The disappointing season that was for Season 55 for Corey Kennedy. After riding a high from the previous season, which saw him get All-Star nods and some praise around the league Kennedy was looking to have an uptick in play. His training had increased, he returned with the same line mate, the same team, but all increased. What happened however, was the opposite. Corey Kennedy had a down season, he was still a top 20 scorer in the league for Defensive players, but he did not do well by his own standards. A low in goals, plus minus, and just a general lack of effort. This was an interesting twist, because by all means he should have had a better season. It will be interesting as well to see how he bounces back as a player or if it's a team make up/chemistry thing. Hopefully not as I like being on Chicago, but the general underwhelming performances were disappointing.


The expansion draft in Season 56 is going to play out really awesome I think. There are a couple top tier guys and some good character role play type guys available. I'll talk about the teams individually and how I would approach the draft. If I were the Seattle Argonauts, I'd try to go younger and more of a building team. Tigs player is already well and regressing so going for the playoffs/cup with this core might be difficult. Although if he could get a couple of solid defensive players, he might have a shot at shocking people. If I were the Atlanta Inferno, I'd go for a more win now, with a slight rebuild. Eko Van otter is already 2000 tpe, so getting a few players who can run with him would be the play. Then go for younger talent to stock the cupboards would be my route. I know this isn't 100 percent possible, but would be my thought going into it.

a. Both of these teams have stacked defenses - which team do you think has the defensive advantage in this series?

Buffalos defense is going to have the advantage in the series, because I think they are more well rounded. They play a very two-way game and can keep up with anyone. They also have less weapons to shut down, then New Orleans will have to shut down. I think when it comes to it, Buffalo has the superior D.

b. In the two regular season matchups, each team won once at home. Do you expect the results to reflect a home ice advantage in this series?

Home ice seems to mean a bit more than I thought it did going into the Franchise Hockey Manager era. The game seems to allow for really slanted home ices when games matter more. So I think this series will follow a similar pattern, where the home team will take their games, leading this to a game 7.

d. What is your favorite name from a player appearing in this series? Why do you like that player's name?

Eko Van Otter is my favorite name going into this finals. Why? Beacuase he sounds like a fancy otter. I think of a little otter with a top hat and a monocle. It would be super adorbs and than thinking of him playing hockey like a refined gentlemen. That is just too much to handle if I'm being honest.

e. There are several animal names in this series - which of these animals is the coolest? sloth, hippo, otter, monkey, fox, kirby.

My favorite animal would either be the sloth or the otter in this series, because they are both really funny animals. Sloths are like slow humans and otters are like river dogs. No real reason beyond that though. It's interesting we see so many animal based names in the Simulation Hockey League. It makes things fun and fresh sometimes.


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