The things I thought

[JCarson 730]

As we have finished season 93, I am going to shift gears from my seasonal theme for my media spots and delve into something else. I will more than likely pick up a new theme for season 94, but right now I haven’t given much thought to what that will be. 

 

In the meantime, I want to spend some time discussing some random thoughts that may or may not be interesting to others. 

 

Slider Bars in STHS – So we made some adjustments to the slider bars in STHS, and we were told that it should have a small impact on the scoring in the league. Looking at the leaderboard we saw about a 15% increase in the top player scoring. I'm not sure how this compares to the outcome that was expected but it seems significant to me. It will be interesting to see if these changes are altered and if they get implemented into the other leagues. Have we just created a new era for stat comparison, Welcome to the Post-Slider era everyone. 

 

Jesse Teno- I acknowledge that I am not the first to make comment on this and I don’t expect to be the last, however it is worthwhile to acknowledge that the career of Jesse Teno is in my opinion Hall of Fame caliber. Having played alongside and experienced them in the locker room, Aimkin (Jesse Teno) is a fantastic addition to this league and deserves recognition. 

Skip the VHLE – Well we have 2 players that have recreated and built fast enough that they may be over 400TPE prior to their draft (VHL, VHLE) meaning they could skip playing in the VHLE altogether. I don’t think either of them plan to do this but it is interesting to see that it is a viable option for those who are a maximum earner. The impacts on the ability to do a nine-season career open farther with the ability to skip either the VHLM or the VHLE depending on how you earn. 

 

Fantasy Zone – Okay I am going to say it and I am not sure anyone can provide a logical argument, but this season's fantasy zone was a bust. The process just didn’t pan out. I think we may need to rethink how this gets done over the next season.  

 

Offseason – we are now entering the offseason, the VHL finals are competed. It is official. So, what does that really mean? For the most part nothing. No games to look at but still the same activity. Earn TPE, build your player, get ready for what comes next. As we approach the end of offseason we will get predictions, supercoach, VHFL to change up the usual pattern but even these won’t cause a significant alteration. 

 

Well, there you have it folks, the random thoughts that go through my mind outside of the ramblings of a GM. Hope that you found them amusing, thought provoking, or mildly entertaining. If you were just bored by my thoughts, so be it. Keep up the great work this offseason, looking forward to reading others random thoughts. 

[Beketov 9,033]

4 hours ago, JCarson said:

Looking at the leaderboard we saw about a 15% increase in the top player scoring. I'm not sure how this compares to the outcome that was expected but it seems significant to me.

It was more about bringing goalie numbers down rather than bringing scoring numbers up but 10-15% is roughly what we were expecting to try and bring things more in line with the historical standard.