sonstone

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  1. You already reported me for cheating. Admin. must have disagreed with you (sad face). I'm defending another manager against the bully tactics you tried to use against me (happy face).
  2. A salary dump is a salary dump, computer team or not. Being on the lucky end of them isn't cheating. The Hornets got better because they put in the effort: The Valley Dogs cleared $5.2 million in 1w contracts in that deal. They're currently 1 defender short on their top team, and have a 28yr. old 95ovr. D-man in their affiliate. His $3.8 million salary will just fit under the $4.2 million in space they have now. Instead of calling them cheaters, I'm going to tip my cap in the Hornets direction... way to out-compete the rest of us this pre-season!
  3. Straight swap. Fairbanks to Oshawa: Demanjovic, 85ovr... worthless in GHL. Oshawa to Fairbanks: Gariepi 96ovr... first line defender. The only thing worse than a hypocrite is a bully... that's just me thinking out loud though.
  4. sonstone

    Trades

    I'll be looking to move a couple of my veterans. Netzel (D, 34yrs, 92ovr.), Randall (C, 36yrs, 92ovr.). They have been key players on two consecutive gold cup teams... but I'm starting to get pressed against the cap, and have less expensive options to fill their place. I also have a few affiliate players that will be listed on the trade block, so make sure to scroll through that list if you are an SHL team looking to boost your talent... I like those SHL first rounders a lot. I don't have a lot of needs, but I would like to find someone to fill my 8th forward spot. It would be great if he was a true leader. Past that, I'm probably looking for prospects/picks. I can't say yes to all of them, but you are all welcome to send offers my way. Cheers, Lee Cascade Locks Hound Dogs - GHL P.S. Before the draft, I'll be making a trade offer to Oshawa for the center they're about to lose due to his 1w clause (Pham?). I won't be upset if they like someone else's offer better than mine though.
  5. I know the defending Gold Cup champion in Dangles pretty well. He's won two in row using dump & chase! Cheers, Lee (Cascade Locks Hound Dogs-Dangles) (Barrows Red Foxes-Lumber)
  6. I've been accused of cheating before. It sucks! A lot of new managers read threads about the old days... when the computer would cough up first round picks just because you were nice enough to send an offer. So, they think it's cheating when they see one go through. They think the computer accepted the first offer... without giving you credit for the effort it takes to work out a computer trade these days. Managers don't always realize that once you get to GHL, there is no league above you to trade big contracts to. So, you have to clear salary in bits and pieces. They see a trade go through and get upset because one of their competitors got a good deal... even though you made the same offer to every team in the lower league who had enough cap space to take on the players you're shopping. I hear the "you didn't give up a first round pick, so the trade wouldn't have happened in real life," argument a lot. Do the math. Those GHL second rounders would be first round picks in the NHL. Let's try to remember that not liking something doesn't make it cheating. If you're not going to give someone the benefit of the doubt, at least send a message or two to other veteran GHL/SHL managers and ask what they think. They can probably tell you exactly what's happening... and you might make new friends along the way. Cheers, Lee
  7. I'm using dump and chase for my team in Dangles (Cascade Locks Hound Dogs). I lean more toward the player roles matching tactics than I do about player's individual skill ratings. I generally play more offensively, and I like my d-men to be offensive or two-way players. So, I try to get defenders that play those roles. (You can also change player roles from the action option on your team page). I do the same thing for my forward lines too. Playmaker, powerforward, sniper is my favorite combo on scoring lines. I usually swap the playmaker for a two-way player on two-way lines. Don't tell the rest of my league... but I don't like to play checking or energy lines. I hope some of that helps. Good luck! Cheers, Lee
  8. My feelings are hurt over this, but I don't want them to linger, so I'm going to vent... I don't come here often. I was trying to report actual cheating, and never would have known this thread about me existed if I hadn't posted a bug report. I spend my time in the game scouting other teams, checking the waiver wire and the free agent list to see if anyone new showed up. I go to team pages to see if anyone has an injury that they need a quick fill in for. I cycle through the trade screens of every team in GHL and SHL daily. I set my alarm for 1:30am so I can wake up on a work night and make offers to free agents on the first day of a new season. I know that ET2018 has a forward who played on my 2nd line when I was in BHL. He sent a trade package that didn't include a first round pick to get him too... from the Blacks. I spent a week trying to get that forward prospect. I gave up GHL starters to acquire those picks. I watched the messages come in every day saying that my trade offers had been rejected. Then, bam, it's like Christmas. I found the exact amount I had to pay for the guy I wanted without giving up any more than I needed to. It's like my persistence and effort have been confused for cheating (sad face). In summary, if my opinion matters... the computer drives a really hard bargain these days. Thanks for listening. Cheers, Lee
  9. I'm totally okay with people not liking my trades. You don't have to think that I gave up fair value for the prospect. It's okay if you don't like the way waivers works. I'm not even asking you to like me. I'm just saying that a post in the suggestion section would be more appropriate for those opinions... because using tools that are available to everyone doesn't equal cheating.
  10. I know that I said it was all good yesterday, but I'm still troubled by this whole thing. It's a good learning experience at the very least.There are a lot of ways to accuse people of cheating without using the word. If we decide to make public accusations in the future, let's base them on evidence instead of opinion. Let's be courteous, and give them a heads up via personal message too. I'm sure the next person would like a chance to defend themselves BEFORE someone rallies people to report them.
  11. What were you hoping other GHL managers would report me for... a cub scout badge?
  12. What you are calling, "basically nothing," is going to turn into 3 of the top 32 prospects in the draft. There is a fighter's chance that the SHL pick ends up being top 4 overall, and the 3rd rounders have a good chance of developing into starters for the Blacks. They've earned 4 points in GHL this season, and are likely to have never been able to sign the prospect they sent me after being relegated to SHL. You don't have to like my trades. But, I would appreciate if you didn't encourage people to report me for cheating when all I'm doing is using the tools built into the game to improve my team.
  13. Thanks littleb. For the record... it was an SHL computer team who waived the defender, but he'd been there half of the season.
  14. "That's, like, your opinion man." -The Dude-