You are living your normal life when you are kidnapped, transported onto an ice rink, and geared up for hockey. You are told that if you lose this game, your life will be ten thousand times worse than before, although you don't know how exactly. However, if you win this game, your life will be ten thousand times better. Assume that you have had at least basic training in the sport, e.g. you know how to skate comfortably, you know the rules of the game, etc. and that the other team is of a similar skill level to your team. How would you play the game?

A technical glitch occurs that forces the SHL to be down for 24 hours. How do you cope?

Same scenario, but now it is 3 days.

One week of downtime.

One month of downtime, and an entire season is paused. It resumes from where it was before the downtime.

Three months of downtime, and an entire season is lost.

Six months of downtime, and two seasons are lost.

One year of downtime, and five seasons are lost.