1. Milestones , +2 TPE

2. For the sake of the All-Star Game I’d prefer that players from the same team just get a chance to play on the ice with other players. There might be some chemistry for SFP or LAP players that would go unappreciated if they played on different lines, but I feel like fans had all season to see them play together and the ASG is a time for fans to see their favorite players across the league synergize. Plus, it’s not like you can’t periodically change up the lines mid-game if you absolutely need to (outside of maybe FM not letting those spot changes happen – but in a real game you’d theoretically have that flexibility). It’d also make me wonder if there ought to be a world where the teams can only have a few players maximum from each conference’s team but then we’d miss out on a lot of deserving players. [151, +3 for total of +5]

13. I think Violet Stoica is a very worthy candidate for Rookie of the Year! The other candidates are Eric Vanderberg Jr from my first home (Buffalo) and Mary Hollywood, who I played with on the Regina Elk. I’d point out first that Violet scored more even-handed points (42) and simply wasn’t on the power play at all to allow for additional points to be scored compared to Hollywood and had less time on ice per game. My relative CF and FF percentages were similar if not better, and overall I had a significantly more balanced game with regards to defense and offense. I don’t actually have the hockey wherewithal to compare forwards to defensemen so – who knows – Vanderberg may be the runaway #1 candidate for all I can tell. Mary Hollywood was a fantastic forward for a team with a very challenging team situation, so would I be mad if I lost to either? Nope. They’ve both got excellent arguments for the award (but for the purposes of this prompt I’d like to think I have a pretty strong case). [180, +3 for a total of +8]