S78 All Star Week

S78 All Star Week Due: Sunday, October 6th @ 11:59 PM PST

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S28, S45, S49 Challenge Cup Champion

#146

10-03-2024, 05:55 PM

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1. Milestones, up to 3 TPE.

Oskar Scholz

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8. Written, 50 to 200+ words. The Teammate One

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 instead.

San Francisco once again had a tremendous season in S78, and while they were unable to defeat the eventual Challenge Cup winner in the 2nd round they gave them a good fight and forced a game 7. The regular season was another resounding success with multiple all star selections. For the forwards the veteran Viktor Hargreeves defied regression and posted another wonderful season with 107 points, including 52 goals, both team highs for the Pride. I haven't checked in a couple seasons but he should be nearing the franchise lead in total points, if he hasn't already. On the blue line Willow Soderberg-Snooks was selected once again. Willow was the top scoring defender for the team with 54 points, but also racked up 157 blocks and 71 hits demonstrating they're phenomenal all around play. Lastly between the pipes the resident old man Justin Time was selected to represent as one of the western conference goaltenders. His numbers aren't quite as eye popping as they were in his prime, but he still has no problem collecting dubs. When his time is done he will be a 1st ballot hall of famer, likely unanimous. [192 words - 3 TPE]

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9. Written, 50 to 200+ words. We Had To Pick Someone

More than half of the teams only got one player to the game. Those being (in random order) Edmonton, Calgary, Chicago, New Orleans, Minnesota, Seattle, Manhattan, Atlanta, Toronto, Montreal and Hamilton. Would you have liked to see more players from these teams, if yes, who should in your opinion have made it? How you feel about the spread of the spots in general?

While it is a nice idea to include as many players from each time as possible I don't believe it's a viable option in a simulated hockey league unless you disregard stats and use a different method of selecting players. Of the 11 teams listed in this question on 1 of them has a player in the top 20 scoring, Sunrise van de Schubbekutteveen with the Calgary Dragons, and they come in at 19th overall in league wide scoring. If we extend that to the top 40 we can add 4 more names, 2 from Toronto, Lasse eigler and Aumy Junior II, and 2 from Atlanta, Jiggle E Puff and Billy Herrington. There's still 8 other teams from the list that don't have a player inside the top 40 scoring. While I think it's great we bring one player from each team for representations sake I think it's unfair to all the other players that performed better and lose their spot to a player with fewer points/stats/etc. because their team is better than another team. [175 words - 3 TPE].