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Our wings have been working overtime to compensate for our lack of hands! I was expecting a good start for the ducks but not 7-0-0-0! this is going to be a big test tonight against our conference rivals, The New Hartford Whalers!

Truth be told I was going to trade Lang either this season or next. The core of my skilled forward group is almost all 30+ right now and he was the best trade piece I had to address it. While I could have asked for Lamoureau or Chene in return, as I would have wanted a center back if I got a player, I wanted to go the more diverse route that gave me more options. I have Grimard at where Lang was at S1 with a, for the moment, better team in front of him than Lang did during S1. I'm not expecting quite the same miracle play from Grimard like I got from Lang as the league is better as well but I am hoping to get something between last season and the season before in terms of performance from Grimard. If he gets off to a good start I should be fine relative to my expectations. If he doesn't, this could be a difficult season. While the picks I got for Lang don't add up to Lamoureau or Chene themselves the loss in the performance from not having Lang should take me lower in the standings which should improve my own draft picks. I'm hoping to pick around 12th in the draft with my pick and no higher than 25th with the other 1st round pick. If the upcoming draft is as good as the last that potentially means I will have a crack at a mid 80s overall player with my first 1st round pick. If I pick below 16th with my pick either I got shafted in the draft order or... Well, to be blunt, you all suck. Edit: I joke. If my team does end up in the middle of the playoff bracket I would be amazed at the performance from my team to have done that but I am not expecting that. I wasn't expecting to finish 1st in the conference and 2nd in points overall last season with the ~20th ranked team talent wise either though so who knows? Then again I did try this vaguely similar thing with my other team. It was looking fine with 10 games left in the season and more than 10 points up on the team in 11th place. However the players inexplicably quit playing after a sudden drop in team confidence from blue 'ok' to yellow 'concerned' after losing to a top team in a fairly respectable manner. The prior 3 games were all wins, with one being against another one of the better teams in the league, and my team had a positive record over the last 10 games, including those 3 wins. Yet for some reason the game said, "Nope, screw you" and I said "ok" as nothing I did changed anything. Granted, that team I intentionally built flawed from the outset with no proper playmakers what so ever and I went rather cheap on a few fill in players as well. However, after starting off very poorly I did actually sign a playmaker from FA and my team was above .500 from that point on until the final 10 games of the season where the players altogether stopped playing. Such is how it is. It actually doesn't bother me that much as I get to play a few players on my main roster this season that I really like and couldn't play in the SHL.

OK, so there's a few interesting storylines heading into Season 4, but I think the one I am interested in the most is Cedar Rapids. It is fairly well documented that this team always overachieves, but after trading away their stud goalie, Lang, they go into the current season with only a single player rated in the 90s. That player being Vendelin Jaros... a 163 lb. friendly yet nervous winger from the Czech Republic. Overall rating in itself doesn't mean everything, but it does give a clear indication of how well rounded players are. This team could easily finish 1st or 10th. Only time will tell.

I'm really missing a compoud score of relevant skills When I do the Depth Chart I get a summary of their skills, but I'd rather have a compound score similar to Madden or other sports games or a rating similar to newer gens of FM. Another thing that is absolutely critical for me to get is "Back" button so when I look at a player I can return to my entire roster instead of navigating through the panels More transparency on recruiting, I have three options for players, how do they impact his interest? All players seem to be high or excellent in interest already Lastly, pleasepleaseplease change TCU from Dallas to Fort Worth

The puck has dropped and the season's underway! The SHL is looking stacked, i don't really like my Whalers chances but we escaped game 1 with a shootout victory over a much better team so anything is possible. Best of luck to everyone!

Thank you for your kind words of encouragement, after spending 2 seasons in the SHL i just kept adding and adding more to what i had so my teams teamwork stayed really high with mostly green egos. The (Mighty) Big Ducks won't be heading south this winter, that's for sure. Damn those look really good! That 3rd jersey looks like somebody really ticked off the fisherman(king) from the home/away. Lets hope the fisherman keeps his shirt on against us tonight hahaha.

Good looking jerseys! :) I think the Big Ducks are going to win this derby, they have an excellent squad, Tyrod has one of the strongest team in this division, and they will have the home advantage. Off course I support for the Whalers, because I see the Ducks are preparing to fly away. :) I think they are not just Big Ducks, they are the Mighty Ducks... :)

I'm having a rough time so far as Portland Steam in the SHL, but I just stacked my team up to the cap and I think I might be ready to bounce back and compete

Could have been a system related issue in that he didn't do well in yours. If we don't run the same systems that me not be true for me.

I find him ok so far, as a twoway winger

The Big Ducks will have their hands full tonight (i know, ducks don't have hands but work with me here) when the #2 New Hartford Whalers come to town! Containing Tage Thomsen will be the top priority if the Whale are to emerge victorious.

I think It is going to be an exciting season in the SHL! After six games the Ducks are leading the race, and they destroyed us 2:5! :)

well, he already has 2 preseason wins, tho one comes against top relegeation candidates. Tomorrow is a real test. Against his former goalie. Hehe, jokes aside... Iooking for another season where Rain defies the odds