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roquefort · 05-25-2024, 11:34 AM

Note: I originally wrote this as part of the post season bonanza PT, but I wanted to post it again here to make sure it's seen by any teams that did not reach out to me for scouting. If this disqualifies me from making money - no problem. I just want everyone to be aware of this going into the draft so that no team wastes an early pick on me.

As the draft rapidly approaches I've been left to contemplate my intentions with this character and my future career. To any prospective scouts, I recommend you read this in it's entirety as it may clear up some questions you have for me and help solidify my value to your team in the draft.

As some of you may know, I am an ISFL user who hopped over into here to dabble a bit and learn a little about hockey. I can honestly say - I haven't learned much. I was hoping to spark an interest in the sport via the league, but I've had some trouble getting into it. What I haven't had trouble getting into, however, is enjoying my LR! I had a great time within the Detroit Falcons locker room this season (despite their horrendous branding), and I can honestly say that they've set an excellent tone for the league. Due to my positive experiences with them, I can't wait to explore more teams and see what else the league has in-store.

This is what brings me to the first "career goal" of mine - and likely the most important: I want to play for many teams. Potentially all of them. In the ISFL I am committed to playing for a single team for the rest of my career. I love the idea of being a loyal member of my team as well as a linchpin that my GMs can build around. That being said, I'd love to mix it up on here. What's the fun in doing the exact same thing across two different leagues? One of my major goals is to play on as many teams as possible. Dip my toes in the water in each LR. Find the one that suits me the best, and maybe end my career there. I think it would be very exciting to play the "free agency game" a bit, and as someone who isn't extremely active within the league I can see myself needing the extra money from those contracts. Based on this goal, I do not currently plan to resign a contract with whoever drafts me. I hope this is understandable. I want to be open about it to avoid any confusion or causing any teams to waste valuable draft stock on me rather than on a player who will be committed to their franchise for the long haul.

While I look forward to hopping around, I also want to make it clear (and I suppose this is my next goal, or not a goal?) that I am not chasing championships. Winning is cool and all, but I really am not invested in the league (at this time) to the point that I'd take any pride in winning. I really just want to hop around and shoot the shit. If I see the opportunity to play for a new team, they're interested in having me, and they are a contender - I won't hesitate to join. But I also will not exclude teams that are less well-off from my FA bidding. I imagine as a low tpe player I'll have very little sway in where I go, but I do hope to find a home. I want to use FA as an opportunity to "network" and get to know some faces around the league. If I play for you as a low tpe player and enjoy the LR - I'd then LOVE to come back later as a high TPE player to help you contend. I understand that this may not be conventional and I hope that this strategy doesn't rub anybody the wrong way. I mean the best and I want to be as transparent as possible to avoid that.

Finally, I'd like to hit many people. It just sounds like fun. When I saw that thwacking people was a skill in the SHL, I knew right away that I wanted to build around it. At the moment I'm going for a very balanced archetype to spend my TPE efficiently, but as I rise closer to 2k (and I will get there!) I'd like to spec more and more into whacking opponents. I told all my SMJHL scouts that I want to wreck people - and I'm telling all the SHL scouts the exact same thing. When I hang up my skates - I want to go down in history as a legendary shmacker. Big shmacks.

Rat cruise missile.

Thank you to anyone who read this - I look forward to the draft, and cannot wait in a few years to look back upon this post to see if I achieved my goals.

Roquefort Cotswald

DigDoug11 · 05-25-2024, 01:40 PM

Rat cruise missile, love it

Aephino · 08-03-2024, 07:03 PM

dope

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