PBE PT (+3 TPE)

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?

Well, I'll be honest, this season has been nothing short of a disappointment for Ronlain. It's not ideal to be on a team that didn't get a single point in 50 regular season games. I'd go as far as to even say that it sucks, a lot. Your team is more or less the laughing stock of the entire league and likely will be for another season or two. It's gonna be a rough ride to the top for us here in Tampa Bay. I think that we certainly have the potential to succeed as long as we're able to use our draft picks correctly to build a strong core for the years to come. Fitted, Fiddler, and I are really just here in waiting while the rest of our team develops and trains and improves and hopefully in about 3-4 seasons we can have a core full of active players and have a shot at competing again. (157 words)

Quote:3. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
It has been publicized a decent amount on this site but Hamilton prospect Andrei Kostitsyn's brother Sergei appears to be missing. Does anybody know where Sergei? What have you done/what can you do to help Andrei track down his brother?

Not to worry Andrei, the real reason that Tampa Bay has been so bad this season is actually because we've sent all of our top players away in search of your brother, Sergei. All of our best people are on the case of the missing brother, and we do not intend to stop searching until he's been found safe and sound. Tampa is more than happy to remain weak for as long as it takes in order to make sure that your brother is fine. Regardless, I'm sure that he will show up at some point. He can't miss his brother becoming a superstar in the SHL. (107 words)

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.

Honestly, this one is a no-brainer, but I think that Joe K over in New Orleans is a lock for the HOF. Not only has he been playing for what, like 25 seasons now? But he now also has a Cup under his belt, long with multiple successes in the IIHF. I honestly just cant see a world in which he doesn't get the nod after his career is over. The guy is a complete legend in the league and honestly it's hard to believe that sooner or later his career will finally come to a close and we wont have the old-timer skating around and potting goals anymore. (109 words)

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?
b. There are two Johnsons in this series - Gabriel (HAM) and Darnell (NOLA). In fact, the two used to host the Johnson & Johnson Podcast together, but they're now on the ice as bitter rivals. Which team has the better Johnson?
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. I've gotta give the advantage to Cain in this series. He's an absolute rock solid goaltender in this league, and while Kryyst is no slouch, I just think that Cain has the edge in that he's been in so many deep runs and high-pressure situations that there just isn't any way that he doesn't come up big for NOLA. (59 words)

b. Well, I gotta give this one to Gabe. As much as I want to drop the guy every time I'm on the ice with him, he's a damn good defenseman and certainly has the ability to elevate the people on the ice with him. Watch your back out there Gabe, and drop the gloves with me sometime. (57 words)

c. Well, considering that NOLA ended up sweeping Hamilton, I'd say that the regular season victories were certainly predictive of the overall outcome of this series. Honestly, I'm a bit surprised to see a powerhouse like Hamilton get swept in the finals, but given that they got beaten by NOLA both times in the regular season, you can rationalize it a bit. (61 words)

d. Honestly, my choice would probably be Hamilton. My boyfriend lives up in Canada, not particularly close to Hamilton but further up in Timmins, but I would love to be able to maybe plan a fun week with him sometime. Just missing him a lot right now, really. We went to a few games in Kingston once and that was really fun, so I imagine going to a few SHL finals games would be great. (74 words)

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.

Honestly, my MVP vote is gonna have to go to Nicholas Williams. He was only one point behind line mate Lil Manius for the leader in playoff points, and played some incredible positional defense all throughout the series, in addition to having some absolutely stellar possession metrics all throughout the playoffs. Being able to play a 200 foot game is imperative in the SHL, and Nicholas Williams certainly was able to activate that part of his game in the postseason in order to really take over the ice and push the rest of his team to be the best they really could be and ultimately capture a championship. (108 words)