1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
The road to the playoffs were a much stranger affair then expected with Texas coming out of the gate incredibly strong with a lot of production coming from their middle six which was surprising. Toronto was touted to be stronger then in previous seasons but they finished much higher in the East then anyone expected with how strong that conference, and their division in particular, is. In the same vein, Chicago stumbled this season and was clearly feeling the cursed post Challenge Cup hangover. One thing that stood out to me is the incredibly high level of play Cale Amundsen demonstrated this season. Obviously he's a very promising goaltending prospect but to come into his second season and play as a very solid back-up option and posting a 15-2-0 record with a 1.72 GAA and .927 SV% was beyond what I would've expected this season and a great sign for our team as Vilde ages further.
Word Count: 156

2. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
If I was the home team I would absolutely go for the immunity to any sort of officiating. An extra attacker is good and well, but if you're facing off against a team that can hack, slash, spear and otherwise brutalize you through the minimum sixty minutes of the game it doesn't really do any good. I feel like another downside to the sixth attacker all game is that your line combinations will be out of whack and also you will be more drained physically then your opposition as you would be running into situation where none of your players would have proper amounts of rest as your rotation through shifts would eventually come closing to overlapping. It just seems to me that having free reign to ice the puck if you do get pinned in, cherry picking as the six attackers get tired or just chopping down any of the free players of the team with the man advantage would just be the better option for this game.
Word Count: 169

4. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
The thing is that every season ends up with just two teams out of the eighteen in the league who get to fight it out for the championship. Paired with the wonky way that FHM sets up match-ups and a legitimate factor is luck sometimes. That said, I don't plan on doing anything differently next season, I will be sticking to my regiment that has been paying dividends for me so far in my career in various ways and the path that will lead me to becoming a defensive star and solid contributor to the Dragons in the future. That includes continuing to train weekly alongside with any big opportunities that pop up to maximize my TPE and constantly working towards improving my build and taking any advice thrown at me to improve myself as a player. I think the Dragons have a solid foundation and overall as a team we don't need to make any big sweeping changes, but instead just continue our focus on improving our youngsters, like myself, and working them in around the veteran core we have in place now.
Word Count: 184

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b. Hamilton was 3rd in the league in GF this season. Buffalo was 2nd in GA. This begs the age old question: what will win out, a great defense or a great offense? Why?
Obviously I have the benefit of knowing the outcome as the season is over but I feel like with FHM offense will win out more times then not. Offense seems to swing the momentum in the favour of the team that is controlling play and with the longer season it becomes more detrimental to have a high shot blocking, tough back checking team as it does wear on your stamina over the longer year.
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c. Which of these two teams' brandings do you prefer? Take into account colors, logo, name, location, and anything else you consider relevant.
Hamilton has the better branding for me personally, but nothing against Buffalo's strong colour pallet and location. Hamilton is a big city in Ontario so for realism's sake it works and the team name is reasonable as well. I love the colour scheme for the team as the silver and blue looks good together and the logo is very well designed.
Word Count: 61

15. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
3 TPE

16. Written, 3 TPE
I loved this as a mPT when hotdog did it last season, so I'd like to bring it back as a permanent fixture. After all, we could all use a little positivity every now and then. Say something nice about another member or members, no word limit.
@Keenan You did a great job in your first season as PT director, lots of fresh ideas and the effort you put it was evident. Awesome stuff.
@Steelhead77 Esa, I've already shared my thoughts multiple times but just another reason to thank you for all the great work you did with the Dragons and a thank you for drafting me back to the organization. You're a legend man.
@Mike Izzy Congrats on taking over as the head GM, you've done great things so far and I look forward to see where you take the Dragons in the future.
@Kalakar Thank you for being an awesome simmer. It's not an easy job but you've done great work with it and have been super consistent.

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