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  1. 1. 7 games left now, because I need the stress of having to do it now to actually do it lol. We've already done it, no reason to stress about it, let's start switching our brains to the postseason mode. 2. 2nd in EU, I'd prefer it to winning it honestly, the pressure is higher when you're the clear-cut favorite. 3. Yes, I think out of habit at this point. They're a fun way to learn bits of unimportant history of the game. At least when they're not infuriating. 4. Don't ask. I was shouting at the Wild to fold it when they were 6th worst team in the league, but nope. This is not a championship caliber team, we're building for the 2025/26 season. Even if we made the playoffs this season, it would be a first round exit. Once again, not good enough to compete, but not bad enough to have a reasonable chance of drafting a potentialy franchise changing player. I hate being a Wild fan. 5. Dallas and Florida. Damn, I'd love this matchup so much! 6. It has to be one of the Lord of the Rings movies. Extended cuts, I mean. That's the default for me. Honestly...the most underrated one, the Two Towers.
  2. 1. Yup, already done. It's a good idea, maybe we'll see some teams changing their names soon? 2. Confident, probably the best word to describe it. We're unstoppable. 3. I rarely follow peoples' careers. I guess I was the most curious about Frank's recreate, but he recreated in the offseason. 4. Did we? I'm not sure now how it went haha 5. The player age just bugs me. Either get rid of it, or make the players age. 6. Honestly, the person I enjoy spending time with is myself. I'd just take 24h off by myself, without a phone, somewhere away from others.
  3. Man, you really hate us dark mode users, don't you
  4. (all logos generated using DALL-E 3 AI) Prague. Or Praha, as we the Czechs call it. The capital city of our little country in the heart of Europe, a romantic city full of history, and one giant tourist trap. Or the expensive city where all the assholes live, if you ask any Czech not living in Prague. I was quite happy to see it has its VHL team, and on top of that, the best name, the best logo (along with MEX) and the best color scheme. Normally, I wouldn't write anything like this, I love the Phantoms, but 6 uncapped is 6 uncapped. So let's come up with a new brand for the Prague team, something that would make the best sense to me. Of course I'm gonna present the two obvious, boring options, but also add a few more fun ones. But let's get two things settled straight away - the name format, and the color scheme. You just have to use HC in the name, the typical format of hockey teams' names here is HC [name/sponsor] [city]. Even when we had a team in the KHL, it was called HC Lev (Lion) Praha. As for the team colors, red has to be the primary color. Czech international jerseys are red, the heraldic shield in the coat of arms of both Czechia and Prague is red, the two major hockey teams in Prague - HC Slavia Praha and HC Sparta Praha - have red as their primary color (well, it's maroon for Sparta, that's pretty much dark red ain't it). A secondary color should be gold, and I think no one would be offended by some blue accents. So let's get to the new teams, and let's start woth the two boring, obvious names...that kinda work every goddamn time. Representing Czechia - HC Lions Prague Yup...boring, obvious. There's a two-tailed lion in the Czech coat of arms, which used to be a part of the Czech international hockey logo. And now, when the official symbols can't be used on thr IIHF uniforms,there's a goddamn lion on them. As I've mentioned, we used to have a KHL team, and of course it was called Lion. Hell even our current president Petr Pavel kinda looks like a lion. In a good way, he's a Chad looking fella. Even though the lion is overused, it still works. Representing Prague - HC Knights Prague Why Knights? Because of the Prague Castle, which is portrayed in the coat of arms of Prague, is the president's office and one of the biggest tourist attractions in Prague. It has been the residence of Czech dukes, kings and presidents since the 9th century. It was even the main residence of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire twice. And I think Knights would reference the castle the best. Personally, it would be my favorite of these ideas, mostly as an homage to my favorite Bohemian king Přemysl Otakar II. (King Ottokar II. of Bohemia), who ruled in mid-to-late 13th century, was called The Iron and Golden King and was feared because of his heavy cavalry. Other miscellaneous names Here I'm gonna discuss some more names that are fun in my opinion, but wouldn't be taken seriously if a real hockey team representing Prague in an international league was to be created. HC Prophets Prague - we already know the result of the game, and you might as well fold your hockey sticks right now. According to a legend, a prophet (and later a wife of Přemysl, the mythical ancestors of the longest-ruling dynasty of Bohemian dukes and later kings) called Libuše prophesied the future of a great city ("I can see a grand city whose glory reaches the stars") and told people where they should start building the castle - and that's allegedly how Prague was built. HC Scholars Prague - we made an observation, formed a hypothesis, made a prediction, tested it, and came to the conclusion your team is losing tonight. Of course this is a reference to the Charles University, which is the oldest university east from Paris and north from Italy, founded in 1348 by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and by most considered the greatest Bohemian king. Or maybe a reference to Rudolf II, another Holy Roman Emperor and Bohemian king, who was not the greatest politician, but was known for turning Prague into a hot spot for science, art and culture. HC Guardians Prague - with our own bodies we will stop any intruder attempting to cross our blue line. There are tons of things you need to protect. Especially in the dark ages. Towers? Prague is nicknamed the City of Thousand Towers. Gates? There are many ancient gates that used to be a part of the Old Town fortifications, the most famous one probably being Powder Tower. Bridges? Well there's Charles Bridge, the second oldest still standing bridge in Czechia. (AI image generators still can't do text lol) HC Brewers Prague - golden is the color of our hops nectar, so is the color of the medals we bring home. This might not necessarily be a Prague specific thing, but rather a Czech thing. It would probably work better for Pilsen or for Budweis. But come on, what is Czechia probably best known for... HC Reapers/Skeletons Prague - the sand in the hourglass is slowly pouring for everyone, just like the clock are ticking down to your loss. The Prague astronomical clock is another one of the most prolific tourist hot spots in Prague. It's particularly famous for the moving animated figures, the most famous one being the Death or the Reaper. It's a skeleton holding hourglass, as a reminder of the time that's passing for everyone. HC Kings Prague - with a firm grasp I shall rule this rink as I rule my land. This one goes back to the Prague Castle, but to me, it doesn't work as well as the Knights. Still, the Prague Castle has been the residence of about 30 dukes, 35 kings, a queen, 9 Czechoslovak presidents and 4 Czech presidents. But of these titles, I thing King sounds the most majestic. (1000+ words, claiming 2x6 capped and 6 uncapped)
  5. After reading the first two Game of Thrones books (overrated imo) and one shorter book by Žemlička, I got back to Abercrombie, this time Best Served Cold. While not as great as the OG First Law trilogy imo, it's awesome to get POV by some OG trilogy side characters. That POV style Abercrombie uses just works so well to get you invested in the characters.
  6. Half the season in, and yet again Kerr has been failing to meet exp-...wait. Sorry, my bad, it's already pretty much a reflex at this point. After 6 seasons of being a notoriously slow starter, Kerr is actually doing okay. Okay? Holup. On pace for new career highs in...pretty much everything? Propelled by a great team around him, a slight change in rules (don't break the 4th wall and say sliders don't break the 4th wall and call it sliders) and more opportunities due to London franchise player Molly the Cat retiring, it looks like Kerr is finally realizing he possesses something vaguely resembling potential. 28 goals and 67 points in 37 games while being top 10 in hits and the most active shooter in the league? I'll take it. Two bunches of games ago, I said I just want Kerr to score more goals, points and lay more hits than John Jameson. I was actually leading in all 3 at that point. Now however...goddammit @Frank! Thanks to the hot start, Wanker is now only the second Czech player in portal history zo reach 500 career points, as he's sitting at 503 right now. That's just 5 points behind Honza Hložek, the all-time Czech leader. Granted, Hložek's stat line is more impressive, considering he was a defenseman, but Kerr still has a season and a half to create a new record high enough to not be broken for some time. Hopefully...
  7. 1. We're rocking and rolling, firing on all cylinders. London Gud m8. 2. I think it's the Bernard lager carb loading before games. Last season, he was abstaining from it and look at it, he had his worst season since his sophomore year! He's back now, and shipping from Czechia to London is cheaper than it was to Vancouver. Cheaper shipping, more Bernard lager, more production. 3. I think everyone did their part, but I don't think it was mine. I left a baby goat in the middle of a pentagram made from hockey sticks, with burning pucks in the corners. But last time I checked, the goat was still there. 4. They're our star(ting) goaltender, they've always carried a huge load on their shoulders. Yes, we rely on Teno heavily, but we also have an elite offense and a strong D-core. 5. Nope. The amount of my friends who are somewhat fluent in english (well...at least on my meh level lol) is small, and so is the amount of my friends who are into hockey. Only one friend is in both these groups, and he's not interested. What a weirdo. 6. I used to play hockey as a kid, I would switch between defense and left wing. I wasn't really good enough skater to handle playing center, and I was a big kid (sadly, I stopped growing at 12 or 13), strong along the boards and in front of the net. A bully lol.
  8. Right? Imagine giving Slater and a 2nd for just two 1sts
  9. Feeling nostalgic, this song got me into metal back at middle school - mid 2000s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xHnVQpr-X7E&pp=ygUaaGFtbWVyZmFsbCBjcmltc29uIHRodW5kZXI%3D
  10. I went fishing with a friend of mine this morning, I just got home. Caught myself a trophy Prussian Carp. These fellas rarely grow over 12"
  11. 1. Wanker's dialed in. He's been a slow starter throughout his whole career, but not this season. I'm honestly amazed by Simon's bleseings so far. 2. I'm just banking TPE for depreciation, not building any attributes. 3. I got a bit lazy and used the death of my PC as an excuse to not do PTs, but new hardware is arriving next week, hopefully I'll be able to get back into earning probably. But it's difficult to find motivation when I'm not applying the TPE straight away. 4. I guess I'd build Kerr to be less of a compromise between offensive production and two-way game. So either less PH and SC and more DF and CK, or the other way around. 5. Kinda shame Girts doesn't use discord, I guess them. Or Dom, I think Dom's a fellow metalhead. 6. Not longer than it would take you to say "Tři tisíce tři sta třiatřicet stříbrných křepelek přeletělo přes tři tisíce tři sta třiatřicet stříbrných střech." I believe in ř supremacy.
  12. <shitpost> Have you seen the shots Wann Kerr has been sending on the net, acting as if they were scoring chances? Absolute muffins! Seriously! Soft like pulled pork shoulder roasted for 4 hours at 110 Celsius, excuse my usage of non-freedom units, I only know the freedom units for weight, length and temperature between 20 and 40 Celsius. Is anyone clocking those floaters? I swear to flying spaghetti monster I could run faster than the puck flies 4 years ago, when I was 100 pounds heavier than I am now! I've seen Kerr shoot the puck on the opponents' net, and it was our own Jesse Teno, who had to make a save! Nothing bad with padding your teammates' stats, but come on you joke of a forward! Good thing Kerr is a hockey "player" and not an astronaut, he would turn the Artemis program into a Mars landing mission, 'cause he's so blind he'd miss the whole Moon! How can you be so incompetent to score 2 goals on 69 (nice...) shots? As a wise man once said: "You miss 97.1 percent of the shots you do take." Oh wait, that wasn't a wise man, that was the Wanker! He's come to miss nets and drink Bernard lager, and he's out of Bernard lager. </shitpost>
  13. 1. Kerr with the new build was the best player at the WC, I'm really excited to see how well he'll do in the 72-game season. Don't want to jinx it, but maybe a career year? 2. It was time to move from the bot. They'll surely be missed on and especially off the ice, but that's just business. 3. Yup, both. Uncapped TPE for minimal effort? Sign me up! 4. Because you're a heart and soul United, you need someone like that in the AGM position to keep everyone excited! 5. I mostly like to do graphics, even though I'm not particularly good at it, and I like to check out others' graphics - they fill me with envy haha. But maybe I'll grow some confidence in my english and do a podcast one day, it's on my to do list! 6. Yes.
  14. (Posted 20 minutes after the deadline, I didn't know USA switches to DST this weekend - where I live, we do on the last weekend of March. If it's not approved, that's fair, I'll claim it for WE 3/24. My ignorance has already cost me the option to press welfare, 2 more capped lost won't kill me lol) It doesn't always have to be genes that carry a trait across generations of a family. An example of this is one of the newest standouts of the Greenland Youth Academy, Alagsantere Grønvold, eligible for the S96 VHL entry draft. And an adopted son of Wann Kerr and his wife. There really isn't much resemblance between these two, as the youngster is already 6 inches taller than his 5'9 adoptive father. But there are definitely more similarities between them once they hit the ice. Both move pretty well, which is especially impressive in the behemoth of a Greenlander, and both play pretty gutsy game with a lot of F-you attitude. Albeit both on the opposite end of the ice, as Alagsentere plays defense. „He's a menace. Obviously we don't really encourage physicality here with teenagers, but guys other guys definitely don't like playing against him,“ said Gønvold's junior coach. „Any team that drafts Santy will get themselves a first pairing penalty killer, he's truely got the potential to be a franchise cornerstone. If you have someone who can create offense from the back end, that it. This will probably never be a strength of his.“ That's a lot of praise coming from someone who had coached defenders like Leif Reingaard or Vanellope van Schweetz, some of the brightest rising stars in the VHL. With only two seasons left in the youth academy, scouts should definitely start eyeing this youngster, and try to bring him to the M as soon as possible – immediately after his youth career ends at the S94 VHL trade dea dline.
  15. 1. Of course! Free uncapped TPE? Sign me the F up! Straight in my veins! 2. I will try to do my best to keep max earning, but my PC has died, so I can't do graphics. And there's only so much I can write about. So I'm afraid I'm gonna miss a few PTs, but 10 capped is always guaranteed. 3. Honestly, that's gonna depend on Jacob's plan come trade deadline. My plan is to bank everything to fight depreciation, but if Jacob decides this season we're going all in and our windows closes after Teno retires, I'll probably apply it all and make peace with Kerr being mediocre in his last season . 4. The core remains mostly the same as the one that got us to game 7 of the finals, sans Molly. What's not to like? 5. To be honest, I didn't follow the draft at all, I have no idea. 6. No, it's fu*ken hot dog! You don't take two pieces of bread and put stuff between them to make a hot dog, so it's not a sandwich!
  16. (I know the formatting sucks and there is no graphics, but my PC decided to sh#t itself and die on me, so have some mercy lol) After a bit of a down season from some of the core London players, the United managed to claw their way into the postseason carried by their goaltending, depth scoring and Leonard Triller. Triller and Jesse Teno would catch fire in the postseason and will the team into the finals, where they would ultimately lose in 7 games. Despite the heartbreaking end and Molly the Cat, the franchise leader in all-time goals, announcing their retirement from professional hockey, London players remain positive about the following season. "Hey, we all have to step up and work even harder with Molly gone," said Wann Kerr, "and I'm up for it. I feel the best I've ever felt, on the ice I mean." When asked about that will the biggest strengths of the S93 United be, Kerr said: "Jesse in the net and Triller up front. Obviously, we're not allowed to use the services of betting companies, we are only their advertisers, but if we were allowed to bet, I'd put my full base salary on Triller winning hardware. I've seen him practice the whole Summer. If you ask me, he's The best hockey player on the planet right now. Watch him score 120 points while awarding me with 50 goals!" It's great to see players this confident and excited for the following season. And if the World Cup is a teaser for what's to come, London will surely omce again be a powerhouse.
  17. And calling us Czechs "Eastern Europeans" is a surefire way to piss of at least half of us
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