S60 Championship Week

S60 Championship Week

Sean
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#234

08-15-2021, 04:06 PM

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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.

I think you should make it top-8 get into the playoffs. I know we want to give everyone a shot at the playoffs in the SMJHL, but the teams that are in the bottom 3rd of the league know they're not going to win the first round of the playoffs against the best teams. I think it would be more fun to give those teams a race in the regular season. Better to keep everyone engaged during the regular season than have people only care about how the team does for a few days of the season! If a team is really out of it, they're going to be focused on future seasons anyways so I don't think it'll hurt them too badly.

[123 words, +2, 2 total]

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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? 

For you FHM babies: What if we were still in Simon T land? Would your career be where it is now? Or would randomness have stunted the dynasties you may or may not have been part of?

I think I would have had a much more basic kind of career. I was lucky when we started FHM, I saw that building your player evenly was the most cost-effective way of building your player and I didn't know what the meta was going to be going into the season so I didn't want to accidently make a player who was deficient in an important part of the sim because the face value of the attribute didn't look too important. This resulted in me having some very successful seasons early on in FHM and I've been able to carry forward with the momentum. I may not have had the ideal build but I was able to consistently perform above average in FHM which helped. In STHS, everything was so random. I had a 66 point MVP season, followed by a 39 point disappointment of a season in what was my highest TPE build. I think it would have consistently fluctuated like that and I wouldn't have nearly the point totals I do today.

[174 words, +3, 5 total]

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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?

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?

c. Everyone's a critic: Nitpick one thing about either team's logo, jersey, rink design, goal horn, or general site demeanor.

d. Who is the best player to play for either team? Is it a current player? Retired? Traded? Make your case.

b) Sorry Chicago, but it's gotta be Buffalo. I was a member of Buffalo back in the early 30s and their direction wasn't great (I mean, they drafted a bust like me). When I came back to the site, the team was being run by WBF and it's been smooth sailing ever since. You've got to be an impressive GM when anytime someone makes a trade with you all the other teams yell "Why did you do that?". I'm always impressed with what Buffalo has managed to accomplish.

[87 words, +1, 6 total]

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13. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)

Welp, you waited until the last day to grind out your CW and the CC finals are longggggggg over by now. congrats to [TEAM], woo! Reflecting back on the series, who gets your vote for series MVP? Make the case why this player deserves it over any other.

Through the first few games of the series, I thought the obvious MVP was going to be Chicago's goalie Mat Smith. He was putting up incredible numbers and stealing games from Buffalo. However, Buffalo was able to break through at the end of the series which diminished Smith's performance quite a bit. If I had to decide now that the series is over, I'd give it to Aron Hernadivic. Hernadivic was clearly an offensive force for Buffalo putting up 13 goals and 14 assists in 22 games during the playoffs. He put up over a point per game in the finals and really helped Buffalo break through when it came to beating Chicago's stingy goaltending.

[115 words, +2, 8 total]

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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.

CW

[+3, 11 total]

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16. slash's secret bonus prompt SHHHHHH. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)

Luke let you keep the money you stole from him in the heist, and won't tell the authorities. But you have to take him on a wonderful date using the money. How does your evening go? What dining and activities do you have in store for good ol' Lukey boy?

Oh, when you're going out with a boy like Luke, you've gotta treat him right. The first thing we're going is hitting the fine town of Philadelphia. First, we're going to get a Philly cheesesteak from his favourite place (I assume he has one) and then we're going to head off and watch a Philadelphia Flyers game. If I stole Luke's money, we're getting front row seats with the club access. In between the first and second period we enjoy ourselves at the buffet and by the time the game is over, we're heading out to the hottest Philadelphia night clubs. We're gonna get bottle service and be the coolest bros in the Philadelphia club scene. It's gonna be righteous.

[120 words, +2 , 13 total]

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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.

Milestones

[+3, +16 Total]