S71 All Star Week

S71 All Star Week

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07-11-2023, 04:53 PM

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2. Written, up to 4 TPE - Shiny Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 topics related to the All Star Game to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

a. The goal scoring race this season ended in a tie between Evil Allbran and Lias Ekholm-Gunnarsson, each potting a phenomenal 60 goals. They'll be lining up on opposide sides of the faceoff dot this all star game. Which of our league's best scorers would you rather have and why?

b. Borje Samuelsson lead all the league's defensemen in points this season with an incredible statline of 22-59-81 in 66 games played. However, the best defensive defenseman in this all star game is Adelie de Pingu, who put up 16-40-56 in the same number of games played while still recording the best average defensive performance of anyone who made primetime. Which of these defensemen will have a better showing this weekend and why?

c. The eastern conference will be lining up in front of netminders Casey Fantoben and Brick Wall, while the west will play in front of Justin Time and Jon St. Ark. Which team should be more comfortable with their backstop tandem? Why?

d. Why should YOUR player have made the all star game, and why is this such an egregious snub? (If your player did make the all star game, argue for one of your teammates who didn't instead!)

a. Evil Allbran for sure. Just an absolute freak of nature. I may be biased, being in Philly with him, but I wouldn’t trade him for any player in the league. Ekholm-Gunnarsson might be younger and have more in the tank in the long run, but if we’re talking right now at this all star game, give me the best playoff performing forward in the league (and has been for the last 3 seasons). Nothing against the Winnipeg forward, but I’m not betting against my guy under any circumstance.

b. I’m gonna go with the more offensive minded player in an all-star setting. It’s a quick one off game, you’re gonna need offense from everywhere. Being able to consistently chip in and drive play is far more important to a high end game like this than being able to defend. Whether or not you want Samuelsson or de Pingu during the regular season and playoffs is another topic. Give me scoring all day here though.

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3. Written, 3 TPE, And Now, For the Main Event (150 words min.)

Tell me about your teammate who made the all star game! Who are they, what makes their game special, and why are they going to utterly dominate this event? (If more than one of your teammates made the game, pick one of those players other than yourself. If you are the only player on your team selected for the all star game so far, then and only then may you pump your own tires.)

Evil AllBran is the best player in the league and I’m fortunate enough to share a team with him and see it night in and night out. They score goals at an insane pace, rip passes near and far, just dominate every aspect of the game with elite hands and motor. The other all stars of the league aren’t even going to know what they’re seeing. They’re gonna get on the ice with AllBran and assume that they’re in the wrong place, playing the wrong sport because this guy is on another level to everyone else. A mental game reading the game and being ten steps ahead of everyone else, so even the most talented players at the game won’t be able to comprehend the vision that he has. You don’t score 60 in the show without being in a league of your own. There are a lot of very very talented players at this event, probably even some hall-of-famers, but Evil AllBran is just the most impressive specimen in the game today. Wait, hang on, Ekholm-Gunanrsson is gonna be there? Okay maybe he’s in the top two.

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5. Written, 3 TPE, Last Men In (150 words min.)

Which of your teammates (not yourself!) should be the last man in for your conference? Why should they get in, and why will it be a literal crime if they dont?

Igor Victory is a teammate of mine who flies under the radar to an extent that could be considered criminal. This isn’t some kind of old man sympathy vote either, with Victory sniping 43 goals this year. 43 is extremely good, and among the top in the league, but what makes it so impressive for Igor is that he did it playing third line minutes with no powerplay time. Getting kept off the ice away from AllBran, who could probably drag up a lesser player to numbers that Igor scored this season on his own, is an unbelievable feat. Been around the league for like 40 seasons, Igor had a career high in goals and points and still plays a solid all around game. Incredibly impressive season that I believe should be honored with a nod to the all star game. It wouldn’t be the first time that someone so old would make it into the game, but it’ll probably be the most impressive season by an old relic dragging themselves up and down the ice every night.

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