S60 Championship Week

S60 Championship Week

Scrufdaddy
IIHF Federation Head
IIHF GM

#230

08-15-2021, 03:36 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?

The brightest spot on the ice for me is the blocks. I'm setting a new personal record on shot blocks with 256, my previous best was 199 in S58. This should put me at 3rd all time behind Seger and Garbanzo.

Also did OK on hits, on par with last season but still 100 shy of my peak FHM performance. For this, I'm only moving to 12th all time, but there are no active skaters above me.

Checking in on milestones, I reached the mark on those two stats along with Takeaways which shows that my game is still how I want as I regress.

The low spot for me is standings and +/-. We came second to last with just nine points more than New Orleans (one point back from Manhattan). I almost doubled my personal worst +/-. I had -45 this season and -23 in S53.

Obviously the team is in transition with a new GM team so I'm excited to support them as they set the new direction for the team. There has already been a bit of a changing of the old guard and a fat prospect pool, so we'll see how the climb gets going next season.

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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.

For keeping the same:
Engagement in the SMJHL is super high and that's the foundational period for an SHL player. I'm still around 3 years later because I had a crazy good SMJHL experience, especially in the playoffs. A team that can come in from dead last and pull some crazy upset drives the meme history of the league.

Against keeping the same:
Engagement in the SMJHL is super high which means the regular season gets a lot more attention. There is a great opportunity for the regular season to actually matter as far as getting a playoff spot, so let's make it exciting.

Other thoughts:
Let's go nuts, maybe 6 and 8 team divisions with promotion / relegation. Every team can make the playoffs but there are two different brackets, top 2 from the lower division play "prove it" games against the bottom 2 from the top division and potentially swap brackets going into the playoffs.

The teams in the bottom division will still have an exciting time playing for a consolation prize while not diminishing the achievements of the top division team. The turnaround is so fast in the J that we could see teams shifting divisions every season and the end of the regular season will be an exciting finish for a GM building a strong culture.

This probably isn't possible with FHM, but it's a fun thought.

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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 doubt I would be postured so well on the hits and blocks leaderboards if we stayed on STHS, the jump in magnitude is crazy. My peak shot blocks in STHS was 73 but in S60, after heavy regression, I had 256 shot blocks. For hits, my peak STHS was 154 and in S60 I had 169. However, my FHM peak so far is 271 in S58. I plan on riding this skater for as long as possible, so I may be able to take the top spots on these leaderboards, but I'm in a rough spot.

I spent 8 seasons of my career in STHS racking up low amounts of these stats, then jumped into hyperdrive when we moved to FHM. If we were in STHS still, I maybe reach somewhere on these leaderboards by the end of my career because of my longevity. If we were in FHM from the start, I could set the standard on these records by the time I retire. Now, I may take the top spots for a little while until someone who plays like me comes along with an entirely FHM career.

My niche is only ever being nominated for one league award with no all-star nominations, yet I am about to be 12th all time hits and 3rd all time blocks.

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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.

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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?

Since I am completing my championship week on the day after the SHL entry draft, I am taking Luke on a nice date to S61 personal coaching. I am spending $8,500,000 of his money to have my personal trainer show us how to squat correctly.

Since it's the first time in the new gym, I made sure it was extra romantic. We had his and his water bottles and sweatbands. I got him a shirt that said "I'm training with stupid" with an arrow pointed to me. I had a shirt that said "I'm trying to figure out who stupid is".

It would have been perfect, but the gym was crowded with everyone else busting in right at opening. Overall, I feel about 28 points stronger and I bet he does too.

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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 TBD (check back later)