1. Milestones, up to 3 TPE. (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.
https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3466564

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. (2 TPE)
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?

I believe it is to the Wests advantage to have so many players in the all star game. It just showcases the vast amount of individual talent that is on the teams there and specifically on the Panthers and the Blizzard. As cool as it would be to have an equal representation from all teams, it's not necessary for a good game.

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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?

I think that the eastern goalies could be having a lot more fun then the western ones, if only because I think they'll get more pucks thrown at them. The caviet, of course, is that they are able to stop the pucks and look like big damn heroes in order for it to be fun for them.

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4. Written, 3 TPE, TPE TPE TPE (150 words min.)
How much of a correlation do you think there is between TPE and an all-star nod? Should there be more, or less, than there is? (3 TPE)

There is a lot of correlation between the amount of TPE that a player has and their likelihood of getting an all star game nod. Really, this is because for the most part, having more TPE means having a better chance at having a good player and having a good season, which is what you need to even be comsidered for the all star game. There are exceptions, such as Jimmy Wagner who got in with relatively low TPE and low numbers but when that happens, its more of awarding a place to someone who is on their way out of the league and deserves one last hurrah.

I think the amount that of correlation that the amount of TPE a player has an the All Star game is alright because as far as I know, the amount of TPE isn't a factor when it comes to it being decided. It's about how well the player is doing during the season and I hope that if a lower TPE player was doing well, they'd be just as likely to be picked as the higher TPE player.

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