Quote:Prompt 8

I don't have the data to back it up but I don't think playing fewer games or being that rested is really much of an advantage in this league. There is something to be said for playing more games and being in the trenches more, makes you hungrier or harder or something they say in the movies. The team that has been less battle-tested may actually be at the disadvantage. Sure, they're more rested and fresher, but there is something to be said for doing things the hard way. And honestly, we are talking about three games less. It's not like Tampa just went for a stroll and Los Angeles were fresh out of the Battle of the Bulge or something. Three games isn't really enough to make a huge difference. Maybe if Tampa only played their 12 games and Los Angeles played 21, we might be talking about something different. I just don't see how either team had an advantage based on their game totals. You can make a case for either way but I just don't think it was a factor here, especially since the Panthers ended up winning the whole thing anyway. But I'm no expert and I don't look at that much data, so don't take this as any more than opinion.

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+4 TPE

Quote:Prompt 11

Yea I'd totally change the format. It's actually pretty simple. At the start of the season each team goes into a pot. Selected randomly, teams would face off in a best of three series. The winner moves on while the loser goes into the redemption league. Then we play the season like normal, 66 games. There would be a redemption playoffs and a regular playoffs, best of five. The people that didn't make the playoffs would be put into a double elimination mini-tournament king of the mountain challenge. Whoever won the redemption losers bracket would qualify for the redemption playoffs. After the first round, the playoffs would be played as normal until we get to the final four who would compete in a round robin tournament. The top two teams from that round robin would face off in a best of seven series to determine the SHL Undisputed Continental Regional North American Laramie County Challenge Cup Champion.

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+3 TPE

Total - 7 TPE

Quote:Prompt 13

Yea I'm all for more nations and representation in the IIHF. For starters, I'd break up Great Britain and make them compete as Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales. Turn one team into four. That will get things going. I'd also add Denmark to make it even. But that's just Europe. India has a log of people, give them a team. Australia? Come on. Max of six players per team, run bots on the other lines, that will expand the IIHF.

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Total - 8 TPE