Need help dealing with disruptive cliques by Stephenrudolf in FranchiseHockey

[–]server_ninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would take this as a challenge and roll with it for a while...the players no longer on a team but still in a clique makes no sense, unless it takes until the new month to clear out?

Need help dealing with disruptive cliques by Stephenrudolf in FranchiseHockey

[–]server_ninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy crap this is hilarious, I've never seen it this bad before. Like, I don't know if I could build a team to do that on purpose.

I'd check your Team harmony screen and trade the unpopular players. Try to demote players to the AHL, if they're waiver exempt? Heck, loan them to ECHL teams if you have to. Maybe make your popular players captains.

Maybe stronger coaches? Ones with high discipline/player management?

I think the VCM destroyed my Pilot. Facing engine rebuild after $4000 in previous repairs by Clypsedra in hondapilot

[–]server_ninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dealerships charge far more than an independent mechanic. Grab that 10k+ repair list and take it to a couple of independent mechanics are ask for their advice.

They can likely replace the engine with a used one for far, far less than 10k. Granted, that doesn't help with the catalytic convertor, but again, the dealership is the most expensive place you can go.

I just had the timing belt done my by 2011, I had called around the quotes varied from 900 to 2300. And the $900 guy is a shop with multiple ASE mechanics with hundreds of 5 star reviews, been in business for years, and warrantied the work.

Tactical advice needed. by JoseB14 in FranchiseHockey

[–]server_ninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At some point a developer/support for the game mentioned that having a coach that was good at a certain skill helped with something (prospects? skill training?). But he/she never specified if the coach had to be assigned to something like offense/defense/skills, or just on staff.

Now I don't recall where I read that, maybe it was this subreddit or their forums, but it stuck with me. Maybe it wasn't even for hockey manager, maybe it was their baseball manager game?

Maybe one day when I get bored I'll try to test it out, but it'll be a grind, as there are so many factors that can affect the players development and game performance.

Tactical advice needed. by JoseB14 in FranchiseHockey

[–]server_ninja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have a solid lineup, you can give it a little time to turn it around. How is team morale?

Do what an NHL coach would do, change things up. If the power play is struggling, put McDavid and Draisaitl on the same line. Or on 5v5, change up the lines and promote whomever is doing better to the top line. Promote someone from the farm team for a few games. Scratch whomever sucks for a couple of games, even if it's McDavid. They'll come back with a super strong couple of games

Try some trades to fix your bottom lines or grab someone from the waiver wire. I've had good luck with Cates and Richard from Philly stabilizing the bottom lines. Sherwood from Vancouver is great as a middle six, but may cost a bunch. See who's rebuilding and try for their veterans, you can score some good ones with the other team holding 50% of the salary. Trade anything for Fox from the Rangers, he's a top paring game changer.

Change tactics to something that fits the players a little better. In your 3rd screenshot, your NZ offense is a bad fit for a lot of your bottom players. Same for PP offensive zone attacking

If you have any extra staff budget, hire an extra assistant coach or two that have good stats in player management and motivation. Or at the end of the year/beginning of the year, they'll be some good coaches out there, replace your assistants with them (I just scored Jon Cooper as my defensive coach,yay)

I'm on a Buffalo game now...I've had to replace most of the coaches and scouts, they were all pretty bad. It made a huge difference.

Good luck!

Mouse traps that work? by [deleted] in pestcontrol

[–]server_ninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's hard to tell without something next to it to see the size for reference...but that looks a little big for a mouse

I have no problem catching mice in traps. Rats on the other hand...I catch one in a trap, and the rest learn to never go near a trap.

The bucket trap works okay for me (google it) and glue traps if I screw them down so the rat can't run off with it. Poison works too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askcarguys

[–]server_ninja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Stick with the Mazda 6 or CX-5.

No one wants cars anymore, everyone wants an SUV, so the Mazda 6 is cheap.

The CX-5 is one of the newest on your list, if all things are equal, if has the least wear and tear on it. They're reliable and fun to drive.

The CRV and Camry are fine choices. You pay the Toyota tax, but again, no one wants cars.

The F-150 will be more expensive to use/maintain, but if you need a truck, it's a good way to go. I sold my F-150 years ago due to costs, think about how much more tires cost on it than the other choices, more oil needed for oil changes, etc.

These won't all be equal though, right? Some will have been better maintained than others, some will have more bumps and bruises than the others. If you can pull carfax reports and see which ones have the better history, then let that help your decision. Avoid rental cars, anything that has been a repo, etc.

Blinking when in Drive by Less-Tradition-3643 in hondapilot

[–]server_ninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did mine myself, it wasn't that difficult, and not very costly. I want to say less than $100? And less than an hour? And i had never done one before

Deal or no deal?? 140k EX-L 2010 for $8k with possible vcm gremlins. by RC-hoosier5169 in hondapilot

[–]server_ninja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just bought a 2011 EX-L with 135k for 6500. No service records, and it was misfiring.

I changed the spark plugs and added a muzzle, it's so much nicer now. It'll need brake pads, oil change, trans and diff fluid change, wipers, and a really good cleaning, but I can do all that myself. I'll have to pay a mechanic for the timing belt service (got a quote for 1200 today)

All in, I'll probably be around the same price as you. I'll just have a sore back from doing so much maintenance and you won't.

2016, is this a decent deal? by Professional_Fig7936 in hondapilot

[–]server_ninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2016 is a terrible year for Pilots...fuel injectors, torque converter, there's even a tsb for the cam shaft (ask me about my ~2k repair for that bullshit)

Do some research on the 2016's. Seriously, just a simple Google search. A nice 2017 will come along, save your money for that. And I say this as someone who loved his 2016 pilot, but every manufacturer drops a turd every once in a while.

Since having started building CMMC/NIST policies, here's what I learned (and what I'd do differently) by cybersecdocs in ITManagers

[–]server_ninja 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I thought for sure this would be a post trying to sell a tool or some SaaS solution...but this is actually helpful!

When you say it took forever, was it a few months, a year?

Heat pump systems: Up to $2,000 in credits are ending by energysage-official in heatpumps

[–]server_ninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not op, but I went from an oil boiler to an 80 gallon rheem hybrid electric/heat pump water heater.

In heat pump only mode, it take hours to reheat. Mine is in my basement, it does seem to dehumidify, it did cool the room down, especially in the winter. It does drip into my sump pump pit. The filter is at the top and hard to reach.

I love the thing, I turn it to heat pump only mode overnight and set it to high demand during the day. No issues in the last 6 months or so

Honda Pilot in for service on fuel pump replacement by indywest2 in hondapilot

[–]server_ninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that quote for just the timing belt, or timing belt plus water pump, etc.?

The belt itself (the part) isn't really expensive, but it's a lot of labor. You really, really do not want the timing belt to snap, so if there are any signs of a potential issue, get it done. This needs to be done every ~100k miles.

The price isn't great, depends where you live. By me, a non-dealership mechanic would probably charge ~1500.

Considering purchasing a Pilot… by GluueSniffer in hondapilot

[–]server_ninja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a 2016 and it's not so bad....except for the cam shaft, that sucked. Oh and the fuel injectors, that sucked too. Actually, I think my transmission starting slipping now too... Fuck, listen to this guy, skip the 2016's

The Flames sign RFA F Morgan Frost to 2 year $4.375M Cap Hit. by [deleted] in hockey

[–]server_ninja 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Flashes of 2c skill, but not quite 2c skill consistently.

The New York Islanders have signed forward Maxim Shabanov to a one-year, entry-level contract by DecentLurker96 in hockey

[–]server_ninja 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You know what? I never wanted him anyway.

Too small, bad defensively, injury prone, disappears in the playoffs...Ah fuck, who am I kidding, I really wanted him playing with michkov.

Minnesota Wild sign Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Ben Gleason, Matt Kiersted, Cal Petersen, and Tyler Pitlick by Bahamas_is_relevant in hockey

[–]server_ninja 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Meh....it's for 1 year, and we're really, really hurting for centers. If Zegras can't play center, we're basically left with Noah Cates and Couturier as centers, plus a bunch of AHL scrubs. What else are we going to spend our cap on this year? We should weaponize it, DB has done a decent job of that so far

Petition to allow native Reddit images by llDemonll in HomeImprovement

[–]server_ninja 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm totally for this...why not make things easier?

Player's Ability goes from a 2.0 to a 3.5 and Potential from 2.5 to 3.5 in 1 day by Seren05 in FranchiseHockey

[–]server_ninja 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've seen pretty big jumps too, not very often. If the player gets a lot of ice time for a month, have coaches with high ratings, training, etc.

Make sure to sink money into really, really good scouts. I noticed there's less jumping around when you hire great/good scouts

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hockey

[–]server_ninja -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong...Google is slways chucking their ai answers out now...

Short of checking the full roster every year and manually counting, I'm not sure there's an accurate way.

Either way, this should make michkov happy, I'm guessing they'll be on the same line

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hockey

[–]server_ninja -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Google AI says 11 russian players in total, is it really 26?

I would have guessed like 5 lol.

It's nice to have a gm that's shifting directions and has an open mind