S73 All Star Week

S73 All Star Week

Figgy
IIHF Federation Head
IIHF GM

#108

11-20-2023, 10:32 AM

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 presumable top forward line of both conference teams this season is two teammates plus one from a division rival. For the East, Lacksamus and Svoboda of New England will have their line completed by either Shoyo Hinata of Atlanta or Ricky Koivu of Philadelphia. In the West, Edmonton's Winter and Surkhi-Ze'ev teaming up with an old nemesis in Ekholm-Gunnarsson gives me the shivers as a goalie. Which of these top lines do you think will score more this ASG?
b. Both conferences also have two pairs each that played together all season. The East has the top pairings of the Wolfpack and Forge, while the West has those of Edmonton and Winnipeg. If you were coaching these games, would you keep those pairs together, or would you mix them up?
c. Goalie picks were intersting this year; only one cup finalist will suit up for this allstar game. Which goalie tandem - Time and Brzęczyszczykiewicz or Fantobens and Karsikko, would you pick to play in front of? Remember that in the All Star Game, the backup will get minutes!
d. Why should YOUR player have made the all star game, and why should you be the last man in? (If your player did make the all star game, argue for one of your teammates instead!)

A - Both of those lines are scary as hell, but if i was a goalie, looking at the line of Winter, Surkhi-Ze'ev and Eckholm-Gunnarsson, barring down on me would make me physically sick. The absolute scoring prowess of this trio would be the things that nightmares are made from. Now this is nothing against the East, who also have a great chance to put up a lot of goals, but I think the West has this. WINNER: WEST

B - I think you need to keep the pairs together. Why at this point in the season would you even ponder breaking up a pair that has been together. All of that chemistry that has been built all season would just go out of the door. You want as much of an advantage as humanly possible if you are really trying to win.

C - How can you even pick between the two tandems. This is the All-Star game remember not the game pretty good. Either pair would be an honor to play in front of. But if I had to choose one I think I would prefer to play in front of the Eastern conference tandem.

D - Why shouldn't Dan have made the All-Star game? He honestly probably shouldn't have. He is a solid defensive defenseman, but he is never going to wow anyone with numbers. The fact is he did put up a pretty good +/- number this year, but only managed 3 Goals and 30 Points total, so not really All-Star numbers, but thanks for hurting my feelings. Haha

The Teammate One (150 words min.)

Well it was an amazing year in Anchorage this year, at least during the season. The playoffs were a different animal, but enough about that. Lets discuss the amazing accomplishments of my fellow Armada teammates that made the All-Star game. First off we have our amazing Rookie Goalie, Stun Gun. What more can we say about Gun, the guy shows up and absolutely dominates, 1st in Wins, 3rd in GAA, 1st in GSAA, 4th in SV%, and 1st SO. If he didn't get selected it would have been a gross injustice. Then we have Joseph Reed, who continues to shock the world. The third round pick of the Armada managed to put up another amazing year with 37 goals and 52 assists for 89 points. Finally but not last in our hearts we have the one, the only Cheeks Klapanen. The defense man put up another amazing season, 21 goals, 31 assists for 52 points from the back end. When you look at those numbers who wouldn't want that type of production from a dman.