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*Carpy48* · 08-09-2021, 03:57 PM

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1. Written, 3 TPE, Ups and Downs (150 words min.)

So this was a tough season for everyone in the SHL. Dealing with trolls online, horrible PR from product endorsements, and on top of that all some minor identity fraud to add to the pile. Are these the worst things to happen to your player this season, or did something unimaginably horrible happen? On the flip side, were there any bright spots hidden in the countless nuisances and problems? What good things on and off the ice happened this season for you?

Nothing overly horrible happened to my player this season. Yes, we had those product endorsement incidents and some twitter hacking going on, but that's long forgotten by now and didn't leave any permanent damage. What were the good things that happened? One thing of course was the fact that we made the playoffs again. That was everything but guaranteed in the seasons before and for a part of last season not even that was certain for us, but we made it. Unfortunately making the playoffs was - in a way - both the highlight and the lowlight of the season. We didn't win a single game and got swept and that's almost like not making the playoffs at all. You go from being all exciting about being in the playoffs and trying to win the cup and then the other team - one of our biggest rivals of course - doesn't give you a single chance and your season is done. Just like that.
(164 words)

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3. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

Freaky Friday.. or Monday. Tuesday? Anyhow, I think the finals will be over by Friday barring some kind of Re-sim :grimace: Anyways, I forgot the plot of the movie but there's something about a fortune cookie and now you're in your mom's body! But actually, it's the body of an SHL player, one from Chicago or Buffalo! (If you are on Buffalo or Chicago, you can't be yourself, pick a teammate or opponent). Now that you are them and they are you, what do you do during the big game? Play amazing and turn a scrub into a superstar? Play like a bum and try to help the other team win? Oggle yourself in the mirror? The world is so exciting in a new body...

Maybe Buffalo's goalie Doyle? I would likely want to experience a great playoff run - or if that's not possible, just one game - from the point of view of another team's goalie. Win after win, season after season and not only during the regular season, but also dominating the playoffs (most seasons). You go into the game with that knowledge. Basically having an amazing career overall and I would lie if I wasn't at least a little bit jealous. My team feels good every time we beat Buffalo, which hasn't happened often, but wouldn't anyone wonder what it felt like to be on a team that has those kinds of games regularly? I clearly wouldn't leave my team for anything and I want us to be just as good, but that's where the 'Freaky' situation comes in. Just to experience that once. Obviously, since it wouldn't be me, it would be just as fun to manipulate the whole situation and make them lose in the finals so Chicago can win this time.
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5. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)

We're adding 2 teams to the SMJHL this season. Do you think we should keep the current SMJHL playoff format of everyone makes it? Or is it time to just take the best 8 or 12 teams and let em duke it out? Defend your stance.

The SMJHL is a very different league compared to the SHL. A lot of the players are really new, especially those in their first year and having now played on a team that missed the playoffs for a long, long time until recently, there is nothing more demotivating that not getting the chance to play in the playoffs and having a long off-season. We don't want our first year rookies to have that feeling, at least not yet. Let them all make the playoffs. Sure, some of them might only play one round and then 'enjoy' their off-season, but it's still exciting to look forward to those playoff games.
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7. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

We're at a point in the SHL where a good chunk of the playerbase played back in the STHS era, and a good chunk has known nothing but FHM. If you're in the latter part of the league you must have heard the horror stories... so: Let's make a hypothetical.

Players who played in both eras: What would have happened if we just had one sim engine? Posture how your career would have gone if we stayed in STHS (sans exploits). Or what if you had created in FHM the whole time? Would things have gone better or worse?

At this point in my career I've played about half my seasons in STHS and the other half in FHM (+/- one or two). I wouldn't go as far and say that FHM ruined my career, but it could've been so, so much better had we stayed with STHS. Just look at our first few FHM seasons, the good teams basically destroyed us and I had little to no chance to do anything about it. A rebuild is so much tougher in FHM than in STHS and you'll see it in your career numbers. If you're on a good team in FHM, especially as a goalie, you're almost guaranteed to win some cups and trophies if you stick around and you don't even have to do much for it or have the highest TPE. We can't compare player careers anymore this way, especially FHM-only careers vs STHS/FHM-mix careers. A split between both systems is much worse than being in one system your entire career in my opinion. While I'm not done yet, I can only wonder how my career would've been had we stayed with STHS or had I been on one of the good teams. Unfortunately the good teams seem to stay good for a long time on FHM.
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12. 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. The salt special: Do these teams deserve to be here? Or were they gifted a trip to the finals through puck luck and bullshittery?

Sure, they deserve to be there, because they're good. Yet, for some weird reason it's always the same 4-5 teams that end up winning, despite there being other good teams. That's the frustrating part. It's been like this for some time now and it's getting a little boring. I'm sure if you're on those 'good' teams you don't see it that way.
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b. Buffalo has been here many times in the past 20 seasons, this is only the second (I think I'm too lazy to check) time for Chicago. Which is more impressive? The continued dominance of Buffalo? Or the solid couple of runs Chicago has made despite the team only being 15 seasons old?

Neither, if you ask me. Until last season both were in the Great Lakes and both teams were guaranteed to be in the playoffs since we changed to FHM (I know, minus that one season where Chicago missed the playoffs) and didn't even have to fight for their spot. That helped them a lot. Once you're in the playoffs you have a relatively good chance to win. The league isn't balanced enough. Buffalo probably simply had better tactics.
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15. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is 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

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17. Milestones, up to 3 TPE

Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 16 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.

+3 TPE (just in case)

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