As always, the most interesting events took place in a group of teams from Hamilton, Bufallo, Toronto and Chicago. It was common that the Toronto team did not qualify for the shutdown games, but this year they made a kind of surprise by meeting them quite convincingly. Behind the best quarterback remained the Chicago team, which was certainly regarded as one of the Cup contenders this season. It seems strange that there is only one division in the context of the league, in which all teams are opposed to the Cup, which certainly increases the chances of other teams joining the best quarters, but in general, it could be quite painful for such teams of leaders to stay outside the trijman. I hope that in the future this situation will be balanced, because for the league to be more competitive and viewable, only strong units are needed. As a kind of second surprise, I can mention San Francis' team entry among the best, certainly not expected before the season. The most important matches of the season also showed good performance. This alone shows that teams are stepping up in terms of level, and hopefully next season will be even more intense.



Definitely, I would chose to be immortal against offsides/penalties and icings. In my opinion, by taking advantage of this opportunity and giving an opponent to play with 6 players on the field, I open myself up to the possibility that I can run counter-attacks without complying with the rules. As well as all I could make my players violate the rules to only delay opponents. And I couldn't be punished for that. A majority of players on the field can play a major role, of course, but if an opponent came on without any respect and fear, then it would not be overwhelming. The idea seems fantastic to me, and it would be fun to see it, perhaps even in the form of training, but it would be interesting to watch it.



If I am given the opportunity to select a member of Hall of Fame at that moment, I can say that Gabriel Johnson of the Seattle team, which I also represent, is a great candidate for that opportunity to be in this Hall of Famer, because he has always been the leader of the teams. He previously strengthened Hamilton's defence, but now he is the leader of the Seattle team and, as a leader, I believe, would have earned the captain's stitching in the team. Gabriel was particularly menacing this season because the team isn't from teams of type like Hamilton or Buffalo because there aren't as many bright stars on the team as anyone would expect. For these various reasons, Gabriel took a leading role in defence and looking at his statistical columns, it seems that he would be a good attacking player, because the points came after each other, outperforming even the long-standing team tractors, including me, but what about me, I still have a lot to grow up to Gabriel level.



Unfortunately, but this was already my third season in which we couldn't get into the middle of the best teams to continue the season and the fight for the Cup. I don't know what the reason for this is, because the team was very competitive for us, and we could be serious about more. But nothing, we'll certainly have added more to our game next season, and we'll be able to create more than we've had before. Personal settings are definitely growing up with me every season and as a player, I find it difficult when a team doesn't really get a game. I want exactly the same thing as the other players, of course, but I believe that if you win one trophy during your career and it's won with a big job, it's more valuable than a hundred easy trophies. We'll certainly think more about the defense next season, because we've often left our goal guard alone against all the opposing players and it's certainly not the best way to play in defense.



As I can say every year, it is increasingly difficult to predict this tournament, because teams are slowly becoming more competitive. Of course there are some kind of outsiders, but that doesn't mean these teams can't do anything more than they expect. The leaders' teams are known to everyone, and would like to add to them the US, Canadian, Swedish and Russian teams, which will certainly be fighting for high results. We cannot forget the Finnish as well as the British teams. Teams that might surprise us are certainly the weakest teams. In some ways, the Norwegian teams can also fight for more victories than usual. Personally, it is difficult for me to judge the proportions of teams from season to season, I can only mention that the Latvian team remains broadly expanding every season, as well as stronger in terms of existing players, because their level of development is already above average throughout the league, and if the coach puts everything neatly on the shelves, we can expect a good future from this team.



There are no two thoughts here about who was a kind of pain creator this season. Personally, I had great hopes for a Texas team that was fantastic in the regular season, so I was only expecting a cup from that team. But there was a pretty strong failure in the semi-finals against Hamilton's team. I was disappointed, but I believe that if the team goes on like this, all the chances of winning the cup next season, too, because I don't believe the team leaders will be leaving the team at once. That team's core looks good. This team will certainly be my favourites next season.

TOTAL: 16/16