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kckolbe · 06-23-2018, 05:33 PM

TASK ONE

It was definitely my preference for the West Kendall Platoon to win, and for a variety of reasons. For one, they simply had a lot more TPE than LAP, about two thousand more the last time I checked. I definitely realize that TPE isn’t everything, but it should be a lot, ya know? So even if West Kendall wasn’t the best team, they were the better one. Also, Buffalo lost to West Kendall in the playoffs, so it is mildly comforting to know that Buffalo lost to the best team that year. I am well aware that Buffalo was not close to being the best team in the playoffs, and may have even been the worst team, but losing to the team that won it all is still a nice illusion. Finally, and this is, admittedly, a selfish reason, but given that conference opponents play more frequently, I would rather see a rival move to the end of the round.

TASK TWO

My choice for unsung hero of the playoffs is West Kendall Platoon forward Trevor Wilson. Obviously, as a prominent member of the now championship-winning team, it’s not as though he’s received zero praise, but I genuinely believe he deserves more than he got. The playoffs are a very trying time, and even the best of the best make mistakes. Trevor Wilson played 484 minutes over 20 games. Over those 484 minutes, he committed a total of 0 penalties. The easiest way to do that is to be a non-factor in the game, but that is not what Wilson was about. He scored 18 points, 4th most on the team. In addition, he laid out 31 hits, which is usually when penalties occur. He flew back and forth across the ice, scoring 6 goals and blocking 5 shots. In every way, Wilson was making big plays, all while failing to make a single mistake.

TASK SIX

The West Kendall Platoon, wanting to do something special for the final series, decided to take the team name a little more literally and invite an actual platoon of soldiers to play ice hockey against each other while fans waited for the real game to start. It started simply enough, with the soldiers coming out, receiving all kinds of applause as they were introduced and then split up into two teams. It quickly became apparent that these soldiers had basically no ability to play hockey, and weren’t even good at skating, constantly tripping themselves and each other up, chipping up the ice. However, there was one aspect of hockey they were good at, and while little sparring sessions started as a joke, as the score remained 0-0 and opponents started blaming each other for various falls, the fights soon began in earnest. Gone were the comic slap-fights, and soon all 12 were going at it full force.

Avakael · 06-23-2018, 10:31 PM

TASK ONE:

It's a bit tricky to decide who I really want to see win the finals. West Kendall has had a very long drought, of course- 36 seasons is kind of crazy and they probably deserve one after waiting so long. But I'd also like to think about the banner we're going to wind up having on the site, and I can't think of anything West Kendall related that'd really do it for me. The colour scheme is essentially the United States of America, but less convenient. So I have to go to Los Angeles, and lo and behold, we suddenly have a squillion options for brilliant banners- summer stuff, gangster stuff, and best of all, retrowave stuff. If Los Angeles wins and we don't have an enormous fuck off retrowave banner to welcome all of the reddit draftees in next season, I firmly believe we will have failed as a site. Also, Maximilian Wachter could probably use a cup hoist or something.

TASK TWO:

If there's a player in the playoffs right now who deserves a lot more credit for their efforts than what they'll be getting right now, it's Ludwig Koch Schroder. On the surface, it appears that West Kendall's defence is their weak point- they haven't had good numbers compared to other teams. But that's not really fair on their defensemen, and especially not Ludwig Koch Schroder. Firstly, it's pretty clear that he's been put in a role that he's not used to playing in- a stay at home defenseman. He's had just 41 shots on goal, which is way less than we'd usually expect from the dynamite offensive defenseman. He's also had bugger all luck in that time, with a shot percentage of less than 5%. As a defenseman, he's also been up against the brutally effective top forward lines of both Minnesota and Los Angeles this post season, which means he's been shelled- he's finished the playoffs at minus 8, despite winning the cup. But scariest of all is the time he had to spend out there- he's averaged more than 26 minutes a game, which is crazy by any standard, especially in a role he'd not be used to. He's not going to win a playoff MVP trophy or anything, but it's pretty clear that this cup win was impossible without Ludwig Koch Schroder getting neck deep in the mud.

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TASK SIX:

How do you start a pre-game ceremony in Florida? You go absolutely bonkers, of course. It's been a very long time since West Kendall was in the Challenge Cup finals, and there's no guarantee of when they next return, so not going all out would be stupid. The entire ceremony is retrowave, because it's Florida, and Florida is the only place that can compete with California for that kind of style. We'll start with an enormous neon lights show. Gangsters are performing on the ice. Suddenly, a giant neon alligator attacks and eats half of them. The rest of them start running, swooped by eagles. A panther appears, because they're playing Los Angeles and you can't really leave out Panthers. The Panther challenges and defeats the Alligator, but runs scared of the Eagle, which flashes and turns into the on ice logo of the West Kendall Platoon. Scarface walks onto the ice, does a line of coke the length of the entire blue line, and the sings the national anthem- every verse.

TASK NINE:

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FourFour · 06-23-2018, 10:55 PM

TASK ONE: We ask yâ€™all a lot about who you THINK will win the finals for different reasons. Letâ€™s change it up a bit. Who do you WANT to win the finals, and why? Must be at least 150 words.
You know what, I really, really wanted the Los Angeles Panthers to win the Challenge Cup. I was on the Los Angeles Panthers with my former player Tony â€œDanny Tannerâ€ Pellegrino, and it was an blessed organization, led by two of the best management members on the site. Wasty has breathed Los Angeles Panthers blood as long as I have been on the site. The Los Angeles Panthers have been cursed in the Challenge Cup Finals, and because of that they deserve to win the cup this season. They always have a fantastic team, and the roster is one of the best currently in the league. The constant torment the team has from the sim failing them, year after year is something that no team should endure throughout their existence. Well, maybe the Toronno North Stars should make sure that happens. Anyway, big names on the team need a cup, and they should have won this cup, sucks that they lost in seven games, but I think STHS has something against them.
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TASK TWO: Who is your choice for the unsung hero of the S40 playoffs up to this point? Must be at least 150 words and include at least two statistics in support.
One of the biggest things I look for as a GM in the league, and a league analyst is the players +/- rating, and if we were able to show giveaways and takeaways in the sim, it would make it much easier to pinpoint strong players in the league who may not be the most point oriented, but guys that really give your team the chance to win every game by making sure that you have the puck on yours teams stick at most of the time. One stat that really stands out to me is a player shooting percentages, sometimes this is skewed by players who play bare minutes, or fewer games, but one member of the Los Angeles Panthers stood out to me and that is Yuri Boyka Jr. Boyka Jr, is a former Halifax Raider, and his predecessor was a Montreal Impact member while I was on the management team there. Boyka Jr. had an amazing 17.24% shooting percentage in 21 games, scoring 10 goals on 58 shots. He scored 23 points in the playoffs and while he was in the shadows behind guys like JLR and Max Wacther, he really showed he is an upcoming elite player in the league.
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TASK 3: PMD

TASK SIX: During this season's Stanley Cup finals, we saw some pretty wild pre-game ceremonies and introductions to the games. What kind of performances do you think the two teams in the Challenge Cup/Four Star Cup finals might put on before their games? In at least 150 words, describe one of the finals pre-game ceremonies and what kind of craziness you think may have occurred.

I do not think many teams in the Simulation Hockey League could even put on a show that compared to the one that the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League put on. The theatrics that the city of Las Vegas provided to the fans of the National Hockey League were both entertaining, and quite corny. Nonetheless, I believe the small suburb of West Kendall could not put on the same show, or even anything remotely close to the show the Vegas Golden Knights put on. In fact, the city has not given them a sufficient enough budget to run their teamâ€”oh wait thatâ€™s just San Francisco. Anyway, Los Angeles has the budget, and the lively enough city to broadcast some spectacular events during the playoffs. It is a shame that their parent, Los Angeles Kings did not pursue this during their quick bout with the Knights in Round 1, but the Panthers could have a live Panther on the ice, against a hologram of a rocket or something and fuck that shit up ya know. I would pay real money to watch that show.

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TASK 9: PMD

**Rich** · 06-23-2018, 11:43 PM

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TASK ONE: We ask yâ€™all a lot about who you THINK will win the finals for different reasons. Letâ€™s change it up a bit. Who do you WANT to win the finals, and why? Must be at least 150 words.

I really donâ€™t have any stake in the game this season. I have no connection what-so-ever to the Panthers, and a very limited connection to the Platoon. If I had to pick, I would prefer that West Kendall won. I played for WKP for a season. They were a really good group, but that was more than 10 seasons ago, and most of the people from the team back then are gone. It still seems like a good group of people, and Iâ€™m glad Bojo finally got a cup with the team he GMâ€™d for so long. Iâ€™m also happy EJ could win a cup. She is the first player that lil and I drafted in Kelowna. Itâ€™s nice to see her captain a team to a cup in. Nothing against LA. I just never had a chance to play for them, and donâ€™t really know anyone on their roster. So, I would be totally indifferent to them winning.

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TASK TWO: Who is your choice for the unsung hero of the S40 playoffs up to this point? Must be at least 150 words and include at least two statistics in support.

West Kendall had a lot of really great performances on the way to the cup. I am really impressed with Danny Mete. He is a very young player and wasnâ€™t asked to do a ton. However, he did very well with the role he was given. Quality depth play is critical to winning in the playoffs. First and second line players are expected to play well. If you can get quality play from your third line, youâ€™re going to have success. This is what Danny brought. He played a little over 15 minutes per game, scored 3 goals, 7 assists, and was a +11 through 20 playoff games. He also recorded 37 hits and blocked 26 shots. This is an outstanding performance for a player as inexperienced as he is. Maybe hero is a bit strong, but he definitely outperformed his expectations, and contributed significantly to his team winning the cup.

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TASK FOUR: Unscramble the names of these four players who will be competing in the Challenge Cup Finals. Send the answers to me by forum PM. You will not get credit for posting the answers in this thread. [Grading: 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer]

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TASK SIX: During this season's Stanley Cup finals, we saw some pretty wild pre-game ceremonies and introductions to the games. What kind of performances do you think the two teams in the Challenge Cup/Four Star Cup finals might put on before their games? In at least 150 words, describe one of the finals pre-game ceremonies and what kind of craziness you think may have occurred.

I didnâ€™t see any of the pre-game stuff, because I didnâ€™t watch any of the games. I heard Vegas did some stuff, but I donâ€™t really know what it was. For West Kendall, Iâ€™m going to say they project a montage of images on the ice before the game. Most of it is pictures of Pushkin mixed with some animated gifs that have LAP and WKP logos stuck on them. Maybe some terrible puns too. Letâ€™s say LAP would do something similar, however the montage of pictures would be much more technically impressive. Lots of artistically modified action shots of their players. All of it very expertly done, and very pleasant to look at. Between these they might show some very intense videos of Danny Foster beating the shit out of people, and Maximilian Wachter throwing body checks. This would show two interesting sides of the team, artistic ability and physical dominance.

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Toivo · 06-23-2018, 11:50 PM

Task one:
There are a lot of great folks on both teams. I would have been happy with either team winning, but for the Panthers specifically, Bottas really helped me get into the SHL and Leetch was one of my first good friends on the SHL. I wanted to see them lift the cup. LA also has a ton of other good people like Wasty, Sophia and Dweaves -- all good people that I've either been on teams with before or worked with. I was hoping they would win, but I was happy to see West Kendall win as well. This was a tough finals match up because there wasn't a team I disliked or not cared for at all. Overall, this was a good series and I'm not upset with the outcome. Both teams were hungry for a cup, and this championship is huge for West Kendall and would have been equally important for Los Angeles.

Task Two:
I'm not sure you could really call him unsung because of all the attention he has been receiving across the media outlets, but Matthew Auston is a bit of an underrated star that Los Angeles has. Auston scored 14 goals in these playoffs, tied with Alex Light for the most. His game is well rounded and he isn't very old, so the SHL will get used to his name a lot more than they currently is. Auston's name has to be considered for unsung hero when he puts up performances like he did in these playoffs. Auston was up there with the other top scorers, but played less minutes over the course of the playoffs, averaging 19 minutes a night. Auston's 26 points over 21 games is the type of post-seasons that ends up commending you a hefty payday when contract negotiations start. Auston performed well all season, and when the playoffs started he made a lot of noise. Matthew Auston gets my nod for unsung hero of the playoffs.

Task Six:
Before the first playoff game between The Panthers and The Platoon in Los Angeles, the LAP franchise put on a dramatic show for the players introductions. The Panthers mascot, on skates, takes the ice and introduces other mascot like caricatures of the starting lineup for the Panthers. The Los Angeles fans are really excited about this. Then the Platoon’s starting lineup’s caricatures come out. Eventually a line brawl between the caricatures takes place. Los Angeles has the upper hand, because the mascot is still out on the ice. They “rough” up the opposing caricatures, and the fans get hyped about it. The crowd really digs it, but on television it comes across as a little boring. It’s one of those introductions that needs to be seen live. Perhaps it’s because the crowd is somewhat captive and they are just nervously cheering for the dramatic introduction, because otherwise it would be weird.

Cynthia · 06-24-2018, 12:14 AM

TASK ONE: We ask y'all a lot about who you THINK will win the finals for different reasons. Let's change it up a bit. Who do you WANT to win the finals, and why? Must be at least 150 words.
Who do I want to win the Challenge Cup? Out of these teams? I don't really care for either of them. To be honest we should have left these two teams behind on the old site. I'm just kidding of course, out of the two teams, I would want the West Kendall Platoon to have won compared to the LA Panthers, and they did of course. I've seen West Kendall been absolutely mauled for the past 15+ seasons I've been on the site. I think they've made it to the finals once and other than that, they've been decimated in the 1st and 2nd round for a while. After Toronto won they had the longest cup streak dating back to when seasons were still single digits so it's hard for me not to cheer them on a little bit in breaking a curse. Besides that, I don't really have any reason to vote for the LA Panthers to be honest.

TASK TWO: Who is your choice for the unsung hero of the S40 playoffs up to this point? Must be at least 150 words and include at least two statistics in support.
I'll give it to Sven Brokstad as the unsung hero for the West Kendall Platoon. The Platoon was more of a mixed scoring playoff team with their scoring coming from multiple players rather than 2 basically leading the way compared to other teams. One thing I've noticed is that quite a few of their players were quite heavily minus players which is puzzling for a challenge cup champion. Brokstad was one of the highest +/- players with +11 and one of those guys that I'm sure the goalie loved to have in front of him with 30 blocked shots. He didn't hit much but he didn't take many penalties, in fact he only took 1 penalty in the whole playoffs. He had a respectable 11 points on the team with 3 goals while on the backend with no PP time at all. He's young and he didn't get much ice time but these playoffs have shown there is some promise here.

TASK FOUR: Unscramble the names of these four players who will be competing in the Challenge Cup Finals. Send the answers to me by forum PM. You will not get credit for posting the answers in this thread. [Grading: 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer]

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TASK SIX: During this season's Stanley Cup finals, we saw some pretty wild pre-game ceremonies and introductions to the games. What kind of performances do you think the two teams in the Challenge Cup/Four Star Cup finals might put on before their games? In at least 150 words, describe one of the finals pre-game ceremonies and what kind of craziness you think may have occurred.

It's LA and Florida. West Kendall to be specific. I never even heard of that place until I joined the SHL. And if Florida has taught me anything through the internet and the news, there's disneyland and most of the people are old, crazy, or both. So what did West Kendall do in game 3 of the Challenge Cup Finals? They fucking brought mickey mouse and the gang over wearing West Kendall Platoon jerseys as eagles fly through the sky, and Goofy is doing cartwheels on the ice. Shit's crazy everywhere you look, Minny Mouse is kissing the goalie (poor mickey), Pushkin is flying on top of one of the eagles, Bojo Biscuit is dancing up in the stands with his weird ass haircut, disney princess are emerging on the ice and doing figure skating routines. It was a crazy experience that defies explanation, but that's exactly what it's like reading the news of Florida.

TASK NINE: Trivia! Send the answers to me by forum PM. You will not get credit for posting the answers in this thread. [Grading: 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 for each correct answer.]
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