Task 1:
Both teams have a ton of young guns that would make any GM overjoyed to have them, but if I had to pick one person in particular I would go with Lallo Selman. I have a strong feeling that this dude is going to be a super stud. He’s an absolute wizard with the puck on his stick and I think he’s going to be a top point scorer in the big leagues for a long, long time. He would fit in seamlessly into our forward group as we have a lot of shooters, and while he is predominantly a setup man he can bury the puck as well. He’s also rumored to be a great guy to have in a locker room, a great leader and someone that everybody seems to mesh well with, and outside of hockey involves himself in a lot of charity and community work. He’s pretty much the whole package. @BDonini

Task 3:
(From Jon Toner’s perspective)
Although the Panthers were not expected to be a top team, Jon came into season 48 with very high expectations for himself. It was his 9th season since being drafted and in the middle of his prime. He had a slightly disappointing season the year before, after coming off a Stevens nomination in season 46. So the summer before s48 Jon bulked up a lot and also did a lot of work to improve his physical game. It turned out though that the added bulk was not really a great thing for Jon, and his physical game did not work out as he had hoped. His defensive and offensive game was satisfactory though, so heading into S49 Toner plans on making some tweaks to his workout routine with hopes of feeling a little more himself and the muscle build he was used to playing with in the past.

Task 5:
1. F – Viktor Marius
F – Hippo Passamus
F – Ola Wagstrom
D – Alexis Metzler
D – Gary Grease
G – Cedric Moreau
Marius and Passamus were absolutely immense throughout the playoffs and were must picks for this all-star team. Wagstrom slides in as a young buck who lead the offensively starved Jets team in points. Old man Metzler shows he is still an absolute gem and was the standout defensemen for Buffalo, and Grease joins the team for his workhorse defensive play and physicality. The goalies could have gone either way, but I went with Moreau due to the fact a large reason for the Jets making it so far was down to him.

3.
Honestly, it comes down to the defensive play and most importantly the play of Cedric Moreau. The Jets would not have come this far if it were not for Moreau. There was a severe lack of scoring in front of him. Visser is the straw that stirs the drink for the Jets offense, and he seemed to be showing his age a bit during the playoffs.
@ToeDragon84 @treant

4.
While the players win the championships, the squad first needs to be put together. WannabeFinn and Tomen have done a masterful job of putting their team together, flush with depth, veteran leadership, and all the other things you need to win. Not to mention they’ve got a bunch of stud prospects in the pipeline. Well done gents.
@WannabeFinn @Tomen

5.
While I think Moreau has been the more impressive goaltender throughout the playoffs, I have to give Robinson the advantage. The team ahead of him is simply a lot stronger and have looked a lot more impressive throughout the playoffs while the Jets have had to grind and fight their way the whole time. How long can Moreau keep up his stellar play?


Task 10:
(Bear with me, there is a lack of information due to old indexes being down and I wasn’t about to spend a few hours digging through PbP’s to collect stats)
The S41 finals was a tough pill to swallow for the Los Angeles Panthers. After a stacked squad of aged players with the likes of Timo Haas, Jorma Ruutu, Felix Herzog, Jaxson Reynolds, among others, lost in the finals of S39 nobody expected the Panthers to reach the finals again in a while. But a relatively young panthers team led by the likes of Sophia Bennett, Matthew Auston, Jean-Luc Reflieux and Matthew Leetch managed to make it all the way to the finals only two seasons later, S41. It was not meant to be however, as the stacked West Kendall Platoon sneaked out a victory in 7 games over the Panthers. Despite a heroic performance from Matthew Auston I game 7 where he was given first star, it was not quite enough. The Panthers once again went home with heartbreak and despite a mixed bag of playoff success have not found themselves back in the finals since.
http://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php?tid=86891


Task 13: Sent