🔔 Breaking News from the MSHL Panel: We’re making a fundamental shift in how 3VP skaters are handled when they make the courageous leap to the crease.
🆕 Change:
- Any 3VP Skater who switches to Goalie (for the rest of the season) will have their VP cost reduced by -1VP.
- This reduction applies immediately upon their transition to goalie and will last for the remainder of the season. They will be locked as goalie for the season.
- Example: If a 3VP star forward decides to play goalie full-time, their roster cost drops to 2VP.
📖 Why Are We Doing This?
Captains and panel members have pointed out that high-cost skaters (3VP players) aren’t being utilized as goalies because their cost remains steep even when they swap roles. Given how pivotal goaltending is to the league, we want to incentivize more experienced players to take the crease without feeling like they’re “wasting” a high VP slot.
In short: we want better goalies, more strategic roster flexibility, and fewer skaters feeling “trapped” in one role.
🎯 How Does This Affect MSHL Teams?
- Better Goalie Depth: Teams can now consider top-tier skaters for goalie positions without feeling like they’re overspending.
- Roster Flexibility: This opens up more creative team compositions—a captain might consider turning a 3VP skater into a goalie to have 1 more VP freed up in their quota.
- Team Build Implications: Teams looking to sign a goalie might take a second look at star skaters who could slot in as strong netminders for a more affordable cost.
💡 Things to Keep in Mind
- This VP reduction ONLY applies if the 3VP skater commits to playing goalie for the rest of the season.
- Goalies are locked into the crease upon making the switch. No take-backs!
- This only affects skaters moving into goalie—not existing goalies.
🚀 Final Thoughts
This change should create more roster diversity, help teams experiment with goalie selections, and provide more incentive for skilled players to give goaltending a real shot. More than anything, it helps teams struggling to find spare room for certain players, because it allows captains to get 1VP back in their quota.
So, who’s stepping up and taking one for the team in net? 🥅👀