06-16-2020, 07:34 PMsve7en Wrote: Making regression isn't the answer imo. Spending 4 years in the J and then just 8-10 seasons in the SHL kinda sucks for those that want to have a longer career and aim for the hall of fame.

The problem is that you're spending 4 years in the J.

Back in my day the average J run was 2, maybe 3 seasons. Now people routinely spend 4 seasons there, and would spend 5 if it weren't for the waivers process forcing call ups.

Making regression harder and more brutal over time would take out the older players a bit faster, allowing the players in the J to make the jump up sooner. Again, I've been Joe K here for what will be 4 real life years, and while that was cool when our player base was significantly smaller, now that we're booming out here we need to make space for more players.

Of course, if we had 4th lines open, we'd be able to get players to the SHL faster.

I get people bitching about playing time but the truth is that when you're a fresh faced rookie you have to keep going hard and earning your playing time. That's part of the experience. So yeah, you might have a season or two working your way up the lineup. But with harsher regression, that path becomes easier.

I think the answer here is actually a little bit of everything.

Also, @tommysalami , i feel you on you the higher TPE minimums, but then we run into the whole "nobody really wants to leave their teams and friends they developed relationships with" thing and you're forcing them to do so. At some point the argument of how it ruins some people's experience comes into play. /shrug