S76 All Star Week

S76 All Star Week Due: Sunday, June 2nd @ 11:59 PM PST

ThisSeemsFishy
SMJHL GM
Posting Freak

#82

05-24-2024, 08:56 PM

Task 1
S76 Milestones

1 TPE

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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. Which of the three Montreal players would have been best addition to either of the teams?

I’m going to take a moment and toot my own horn here. Jussi Mutou would absolutely be a gem to have in the all-star game. A physical threat who can contribute offensively as well, Jussi is a menace both on and off the ice. With 25 goals and 34 assists, the rookie showed he is dangerous with the puck on his stick. Add on a team leading 109 hits and the opposing team is never safe when he’s on the ice.

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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.)

Full disclosure, I’m pretty shocked that Damien Hirano didn’t get selected to the all-star rosters this season. It’s pretty silly that the Montreal Patriotes are the only team without a player selected to the game (although things can change with last man in). I would say Hirano is a prime candidate for Last Man In. Yes, he had a poor +/-. But 59 points while playing on one of the worst teams in the league is nothing to shake your head at. Damien Hirano is the epitome of what a hockey player should be. He’s been on the Patriotes for the entirety of their rebuild and has never wavered in his loyalty. If that doesn’t count for something, I don’t know what does. All-Star pickers are going to be in for a rude awakening once Montreal takes over. They will rue the day they ever snubbed Damien Hirano. Hirano for Last Man In. Hirano for President. Hirano for King of the entire SHL!

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5. Written, 3 TPE, Let me do it (150 words min.)

Anyone who was in drafting pool, but was not selected for All-Star game will take part in skill competition instead (and don’t really know what how that will end up looking like). But all of those players got close but ultimately were passed on by GMs making the picks. But what they got wrong? Who from skill competition should have been in All-star game and who would you replace to make room for them?

Call me a hater, but I don’t think William Salming should have been picked. If we’re being honest, I don’t see a world where he gets picked over someone like Graj Virrok. Virrok finished the season with nearly as many assists as Salming had points, as well as nearly 50 goals on the season. Don’t get me wrong, Salming is a good player. I just wouldn’t have picked him. I would argue there are a handful of players who could have been picked over Salming. With great seasons from Sad Ketchup, Sebastien Regazzoni, Jack St. Clair, Benjamin Surkhi-Ze’Ev, and Sunrise van de Schubbekutteveen, just to name a few, there were plenty of players I would say got snubbed.

But at the end of the day, I’m not the one who picked the teams. If the GMs picked Salming, I’m sure they had a good reason to do so. It’s really not that serious I suppose.

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