Mickg34

I've found that it's gotten a million times harder to make a move within the last couple seasons. I think it is due to the anticipation of the upcoming release as people have no reason to move their players for future potential as you should be in win now mode. But I do agree that Fishbowl has less human interaction than other worlds and it is making me consider a switch to Biscuit when the update is released.

Big shout out to Jon Carignan (Deadwood Irishmen) who agreed to reverse a trade I accepted by mistake!
 
Great sportsman!

get your signature up!!!  ugliest avatar ever.  love it!    I'm fishbowl bhl golden lions

Congratulations on the Cup!
It was well-deserved, although I had hopes I could sneak a win in Game 3. However I think I lost it in Game 1.
 
Good luck next season, let's hope it will spectacular for all of us!
This is a great game.
 
 

Hey IneffableLeafs...that was remarkable how accurate you were with your predictions! We were very fortunate that your Finals prediction was just slightly off as it did come down to a game 3 that the Hooligans fell behind 2-0 early in the first period. Keep up the good work all! Great season, Hawkeye! Good luck with the draft, all!
 
Mike G
Horn Lake Hooligans

I just took a look at the top team in GHL Fishbowl  and Mike Grubb deserves a major shout out.   He has 6 players assigned to his affiliates and one of those is 35 yrs old.   I'm not suggesting that all GHL level teams should only carry 6 affiliate players but Mike's team shows that teams do not have to hoard to be successful.   A limit either in dollars or in number of players is fair and necessary.

My Predictions:
 
Season
 
1. Horn Lake
2. Larson
3. Hawkeye
4. Wildwood
5. Cuba City
6. Sellwood
7. Urbancrest
8. Montmorency
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9. Pinewood
10. Wolfe
11. Cedar Rapids
12. Wynyard
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13. Molson
14. Blenheim
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15. Portland
16. Jolly
 
As for the playoffs, I think Hawkeye will take it over Horn Lake in the finals. No one will go down in the relegation playoffs.
 
The top 5, as I've called them the past few seasons (Larson, Hawkeye, Horn Lake, Wildwood, and Cuba City) are all stacked, and experienced. They shouldn't be displaced at the top. If they are, they shouldn't miss the playoffs.
 
Last season, Urbancrest was pretty much the 2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs, unexpectedly finishing 2nd with Bonnier (Matthews) leading the team in goals, and some excellent goalkeeping from McCready (Andersen). I wouldn't expect them to miss the playoffs.
 
Sellwood has a lot of tall, strong players, and they are very underrated. I have them finishing 6th.
 
Me finishing 8th may be a stretch. I think 6th to 8th will be very close, with teams missing the postseason by 3-6 points.
 
Pinewood and Wolfe are both good on paper, but time will tell if they can realize their potential.
 
Cedar Rapids is regressing, and Wynyard shouldn't finish in the playoffs despite a high power ranking. A lack of veterans will be their Achilles heel. 
 
Jolly should finish dead last, by far, while the remaining teams will likely be scrapping it out to avoid 15th.
 
Players
 
Top Goal Scorers
 
Audrick Pipe (Cuba City)
Espen William Renshaw (Wildwood)
Carl Nadeau (Sellwood)
 
Top Point Getters
 
Oliver V-G (Larson)
Zain Gracie (Horn Lake)
Alexander Bodrov (Cedar Rapids)
 
Top Goaltenders
 
Bernardo Del Grosso (Horn Lake)
Chris McCready (Urbancrest)
Cornelius Chao (Montmorency)
 
"Calder" Candids (Or Rookies to Watch)
 
*** I didn't include rookies in the minors
 
© Christopher Audette (Montmorency)
© Sam Cardy (Wynyard)
© Waltteri Anttila (Sellwood)
(G) Bronson Brayford (Horn Lake)
(F) Ivan Handlir (Pinewood)
 
"Norris" Trophy Candids
 
George Gales (Larson)
Milan Frost (Larson)
Harun Kucera (Horn Lake)
Rory Grigg (Hawkeye)
Luka Berger (Wolfe)
 
Breakout Player of the Year Candidates (Guys I think will break out)
 
Joen Jacobsen (Horn Lake) - I'm expecting 50-60 points
Hanus Kubacky (Wynyard) - Probably 45+ points
Espen William Renshaw (Wildwood) - Despite putting up 17 goals and 44 points, I think he can go 30-30 and 60 points.
Emeric Dagneault-Laprise (Larson) - In his first full season, I won't consider him a rookie, but the sky's the limit on a stacked team.
 
Please don't slam me over this, these are my honest predictions.

Here, I had some free time so I decided to once again do the Fishbowl Power Rankings for this new season.The formula is the same for total overall average as past season (offensive players + 2 * defensive players + best goaltender)/25. Rather than just chose the top players from each team, I selected players in order as your regular lineup or a swap of players if there is a stronger injured player and then filled any remaining holes with the top scratched/affiliated players. I've also done an average for height (in cm as it's easier) excluding goalies as I was curious.
 
1. Larson Knights - Kelvin.
off: 89.58 def: 92.17 goal: 93 ovr: 90.96
Average height:
off: 187.58 def:186.83 avg: 187.93
Previous position: 4th, Golden Cup
 
2. Horn Lake Hooligans - Mike Grubb
off:88.75 def: 90.83 goal: 98 ovr: 90.12
Average height:
off: 187.25 def:187.12 avg: 187.22
Previous Position: 3rd
 
3. Hawkeyes Revolution - MProust
off: 88.67 def: 90.83 goal: 91 ovr: 89.8
Average height:
off: 187.5 def: 183.5 avg: 186.17
Previous position: 1st
 
4. Cuba City Eagles - Mare Maro
off: 88.42 def: 89.33 goal: 89 ovr: 88.88
Average height:
off: 185.17 def: 185.83 avg: 185.39
Previous position: 6th
 
5. Montmorency Vortex - ineffableleafs
off: 87.33 def: 89.17 goal: 94 ovr: 88.48
Average Height:
off: 185.67 def: 181.5 avg: 184.28
Previous position: 8th
 
6.Wynward Wildfire - Matthew Bernsten
off: 87.58 def: 89 goal: 88 ovr: 88.28
Average height:
off: 185.5 def: 192 avg: 187.67
Previous position: SHL 1st
 
7. Pinewood Lumberjacks - MattLumberjacks
off: 87.67 def: 88.5 goal: 90 ovr: 88.16
Average height: 
off: 189.58 def: 186.17 avg: 188.44
Previous position: 12th
 
8. Wolfe Wolves - Marcel Cloutier
off: 87.33 def: 88.67 goal: 91 ovr: 88.12
Average height: 
off: 182.42 def: 184.83 avg: 183.22
Previous position: 12th
 
9. Wildwood Violent Rush - Keskustankeisari
off: 86.92 def: 89 goal: 91 ovr: 88.08
Average height:
off: 190.42 def: 180.33 avg: 187.06
Previous position: 5th 
 
10. Urbancrest Comets - Noah High
off:  87.58 def: 87.33 goal: 96 ovr: 87.8
Average height:
off: 186.58 def: 187 avg: 186.72
Previous position: 2nd
 
11/12. Cedar Rapid Panthers - Mauri Nieminen
off: 88.92 def: 85.17 goal: 90 ovr: 87.16
Average height: 
off: 187.75 def: 187.83 avg: 187.78
Previous position: 12th
 
11/12. Sellwood Spirit - Misco Grossi
off: 87.58 def: 87.33 goal: 89 ovr: 87.16
Average height:
off: 191.75 def: 192.17 avg: 191.89
Previous position: 10th
 
13. Molson Monkeys - Nathan Macdonald
off: 86.17 def: 87.83 goal: 90 ovr: 87.12
Average height: 
off: 181.17 def: 180 avg: 180.78
Previous position: SHL 2nd
 
14. Portland Cyclones - Zach Furness
off: 85.83 def: 87 goal: 91 ovr: 86.6
Average height: 
off: 179.67 def: 175.67 avg: 178.33
Previous position: 14th
 
15. Bleinheim Pirates - Martin J.
off: 85.92 def: 85.67 goal: 92 ovr: 86.04
Average height: 
off: 188.92 def: 179.17 avg: 185.67
Previous position: 7th
 
16. Jolly Rattlers - computer
off: 85.83 def: 85.67 goal: 88 ovr: 85.54
Average height: 
off: 186.83 def: 192.17 avg: 188.61
Previous position: 13th
 
League average team overall: 88.025
Leave average team height: 186.03

I've stopped putting in the backup, because I've seen teams dominate leagues with only one goaltender.

Based on the goalie mechanics of this game, my goalie would have been fit (in the blue though not green) before the game.

How is it that players who's status shows them as "Exhausted" still produce at an acceptable level? I've seen this especially with goalies as they continue to post shutouts with over 30 saves. Does this even affect performance?

I've heard of octopuses on the ice but not crickets.

Just wanted to provide an update and say that this is still a ridiculously annoying issue. I just lost 5-0 against an exhausted goalie that performed at a 92 in the BHL. I guess taking a nap in front of the goal is a more effective strategy than rotating goalies and making sure they're active and healthy. Below is a link to an image to show this.

https://gyazo.com/a3e06fc253da83cb395fec8b5b65e5e9

How is it that players who's status shows them as "Exhausted" still produce at an acceptable level? I've seen this especially with goalies as they continue to post shutouts with over 30 saves. Does this even affect performance?