Verification: oats
3 TPE


A) I think the question pretty much answers it self. Lev has been on fire, continuing his success from last season. However the difference these season is that he has a supporting cast around him. Letting him truly play his game, and it makes the other teams focus on all the rage players instead of just him. I think this is a much different team from last season. Good for the rage for building their depth.

B) Seattle can definitely do it again, look at them last season in the playoffs, then look at them in the regular season this year. Then again in the playoffs, the team has not lost a step, with a very strong skater group, both offensively and defensively backed with solid goaltending. The experience will definitely help Seattle in this, but the unknown of the rage might be a wild card for the team.

C) These are both great players, who I think will continue to play their best hockey heading into the finals. However, they will obviously be facing top competition this round and will have to elevate their game to the next level. I think Manning has the slight edge with the team around him, however I feel the Rage are hungry and they will do what they can to dethrone Seattle from winning again.

D) I think my points above in the previous questions lean to my answer being made. I think it will be an uphill battle for the Rage, they took another big step this season, but Seattle has the experience. I kind of see the Rage in a similar light to the Texas team in previous seasons. Texas was able to do it, so the Rage definitely can. But it will be a very hard fought series for both teams.

4 TPE


Kondos is getting old, there is no part of my game that can really be worked on to improve to say, but it is about staying in shape so I can continue to hold my own in the SHL. Finishing at close to a point per game this season, I am hopefully to have 1 more 60+ point season before really starting to slow down. It is important that I can be trusted with the puck, not making dumb giveaways and continue to be a reliable player. My physical game will most likely start to slow down, forcing me to change my game slightly and the way approach each situation. Going into the off season I plan on getting a lot of rest, and letting my body recover. So that I can come into the new season with a jump in my stride, and continue to keep up to the pace of play and show the team I can still be a strong offensive contributer.

3 TPE


This is a pretty fun prompt for me, being originally drafted to Texas and playing many seasons there, not to mention coming out of a rebuild we had a lot of ups and downs that lead us to a couple of rivals. The first being New Orleans, it always seemed to be us battling for position in the standings, back and forth we would go. So many big games, so many happy feelings and so many let downs. After NOLA there was Chicago, who we hated because of the playoff rivalry, we always had to get through Chicago if we wanted to advance. First couple of times Chicago had our number, then we finally started beating them, and made it to the finals and got our first challenge cup. This is why my move to chicago was so funny, with the rivalry we had. Now being on Chicago, I feel like we don't have a true rivalry. Every season has been different and not one team has stood out to me.

3 TPE


+3 TPE - Milestones