Verification: oats

3TPE


A) This is the season I think Seattle can pull off the win. As mentioned last season they were lead by a hot goalie, but they still had a very good roster. This season they built on the roster and added a couple of big pieces to boost their offence. I think they will also have the benefit of playing a weaker Manhattan team then they had to play last season. (71)

B) The rage definitely have the under dog story this season and they have a lot of players playing above expected values, one key player being lev lebedev. However, I think the biggest contributing factor to this is their coaching, and I think the coaching staff should be recognized for their performance this post season. (55)

C) Knowing little about the sim, I do not think the schedule will play much of a factor into how the games play out. I know during the regular season players can get tired from playing to much. However, I believe in the playoffs the gap at the end of the playoff series gives enough time for rest. So I do not think it will be much of a benefit. (70)

D) I think at this point you have to start playing the law of averages. Seattle is simply a better team, so they will naturally have a higher PDO with their team preforming better. Heading into the finals it is more like the Rage regress, while Seattle stays on top of their game. So the Rage will have to show out. (60)

4TPE


This is easy, and it is a throwback so it is not complete new. My song would Savin me by Nickelback - now I know there are a lot of people who are self proclaimed nickelback haters, but I think that is mostly a persona they put on in the public, and many of them actually jam to nickelback when in private. This song would unite the two groups, it is an easy rock listen, and it is easy to learn the lyrics to the song. This song was used for game 7 in the edmonton and carolina series. I suggest you take some time out of your day and go listen to the song. The SHL would be able to bump this song, and bring the users together, and get amped up for a great playoff hockey season. There might be some better hype songs, but a lot of them get repetitive after the first listen, which is why Saving me is a great choice for the song. (168)

3 TPE


Milestones: https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3281636

3 TPE


I don't think there will be much change in the overall standings for IIHF. Sure there is always sim luck that could change the outcome, and move a couple teams up or down. However, IIHF usually follows the averages pretty closely due to larger nations being on the top. Smaller nations struggle as they do not get new recruits(Finally Austria got some recruits!!), while bigger nations just sit there and wait for new players to sign up. This is why I don't think we will see much change from the top nations. Canada will always be a strong nation, Finland is another strong team, in which you can throw Sweden in there with them as well. The one nation which is an outlier is Japan, as they are often a strong team as well. But as we've seen many teams are facing GM issues, so it will be interesting to see how that plays out. So essentially yes, I think that was an anomaly and we will see the top nations back on top shortly. (175)

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TOTAL 16 TPE