2. (2) Calgary, without a doubt. There is no hesitation in my mind that I want Calgary to take home the Challenge Cup. Calgary has overcome play ins and played an amazing double sweep over both San Francisco and New Orleans to make their way to the finals. These guys have heart, they have guts, they have it all. They are pumped going into the finals and can't wait for it to start. All of the hardships, the snarky quips, everything they've faced won't stop them and their path to the CC. The big Parm is ready to rock it for the Dragons.

3. (3, 5 total) Every game within playoffs should be PBP, everything from play in to final game of the Challenge Cup. Considering how everyone wants TPE and how there is never enough games to go around, I think this system allows numerous people to get the ever desired TPE from PBPs. In addition, every game feels that much more impactful now. Every moment is recorded, every goal gets analyzed while spamming F5, making this change enables people to get more notoriety and entertainment, and gives playoffs that extra oomph that they so deserve. The Challenge Cup is so special that every step of the way to the finals and the finals themselves could be elaborated upon in new and special ways by the authors of these PBPs. We already have so many creative people on the site, each should get their own individual and scheduled chance to bring some magic into playoffs for the teams!

8. (2, 7 total) I've already written a bit about this, but I certainly think that Mike Izzy is the most likely to win a regular season individual award in a future season. I think they'd win league MVP or an award for best goal scorer of the league, because Izzy has already shown the drive and potential to earn such great accolades. The amazing pure power of this goal scorer has helped lead Calgary to the finals, and shows no signs of stopping. The dedication by Mike Izzy drives others to insanity and will only continue to make sure that Calgary demolishes all in its path as they impose their will.

1. (3, 10 total) This was an embarrassing time for Joseph Weston, even before the thought of attending the CC Finals entered his mind. So focused on training and practicing for the Four Star Cup Finals, Weston had checking his email and phone calls way out of his focus. By the time he got off the ice for a breather, there were many a "RE:RE:RE:RE: ASAP RESPONSE NEEDED, CC FINALS?" in the inbox of Weston. Weston wasn't able to get a response in until most of the details had already been solidified by the Commissioner. At this point Weston was thrilled to see games 3 and 4 in Calgary, and proudly cheer on the team he knew he'd be a part of in the future. Ordering many a chicken parm on Eggy's tab, Weston would enjoy a wonderful night of hockey and parm. Calgary is a fantastic city with amazing players and teammates, it would be Weston's honor to be present for such a game, if he could find time to not continue practicing on the ice.

5. (3, 13 total) The newest rule that Weston would like to see implemented to better the game and the league as a whole, is that video reviews for offsides must only occur with three rewatches of the incident. One of the play at normal speed, the next at half, and then one more at normal speed. If the play is not definitively able to be overturned at this point, then why bother wasting more time reviewing it at half, quarter, 1/10th even speed? Clearly only blatant infractions should result in overturning a call, especially if the play had no direct impact on the game as a whole. This is not to propose a "let them play" mindset, but instead requests that the refs not allow minor and minuscule moments that had no bearing on the play drastically alter the momentum of a game. The inclusion of video review by Simon is a nice touch, but god how it slows the game down to a crawl is infuriating.

7. (3, 16 total) Weston is on the ice at all hours of the day. There are no breaks for him, he doesn't stop, there can be no excuses given when the games are played. He puts his heart out there on the ice, and makes sure to shore up all aspects of his play. Weston has been working on specifically his ability to bring his physical play to bear. Last season Weston had an unusually high amount of hits that matched his shot count for most of the season. While that amount of hits has since declined, Weston wants to make sure the threat of physicality keeps the play going for Weston and the Kraken. From there Weston can start to work on making sure that his shots start going into the net, and increasing the volume of shots taken respectively. It's all a grind for Weston, but no time on the ice is wasted improving every aspect he can. Weston is willing to do whatever it takes for the Kraken to win.