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Someday I'll score in a SO, but not this day.
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To each his own. I personally like working with crazy colour layers sometimes.
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Boom asked for a sig so I decided to be nice and oblige his wishes. Also, for comparison, here’s the creation gif (god I hate gif quality) and the Original Image
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Ah, I do have a fondness for 4th overall haha
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Forced retirement maybe? I don't remember the situation with him.
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Still can't manage that first column but I'm getting closer haha
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Cologne GM Under Heavy Scrutiny For Off-Season Moves
Beketov replied to Devise's topic in VHL.com Articles
I never said anything about playoffs. That remains to be seen. All I was stating was that your point of him getting the players because no one else had room for them isn’t entirely against what seems to be stated as his intentions. Instead of filling his cap with 2, 1000 TPE players like everyone else he chose to get more depth for cheap because no one else had cap space. One could argue that Calgary did the same thing last season and it worked. -
Cologne GM Under Heavy Scrutiny For Off-Season Moves
Beketov replied to Devise's topic in VHL.com Articles
Isn’t that kinda his point though? Instead of loading up on expensive star players, he managed his cap in such a way to get more “lower tier” but good players. Because of this, he had cap space when no one else did and therefore could get the players that teams needed to dump for cheap. -
Cologne GM Under Heavy Scrutiny For Off-Season Moves
Beketov replied to Devise's topic in VHL.com Articles
I for one read the entire thing, maybe it’s because I was expecting to be mentioned, who knows. I think you make a valid point that the old “tank, dominate, repeat” model has been broken down a bit in recent years. Teams that have looked amazing on paper have faltered compared to teams with depth but no star power. I’m not 100% convinced on your theory as I read it (which may be wrong) in the sense that this is a trend the VHL is leaning towards. However, I do think it could be accurate right now. As our “team of 2nd liners” proved last season, star power isn’t everything and the gap between a 700 TPE player and a 1000 TPE player isn’t as large as one might think. With that said, the cap not moving with inflation has made it so that having 2-3 “star” 1000 TPE players is near impossible while having 5-6 “average” 500-700 TPE is more than doable. I think that is what’s currently breaking the repeating cycle model that the VHL thrived on for 40 seasons. I think if inflation gets dealt with or the cap goes up, we’ll go back to that cycle. In a way, I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. At least it rewards GM’s for having to deal with shit seasons and drafting well. However, in another way I like your viewpoint that maybe this balancing of “good” players is creating a league parity that we haven’t had before. No matter what at least this creates an interesting viewpoint. Fun fact: When I realized how long this post was I considered making it a 590 myself in response to this one. However I fear that could start a trend of people getting free TPE just for responses they would be writing anyway. So instead, enjoy this 300 word response. -
Thanks for the chance to lead, I’ll do my best not to let you down. I’m not normally a captain, in fact I’m not sure I ever have been, but it’s a role I embrace.
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I know pre-season means nothing but I'm not complaining about that!
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Yeah, I'm Mac guy but if I ever have the disposable income to have a gaming rig (or want a render computer) I'll be building it myself rather than trusting one of these companies. Too many horror stories and higher prices for the same parts.
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I get a W with mine, that clearly stands for winner which means I'm actually the best.
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You guys can seriously stop complaining. I just bought Disney and Universal Tickets for my honeymoon. $960 American, $1300 Canadian. Fuck the dollar.
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Claimed:Yes, I do still have PS (final: 6 )
Beketov replied to Beketov's topic in Archived Career Tasks
Unfortunately I can't anymore. My crack is for CS6 and was dependent on getting the trials from Adobe's site. Now that CC is out you can't get those. I'm sure I could find another download but my old system doesn't work for any new activations. -
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First one in awhile, figured I needed a Cologne sig so started making it last night before I even officially knew I was traded haha. Been quite a bit since I’ve made anything so I went with something a little simpler but I find it turned out alright. CnC?
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Not gonna lie, I totally forgot about the Helsinki deal. Was thinking I was somehow managing to play with Klose and Omalley. Oh well, still excited.
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4 teams in 4 seasons. Hopefully I can finally settle down here for my last two haha. As much as I would have liked to stay in Calgary I did expect this to happen, it wasn't a big shock for me. I do want to thank them for the season though. Not just for the cup but for showing me the kind of player that I'm capable of being after a few seasons of pretty terrible production. Hopefully I can bring what I learned with me to Cologne. And yes Kendrick, I did indeed find my way back haha. Even when Draper traded me from Helsinki he asked where I wanted to go an I said Cologne. Not that I didn't enjoy my time with the Legion and Wranglers, I did, but I wanted to see what I could do in Cologne with a bit better of a player.
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Definitely interested in that! I've been iffy on Battlefront (definitely waiting to see reviews) but getting beta access should help the decision out. Plus more people to test for them never hurts.
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Open beta?
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I'll take a 4 goal game, first star, and a win in the all-star game!
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To be fair, I did have a short career BECAUSE of the ban. Had the playing field been level the entire time I might have stayed with Sharpe longer. However, as it was, I was a season behind every other goalie in the league with no possibility of ever catching up. That's not exactly incentive to stick around. Not that I'm trying to defend myself or make excuses. I totally do have the lowest TPE of any 1st overall ever (and with people being drafted higher than that, I'm sure it'll stay that way).
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Sharpe was the best, don't know what you're talking about. It is really sad to know he was actually the lowest. I kinda figured with everything that happened but wasn't actually sure.