The SMJHL should take the best 10 teams. Teams 1 through 8 get an automatic entrance into the SMJHL playoffs. Then you take teams currently seeded 9-12 and have them play in best of one games with seed 9 vs 12 and 10 vs 11. I don't think every team should make the playoffs because sports isn't meant for just participation it is the best of the best. Plus you get to add the hype and intrigue of a mini play in to get in. It would be great to see a 12 seed make it and take a run all the way to the cup. Fun and competition would make the SMJHL playoff even better. (116)


As a person who has had players in both Simon T and FHM I can see the benefits and the detriments of both. I believe that all my players would have and did perform better in Simon T. In fact, over the course of 4 players I won 6 titles. The reason why I would benefit and why I preferred Simon is that the randomness that was created along with the fact that you could be a mid-tier earner and still perform well and win awards because you had the right sauce for your player. With FHM, the sim definitely favors those who put in the work and i think that is imperative in getting people to spend time trying to become those max earners. The only true negative to this is that you are creating a parity in the player base simply because each player at a given position shares very similar characteristics with each other from a build aspect. So while I would do better in the Simon T landscape, FHM is overall better for the sustainability of the SHL. (182)


A. I think these are the two most deserving, albeit predictable teams to make it to this season's Challenge Cup. The Buffalo Stampede finished with over 50 wins on their way to being crowned best team in the entire league. The Hitman of Chicago finished as the number one team over the course of the season in their conference. You take both of those teams and their success and it creates a recipe for the right finals. (76)

B. I think what Buffalo has done to continue to create a winning culture without sacrificing the respect that they have around the league is huge. For Buffalo to do what they have done and see repeated success for well over 20 seasons, is something to truly marvel at. The Hitmen getting here after a long time is really not even in the same realm when you consider some of the shady tactics they used to reach the promise land. (79)

C. Both teams have great logos and fantastic color schemes for what they are both looking to accomplish. So while I cannot critique from an aesthetic point of view, I will say that the way the Hitmen went about the Juke situation and how they swept it under the rug to try and remain as this great group of people in public is shady and not something I respect. (68)

D. I have only been back for a handful of seasons so I do not know a lot about the history of either team. However I would say that Monkey D. Luffy has to be one of the best players to ever play the game of hockey. He is constantly near the top of the leaderboards and seems to stay at a great pace even as he gets up there in age as shown by his 58 points this season. (78)


Verification Word: Based


Link to Milestone (Claim 3)


I am definitely going to take my good friend and former teammate Luke to do all the things he likes. First we will grab a nice steak dinner to set the mood and the expectation that tonight will be a good time with friends. Then we will head on over to the PPG arena in beautiful Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to take in a throttling of the Philadelphia Flyers at the hands of Sidney Crosby and YOUR PITTSBURGH PENGUINS. After look watches his Flyers and cries at the 14-1 loss at the hand of the better squad. We shall relax and watch the disappointment that has been his players career. What a fun night. (112)

3+2+4+3+3 + 2 = 17 (claim 16)