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The decision as a whole is ”fine” for me, but I do agree with the points Pena made about the arguments not really working. In any democratic process only the people who actually vote are taken into consideration. Everyone has the chance to, and if you don’t, you obviously don’t care about the matter or the outcome enough to cast your vote. That means the people who don’t vote are fine with any decision. Like I said, the decision is fine, but you could have just said this is what we wanted to do and own it instead of this irrational argument about not possibly reaching everyone.

Respect the blueline looking for G for FCL

What? Gameplay mechanics like this in other titles is exactly what the X-Factors were modeled after. Ultis, different abilities in different player classes etc. As for the other part of the msg, the best will still be the best irregardless of XF. This debate is about the gameplay experience.

I don’t know how many polls we need to arrange to come to the conclusion that the majority (of the top two leagues at least) are in favor of keeping things as they are with only Big Tipper being banned. Or are we voting until we come to a conclusion that satisfies SG by banning them all? That’s what it feels like. I’m in favor of keeping things untouched from the previous ECL, for reasons mentioned in my previous post. The gameplay is more open with X-Factors.

I have played the game since the first iteration of EASHL in NHL 09, and I can honestly say the EASHL side of things, gameplay wise, is the best it has been in a long time. I would even go as far as saying it's the best it has been in the PS4/PS5 era. We have finally moved away from the god awful pakota vaan (force) meta, and can score from plays farther out from the net. When someone scores a golden one-tee goal against us, I feel like we have made a mistake in our coverage, as opposed to a forced pass getting through in front of the net, which can go through even if it's "covered". I think teams should be punished for breakdowns in coverage and the game feels rewarding both offensively and defensively that way. Obviously I have dropped down divisions this year, moved to the wing and use golden 1T, so my opinion might be a bit biased, but I've played with and against Elite teams enough in this version as well to confidently say the meta is way better than it used to be. I am 100% in favor of leaving things as they are with only Big Tipper being banned. I fear an XF ban would move the meta back towards forcing, net scrambles and broken plays in front of the net, which is both boring to play and boring to watch. Even with sniper builds on wings. EDIT: Another thing to note is having to cover the 1T/CQ makes the defence more active and opens up space in other areas of the ice, as teams can't just collapse to the slot and play passively on defence.

Free c/rw for upcoming tournaments. Backup is fine as well. 🙏

If Leksand deserves the spot in Elite, they'll win the qualifiers, surely.

After banning CQ, something must be done about goalie abilities. Sure, you can say you can run a sniper build or dump points in shots, but the fact is you NEED those points for speed and acceleration because that's what the meta is. You need chances first to even attempt to score goals. The same logic could be applied to goalies if their abilities were banned: if you want to save snipes, put points in glove/blocker high. They don't have to make such a decision now. Goalies are already terribly OP on straight snipes from the slot. I don't necessarily think the difference will be as major as people are making it out to be, but if we're going to start banning abilities we should do it the right way.

I don't really care what happens, but do not, under any circumstances, ban elite edges.

First of all, there are 16 teams in Elite, not 8. And yes, like I said in my message I do think it's fine because it's the only way to ensure the integrity of the competition. That, or expand the divisions. If we go down that road of logic, it's "unfair" that Lite has a prize pool at all considering we're talking about the 49th best team in Europe with the Lite winner. In what other esport is that possible? Elite has to remain the crown jewel that teams aspire to reach.

Surely people realize that if the prize pool in the lower divisions was higher, the top teams would just drop down in divisions? The player fees go into a general pool anyway to accommodate everything that SG is doing and are not marked to a specific division. At least that's how I see it. Would it be fine if we merged the Elite and Pro divisions to "justify" the prize pool in the highest league? The only way it would change things is (probably) that the Elite teams would still populate the finishing places with a prize pool. Before anyone chimes in saying I play in Elite and that somehow makes my points moot: we're not exactly favorites to touch the money at the moment. All in all I think it's a good thing to monetize what SG is doing to ensure the future of this operation that we've enjoyed for free for far too long. Sorry if someone quotes me and I don't reply, as I've tried to keep my mouth shut about this as debates devolve into playground insults in this community far too often. Mea culpa for that partially as well. Edit: I do understand the frustration for players in the lower divisions who play for fun, but the fees don't take that away from you. You can still play EASHL if you think the fee is too high. And I mean that in the nicest way possible. These (higher) fees have been mandatory for players in the higher divisions for some time.

JYP Jyväskylä IN: @xAaro89x from FILA Academy Starting LW Welcome! 🤗

I might be a bit biased here considering I'm a forward, but these are Grade A scoring chances that should be going in some of the time even if the goalie is positioned correctly. 🤐

JYP is looking for a starting LD and starting OR 1A/1B goalie for the upcoming game NHL22. Most of the time we play from Sunday to Thursday. We rarely (if at all) play Fri or Sat. We're looking for - and we cannot stress this enough - for players that are willing to commit for the full year. Otherwise, we aren't interested. Contact indi969 or tbnantti on PSN, Discord or here on NHLGamer. Reasons behind the message: Sandro can only play a few times a week. Swag has recently moved and his internet connection is not stable. That's why he didn't play in FCL. Sile has informed us we are free to look for a starting LD to replace him as he can't commit to the level of activity required atm.