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@canucks I see what you're getting at. And I agree that the information we get on players could be more vague - and maybe scouting staff etc. could then make that information more accurate. But for all the factual information we have on a player, (which is pretty much everything right now, and perhaps that shouldn't be the case), there should be a search function, as acquiring that data is possible manually and only requires time.

I don't think filters should be limited in availability or usability in any way. It's a "quality of life" - feature that should reduce manual labor and just make things faster. Any relevant detail that you can find manually should have a filter available for it.

Looking at play-by-play reports, it seems that injuries are very much tied to getting hit and being in the receiving end of infractions like high-sticking. Since goalies don't get hit etc. they seemingly only get injured by some (apparently very low) random injury chance, and like said, maybe tiredness plays a part there.

I thought it must've been an accident as the message log looked quite interesting. Hope you can get him back!

As pointed out in this topic, a roster limit would either be too limiting, or high enough to be irrelevant. For example, I've 16 assigned players, 14 of which I signed from my prospect pool. That would be a roster of 34 just to have my own prospects in my own affiliates. Not to mention I like to keep 1-2 capable reserve players for each position in case of injuries. That's easily a roster of 40 without any hoarding. However, as those prospects age, not all of them will make the main lineup. And it shouldn't be possible for me to lock them up into affiliates forever. Waivers would be the answer to that. All in all, I'd support an age-based waiver system, along with a high roster limit, say around 50, just for the sake of having one.

Well, looking at the statistics, I'm mildly optimistic about my promotion chances.

1. West Chicago Protons (Richard "bouncer" Feynman) OFF: 89 DEF: 92 SG: 91 OVR: 90,6 2. Harrisonville Sabercats (Hurja "Hurjaherra" Herra) OFF: 88 DEF: 90 SG: 93 OVR: 89,2 3. Deadwood Vandals (Kim "koekefix" Vandaele) OFF: 88 DEF: 89 SG: 96 OVR: 89,1 4. Cedar Rapids Minutemen (Richard "rainsilent" Armour) OFF: 87 DEF: 89 SG: 94 OVR: 88,6 5. Canmore Grizzlies (Matt "themattinthehat" Muffett) OFF: 87 DEF: 89 SG: 92 OVR: 88,3 6. Thetford Mines Pegasus (Anthony "Pingu" Grauwels) OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 95 OVR: 88,1 7. Portland Oilers (Xavier "xZhou" Zhou) OFF: 87 DEF: 89 SG: 91 OVR: 88,0 8. Richford Rebels (Jusu Manager) OFF: 86 DEF: 90 SG: 90 OVR: 88,0 9. Eldred Elite (Steven "sbb11578" Bennett) OFF: 86 DEF: 89 SG: 93 OVR: 87,9 10. Rome Trojans (Yann Rock) OFF: 87 DEF: 89 SG: 88 OVR: 87,8 11. Pascoag White Ice (Nicolas Senet) OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 91 OVR: 87,5 12. Oshawa Dynasty Heroes (Kris "Euph" Zenatik) OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 87 OVR: 87,1 13. Violet Volcano (Soupy Salez) OFF: 85 DEF: 88 SG: 94 OVR: 87,1 14. York Wolf Pack (Jiri "jiihee" Heikkala) OFF: 85 DEF: 88 SG: 91 OVR: 86,8 15. Buckingham Breakouts (Jussi "jusatin" Ahonen) OFF: 86 DEF: 86 SG: 93 OVR: 86,5 16. Pinehurst Miners (Phoenix "phoenixtf" TF) OFF: 85 DEF: 86 SG: 91 OVR: 85,9 Calculated on day 5 of S11, using: Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF x 2) + (SG x 2))/26 where OFF = Combined overall of 12 best centers/forwards DEF = Combined overall of 6 best defenders SG = Overall of starting goalie (best overall goalie in team)

Don't you worry, I'm doing the GHL ratings later tonight.

1. St. Thomas Stray Cats (Erzac "Erzac" Ray) OFF: 85 DEF: 85 SG: 90 OVR: 85,2 2. Collegeville Rhinos (BOT) OFF: 84 DEF: 85 SG: 91 OVR: 84,9 3. Cuba City Tomahawks (Benoit Desvignes) OFF: 81 DEF: 83 SG:88 OVR: 82,1 4. Parkville Guardians (Matthew Henke) OFF: 81 DEF: 83 SG: 85 OVR: 82,0 5. Lake Viking Bulldogs (Max Mol) OFF: 82 DEF: 81 SG: 83 OVR: 81,8 6. Horseheads North Thundering Herd (Bear Doggit) OFF: 81 DEF: 82 SG: 83 OVR: 81,7 7. House Aristocrats (Eetu "Arkko" Arkko) OFF: 81 DEF: 82 SG: 81 OVR: 81,7 8. Sault Ste Marie Admirals (Jacques de Gatinau) OFF: 81 DEF: 82 SG: 84 OVR: 81,7 9. Natashquan Mohawks (Brutality "BFGore" Fullgore) OFF: 81 DEF: 82 SG: 85 OVR: 81,4 10. Blakely Black Flag (Xavier "EXXEO" O'Connor) OFF: 81 DEF: 82 SG: 82 OVR: 81,3 11. Wildwood Thunder Cats (Torbjörn Johansson) OFF: 81 DEF: 80 SG: 86 OVR: 81,0 12. Kingston Senator Kings (Ed "Edm" Matthews) OFF: 80 DEF: 81 SG: 80 OVR: 80,6 13. Webbwood Victors (Juho "Keskustankeisari" Kainulainen) OFF: 81 DEF: 80 SG: 83 OVR: 80,4 14. Bodmin Bangers (Sakari Lindholm) OFF: 80 DEF: 80 SG: 81 OVR: 79,8 15. Fair Play Angels (Matt Atkins) OFF: 80 DEF: 80 SG: 80 OVR: 79,7 16. Wintersville Union (BOT) OFF: 78 DEF: 77 SG: 78 OVR: 77,7 Calculated on day 5 of S11, using: Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF x 2) + (SG x 2))/26 where OFF = Combined overall of 12 best centers/forwards DEF = Combined overall of 6 best defenders SG = Overall of starting goalie (best overall goalie in team)

Here are the new rankings, calculated at the end of regular season. 1. West Chicago Protons (GM: Richard Feynman – bouncer) OFF: 89 DEF: 92 SG: 95 OVR: 90,8 1st in GHL, 141pts. 2. Harrisonville Sabercats (GM: Hurja Herra) OFF: 88 DEF: 90 SG: 92 OVR: 89,2 13th in GHL, 73pts. 3. Deadwood Vandals (GM: Kim Vandaele - koekefix) OFF: 88 DEF: 89 SG: 96 OVR: 89,0 2nd in GHL, 123pts. 4. Cedar Rapids Minutemen (GM: Richard Armour - rainsilent) OFF: 87 DEF: 90 SG: 94 OVR: 88,7 3rd in GHL, 106pts. 5. Richford Rebels (GM: Jusu Manager) OFF: 87 DEF: 90 SG: 90 OVR: 88,3 11th in GHL, 85pts. 6. Canmore Grizzlies (GM: Matt Muffett - themattinthehat) OFF: 87 DEF: 89 SG: 92 OVR: 88,2 6th in GHL, 93pts. 7. Eldred Elite (GM: Steven Bennett) OFF: 86 DEF: 89 SG: 93 OVR: 88,1 8th in GHL, 90pts. 8. Portland Oilers (GM: Xavier Zhou - xZhou) OFF: 87 DEF: 89 SG: 91 OVR: 87,9 5th in GHL, 94pts. 9. Rome Trojans (GM: Yann Rock) OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 91 OVR: 87,9 10th in GHL, 85pts. 10. Moapa Valley Gothic Knights (GM: David Chaw - FTW) OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 91 OVR: 87,9 12th in GHL, 76pts. 11. Thetford Mines Pegasus (GM: Anthony Grauwels - Pingu) OFF: 88 DEF: 87 SG: 90 OVR: 87,6 7th in GHL, 91pts. 12. Violet Volcano (GM: Soupy Salez) OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 94 OVR: 87,3 4th in GHL, 105pts. 13. York Wolf Pack (GM: Jiri Heikkala) OFF: 85 DEF: 88 SG: 93 OVR: 87,0 9th in GHL, 88pts. 14. Oshawa Dynasty Heroes (GM: Kris Zenatik - Euph) OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 87 OVR: 86,8 14th in GHL, 71pts. 15. St.Thomas Stray Cats (GM: Erzac Ray - Erzac) OFF: 86 DEF: 85 SG: 89 OVR: 85,5 16th in GHL, 59pts. 16. Collegeville Rhinos (GM: Nicolas Senet) OFF: 85 DEF: 84 SG: 90 OVR: 84,5 15th in GHL, 60pts.

I was due for a rebuild anyway, so a trip to the SHL might ultimately be a blessing in disguise. Forced me to move some players I otherwise would've held on to.

Most one-way contracts are now gone, some quite decent players still available.

Yeah, can't get to the bottom of the page to write a reply. Same thing in the Season 10 General Chat thread as well. Looks like a bug with the manager signature.

Going to update the rankings once playoffs start. Also revising the formula for team OVR calculation to bring the value of defense up to par with offense, as well as increasing the value of the goalie. New formula being: Team OVR = (OFF + (DEF x 2) + (SG x 2))/26 where OFF = Combined overall of 12 best centers/forwards DEF = Combined overall of 6 best defenders SG = Overall of starting goalie (best overall goalie in team)

Due to how the season is going, I'm entertaining offers on all my players under one-way contract. Looking mostly for picks, prospects, and contracts that can be carried into SHL.

Check your PP and PK lines. If a player is playing on special teams you'll have to replace him on all lines he might be on. That's what usually causes the too many players message.

How about limiting team switching to 1 switch/season? And/or not being able to switch into a team you've traded with.

To combat some Monday boredom, I went ahead and calculated some average overall stats from GHL teams. Overall doesn't of course paint the full picture of a player's capabilities, and thus is only a vague approximation of what a team can do, but it's the only easily available number for comparison. Team overalls here are comprised of the average of a team's best 18 skaters (12 centers/forwards, 6 defenders) and the starting goalie. OFF/DEF come from the same players, but are simply rounded up/down to the closest full number for clarity. SG is simply the assumed starting goalie (best overall). Calculations made on day 5 of S10. Here are the numbers - teams are in order starting from best OVR. 1. West Chicago Protons (GM: Richard Feynman - bouncer) OFF: 89 DEF: 91 SG: 95 OVR: 89,5 2. Deadwood Vandals (GM: Kim Vandaele - koekefix) OFF: 87 DEF: 89 SG: 96 OVR: 88,4 3. Harrisonville Sabercats (GM: Hurja Herra) OFF: 88 DEF: 89 SG: 88 OVR: 87,6 4. Rome Trojans (GM: Yann Rock) OFF: 87 DEF: 88 SG: 91 OVR: 87,5 5. Cedar Rapids Minutemen (GM: Richard Armour) OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 93 OVR: 87,1 6. Eldred Elite (GM: Steven Bennett) OFF: 86 DEF: 89 SG: 93 OVR: 87,0 7. Canmore Grizzlies (GM: Matt Muffett - themattinthehat) OFF: 86 DEF: 87 SG: 91 OVR: 86,9 8. Moapa Valley Gothic Knights (GM: David Chaw - FTW) OFF: 87 DEF: 87 SG: 90 OVR: 86,9 9. Richford Rebels (GM: Jusu Manager) OFF: 86 DEF: 89 SG: 89 OVR: 86,9 10. St.Thomas Stray Cats (GM: Erzac Ray - Erzac) OFF: 87 DEF: 87 SG: 90 OVR: 86,8 11. Portland Oilers (GM: Xavier Zhou - xZhou) OFF: 86 DEF: 88 SG: 91 OVR: 86,6 12. York Wolf Pack (GM: Jiri Heikkala) OFF: 85 DEF: 87 SG: 93 OVR: 86,2 13. Violet Volcano (GM: Soupy Salez) OFF: 85 DEF: 88 SG: 92 OVR: 86,1 14. Thetford Mines Pegasus (GM: Anthony Grauwels - Pingu) OFF: 85 DEF: 86 SG: 89 OVR: 85,5 15. Oshawa Dynasty Heroes (GM: Kris Zenatik - Euph) OFF: 85 DEF: 85 SG: 86 OVR: 84,7 16. Collegeville Rhinos (BOT) OFF: 85 DEF: 82 SG: 90 OVR: 84,4

It's a tight league as always, 6 points separating 6th and 13th place.

"I'm pretty sure no one in GPHM can say they have never done a bad trade." I've made a total of two trades with CPU since I joined the game in S2. One of them was initiated by the CPU, the other by me. Both were 1-for-1 player trades. It doesn't matter if one's past trading history is impeccably clean. There are no magical "fair play" - points that you can accumulate and cash in with a bad trade. It doesn't matter if someone else has made unbalanced trades in the past. When judging whether a trade is fair or not, only thing(s) that matter are the assets moving back and forth in that particular trade. That 2nd draft pick will likely be a franchise goaltender or a very solid skater. That some new manager will now be deprived of. Maybe we do need some kind of trade block on CPU picks, at least 1st rounders.

When a progress bar reaches 100%, that particular skill will improve by one point.

*Begin wall of text* -- I started with one of those awful teams that as been managed by the computer for a while. By the way, I don't think a new manager will ever get a competitive team right away because it either has been managed by the computer (so not competitive) -- I made a lot of trades with computer and signed some free agents. I wasn't always fair with the way I used free agents to make trades. My apoligies if I ruined anyone experience -- Part of the reason why computer teams are not competitive off the bat might just be that they're robbed of their picks, and/or young talent. A big problem is the ability to trade freshly signed free agents for "free" assets, especially picks. Maybe one doesn't ruin anyone's experience right away, but making such trades just condemn new players into pilfered teams that will take ages to build up. You might just have started with such a team. -- everyone has the exact same opportunity to trade with computer teams.-- Technically, yes, but every (computer) team has a limited number of assets. Once they're gone, they're gone. Also, just being able to do something doesn't quite equal that it should be done. It can't be a race of "who is the fastest to sign FA's and turn them into computer picks". -- What's keeping new players from joining this game is the huge edge teams from GHL have on any other teams in this world because they get the best prospects (first two rounds so best 30 prospects every season) and the best free agents seasons after seasons -- --Right now, my best player is 86 overall, and a 85 goalie, I have a few 81-83 and mostly 80 overall players. If I'm lucky, I might sign 1 or 2 players over 85 overall, a few 83-85 as free agents. How will I compete with the top 4 GHL teams-- Comparing lower league teams to GHL teams is not a really good practice. Yes, they sign the best FA's. Yes, they get the best prospects. And so will you, if you make it to GHL and stay there. It's now my 3rd season in GHL, and I'm tied for 6th in the standings. The first two seasons I finished 12th. I never expected to compete for the first couple of seasons in GHL, my only goal was to not relegate and gradually build up the team. Maybe I'll even make the playoffs this season. I might even have a shot at the cup in a season or two. Even right now I probably couldn't win a playoff series against a top-4 team. But at some point I will. And the whole process has been, and continues to be, exciting. Point being, I don't think you're expected to stand up to the best GHL as you come out of SHL. Hell, when I got to the GHL I barely knew a player's overall might be displayed in green (I think I had one, 81). It takes time, and it should, to become competitive when you move up a league level. For me, that's what a sports management game is all about - seeing your long term decisions, trades, signings combine into a hopefully winning package over time. I might've ventured a bit off topic - computer trading in itself is not a problem. Computer trading, when used to accomplish trades that wouldn't be feasible between human managers, is a problem. That, and the FA flipping for computer picks. *End wall of text*

I like the idea of having some sort of restriction before being able to trade recently signed free agents. Regarding the up/down voting system, it would likely generate some problems of it's own. If we ever go down that road, make it so that everyone can see who has voted and which way - and if a manager votes a trade down, make them enter a reason why they've done so. Would at least make it easier to spot possible abusers.

One-way contract only means that a player will never move down league levels. I.E. you can't trade them to a lower league, or should you get relegated, they would be released. Promotion clause (quote from help files): "A *promotion contract* clause will increase the player’s salary if his team is promoted to a higher league. The new salary is calculated so that the player will keep the same percentage salary cap impact. E.g. if the player’s salary was 10% of the cap limit in the previous league his new salary will be 10% of the new league’s salary cap. If a player with a *promotion contract clause* is traded to a team in a higher league level the contract clause will activate just as if his team hade been promoted. Once the *promotion contract clause* have been activated it will be removed from the player’s contract." Hope that answers everything.

Well, that's three picks, all likely top-5, gone to the same team. All from trades with computers, and all with the same pattern - a bunch of bench warmers for a great pick. I guess it's not cheating as it's within the game mechanics, but one could never pull off any of those trades with a human manager. It's quite blatant abuse of being able to trade with computers, personally I don't think such trades should be possible.