Task 1 3TP
This season turned out way better than the first regular season for the new Latvian Zelma Zuntnere. She was sent to the expansion draft by the team that drafted her in the S54 SMJHL Draft and ended up in the newly baked team from Nevada. Gotta say, the move helped ZZ rise and become better and more confident in her game than she was back in Carolina. As this was only her second season as a pro, and her teams first season ever, the expectations were not the highest, but there was some light at the end of the tunel as both ZZ and the team started to become better as the season reached its ending point. Zelma excelled in every departement of the game if we look at her statistics this season and the season before. Of course, big influence on her game was the role she was given. In Carolina she was just a fourth line player that didn't really have much chances to show her strenghts, but in Nevada she had solid first line minutes and a lot of time on the powerplay. Although the stats always can be better, this season was a good starting point for both - Zelma and Nevada. Be sure to check them out next season. No doubt that ZZ will be doing everything in her power to rise her worth in the market and help Nevada reach something more than last place in regular season and a loss in the first round of playoffs. [250 words]

Task 2 3TP
For me expansion drafts are always exciting and interesting. There are two brand new teams and I think it will only add to the SHL and also SMJHL community as the players have even more options where to go. New GMs, new players that can upgrade their roles from members to club owners and widely known personas in the SHL community. As one of the members that has enjoyed the joy of expansion draft I can say that it is always interesting to have a chance to start with a completely new and fresh team. I think that during this expansion draft we will see some great players go into them. Maybe some big surprises and faces of other franchises will decide to continue their careers or play their last seasons in a new environment. As a new recreate, with no seasons in SHL under my belt, I do have a feeling that I could go into the expansion draft for the second season in the row. Of course, it is in the hands of my GMs and the board of the team. It could be exciting tho, and I don't think that anyone has ever been into two expansion drafts with the same player and two years in a row. That would be something. [215 words]

Task 3 2TP
The SHL has expanded quite a bit during these long years it has existed. We have seen teams from all around North America and a lot of people may think that the next logical step forward would be to add a team from elsewhere. If we look from the realistic point of view I think that the only possible additions could be teams from South America or maybe Russia and Australia. One of the best parts that I like about SHL is the geographical accuracy that we have. There are no bizzare games between Moscow Red Stars and North Dacota Tumbleweeds that could maybe make some people question the sanity of some GMs and league owners. For me, the only possible way to see a different continent teams in SHL is to have a whole another division or conference devoted to non NA teams. Maybe an European conference. [148 words]

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