1. (3 TPE) In the endless number of realities that might exist there is one where the true chaos of the SHL can be realized. First, we have to establish what is chaos for this situation. Los Angeles hasn't won a cup in like 30 seasons so just cause they are a good team doesn't eliminate them from moving on, so LAP wins in the first round vs NOLA. Next up, honestly Edmonton beating Calgary is chaos enough for me, especially in 7 game,s so that also stays the same. Now the fun begins, as Manhattan quits underperforming and beats the President's Cup winning Wolfpack in 5 games. The Rage struggled in the regular season, but have the ability to upset even a great team. Finally, the Stampede beats the Steelhawks in 6 games. So next round LAP beats Edmonton to reach their first finals in over ten seasons. Buffalo beats the Rage in 6 games as is normal. And finally the the Panthers end drought and win a cup. And Toronto wins the lottery.

2. (3 TPE) For FHM, TPE is still a big factor in general for how good a team can do, but obviously everyone is going to be learning the important attributes heading into next season. My guess would be New England holding on to the top spot in the regular season as they still have a ton of overall TPE, along with two of the best players at their positions in the league with Wagstrom and Kirkby. Next, I expect Hamilton to still be a good team, tho their key forwards are really starting to get deep in regression. I expect LA to build on last season and really contend for a cup. I also expect SFP to perform much better next season and compete for the Western conference. I'm also expecting a much better season next season from Manhattan, as they underperformed last season just barely making the playoffs. They have a much better team than most and another offseason of testing and reflection can go a long way.

3. (2 TPE) I think that Tig Murphy for the Hamilton Steelhawks will win the Scott Stevens Award for best Defenseman in the league. Tig is playing on a good team, that has a great coaching staff to get the most out of him for the next few seasons before regression really starts to take hold are eat away at his ability. He's been a big TPE earner his whole career and he's a great person away from the ice. I really hope he gets the recognition he deserves in the next few seasons after many disappointing ones before. It's too bad he's stuck on a team with such a bum like Gabriel Johnson.

5. (3 TPE) With TPE mattering more now with FHM, I imagine the best teams will be looking more dominant than ever before. The likes of Canada and the USA are going to be great in the the round robin part of the tournament as the larger sample size will offer them more chances to play well, but the medal rounds are going to be interesting. The one game knockouts offer smaller teams with good tactics the chance to have that one good game that can keep them in the tournament. If I had to pick favorites for gold it'd be Canada, USA, Czechia, and Austria. These teams all have a lot of high-end players that can help dominate a game. If I picked a smaller nation to have a chance to a run it'd be Germany. I play for Norway, and we could surprise teams as we have a great coach and we could upset some teams.

7. (2 TPE) After proving to be worth his 72nd ov selection, the phone has been ringing off the hook for Axel Meszaros. And by that I mean it's been a lot of begging studios to give Axel a role in literally anything. Most haven't been very open-minded about giving him a shot. Most actually don't know who he is, so we've resorted to some less normal ways to get on a TV show. So Axel applied for American Ninja Warrior, which obviously is strange considering he isn't American, and has managed to get to the TV shoot portion of the show let's see how he did:



Yeah that's about what we all expected.

16. (3 TPE) trivia verification word: boom