I'm still of the opinion that the problem isn't offseason length per-se, but the season-to-offseason ratio. A 2-3 week offseason would be fine, if the season itself was longer. But if everyone who doesn't go to the conference finals basically spends 50% of his time here without seeing game action then that's a problem. That's the main issue with our current set up where we basically have 3-4 week regular seasons, 2 week playoffs and 2-3 week offseasons.

Sure, I would love for the offseason to be shorter but the past has shown that this is quite a tough thing to accomplish. Other leagues like the SHL and the SMJHL have shorter offseasons but they also are much smaller than the SHL and have less of an emphasis on offseason recruiting, draft hype and free agency, so there isn't as much offseason work to be done there. Maybe we'll be able to cut it back by a week or so, but I wouldn't count on it. Now I know that simply expanding the regular season doesn't necessarily solve the problem and might create new issues, but I think it's something that we should at least take a close look at.

And regarding JayWhy's role in this: I understand some of the frustration to be honest, sometimes he disappears for a few days during the off-season or even between playoff rounds without much notice and that can be frustrating for everyone who needs his input for future scheduling or who just wants to see the sim results. BUT JY has earned that right by giving us reliable regular season simming for seasons now with games being consistently simmed every day. Being a simmer is the hardest and probably the most thankless job in the league and if we want someone to give us reliable regular season simming, then we need to let him recharge his batteries in the off-season. Although a little less snark when bringing this topic up with him would indeed be nice sometimes