8 TPE total


3 TPE

scruf



175 words - 3 TPE

Another old man season for Slip McScruff in the books.  I continue to regress like a sack of bricks but I'm not kicked out of the league yet.  -73 is a best for his time on Montreal so far, and he's hit another high in points at 17.  Slip McScruff was never an offensive threat, even during his peak he only hit 22 in the FHM era.  This season was a bit more return to form on the blocked shots with 157 but I really wish he would rack up more hits.  He solidly holds the games played record and shots blocked record, but there is still a large hill to climb for the hits record.  I could probably get their by force of will, but it would be great to put up even the low end of his WPG numbers around 150.  He somewhat recently entered into the top 5, but he's still behind Kvalheim by about 500 hits.  At this rate, he'll need another 8 or 9 seasons to get to the top.


221 words - 4 TPE

I have been somewhat disconnected since Slip McScruff regressed so far out of IIHF contention.  He had a strong showing with the USA federation over a sim decade ago, but there is no real way for him to get back into the dance.  I am stuck in the past where Canada and the USA were the two powerhouse nations which could field stacked rosters every season.  We were the default choice of nation for a lot of newcomers to the league.  While other nations had to actively recruit to fill their roster, we primarily had to build a locker room of players who were willing to wait much longer before hitting the ice.  You can still see this playing out where both of these teams can lose 3-4 each season to recruitment but have a min TPE on the roster well over 1k.

In terms of results, the top three teams were some arrangement of Canada, USA, and Greate Britain for the first five seasons of FHM.  Since then, it's hard to say if we are still rivals because the results are more mixed.  Sometimes Canada is riding high while the USA is struggling and sometimes the opposite.  However, they should continue to measure themselves against each other to show what can be done with the largest potential pool of players.