around this situation?
No but whatever ideas people had must've worked. Can't fix what isn't broken.
 
4 In the game 7 against San Diego, when we won, did you scream? I did lol and my mom yelled at me
I didn't because I didn't even know we made it to Game 7! Was a nice surprise to find out later that we were in the finals.
 
5 What do you think is our biggest strenght?
Depth. Considering players are capped at 200 TPA in the VHLM, once you get to the playoffs star power becomes less important. So the best thing you can do is to have strength in depth with a good amount of players around the 200 mark. And if you look at our roster, we've got every skater above 150 (5 defensemen and 7 forwards capped) and our starting goalie at 200. That's a really good spot to be in for a playoff run. 
 
6 Last week @Steve said that if we are going to win  against vegas he was going to kiss every team mates of the Ottawa Lynx, but do you want that kiss to be with the tongue or with no tongue?
No tongue. Gotta be safe with COVID and all.

@CowboyinAmerica

i way slowed down on this book but i still have it and am making progress
 
bumping this thread with this tweet. enjoy
 

I dunno how I’ve missed it my whole life, but I’m reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury with my 11th graders now. It’s awesome. There’s so many threads to pull on, but we’re focusing on the question of happiness, technology, and the pace of life. It’s written in the 1950s and so scary accurately predicts our current world. “Are you actually happy”, and “does constant access to technology actually make you happier” are friggin big questions to ask yourself. 

I don't know time zones. I have no need to know when the hell cst is. EST is the only time zone that I am worried about. TBH all other time zones don't exist.

Hello all, I will not be recreating at this time. Big thanks to the many people who played a big part in this being my best VHL run and my favorite run I've had in any sim league. It was really cool to come back right before membership exploded and see where that took the league over the past few years 
 
I'll see yall whenever I actually get around to getting this tattoo

100% a polar bear 

@hylands

Robbie Z

traded to the retirement home

What if I bash every candidate equally?

This is a pretty pro result Solas and looks pretty damn good. I like the toning and multiple clipping masks. The text is unique and placing the render between them is nice. The whole thing works very well.
 
9.5/10

@hylands

Review:
The text running behind and infront of the render while blending as it's not that legible is really nice. As well as the line patterns and rectangular clipping masks. All of tge elements flow so nicely together. I have literally no complaints this is 10/10 work. The only thing I could nit pick is that there's no logo swap.

so nasty

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Hello, VHL...
 
With the conclusion of the regular season upon us, I think now is the right time to talk about the conclusion of something different. That being...
 
...that this will be my last season as Davos' GM.
 
I was (controversially) originally brought on in January of 2020, meaning that at the end of the playoffs, I will have served the league (somewhat) faithfully for just about exactly 2 years. This will also be my first time not being a GM of some sort since April of 2019, when I became the first GM of the Mississauga Hounds. I know that this will come as a surprise to some of you, but I have given this a great deal of thought on my own time and think it's the best decision to make for myself and for the league. Bear with me, because I'm going to try to address whatever I can about it in this post.
 
FAQ:
 
Why?
This is an interesting question, and it has a few answers.
Davos will be hit hard with retirement, and I don't have the heart to deal with it. We've had some not-fun times with me here, including S70-71 when we set the record for most consecutive seasons in last place (which wasn't really my fault) and S74-79 (I think?) when we underperformed and rebuilt (which kinda was my fault). While we're a playoff team now, I don't have the same enthusiasm for turning things around that I did then. It might be possible to make it work, but I've asked myself whether I see myself working to do that and I really don't. Hopefully we get someone who will! I haven't lived up to the hype. This by itself isn't a reason to step down--the reason is mostly represented in the first point--but I was meant to be the savior of the franchise and things didn't work out that way. I will always think it's more important that everyone had fun, but with one failed attempt to compete gone and another probably gone unless some playoff magic comes out of nowhere, I also think it's unfair to the league that a consistently underperforming team has the same GM for eternity. The league and I are moving in different philosophical directions. This actually isn't about the VHLE. Everyone's also aware of the whole meta thing, and it's more about that. I'm not here to criticize anyone for going along with it, but it's another "do I see myself doing this" situation where the answer is no. I am NOT saying that I want any replacement to try to make Davos a meta team--in fact, I very much do not want that--but I find the idea of running a team less fun when "this is what I want to do" is very different from "this is what I should be doing if I want to win a championship". Like the second point, this is a very minor issue for me in relation to the first, so please don't make me "that guy who left over the meta" or anything. Just something I find worth mentioning. I don't like that I'm saying any of the above, but I've had this on my mind for weeks and I think it's the most fair explanation of my thoughts.
 
Are you going inactive?
No. In fact, I hope I stay as active as always in the future.
 
Do you want to GM again?
I hope I do at some point, and at that point I hope I'm hired! Right now, I just need a break.
 
Are you leaving the BoG?
No, you can't get rid of me that easily. I like arguing too much.
 
 
A few (alright, quite a few) shoutouts to people who have made my time as GM fun:
 
@Berocka: I cannot possibly make a list without putting you on top. I don't like to speak in absolutes, but you are my best friend in this league. Thank you for putting up with all of my bullshit, and thank you for always being there to talk. It's been great working with you almost from Day 1 and I hope we'll do some other cool stuff in the future.
 
@Ahma: It's no secret that you LOVE Davos, and I'm amazed by your ability to stand by this team through thick and thin. Thank you for your loyalty, and also for reminding me to care when I start to lose it.
 
@WranglersSuck, @Banackock, @Darth Kaprizov, @Tyler, @KC15, and @JardyB10: to the rest of the active members of the current roster, hi! I know this comes on short notice, but thank you so much for getting Davos where it is today and making it a wonderful place to be. Best of luck!
 
@Brrbisbrr, @McWolf , @Laine, @FrostBeard, @Grape, @Snussu, @samx, and probably a whole lot of others I'm missing: you were the people who made the past 12 (yes, 12!) seasons fun as players. I hope you're doing well, whatever you're up to.
 
@Doomsday, @Renomitsu, @Esso2264 , @DoktorFunk, @diamond_ace , and especially @GlowyGoat (if you ever see this): you never played for me, but you still showed up to our server because you wanted to. I appreciate this endlessly and consider you my friends.
 
To the @VHL GM crew: some of you have given me advice, some of you have given me some respectful negotiations, some of you I've never really interacted with on a GM level. But none of you have ever made me feel unwelcome, even when I wasn't making the smartest moves, and I think that's great.
 
@Commissioner: I haven't talked to you about this, so I'd like to apologize again for the zero-notice thing. But here's the announcement. Thanks for keeping things running for all of us! If you'd like to talk to me about the next GM, feel free to do so; if you'd rather make the decision on your own, I respect that as well.
 
To anyone else I missed, and to many others I'd like to tag here but won't because the reasons don't really connect to my time as a GM: thank you for being you.
 
 
This isn't an easy post to make, but I've been hesitating to make it for a while now and it's time to push the button.
 
But before I do...
 
DAVID

1 with this year near to his end, what are yoir objectives for next year in the vhl?
I'd like for Dvorak to make it to the VHL and become a solid, contributing player.
 
2 What do you want to see changing in the vhl next year? (I want an all star game so bad)
An all-star game would be great. To be honest, I don't have too many changes I'd want to see. Just want this to continue to be the fun and welcoming community that it is as we hopefully iron out the negatives.
 
3 The regular season is near to his end, do you have any regrets? ( did you want to score more goals or make more assists?)
It's hard to have many regrets about our team performance so for me it's all individual. I would've loved to score more, yeah. Although the defensemen who were better than me seemed to not have much trouble, so I can't complain too much.
 
4 With the playoffs so near, what are your objectives for the playoffs?
Win the cup. Nothing else. That's what I want to do in the VHLM.
 
5  What team is, for you, the most dangerous during the playoffs.
I mean, the Aces or the Bulls for sure. But then it'd be obvious that they'd be dangerous since if we met them it'd be in the finals. Within our own conference, I think Philadelphia could surprise some people. There's more talent on that roster than their record might suggest.
 
6 Would you like to have a player who wins always the championship but never a personal award or a player that always wins personal awards but never the championship?
That's a tough one. I think it depends on the team I'm on, and it's a close call, but in most situations I'd go with championships without personal awards. I've had hall of fame players already, so why not just enjoy the team success with a good group of members?