I think everyone in the league knows whats attributes are OP now due to how last season played out so all the higher TPE teams are gonna have an advantage, especially if GMS tell their players to all brainlessly put TPE into the best attributes with no regard for uniqueness or individuality in their builds like has happened in the past but its still really the opposite of what the leagues supposed to be about. Nonetheless, if you want to win you have to conform to the meta that's been forced upon the league so I  expect teams like Chicago, Calgary, Buffalo, New England, and Hamilton to all be at the top of the standings next season. Maybe we can sim half the season on STHS to give the worse teams an actual chance at having an actually respectable season and let their actives have a chance at producing some half-way decent stats.

I think with all the new advanced stats available its really gonna open things up as far as awards voting in terms of there being a lot of different ideas and support for people who might not have won awards in the past. That being said, I think an award specifically for the most proficient player advanced stats-wise is still a good idea and could help avoid conflict in the future when it comes to awards. I can definitely see voting where a player with amazing advanced stats and a decent season production-wise wins an award over a dominant player production-wise who also has poor advanced stats. I think it's something that should be thought about as I can definitely see more big awards voting snubs/controversies in the future. I think advanced stats are a good tool for voting but in sim production should still be the most important as far as voting for the big awards goes.




The Steelhawks and Blizzard really wnet all out for this championship finals. They brought back two legends that played for both the Edmonton Blizzard and the Hamilton Steelhawks to talk about the series and their love for the two teams. The first legend goes by many names, some call him stud, some call him belial, some call him Khan and to some he doesn't even have a name, that's right they brought back RONAN O'KEEFE. Ronan was handed the mic and he preceded to breathe heavily into it for over 4 minutes which made the members of the audience noticeably uncomfortable. He then handed the mic to Freidrich Muller, whispered in his ear, and then ran off. Muller, who was clearly inebriated, went on a 7 minute rant about how he should've won the Scott Stevens award one year and got screwed out of it by a commissioner before passing out on the steps. The teams have since said they will no longer invite SHL legends to their games.


a. I think its pretty impossible to bet against Flacko Lagerfield when it comes to being the best player. He's no only the best player in the series but was probably the best forward in the entire league this season. I think Flacko will give Hamilton a major edge over the Blizzard in this series due to all the factors that made him the best player in the regular season.

b. I think it's pretty hard to bet against Hamilton when it comes to physical skills. Hamiltons skills have shown them to be arguably the best team in the league all season long and have been absolutely dominant in large part due to their physical attributes. I think Hamilton will wear Edmonton down over the series and balance and strength will end up playing a much bigger factor than speed will.

c.
F - Robert Phelps
F - Aaron Wilson
F - Flacko Lagerfield
D- Gabriel Johnson
D-Tig Murphy
G- Geezus Kryst

I think given Hamiltons dominance all season long and the dominant play of their top line you can't pick anyone on Edmonton for the roster although some of Edmonton's players are probably better. You also have to factor in FHM chemistry which Hamilton has had all season to build up with each other and if you throw in a couple Edmonton players on the line they lose some of that.

d. Who doesn't love snow? Winter sports are the best sports in the world and winter months are the best. There's sometimes living in Edmonton where I don't like the snow, but that's less the snow and more the fact that it's -40 outside with wind and you can barely stay out for 10 minutes. If you have the perfect weather with snow then it's great but if its too gold or too warm it can suck.

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