05-20-2021, 11:59 AMartermis Wrote:

05-19-2021, 01:15 PMDuff101 Wrote: I would love for Russia to have its own team, I think the better move is to split UCORCAL into two subfeds. Russia and Latvia/Norway and then Czechia and someone else. Both teams will be able to field an active roster and both will have the majority of its active roster seeing the ice.

Latvia/Norway 

05-19-2021, 01:38 PMSlashACM Wrote: Wait if y'all want Russia + whoever and czechia + whoever what is the point of breaking up UCORCAL

Agreed.

In my mind I always had trees, where if a team were to paired with other teams it would have to be with specifically the others in that tree.

For example, UCORCAL:

None of the three teams have enough players on their own - Only UCORCAL exists

1 team has enough players - That 1 team + UCORCAL if the other two combined have enough, if not, both fold into team world

2 teams have enough players - 2 independent teams + last remaining nation folded into team world


but I also realize I hold unpopular opinions on this matter

I like the idea, but the issue with it is that all three teams individually don't have enough players, but together they have way too many. I think the more appropriate move is to merge another smaller fed into the UCORCAL tree, which gives you two larger feds (Russia and Czechia) and two smaller ones (Latvia and someone else) and operate like this:

1. Combined, 4 teams have just enough or a little more to roster a team of actives, 1 big UCORCAL+ (probably never happen)

2. If 3 teams together make up a roster of full actives and the fourth one overcrowds (IE 5+ actives sitting) then merge the smallest (by WJC eligible players) fed into team world for the year

2a. If possible, group the two large feds with the two smaller feds so you get two paired up teams (what I think would be the most appropriate given the current situation)

3. As teams can field fully independent rosters split them up and make the fed up of the other three, if the leftover teams are too crowded move one of the teams to world or maybe even young guns for the year

4. If everyone can field a roster except 1-2 teams move them into young guns or world