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2. I'm really happy for those 4 players from Los Angeles that they all have been recognized for their skill, efforts and achievements in this past season. I know their instinct might be to play together so they can celebrate their individual achievements as friends. That's understandable. However, the All-Star game isn't for you and me, the players. It's for the fans. The fans want to see two players who would never get a real chance to work their magic together get that special opportunity. So many players are One Franchise Guys™. Let the fans see what might have happened if it wasn't “never say never, but: never.” 107 words + 2 TPE

3. It's a bit of an unfortunate time to be flying into Florida. Tampa Bay is shielded from the worst of it, on the Gulf of Mexico side of the sunshine state, but this is definitely hurricane season. That's going to put a damper on the usual biggest attraction of a trip to Tampa Bay. 54 words + 1 TPE

13. The future is, in a word, everything. The now is only now. The future includes everything starting immediately after now. Even now, we are moving into the future. Though we will not reach the future now, it is always coming. It is unavoidable. The now is only a brief moment. The future is every moment that will be, and every moment that has been, until now, has been the future before.

That is why the awards committee needs to take a bold step and look to the future. It is time to give awards not just for what has been done in the past, but to recognize the achievements that truly matter: the ones that have not yet been achieved. With that in mind, I must strongly urge the awards committee to, for the first time, until now, select a Rookie of the Year who has not yet played in the SHL: Elaina Beneski. 154 words +3 TPE