1. Welfare claim: NSFL PT (3 TPE I think?  over 200 words)

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The first change I would make to the playoff format is that the New Orleans Specters would get automatic byes to the finals each season. Some may say this is not fair to the rest of the league, but to them I say: "I don't care!" I would do the reverse of the example in the prompt, and I would make the non-finals rounds all best of three. That way more chaos can reign with SimonT and maybe easier teams slip by to the finals for the Specters to play. I am guessing you see my theme? In the actual finals itself the format would move back to a best of seven. But if the Specters were to be in a position where a loss would eliminate them, the series would be extended indefinitely until New Orleans won outright or the other team forfeited due to their futility. You may be asking yourself, "Wouldn't this essentially kill the league with everyone quitting?" Ya, probably. But I could finally win a cup! I would be willing to listen to a reversion to the old format after I win two cups though, I am not an unreasonable person. (196 Words)

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In an effort to encourage people to make enforcers, and to hopefully entice teams to draft or sign them, I would give each team a two free instigated fights per game pass. A team could have up to three designated players that are the team's enforcers, and they each are allowed to instigate up to two fights per game with the other team without costing their own team any penalty minutes. If the enforcer manages to beat up the other player in either of those two fights, then the other team's player must sit for the five minute penalty giving the enforcer's team a power play. Teams would have to employ enforcers to protect their skill guys from the other enforcers in the league I imagine. Just picture a tough guy beating up a star player for free and then getting a five minute power play out of it. It would flip the entire script of the SHL! Strategy on when to try to jump or protect people would come into play for sure. I bet Don Cherry would love to see some tough Canadian boys throwing down multiple times a game. (192 words)

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Despite having a career year I still feel like I have a lot to improve on. Overall I think I need to train in a way to improve my consistency, whether that is more endurance or something else I'm not sure yet, but I do want to make myself more consistent results-wise. I was on a pretty good point pace for most of the year, and I was clicking on the first line. The team had a good amount of success. But I slowed down a bit at the end of the season, and my points pace definitely fell off. I started the playoffs hot with a hat trick in our first game, but I only put up points in two of our remaining games. I wish I could have helped the team more and maybe we would not have been swept by Calgary (or moved on to the finals ourselves!). Luckily I've rounded out my defense and positioning, so I think after working on my shot I will perhaps do endurance and strength training. This should give me a good base for the long haul of the SHL season, especially if I play a lot of minutes again. (199 words)