Moscow Menace Press Conference

[Knight 1,289]

17 hours ago, Steve said:

 

Presser for the week ending 5/26

1. What do you think about our draft?
2. Looking at our roster, it looks like we are in the best shape so far, thoughts?
3. Do you have a hobby? No, gaming is not a hobby.
4. Do you have a favorite NHL player? I like Kopitar.
5. Are you happy with the position you chose to play? I wish I was a defenseman.
6. Who do you think will score our first goal of the season? My pick is Lewis.

 

1. 1st and 2nd overall, what an absolute steal of a draft.

2. You said it, there hasn’t been a better team in Moscow since I’ve been here.

3. Gaming is a hobby, but I am an avid golfer and hiker.

4. Matthews, so lucky to be a Leafs fan right now.

5. Yeah I’ve built so many good defensemen that forward jus appealed more to me.

6. Our fearless leader Gunner

[ROOKIE745 604]

19 hours ago, Steve said:

Presser for the week ending 5/26

1. What do you think about our draft?
2. Looking at our roster, it looks like we are in the best shape so far, thoughts?
3. Do you have a hobby? No, gaming is not a hobby.
4. Do you have a favorite NHL player? I like Kopitar.
5. Are you happy with the position you chose to play? I wish I was a defenseman.
6. Who do you think will score our first goal of the season? My pick is Lewis.
 

1. I think you guys did good!

2. You guys are looking pretty good, only possible weak sign is the blue line.

3. Why can't gaming be a hobby dude? It's the best hobby if ya ask me.

4. Mike Smith.

5. I am.

6. Rashford.

[jRuutu 2,466]

1. What do you think about our draft?

Like in any buffet you want to get there early, not hours later when the stuff is watered down and cold. This buffet was special, because it was about people. We shoud have more buffets with people in the menu.

2. Looking at our roster, it looks like we are in the best shape so far, thoughts?

Roster is looking solid, lots of young players but also some veteran leadership, so that is cool.  Hopefully we find nice chemistry early on in the season!

3. Do you have a hobby? No, gaming is not a hobby.

I pretend I am wealthy businessman and share investment advice around the internets.

4. Do you have a favorite NHL player? I like Kopitar.

Not anymore, I used to like Jarkko Ruutu, but he has retired.

5. Are you happy with the position you chose to play? I wish I was a defenseman.

I wish I could play goalie as a backup and then be a forward for rest of the season

6. Who do you think will score our first goal of the season? My pick is Lewis.

I say Richmond on the powerplay

[Schnee 96]

1)      Ready to see how they perform and help the team in future.

2)      I think we have a good roster from head to toe, but only time will tell.

3)      I do combat robotics as well as I work within racing at a private club.

4)      No favorite NHL Player, not a big watcher of hockey

5)      I love being a defenseman, I am a team first person and I feel playing defense is more team oriented.

6)      I want to throw a wild one out there for giggles. I think I could on a Power Play, I know long shot but got to dream.

[Steve 1,925]

Presser for week ending 6/2

1. Are you excited about the season starting soon?
2. Has the offseason helped your player gain some skills?
3. How do you think we will start  the season? Win streak?
4. Do you have any ideas that hasn't been tried to get new players into the league?
5. What kind of music do you mostly listen to?
6. Do you follow Formula One at all?
 

[nerji 130]

2 minutes ago, Steve said:

Presser for week ending 6/2

1. Are you excited about the season starting soon?
2. Has the offseason helped your player gain some skills?
3. How do you think we will start  the season? Win streak?
4. Do you have any ideas that hasn't been tried to get new players into the league?
5. What kind of music do you mostly listen to?
6. Do you follow Formula One at all?
 

 

1) Yes very excited, the offseason is always boring

2) Some, as much as I can for my activity level I guess

3) I think we'll start strong for sure

4) Unfortunately not. I think all the writing required is a big barrier to entry.

5) Mostly electronic music, it plays in the background nicely when I'm programming

6) Not at all

[Knight 1,289]

14 hours ago, Steve said:

1. Are you excited about the season starting soon?
2. Has the offseason helped your player gain some skills?
3. How do you think we will start  the season? Win streak?
4. Do you have any ideas that hasn't been tried to get new players into the league?
5. What kind of music do you mostly listen to?
6. Do you follow Formula One at all?

 

1. I am, we have unfinished business to attend to.

2. Rashford about to dominate the league, you'll see.

3. Win streak of 16 games followed immediately by a win streak of 13 games. 

4. Exhausted my time with that already, I got nothing left to give to this place.

5. Lots of different types, been feeling Keane lately.

6. Been following it closely for about 25 years!

[pugsood 97]

1. Are you excited about the season starting soon? Sure, will be good to see how Lattimer does and if the team can be awesome together.
2. Has the offseason helped your player gain some skills? Not really, been earning like coach tells me to but haven't spent anything.
3. How do you think we will start  the season? Win streak? Haven't seen the schedule come out but I think we'll come out of the gates firing.
4. Do you have any ideas that hasn't been tried to get new players into the league? No idea, think this is a common 'problem' among simulation leagues. Don't think the affiliate stuff does very much although it'd be cool to do a 1+1 = 3 kinda deal in terms of earning. 
5. What kind of music do you mostly listen to? Completely varies. Country, pop, 80s/90s, etc.
6. Do you follow Formula One at all? Hardly. Never watched Drive to Survive or whatever it's called. Don't much see the appeal in general but good for F1 for becoming more popular.

[Schnee 96]

1)      I am beyond excited, my first season in VHL wahoo.

2)      I have gotten even better at defending and starting to pass better.

3)      I feel we will start off decent then stay consistent till playoffs.

4)      I have no idea I am not good at that sort of stuff.

5)      I listen to country music, I am really enjoying the new Lainey Wilson song Hang Tight Honey.

6)      I do follow Formula 1, I am a fan of Williams, Lando Norris and George Russell. I also enjoy indycar and other series.

[Steve 1,925]

Presser for the week ending 6/9

1. The season started out a bit crazy, thoughts?
2. We seem to be settling in with the sim, do you like what you see?
3. From what I can tell, Moscow has the talent to win the cup, what do you think?
4. Syko looks really good for such a strange first few sims. Do you think he will continue to improve his stats?
5. How is your player doing so far?
6. I feel this will be another season that has our players reach career highs, do you agree?
 

[jRuutu 2,466]

1. The season started out a bit crazy, thoughts?

Lots of goals, Davos game a mystery one, but perhaps games like that tend to happen early in the year as players are still in off-season mode.

2. We seem to be settling in with the sim, do you like what you see?

There seems to be quite few wild games with loads of goals, perhaps the special teams are even more valuable than before?

3. From what I can tell, Moscow has the talent to win the cup, what do you think?

The only team that stands between Moscow and the cup is Moscow.

4. Syko looks really good for such a strange first few sims. Do you think he will continue to improve his stats?

Tough to say, Syko is an artist, there is no telling what happens next. I think the best option is to take it easy in D, so Syko is able to accurately adjust and do their magic. The shots and wide open chances inspire Syko.

5. How is your player doing so far?

Pretty well I would say, I should have few more goals, I have been getting the shots and chances, but mostly been collecting assists so far.

6. I feel this will be another season that has our players reach career highs, do you agree?

Absolutely, the whole group will put up record numbers!

[Schnee 96]

1)      I seem like that’s how seasons will always start but they will balance out.

2)      I think we are a good team this season, but time will tell.

3)      As I said previously, if we play our best, we have a shot.

4)      I feel it may level off, but he will play at a higher level like he has.

5)      Did not expect to have this many points this few games into season.

6)      It will be a career high for me, because it is my first year. I feel a few others will have them as well.

[ROOKIE745 604]

On 6/2/2024 at 3:52 AM, Steve said:

Presser for the week ending 6/9

1. The season started out a bit crazy, thoughts?
2. We seem to be settling in with the sim, do you like what you see?
3. From what I can tell, Moscow has the talent to win the cup, what do you think?
4. Syko looks really good for such a strange first few sims. Do you think he will continue to improve his stats?
5. How is your player doing so far?
6. I feel this will be another season that has our players reach career highs, do you agree?
 

1. It will even out I'm sure, can't stay crazy the whole way right?

2. Probably not, would would for some more W's.

3. I definitely agree.

4. I do, but not sure how much better it will get, I think he'll end up with around a .910%.

5. Off to his best start thankfully.

6. Some will, I definitely believe that.

[Steve 1,925]

Presser for the week ending  6/16

1. What's the best movie you have seen lately?
2. Do any of the anime memes that get posted make you laugh?
3. Do you ride a motorcyle? If so, what kind?
4. We have had a rough patch lately. Has Simon finally lost his mind?
5. I have faith that we will climb in the standings by mid season, thoughts?
6. What is a question that I should ask next week?
 

[Knight 1,289]

1. What's the best movie you have seen lately?

I haven't seen too many new movies lately, but I saw Late Night with the Devil which I thought was decent.
2. Do any of the anime memes that get posted make you laugh?

I don't know anything about anime so no.
3. Do you ride a motorcycle? If so, what kind?

Nope, probably never will either.
4. We have had a rough patch lately. Has Simon finally lost his mind?

Simon can suck it right now for all I care.
5. I have faith that we will climb in the standings by mid season, thoughts?

We've dug ourselves a little whole so it might take until the back half of the season to get to where we should be.
6. What is a question that I should ask next week?

If you could change one thing about the simulation engine what would it be?

[jRuutu 2,466]

1. What's the best movie you have seen lately?

The last movie I watched was Equalizer 3, it was pretty good. I don't watch movies that often.

2. Do any of the anime memes that get posted make you laugh?

Nothing makes me laugh, I am center for Moscow Menace

3. Do you ride a motorcyle? If so, what kind?

No, and I don't want to! They seem crazy vehicles, no room for errors.

4. We have had a rough patch lately. Has Simon finally lost his mind?

I think so, Simon is a cruel sim, he gives and takes, but mostly he takes.

5. I have faith that we will climb in the standings by mid season, thoughts?

We will get better, get a hot final part of the season and the up/down of the early days are only a memory.

6. What is a question that I should ask next week?

Should NTC for contracts be available only to those players/users that donate to the league?

[Spartan 4,408]

On 6/9/2024 at 6:46 AM, Steve said:

Presser for the week ending  6/16

1. What's the best movie you have seen lately?
2. Do any of the anime memes that get posted make you laugh?
3. Do you ride a motorcyle? If so, what kind?
4. We have had a rough patch lately. Has Simon finally lost his mind?
5. I have faith that we will climb in the standings by mid season, thoughts?
6. What is a question that I should ask next week?
 

1. I honestly can't remember the last time I sat down to properly watch a movie other than Pulp Fiction with my roommate this year, and Oppenheimer last year. So probably Oppenheimer.

2. Most of them do, even if I don't know the original source, the effort and content that gets added is pretty funny.

3. I do not, but I've gotten some rides on friends' Harley's.

4. Yeah fuck Simon, what's new. We'll keep tweaking stuff until something works long-term.

5. I agree, I think it's just been a very rough patch with some unfortunate sim luck.

6. At what loss threshold should the Moscow GM get fired?

[Schnee 96]

1)      Best movie ive seen lately is Dune Part 2

2)      I do not pay attention to the memes posted sadly so I cant comment.

3)      I do not ride a motorcycle, I rather have 4 wheels under me then 2.

4)      I think we are turning the corner, one game at a time.

5)      I agree that we will climb, we just need to give it are all and the results will come.

6)      This will probably sound weird but Do you like Odd or Even numbers?

[Spartan 4,408]

Damn I'm back on presser duty, someone better remind me or I'm gonna forget lol

 

1. @Steve recently stepped down as our AGM, what did you appreciate most about his time as AGM?

2. Do you think I should get a new AGM, or fly solo? Who do you think would make a good AGM if I should get a new one?

3. We've had a rollercoaster of a season, but have been notching a few more wins recently. Is this just us getting lucky, or a sign of good things to come?

4. @N0HBDY has been asking to be my AGM for a long time. Why should I keep denying him the role?

5. Do you think Moscow should explore any trades before the deadline next week? Why or why not?

6. Do you have any fun plans lined up for the summer? Tell me about it!

[Knight 1,289]

1. @Steve recently stepped down as our AGM, what did you appreciate most about his time as AGM?

Always willing to give input on way team should be setup.

2. Do you think I should get a new AGM, or fly solo? Who do you think would make a good AGM if I should get a new one?

Fly solo, you're already very savvy and have a great roster of members you can go to for advice. 

3. We've had a rollercoaster of a season, but have been notching a few more wins recently. Is this just us getting lucky, or a sign of good things to come?

Regression to the mean, we weren't ever THAT bad.

4. @N0HBDY has been asking to be my AGM for a long time. Why should I keep denying him the role?

I feel like he's a GM of another team but I can't be sure.

5. Do you think Moscow should explore any trades before the deadline next week? Why or why not?

I think it's your duty as a GM to explore trades but they don't always make sense, and sometimes the best move is no move at all. You have to explore trades to know if there are better options available to you, however.

6. Do you have any fun plans lined up for the summer? Tell me about it!

Lots of golf.

[pugsood 97]

1. @Steve recently stepped down as our AGM, what did you appreciate most about his time as AGM? I have to imagine he was influential in bringing Lattimer to Moscow so I appreciate that!

2. Do you think I should get a new AGM, or fly solo? Who do you think would make a good AGM if I should get a new one? Getting the pipeline refreshed is always good, not sure who would be a good candidate though

3. We've had a rollercoaster of a season, but have been notching a few more wins recently. Is this just us getting lucky, or a sign of good things to come? Hopefully our offensive explosion of late is a harbinger of things to come

4. @N0HBDY has been asking to be my AGM for a long time. Why should I keep denying him the role? I don't know, is he racist?

5. Do you think Moscow should explore any trades before the deadline next week? Why or why not? Yes, we should be all in, championship or bust. Sell the farm.

6. Do you have any fun plans lined up for the summer? Tell me about it! Mountains of Carolina for 6 weeks.

[jRuutu 2,466]

1. @Steve recently stepped down as our AGM, what did you appreciate most about his time as AGM?

I thought Spartan was the assistant GM Activity with helping running the team, and of course building a great player to lead by example!

 

2. Do you think I should get a new AGM, or fly solo? Who do you think would make a good AGM if I should get a new one?

I think you should get two assistant GM's and have them fight with each other regularly by carefully playing mind games with them. Who manages to get themselves banned first by saying something way out of the line should more than likely be the assistant GM as they have that extra fire.

 

3. We've had a rollercoaster of a season, but have been notching a few more wins recently. Is this just us getting lucky, or a sign of good things to come?

Good things to come! We shall have a killer end to the regular season.

 

4. @N0HBDY has been asking to be my AGM for a long time. Why should I keep denying him the role?

He doesn't have a name - who knows who he really is? He could be anybody

 

5. Do you think Moscow should explore any trades before the deadline next week? Why or why not?

Sell the whole team and see if you can get everybody back into the team during the off-season. I don't know if something like that would help the team to win on the sim, but sounds fun at least.

 

6. Do you have any fun plans lined up for the summer? Tell me about it!

Staring into the sun and eating ice cream

[Schnee 96]

1)      His friendliness and just his overall awesomeness

2)      That is totally up to you, I have no preference

3)      I believe this is a sign of good things to come, we just have to make it into the playoffs. Seed is just that a number

4)      As I said before that’s totally up to you, if he keeps being denied might as well keep with it.

5)      I feel we got a good team that just had some unlucky breaks early in season

6)      I am doing a lot of stuff with racing this summer.

[Steve 1,925]

On 6/16/2024 at 4:37 PM, Spartan said:

Damn I'm back on presser duty, someone better remind me or I'm gonna forget lol

 

1. @Steve recently stepped down as our AGM, what did you appreciate most about his time as AGM?

2. Do you think I should get a new AGM, or fly solo? Who do you think would make a good AGM if I should get a new one?

3. We've had a rollercoaster of a season, but have been notching a few more wins recently. Is this just us getting lucky, or a sign of good things to come?

4. @N0HBDY has been asking to be my AGM for a long time. Why should I keep denying him the role?

5. Do you think Moscow should explore any trades before the deadline next week? Why or why not?

6. Do you have any fun plans lined up for the summer? Tell me about it!

 

1. He didn't do anything important, but he was consistent with posting pressers.

2. Everyone needs a side kick.

3. Hard to say. We can only hope it leads to better sims.

4. I have no idea. Hire him

5. Trades have seemed to be hit and miss. Not sure a trade would make us better or just make us sim even stranger.

6. I don't have anything special planned. 

[Knight 1,289]

Stealing Toronto's for this week

 

1. Jimi Jaks is first in the league in points, second in the league in goals, third in the league in assists, second in the league in shots, and first in the league in plus/minus. Is it safe to say that he's been our Most Valuable Player so far?

Yes, for the exact reasons outlined.

2. With another disappointing May for box offices around the world, why are the big movies that are supposed to kick off the summer failing to do so?

I think people are just starting to consume content in different ways. The cinema experience ain't what it used to be.

3. Are you on board with the consistent line changes this season (10 games per forward line, 7 games per defense line) to see how each group works, or do you think that it's smarter to only make changes if the team isn't playing well?

I think you should change the way you're playing because it's too damn well.

4. What is the last book that you read? Did you enjoy it, and would you recommend it to others?

Bomber Boys. Definitely worth a read if you're interested in World War One.

5. We're 2 points back of first in the league, but we have played an extra game. Where do we need to improve to make up those points?

Tighten up that defence.

6. In a murder mystery, is it ever twins?

It's always the twins.