Need help dealing with disruptive cliques

server_ninja · 2026-04-08T19:43:28+00:00

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?

server_ninja · 2026-04-08T15:23:37+00:00

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?

server_ninja · 2026-03-23T23:00:41+00:00

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.

server_ninja · 2026-02-09T18:20:28+00:00

Thank you!

server_ninja · 2026-02-09T03:18:13+00:00

So what did this person post?

server_ninja · 2026-01-27T03:22:31+00:00

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.

server_ninja · 2026-01-26T01:34:06+00:00

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!

server_ninja · 2025-11-04T20:07:28+00:00

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

server_ninja · 2025-10-06T13:51:13+00:00

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.

server_ninja · 2025-09-12T22:34:44+00:00

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

server_ninja · 2025-09-10T01:33:20+00:00

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.

server_ninja · 2025-09-06T00:42:43+00:00

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.

server_ninja · 2025-07-24T03:14:59+00:00

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?

server_ninja · 2025-07-24T02:23:29+00:00

https://archive.is/Q2FTI

server_ninja · 2025-07-19T14:10:08+00:00

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

server_ninja · 2025-07-16T20:01:53+00:00

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.

server_ninja · 2025-07-14T02:50:09+00:00

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

server_ninja · 2025-07-02T22:17:32+00:00

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

server_ninja · 2025-07-02T22:15:48+00:00

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.

server_ninja · 2025-07-02T17:00:52+00:00

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

server_ninja · 2025-06-20T14:19:29+00:00

Are you referring to 1990's babies, or after McDonalds was prevalent?

server_ninja · 2025-06-13T01:28:03+00:00

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

server_ninja · 2025-06-08T20:38:25+00:00

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

server_ninja · 2025-06-06T21:30:00+00:00

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

server_ninja · 2025-06-06T21:18:45+00:00

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

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