Breaking Down the Revamped VHFL Rules

[Spartan 4,531]

As some of you have seen, VHFL rules were revamped yesterday after the S80 regular season concluded. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out here. For those of you new to the VHL, or new to VHFL, and don't know what VHFL is, it's basically the VHL's version of fantasy hockey. You get assigned groups of 6, who then draft teams of 3 forwards, 2 defensemen, and 1 goalie. The highest scoring team in a group receives 6 uncapped TPE, the lowest scoring team receives 1 TPE. You will always get at least 1 TPE!

 

Anyways, the first and only time VHFL rules seem to have been touched was back in 2016, when the original VHFL rules post went up. It was pretty standard, describing the basic rules and scoring. Over time though, concerning trends have emerged, as many folks have covered over the seasons. There was a community fantasy suggestion thread that had some VHFL concerns and suggestions, a lovely post by @Berocka describing his thoughts on how he'd change VHFL, another community suggestion thread with VHFL suggestions buried in there, and also my own statistical breakdown of why I considered VHFL broken. I'm sure there are plenty more, those were just some of the most prominent ones I found when searching VHFL on forums and looking for suggestions/complaints.

 

While the change is still pretty fresh and hasn't received a lot of attention, @GustavMattias had a brief post talking about the VHFL changes, and @Beketov chimed in a bit. As promised, I will break down all changes to VHFL, in order of how they're structured in the new rules post.

 

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Disclaimer: This is a somewhat lengthy post, but I have tried to make it as concise as possible without excluding relevant information. There is no TLDR. I have tried to organize it as best as I can, but Section 3 - Scoring is a behemoth. Lot of words, lot of stats. If you don't like lots of numbers, skip that part.

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Section 1 - Basic Structure

 

No changes

 

Section 2 - Payout

 

Change: In some instances, listed in Section 4: Drafting, a user may receive 50% of their final payout. Payouts always round up to the nearest whole number. (Ex. 2.5 -> 3, 1.5 -> 2, 0.5 -> 1)

 

Rationale: In S80, a couple situations popped up where users missed two picks and made appeals to avoid being completely disqualified, therefore losing out on any VHFL payout. We're participating in this community for fun, so it seems fair to try and accommodate users when the situation warrants it. For example, a user had an issue with both forum notification settings, and also being in a different time zone than most of his group. He missed two picks, but was allowed to continue for a 50% reduction in final pay. Another user missed the 12 hour window by minutes, and was prompt to respond when being skipped. Considering how well DQ teams end up doing since they get picked by the VHFL manager, this is probably a merciful change for everyone.

 

Section 3 - Scoring

 

Old Scoring:

 

 

New Scoring:

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So a lot has changed here. The graphs in the "Why VHFL is Broken" media spot show why these changes were necessary. Below is a sample graph. Point shares make up what % of each skater's (forward or defenseman) VHFL points were made up of hits and shots blocked. Hits were generally fine, in most cases, even a bit lower than expected. Hits generally making up under 25% of the top 20% of skaters seemed a bit low for me, answering @GustavMattias's question of why hits were increased from 0.2 to 0.3. Hits have never been problematic in VHFL, despite the claims being floated around that they were.

 

(S78 Graph of Hit point share and SB point share vs total VHFL points)

 

Shots blocked was the real issue. The entire cluster spanning 50%+ were defensemen. The entire cluster underneath 25% were forwards. Once again, forwards weren't being properly compensated for physical play, in a comprehensive manner. The forwards who were taking advantage of the high shot block value were the ones on the worst teams, which naturally surrender the most shot attempts against, therefore generating the most blocked shots. 

 

The overall fix was to stop treating forwards and defensemen the same. Their scoring has been split apart, as defensemen naturally log more blocked shots, and on average, more hits. Granted, the top "power forwards" will pace the league in hits, but they are outliers. The Groovy Doods, the Mikko Lahtinens, the Christian Mingles. Hits across the board were increased by 0.1 to try and bring the average point share a bit closer to 25%, to ensure we don't lose value on physical builds. Shots blocked were nerfed across the board, but most severely for defensemen who saw a reduction of 0.5 points per shot block, and forwards saw a reduction of 0.2. Keeping them at 0.8 was a bit too imbalanced for my liking.

 

(S80 Graph of Hit point share and SB point share vs total VHFL points POST SCORING CHANGE)

 

This was the result of the change, using S80 stats. Overall, the massive defenseman SB cluster has basically joined up with the forward SB cluster, and the overall average is in a bit better place that I'd prefer, hovering slightly under 25%. Hits also got some love, averaging more closely to 25% rather than the 15% range under old scoring. The section between 250 and 350 is especially cool to see, as the point share for hits and shots blocked varies tremendously. It is now possible to be a top VHFL player without having ridiculous amounts of hits and shots blocked, therefore busting the meta of targeting 1. physical point scorers and 2. average/decent players on bad teams.

 

 

Another big change was to non-physical attributes. Defensemen now get more love for putting up points, with goals increasing to 3 points from 2, and assists to 1.5 from 1. Forwards don't see any change to goals, but receive a 0.3 increase to assists. Playmaker players seem to have been lost in the shuffle, as players with high assist numbers received no love. You're welcome @IHateBobNutting, assists matter too! However, I acknowledge that sometimes high assist numbers are a byproduct of forward linemates, therefore only a slight increase. Defensemen are largely driven by assists, and with the sharp reduction in shots blocked, it seemed fair to reward point scoring as well. This significantly increases the disparity between elite defensemen and average defensemen, making only 15 of the top 30 S80 VHFL players post-scoring change defensemen, wirth only 3 defensemen in the top 3. Woooooo, diversity in statistical groups!

 

The impact is clear in the revised point share graph below, which combines hits and shot blocked point shares for skaters, essentially creating a measure of what percentage of a skater's VHFL points comes from their physical play. This shows that the two physical stats generally make up about 40% of a player's final VHFL score, with the top physical players reaching 50% or higher. Jared Carter, who put up 355 hits and 135 blocked shots in a dominant physical performance, while also scoring 9 goals and 65 assists has his physical performance rewarded with 65.97% of his total VHFL points coming from hits and blocked shots. Physicality is not dead! I think that was a brief concern I saw in Gus' post.

 

(Combined Hit/SB point share vs total VHFL points POST SCORING CHANGE)

 

The final change was the addition of the +/- attribute. I hate the +/- stat to measure a player's defensive aptitude, as there are plenty of factors as to why it's not an accurate stat to measure individual defensive capability. However, it is a TREMENDOUS measure to determine whether you are getting boosted by playing on a BAD team, or if your stats may be slightly reduced because you play on a really GOOD team. For example, two Toronto players in S80 got the #1 and #2 forward positions in VHFL despite being a combined -89. Yep. They were on the ice for a combined 89 more goals against than for. It's a clear impact of how STHS is forced to give points to the few competent players on openly tanking teams. Adding 0.2 points, or removing 0.2 points per total +/- helps negate that impact a little bit.

 

Here is the best way I can show you the difference from the old scoring system to the new one - with the top 30 skaters under the old system vs the new one using S80 statistics. I'm sorry if the tables are messed up for you, I suppose you should just get a bigger screen. Or take my word for it.

 

Old:

Rank	ID #	Player Name	POS	G	A	HIT	SB	Total Points
1	25	Reylynn Reinhart	D	27	75	268	183	329
2	19	R	D	26	78	189	179	311
3	105	Hadrian	D	15	45	291	213	303.6
4	65	Chicken Wing	D	23	53	79	235	302.8
5	5	Asher Reinhart	C	59	59	42	144	300.6
6	86	Zeedayno Chara	D	25	43	256	195	300.2
7	18	Matty Socks	D	29	75	172	157	293
8	39	Victor Grachev	D	23	67	179	179	292
9	14	Jeffrey Pines	D	25	83	49	183	289.2
10	6	Kristof Welch	D	34	81	20	167	286.6
11	40	Kasper Kankkunen	D	20	70	175	172	282.6
12	11	Duncan Idaho	RW	54	56	365	43	271.4
13	41	Battre Sandstrom	D	16	73	262	140	269.4
14	135	Rusty Knale	D	9	32	311	195	268.2
15	36	Robin Galante Nilsson	D	20	74	117	159	264.6
16	77	Jaromir Lemiuex	RW	36	36	105	167	262.6
17	103	Sven Reikkinen	D	27	34	36	209	262.4
18	73	Jared Carter	C	9	65	355	135	262
19	42	Jiggly Gumballs	D	9	79	242	144	260.6
20	71	Hard Markinson	D	28	47	173	153	260
21	70	Tom Eagles	D	24	51	201	151	260
22	4	Groovy Dood	LW	61	59	279	28	259.2
23	78	Tui Sova	D	22	50	158	165	257.6
24	94	Lucifer Olivier Leveque	D	15	49	145	184	255.2
25	53	Aurelien Moreau	D	8	74	250	141	252.8
26	17	That Dude	C	40	66	330	47	249.6
27	16	Henry Tucker	RW	47	59	369	28	249.2
28	60	Linus Zetterstrom	D	13	65	59	183	249.2
29	3	Tyler Reinhart	RW	63	63	156	36	249
30	82	Magnus Verlander	LW	34	37	248	117	248.2

 

 

New:

Rank	ID #	Player Name	POS	G	A	HIT	SB	+/-	Total Points
1	25	Reylynn Reinhart	D	27	75	268	183	28	334.4
2	11	Duncan Idaho	RW	54	56	365	43	41	324.3
3	19	R	D	26	78	189	179	77	320.8
4	4	Groovy Dood	LW	61	59	279	28	41	307.4
5	16	Henry Tucker	RW	47	59	369	28	37	305.6
6	18	Matty Socks	D	29	75	172	157	37	305.6
7	35	John LeClair II	LW	44	50	390	36	33	298.2
8	17	That Dude	C	40	66	330	47	3	293.6
9	3	Tyler Reinhart	RW	63	63	156	36	76	291.5
10	5	Asher Reinhart	C	59	59	42	144	-19	289.9
11	6	Kristof Welch	D	34	81	20	167	39	287.4
12	73	Jared Carter	C	9	65	355	135	-29	284.2
13	10	Gunnar Odinsson	RW	40	71	292	32	22	283.5
14	41	Battre Sandstrom	D	16	73	262	140	17	281.5
15	39	Victor Grachev	D	23	67	179	179	9	278.7
16	14	Jeffrey Pines	D	25	83	49	183	44	277.9
17	1	Jivere Zolnek	C	46	87	135	29	73	277.6
18	40	Kasper Kankkunen	D	20	70	175	172	23	273.7
19	86	Zeedayno Chara	D	25	43	256	195	-9	273
20	37	Christian Mingle	C	35	56	327	44	28	272.9
21	42	Jiggly Gumballs	D	9	79	242	144	40	269.3
22	8	Jerome Reinhart	LW	47	67	161	39	76	268
23	13	Robert Bouchard	C	46	63	182	48	27	262.7
24	71	Hard Markinson	D	28	47	173	153	47	261.7
25	36	Robin Galante Nilsson	D	20	74	117	159	38	261.4
26	70	Tom Eagles	D	24	51	201	151	24	258.9
27	105	Hadrian	D	15	45	291	213	-25	258.7
28	66	Phil The Rock Johnson	RW	30	46	403	20	29	258.5
29	53	Aurelien Moreau	D	8	74	250	141	7	253.7
30	82	Magnus Verlander	LW	34	37	248	117	-36	253.5

 

Overall, scoring is a lot more balanced. The biggest takeaway here is that you now have to be more intentional with choosing defensemen. No longer can you afford to consistently wait until the 5th round to pick a defensemen who will probably land in the top 10. There are clear top forwards, and top defensemen. Identifying them will be more difficult, but picking offensive players, even those who lack physicality, is now viable.

 

Oh and goalies were tweaked a bit. Wins are now 2 points instead of just 1, saves got increased to 0.1 each, but there is finally a penalty for goals against. No longer can you coast on volume alone.

 

Old Top 10:

Rank	#	Goalie Name	W	SO	SA	GA	Fantasy Points
1	14	Trent Gibson	19	1	3231	269	231.34
2	2	Jean Pierre Camus	49	5	2445	159	234.02
3	1	Markus Emerson Jr	54	1	2563	185	225.46
4	10	Jacob Carson	32	1	2782	236	215.22
5	12	Thadius Sales	27	0	2577	232	191.15
6	5	Artem Tretiak	36	2	2384	181	200.21
7	7	Kunibuni UnGuri	33	1	2419	207	192.84
8	13	Tater Tot	25	1	2573	226	194.29
9	8	Grekkark Gyrfalcon	32	2	2338	207	191.17
10	11	Andrew Bowman	28	0	2724	243	201.67

 

New Top 10:

Rank	#	Goalie Name	W	SO	SA	GA	Fantasy Points
1	2	Jean Pierre Camus	49	5	2445	159	272.1
2	1	Markus Emerson Jr	54	1	2563	185	258.3
3	5	Artem Tretiak	36	2	2384	181	211.8
4	10	Jacob Carson	32	1	2782	236	205.6
5	14	Trent Gibson	19	1	3231	269	204.7
6	6	Sirkants Klamasteris	35	1	2344	176	203.8
7	3	Rara Rasputin	38	1	2136	172	191.4
8	7	Kunibuni UnGuri	33	1	2419	207	188.7
9	8	Grekkark Gyrfalcon	32	2	2338	207	183.6
10	4	Kevin Malone	36	2	2324	219	183

 

Wins are more likely to land a goalie at the top. However, to avoid just selecting the goalie with the best team in front of them, the volume stats (saves) are still included, albeit at a reduced amount. The GA penalty drops Trent Gibson from 1 to 5, and Thadius Sales completely off the board. 

 

Overall, there were a lot of changes to scoring, and I'm writing this at 1 AM so I doubt I've really explained it all super in depth. If you need more clarification on this section, I'd be happy to answer questions or provide more statistics in the comments.

 

Section 4 - Drafting

 

Changes: Rules were added to clean up the end of drafts.

 

Rationale: There were situations where the final person to select in a draft could hold up a group from being finished, and there was no written rule or precedent to skip or disqualify that person/those people. Adding a 6 hour grace period from the final pick to get a group wrapped up clarifies that area, and also allows for partial payouts instead of a pure disqualification because shit happens. Reducing the amount of disqualifications is better for everyone.

 

Section 5 - Group Managers

 

Changes: Just about this entire section is new, and formally details the role of, expectations for, and the resulting compensation for group managers. There is also now a rule that group managers can have pay stripped for not properly managing their group.

 

Rationale: Group manager is a position that receives 1 additional uncapped TPE just for helping the VHFL manager out. It's difficult to keep an eye on 20+ groups, so having group managers helps to keep groups moving between VHFL manager check-ins. However, it's also a popular role since you're guaranteed at least 2 TPE for being a group manager, with the 1 minimum for last place plus the 1 for managing a group. There are times where that generosity has been abused, and there has been no precedent to remove a group manager's pay for not doing their job. Now there are clear expectations, and it outlines what a group manager must try their best to do to receive GM pay.

 

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Conclusion

 

So this piece is also well over 2k words, I apologize. I know this sort of stuff is difficult to get through, and I really appreciate anyone who has actually read all the way up to this point without just skipping down to here. If you did skip down here and have a specific question on the rules, feel free to leave a comment and I can answer it directly if you want a concise answer.

 

I would love to hear feedback on these changes, but please recognize that these changes will be going into effect starting the S81 VHFL season. I am happy to answer questions, clarify any points of confusion, and respond to constructive feedback. I will give 0 shits about complaints about the changes outlined above without valid rationale.

 

Thanks for reading

[Berocka 2,263]

Imagine getting tagged and finding out all your wishes went unnoticed

[v.2 1,411]

Incredible work

[Spartan 4,531]

27 minutes ago, Berocka said:

Imagine getting tagged and finding out all your wishes went unnoticed

So there is still some stuff pending that needs more fine tuning. I know time zones can hurt some people more than others, which was a root problem in your article. I've been thinking about potentially creating groups of people in similar timezones, or trying to set up a live draft on discord, almost like a NHL draft on Yahoo. Everyone shows up for 20-30 minutes to get it done.

 

However, this is going to take more logistical planning than I've barely begun to approach, and better structuring in the sign up that I have yet to work on. I hope that at the least, the shift away from disqualifying users and more leeway for flexibility will be a temporary solution to your issue. I think we can make special allowances to people with valid time issues such as yourself without completely revamping how VHFL works.

[Gaikoku-hito 2,135]

7 hours ago, Spartan said:

So there is still some stuff pending that needs more fine tuning. I know time zones can hurt some people more than others, which was a root problem in your article. I've been thinking about potentially creating groups of people in similar timezones, or trying to set up a live draft on discord, almost like a NHL draft on Yahoo. Everyone shows up for 20-30 minutes to get it done.

 

However, this is going to take more logistical planning than I've barely begun to approach, and better structuring in the sign up that I have yet to work on. I hope that at the least, the shift away from disqualifying users and more leeway for flexibility will be a temporary solution to your issue. I think we can make special allowances to people with valid time issues such as yourself without completely revamping how VHFL works.

A solution to the time zones would be either shorten or lengthen the amount of time between picks. I am guessing length is better then shorten as it gives more time to users that are in a different time zone to respond. I know as I am one of those members and during VHFL; I have to baby sit my group if I am going to make my picks within the allotted 12 hrs since I am usually a sleep for 8 of those 12 hrs; meaning I actually only have about a 4 hour window when I awake to login and make my selection. That doesn`t always happen on weekends. So while I think the 12 hr window should be increased to 24 hrs; I also don`t want to see this either since it means the drafting will take way too long. Not a easy one to solve.

[Spartan 4,531]

22 minutes ago, Gaikoku-hito said:

A solution to the time zones would be either shorten or lengthen the amount of time between picks. I am guessing length is better then shorten as it gives more time to users that are in a different time zone to respond. I know as I am one of those members and during VHFL; I have to baby sit my group if I am going to make my picks within the allotted 12 hrs since I am usually a sleep for 8 of those 12 hrs; meaning I actually only have about a 4 hour window when I awake to login and make my selection. That doesn`t always happen on weekends. So while I think the 12 hr window should be increased to 24 hrs; I also don`t want to see this either since it means the drafting will take way too long. Not a easy one to solve.

Yeah, in my opinion, this is one of the toughest areas to really fix. Most of the disqualifications last season came from members who weren't particularly active on forums in the first place. There were a couple of other more veteran users who got disqualified, for various reasons, some appealed and got a payout reduction. Last season was odd, because it was my first managing VHFL, so I had to balance a very late start to VHFL since there was no proper hire, and also following the rules and precedents. I wanted to get groups moving as quickly as possible, because I don't like when groups finish at very different times. 

 

Part of why I'm hesitant to make a large structural change is because out of 114 participants in S79, 5 were disqualified and 2 received reduced payouts. That's about 6% of participants who either got skipped, or would have gotten skipped if they didn't appeal. It's such a pretty low number that I have no plans to change pick lengths. People already try to make their group take as much time as possible with 12 hours, and that's also something that is on the list to try and disincentivize. 

 

Also - slight aside. How are people in the Eastern world consistently asleep during their pick? It's a 12 hour window, does it just work out that your 12 hour selection falls during your night time? I'd think that it's pretty variable since every pick isn't an exact 12 hours, therefore more variability in when your pick window starts. Then again, work/school also impacts how much time you have in a day to make a selection. I don't want to start VHFL before Free Agency opens, but I also don't want it going a week into the season. Need more suggestions on what could work!

[Ricer13 2,824]

Can we just talk about how Reylynn Reinhart did so well this season  

[JardyB10 4,869]

4 hours ago, Spartan said:

Need more suggestions on what could work!

Segregate the Euros into their own group. Perhaps at sign-up we also include our time zone, and that's how groups are determined.

 

I suppose the potential drawback of this is that the Euros will always be in same or similar groupings, but that's my stab!

[Spartan 4,531]

6 minutes ago, JardyB10 said:

Segregate the Euros into their own group. Perhaps at sign-up we also include our time zone, and that's how groups are determined.

 

I suppose the potential drawback of this is that the Euros will always be in same or similar groupings, but that's my stab!

Yeah I was thinking about signing up with time zones, but I feel like it makes more sense to have more variability in time zones than to make each group's timezone homogeneous. Like a group of all east coasters will have school/work at the same time, will sleep at the same time. While aussies in a group with a euro lass and a east coaster would all be awake at different time. Someone want to do the research?  

[JardyB10 4,869]

13 minutes ago, Spartan said:

Someone want to do the research?  

@BOOM isn't human and doesn't require sleep

[Berocka 2,263]

25 minutes ago, Spartan said:

While aussies in a group with a euro lass and a east coaster would all be awake at different time. Someone want to do the research?  

The main problem is the "window of time" which people have to make the picks in their own lives. If anyone has a twelve hour period which they can't make picks then there is always a chance they miss picks.

[Spartan 4,531]

50 minutes ago, Berocka said:

The main problem is the "window of time" which people have to make the picks in their own lives. If anyone has a twelve hour period which they can't make picks then there is always a chance they miss picks.

Right, and I think this is the main issue rather than time zones itself. I would only really have a window from 7 PM - midnight EST to make informed picks on weekdays. I have to monitor groups from my phone when at work. I don't think timezones would be the issue, which makes me circle back to the idea of a live, discord draft that would take like 30 minutes to complete. But that opens the whole different can of worms as to how to schedule those drafts, and how to get a group of 6 together.

 

At the least, I could consider extending the window of time from 12 hours to 16 hours, or leaving it at 12 hours and making it 3 strikes for a DQ instead of 2. 

[Berocka 2,263]

What about a 12 hour window at the end of the group for people to make their picks

[Spartan 4,531]

38 minutes ago, Berocka said:

What about a 12 hour window at the end of the group for people to make their picks

That's why I added a 6 hour window, to wrap up all pending picks. But that is capped out to 1 pick, or 2 with an appeal. We do need to keep groups moving and allowing a team to stash up 4 picks and make them all in the final 6/12 hour window would be unfair to the rest of the group.

[Gaikoku-hito 2,135]

5 hours ago, Spartan said:

which makes me circle back to the idea of a live, discord draft that would take like 30 minutes to complete. But that opens the whole different can of worms as to how to schedule those drafts, and how to get a group of 6 together.

I don`t love the idea but I also don`t hate the idea!! LOL!

 

I think you would still need to look at time zones if you are looking to do a live draft as it could still conflict with times that members might be available for the draft but that could be one way to determine groups; based on when available to complete the draft.

 

Example:

Group 1: Draft 7am EST on Oct 30th (First six to sign-up are allotted that group.) Assign Group Manager to run the draft

Group 2: Draft 8am EST on Oct 30th

etc....

Group 20: Draft 2am EST on Oct 31st

 

I would play around with the timings but really the drafts should all be completed either in 24hr window or a 48 hr window. It means they are done quicker and should be easier on the VHFL manager?

[Berocka 2,263]

6 hours ago, Spartan said:

That's why I added a 6 hour window, to wrap up all pending picks. But that is capped out to 1 pick, or 2 with an appeal. We do need to keep groups moving and allowing a team to stash up 4 picks and make them all in the final 6/12 hour window would be unfair to the rest of the group.

Once someone misses two they have to pick at the end. 

 

How is it unfair if a team has all their picks at the end. All the good players should be gone

 

[Spartan 4,531]

1 minute ago, Berocka said:

Once someone misses two they have to pick at the end. 

 

How is it unfair if a team has all their picks at the end. All the good players should be gone

 

Because the first few rounds are generally selected before the season starts. The longer you wait, as people have tried to do for a while (extending pick lengths, holding off as long as possible to select), the more you get to see of how the season shapes up. No one was picking Henry Tucker last season until the season started. Allowing people to intentionally wait for longer into the season to make picks is unfair, and I will definitely not allow for a loophole to exist where people can wait to get a clearer picture over the rest of their group.

 

1 hour ago, Gaikoku-hito said:

I don`t love the idea but I also don`t hate the idea!! LOL!

 

I think you would still need to look at time zones if you are looking to do a live draft as it could still conflict with times that members might be available for the draft but that could be one way to determine groups; based on when available to complete the draft.

 

Example:

Group 1: Draft 7am EST on Oct 30th (First six to sign-up are allotted that group.) Assign Group Manager to run the draft

Group 2: Draft 8am EST on Oct 30th

etc....

Group 20: Draft 2am EST on Oct 31st

 

I would play around with the timings but really the drafts should all be completed either in 24hr window or a 48 hr window. It means they are done quicker and should be easier on the VHFL manager?

Yep, would have to be very attentive to time zones for a Discord draft. I'm still not convinced of this idea over adding a 3rd skip before disqualification, or extending pick lengths. Running Discord drafts feel like there could be too many loose ends, and logistical struggles than just having everything done in a single subforum. I'll keep an eye on this thread to see how other folks respond to the ideas as well, and keep thinking about how I'd like to prevent skips without incentivizing taking too long.

[dasboot 521]

Start the draft much sooner into off-season so most are done before the season starts 

[Spartan 4,531]

9 minutes ago, dasboot said:

Start the draft much sooner into off-season so most are done before the season starts 

Only roadblock in that department is Free Agency. It opens up just a few days before the season starts, so there is a risk of starting too soon. However, I plan to start all VHFL drafts on the day FA opens, or the night before at least. Definitely don't want to start as late as last offseason!