S75 All Star Week

S75 All Star Week Due: Sunday, March 31st @ 11:59 PM PST

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03-31-2024, 08:44 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. Before last players are picked Edmonton is the only team that has 4 players selected for the game. Among those only defensive pairing from a single team Isaac Forty-One and Emil Egli. They both were traded to new teams this offseason. Would you let them play one more time with each other or would you highlight them with their new teammates Dirty Boots and Brandan Laroux who also made it to the game?

b. Inferno and Panthers got to send two forwards each, Shōyō Hinata and Binko Koivu from Atlanta and Adam Prpich and Derek Martin from Los Angeles. Would you let them show of their chemistry and potentially dominate the game by letting them play on the same line or is All-Star game prime opportunity for them to show their creativity and skill even when playing with other top players?

c. Should the starting goaltender be the one who arguably had better season? Or as the stakes aren't as high as usually would you think it is better to offer the experience for the goalie who has had less appearances? Or maybe honor the one who has had more? Who should start and why?

d. Aleksandr Iskandrov and Wide Peepo Happy 3 Koivu get to play on their home arena as Hamilton is hosting the event this season. Does it matter more for the fans or the players that they get to play in front of home crowd?

e. 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, tell us why they were picked.)

a. With Isaac Forty-One and Emil Egli both moving on from Edmonton, I think they should be given a chance to play together again one last time. While they weren't together for too long in Edmonton, they still formed one of the best top pairings in the league and deserve to showcase their synergy and play together one last time. (61 words)
b. Despite answering differently above, I think the forward teammates should be split up in the All-Star game. In this case, the teammates are still playing together and can be seen playing together next season. The All-Star game could be a cool chance to see them playing with other top players they may never get a chance to pay with in any other venue. (65 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.)

Casey Fantobens is deservedly representing Buffalo in the All-Star game for the fourth straight season. The fact is, Buffalo this past season was a team with rather middling talent that overachieved to finish 8th in the league. As a team that is developing younger players and doesn't have the most top end scoring talent, Buffalo simply couldn't win games by getting into track meets and outscoring the opposing team. On the other hand, their defense didn't have much depth and the result was giving up a large number of shots. Fantobens (and to be fair, his backup Roza) was the great equalizer here, leading the league in goals saved above average. Fantobens was also top 10 in save percentage and made the third most saves in the league. Ultimately, Fantobens goalie play changed the outcome of enough games to put Buffalo in the playoffs and give them a shot at a cup run, despite lacking the talent at both forward and defense of many of the other playoff teams. (173 words)