Task 1.
Well, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t want the playoffs to have gone much more different from the way they ended up going. I was happy that The Rage were able to take down CHI and BUF and I’m not sure those series would have meant as much to me if those were any two other teams. Even for a newer expansion team, CHI has always been one of those teams where you knew things could go either way on any given night and I think that was reflected in our 7 game series. To crawl back into contention after going down 3 to 1 games really made for an exciting introduction series to these playoffs. Things sort of aligned when we learned we would have a long awaited rematch of the s46 Conference Finals with Buffalo. I even think the fact that San Francisco would be our opponent in the Challenge Cup Finals was fitting. They have been slowly building up to their potential just as we have over the past 10 or so seasons. The one thing I’d have liked to have seen was a 7 game series for the cup. Don’t get me wrong I’m glad things went the way they did, but you really can’t beat the tension of a game 7. To come out of that on top would have been that much sweeter.
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Task 3.
To be honest I’m just not the type of player who’s going to be amazing at just one thing, my goal is to be competent in many aspects of the game. Obviously checking will be high on my priority list but a lot of other attributes intrigue me. The goal is to make things as difficult as possible for the opposition so most attributes will be decently even, in the mid to high teens. We’ll see how things turn out but I think I may be a decent Defensive Forward or Grinder. I’ve been pretty versatile my whole career and I think that is what I am still aiming for.
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Task 4.
Ahh, the offseason. Well… things should be pretty busy for me for a bit seeing as I just happen to be a part of some amazing team in Manhattan that just won themselves a fuckin’ CHALLENGE CUP! Busy in a fun sense of course. The team has the parade coming up and all those sorts of activities that come with being the champs. You also have to take into account that the IIHF tournament is coming up. After that I’ll have my big day with The Cup and from there on out it’ll be time for some nice rest and relaxation. This body has taken some abuse over the past 11 seasons and after finally achieving the ultimate goal it’s time to take things easy. That is, of course, until it’s time to do it all over again. Sometimes you just gotta take some time for yourself so you don’t burn yourself out, especially at this point in a career. I’m sure by the end of it I’ll be eager to get back out on the ice with my team.
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Task 5.
Luke Thomason of the Manhattan Rage should absolutely win all of the awards. I mean, this dude is insane. He consistently has led our team in a slew of different categories. Luke has got to be one of the most well rounded players while also being skilled as all hell. Kid is one of our best centers and that’s not even his position, he was a winger. A spot had to be filled and he just went out and filled it without even needing any time to adjust. Luke could easily be one of the best players in the league, I think that’s very honestly the general consensus.
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Task 6.
No, absolutely not. Don’t get me wrong it would be cool to reduce our carbon footprint but I am sorry, this is not the way that I would do it. Home ice is incredibly important to the spirit of hockey and it would be a shame to take that away in the most final series. The atmosphere would just be so incredibly different and while that could test our athlete’s ability I don’t think it is worth taking that away from the fans. Granted... yes the absolute hardcore fans would try their best to attend the games, but I just don’t think things would be nearly the same if the players didn’t have a chance to play for their home crowd during the series.
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Task 14.
1. I know it’s very biased but I have to go with my own team on this one. The Manhattan Rage has to have one of the best staff departments you could ever ask for. They constantly keep our heads on straight through the toughest of times and have shown that they have some pretty decent tricks up their sleeves. This season started out a little rocky but we made it happen and were able to solidify a playoff spot. They did their homework throughout the playoffs and now we are sitting on top of the world with a cup in our hands.
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2. And again I have to trust the ways of my team on this one. We have some decent depth and a plethora of players who can play up and down the roster. I think that was made apparent over the course of the playoffs with our lines changing around from series to series. When you have that sort of confidence in your team where you can give everyone decently even minutes… well i think that’s a recipe for success.
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3. When the new logo for the Rage was presented to us I immediately fell in love. Not to knock the Pride’s logo, I do quite enjoy it and even more so since they changed their colors. There is, however, something about the combination of incorporating the Empire State Building and the M for Manhattan into the logo… and red & black being my favorite color combo that would draw me to the Rage’s logo regardless of what team I was on. The lion is nice, but that bull is friggin’ fierce.
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4. I know I’ve been going with all Manhattan for this CW but again this is going to be handed to a Rage player. Jax Aittokallio has always been one of my favorite names on any roster. Jax just has that modern, badass kind of feel to it… and that's exactly what you need to be in order to carry out the legacy of the Aittokallio name. Fuck if I know how to pronounce it but Aittokallio has to be one of the coolest lookin’ last names on the site. I know I’ve always had fun looking for interesting fonts to match its uniqueness while making sigs.
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