+3 TPE - Milestones
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PBE Claim +3 (9/16 Total)
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a. Both are very impressive for their own reasons but I think a full scale rebuild is the more impressive of the two.  When you're an expansion team, you really have no choice but to build up slowly but when you are an established franchise, it is a difficult decision to make to commit to a full tear down and rebuild.  Seeing your team lose year after year while you acquire solid high end draft picks is a grind, especially when it takes 10 seasons.  It clearly paid off with a run to the finals though.
b. I think in this situation you need to shut down the assist guy and make the shooters on the team do something they aren't comfortable doing which is create for themselves.  It won't be easy but that is easier than trying to shut down multiple other players if you go after the goal scorers.  Should be very interesting.
c.  It seems like BASE PACK is comfortable facing a lot of shots.  I would think that most goalies like getting steady work so they do not get rusty.  In this case, it seems that peppering the goalie isn't the answer but rather they need to look for higher percentage scoring opportunities to make those shots count.
d.  In this series I have to lean towards Philadelphia despite the fact that Winnipeg has the higher point total from the season.  Their roster construction is suited to winning this in a tough one but it would not surprise me at all if I was wrong here and Winnipeg dominated the series.  Philly has the hot goalie going into this which is usually a good sign.
+4 TPE (13/16 total)