3. 112 Words +2 TPE
I would make 2 lines of teammates when it comes to the defensive pairings. I think it is better to have the chemistry and built in team work m, especially in defenders so that they can play off of each other well and not let too many breakaways or overly one sided chances breakout. With how good the opposing team is (literally all stars), those odd player situations can very easily become goals. I also think that Toasty and Shaw compliment each other’s games well as do Maximova and Soderberg-Snooks and while you could mix and match for variety’s sake, again that chemistry is something that could be a real difference maker.

4. 53 Words +1 TPE
I am going to stay consistent here and stick with advocating for the young guns in Gregor and Denebor. While I think they should be subbed around the mid game point to make sure everyone can play, I believe that getting the young stars in is a great way to grow the game.

5. 105 words + 2 TPE
I can’t speak for everyone from the west, but I know Langston would be enjoying the mall of America and would be picking up some new grill supplies as well as speaking far too much time at the theme park and then relaxing at a baseball game. Of course, he’s been to Minnesota before but that was always with a team for either squirt hockey or in the SHL, so he is enjoying his freedom. He would also go to bug some of his former teammates like Meta Knight from Team Switzerland and force him to reveal his favorite spots to eat in the area.

9. 151 Words, +3 TPE
I expect the west to win the All Star game and not just because of bias with Langston being named to the team. I think the West benefits from having a lot of youth on the team for some established chemistry with no less than three members of the Prestigious Lobster draft class with Fenix, Solberg and Hardison-Laurent. And then with chemistry, all but one of the goalies and defenders for the west so far come from either Los Angeles or San Francisco. Yes the west is theoretically top heavy, but the bottom is full of young stars eager to show what they can do after disappointing team finishes in the regular season like Alexa Johansen, Kevin Kim and Cal Juice. This lets them have solid upper lines made up of veteran players that can be called on for consistency while the East might struggle with their team that lacks specialization.

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