Exciting times in the VHL

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Take in, the VHLM is expanding and that is not even the biggest expansion that is happening on this site right now. That is just about all you need to know about how exciting this time is for VHLmers. Earlier this month, it was officially announced that the VHLM was expanding. This was apparently coming for a long time though and it was expected. With great new recruiting classes, users wanting to be VHLM GMs, and enough room to go around it was time to expand and that is a great thing. It is a sign that the league is growing and a growing league is a good league. I feel like 8 is like the perfect number to hit and then stay there. A lot of leagues have 6 team minor leagues like the VHL before this season but in my opinion that is a bit boring. With just 6 teams means you are playing the other 5 teams like 15 times per season. That is a large number of games to play against the same team. It is also just a bit too easy to play with just 6 teams. There is a 1/6 chance that you win it all every year and it just does not feel that special. Expanding the league to 8 sounds like it is not a big deal but it will make a huge difference in the competitiveness of the season. 

 

On the other hand, the VHL also announced they were expanding. They are expanding to 10 teams and that was completely out of the blue. Apparently the management here managed to keep it a secret and idk how they did it. If it were me I would have Tom Holland'd that shit and blown it the second we were even thinking about it. I have to give props to them though as it made the expansion announcement way better because no-one was expecting it. The VHL is expanding from 8 teams to 9 teams. It looks like the VHL has been on 8 teams for a long time now which is really great because as I said earlier I believe 8 teams is the magic number. Perfect for competitiveness and not trying to stretch the talent too thin. It seems like the VHL believe that there is enough talent in this league to add an extra team though. As someone who sat out half this season due to lack of playtime I am definitely supportive of this decision to expand. I don't really know how this will affect the schedules and divisions with an odd number of teams but I have full faith in the upper management here to figure it out. They have done a great job with this league keeping it around for a crazy 65 seasons and like 8 real life years. The fact that it is still growing strong and not just that but even growing and getting stronger means this league is in a great shape going forward