Alex

Now what if, davos was just better.

1. Probably 2nd to 4th, don’t really mind either way, we’ve been good against Moscow this season and the wildcard could play to our benefit. 2. probably Forum Content 3. not really, we’re kind of handcuffed by what STHS gives us. 4. not really 5. They plead the 5th 8. Probably FIFA in general

I set out this week trying to figure out a way to do two things;1) Figure out objectively where Skor McFleury would rank among the best defensemen, and 2) map out an accurate era adjustment formula. However, that turned out to be fairly difficult, the two main factors that made it difficult was that early season indexes are missing (S1-S19), and there was only 1 pure defensemen award prior to S59. If we go off the S75 top 75 players list we end up with the below ranking for the top 10 we end up with this list: 1. Ryan Sullivan 2. Sterling Labatte 3. Daniel Braxton 4. Japinder Singh 5. Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen 6. Tomas Jenskovic 7. Alexander Valiq 8. Jochen Walser 9. Phil Hampton 10. Elijah Incognito 11. Jeff Hamilton 12. David Walcott 13. Fabio Jokinen 14. Joseph McWolf 15. Matt Bentley 16. Lincoln Tate The main thing to note there is that the list is only up until S75 and notably excludes both Condor Adrienne who likely slots in comfortably in the top 10 as well as Hard Markinson, who would likely be in the same area, but the lack of a cup likely drops them a couple spots as well as multiple other defensemen that have had spectacular careers in the past 20 seasons. One thing that made placing McFleury difficult was how to weight the whole 9th season thing, the only player in the top 16 as of S75 who played 9 seasons was Sterling Labatte. But with that being said the general conclusion I came to was that we can weight S80 players on a equal level since while the 9 season players do play an extra season, they start their rookie season at a lower TPE (compared to other high earning players), and have to navigate a much harsher regression, which results in them being a lower TPA later in their careers. The other main question is the impact of hybrid attributes, which we’ll just ignore. Lastly, for simplicity’s sake we’ll just assume that all players are on an equal playing field with regard to era, even though players in early seasons that were high earning produced at levels that we don’t see today. Strictly based off of production Skor McFleury slots in 3rd behind Sterling Labatte, and Japinder Singh, and joins Singh as the only 2 players in league history to have 700+ points, 1000+ hits, and 1000+ shots blocked. The main thing that would push McFleury down the order would be having fewer individual awards then some previous greats (this is kind of another thing that makes it difficult to compare eras as it was much more common for players to win awards across multiple seasons in the early seasons). As of right now I would probably pencil McFleury somewhere in the 6 to 10 range, but it’s hard to know a 100% certain spot, especially with all the above reasons. When season 100 hits VSN will have it’s work cut out trying to map out a list, but it should be interesting none the less. 514 words

1. Still confused on how the Warsaw/Vancouver trade was allowed through… 2. gives us additional depth 3. Philadelphia since I was the GM 4. Just more consistency 5. Seems a little bit slower which is weird 7. Cookie dough

1/2 on the day of getting things vetoed lol

It does put Malmo over the cap though… 6 mil out, 9 mil in (ignoring Bobbly because backup exemption). Malmo only has 1 mil in space so 8 mil would be the max they could bring in here.

It’s because one of the players has already retired.

Umm did someone tell Toronto the deadline was 5 and a half hours ago?

I do find the loophole almost hilarious strictly because the only reason it exists is because the assumption was that nobody (fuck that's ironic) would trade for something another team doesn't have...

The argument here is that you're trading something that you don't have. By the letter of the rules Vancouver can completely fuck Warsaw and only acquire S99 picks in the offseason and then be unable to send them anything.

Honestly my main concern here is that it opens the door to trading things that you don't have, and honestly is just unfair for every other team. IF Vancouver wins a cup this season there's a massive asterisk next to it.

As per the rules, the current trade goes through. However, if Vancouver doesn’t acquire a S97 or S98 1/2, the trade to satisfy the condition would have to be vetoed since the 4th can’t be traded back for a S99 pick (this isn’t up for debate, it’s literally the same thing as the example). So Frank has the chance to just shit on Warsaw here. With that being said it’s not a bad trade for Warsaw since while they do take all the risk, they do get something for a player instead of just letting them retire.

I would argue that that’s essentially the exact example that’s used in the rule. Current trade would go through, but as per the rules the one in the offseason would have to get blocked.

Umm… the condition breaks the rules lol 6.3 – Trading Draft Picks Draft picks may only be able to be traded two years in advance during the regular season (before the trade deadline). During the off-season, draft picks of that off-season's draft and the two consequent drafts can be traded. (i.e. In S31, a team could not trade a S34 draft pick. However upon the completion of the season, S34 picks could be dealt along with S32 and S33 selections.) Trades found to bypass the above rule (i.e. trading a S40 3rd during the regular season and then having it traded back for a S42 2nd in the off-season.) are not allowed. If such trades are made, the 2nd trade (the one in the off-season) will be blocked by the commissioners.

With the theme being VHL lore, I decided it would be a great time to re-visit my first VHLM tenure and continue on with the rivalry that I got introduced to because of it. When I joined the league in S77, only 2 teams sent me waiver offers, Vegas and The Yukon Rush, I chose the latter strictly because it was in Canada and their message seemed more open to opportunity. Anyways, In S77 when Juice became the GM of the Rush, he made a deal with Thad, that whoever losses their season series would have to get pied. The teams would play 8 times that season, leaving the possibility for a tie open. In the first game of the season, it was neck and neck as the shots were only 1 apart at the end of the third, however San Diego’s goaltender Anime Protagonist would post a 0.913 save percentage to steal the game with a final score of 4-2 (1-0 SDM). Game #2 would occur 17 days later and would tell a different story as this time it was a great performance from Darcy Cat (Yukon’s goalie), who would answer right back with 34 saves on 36 shots as Yukon would tie the season series at 1 game a piece. Game #3 would be the first of the season where one team would dominate as the San Diego Marlins didn’t hold back in a dominating 5-2 win in a real team effort which would give them an early lead in the season series at 2-1! The 4th game of the series would take us to our mid-point of the season series and would be the first game to go to extra time! The Rush were lucky to take this one to overtime, after being heavily outshot 39 to 28. Despite this difference they would remain tied at 4 goals a piece, before a shootout winner for Yukon who would steal the game and tie the season series! Game # 5 would be a identical to game number 3 as San Diego would answer right back after the disappointing end to game number 4 on the back of a great performance from Arvid Johansson who put up 2 goals and 3 points! Sean Diego re-takes the season series lead at 3-2! Game 6 would be just a sheer show of dominance by San Diego as they would take a massive 7-4 win on the back of a real team effort as 6 different players, and 10 players would have points. This win would put San Diego up 4-2 in the season series which would mean one thing, San Diego was one win away from clinching the season series! The penultimate game in the season series would follow a similar trend to the previous three games as the shot totals would be similar, but the difference in goaltending would give the San Diego Marlins the edge and they would cruise to another win with a final score of 5-3, taking a 5-2 lead in the season series, meaning that game 8 would have no impact on the winner of the season series! With that being done, we would be left with Juice getting pied in the face! 537 words