Welfare Claim - ISFL PT for 3 TPE

1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Reflection on your season - how did your player fare on the ice this season? Did you meet or surpass your individual player goals or did you come up short? Whether you excelled or disappointed - what can you attribute that to? What will you try to do better next season?

Well to be honest with everyone my season was pretty disappointing overall with only 26 points on the season. I came in with some goals in mind to hit at least 35 points and grow on my rookie season and even though I was put onto the 2nd line for Los Angeles I just was not able to get it done and it hurt me bad. I think it can be a mix of personal regression on the ice in my sophomore year mixed with moving to a new team with new line mates and we just did not have that chemistry yet to do great things, hopefully that chemistry will be there next season as I have had a lot more time to gel and get to know my line mates more. On top of that I have a large amount of training ready to go to really up my game next season and hopefully take me over the top from newbie trash to a solid top 6 forward.

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7. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
What's your prediction for this season's IIHF tournament? Which teams do you expect to do well (or not well)? Which players?

Like most tournaments and seasons since we have moved over to FHM I still expect that the top teams will be fairly easy to determine and that IIHF will be no different. While I do think some surprises could happen I still think for the most part the top teams will be the same. Canada, USA, Czechia, and Great Britain stand out immediately as the early faves and I would be absolutely shocked if someone other than one of those 4 was to take home the gold. I would actually not be surprised in the slightest if 3 of those 4 take home all the medals and I would probably bet on Great Britain taking the gold with USA or Canada in second place. Czechia will take home bronze because that's what they do most consistently. There's probably a few dark horse teams that could sneak in and steal a medal but to be honest I wouldn't bet on it.

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13. Written, up to 4 TPE - Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

a. Both of these teams have an impressive set of skaters - without factoring in any coaching or tactical strategies, which team do you think has the better roster of skaters on paper?
I think Hamilton has the better roster on paper just because Buffalo has a few younger players and a few older players as well that both are bringing the overall depth down a little bit. While Hamilton does have Robert Phelps who is a legend there he is the only one who stands out as that style of player who could drag the team down a tad.
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b. Do you foresee the teams making any strategic adjustments during the course of the series? Should the teams be quick to switch tactics or stick with what they've been using?
I think both teams were probably very on top of changes if they decided to make any. With Hamilton going up with a big lead early in the series I can not see them making many changes as it was already working. Buffalo would have been smart to try and swap it up a little to try and change the momentum of the series but it obviously didn't work in the end either way.
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c. These two teams hail from the Great Lakes Division. Which of the Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior) do you think is the Greatest and why?
Well this one is a tough choice but seeing as I have only been close enough to even see one of these lakes in my lifetime I am going to have to go with lake Erie. On the eastern side of Michigan it's a beautiful sludge color when staring out from Detroit and it's just a nice view anytime of the year.
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d. If, once it is safe to do so, you had to go hang out in person with one of the users on Buffalo/Hamilton, who would you hang out with and what would you do? (if you pick gabe you get -1 tpe)
I would choose evok every single time. It's no offense to anyone else but evok is an amazing user who is also just a genuinely great person. She came down to my wedding and if I could ever return the favor to go see her I would leap at the chance (damn you money and covid) and I think we'd have some fun times playing video games, DnD, and eating all the good Montreal food.
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16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is now completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.

Verification word : Limitless