Blunt man had a great season in season 55. He improved greatly filling in for the departed Frans Eller who took over the job in New England after Benjamin Blue decided he didn't want to be a part of their team. Blunt Man had a successful regular season posting a .920 save % and a 1.99 GAA along with his rotation partner RART, they led the Carolina Kraken to the 2nd best record in the SMJHL and Blunt Man led the way for the Kraken to take the Newfoundland Berserkers to game 7 where they would ultimately fall 2-0. I would like to thank the Defense for all of their hard work and of course the GM's for all of the things they did to put us in position to win all season long. I would say I didn't meet my goals this season as the goal always has to be to win a championship but the future looks bright and I think that with Blunt Man between the pipes the Kraken will be right back in the thick of things next season.



I think that the last expansion with the Specters becoming a contender so fast will make teams hesitant to allow players to talk to the expansion teams. This is going to make their search for players that want to be there a lot harder and make it harder for them to become instant contenders. I think a big part of New Orleans being so good so quick was them being able to get Fletcher, Czerkawski, Williams, Smyth, Joe K, Physt, and Augustus right off the bat. That is a championship core in and of itself not to mention all the young players they got in the expansion draft like Stevenson Jr and Cain and then the fillers they got like Kaiser and Eastwood. I don't see either of the expansion teams being able to do that this time around without some tampering involved. Now to be fair there are still going to be conversations behind closed doors and I know some low lever prospects that are definitely interested in playing for the expansion teams at some point in their career.




I don't see why it would be a problem for the league to expand outside of North America. With travel not being an issue it really shouldn't matter what they are called. If West Kendall can have a team for so long, there should be able to be a team in Russia, Ireland, The UK, etc... I wouldn't mind seeing teams like the Alaska Ice Fishers, the London Tea Cups, the Dublin Boozers. If we are really wanting to stick to realistic expectations for travel for the teams then what are we even doing? Let a team move off the continent and stop wasting it on the same boring cities over and over. No one wants hockey in Seattle, they just want coffee and to know that they are worse than Portland



The Carolina Kraken and it isn't even close. Carolina was the 2nd best team in the regular season and pushed the top team to the final game of the series and it took an out of this world performance by Cale Amundsen to keep the Kraken from attempting to repeat as champions. The Kraken were solid from front to back with amazing forwards, defense, and goaltending. There wasn't a weak spot on this team this season and they will look to come back and show the same thing next season as they chase another cup. Time will tell if they make it back to the finals next season but if I was a betting man I wouldn't want to be betting against fuzz.



I really only know UCORCAL so I will stick with them. I hope they perform well. Being left off the team after being one of the top goalies in the round robin last season has left a sour taste in my mouth but now I have to hope for the pride of my country that they perform well on the ice this season while I get to take a couple weeks off to prepare for the next SMJHL season. Name Redacted got out dueled by Blunt Man in the Quarterfinals of this seasons playoffs and Thor Odinson wasn't up to the task in Detroit while Blunt Man has shown that he will often put his team on his back and will them to victory. If the goalies of UCORCAL struggle one would then have to wonder if the GM's made a mistake. If they do perform well then congrats to them on making a good choice.



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