PBE Welfare Claim

Wait, everyone is getting a free redistribution this offseason?! Clearly I need to pay attention more. Regardless, I think the teams I would anticipate being some of the top teams next season will be Hamilton and New England in the East and San Francisco and Edmonton in the West. I think all four of these teams have a lot of relatively young talent that should be able to be around for awhile and I don't really see them losing much this offseason. A wildcard, at least for me, would be New Orleans. They have been slowly building a quality roster that is on the verge of being consistently good. Honestly, though, all of this is just a silly thought experiment that could go any of a multitude of different ways. As long as teams have consistent updaters with 1,000+ TPE I think it really will end up being a crap shoot and could go any of a multitude of different directions.

I think a really interesting idea for an award would be something akin to an Iron Man award for most minutes played by a skater. I would absolutely remove goalies from being eligible because frankly, they are generally going to earn 60 minutes a game and it would just be unfair to include them. I think something like that would be really interesting because it would give at least a general recognition to the guys with legs of steel that are the grinders and the clutch players, as you would expect some of your most consistent players to be the ones earning the most ice time. The only concern I would have with fairness amongst the skaters would be finding a way to equalize minutes amongst the forwards and defensemen. Most teams run two solid defensive pairings that see a lot of minutes while teams are limited to running three forward lines so it would definitely not equal out with the predominance of minutes being split amongst four players for the defensive side and nine players for the forwards. All in all though, I think it would be a cool award to see.

I am not sure I would consider this goofy but I think a great intermission half time would be to have the most massive fireworks display humanly possible inside of an indoor stadium. Throw in some attractive members of the opposite sex gyrating endlessly to some thumping music and you have a ready made memorable intermission show. The only major concerns with any of this would be a) the fire marshall catching wind and shutting down the fireworks display, b) increased risk of things catching fire (particularly up in the stands with the fans), c) sexual harassment claims from inappropriate fans ogling attractive members of the opposite sex, d) parents considering gyrating dancers being inappropriate for children under the age of 13, and e) the whole show being invisible to the fans or the dancers due to the smoke created from all the fireworks that would then be unable to adequately vent from the building. All that said, I would definitely give it a go.

Like you listed, there are plenty of great players to choose from as far as being the "best" in the Cup Finals. If I am going to be honest, I think the "best" player is FR Finn-Rhys because, honestly, I am incredibly biased and I think he comes in clutch when he needs to.
With FHM still being a totally new beast to me I would hope that speed and acceleration would rule the day, especially since if you are fast and can get moving quickly it is harder for strength to be impactful, or at least that is my hope. I think the balance part may be the outlier though and it could tip this whole thing back into Hamilton's favor (which I don't want for clearly biased reasons).
My ideal fantasy team would be
F- Aaron Wilson - solid overall
F- Tony Pepperoni - clutch player who can shoot and pass
F - Flacko Lagerfield - he was on my actual fantasy team so i gotta be consistent
D - FR Finn-Rhys - fan favorite, kills it with the ladies, just an all-around good dude
D - Karlstasse Scholz - absolutely money on both ends of the ice
G - Emiko Spector - gotta rep my goalie
I LOVE SNOW! I cannot help but love the cold and snow. I am from Alaska so I am totally use to it and feel most comfortable when it is bitterly cold and snowy (as long as I am dressed appropriately). There is just something about hearing the crunch of snow under your feet and the sight of your breath when it is frigid out that just makes life better in every way.