11-07-2020, 11:54 AM(This post was last modified: 11-07-2020, 04:30 PM by dankoa.)
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1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Reflection on your season - how did your player fare on the ice this season? Did you meet or surpass your individual player goals or did you come up short? Whether you excelled or disappointed - what can you attribute that to? What will you try to do better next season?
I think all things considered I'm happy with the season. Breaking the 40 point barrier and having what was a pretty good season on paper, and then also being in a spot where Texas was able to win their division made it a really fun season. It feels like the lean years in Texas have been going on for some time, and even though it's not exactly winning the cup, being able to win our division was the kind of step that we needed to take in order to keep everything on track. I came pretty close to being a point per game player too, and even though I wasn't quite able to get there this time around I'm hoping that next season I'll see some more improvement and get over the line. Definitely a season to be proud of both individually and for the team, so I'm hoping that we can build on it and keep things going into next season and make a bit more of a competitive push in the playoffs.
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2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Of the 10 most recent finals series, which do you think is the most memorable and why? Which will be remembered in history as the best/most important/most memorable series or victory? S46: BUF over NOLA, S47: WKP over CGY, S48: BUF over WPG, S49: EDM over NEW, S50: CGY over TBB, S51: HAM over EDM, S52: MAN over SFP, S53: HAM over EDM, S54: NOLA over HAM, S55: BUF over NOLA.
I think the best one was probably the Buffalo vs NOLA series in S46. I remember having some feelings about the Specters and some of the moves that they'd made and how within the rules they were, and add in the fact that they'd taken my buddy Slowpoke's player from Texas in the expansion draft and were playing him in a terrible 4th line role and I wasn't the team's biggest fan. I also had some friends on Buffalo who were at that point fighting for the team's first championship in franchise history, and became quite involved in cheering them on and wanting them to win. I remember them going down by a couple of games and things starting to get worrying about whether they'd pull it off. Them being able to fight back in the series and then win Game 7 in overtime was a huge moment in the league and one that I remember pretty clearly. I don't think I've followed the finals as closely since as I did then, hopefully that changes soon when Texas gets back there.
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13. Written, up to 4 TPE - Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
a. Both of these teams have an impressive set of skaters - without factoring in any coaching or tactical strategies, which team do you think has the better roster of skaters on paper?
b. Do you foresee the teams making any strategic adjustments during the course of the series? Should the teams be quick to switch tactics or stick with what they've been using?
c. These two teams hail from the Great Lakes Division. Which of the Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior) do you think is the Greatest and why?
d. If, once it is safe to do so, you had to go hang out in person with one of the users on Buffalo/Hamilton, who would you hang out with and what would you do? (if you pick gabe you get -1 tpe)
a.) Both teams are impressive but I would probably have to go with Hamilton. I think they've got the slight edge in terms of their forwards and defenseman, an even though Buffalo's goaltending will likely be stronger, I think it'd be hard for the Stampede to stop Hamilton outgunning them. They've got some serious firepower and I think it's going to be hard for Buffalo to beat them out.
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b.) I don't really know how FHM tactics work so I'm not sure whether or not changing things would have that much of an impact. I think that if a team goes down by a couple of games they'd be silly not to try and adjust things to get the best result possible. With the cup on the line you have to try it.
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c.) Lake Ontario all the way. I don't know anything about the others but Lake Ontario is pretty cool and I grew up near it so it has to be the won that wins this. It's the closest lake to Hamilton too and they were the best regular season team so I don't think that's any coincidence.
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d.) I would like to hang out with SHL user WannabeFinn. I have always suspected that I'm a way better drinker and smoker than he is and it would be fun to have the chance to prove it in real life. There's loads of people on both teams I enjoy speaking to tho so plenty of answers for this one I could go with.
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