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Fantastic article and a lot of research to chew on! I am very much on board with your predicted playoff productivity— even if the last little stretch has been super meh

This is sweet

But best statistical goalie on a below mid team that will still make the playoffs = Jon Webber III How is this not MVP worthy?

I loved your trade breakdowns and the conversation about what each team might have been aiming for this TDL. Honestly, it’s a great listen for anyone with any interest in the VHLM right now! Great job!

Great episode! I love the title im excited to see how the rest of this season goes for us and how thing will shape up for Halifax going into the S97 draft and next season. I think you guys were spot on with a lot of your points and there’s some good conversation there about the different options for the team!

Oof so close

Very interesting, that definitely answers my question, thanks!

um, it's been misplaced... it's a long story, tbd if I ever get it back

I think it's the language around dividing the trade into parts that is confusing me. Like I know conditions can be added and need to be executed at a later date, but should the clearing of the initial trade not take into account the proposed conditions being legal and reasonable to deliver? The point is well taken that a 4th might just be fair value, so does Warsaw then just take on the risk that Vancouver can't deliver the promised condition? And what happens if they can't? Like, surely the reasonability of the condition has to be considered in determining whether the trade get's approved. I'm learning alot lol, it's honestly a fun example to look at

Yeah, no I totally get that argument. Like what's the consequence if Vancouver doesn't acquire any picks in 97/98 and therefore can't fulfill their end of the trade? But from what I've understood the 99 picks are in play, and it's their being in play that has allowed the trade to go through, and that continues to confuse me. Are the rules around conditions not bound to the time the trade was made? The argument is being made that by the time they're executed the 99 picks will be eligible, but why should that matter when the trade is being made today? It seems to me that any picks outside of the range as of today should be illegal to trade, even if the conditions aren't executed until next season.

Yeah, I guess I'm just not seeing how it isn't circumventing the rule to make a trade right now with conditions that allow for the possibility of picks outside to the legal range to potentially be moved. Like, why should it matter when the condition is executed? The trade was made today, a player changed teams, and compensation-- regardless of condition-- should fall inside the legal window as of today's TDL... Or am I wrong? Any other interpretation sounds alot like circumvention to me lol. I don't mean this accusatorially btw, the whole thing is just interesting to me Yeah, if it's a 97/98 pick at the end of the day, I doubt anyone will have an issue. Just the fact that it's open to 99 doesn't seem right. It seems to me that conditions should be subject to the rules of the trade on the day the trade is executed and the first piece changes hands.

Genuine question, I'm not trying to pick a side in this, but just want to understand the justification. How does this not circumvent the traded draft pick restrictions? "6.4 - Conditional Trades Teams may add conditions to trades, so long as they do not circumvent any other rules regarding player movement, including, but not limited to: Traded Draft Pick restrictions" "6.3 – Trading Draft Picks Draft picks may only be able to be traded two years in advance during the regular season (before the trade deadline)." Should the condition not have to specify that the fulfilling picks will be from 97/98 because the initial trade was made in 96? Are fulfilled conditions really distinct trades or just extensions of the initial trade? And shouldn't any compensation for a trade be legal within the rules at the time the trade was processed?

Great first entry @Pifferfish and I love the graphic @ace_five_!!! Also, the Jon Webber III disrespect is real... he's the true MVP, change my mind

I’ll give this a try, I’m in