1.)https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3461521  +3 TPE


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?




a.) The less diverse the all star game is, the worse it is. However, you can't argue talent, and the West is very talented, so it makes sense. I think it is an advantage as far as Free Agents ago, since they see all the west players playing in the all star game, it might make them want to play for the west where all the all stars are from.

b.) I love the idea of players who don't usually play together... playing together. It is interesting and it lets everyone see how they would play with other players. Image if I could play with this person instead, you know? When players that are always together stay together, it is boring. So to answer the question I think the West.

C.) I don't think the goalies get to have fun at all. If they play well they will get called try hards, if they play poorly there are 20 other goalies wondering why they aren't in playing instead. Goalies are like D, they don't get to really have fun unless they are putting the rubber into the net.



8. Written, 3 TPE, Lazy Reaction Content (150 words min.)

The Last Men In are now decided and the rosters are finalized. Who was a good pick? Who got snubbed?

Outdoor Truck was 100% snubbed. Outdoor Truck from New England threw 169 hits, had 73 blocks, and was still second on the Cup Winning Team with 81 points. That is nothing to sneeze at. With a shooting percentage over 13 percent, Outdoor Truck got tons of time on both the power play and the shorthanded situations. The right winger lacked faceoff wins, but who cares? second on the team in points! Also on the Got Snubbed list is Makrus the Tater Jager. Makrus was second in goals in NEW, with 39, but killed it in faceoff wins with over 60%. OVER 60 PERCENT!!! That is an amazing stat. Unlike Outdoor Truck, Makrus the Tater Jager was not on the powerplay or on the PK. Makrus had 42 takeaways, and was a shooting machine at 279 shots! Markus and Truck were snubbed, but that's okay, they got a cup! Go new Go!



+8!