TASK ONE
Tor Tuck is doing all kinds of traveling during this offseason, he’s trying to get a full tour of the United States but there have been some obvious delays over on the east coast and at this point he is about to throw in the towel on flying from major city to major city and just head over to Hawaii.

After Tor returns from Hawaii he will be going back to work with a new career and hobby he has been considering for some time now. After a lot of consideration, Tor Tuck has decided as part of his plan to set himself up for the future and to stay in shape during the off season by joining the Edmonton police academy. His teammate Yannick Berger will also be attending the academy and the two should take the city by storm. Yannick Berger’s motives are bit less transparent, but Tor Tuck is joining the force with the explicit goals of becoming a detective and receiving a license to kill.

I am sure this story will develop further as the off season continues.

TASK TWO: Who is your choice for the unsung hero of the S39 playoffs up to this point? Must be at least 150 words and include at least two statistics in support.

For me the unsung hero of the playoffs was my man Michael McFadden. Now obviously the Edmonton Blizzard have been knocked out the playoffs. But they lost in a game 7 against the Jets. A few seasons ago people would have been surprised if Edmonton was in contention for a playoff spot after 10 games. This season they made it to the playoffs and fought hard. A lot of that success was predicated on the back of their newly acquired, veteran goalie Michael McFadden. McFadden faced the 2nd most shots in his games played with a whopping 247 in 7 games but still managed to have a very respectable save percentage of 0.907. To make the feat even more impressive McFadden was surrounded by a lot of young up and coming players but there isn’t a roster stacked with super stars in Edmonton yet. The stats McFadden put up with a young supporting cast are impressive in their own right. Fortunately, every season McFadden sticks it out with the Blizzard, the easier time he’ll have putting up good numbers and winning games in the playoffs because this team is on the upswing.

TASK SIX: Finals series always show surprises. Who will have to stand out the most from each team in order to win it? Make a prediction for potential series MVPs. Must be at least 150 words and mention at least one player from each team.

For the Los Angeles Panthers to pull out a win I think they’re going to need MVP level play from one of their top defenders, Danny Foster. Foster has been a beast among defensive men so far and is currently sitting at 1 goal and 8 assists. To further how well Danny has been playing, their point scoring streak is the longest left in the playoffs at 3 games. If they can make it to 3 or so more, I think the Panthers will take the cup home. Danny has also struggled with penalties though, and in the finals you have got to clean those up to have an impact.

On the other side of the Ice I am going back to defense with Alonzo Garbonzo. Now I ended up going with Garbonzo over somebody like Sebastian Strange because Strange is dominating and is going to get his points. The Chiefs need another player to step up and I think Garbonzo is that guy. I’ve seen Garbonzo have some monster playoff games and they could use a few more here. Garbonzo actually leaves all defensive men left with 2 goals and 8 assists, which ties him for 3rd in assists with Danny Foster. If Garbonzo can keep setting up others to score and take his shots when he can get them in the net, the Chiefs have a great shot at the win.


Who scores the Cup-winning goal?
Sebastian Strange