1 - Mortsleh Rotciv

2 - I pick myself as the General Manager to focus on, because I know what I did pretty well. I took a team that struggled for an identity in the Las Vegas Kings and made them into the Seattle Riot, removing the stigma of a "drunks and dumbs" team. I had to make some tough decisions, like getting rid of some long-time players, but eventually we became perennial contenders, winning it all in Season 17. I made some shrewd trades, getting draft picks that allowed me to snag some players I had managed while in charger of the Prince George Firebirds, namely Daniel Merica, who became the team captain and face of the franchise. While Merica wasn't always the most personable individual, his style of leadership demanded excellence from his teammates, and by and large, that's what we had. My biggest disappointment was not winning more than one championship with that team, especially when we had 4 all-star centers on the squad. In a time when 1000 TPE players were superstars, I think we had nearly a dozen of them.

4 - Rule changes? I honestly missed a big section of time in the SHL where rule changes were discussed. I'm not entirely sure what rules have changed, to be honest. I do know that there are an absurd number of punishments doled out by the head office these days. Compare that to Way Back When, and a league commissioner sending a Jewish member a DM with a Swastika in it, and the punishment being....nothing? Obviously that's not acceptable, but something in between might be a good idea. It's also a little off-putting to see punishment announcements seemingly every week. Why would anyone want to do anything in this league, with the number of rules and punishments that get dealt out? I know I sure as hell wouldn't.

I'm sure there were some rule changes that I'm overlooking, and but this something that I've been wondering about and kind of irritated about since returning.


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