S73 All Star Week

S73 All Star Week

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11-22-2023, 02:11 AM

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1. Milestones, up to 3 TPE.

Milestones are folded in with All-Star Week.

Link your Milestone claim as task 1 for up to 3 TPE towards your 8 total.

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Post your claim in the milestones thread for tpe earned per stat, and then link that post in your ASW submission. This is done because the person who grades ASW will be a different person than double-checks milestones.

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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 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. As much as Lacksamus is the top player of the league right now, ultimately hockey is a team game and you need everyone firing at all cylinders for it to be a top line. And so, I believe Winter, Surkhi-Ze'ev, and Ekholm-Gunnarsson will be the top producing line between the two. (51 words)
b. One thing that I know for sure is that when it comes to hockey, you need to keep the lines together. Line chemistry is such an important thing and there is a reason that Kunitz made it to the Olympics to play with Crosby. And so, you keep the team lines together and maybe only mix them up on special teams. (61 words)
c. I think you have to go with the hot hand right now which is Olof Karsikko who carried his team during the regular season, post season, and so on. His consistency has been unmatched as of late and his 0.914 save percentage shows that he pulled his weight during the playoffs once again and can do it again in the All-Star game. (62 words)
d. Alright so Ryosuke Sato is clearly still very serviceable for all lines as seen in his season where he is arguably at the slowest he ever was since he entered the league BUT he still put up almost 30 points and was serviceable on the powerplay, penalty kill and 5v5 line. It's not spectacular, but he will draw in the fans. (61 words)

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3. Written, 3 TPE, The Teammate One (150 words min.)

Tell me about your teammate who made the all star game! Who are they, why were they an obvious choice to make the All Star roster, and what do you expect from them this ASG? (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, write about your team's candidate for last man in instead.)

Being the team's leading scorer with 72 points, William Tree also led the Toronto North Stars in goals with 30, assists with 42 (tied with Steve Harrington). He also had some of the most ice time on the team with over 20 minutes played on average per night, being on the top powerplay as well as the penalty kill. This just shows that Tree is not just a one-sided player, but can be serviceable on both sides of the ice. While you can argue that William Tree could be more physical with hits and more defensively minded with more blocked shots, but arguably that should not be the main focus for a player like Tree. And so, William Tree is an obvious choice for the All Star roster and I am certain he will do extremely well at this season's All Star Game. All of the Toronto North Stars fans and teammates will be excited to see his debut at the games as his career continues to progress on the team. (171 words)

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S73 All Star Week - by Zerg - 11-16-2023, 11:28 AM

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