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NJBadApple · 11-22-2018, 10:25 AM

After posting a lengthy series of trolling posts about the comical decisions of HO, I'd like to make a wholesome post about what I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving. While I'm personally not celebrating the annual tradition of gorging myself with food until tomorrow (due to family circumstances), I'd still like to cover what I'm thankful for within the SHL and the surrounding community. So, let's get to it:

I'm thankful for the Toronto North Stars
With my first generation player, I was taken in the second round by the stars and never looked back. They gave me an opportunity to make a sim-league player and grow into a great two-way winger throughout my first career.

I'm thankful for the Texas Renegades
After spending several seasons with the stars, I was traded to the Platoon for two seasons where I didn't really accomplish much. I was then moved on to the Renegades where my legacy would be solidified as we won the S36 cup.

I'm thankful for @dankoa
After going on a planned hiatus for several months and finally returning to make my second player, I managed to fall to 10th overall in the SHL draft. It was where Dan had made a trade to acquire the pick and snatch me up, bringing me back to where I belong.

I'm thankful for @JSS
So you get a lot of flack around here for HO decisions, and rightfully so (I'm never one to hold back how I feel), but you gave me my first chance in my sim league career to become a GM over in GOMHL. It's a relaxed league so it's really a great chance for me to learn the ropes.

I'm thankful for my career so far
I was skeptical going into a power forward build, as it's been one that a lot of people attempt but fail so regularly, since it takes such a long time to become effective. Luckily, Konn's career has started pretty nicely as he nears the 20 point mark in just his second season.

I'm thankful for reddit drafts
The one back in S25 brought me here, and I'm glad this tradition / pact with Reddit still continues. If it weren't for these loaded draft classes, it's my educated guess that this whole operation would've folded years ago.

I'm thankful that @~~Rush~~ is banned
I know certain members are known very well for stirring the pot, but when someone like Rush comes along and blatantly flames active members it just seems counterintuitive to keep someone like him around. Good move.

I'm thankful for management
One could only guess what the owners & management of the website have to do to keep us all satisfied (or at least close to it.) Whether it's a simple rule change or formatting issues, all the way to moving the forums to a safer host & server, it's certainly a thankless job.

I'm thankful for how helpful this community is to newer members
Seriously, if it wasn't for people showing me the way when I first joined, I would've thrown my hands up in frustration and walked out the very door I came in through. We might not agree on all (or any) issues, but we all seem to come together to help someone new.

and finally

I'm thankful for HO
Before going any further, you've made some real dumbass decisions recently. With that being said, deep down I'm pretty thankful for what you all do. Once again, it's another thankless job that comes with the burden of trying to please everyone when in reality, it's impossible. You all try (or at least I hope) to do your very best to keep the chaos & wittiness of 100+ active members under control in an online environment. All-in-all, you've done a good job since I joined back in spring of 2015. Recently it's been pretty terrible, but it's pretty hard to tell someone how to drive a car when you've never driven it yourself.