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Cobbenstein · 09-02-2020, 11:14 AM

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?

Patrick Shepherd had an interesting season on the Timber. He was asked to step up and into a role on the first line after the departure of Alexander Roach in the expansion draft. Primarily throughout his career he has been a 2nd and 3rd line center that was meant to shut down opposing players with his defensive capabilities and be an anchor on the PK while trying to chip in a few points here and there. This year he was playing on an offensive focused first line. He did pretty well finishing the season 13th in the league in assists with 26 and scoring 10 goals both of which were career highs. The new more aggressive offensive style of play did have drawbacks on his defensive game though. First time in his career he had more giveaways than takeaways and despite having 36 points he only finished +6 on the year. Overall it was a good year for Shepherd and getting a chance to work on his offensive game can only make him a better player in the future.

Quote:3. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
It's too late for this go-around of expansion, so hypothetically - should there be SHL franchises in other continents? I saw some interesting European proposals in the PT. Should these - or proposals for any other continent that's not North America -
become a reality in the SHL?

Having international teams in the SHL is an interesting idea, but one that would have some in game flaws. In reality having a team overseas would be a nightmare logistically and on players and staff due to time zone changes and long flights. In the world of the SHL though, those two issues are both eliminated. So it could certainly be something we see in the future, but to try and keep the world of SHL grounded in the real world I would have to think that you need to keep the league contained to one continent. What could be an interesting addition to the league though could be to add a team in Mexico to really make it a full North American league.

Quote:4. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
Which SHL or SMJHL team was the best team to not make the finals this season and why?

I think without a doubt that the Carolina Kraken are the best team to not make the finals this year. They are the defending champions and that roster is still largely intact. Led by their captain Jimmy Wagner on his swan song season and explosive winger Dwight Knight they looked poised to go back to back. Unfortunately due to how the playoffs are structured they met a team they knew well from the finals last year in the conference finals. Newfoundland and Carolina battled it out in a hotly contested 7 game series before Newfoundland ultimately prevailed and moved onto the finals. The Kraken were a very very good team and deserve recognition for the season they achieved.

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. Both of these teams have stacked defenses - which team do you think has the defensive advantage in this series?
b. In the two regular season matchups, each team won once at home. Do you expect the results to reflect a home ice advantage in this series?
c. Based on FHM player ratings, New Orleans has higher average ratings in bravery, aggression, and fighting? Will that toughness have any impact on this series?
d. What is your favorite name from a player appearing in this series? Why do you like that player's name?
e. There are several animal names in this series - which of these animals is the coolest? sloth, hippo, otter, monkey, fox, kirby.

B. I don’t really expect that home ice will be that much of an advantage in this series. Both teams are stacked rosters and their games should be competitive no matter where they play. The games will really come down to individual performances and tactics rather than the building they play in.

C. I doubt that higher toughness will have any effect on this series. Bravery may be useful in players making plays that others wouldn’t, but aggression leads to more penalties and fighting skill requires players on the other team to be willing to fight. Being tough doesn’t score goals or let your goaltender block more shots.

D. My favorite player name in this series is Eko Van Otter. I appreciate its mix of both a semi-joke sounding name, but still a very believable sounding name. It’s like the best of both worlds as far as naming goes throughout the league. It allows for both realistic player images and images of an otter in a hockey uniform.

E. Kirby is the coolest animal in this series. Not only is he adorable, but he could realistically be any other animal you wanted him to be. He could just absorb the aspects of the other animals and then you have literally all of them. It makes him very versatile and basically the best animal.

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.

With the Buffalo Stampede winning the Challenge Cup I feel that there is one very special player that deserves the MVP nods. That player is Alexander Roach. He has been on the roster for exactly one game and in that one game Buffalo won the Challenge Cup. So clearly after game 6, they didn’t have the Challenge Cup, but in walks Roach and within one game they have it. It’s the most obvious high impact a player has ever had and I don’t understand how no one else seems to have noticed. If I could add one player to a roster and after one game we won the Challenge Cup, I would make that move everytime. Roach has more Challenge Cups than games played in the SHL.

Quote:16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is now completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.

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