Uncle Seth

Nobody there complained much about the way the team picking was set up. It was a non-issue for the most part. That's what also made the tourney so great. Bunch of chill characters and no problems with anyone in particular. No one bitched about this or that. Very mature crowd, refreshing for a change. In the future, I'd like to see the vets ranked by a combination of several stats like overall winning percentage, GF-GA differential, number of league championships, playoff records/appearances and such. And that can play into how coaches are organized into divisions. But I realize this may not be possible with so many stats MIA. If that isn't feasible, maybe the next tournament can be done over the course of two days with the first day (as someone mentioned) being a qualifying day. Then stats from that day can be utilized to place everyone who attended into divisions for the next day.

There it is ^

Well done man, hilarious stuff.

Congrats to Witt for making his return to the game after a way too long haitus. Strong showing man, awesome to have you back. I know you prepared well with Voc and both of you were very tough opponents. Zepp was on fire too, raised his game bigtime lately. Keep it up boys. TK, very impressive deep run, especially considering you've been out of commission in online play for many months. Still the best 1 on 0 deker in the game. Nothing needs to be said about the other top guys, you've been blown enough on here, but deservingly so.

One more add-on, those pants that Voc wore.........no words. Please, someone has to have pic of that outfit.

All my buddies on this site, so great to meet you all outside of the virtual world. See, there's really no reason to fear clowns, at least during daylight hours. I'm afraid to even start mentioning names because I worry if I miss mentioning someone, I'll feel like sh*t. You know who you are though. Right Brutus, Raph, Ice, TK, Witt, Jer, Voc, Zepp and Coach? Everyone there was so easy to get to know and hang with. It really does seem like I've known some of you forever. What an entertaining bunch of characters. All around great people and company. An incredible pool of dedicated, talented players and class acts. I f&cking love you guys. And some of you I never really chatted with before, I'll start chatting with and playing more. Hope to see some of these old GENS vets return to the site again and participate in leagues and exis vs me, to feed our addictions. I'm talking to you EA, Sebe, Smoz, Evan, AJ. So there's my mass shout out. As for the everyone who helped make this happen, I applaud you. Mikey, Halifax, Smoz, Chaos, Evan, I have no idea how you all organized this so well in such a short time. Just wow. The time and dedication you all put into this is mind boggling. We'll never be able to thank you enough. To my brother, I wouldn't have came to the event if you didn't also. To me, he was the surprise of the tournament. He actually is a complete unknown, and has practically ZERO experience vs anyone else (online or in person) besides me for the past 20 years. During those couple of decades, he was never given an inch of room out there to make plays and be creative (sorry haha). I know since he's my brother, people expected him to be good and do well, but he didn't think he would and I didn't either. Being in that super tough D division, and making the top 16 by winning 5 straight "on the ropes" elimination games is a huge accomplishment for him. Especially with Evan and Smoz as the last 2 he needed to beat, a tall task for sure. I witnessed him play better than I've ever seen him do (except for that blowout vs AJ). Sorry brother Buck that we couldn't stay longer to allow you and KG to smoke a blunt. As for myself, of course I'm disappointed not making it as far as I wanted. Despite being happy with my play the whole tournament, I made a couple poor choices in teams/matchups that I regretted immediately & did me in. I guess that's better than losing by playing bad or having bad luck though. I still can't believe I chose NOT to be Detroit vs TK in our elimination game, I don't know how that thought process even occurred. "Yeah, that's what I'll do, I'll give TK the best skating, stick-handling and shooting team in the game". But F*CK YOU ref for giving me 5 straight 3rd period penalties. You're right (for once) TK, CHI is overrated and I learned the hard way. Why I thought I could beat Ice with Washington up against "steel nuts" Gilmour & company, shaking my head here on that. Overconfidence in Pat Elyniuk maybe? Ice, I should have picked our favorite matchup, NYI vs HFD ! It would have been an epic game and we'd both have 10 minutes of our lives back. I think I have the record for longest time spent picking teams. No one will ever beat that. 10 minutes easily. Thanks to the supremely helpful older Canadian couple who gave Buck and I directions to the QEW on the way home when the GPS stopped working. I'm sure if I stopped in my city for directions I'd risk being mugged, robbed, and sodomized. Toronto you are a cool city, with so many friendly people. And I can't be the only one who noticed the bountiful amount of 20 something hot broads roaming everywhere. But I won't miss the amount of bikers and walkers in the streets. We're New Yorkers, used to beeping and yelling at those of you in the road. Even though the law says you have the right of way, we're driving a vehicle, so get the hell out of the way. Thanks to the Asian family who let us stay at their place via Air BnB........The water in the fridge tasted good. I'm sure it was less polluted than the water in Rochester. But why no microwave in the joint? The free Wi-Fi was a big plus, as I was able to text the fools from the forum to hang out Friday night. However, I do want to know, why is your Wi-Fi password JizzTron458392 ? Anyhow, if there are any pubes in the shower, they're from Buck. I gave my crotch a good luck buzz-cut before the trip. PS, thanks Roberto Z. for flipping the puck away when you saw I was stuck on goalie control in our elimination game. I don't know anyone else who would have done that at such a crucial time. Good sportsmanship epitomized.

All my buddies on this site, so great to meet you all outside of the virtual world. See, there's really no reason to fear clowns. I'm afraid to even start mentioning names because I worry if I miss mentioning someone, I'll feel like sh*t. You know who you are though. Right Brutus, Raph, Ice, TK, Witt, Jer, Voc, Zepp and Coach? Everyone there was so easy to get to know and hang with. It really does seem like I've known some of you forever. What an entertaining bunch of characters. All around great people and company. An incredible pool of dedicated, talented players and class acts. I f&cking love you guys. And some of you I never really chatted with before, I'll start chatting with and playing more. Hope to see some of these old GENS vets return to the site again and participate in leagues and exis vs me, to feed our addictions. I'm talking to you EA, Sebe, Smoz, Evan, AJ. So there's my mass shout out. As for the everyone who helped make this happen, I applaud you. Mikey, Halifax, Smoz, Chaos, Evan, I have no idea how you all organized this so well in such a short time. Just wow. The time and dedication you all put into this is mind boggling. We'll never be able to thank you enough. To my brother, I wouldn't have came to the event if you didn't also. To me, he was the surprise of the tournament. He's actually a complete unknown,with practically ZERO experience vs anyone else (online or in person) besides me for the past 20 years. During those couple of decades, he's never been given an inch of room out there to make plays and be creative (sorry haha). I know since he's my brother, people expected him to be good and do well, but he didn't think he would and I didn't either. Being in that super tough D division, and making the top 16 by winning 5 straight "on the ropes" elimination games is a huge accomplishment for him. Especially needing to beat both Evan and Smoz to make stay alive, a tall task for sure. I witnessed him perform better than I've ever seen (except for that blowout vs AJ). Sorry we couldn't stay longer to allow you and KG to smoke a blunt. As for myself, of course I'm disappointed not making it as far as I wanted. Despite being happy with my performance the whole tournament, I made a couple poor choices in teams/matchups that I regretted immediately. Guess that's better than losing by playing bad or having bad luck though. I still can't believe I chose NOT to be Detroit vs TK in our elimination game. Don't know how that thought process even occurred. "Yeah, that's a good idea, I'll give TK the best skating, stick-handling and shooting team in the game". But F*CK YOU ref for giving me 5 straight 3rd period penalties. You're right (for once) TK, CHI is overrated and I learned the hard way. Why I thought I could beat Ice with Washington up against "steel nuts" Gilmour & company, shaking my head here on that. Overconfidence in Pat Elyniuk maybe? Ice, I should have picked our favorite matchup, NYI vs HFD! It would have been an epic game and we'd both have 10 minutes of our lives back. I think I have the record for longest time spent picking teams. No one will ever beat that. 10 minutes easily. Thanks to the supremely helpful older Canadian couple who gave Buck and I directions to the QEW on the way home when the GPS stopped working. I'm certain if I stopped in my city for directions I'd risk being mugged, robbed, sodomized and dumped by the railroad tracks. Toronto you are a cool city, with so many friendly people. I can't be the only one who noticed the bountiful 20 something hot broads roaming everywhere. But I won't miss the amount of bikers and walkers in the streets. We're New Yorkers, used to beeping and yelling at those of you in the road. Even though the law says you have the right of way, we're driving a vehicle, get the hell out of the lane. Thanks to the Asian family who let us stay at their place via Air BnB........The water in the fridge tasted good. I'm sure it was less polluted than the water in Rochester. But why no microwave in the joint? The free Wi-Fi was a big plus, as I was able to text the fools from the forum to hang out Friday night. However, I have to ask, why is your Wi-Fi password JizzTron458392 ? Anyhow, if there are any pubes in the shower, they're from Buck because I gave my crotch a good luck buzz-cut before the trip. PS, thanks Roberto Z. for flipping the puck away when you saw I was stuck on goalie control in our elimination game. I don't know anyone else who would have done that at such a crucial time. Good sportsmanship epitomized. One more add-on, those pants that Voc wore.........no words. Please, someone has to have pic of that outfit.

I never thought a 94 world could even exist and when I found this site, I felt so fulfilled that I'd be able to play this game still. An in person tournament, with that many people, from all over the place, was a dream come true. It's the way this game was meant to be played: on the original system, with original controllers, no lag, sitting right next to your opponent, with the pressure of a crowd watching and the hype and atmosphere surrounding it all. Incredible job putting this together and making a documentary about our addiction, Mikey you are our hero. More thanks to be given soon.

In regards to picking expansion team match-ups, it's a preference to not give a skilled coach, skilled players. It forces them to play in a style they're not used to, while you yourself may be comfortable with the slower pace and unskilled players. Smart strategy that can pay off, yet makes for a boring ass game surely. But in a tournament this huge, winning is what matters, especially with $ and bragging rights (for life) on the line.

I'll have all my shout outs and thank yous later, but for right now I just want to say that KG really earned it and played his ass off. Congratulations man, you did it. Amazing run by Raph too. What an exciting final.

^ that's gold

Lots of good ideas here. Yeah I wanna stay up late with the crew too, I can bring some cigars if anyone wants one. I'm sure the policies of hotels are outdoor smoking only, but who knows it might be nice out and I can't be the only one who enjoys a break from the action. But this can only happen if we can get some sort of sign in thing done Friday night. Otherwise, it's a hot water bottle enema and slumber just past dusk for Seth & Buck. I place a high value on sleep. Guess that's the difference between being in your 20's vs 30's.

I'm going to bed at 8pm sharp like a senior citizen Friday night. That's the only way I'd ever be able to wake up early Saturday. I'd register Friday night if it were possible to avoid lugging my ass outta bed Saturday morning bright and early. Maybe we can bribe Halifax. Bottle of his favorite liquor or case of his favorite brew to sign in for me so I can stay out late and be rowdy with the boys Friday night?

I just tried forwarding it to you, gmail said that your email address is unrecognized.

Hey Skel, hope whatever it is, goes away/heals/gets better.

Haha, you know I love mixing it up (both fists and lines). But who would hurt a silly old harmless clown?

Gotta do what you gotta do Hali. I've been appointed to speak for all of us: we understand, but we can't help but vent when we have to deal with a change. We still love you.

You think it's just me, you all edit lines hehe. In a tournament this big, with everyone coming from all over and spending all this time and money, we should have some say as to what the rules are. But after this rant, I'll stop complaining. If Ray Bourque or Sweeney get a penalty, you don't get to put in Wesley or Murphy.......instead enjoy David Shaw and Gordie Roberts (both rated 48). Same thing with Toronto, Krushelinski came in for Gilmour penalties. Savard or Phousse get penalties, Gilbert Dionne is your guy whether you like it or not. Meanwhile, Lebeau, Bellows, Leeman etc are riding the pine. You get the picture. This is a major factor and could easily decide games won/lost. It just makes penalties (which are luck to begin with) even more damaging. Although I do understand the need to keep things moving, I think this rule is really harsh. Some sort of allowance (be it time, or # of changes per game) would have been much more reasonable IMO. So when your star players take pims, you may know who they put in, you may not. These auto-sub players are players that most of us have never used in the 20+ years of the game. Don't be surprised if guys ice the f**k out of the puck on the PK, or play keep-away in those instances. Better than trying to break it out or defend with auto-sub scrubs. OK that's all.

Uncle Seth and Uncle Buck are staying at a B&B, 1 mile from Real Sports from 9/11-9/12. We're also only a 1/2 mile from DoubleTree, and definitely down for some exis Friday with some of you.

On the Gens list, brothers from Rochester, NY, Uncle Seth and Uncle Buck. We're both registered.

Who we still waiting for?

Make room in that top 8, Uncle Seth is coming to town. And his brother (Uncle Buck) is also registered for the tourney.

LA Kings 1st Line: LW - Verbeek C - Fedorov RW - Reichel LD - Kasparaitis RD - Burt G - Soderstrom X - Elyniuk ------------------------------- 2nd Line: LW - Verbeek C - Reichel RW - Carpenter LD - Hawgood RD - Yushkevich G - Reese X - Elyniuk ------------------------------- Checking Line: LW - Reichel C - Carpenter RW - Elyniuk LD - Kasparaitis RD - Burt *Lines are subject to change multiple times per game.

WELL DONE PLABBER!!! Thank you for all your work with this GDL.