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Goddamn it, not making the TPE record chase easy huh . I figured it'd be the case, will have to do the same next season!

Odd place to see some of these concerns since it's not my DM's or the GM chat or subforum. But whatever, I'll address some of them because I don't mind public feedback and other opinions too since the M is ever evolving and adapting to community needs. The M is a development league first and foremost. At the same time, I believe (as do others) that competition can work alongside the engagement and retention goals of the M. I see first gens who joined the league this season eagerly rooting on their teams and playing up the competitive aspects of the league. However, Gus and I recognized that the balance between being a development league and allowing competition was lopsided and introduced draft pick trade limitations to try and correct that. Outside the initial adjustment period, I haven't heard any concerns about the current rules since every team has at least 3 picks in the top 4 rounds of every draft. I hear consistently from GMs that the parity in the league now is appreciated since seasons aren't over for teams before they even start. Waivers wise, I personally don't think activity matters much since it's not like they're asking around the league about who's active unless they were recruited by a friend. In the one situation above about a player being told to walk away from one team, it's been made overtly clear to all GMs that if they're involved in a similar situation in the future, there will be harsh consequences. I wouldn't be opposed to chatting with mods/Blues on receiving the ability to penalize non-management users who "tamper" players away from teams they initially intend to join. Anyways that's a general response to the thread, I'll answer specific questions or address specific concerns if there's anything else in mind as well.

Super tough even with bracket changes and cap increase to spend 6 million or whatever after retention on a player with no passing or scoring (in STHS) but then also has max puck handling. I've never had that type of player, but just thinking about how the sim works, I'd expect he wouldn't make any proper breakout passes or maintain possession. Maybe skate out of the defensive zone and then just lose possession? Pure defensive defensemen with no PA or SC is just super tough to really do anything productive. Other defensive minded folks at least also prioritize some passing or scoring like Nesbitt on PRG, I think that's just the concession you have to make if you want to be defensive with STHS.

Do you mean S89?

Make sure your data is on a fresh tab on its own, then File -> Publish to Web and pick the specific tab the data is on. Copy/paste the URL it gives you into the forum post and it automatically embeds.

Fortunately (or unfortunately for you) I no longer have to drive into an office, so I don't really have the time to record carcasts anymore. I did feature on a couple of @twists' podcasts if you'd like to check those out, but they're definitely much more casual - bantering with video games noises in the background. Maybe I'll record another one again, a request for something to cover will help a lot!

Sometimes they post even in losses

Small updates: - Scoring has been updated to provide scores for people with ineligible players and/or backup goalies who have not yet played. - Sheet will update and sort by leaders daily Still to come: - Unique team identification and scoring - Count of players selected Bonus update: - Unique team identification and scoring has been added. We had 0 duplicate teams in S88, woo! Bonus update pt 2: - Additional sheet added with each unique player selected in Super Coach, their cost, and number of times selected

Yeah you definitely can be 400 TPE/TPA flat and stay in the E. 201 pushes you out of the VHLM and 401 pushes you out of the VHLE.

Just letting you know that you are not eligible for this as a recreate - the 10 uncapped is for players without carryover.

It is me. The VHLM Commissioners discovered today that Miami illegally dropped an active player, Jeffrey Blake, from their roster and signed a new goalie to replace him. Philadelphia then signed Blake from free agency to their roster. The VHLM Commissioners have discussed the situation and have come to the following decisions: 1. Philadelphia will be allowed to keep Jeffrey Blake on their roster for the duration of the season, and will pick up the duration of the player's 3 season rights which are typically only received by drafting a player. This is to allow the player to experience as little future turnover in the VHLM as possible. Philadelphia will have Blake's rights through the S90 season, should Blake remain in the VHLM for that long. 2. Miami is being stripped of their S89 3rd round pick for dropping an active player. Despite a potential misunderstanding by Miami around the player's updates, we hold our GMs to a certain standard and believe that the misunderstanding was easily avoidable with more attention to detail. - @VHLM Commissioner Tagging relevant parties: @nurx, @Bobo, @Pifferfish

@Insypher

I'm going to deny this trade since the condition is unclear and you and Arce need to discuss further to ensure the condition makes sense and is executable. I need a firm cutoff for when this condition is going to trigger, because I don't want to deal with an argument over different interpretations later on.

Regular season? Postseason? Also even if I deny it, how is the 3rd gonna go to SDM? Can't have a trade for no assets going one way.

Now here's where I get picky with the condition. What is "end of the season?" The final day of the regular season? Of playoffs? At rollover time? Also how are you going to take back the pick if the condition isn't met?

Wat...not how waivers works anymore sir. It's on the portal, they decide who to join from their player management page, you'll get a DM if they select you.

MORE PRESSER 1. Moscow has certainly found a groove recently, having gone 8-1-1 in our last 10 games. What would you attribute to our success since our extremely inconsistent start? 2. Who would you say has been the team MVP so far into the season and why? 3. How would you grade your performance about 25% of the way through the season so far? What are you going to try to improve from here on out? 4. If you could make smoothies for the entire team, what would you put into them? 5. If you could fight any other player in the VHL (even your teammates), who would you fight and why? 6. Would you rather play a game with a stick with no blade (the part you control the puck with) or without a skate blade in just one of your skates?

Only one GM has stepped down due to having irl issues and it wasn't Piffer. I see consistent activity from him in the Philly LR over the past few weeks so not sure what you're referring to anyways.

Smh he wasn't a first-gen - in fact was an M GM and VHL GM in the recent past

Should be fixed now, went and updated all the formulas too to be safe.