Quote: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.

+3 - https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3465171

Quote: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. Two teams, Edmonton and Los Angeles, tie with five total nods each. Both of those teams are in the West. Playoff rivalry aside, do you think it's to the West's advantage or disadvantage to have a relatively large number of players from the same two teams? Does it make the all-star game better or worse when this happens?
b. While the East rolled it back with two top defensive pairings - this year that means Philadelphia and Hamilton - the West mixed it up with only Los Angeles having two defensemen present. Everyone else has a new partner. Which side's defense are you more interested in watching?
c. While there aren't any new faces in net this season, which pair of goalies do you think is going to have more fun?
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. I think in terms of pure results, it definitely comes as an advantage. If you just have one or two players there from all the teams in the Conference, they'll probably be much more inclined to turn this into a chill skills competition, whereas if you come there with one or two bigger units of actual teammates, there will be a bigger desire in there to win as a group.
b. I'm more interested in watching the Western group because it quite frankly is a crazy varied mix of players. You have players in their prime with multiple all star appearances under their belts, like Louise St. Martin and Pass Forfeit, as well as young talents who are playing their first ASG ever in Willow Soderberg-Snooks. And then to top it off there is a super grizzled vet in Jimmy Wagner who dragged his rotting carcass to another ASG appearance somehow.
c. This honestly is an amazing matchup, seeing the exact same goalie return from last season is pretty crazy if you think about it. Especially the older three of the group already have a great career resumee and could become legendary players when it is all said and done. And with Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz it is kinda crazy to think about that he isn't even in regression yet, as it already feels like he has been here forever, given the maturity of his game.
d. I made the All Star Game, woop woop! And given that a total of five Blizz players made the ASG, it would feel kinda greedy to argue for even more of us. I think the voters made a good call with the five players they put in, one guys that missed out who you could really argue for though is Emil Egli. He had really really solid numbers from the blueline, while playing a super steady and realiable game in his own zone and blocking a ton of shots in the process. That combination of offense and defense is a rare feat that would have deserved a nod.

Quote: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.)

I want to talk about Benjamin Surkhi-Ze'ev here because he has quietly been taking over as the star of this team. I was probably the player with the most starpower on the Blizzard for a couple of years, but over the last season or two Ben has started to be even more impressive and become one of the very best players in the league in his own right. He might be THE best Power Forward in the game right now, putting up elite scoring numbers while throwing a ton of hits and winning battles with his strong physical presence. If Ben isn't scoring himself (which doesn't happen very often), he is creating space for his teammates winning board battles, overpowering opponents in the crease of forcing them to make bad decisions because they are afraid to get hit by the big guy. A truly elite player and the complete package, it's people like him who make your team win Championships!