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So yeah... this didn't entirely last. @BladeMaiden is off to Quebec. I'd like to state that I've already received three absolute top tier apps, any of which would be great for the job. I'M ALSO STATING HERE THAT THIS IS NOT THE POST OF HIRE. IF YOU'RE COMING IN HERE TO SEE WHO I'VE HIRED, THIS ISN'T IT. All three applicants have one unique thing going for them: @Nykonax is on Ottawa currently and has been one of the main reasons we've gotten where we have - discounting GMing and only taking into account players, I'd say he's the single top reason, despite disappearing for some of the games in the finals. The man was the leading scorer ffs. He's already somewhat of a VHLM legend. @Eudaldkp is a draftee I've had my eye on for some time now and could easily be in Ottawa for next season, potentially replacing Dahlberg who will be going up, so it might be nice to have a guy who might already be there. @Esso2264 has the advantage of being on during the times I'm off - I'm generally sleeping late morning through afternoon (averages out to about 8:30am to 4:30pm EST, but varies within a few hours either direction most times) since I work overnights (as evidenced by this post going up at 3:02 AM) and Esso has already told me he's usually on at that time, thus covering my gaps. This was essentially the thing I was looking for, all three guys meet the social requirement (active on the site and the discord, able to greet and offer for new guys, etc) and the drafting and trading has always been my side of it, so the one gap I have is someone who can reach out to people during the hours I'm asleep. So the reason I'm making the post, since it's not to state who I've hired as I haven't actually made that decision, is to state that given the quality of the apps, I would like to receive no more apps. Unless you're one of a select handful of people in the history of the league (Jardy, Phil, the Pajodcast guys, the Gows, none of which I'd think would need to take on this type of role) please do not bother. The list is tough enough as it is.

Also good. It's just that I was going to Pitt during 13-9 so it has a bit more of a personal thing for me - I'm probably a tad older than you if I'm guessing. Definitely in recent years with the Penn St rivalry coming back and the West Va rivalry not being played in some time, it kind of changes things around.

Also: 13-9

H2P!

PITT! I went to Pitt, and I'm from Pittsburgh, good to have another local guy on board

The irony of getting knocked out of third spot by a guy I GMed last season @Enorama

Getting this far was more than we really should have had, and I'm good with Gebauer getting a cup, but come on... a sweep? To be fair, we did it to Halifax...

Hey bud, you've been around the discord and shown a lot of promise so far (I'm GM of Ottawa, I have to pay attention to these things you know) - just figured you should be aware that goalie is pretty much full. There's a guy @Poptart who it looks like won't even have a spot in the bigs next season and he just graduated from Ottawa. Halifax has been carrying around 3-4 goalies at times. Do with that as you choose, but it's useful information to have.

We were a little mad to miss out on Leander Foxxe, and in hindsight, significantly happier with that

I didn't have a 1st. 17th overall was the first pick I had. I would probably have taken him mid 2nd - proven users were still the relatively safer bet to an extent, but I definitely thought he was worth going well earlier than he did, and was happy no one else took him. I remember @McWolf and I talking when the draft was happening and being surprised he was still there

I'm one of the minor league GMs (Ottawa Lynx). Just want to let you know you're definitely already on my radar, and probably a few other teams as well. Like Beaviss said a few posts up, we can't actually add you right now, but Ottawa has more than the standard number of picks next season so there's a decent chance you end up playing for me - whether you do, or whether you end up elsewhere, good luck with everything and feel free to ask me questions if there's something you don't know

Dahlberg the leading scorer in the league, that you guys somehow all let fall to me at 17? Maybe that one

15 seasons, coming for my record I see

Umm

Calgary, 4 goals in the 1st Seattle, 4 shots in the 1st

You've been on my radar from a few minutes after you joined. Anyone who takes the time to ask questions in as much depth as you did that first night is here for the long haul. If I hadn't run out of waiver spaces, there's a decent chance you'd be here right now

Besides, trades aren't legal right now anyway

You'd be apart from him as a player, but together with him as an AGM. You're currently the opposite of those. Either way, you're together with him in one way and apart in another.

@BladeMaiden you know how the goalie market is, and you know we already have two active goalies, one of which is barely behind you and the other one will still be here next season. I can see the angry react but honestly where do you think I'd even fit you? You're here anyway in a management role, if we make this happen you're still getting the cup Also, if you're here and your player is on Sask, you have two shots, that's better odds at a cup than most people get

Rzerk and a 6th for Carles. Ottawa needs to make the Cinderella story happen.

Carles was a waiver, he enters the draft next season

Funny part is that when the final line change didn't go in, you actually ended up with more games than @Poptart, just barely. I'd put in a line change when you were on 32, so he'd get to 40 since 40 is 5 TPE on achievement tracker (you guys will both be sitting on 10 TPE most likely) but it didn't happen so you ended up with 38 to his 34

I'm a VHLM GM so I'm a tad biased, but one season sounds good!

Welcome back, make a guy