TOTAL TPE: 16

TASK 1
The guy that I’d choose out of both teams would be Winnipeg Jets forward Noah Gallagher. Gallagher was a player that my war room and I were very high on and had circled during his draft, and he slipped from my grasp just a couple of picks before we could call his name out at the draft table. Ultimately, things worked out regardless, but it would’ve been nice to add Gallagher to the fold. His agent, Fever95, is someone that I have worked with extensively in the past and it’d be nice to continue that New England Wolfpack connection that we had historically. Things happen for a reason, I suppose, and he’s probably in a better situation for his career as he’s sitting in the Challenge Cup Finals while we’re fighting to get back into the playoff discussion here in New England. It doesn’t hurt to wonder “what if”, though, does it?

TASK 3
Tigole Bitties had an up and down season. A year removed from his Scott Stevens Trophy triumph, his production dropped and will most likely not hear his name called when the annual nominations for the trophy are announced for the S48 SHL Awards Show. With that said, he saw a better team result around him, and that likely influenced his drop in scoring as there was more scoring punch throughout the New England lineup. It’s not all negative, however, as Tigole Bitties was able to tie a league record for the number of shootout goals scored in a season with eight of them. Regression will be rearing its ugly head again this offseason, and it’ll be eating away at Tigole’s hands tin the shootout situation, so this will be likely the last year of his skills competition dominance. The Wolfpack coaching staff have instructed Tigole to focus on his health and conditioning – with the young roster on the cusp of greatness, they’ll need their grizzled defensive leader to continue guiding the way.

TASK 5.1
F – Viktor Marius, lethal offensive threat, good at tossing the body around. Collects the points for points, and points for hits.
F – Hippo Passimus, just all around dominant offensive performance thus this postseason.
F – Dermot Lavelle, because why not? Buffalo party time. Let me go rinse my mouth out.
D – Alexis Metzler, the ageless wonder. Regression will be dicking him hard this offseason, but he’s still a gem.
D – Gary Grease, because I had to have the Winnipeg Jets represented somewhere.
G – Buffalo

TASK 5.2
I expect the Buffalo contingent to outpace the Winnipeg squad simply due to depth. I don’t think many folks saw the Jets coming out of the West – I feel as if they’ve arrived at the pinnacle of the SHL world a bit prematurely and before their roster is ready. Buffalo is battle hardened, and despite their recent Challenge Cup triumph, they do have some vets on the roster looking to go out on top.

TASK 5.4
Buffalo is a wagon now. As much as it pains me to say it, Wannabefinn knows how to run a ship, and having Tomen as your 2nd in command is a boon and a half. Tomen, at this point, is essentially a walking and Discording SHL encyclopedia. These two, surrounded by the fantastic roster they built, are the cornerstone of their franchise’s annual contention.

TASK 5.5
Neither of these Cedrics matter to me as they’re not Cedric Diggory, who is the one and true Cedric. I suppose if I had to choose one of these netminders, I’d go with Buffalo simply because I feel their defensive core is deeper and more prepared to protect the Stampede crease.

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