04-04-2021, 04:45 AMDELIRIVM Wrote:

04-04-2021, 04:35 AMEmiko Wrote: The last bit about not knowing if there's a payoff is why I decided to retire. It's not going to change anything going another season or anything like that. It will just have me wasting more time and effort for a same result potentially. That's why I don't see a reason to come back right now. I don't think I'd be as annoyed if I wasn't up till 3am nearly watching something that was pointless.

If anything this has taught me people don't actually read media's as if they did then they'd realise I said that I just wanted to open a dialogue with the teams and not many contacted me. I can't help having preferences so it's whatever that's a job of a GM to try and sell the team to you.

As a media grader, I can tell you very few people read any media unless it specifically talks about their player. As a previous GM, I will say that most of us scan media looking for our team name. But as the draft nears there is a lot to manage. Trade talks, scouting tons of people, and evaluating assets. And I was only an SMJHL GM. SHL GMs have to manage long term assets and it can get really busy. The best way to make sure GMs understand what you want is to reach out personally and tell them your intentions.

"I want to be a max earner and would love to do it with your team."

"I would be very excited to be part of your team."

"Take a chance on me and you won't regret it."

These are all great things to say to a GM. And I believe miscommunication was the big problem for this draft. I also know that reputations, tying oneself to another, and all that can really affect a teams decision. I, personally, have never interacted with you or Valour before talking to you about unfilled Pressers. But I know that, mostly Valour, had a reputation. I heard about it, and while I prefer to make my decisions on people without influence of others, I can see why people might want to avoid you two just because of reputation (honestly sucks tbh, because reputations are often over-exaggerations). 

Either way, I wish you both the best of luck. Hope you both don't give up. Fight for a spot and prove yourselves. Reinventing people's views of you takes work but it's worthwhile.

I think Valor is staying but I'm sure I'm done.

The things said in this thread and other clearly haven't been represented properly and if a team can't be bothered to read a DM I sent explaining why I felt like I did and that my mind can be changed by talking to them then what can I do in the grand scale of things literally nothing.

I just don't see a point to going back into a draft and putting in the effort when I know that I'll be passed over again and waste more time doing tasks again. It's been a fun time on Anaheim and I enjoyed playing there but if there's no clear progression it's basically pointless for me.