I would probably choose the immune from penalties/offsides/icing one. This would allow me to play dirty against the other team, and maybe bait them into a few penalties, to make it even. Once it was 5 on 5, they stand no chance, as we can do an extreme dump and chase, or have someone cherry pick. Their advantage is pretty slim when they constantly have to watch one of our forwards hanging around the blue line. The other side of this coin is that if you have 6 players and play disiplined, its basically a 60 minute power play where you can control the puck and rack up the shots. Maybe this is what happened when HAM or BUF had almost 100 shots against SFP a few seasons ago. [131 words]


This season, Robert Phelps is certainly going to get in, and it should be unanimous. He almost had 1000 points, is second all time in assists, has lots of awards and CC, and should be a shoe in. In terms of current players, People like Monkey D Luffy and Michael Scarn certainly stand a chance, as they have been powerhouses for a long time. I think that players like Toni Pepperoni are probably going to get in from that epic S43 draft class. Elizabeth Doyle is early on in what should be a first ballot career as well. She has excellent numbers, and will probably take a shot at the all time wins record. Add to that that she already has a ton of shutouts, and BUF is going to dominate for a long time, and I think she gets in easily. Not a current lock, but someone I could see making it is Adam Barron. The dude is still not at his TPE peak TPE and he just had a breakout season. TOR should be a powerhouse for all of his prime and after prime, so I think he will ultimatley get into the HOF because of it. [199 words]


a. Buffalo seemingly couldn't do anything. If I were to answer this before the finals, I would say out goaltend Hamilton. Doyle is a GOAT, and has a lot more TPE than Jobin. That being said, it didnt make a difference, and we saw that nothing BUF tried made a difference. [50 words]
b. I think in this league great offense will always win out. We have seen the trends in FHM, but high TPE forwards almost always seem to dominate. Good defense helps when you have a meh goalie, but the forwards is what gets it done. Look at EDM finishing 3rd in the West despite a god awful 3rd pairing that featured a 400 TPE player. Especially in the ploofs where the goal average slider doesnt matter, offense wins. [77 words]
c. I like both to be honest. If I had to compare each part of it: Colors: Giving the edge to Buffalo here, as I like the gold and green, its classic. Logo: Edge HAM, I think its cleaner, more of a logo, and buffalos can be a little confusing. Name: BUF here. Stampede has an ambiguous but obvious meaning, what the hell is a steelhawk? Location: Buffalo again. Hamilton is a shit hole, and so is Buffalo, but at least Buffalo has its own city, Hamilton is basically just a Toronto suburb. [92 words]
d. First has to be the top two scoring forwards from each team: Monkey D Luffy and Michael Scarn. Both awesome players with a big offensive prowess. I am going with Doyle in net cause she is higher TPE and a beast, but Jobin is also a good choice. Lastly, Aaron Wilson can act as the defender of the group. [59 words]



Well, congrats to Hamilton for winning I guess. They are very well managed and very well coached. Even if its only 3 titles since the FHM era, it still feels like an era of dominance. This finals MVP has to go to Jobin for me. He was a key difference maker for the Steelhawks, and he put up some monster performances, despite BUF outshooting HAM throughout the series. He is a often memed player, given his likability and low TPE when he came into the SHL, but he is a stud and should be in serious contention for the Ploof MVP. Adam Barron is another to look at, despite not making the finals, he was a monster for Toronto, tying the lead for points as a defender. Huge. [128 words]


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This one is a hard one for me as there are so many awesome people. @notorioustig and @grok for being great GMs, @jeffie43 @Gwdjohnson, @hhh81, @bdu754 and more for being awesome in building up the SEA LR and culture, @"luketd" and @nour for being awesome commishners. @sköldpaddor and @dmills3 for being all the fun in the world to shoot the shit with in the S60 draft class. 
Also shoutouts to @sve7en, @juke, @roastpuff, @Nhamlet and more for our daily chats in SHN, that server and you guys have kept me engaged in this league more than anything else if I am being honest. 
So many awesome people to thank, you are all amazing, I dont think I have had very many negative interactions on site. Maybe I am not trying hard enough lol.