Yes, MattyJ is always trying to get the crowd fired up. Having the crowd on your side is the greatest advantage in hockey. There are a ton of things to consider. Should you fight, MattyJ does not fight a ton. But sometimes he will do it for the crowd in dire circumstances. The thing that MattyJ does the most is using his hit power. Whether it is slightly dirty or not, MattyJ always tries to bring the boom to fire the crowd up. Nothing beats the roar when you lay the hammer on a Detroit player. This immediately gets the crowd into the game. Obviously a goal and sick celebration works, but hitting is his speciality.
It is important to not that Blizz and Whalers fans don’t need to be fired up. They are loud night in and night out. A hit never brings the noise down though so MattyJ says why not.
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Anna has always been one to rise to the occasion in every league she has ever played in, and the SMJHL has been no exception. She dominated every single youth league she played in during her time growing up in Norway, including setting the U17 boys league record for most goals in a single post season with 21. All this to say that she hadn't really dealt with losing in the playoffs till she got to North America and joined the Citadelles. The first defeat in S75 at the hands of the Raptors was particularly tough on her. The Citadelles team she joined that season was stacked and ran away with the Laurifer trophy, so the loss in six game to Colorado in the semi finals was not fun for anyone in that room. Anna at that point decided she didn't want to lose in the playoffs again, and the Citadelles obliged her request by cruising their way to the four star cup victory in the very next season.
Journey Man has a lot of playoff experience in his time playing around the world, and the vast majority of that experience has come on the losing end of big playoff moments. If you play long enough, it's rare that you can say that you both played for many championships AND won many of them. There are a select few among all the big sports who can claim that, and they are usually held at GOAT status. No, for most players, losing will the the primary, or possibly even only experience they will have when it comes to championship experience, if they even get to compete for a championship at all. So what has Journey Man learned? What's the secret to dealing with that defeat? Well, there is no secret. It's painful, brutally painful, every time. The only thing you can do is be in the moment as possible when you can, enjoy it, remember that feeling you are aiming for. If you focus on avoiding the pain, you'll either just make it happen, or even worse, just dampen the height of joy you'd feel if you won.
09-15-2024, 09:01 PM(This post was last modified: 09-15-2024, 09:01 PM by hockeyiscool.)
Every season the playoffs is both the most wonderful time of the season and the most miserable time of the year. The easiest way to deal with the anxieties and woes that are tied to the playoffs is to have extremely low expectations. Since Shawn Pawn has been fortunate enough to be called up to the Tampa Bay Barracuda. Tampa has been fortunate enough to make the playoffs, it feels good to stay off the couch in March. This is Shawn Pawn's first season making it beyond the first round of the playoffs similarly it is the first season that the Tampa Bay Barracuda have made it beyond the first round of the simulation hockey league playoffs since season 65 when the Barracuda has a shot at the Challenge Cup; squaring off the Los Angeles Panthers and ultimately losing to them in six games. Now that Tampa has made it beyond the first round, it is difficult to keep reasonable expectations as to avoid getting your dreams crushed. So it is best to have the mindset, just do your best and after the chips fall, hopefully it was enough to bring home the cup.
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Tony Soprano, known for his flashy moves, definitely likes to impress the crowd come playoff time. Picture this: he skates around like he’s auditioning for a highlight reel, pulling off moves that would make any NHL star jealous. When it’s game time, he gathers his teammates for a “secret” set play that’s more like a strategic game of chess—only with slap shots and cross-ice passes. Of course, he’s always looking for the glory, attempting impossible goals that leave fans on their feet, even if it means crashing into the boards like a freight train. But when the pressure's on and the intensity ramps up, Tony relies on his secret weapon: a stash of gabagool tucked in his gear. A quick snack keeps his nerves in check, and he’s back on the ice, channeling his inner superstar—just don’t let the coach catch him munching during a power play!
Written Part 2: Gwendolyn already made peace with any chance of holding a 4 star cup in reality. Her best luck came in her second season with Nevada. The team was already going to lose some strong players and Maine's dominance was clearly noticed. She was traded on her third season to Quebec City, a team which lost a strong team originally with teammates she barely knew. She had long steeled herself by the time her team hit the ice against Kelowna. They played hard, trading games back and forth, but Quebec City was just tired at that point and fell to Kelowna in the 6th game. The unique fact is that as her junior season fell short in the first bracket, she's getting called up soon, already looking ahead to the future and grasp of the Challenge Cup several seasons later. She figures the chances for cup are going to be there for Edmonton, but even the favourite teams can still fall short of a cup.
Jamie Fraser never really plays to the crowd, and in general he is a modest player who does not look to seek personal glory and recognition from the fans around the league. He looks to involve his teammates and elevate them to new heights both in their performance and in the recognition by the fans. Jamie is able to maintain this because of his overall apathy towards the league and hockey in general, where it's not a priority for him and more of a means to an end in his search for his wife.
While he may be incredibly skilled on the ice, the constant hiatuses have been an indication that hockey is far from his primary interest. Montreal may not be concerned about this lack of commitment, but it will not be long until the fan base grows weary of it, especially if his performance does not hold up over time.
It goes without saying that Jefferson would LOVE to lift the cup with his boys, but the reality of professional sports is that it's always a long, arduous battle to get there and only one team will make it at the end of the season. Keeping a grounded, level headed take like that is key to Jeff's approach to the daily grind, focusing more on a consistent and positive regular season performance and just hoping the pieces fall into place for a deep playoff run cause as we all know, you gotta get there in the first place. After a postseason loss, it's important for Jeff to keep his sights set on the future -- you can't change the past and undo a loss -- so he starts with some relaxation at home, getting out for hikes, walking his dogs, and then once the sting has worn off he hits the tapes and looks for ways to improve his next time around. It's all a matter of practice, perspective and perseverance, you can't let one loss kill your drive in a career that hopefully lasts for many years to come.
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I’ve never been a huge fan of the idea that not winning the Cup made the season a failure because that would mean 95% of people in the SHL are a failure every season. That’s something I really don’t agree with. Dominik is always disappointed when when San Francisco gets knocked out, earlier than usual this season for example, but that doesn’t mean it feels to him like he’s a failure. Dominik has a Challenge Cup ring already and a Razov trophy and there is nothing that can take away the fact that he was part of the team that won the first Cup in franchise history.
Dominik also does enjoy golfing in the offseason, something he picked up from his dad. They tend play in the offseason when they’re free, but he also likes to play during the season when he gets a chance. With a couple of teams located in the south and warm weather, he can golf during the season too.
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Playoff hockey is so much more exciting than the regular season, so much on the line, means you have to pull out all the tricks in order make it all the way to the finals show you can hoist that trophy over your head. Trevor has always been a showoff and loves the attention of a roaring crowd, so if he can get the opportunity to make then scream even louder, he will take that opportunity 10 out of 10 times. But with that said, he's not one to hog all the glory, he knows that he wouldn't be where he is today without his teammates right there beside him, so obviously he would include them in whatever celebration he does. Trevor may act selfish from time to time but at the end of the day he knows that if it wasn't for the fans, he would be able to play for this great team that he is on, so he likes to give them the best experience possible.
Pork Tenderloin has tasted both success and defeat. He has had the privilege to reaise the challenge cup twice in his career which is more than he ever could have hoped for. But, he has also tasted bitter defeat much more often. The New England Wolfpack are perennial contenders for the cup, but it is not every season that they get to raise it. As the prompt states, only one team per season can raise it. The real secret to not let it get to you is to not focus on the cup itself. Focus on each individual game and do your absolute best to win and help the team every single time you step on the ice. Every game matters just as much as the game before it, and the game after it. Sustained success isn't about only trying when it matters. Sustained success is about trying even when it doesn't matter.
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