TASK 7 - MILESTONES (3 TPE)

+3 TPE - S71 Milestones





TASK 3 - And Now, For the Main Event (3 TPE)

I had the privilege of playing with amazing teammates, two of them were voted on the all-star game. Erik Bergmark is not only a great player in the locker room, but was also phenomenal on the ice. He broke Baltimore franchise record in a single season. As a rookie. That's right, AS A ROOKIE.



@NYR73 already knows I much I appreciate him, so I wanted to take the occasion here to rather write about Nikolaj Boyle and @zaynzk ‘s contribution to the Platoon this season. Erik was the youngest player voted in, Nikolaj was the second oldest. Boyle joined our team after a long career in New Orleans and brought experience that was much needed on our blue line. His arrival completely changed our defense corps and helped our team reaching new highs after darker days. Boyle finished the season with 49 points as a RD, his second highest in career. He also scored 16 goals, 3 of them were game winning, the highest in his career. He was a 1600 TPE+ player for many seasons, and I was happy that he accomplished this feat with less than 940 TPE applied in our team. He was also leading our team for his Fenwick For % Relative (3,4%), GF/60 (4,9) and SF/60 (38,8). He was the unsung hero of my season and I was happy that the all-star committee recognized his contribution. 





TASK 2 - Shiny Grab Bag (2 x 1 TPE; 50 words)

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?



I will be boring here, and write that both will be amazing for the game. Samuelsson was a great quarter-back this season, with 59 assists and 81 points in only 66 games. The all-star game is often a more offensive game and Samuelsson is who you want in your team. On the other hand, De Pingu is simply amazing and will do whatever is necessary to help her team. And with a more than respectable 56 point in 66 games, she proved she can be great offensively or defensively.



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!)



There is no reason why my player would have made the all-star game. I doubt she will ever do. The all-star committee usually prefer more offensive players and Valieva was tasked with more defensive responsibility on the penalty killing units for her rookie season. And there are amazing players out there that deserve that primetime coverage.



TOTAL: 8 TPE