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Text prompts to AI graphic. Not going to claim

Who is going to win the cup? If you go by the numbers it's not a hard guess but numbers are sometimes not reflective of a certain outcome. There can be, or should be some tricks and strategies used that can alter numbers in favor of a lesser team. So the point is that a “Paper Tiger” can be beat with the right calls and a bit of luck from Simon T. I am sure there will be a few upsets and with the teams so close. It comes down to experience of the GM to make some changes to meet the challenge. The player lines that worked for the whole season can get thrown out the window in the playoffs and turn a team into a real unpredictable foe. It's always fun to watch what goes on behind the scenes with the lines. A team can go from zero to hero with the correct alignment of the planets and some luck with strategies. Good luck to all the teams that are in the playoffs. Let's have some fun.

38. Who will win between Davos and Riga? I think Riga or whichever team wins the most games. 39. Who was the Bears regular season MVP? Hard to pick. I think everyone has done their part and could be an mvp. 40. Seattle plays Chicago. Predict the series and who wins! I think we will win this series. We are a playoff team that is hard to beat. 41. Helsinki plays Warsaw. Predict the series and who wins! I would have to go with Warsaw for no reason at all. 42. How did your player do this season? We're you happy with their performance? Max was a bit underwhelming at times and regressed a bit from last season. Overall, he was still playing good defense. 43. What have you been up to lately? I have been traveling. Made a trip to Walmart, drove home. With gas prices where they are at, every time I drive it's a trip.

Review: This is a very interesting design. It looks like you did a good job with the logo swap. I am not sure why you needed a very large logo next to the render but it must have been your design you had churning in your head. I think the render half would have made a graphic on it's own without the big logo. The only other thing is that you should try to remove any NHL branding. The text looks out of place. I think a black bar with white text might have served this better. Only my opinion. You did many thing right. 8/10

Review: I like the design. It's really a simple yet effective approach. I like the consistency of the blue throughout this graphic. In my opinion it would look much better if it were simply larger, filling the dead space of the background. A very light texture to the background would be a plus as well. Overall I like it. Keep them coming. 8/10

A pirate's life for me.

I pulled the sunglasses off a Tom Cruz picture I found. Thanks for the comment.

Here comes that last of the season. I hope the playoffs are more exciting than the season has been. I know Seattle seems to do well in the playoffs and we will make it. I think that was the only goal we had during the season was to be a playoff team. I didn't think we were going to have any issues with making the playoffs despite the much more competitive teams we are playing against. Let's see if our playoff mojo is intact. On with the thorn in my side all season. I will admit there was an issue that was being exploited with the skill system we had. Something had to be changed, I agree with that part. What has become clear to me now is that the value of a single TPE is very low. Now that my player has skills in the 80's, it has become clear that it takes a boat load of TPE to get one skill level. This has kind of turned me off a bit as it seems to be too convoluted of a system. This is only my opinion and I haven't had any debates about my thoughts but I would have thought that just making the starting passing skill set to 65 would have fixed the exploit, maybe. Or move the “Sliders” to make skills have more or less impact. That might be too obviously easy and I am sure there was a reason for going this route. I am personally not impressed with it. Seems like when you will finally get enough TPE to get some skills higher, you will enter into your regression. Oh well, life in the VHL.

Review: Not bad for a starter. Clean renders are always a good thing. Nice collar patch. The only thing that is way obvious is the background texture is a bit weak and appears to be a big dead space. A lighting source would be a big help here. Overall, good for trying. 7/10

Review: I always like a sig that doesn't look like all the other sigs on the forum. Great design and hat's off for doing something different. Everything looks like it works with this graphic. Great way to make a multi-render sig in more of an artistic way. Huge fan of outside the box designs. 10/10

25. What's something positive that you've experienced lately? I woke up this morning. Always a good sign. 26. What's something you're looking forward to? Hopefully waking up tomorrow morning. 27. How is your player doing this season? Not as good as I had hoped but not horrible. 28. How is your team doing this season? Not as good as I had hoped but not horrible. 29. Are you paying attention to any sports right now? If so, which and how is it going etc? I follow F1. I like Ferrari. It's like following the Kings in the NHL. 30. What did you have for supper tonight I haven't had supper yet. I will get back to you in a few hours but I think tube steak is on the menu.

I'm using it. Good job. I love it. @Brandon

Seattle is still hanging in there. Near the top of the conference but clearly showing a few weaknesses. It's not a bad thing to go from a very dominate team to one fighting hard every game. We have a lot of motivation in the locker room and a “Can Do” attitude. We are reaching our expectations for this season and that's what matters. Not to mention the impressive play from the other teams in our conference. There were only a couple of teams last season with a winning record, now they are all playing good hockey, well most of them. So the competition is stronger, Moscow is legit. Seattle needs to do it's thing in the playoffs. A simple strategy that looks good on paper. Is it wishful thinking or do we have the pedigree to back it up. Well I think most teams in the league would have to be worried about playing us in the playoffs. Let's see what we do in the last part of the season and see if we can set ourselves up for success. I believe in the leadership and my fellow team mates that we will succeed. GO BEARS!!!

1. We're hot! Who has been our MVP recently? Unless there is a player scoring a ton of unassisted goals, I would say the whole team is and MVP. 2. Where do you see us finishing in the standings? With a good push, higher than you are now. 3. Tough 2 losses to mexico city, what was the difference? Flukey games. I wouldn't take much from those. 4. What kind of build are you going for with your player? Checking/scoring/defensive defenseman. 5. Favorite junk meal? Hot'N Spicey from Mickey D's. 6. If the 50 states were in a fight, who wins? The one with the most ammo. Pick just about any state that isn't on the left or right coast.

Review: Impressive graphic with a very appealing design. Background blending really makes this project stand out. You did a great job with the text. It really brings all your elements together and gives it a very quality look. I would say the NHL collar branding should have been removed. Love the design. 9/10

Review: Nice clean graphic. Clear detailed renders with good branding swaps. Interesting background but seems to work with this design. Multi render graphics are hard to pull off but I think you did a fine job here. Text is a bit plain but not bad looking. Good effort. 9/10

Everyone was so young back then.

Awesome. Happy birthday. Stay safe everyone.

We are at the halfway mark in the season and it appears that the cream is floating to the top in each conference. Seattle has found some rhythm and are looking to put things together for yet another deep playoff run. Was there ever a doubt? Moscow is on form and looks to position themselves at the top. Could there be a re-match of last season in the brewing? I would look forward to that. Main goal now is to make the playoffs. I know that is stating the obvious but Seattle is surrounded by several strong teams this season. It will be a challenge that we all welcome. Good teams seem to always find a way to succeed. Moscow also has a few teams that are in striking range so you just never know how the rest of the season will unfold. “ If you ain't first you are last” only applies to Ricky Bobby. Making the playoffs at any spot is the main drive for all the teams involved. Stay safe and good luck to everyone in the league.

1). What is your favorite memory of @MexicanCow123? I have no memories of him. I also don't know what I had for breakfast. 2). You are in a room alone for 15 minutes and cannot speak or look at your phone, otherwise you will get tazed. Could you do it? You guys have phones? Lucky 3). Are you more of a sweet or salty person? I am more sweet and sour than sweet or salty. 4). Which VHLE franchise logo would you re-brand (NOT relocate) with a new logo and color scheme? I think the one with the boat could be made better. 5). Do you know how to salsa dance? Would you want to learn how to salsa dance? I know nothing about dancing with salsa but I really enjoy eating salsa with chips. 6). Is @JardyB10 actually a sleeper agent waiting until activated in Alberta? You know, I bet he is.