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Im too good at this, it's not fair for you guys...

Win it for Alt

@Victor I submitted a second submission because my first one was wrong... tbh hope thats ok

Review: There's a lot of really good things here. Definitely the effort level you can see; jersey change, font work, stocks, overall vision. I'll start with what I like. I think the jersey change is solid. The main text is solid. I like the split effect, flowing with the rest of the sig. I think the stockwork is solid as well, nice blending, it does make the whole sig come together. I think there sig just needs some polish to elevate to the upper echelon on the site. I think it could have used an exposer layer right at the end, just to (very slightly) soften the blacks in the sig. I think the subtext is a little distracting. Make don't have such a thick text with the glow feature on it. The render looks a little over contrasted, the facial features kind of get lost because of those effects. Could just be over contrasting with an (overlay?) effect layer. Makes the render look LQ. Hope some of the comments help improve, no disrespect intended! Good work here! 8/10

Review: I like the colour manip. The stocks are interesting but you could have blended better by taking the stripes off the render. I don't really know if I've seen much of your work, but it seems like you have a decent understanding of gfx, just needs more work tbh to be considered higher quality. 7/10

Some Questions VHL Bubble Edition.. 1. Who would be the best VHL Member to be stuck in a bubble with? 2. Who would be the worst VHL Member to be stuck in a bubble with? 3. DC is gonna have a Mario Kart Tournament.. Who wins and with what character? 4. VHL Lets you bring one family member in the bubble, who you bringing? 5. If the VHL was in a bubble, where would the host city be? International a possibility.. 6. What would be the hardest part of playing out the season + playoffs in a bubble for a full VHL season?

Maybe another Goalie after Graves??

Review: Nice clean sig. jersey color change looks good with the rest of the sig. line effects and render stroke look nice. I think the use of textures and lighting could really elevate your piece, still probably one of the top graphics submitted this week. 9/10

Review: I like the style, it’s unique looking. Has a posterized look, and it didn’t destroy the look of the render. Added logo in the bg. The text to me is kinda the weak spot. Still a nice piece, keep it up! 8/10

@S. Kuchar

Da Comeback Edition: 1. We have finally turned a corner, who do you think is the main reason for this surge of success? 2. Now that we are in reach of a playoff spot, what do you think we need to continue to do to reach that spot? 3. Guy Lesieur has returned to DC, what is the biggest asset of his you are looking forward to return to the team? 4. Our rookies have been great so far, what is your favorite moment of theirs so far this season? 5. Going forward on the season, what would you like to see your player accomplish in the second half of the season? 6. NHL Playoffs have been underway, is your favorite team in there? Who are you rooting for if not?

Yea babayyy

DC had a hell of a week

Review: I like your style; I think this one is a little too washed out though. I do like the render effects, text is solid and so is lighting. Colors are nice but I think it being so washed it doesn’t quite pop. It could use something more it does seem empty or unfinished. Not your best, but still solid work on what’s been done. 7.5/10

Review: The effort and creativity level is very apparent. I like the idea of the two renders and the Jersey change is pretty solid. The image dimensions are a little weird and there’s a lot of wasted space around the edges, not a huge fan of the text - the hounds text is a little awkward that far to the sides. Renders could use effects, the back render has a hard cut off line on the left side. The triangle theme is cool. Skyline cutout is a cool idea, though I’m not sure I’m familiar with those buildings. Anyways great job, hopefully the CNC helps! 7/10

I thought this change was announced.. I feel like I read that a week or so ago.

1. Honestly, no clue. We are very inconsistent, and it's hard to determine why. I suppose there's more parity in the league. But it just seems crazy we can't get wins on some of the expansion teams. 2. I think the fact the Boris is still a plus player is pretty impressive. Overall I think we have been pretty lackluster as a forward core. 3. The D-core has been pretty solid. I think our rookie Flaten has been the most surprising with his strong numbers. Valentino has been the strongest for sure. 4. I think we need help up front. The chemistry just isn't there. I'm not sure how we would manage a trade from a cap perspective; because honestly if we were going to load up on forwards we would have made a bigger effort to keep Lesieur on the team. I know we don't want to sit around and miss playoffs, but it's a tough reality knowing that our players are improving week-by-week in the TPE category. Patience also could be the answer. 5. I think he is for sure. I think he's been a little shaky at times, but he's still young and will improve. 6. The Americans really loaded up this year. I think they have a really strong roster, will be hard for any team to beat them 4 times in 7 games..

Did @Enorama trade me?? ?

@Haydon Learmonth enjoy!

@GRZ

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Washington, DC. The DC Dragons would have categorized last season is bizzare. They expected to be playoff contenders, and yet failed to make the post season. There were many doubters that DC could turn it around after losing most of their firepower in return for a brighter future. Alternate Captain Benny Graves is entering this season as a top 25 player in the league, and one of the favorites to be a contender for the Boulet trophy. He was ready to start this season with a bang, and pledged to take on a bigger role in hopes to give the city a winning season. S73 might even be weirder, as it seems Benny Graves is DTD with stomach issues after eating his own hat. He was reported telling teammates that he would "eat his own hat" if he was held without a goal in back-to-back games. Being a man of he word Benny proceeded to eating his own meshback DC Dragons hat after their shutout loss to the Calgary Wranglers last Sunday. Reports are that he should be fine for the next game, medical experts are stunned he was able to ingest even the plastic portions of the hat without becoming ill. When asked for a statement, Benny said, "If I don't score next game I'll eat my shoe".

1. MonkaChrist, if not PepeKMS 2. I've been grinding like I always do. Max TPE since the start of Graves' career. 3. They all look cool, pretty interesting locations. Really like all the GM's they chose, would definitely play in any of those places. 4. Not in our current form. I think we are relying on a lot of players developing quickly if we want to compete this year. I was hoping that we would be a contending team before I hit depreciation but with losing Washington and Lesieur I think we move back a couple seasons in that aspect. 5. Love Indian, Chinese, Mexican.. Also bar food I suppose.. 6. I want to be a top level player, maybe contend for the Boulet. It's the one player award I've never gotten.

@Advantage

This will be brief, as it is a very surface level look at the DC Dragons, 30 minutes before the TPE cut-off deadline - and thanks to Trivia offseason shutdown, I'm forced to write. This to me is an intriguing and scary idea. DC underachieved heavily last season; at least in the eyes of the players on the team. We had the thought that we were a legitamate team, but we regressed into a non-playoff team. I'm taking Graves into his final year of his prime, with over 1000 TPE, and when I had projected us to be a contending team, I look and see if we can even be as good as we were last season. Let's look at the positives. Our core young players got better. Most notable will be Stone Wolski, who will need to play out of his mind if we want to compete in playoffs. Then you look at Graves and Valentino who both lead the team in TPE. Johnson, Laflamant, and Ritchie all progressed as rookie contract players. However, the negatives really create a harsh narrative for where this season could be going. We straight up lost Washington and Guy Lesieur for the cap reflief. On top of that Drumm, Aaltonen, and Boris all took hits due to depreciation; some harder than others. Then you look at our fresh rookies in Flaten and Groovy Dood, and while they are exciting players and great new members; are they really expected to fill the voids left behind? So from the perspective of addition and subtraction, I think our team becomes less balanced, and more top heavy. I'm excited to start the season and get the lines rolling. I have two linemates who are up-and-coming players in the VHL. For that, I think it will be enjoyable to play alongside Laflamant and Groovy Dood. I hope we can create good chemistry, and they can quickly fill the gap in the TPE differential. I've enjoyed Graves' career so far, but at the same time it's been a lot of work and I'm waiting for the fruits of my labour to present itself.