Beketov

It sounds like BS but people are right about getting defence up. Regardless of position defence is important. I don't know exactly why but it is. I'm still no superstar but I had way worse stats when my defence was low. As soon as I brought it up, without even changing other things, I started to do better.

Under normal circumstances, it would seem a no brainer that Wylde is worth more than a 2nd round pick. However, given the circumstances with Calgary I'm going to say that Kesler got the best he could out of the situation. Cap hell aside Wylde would have gone to Calgary in free agency, leaving Quebec with nothing. However for cap purposes he re-signed and was dealt slightly later. Sure, his value is higher than a 2nd round pick but is it not better to get that than nothing at all?

Sent to everyone thus far. If you take inspiration from the PSD you receive feel free to post your results, I’m always curious.

I wasn't kidding, teach me your ways haha. I'll trade you two PSD's to see this one.

Sent to Kendrick Also, just a note: Some of these that I send have likely been sent before in packs or what-not. I don’t remember all the times I’ve made packs. If I send you one that you have definitely had before and will learn nothing from, just request one specifically and I’ll send it.

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I’m embracing my inner "like" whore (I call him boubabi ) and deciding to play a little game here. Who would like some of my PSD’s? Learning purposes only of course. If that sounds like something you’d be interested in, simply like this post and I’ll PM you a PSD. It’ll be random from the last 2 years or so unless you specifically comment after the like and ask for one in particular. If you do that I’ll do my best to get you that one. This is a limited time offer (and by limited I mean until people stop liking this) so act now!

I enjoy that you decided to use the gif version. They always entertain me given how little time it takes to make it. Damn 256 color limit though

The effects on this thing are insane! Teach me your ways!

Someday I'll score in a SO, but not this day.

To each his own. I personally like working with crazy colour layers sometimes.

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

Ah, I do have a fondness for 4th overall haha

Forced retirement maybe? I don't remember the situation with him.

Still can't manage that first column but I'm getting closer haha

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.

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.

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.

I know pre-season means nothing but I'm not complaining about that!

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.

I get a W with mine, that clearly stands for winner which means I'm actually the best.

You guys can seriously stop complaining. I just bought Disney and Universal Tickets for my honeymoon. $960 American, $1300 Canadian. Fuck the dollar.

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.