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Thanks @Alex for the trade talks! @wcats thanks for responding to my messages and being straight forward! I wish you the best of luck in Davos! @Spade18 Welcome to Chicago! We're glad to have you apart of the squad moving forward!

Congratulations to all the new GMs! @Otis Boudreaux Jr good luck to you especially with Mexico, they hold a special place in my heart. Glad to see another fantastic GM taking over the reigns!

We're glad to have you long term! @Subject056

Two Mexico City Kings GMs now to the VHL?! Rigged.

Siyan Yasilievich - OV

I apply! I’d prefer Chicago since that’s where I’m from irl but would love to GM Helsinki as well!

Apply for all if I don’t get Chicago or Helsinki.

Graphic Review: Oh boy, here we go, Triller showing off again. Honestly though, this is fantastic. Usually people are used to 2D graphics and you've come up with a way to have a 3D graphic that is stunning. I really like how you were able to use a render of a cat and have it in the graphic too, because it is "Molly the Cat." On top of that, you've got great text and background that really look good with the jersey and overall theme of the graphic. You've also made your own jersey for London, which is super cool to see. Overall, this is fantastic and although some people might not be a fan of 3D graphics, I think this is one of the best 3D graphics I've seen for hockey. Amazing work. Overall: 10/10

Graphic Review: In this graphic, we have IR making one of his absolute beautiful graphics for White Jr. Everything about this is beautiful honestly, I love the background and how it blends in with the jersey that is William Nylander. Not only that, but the jersey swap is done very well and the logo on the jersey actually looks like it belongs there. The text fits really well with the entire graphic and the graphic is simple, but very eye popping. You also made Nylander as the render stand out in the graphic and really "pop" off the page. I think it's perfect and there's not much more to make it look better. Overall: 10/10

@Gaming Ringleader

Siyan Yasilievich to Head to Free Agency Where is he going? Siyan has stated yesterday that he's going to be heading to free agency to test the waters. Siyan currently has two seasons left in his career and he has stated that he wants to either "be on a contending team" or "play with friends." Siyan is coming off of a disappointing season, not even being a point-per-game defenseman that could tank his value. Not only that, he'll have to earn the max contract for the VHL and some teams might not be willing to fork over that type of money for Siyan to play on their team. On top of that, Siyan is starting to regress and this season proves that he might not be at the top of his game moving forward. However, Siyan can provide leadership to a team of young guns and also be a solid defenseman that can produce offensively, should the team need it. He isn't the best defensive player, but his offensive makes up for his holes in his defensive play, so possibly a team will take a chance on him. Siyan has trophies under his belt and plenty playoff experience, which should be a positive on his resume trying to find a team. Many reporters believe that they "doubt" Siyan will be team-less, but the options could be "limited" depending on what the rosters look like during free agency. There's already a couple of teams that catch his eyes, but without an offer, they'll just be dreams for Siyan. In the end though, Siyan is looking forward to heading to a new team and meeting new people!

I apply

1) My choice would be Banana Bread. It's super good. https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/ 2) It has to be Patrick Star, my man is a legend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Star 3) Cape Cod Potato Chips. They're really good and I could eat them all day. 4) The last place I went was the Bahamas for a week. I would recommend it, but last time I went I got COVID-19. It wasn't fun 5) Taco Bell. It's good, but it's a disaster after. 6) I've never had to, but I probably could if I need to.

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Playoffs inbound for London London for the second season in a row will be heading to the playoffs under Jacob's reign. We'll be playing Prague in the first round of the playoffs, which should be a difficult matchup for us. We have really struggled to score goals this season, only having a single player above a point-per-game in that being Igor Molotov. Our defense has been solid and our goaltending even better, but we're going to need to step it up come playoffs, or we're going to be out very fast. Last season was a bit of luck and I doubt we'll be able to pull a miracle like that off again, but you never know. We're going to have to find another gear in our play, as I believe we weren't the best team in the regular season. Siyan himself had a pretty poor season, not even putting up a point-per-game and being yet another minus on the season. He'll have to show up big in the playoffs, otherwise he's going to be overrated without a doubt. The only thing on our side is that Prague is a full offense team and they don't really defend too well, so we can sneak out wins by a couple goals by better goaltending and defense. This should be a great series as a clash of styles and I believe this will at minimum go four games. Igor will most likely lead the way for us and we'll have to set him up, as he seems to be the only one on the team firing on all cylinders.

1) I think Davos deserves a title. They've been so close but haven't been able to get over the finish line. 2) It will have to be Igor, he's had a fantastic season and has carried us to be honest. 3) Yes of course we're going to win! We went on a run last season and I think we can do it again. 4) I believe Seattle will make the finals again, but you never know! 5) No they won't put up a similar performance, they'll do even better. I can feel it! 6) We need another forward honestly. It's hard to play with only five forwards for part of the season and expect to score goals.

Happy birthday VHL!

Anime W

I appreciate all the advice and insight, thank you guys so much!! I’ll have a tough choice to make, but this for sure is really helpful!

Should I Retire Early? This week for my article, I'm going to be talking about potentially retiring early. I know this isn't the most interesting concept, but after this season, I will have two seasons left with my player until I must retire regardless. I think I'll play one more season for sure, but I'm debating if I want to recreate at the TDL next season, or just play out my full career. At this point, I can't really get much better as I have to battle depreciation and bank my TPE, so it's not like I'll have a crazy season or something. I won a cup with London last season and I also ended up winning an award with my player, so I don't really know what more there is to do. I could continue with Siyan and just float around for two seasons and try to contend, but I really don't know to be honest. Does anyone know what the pros and cons would be? I would assume it's just having a longer career and potentially winning more awards/cups. Creating a new player sounds fun too, as I'm still a first gen and I wouldn't mind going to my second player. I don't really know what direction to go in, but maybe someone who's been around longer can give me some insight? Specifically someone who's maybe retired early and also played out an entire career, that would be very helpful. Otherwise, maybe I'll ask around and get some opinions. We'll see. I appreciate it. Thanks!

Press Conference Week ending 07/16/2023 (Answer Questions for 2 Capped TPE) 1) Not many games are left in the season, where do you think we finish in the standings? 2) What is one player on the team that you think is underrated and why? 3) What have you been doing this summer, and if you travelled, where did you go? 4) Are you going to be on the team next season? If yes, what are you looking forward to? If no, what team are you going to next? 5) Where do you think your favorite NHL team will finish in the standings this upcoming season? 6) Who was the biggest steal in the NHL Draft in your opinion and why?

@McLovin

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