12-15-2018, 08:47 AM(This post was last modified: 12-19-2018, 07:55 PM by dankoa.)
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TASK 1: (Written, 3 TPE)
Choose one team in the series and talk about the steps they took to make the finals. Was it a free agent signing, or an MVP player, or trades, etc. Must be 150 words.
A big step the West Kendall Platoon took to making the finals was the process of in fact, not making a trade. The last two seasons or so saw a lot of speculation that star defenseman Ludwig Koch Schroder would be headed out of West Kendall in order to play on a team that would allow his on ice production to flourish and match up to the talent level he brings to the game. A lot of teams were interested and made offers, but thanks to some solid work by the GMs of the Platoon they were able to keep LKS in the fold, and keep a huge presence on their blueline. Schroder is someone who plays better than his numbers, and the work in keeping him on the team for this season is a huge reason why we've seen the Platoon make their second finals appearance in as many seasons.
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TASK 3: (Written, 3 TPE)
In 150 words or more write about the top highlight of your season. whether it be your first goal, your first hat trick, first shutout, clinching playoffs, getting a career high in something, etc. Must be hockey related.
For me, the highlight of my season was breaking the 30 point barrier for what I hope is the first of many times in Daniel Karlsson's career. His rookie season wasn't too bad all things considered, finishing in second place for the Jesster, but that was a milestone I had hoped Karlsson would get so I was undeniably kinda disappointed not to make it, so having a solid second season in the SHL was quite a nice milestone to help move past that. With it, I got a new career high in goals, assists and hits, so really was an overall improvement in pretty much every area. It was disappointing that we as a team came so close to making the playoffs and missing slightly, but we're a young team with a lot of talent, and adding a superstar like we did last season in the form of Louie Garrett should really set us up well for the next couple of seasons as a competitive team, and even longer into the future with the calling up of some of our younger guys.
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TASK 6: (Written, 3 TPE)
In an effort to improve the product, the league has asked an outside source to look over the playoff lineups and determine which teams could have performed better.. Come up with a new set of lines for one of the teams eliminated in the playoffs, and explain why you made the choices you did. Must be at least 150 words.
The lines I would make for the Edmonton Blizzard to use in the playoffs are
The reason I would use these lines is simple. Nikolas Scholz has the magnetism of st least 16 men and so should be given the time on the ice that as many people as that would receive. His talent on the ice has been clear for all to see for many a year and although he is getting into the later years of his career he can still chop it up with the best. In recent seasons the Blizzard had had trouble putting together their talent in the playoffs, so maybe putting all the responsibility of moving forward on one elder statesman. It might be best to practice this system of playing just one player before he times the playoffs come around, but I'm someone who likes to take a risk and so this one really does appeal to me as the move to make to get Edmonton over the hump and into the cup finals.
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Task 8: (Written, 3 TPE)
Pick up to 3 topics below to write about! Each topic is worth '1' TPE. Each answer must be 50 words or more.
1. Between both rosters, create an all Challenge Cup starting lineup! (D, D, F, F, F, G) and in 50 words or more explain alittle about your selections.
2. Which GM in the finals do you believe has the tactical/Managerial advantage and why?
3. Between Beaujeaux Biscuit and Artom Zhumbayev which star goalie has the advantage over the other in this series?
4. Choose 1 young player from each team (either on their roster or a prospect of theirs) who you believe will be there teams next great player and why?
5. You want to buy tickets, hotel stay and airfair for one of the games in this series and you have to decide between a trip to West Kendall or Winnipeg.. what city did you choose and why?
2. On paper, I would've said JR has the resume to back here. The guys won 2 cups already, has led WKP as a perennial cup contender and total powerhouse in the east, and has more than a few tricks up his sleeve to bring out in a cup final like this. Not to take anyone from Flappy who is an incredible GM also, but the experience of JR just edges this one in his favor as far as I'm concerned.
3. Both goalies have had incredibly successful careers, but I gotta go with Biscuit in this series. Why? Beaujeux got the job done for the Platoon last season and has truly made a name as one of the leagues better netminders in recent years. Zhumbayev has had a long and storied career too, but I'm a big fan of what Biscuit brings to the team and the way in which the Platoon play in front of him.
5. Well Winnipeg is known for having absolutely nothing to do there, and West Kendall is in Miami, so this one isn't exactly hard to pick. Although West Kendall is the hometown of a former SHL member of very questionable morals, which does lose it some points, it would still be by far the better of the two places to vacation and that's where I would choose. 305 all day bitch
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