Chad Johnson puts on his ray bans as he walks through the double doors leading into Rexall Place. He's just returned from a high stakes assassination mission in Central America where he destabilized his third government just this month. 
"Mister Johnson." the security guard at the door greets him with respect as he scans his VIP suite ticket.
"What kind of booze they got upstairs?" Chad asks the man.
"Just an assortment of beers, sir."

Chad scoffs as he walks away. Just an assortment of beers? What is this, the Motel 6? He reaches into his suit jacket and withdraws his flask of Dom Perignon. 
He ascends the staircase to the VIP suite. He opens the doors and inside are the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada who bow in reverence of Chad. 
"Please, I'm off duty." Chad quips and the two men laugh.
"Oh Chad, you've saved our countries countless times but you've never lost your charm."
"Gentlemen, let's watch some hockey."


Patrice Nadeau is down on the ice clutching his left leg. The biggest fear of any hockey team had been realized and now both the starting and backup goalies for the San Francisco Pride were injured. As Nadeau gets assisted off the ice back to the locker room by the trainers the rest of the team huddles up on the bench.

"We need someone to get in there."
"Where's the emergency backup?"
"Got gout. We're desperate here."

The referee skates over to the bench. "We're waiting, guys. Gotta continue the game."
Jonas Larsen turns to his team mates. "I'll do it."
"Jonas, you've never played goalie!"
"I know, but I'm pretty garbage anyways so it can't hurt."
"He has a great point."
Coach claps Jonas on the shoulder. "If anyone should do it they should be a trash tier plug like Jonas here. Go get in net boy."
"Do I get to put on goalie pads, coach?"
The bench bursts into a chorus of laughter.
"Go get in the net, son."
Jonas skates over without any extra padding and proceeds to let in thirty goals in five minutes.


Some ways that SHL can reinvigorate the league? Here I go off the top of my head and I am spit balling here.

Mid-season all-star break. All stars voted for by a league wide player vote. HO members and GM votes count for 2 votes. Have a young guns game where first and second year SHL players are the participants. Again, this roster is assembled by the same voting method as before. Nominees for all of these games should be assembled ahead of time so we don't have people voted in as a meme. Find the most qualified candidate/candidates from each team, put them in a google sheet, and let the people vote. 

We should hang banners for the SMJHL and international winners as well as the SHL cup winners. Let all winners be represented in a rotating banner graphic so that we can celebrate everyone equally. Just because it isn't the big league doesn't mean that the win is any less impactful for the ones that win it.


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