3. For starters, Aron Hernadivic absolutely drove the offence all season. He really helped put Buffalo on the right track whenever he was needed and kept us from getting swept in the Challenge Cup Finals. He has been Buffalo's best player all season long and it was no different during the finals.

Similarly, Elizabeth Doyle put together some quality games in order to always keep the Buffalo Stampede within striking distance of their opponents. Despite not having one of her insane seasons, Doyle had a great season overall and in the end, was rewarded with a challenge cup.

Finally, I would like to show some love to Steve Harrington. Harrington had a massive Game 7 with a hat trick where he refuse to let Chicago hold the lead for long and almost willed the Buffalo Stampede to a Game 7 victory.

If I got to switch with any of them it would probably be Aron Hernadivic as he is currently Buffalo's best player and driving force throughout many games.

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6. With Germany being thrust into a tougher conference/division this season I find that they will find it tougher to do well against top notch teams with the likes of Sweden (A team that has been making some amazing transfers in order to become a true contender with the likes of Canada and such), Norway (A team that has great coaching and some quality players on its roster), the United States (Who tend to have a large number of players due to the size of the country and the popularity of the sport) and Great Britain who have always been a very strong team with a great roster of quality players.

Overall the IIHF will probably see Canada make a strong comeback this season  considering how unlucky they got last season despite how strong the roster might be. Similarly, Switzerland, Japan and Czechia also have some strong rosters and look to be contenders for the IIHF trophy this season.

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12.

A. I mean, this one is going to be interesting, but I do think both degrees were definitely benefited by puck luck and good fortune throughout the SHL Playoffs. We have seen time and time again where teams get really unlucky (Yes, unlucky, and not outcoached or whatever) and get knocked out much earlier in the playoffs in comparison to expectations.

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B. I am definitely not biased here but I'm slamming the Buffalo part. What WannabeFinn and Women have done with Buffalo and it's consistent success has been nothing short of impressive. I don't know how they do it but to do something like that requires very good GMing and some luck involved. A lot of it has to do with the culture they have created in the LR and a lot of their emphasis on managing assets, coaching and making sure the team is operating smoothly.

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C. Personally I am not a huge fan of Buffalo's away jersey. My ideal would be something similar to Minnesota's throwback "Subway" jerseys as I find those jersey's color schemes to match the Buffalo Stampedes' color scheme well. Although the Buffalo away jerseys may match the rest, I'm still not a huge fan of the pattern scheme too much.

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D. I have no idea when it comes to Buffalo's history so I will go with Jaska Seppala. Jaska Seppala is the best player on the Stampede's roster right now and will continue to be just that for many seasons considering he isn't even in regression yet. Seppala is a great player and an even better LR presence and without him Buffalo would probably be missing 2 Challenge Cups.

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15. @WannabeFinn

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17. https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3086103

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TPE: 16