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Eeeeeek, the grand finale! Go Marauders ?

Right, seven layers of hell. Always good to know who to complain to when. You’re off the hook Guv’nuhs

Really? Who’s actually in charge here?

The carrots are the “handing out TPE for posting in game threads” (I don’t mess with the EFL so I don’t know the technical terms)

Today’s Games with Scores: Riga Reign 2 Malmo Nighthawks 0 Moscow Menace 0 London United 2 London United 2 Toronto Legion 4 Helsinki Titans 8 New York Americans 3 D.C. Dragons 3 Riga Reign 2 Chicago Phoenix 3 Calgary Wranglers 5 Los Angeles Stars 0 HC Davos Dynamo 4 Seattle Bears 1 Vancouver Wolves 2 Calgary Wranglers 1 Prague Phantoms 2 Riga Reign 0 Warsaw Predators 5 Los Angeles Stars 0 Moscow Menace 3 Toronto Legion 2 Helsinki Titans 3 Moscow Menace 3 Seattle Bears 4 Warsaw Predators 3 Malmo Nighthawks 4 X New York Americans 3 Chicago Phoenix 5 Vancouver Wolves 4 D.C. Dragons 2 Winner: Helsinki: The Americans and the Legion aren’t great, but scoring 11 goals in one sim? Wowza. They also pick up some much-needed wins in the European Conference playoff race, jumping ahead of Prague and Davos. Loser: Davos: In a heated playoff race, the Dynamo only got one game today. Hopefully that means three tomorrow, because they could use every point they can get. They are currently outside the playoff picture based on tie-breakers with Prague. Winner: The forums: See how easy it is to pump out a few thoughts and a few hundred words? It literally took me minutes. Loser: Anyone interested in detailed analysis: Yeah, I only looked at the scores and the standings. I bet some players had some really spicy games that are worth praising. Maybe another day. Winner: Goaltenders: The tendies of the league put up a collective 5 shutouts out of 16. That’s almost 33% - better than some PowerPlays in the league! Granted, no goalie or team did it twice… but still! Loser: Goaltenders: Anecdotally, I’ve heard teams saying that scoring is way up this year, and this sim doesn’t do much to disprove that. Half of the games had a team that scored four or more goals, including a handful of 5s and a big ol’ 8 ender. I wouldn’t want to be a puck stopper in this high-flying era, but I would also want to see some data to back this up. This has been your daily update for October 20 20 20. Remember, be kind when disagreeing with others. & I know, I know, the formatting and the bolding sucks. For some reason when I copy and paste from Google Docs, the forum wouldn't let me un-bold. What gives? Oh well, your eyes can suck it up for 350 words.

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I dunno where I said it last week, but it's still true. You get people to change their behaviour with carrots and sticks. The carrots to get people to the forums aren't working. That means the sticks need to come out. It seems like the time for throwing TPE to forum participation has passed, and now the sticks have come out and hit discord like a pinata. We shouldn't need to pay people to follow along on the forums, where literally all the action is. There aren't hockey games on discord, there isn't any meta-game on discord, there isn't TPE on discord, the players don't exist on discord. Discord helps and supports the action on the forum. And also, with lots missing the point, removing the bot does not kill discord. I feel like the forum is the league formally, and discord is a place for people in the league to hang out and socialize informally. We all know probably only 5-10% of all conversation on discord pertains directly to VHL/M gameplay and the rest of it just new friends being friends. That bonding shit doesn't really happen on the forums. You don't get to know people on the forums. Discord for personal and Forum for professional socializing fit together perfectly, without one needing to dominate the other. The blues and the vets have recognized that the balance between the two platforms has gotten out of whack recently and have pitched a well-thoughtout plan intended to level things out. This isn't change for change's sake - this is purposeful and I respect that. By the end of S75, no one will remember or miss VHL bot posting scores.

I feel like people moderate themselves much better on the forum where their words will last forever.

Lamb > Sheilds?!?!?!?!

Groovy Dood 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0/3 29:42 3:53 2:03 Xavier leFlamant 1 1 2 0 2 9 0 1 0 0 18/29 28:50 3:53 1:55 BFLF. best fuckin' linemates foreva

It was the 7/12 faceoff stat that really sealed the bronze medal for you

This game was nowhere near as close as the final score made it look, eeeeek. But on the plus side, our PP got a goal for the first time in what feels like forever!

This thread has generated quite the discord hasn't it?

Sounds like a sweet paying gig. I'd be up for doing SPORTSCENTRE one or two days a week.

This - The 9-5 EST crew was lit last spring but now I've got a different job and different discord availabilities, so I rarely see those friends anymore.

Love this. We're paying to host the forums, the forums are where the history is captured, the forum clicks/views/activity is how we measure success of the community. Let's get people here! One change I'd love to see (and was about to post in the suggestions section) is that I'd love to see Team Tags. I know I'd find my D.C. games easier in the forum if I was pinged every time a D.C. Game Thread was uploaded.

Classic hockey players turned restauranteers. Marcel Dionne has an unreal breakfast place in Niagara Falls, and the All Star himself is out on the floor serving pancakes. I can’t wait to be waited on by Isabella Campbell.

Are you more like Nick Suzuki or David Suzuki?

DC TPE >>>

Wait, “more”? Can you have more than one player going at a time?!

@fonziGG make the Drafons aware

1. Who is throwing the first cookout post playoffs? I'll host, if you bring the Continental Cup. 2. Do you see us having a late push? We're always mediocre, which means that this big slump will turn into a huge push soon! 3. Who has impressed you the most, as a teammate, this season? That B-DCD G takes so much shit, gets beat up in games regularly, doesn't care that his team doesn't backcheck when he's in net, but he keeps on keepin' on. Respect. 4. What is your favourite dessert? I am an ice cream FIEND. Gimme some pralines 'n' cream any day and I'm a happy camper. 5. Do you have any suggestions for the DC management group? Give that Fonzi Good Guy a raise. 6. How are you, physically and mentally, coping with the pandemic? I'm only answering this question so I don't get fined.