NSFL Welfare Claim

Task 1:

Cameron Dubois isn't exactly a star trade in any sense of the word as Dubois announced his retirement at the end of the season prior to last season. On a rebuilding Wolfpack team originally, Dubois was a clear trade candidate as an older defenseman who can still make plays and be a useful piece for a team that's close to a cup. Eventually Dubois was traded, and was sent to the West Kendall Platoon to help their 3rd line defense. While Dubois wasn't a star player in his prime at the time of the trade, he still had a good amount left in the tank and was able to rack up 7 assists for the Platoon in the playoffs. Add in a +5 and 15 shot blocks for the retiring defender, and you saw a player who was a bit more under the radar but still an extremely useful piece for the team that eventually lost in the Challenge Cup Finals in game 7. (164 words)

Task 3:

While it wasn't necessarily a flashy achievement or milestone, for Berger one of the biggest achievements comes from having his highest faceoff win percentage since coming up to the SHL. Berger has always aspired to be a top center in the league, and after breaking out onto the scene a season prior with 48 goals you would think he'd be on top of the world proclaiming himself as a top center in the league. Well, there was one glaring stat that he did not like, having a 46.14 faceoff percentage in season 43, Berger did not like that he was pretty bad when going for the puck to start an offensive drive, and possibly putting his team in a bad position because he couldn't reliably win the puck for them. Well, that changed this season, after working on his faceoff skills in the offseason Berger saw his faceoff skills skyrocket, up to 52.71%. Berger was ecstatic about this development, as his hard work paid off and being able to help his team start drives and get off their side of the ice reliably is a huge boon to the team and helps them create more scoring chances. Now the next goal is putting it all together and having both a high point total season and faceoff percentage season, and hopefully the playoffs too. (223 words)

Task 4: Messaged

Task 8:

Prompt 1:

My first choice for an all Challenge cup team would be Jason Visser, C. I put him as the team's center because of his ability to assist his teammates and make the other team pay with hits. He also fields an insane faceoff percentage with 56.72% won. Next I have Dani Forsberg for the team's left wing. With over a point per game it's an easy choice, and 234 hits makes it even easier, although the penalty minutes are a bit concerning. For the final forward, at right wing, I put Maurizio Arrivabene. Unlike the other two he's not gonna hit you, but what he will do is be a power play monster racking up goals and assists, giving you a lethal power play when combined with Forsberg and Visser. My first defender would be Ludwig Koch Schroder, who amassed 85 shots blocked for his team, providing a lot of defense in front of his goalie, while being a capable contributor to his team's scoring total. Finally, for my second defender I have Max Weber, who had 42 goals, a 26 +/-, which is insane, and still had plenty of blocked shots with 72 total. Finally, for the goalie it doesn't really matter as their stats in the regular season were pretty much identical, so I'll slot Artom Zhumbayev here, although either one is an extremely capable goaltender, especially with a team like this in front of them. (237 words)

Prompt 3:

Looking at the goalies I honestly couldn't tell you who has the advantage.Their stats are so similar it's hard to discern who would be better suited off of their stats alone. However, looking at their team's stats it looks like Artom Zhumbayev has the advantage as the team he protects the net for seems to be of higher talent and can bail him out more often if he has a bad game. Winnipeg as a whole looks like a fantastic unit where they have 7 members of the team with 40+ points on the season. The advantage goes the way of Zhumbayev because of the team around him, and having a team like that is a fantastic thing for a goalie, even if he is one of the best goalies in the league. (133 words)

Prompt 5:

If I were going to go to a Challenge Cup game I'd prefer to go to Winnipeg. Winnipeg has always seemed to be more of a hockey city to me, a Canadian city with playoff hockey feels like an experience that would be something I've never seen before. While I'm sure West Kendall will rally behind their team, It seems like Winnipeg can't really be matched by many teams in the league. (72 words)