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2. Which team has had the easier road to the cup finals? Do you think
they could have made it to the finals if they were in a different
division?
4. Despite being very heavily in regression, Tampa Bay’s
Jølngüštrâädüvich DuBølk, Rikkert Biemans and Johnny Wagner-Svenson are
still producing at very respectable rates. Is having depth players who
can perform really well despite being low on TPE responsible for TBB’s
recent success this and last postseason?
5. 8 of the top 10 players by TPE on SFP are forwards, meanwhile 4 of
the 6 TBB Defensemen are part of the top 10 players by TPE. Do you think
it’s more important to have a core of powerful forwards or a core of
incredible defensemen?
2. I would argue that SFP had the easier road to the finals. WPG and SEA should have been easy series that they made look difficult by taking them to 6 games. Meanwhile for TBB's first 2 rounds, they had to face PHI and ATL, who are both fantastic teams who maybe underperformed slightly this season (both regular season + playoffs). and it took TBB 7 and 6 games, so just slightly worse off against MUCH harder opponents. Then you have SFP facing NOLA in the semis, who have been good historically, but I would certainly argue that TBB facing NEW is much more challenging, based on NEW's tendency to overperform in the playoffs due to good coaching.
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4. Yes, depth is truly the biggest key to FHM. Having a single line of 2000 TPE players would be great, but if your second and third lines are poor, then this will be exposed. Your top players shouldn't really be playing more than 23-24 minutes a game MAX, so depth is crucial, otherwise your top players will be tired, making them worse, which is a vicious cycle. TBB hasn't been as top-heavy as other teams, particularly on offense, but having the ability to have third line players step up and score big goals has been incredible to watch the last 2 seasons.
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5. I will be honest, as much as I want to say Defensemen is more important, Forwards win hockey games. Defense keeps you in games and series, but you need goals. SFP forwards are elite and have great chemistry, which has been a huge reason for their playoff success. TBB has overperformed in playoffs almost certainly due to elite defense, but the cup has been elusive, and may remain so until they have that same level of incredible firepower up front.
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