Being Hutton's rookie year, he didn't really know what to expect heading into the SHL. He was the first and only prospect from the S55 class to be called up to the SHL this season, and as such many probably had low expectations for him. He was going to play on the bottom pair of a team who just lost a lot, and ended up selling throughout the season. However, Hutton seemed to have had himself quite the season. While not in the conversation for Rookie of the Year, although a nod could be arguable depending on who you ask, Hutton managed to tie both Bradley Barkov, and Jack Klompus for points among rookie defenders with 17. A little off track, but Hutton also had his first fight of his professional career, against Tony Pepperoni, which resulted in a tie of sorts. Barkov being from two drafts prior, and Klompus being one draft prior, it is pretty crazy to see Hutton doing this well considering how underdeveloped he is compared to everyone he is competing against. Of course, it does not appear that New Orleans will continue having a competitive team, likely having a dip in the future, but Hutton should focus on becoming their guy during this time, rather than worrying about individual statistics. 

Worst possible, eh? Well, don't know if I will be able to come up with the worst out of all responses, but I'll give it a swift go. So, first off, let's make every round a single game, even the finals. Also, we're including every team in the league, regardless of position in the standings. I'm sure the first round game (notice no s) would already cause havoc. Then, every round, the series' are reseeded. 1 will play 2, 3 will play 4, 5 will play 6, and so on. Just absolute maximum chaos. Actually, let's include that in the first round. Make a team like Hamilton win the draft lottery or something. Then, upon winning, each team can pick one player from the opposing team to stick with them throughout playoffs. This would cause some controversy as some players throw, and some legitimately try to win. 


I would still go with Edmonton, Alberta, as the destination for a playoff bubble had it needed it. Canada is noticeably better at controlling this outbreak than some of the large cities in the United States, which is why I looked north. Edmonton is not a place that has a ton of attractions, at least compared to some places like Tampa Bay, but it isn't like the players are leaving the bubble to visit anywhere anyway. Edmonton has good hotels in proximity, and included in their next to brand new arena, making it the perfect place to safely host players. Plus, the smaller amount of teams, and number of players on a team in the SHL would make it possible that the SHL might not even need to extend out from the arena to house everybody involved. Lastly, this location would already have the experience from hosting the NHL, so a transition to that arena and location would likely be smoother compared to some others. My absolute first pick would be Vancouver, since British Columbia has handled this great, but they would be an amazing host for the teams in the SMJHL.


The product I would end up helping out with is an ice cream that would resemble the theme of Scoops Ahoy! from Stranger Things, since Buffalo Stampede player Steve Harrington has deep resemblance to Steve Harrington from the Netflix show. The cups in which the ice cream would be served would bare as close resemblance as possible to what is used in the show, and blue, red, and white would be used in things like sprinkles, and spoons. Of course, if the arena does not already have an ice cream machine in each and every concession stand, it would be unreasonable for the promotion to have near as many flavours as Scoops Ahoy! actually does. Therefor, both chocolate and vanilla would be served, as well as a voted ice cream flavour which would have been decided before the finals. There would only be two stations in the arena for this ice cream promotion, however, with two dedicated stations, it likely wouldn't take long at all to get your serving. 


a. Well, the simplest way to test this is to count how much TPE each team has in skaters. The Buffalo Stampede end up totaling 22246 TPE among their skates, while the Hamilton Steelhawks end up totaling 22822 TPE. With a quick look, it seems like Buffalo is much more spread out, whereas Hamilton has four players above 2000 TPE, and a few more at sub 1000, from memory. I would say they're pretty even, although I like Buffalo a little more from what I see. 
b. I think both will head into the series with what they have been running, and whoever it doesn't work out for in the first couple of games will change quickly, as to not let the series get too out of hand. You've got to be confident in yourself if you're either team, you made it this far for a reason, but you also have to realize adjustments may have to be made to stay on course.
c. Easy choice, Lake Superior. It is in the name. Plus, isn't it the largest of the five? My geography may be failing me a little bit, however there isn't really anything stopping me from saying Lake Superior is the most superior of any other lake from the Great Lakes. Upon looking it up; Lake Superior is the largest lake, and it is bigger than Scotland apparently!
d. Well, the only ones that I have ever talked to on either teams would be dmills3 on Hamilton, or Faelax and Evok from Buffalo. Kalakar is on Buffalo as well, and is a huge part of the league, so I considered him, but for the sake of being as non-creepy as possible, I'd pick Faelax since I think we've at least interacted a little more than I have with the others. 

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That is 18 TPE, capped at 16 of course, just want insurance.