1. Verification word: tez
+3 TPE

3. If this were the NHL and the Stanley cup playoffs, I would definitely prefer Tampa Bay's model. It is said time and time again that depth scoring and getting contributions out of all 4 (3 in our case) lines is crucial to win a cup. However for the simulation hockey league. I think that I would prefer SFP's approach. At the end of the day, our game is basically just one big formula, so having a player that the formula "likes" and can put up 17 goals in 3 rounds seems unbeatable. I know that players can go on unsustainable hot streaks and come back to reality, but I think I prefer to star power aspect of SFP's production
119 words, +2 TPE

6. Hip Hurts would be a bit torn. On one hand, he thinks dynasties are pretty boring in sports and likes to see unique championship winners as much as possible. But on the other hand, there are a lot of players on SFP that Hurts knows from old family friends who played in the league a while ago, so I think that he would ultimately root for his friends to bring home another cup
73 words, +1 TPE

10. I think regular season still matters. Like the prompt said, this was the best regular season in a decade, that's not an accomplishment to write off. It's hard to win the cup, and if anything, this just gives ATL the confidence that they can be right back among the leaders next season too. I think it's also kind of cool that upsets like this are able to be had in our simulation.
72 words, +1 TPE

14. The finals are over and SFP wins another cup. Game 4 is easily the pivotal moment in this series. It was a goalie battle, with Soonika and Time putting up a .960 and .970. TBB was up 2-1 in the series at this point, and stealing this game to go up 3-1 would've changed the odds dramatically
57 words, + 1 TPE

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