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1. Not too bad, managed to fracture my knee so thats not optimal, but hey 2. I'm stoked, and we're gonna win the cup! 3. I think by all metrics my player did very well, he just didn't do well enough for my high expectations 4. heh heh. Well, before we beat them I felt quite confident. I didn't expect to go 4-1 though, that was nice 5. I think we're as ready as we'll ever be. This team is rock solid and we even have depth which is rare for the M. 6. I'm gonna chug 13 biosteels and then have to come off the ice mid-game to pee

I'll apply

I love that gif lol

1. We got this. It's going to be a lit playoffs 2. He's definitely gonna get one, and I totally called him being the new points leader 3. I think we've got figure skating on lock 4. Gorlab or Kachur its a hard choice 5. The ability to forget to tell Doom anything that I'm doing with our VHLE team 6. Definitely LVA, because their mascot would just literally be gorlab

week 3 claim

Can I get on the tag list pwetty pwease

Recap game #408 Moscow and Calgary faced off in what turned out to be a tough loss for Moscow. Though the teams shared identical shots on goal (43), Moscow only got one passed the goalie, while Calgary got three. Moscow's only goal coming from AK Wit da Hoodie92 was a tough break. They needed their forwards to step up and score, but they were shut down by goalie Oskar Lindbergh. To rub salt in the wound, Larry Abass Jr got an empty net goal on Moscow to wrap up the game.

I mean I thought thats what happened. It was something like that idr. I know me and Dil had a falling out, but i'm pretty sure it started like that

I know this is obviously a serious issue that shouldn't happen.....but thats hilarious

I don't think the waiver system in the M is necessarily unfair, I think it rewards GMs who are more active than others. When I was a fresh first-gen several years ago I had no idea who to join (mind you this was when you got offer letters posted on your create a player page). I joined the discord to get a feel for what teams people liked, and who actually interacted with me. That night I spent basically talking to @Dil in general chat and he asked if I'd join Halifax. Of course I joined, Dil put in the effort to get to know me, we talked in discord, and then I got an offer. It wasn't the same cookie cutter everyone else gave me. There's a reason VHLM GMs are paid 4 TPE instead of 2, and recruiting is one of those main reasons. Not every player is going to be like me and instantly join the discord and want to talk, but even just shooting them a message on the forums could tip the scales in your favor. Trading draft picks is an interestingly odd design choice for a development league I agree. However, you can't stop human nature of wanting to win. I'm not saying allowing trading of picks is a great solution to that, but there will be even more shenanigans afoot if you can't. Without trading draft picks teams that have players go IA are totally screwed. They wouldn't be able to recruit more active players because of your waiver changes, and they would just have to hope they can draft a bunch of actives next season. This obviously can cause enjoyment issues for the GMs, but imagine being the sole active player on a team. That would suck worse for new player retention I think. I think the M is unique in how bizarrely its run, because no commish can definitively tell you if its a development league or if its a competitive league. These are just my random thoughts on the matter, so take this with a grain of salt.

1. Our own @WildfireMicro will definitely be stepping up. I think it'll be nicer for some of the second year E players to get a chance early to be on top lines too. 2. I wish I knew....STHS makes no sense to me. 3. Certainly not elite defensive talent Yaboi Oven. Why would even dare use our first on him next draft 4. Brats, there's just nothing like a good brat with some mustard on a summer day. I've been debating getting a charcoal grill too. 5. I log on to the forums and see what the current happenings are. I've been stupid busy with work, life, and injuries currently though so I haven't had time for an afternoon wall lol. 6. I have a lint roller. I am not sure how this will help me, but I'll be damned if I don't roll the shit out of Milbury

Love it

Damn how did I just now see this

Wow this is a masterpiece of literature

@jhatty8 staying active?? Impossible

Week 2 claim

Remember when @Zetterberg got scammed out of some cool VHLE logos? Pepperidge farm remembers.

Hey, you're still around so you just didn't qualify for the post lol. I love you tho

Lmao do you remember when you first found this gif and we all agreed it was the greatest gif ever found?

The new guard of the VHL In honor of theme week I thought I'd take us on a trip down memory lane of who used to be the "old guard" of the VHL, and all of the new members we have now forming the "new guard". I joined back when the pandemic was in full swing and a lot of us didn't have a whole lot to do other than the VHL (with lockdowns and what not). That was around early 2020. It was an interesting, but tense time in VHL history. I think everyone had a little too much personal stock in the VHL since it was out main thing to do during the pandemic. I was no exception and to some extent its why I got so pissed off I went inactive. ENough about me though, let's take a look in the past. The Old Guard @.sniffuM - Muff was one of my favorite members. We we're constantly down in the gaming voice channel playing something random that we had recently discovered. I'll never forget the Sims 4 drug dealer streams he used to do. Plus, I'd dare consider us friends. We'd share personal issues we were going through with each other and help the other out best we could. Plus you were so fucking funny, please never change man. Last I spoke with Muff he had entirely burnt out on sim leagues, and was done with them. We don't keep in touch too much anymore, but I definitely miss him here in the VHL. @gorlab - Haha, oh Gorlab. Literally the most degen of the degens here in the VHL. From classic topics such as Lick or Bust, to his pretty damn good graphics, he was always an enjoyable member to have around. Yes, I know he was absolutely a shit stirrer and that rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, but he provided forms of entertainment that we really don't have anymore. Past midnight you could always find him in a voice chat with one or two others doing online gambling lol. @McWolf - Ahh my GM in Saskatoon when we won it all. Along with @Doomsday as the AGM. What a great team and fun season we had. McWolf helped make me feel at home while I was still acclimating to the league. Especially considering there had been some fallout during my first season in the M as a first-gen. The fallout caused me to fall a bit in the draft and McWolf was able to draft both me, and @a_Ferk back to back. I'll always look back on our days fondly wolfy. @Hatter - Wtf you deleted your forum account? Or do you just have some weird name on the forums that I forgot. Hatter put out some of the best VSN content the forums ever saw. Again, a super genuinely nice guy that was fun to game with. Remember teaching me to play rocket league with @Nykonax and @Josh? That was always a hilarious disaster. Miss you man. @Sonnet - Not really part of the old guard per se, but was obnoxious enough in chat that you'd see him everywhere. He ended up pulling a twists, and fully deleted his account on the forums. He was by far the biggest weeb the VHL has ever had, and someone probably made fun of his favorite anime character so he ended up REEEing out of here. @Proto - Again, not exactly old guard, but yeah. Proto joined here just before me. He was a VHLM GM and pulled a twists before it was cool. Ironically, he left for the same reason I did. ANTI AMERICAN SENTIMENT. @Advantage - You can still consider adv part of the guard, but he's around so infrequently I'm going to consider him a part of the old guard. Adv was always on a health kick trying to get in shape. I honestly always appreciated that, because during the pandemic I was fucking overweight as shit. We'd share tips in the health channel of the discord and make notes of our progress. He was also by far the nicest and most reasonable members of the BOG. We had some fun late nights where we'd bullshit for a few hours. Great guy 11/10. @Gustav - In the same vein as ADV, I'm going to bring up Gustav. I know he's an M commish, but I still just barely seem him around. Back in the day he had every copypasta ever created in the VHL in his back pocket. A personal favorite has to be when Shawn didn't understand how timezones worked and got really pissed off about when sims happened. Gus would drag us into voice chat and play the most awful music I've ever had to listen to. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about Gus. The thunderdome section of the forums and discord used to be nonstop fights, memes, and just all kinds of insanity. Gus probably started half of that. It's been sad to see those don't really have any activity in them anymore. @Renomitsu - Hiiiiiiiii reno. I miss you, can you take a break from doctoring and come be active again? Never forget the garden gnome story, and all the fun we had hanging out. There's so much I could write in this section about you, but I'm going to keep it short. Reno is genuinely the nicest person I have ever met, and if you haven't ever had any interaction with him I highly suggest you try to. @Beaviss - Please don't come back from being IA. I'm sure there's a bunch of you I forgot, but don't hate me for it. If we talked even semi-often back then you probably had a pretty big impact on my life. Also, if you're still currently a part of the guard, I didn't count you either. This is simply a old vs. new comparison and if you're still around you don't exactly qualify. The New Guard @Lemorse7 - Hi, I love you. Immediately when I came back from my two years of inactivity Lemorse and I became friends. He's a lover of red pandas, I'm a lover of red pandas, there wasn't a chance we wouldn't become BFFs. Honestly I'd love to game with you or something here. It would be fun to get to know each other a bit better. @Blazzer - I think you showed up just after I had quit. It was a pleasure playing for you in Vegas (even though you betrayed me and didnt draft me). We can't always have consistent chats because our timezones are so flipped, but you're a blast to talk/hang with. @Moon - Hi mooooooooooner. We need to game again soon. Plus I can teach you tekkit and we can start a minecraft server or something. You've been fun to hang around with, keep being you. @N0HBDY - Fuckin' trivia guy smh. You've been fun to chill with since coming back. I'd love to get to know you a little better too. A lot of our conversations recently have boiled down to "U MAKE TRIVIA ANSWER WRONG?!?!" then I figure out I don't know how to read and its actually my fault. @thadthrasher - It's been great getting to know you my guy. I'm genuinely so glad to have you as my E commish because you're always on top of stuff. Plus you put up with me and my stupid requests, questions, etc. I'm coming up to Pennsylvania in a couple months and I'm going to steal all of your delicious home grown foods. @badcolethetitan - Damn why'd they let you in to the league? We've only talked a little bit, but you're a blast to hang out with, plus you're a hell of a GM. I'm sure you'll be getting a VHL job in no time. @Subject056 - I see you making waves here. You'll be getting your own team to GM shortly I'm sure. Keep on being awesome and you'll go far :). Honorable Mention: @Beketov - I think its fair to consider you both part of the old guard and the new guard. Hell, I'm pretty sure you've been a part of the VHL since the big bang occurred in our universe. I know I give you a lot of shit on discord and here on the forums, but I have nothing but respect for you. You, and a key few others, have helped keep this place afloat for over half of your life now. I used to be intimidated by you when I first joined, but its nice now to at least be able to call you an acquaintance. I'm also very much looking forward to the Zoo Tycoon stream. Keep on being awesome. Once again, I'm sure I probably forgot a few of you and I'm sorry. I'll make it up to you I promise <3. However, this post isn't as much of a blast from the past as it is me being excited for the future. The VHL seems to be in very good hands moving forward. The combination of the new guard and those who have stuck around from when I first joined create a great team that will help grow the VHL to what it deserves to be. I hope you all enjoyed this read as much as I enjoyed typing it, and I hope you all have a fun filled theme week. 1557 words.

I'm gonna post here so I can find this later

1. Honestly? It's been a rough month. Not VHL-wise, but just nonstop shit going on IRL for me. I think I'm finally out of the woods this week though, and will feel better here shortly 2. I always max earn 3. Defense then scoring. I may as well be a forward if I value points over defense. 4. We've been having some good sims and everyone is contributing so I hope we win them all. 5. Oh yeah. I picked the Oilers as my team this year and they've been giving me panic attacks for sure 6. Heh just mentioned, but I'm bandwagoning the Oilers. They just tied it up 2-2, so we'll have to see. This series could absolutely go to either team

I'll write a media spot about how bek used to be cool but now isnt