S60 Championship Week

S60 Championship Week

trashae
SMJHL GM
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#282

08-15-2021, 10:05 PM (This post was last modified: 08-15-2021, 10:50 PM by trashae.)

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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 that the J should keep the current format of everyone making the playoffs. Even if it is just for one series extending the season with a few extra games I think drives the goal of more user engagement and the J existing as in introduction to the league and player retention tool. With 14 teams the format gets a little funky and that's fair, but 16 teams was already on the table for this expansion so if/when the next expansion comes we'll be back to powers of 2 which will fix a lot of the playoff format headaches that exist today even with 12 teams this past season.

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

What's your prediction for this season's IIHF tournament? Which teams do you expect to do well (or not well)? Which players?

This season for the IIHF tournament I don't expect there to be too much of a shakeup from previous iterations of the tournament and that the federations are largely trending in the same directions each of them has been heading over that time. Stuff like USA will hang out in the middle as they rebuild some defensive depth and Norway will be a strong contender that can surprise some people with another strong showing. For individual players I expect Ethan Duncan to have a strong show as a member of the red white and blue continuing to take on a larger and larger role on the squad. Teddy Murphy should also do well on defense for team Norway, but by no means should anyone expect him to become a star of the tournament. He'll just keep growing and in the future stardom is on the way. Truthfully, I expect to see massive growth from the S55 players overall with the new scale and now that a lot of them are at 1200 TPE+

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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.

a. As annoying as it can be seeing teams so consistently be at the top of the league I don't think either team is undeserving of their finals appearance this season. Buffalo has been solid at this point for actual IRL years so until I see it happen they're going to be a well run organization. And Chicago just has a shit ton of TPE on their roster coming off of a cup win so of course they're here again.

b. Buffalo has been a force since before Chicago joined the league. That alone means any success Chicago has had in recent seasons doesn't hold up unless they're doing something historic to the league and they aren't there yet. Buffalo is the gold standard for consistent excellence in this league and no other team can compare to their recent body of work.

c. Buffalo needs to chill with this whole winning thing. I've only been in the league for 7 seasons and holy hell apparently the only certain things in life are death, taxes, and Buffalo in the finals. I'm sure it feels good to gloat, but the rest of us are stuck seeing/ reading about how good Buffalo is. Give us some different content guys.

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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.

dibs on winning

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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?

With the number of people all of a sudden offering to take Luke out on a date I think to treat him extra special and step out of the norms we will have a nice quiet night in. Although to make sure he doesn't think I am being cheap I'll get us a penthouse suite in NYC with a truly wondrous view of the city skyline. Once there I am going to pamper and dote on him never letting his wine glass empty out and make my signature dish for us to enjoy. I'm not quite good enough of a chef to make a 5 course meal so we will stick to 3 with the previously hinted at quesadillas as our main entree.

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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)