1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min)
VIP Status babyyyyyyyy - your player has been invited to attend one of the first homestands of the CC finals as a VIP guest - all expenses paid, front row seats, any hotel you want - and it's all on the Commissioner's dime! Are you going to Games 1 and 2 in Tampa or Games 3 and 4 in Calgary? Why are you picking there? And what are you going to do in that city to run up Eggy's tab?? (This is the same prompt as last year but we've got different cities! be creative! Don't re-use what was written last season)
Wow thank you Eggy! I am going to definitely take him up on the Tampa games 1 and 2. However, my first order of business will be to sell my front row seats and pocket the cash. From there I am going to get the biggest, most expensive villa on the beach that I can find. Tor Tuck is then going to pay some people to survey the streets of Tampa and fill that villa with women. To go with the Villa Tor is also going to need a way to get out on the water and the obvious solution here is to get a big yacht on the SHL’s dime. The only way a yacht is not in this scenario is if Tor Tuck can find a full size pirate ship that is available for rental. Throw in some catering and live music for the villa and the yacht and Tor Tuck will have a heck of a time not making the finals.

2. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min)
After a slow start to the regular season, the Dragons have surged of late and have rallied around the #CalgaWe notion of togetherness. On the other side, the Barracuda battled through a difficult East and are led by a very strong young core. Which team are you personally rooting for to take home the Challenge Cup and why?
While I am not a member of Calganation I am still easily pulling for Calgary in this one. It is a bit hard to call the Calgary Dragons an underdog considering the sheer amount of success they have sustained as a franchise. Even when they do not have the best team in the league once they are in the playoffs I sort of expect them to find some success. However, if there is ever a season where they’re underdogs it is this one. They looked to be out of the running but made a comeback and pushed through some very tough match ups in the playoffs. I am a firm believer of rooting for the team that eliminates your team, at least when it suits my interests to do so….Calgary has some great players and a great leadership team and I am always happy rooting for them to be successful after the type of sportsmanship and attitude they display year after year.

3. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min)
Are there any changes to the playoff format you'd like to see implemented? More wild cards? Move to a single-elimination to bring about even more chaos? 999-game series to minimize chaos? Be creative!
I think the best system to do would be to implement a system where the last place team actually makes the playoffs. I know it could create some interesting scenarios where people start losing on purpose but there is only one position in the east and one in the west for the losers and more of a chance for good teams to make it. The reason I think this would be an interesting option is it would demonstrate just how fickle of a best our league is. There are countless games where the teams on paper that should statistically handily win have lost. Powerhouse teams are over thrown time and time again after historic regular seasons or super teams with great players just do not seem to get the results we expect. Sometimes I think nothing matters and everything is just in the hands of RNjesus and Simon T. I think this would prove to be true once the last place team started taking home championships.

7. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min)
As competition ramps up for the playoffs, players (both those still in and those eliminated) work extra hard to improve areas of their game that are lacking. What one area of your game do you really needs to focus on improving and how will this benefit the team?
Tor Tuck has been working hard his entire career and it is not really possible for him to work any harder than he did during his prime. However, now that he is getting up there in age the biggest thing he can do to improve and benefit his team is to take care of his aging body. This means he has to be a lot more mindful of his activities the nights before games and he should also probably take a step back and reevaluate what he is eating, drinking, and taking in his day to day activities. Furthermore it would probably be a good idea to a player of Tuck’s age to take a step back from the aggressiveness and fighting that he is known for and do a bit more to protect himself from injury as he loses some of his physical prowess. However, if all of this fails Tor Tuck’s back up plan is to start shooting himself up with some great PEDs that will give him an edge for years to come.

13. Written, up to 5 TPE Pick up to 5 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words to qualify.
A. Each team enters these finals with a red hot superstar - longtime league legend Mike Izzy for Calgary and surprise breakout star Gunnar Soderberg for Tampa Bay. Which of these players will have a more dominant finals?
Well I am obviously going to go with the guy who has proven he has what it takes to be a championship time and time again. Mike Izzy has the skills, the track record, and the experience to dominate these playoffs and I think he is going to do so. When the moment is big I am taking a proven winner like Izzy everytime.
E. If you could choose any one of the following four options, which would you pick? 1. A chicken parm sandwich from Esa 2. A tray of cookies from c00kies 3. A custom feet pic from JSS 4. An hour long stick and puck session with Jepox
I did not even need to reach the other options to choose the first choice in this one. I am going Chicken Parms with the Parm king himself all day. Esa is a saint and slamming down a few chicken parms with the guy would be a real treat. Esa and Tor Tuck together on the town would surely result in a story that would live in SHL lore forever.

15. Sent.