FacePuncher 1,343 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 It's been a while since I did something productive that might help out the BOG. This is just a minor thing, propelled by my own curiousity and want to help da league. Please answer the questions above and also post below why YOU think conferences are being stacked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,896 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 No Very Much So Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,741 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Yes Not at all No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgins 3,618 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Explain conference stacking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Trifecta 1,896 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 9 minutes ago, Higgins said: Explain conference stacking I think what he is implying is like how the FA's all pile into like the NA and the EU hasn't really looked good at getting all the top tier FA's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STZ 5,339 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I made my FA choice based on team not conference tbh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banackock 7,983 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 No Not At All Ye, in the future, sure. Don't see how it's a huge problem. People play where they wanna play. Simple as that. Doubt it has anything to do with team - but more or less the people and how competitive the team is. IF every team on EU was shit and the best they had was Cologne this season, it would have been up to FA's to get something done. Luckily, HSK and STO are going to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jericho 917 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 i doubt anyone chooses to stack a conference. TBH I feel like STO was able to convince people based on the fact that our conference is weaker, and gives us an easier path to the finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solas 1,947 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 (edited) I feel like there's been some sort of imbalance between the conferences for most seasons I've been here (hell, we had playoff crossover in the pre-expansion years to address this). The situation was just more extreme with Calgary's FA signings a couple years ago. The conferences are starting to look more balanced now with Stockholm and Helsinki improving though. Parity is overrated anyways. Edited February 9, 2017 by solas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacePuncher 1,343 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Higgins said: Explain conference stacking Well, it's when you stack a conference..... See, last season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacePuncher 1,343 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 53 minutes ago, Banackock said: No Not At All Ye, in the future, sure. Don't see how it's a huge problem. People play where they wanna play. Simple as that. Doubt it has anything to do with team - but more or less the people and how competitive the team is. IF every team on EU was shit and the best they had was Cologne this season, it would have been up to FA's to get something done. Luckily, HSK and STO are going to work! I am mostly looking at a theory I have that I've stated multiple times but no one has ever commented on so idk what to think haha. I think the only real 'dumb' thing about it is it can make finals matchups kinda boring like last year, but we've also seen near surprises that shouldn't have happened, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacePuncher 1,343 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 27 minutes ago, Jericho said: i doubt anyone chooses to stack a conference. TBH I feel like STO was able to convince people based on the fact that our conference is weaker, and gives us an easier path to the finals. I'm just not sure about that. And yeah, STO I think was able to do that. But looking at other years more recently, free agents have chosen to take big chances away from their cushy cup contender homes to risk missing the playoffs. I'm just wondering why? Like, it almost seems like at this point after your rookie contract is up, no halfway decent active player should miss the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacePuncher 1,343 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 21 minutes ago, solas said: I feel like there's been some sort of imbalance between the conferences for most seasons I've been here (hell, we had playoff crossover in the pre-expansion years to address this). The situation was just more extreme with Calgary's FA signings a couple years ago. The conferences are starting to look more balanced now with Stockholm and Helsinki improving though. Parity is overrated anyways. Yeah, I haven't been around long enough to know that haha. I just know it seems like it has been talked about a lot lately like it was unusual, and I've certainly been noticing and wondering. And see, that's the thing. The conferences are starting to look more balanced now, but now NAs top guys could be in some trouble next season with expiring contracts and retiring players and cap problems. So is it gonna be "everyone to he EU!"? I dunno. Just speculating. VHL and parity don't get used in the same sentence haha. That's not necessarily a bad thing, it's just our league nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jericho 917 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 39 minutes ago, solas said: I feel like there's been some sort of imbalance between the conferences for most seasons I've been here (hell, we had playoff crossover in the pre-expansion years to address this). The situation was just more extreme with Calgary's FA signings a couple years ago. The conferences are starting to look more balanced now with Stockholm and Helsinki improving though. Parity is overrated anyways. crossover might be worth revisiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregreg 930 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 51 minutes ago, Jericho said: i doubt anyone chooses to stack a conference. TBH I feel like STO was able to convince people based on the fact that our conference is weaker, and gives us an easier path to the finals. Fuck everyone to be honest JardyB10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jericho 917 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Just now, gregreg said: Fuck everyone to be honest FAs never were your strong suit. Must be that sparkling personality STZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregreg 930 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Jericho said: FAs never were your strong suit. Must be that sparkling personality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jericho 917 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, gregreg said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FacePuncher 1,343 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 33 minutes ago, Jericho said: crossover might be worth revisiting. Is it? I am not an experienced member so idk, it just seems like besides you and someone else (maybe you again haha) every time I hear someone propose that again experienced members all are like "nooooooooooonononononono" haha. Maybe I'm wrong, just that's what it seems like. Again, I wasn't around for that so idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Baozi 1,658 Posted February 9, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 9, 2017 I find people always want to stack the conference I'm going to. Like what the hell? GTFO. FacePuncher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahma 1,386 Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 yes definitely yes definitely yes definitely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastOlympian07 2,388 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 On 2/8/2017 at 10:24 PM, Jericho said: FAs never were your strong suit. Must be that sparkling personality i love greg just from a far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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