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This reality is just one of infinite realities existing alongside this one in parallel. Take us over to one of those realities in which everything is the same but these S52 playoffs have unfolded differently. What happened in that reality's playoffs and who's in the Challenge Cup over there?

In my alternate reality, the Calgary Dragons crawl all the way back against San Fransisco and take home Game 7, to advance to the Western Conference Finals.  In that series they go head to head with their old buddy Joe K, in a series with the New Orleans Spectors, that saw the Spectors jump out to a two games to zero series lead, then the Dragons fighting back to tie the series, only to lose game five, before clawing back once again in game six to even the series, and send it to game seven.  Game seven would not disappoint, going to double over time before Big Game Choybuck ended the Spectors dreams of another cup and propelling the Dragons into the finals.  In the finals the Dragons displayed their dominance against Manhattan, easily taking home the championship in five games, after dropping game one 5-2, sweeping the next four, by outscoring the Rage 24-3.  Total Domination, with Kata Vilde being named the playoff MVP.

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You're put in charge of making the casino odds on the Cup winner for next season. Whom are you giving the best and the worst odds to, and what's your reasoning?
Thanks @StamkosFan for the above submission. (link to this post to claim 1 uncapped TPE for the suggestion!)

Putting odds to a brand new system like FHM is a difficult task, since we have no idea how it will sim with the new rules that we have in place, 3 lines as opposed to 4. I also think that since we no longer will have to deal with Simon T being random as fuck, after the first season you will get a much better sense as to how to set these things up in the future. With that being said, I think you will see Hamilton have a great season. I think that Drunken Teddy has been working with FHM for so long that he has a distinct advantage over the GMs that were forced into this because Hamilton fucking sucks. Which makes me think, maybe they did it on purpose to force the change, but that is a wild conspiracy theory that is reserved for crazy people.....That being said, since Hamilton has alot of experience with the FHM system, they would have a distinct advantage, at least right out of the gates to have a strong start to carry them to the Presidents Cup, with 5-1 Odds. My guess, looking at rosters, Toronto will have a hard time being competitive with the lineup they currently have, I would put their odds at 100-1.


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By now, you're probably familiar with the attributes on FHM, and you likely have some sense of what type of build you're going to be aiming for with your player. What one attribute are you going to focus on most? Of all the attributes in the game, what is your player going to strive to be the absolute best at? Why are you picking that specific attribute above all others?

With the switch to FHM, I am going be taking a very different approach to my player than I had in mind when I created him. I was originally a scoring winger, that liked to hit, now I am going to be a screening centerman that cleans up the garbage around the net. Not nearly as fast as I used to be, but much more dangerous in tight. So i am looking at screening, strength, and balance as attributes that I am boosting to make it as tough as possible to move my player out of the way of the goalie. I really enjoyed watching Adam Graves as a Ranger, and seem my player having a lot of the same characteristics as he does. Screening the goalie, and cleaning up the garbage infront of the net.

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The Most Generic Prompt of All Time - what is your player looking forward to in the offseason? What are they planning on doing? Training? Relaxing? Testing free agency? Whatever it is, let us know!

After the long season, I always look to take a week off to refresh my batteries. This season, however, is very different. I have hit the dreaded R word. Regression. Ouch it hurts me to say it. Now I have to do the yearly give back of that precious TPE, so instead of taking it easy, I am hitting the weight room nonstop. Adding that muscle, going that extra mile right out the gate of the offseason, before I transition my workout regimen from adding muscle mass, to gain the needed flexibility and conditioning to carry that extra mass. This especially is a big offseason, since we are moving to another platform, I am embracing that, and trying to transition my game from a goal scoring winger (which never really ended up happening with my build) to a screening centerman, who can be pushed around in front of the goalie. And likes to clean up the garbage.


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14. 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.
1. Head GMs JayWhy and Grapehead have been GMing for a while, whereas Co GMs Luketd and DaftRaincloud are newer to management - which team's front office staff (including coaches) do you think will provide a strategic edge (lol as if such a thing exists in STHS) in this series?
JayWhy has everything needed to win a championship, great communicator with his players, excellent at making changes, and as a former simmer, he knows Simon T inside and Out. I feel that his experience will lead them to the cup. And as a former junior player for him, I hope that he does bring it home.

2. Manhattan has been rocking a pretty evenly-distributed ice time for forwards (35-33-32) whereas San Francisco is going a bit more top-heavy (40-40-15). Which approach do you think is better for a fierce Challenge Cup series?

It really depends on who you have on your team. Sometimes it really is about Jimmy & Joe's, rather than X's and O's. I feel that Manhattan runs that system for a reason, they have 3 very very good lines that can go against anybody's lines. I think you see teams running top heavy lines to try and hide deficiencies down the lineup. Manhattan does not have that problem.

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