Quote: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

Michael Fox didn’t quite have the season that he wished in terms of personal goals. Fox was unable to match his point total from last season and spent most of the season shooting sub-5%, despite heating up near the end. Overall, New Orleans made the playoffs and Fox couldn’t be too unhappy with his personal goals. The team is ultimately what matters in the end. Looking forward to next season, Fox hopes to find some consistency during the regular season and finally break that point-per-game hump. In terms of the postseason, though, Fox really couldn’t have asked for a better personal showing. Fox ended the playoffs with the 2nd most points on the team with 20 points, behind Lil’ Manius and Nicholas Williams, who both had 21 points. Rocking a 20+% shooting percentage, Fox didn’t struggle to score, netting a game-and-series winning natural hat trick in the 3rd period of Game 7 of the series against Los Angeles.

Quote:4. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
S54 IIHF Predictions - with one FHM IIHF season under our belt, we've got a bit more of a sense of how the tournament might play out in the new sim engine. What are your predictions for the S54 IIHF or WJC tournament - how do you think your team will fare this season? Who do you think are the biggest contenders to take home the hardware and why?

Last IIHF tournament, we saw the powerhouses really step up to the plate and take over. The United States seemingly cruised to another gold medal and isn’t looking back. Czechia had a much more confident showing than they had in the previous era and are looking to snipe another medal out from the likes of Canada and Great Britain. Buffalo’s tactics in the SHL proves that just about anything can happen, but I wouldn’t expect too much foolery out of this season’s IIHF tournament. Like last season, I expect the United States to make another dominant showing, especially if Aleister Cain brings his A-game. Michael Fox’s playoff showing proves he can handle the pressure as he looks to build off of a successful run last tournament that saw him netting a hat trick in the gold medal game. Whatever that kid is eating on deciding game days, someone make sure he gets double.

Quote:5. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
Which player from the Steelhawks or Specters has a great chance to make the Hall of Fame when their playing days are up? Make the case for that player's HOF bid.

Quite honestly, I think the answer here is obvious: Joe Kurczewski. This man is undoubtedly going to be a first ballot Hall of Famer. The SHL leader in playoff points (correct me if I’m wrong), Kurczewski has had a career full of personal and team success. I mean, hey, you don’t get to be the league leader in playoff points without making the playoffs a ton. Heading into his final season, Joe has still been finding success on the Specters 3rd line. It’s hard to find success in this league, but Joe Kurczewski proves that the best are simply the best for a reason.

Quote: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. These are absolutely two of the best goaltenders in the league in Cain and Kryyst - which team has the advantage in net in this series?
c. The Specters won both regular season matchups, but Hamilton finished with better team stats overall. Do regular season head-to-heads provide an accurate forecast for a playoff series? (answer predictively if it hasn't happened yet; reactively if it has.)
d. If SDCore offered you an all-expenses paid week-long vacation to either New Orleans or Hamilton, which city would you choose to go to? (tough choice I know lol.) How would you spend your time there?

a) Easy: the New Orleans Specters. Without looking at GAA or save percentage, I want to take a look at the quality of teams that both goalies have faced heading into the Cup. Cain had to stop two of the hottest offenses in the league in Edmonton and Los Angeles. Kryyst? Well, a simple glance at Buffalo’s tactics proves Kryyst had an easy time.
c) Looking back, it is clear as day why Hamilton has much better overall stats. Having free wins against teams like Baltimore, Tampa, and Toronto only boosts your personal and team stats. The head to head matchups proved key heading into the finals as New Orleans ended up sweeping Hamilton under the rug in 4.
d) New Orleans, 100%. Bourbon Street is always a good time, but there’s a little hole-in-the-wall restaurant (literally) that has the best crawfish alfredo and daiquiris (yeah I like fruity drinks, sue me). No matter what I do in New Orleans, I would definitely be making the trip back to that restaurant. Can’t forget the beignets, either.

Quote:14. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min)
Welp, you waited until the last day to grind out your CW and the CC finals are longggggggg over by now. congrats to [TEAM], woo! Reflecting back on the series, who gets your vote for series MVP? Make the case why this player deserves it over any other.

My series MVP has to go to either Aleister Cain or Nicholas Williams. Williams led both teams in terms of points this series, vaulting himself from 4th or 5th on New Orleans heading into the series to tied for 1st in points with Lil Manius. Aleister Cain, however, came up huge in key moments. Without his monstrous Game 2 performance that saw him save 43 of the 44 shots he faced, who knows how that series would have ended up at the end. Despite this, I think the series MVP overall has to go to Nicholas Williams for his dominant performance on both ends of the ice.

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