Mongoose87

1. I have a simple, three step program. If we follow it, I guarantee we will win the cup. 1. Win the conference semi finals. 2. Win the conference finals. 3. Win the league finals. 2. My username is a reference to the time Dale Gribble released a mongoose into Megalo Mart to track down the snake he had released. 3. Paprika, preferably smoked. I have never regretted adding more paprika to a recipe. 6. Probably Evgeni Malkin. He has been my favorite player through the greatest time in Penguins history. 7. 8. Never heard of that! Probably Bob's Burgers. I love how wholesome it is, but without being bland or preachy.

I'm Commander Shepherd and this is my favorite prediction on the citadel.

1. I think we play them well if we meet in the playoffs, but there's not enough time to make up the gap between us. 2. Okay. I thought getting to rejig my build through depreciation would net me more shots and therefore more goals. I saved a lot of TPE to make that happen. 4. No, not really. I have some old friends and acquaintances it's kinda nice to beat, though. 5. My old league that I was heavily involved in was about to be laid to rest, and I needed somewhere to go for sim hockey. I didn't care for the SHL, and my goalie said he was migrating here, so I followed him. 7. When I was in high school, I went on a trip to London, Paris and Barcelona. It was March, so London and Paris were miserable, but, despite my complete exhaustion, Barcelona was amazing. I'd love to go back for more than just the three days we had. 8. If one were to drill directly from one side of a board to another side, it would be described as a "hole" drilled through the board. I see no reason why changing the shape of the material, but not the nature of the hole would change the number of holes.

2. I'm supposed to say Art Vandelay, right? One of my old GOMHL friends, had "The Terrible Trivium." 3. Always believe in yourself. Except in this case, it will be Florida Man. 4. Moscow, since I had a four goal game against them yesterday. 6. Honestly, no, that Tampa team has a lot of experience and I just don't think the Leafs D or goaltending is that good. 7. I just finished the most recent season of What We Do in the Shadows. Surprisingly poignant finale. 8. It's been years since I actually played a proper board game. I have Terraforming Mars on my phone, so I guess that?

2. I would either reduce the cost of faceoffs or give centers a higher starting value in that attribute. Right, now it's just a tax to be center. 3. I'm not really a big fan of rebranding. Once you've established the identity of a team, rebranding can really muddy that. 4. Standard-issue Starfleet field rations, and a little sip of Romulan ale, neat. 5. Call me a stick in the mud, but I've never been a fan of alt jerseys. Just do your main jerseys well and wear them well. 6. I think we had them on Sunday before? I liked it, and I had a good reason, but I don't remember the reason. 8. I own an Xbox One, but I'm hardly loyal to either. I've had two Xbox consoles and three PlayStations over my gaming life. At my heart I'm a PC gamer, but that's been less convenient as I've gotten older.

I wish I'd thought of that!

1. I am banking it all. I want to be a useful player through all the depreciation. 2. I like GFX because they're easy to do while I'm doing other things. 3. I think maybe I've posted four times on the forum when I wasn't given TPE for it. That should give you an idea. 5. Would you believe one of my EFL players is James Teekirque? The other is Jim Egan. 6. Prediction? For theme week? Can any man truly know the meaning of theme week, until theme week has known the meaning of a man? 8. "Fly" by Sugar Ray. I actually came up with a joke about it too, but now I can't remember what it was.

1. I'm doing Supercoach. I like this style of fantasy, works better with my busy schedule. I made a spreadsheet. 2. Is there any doubt? The TOS theme song, of course. 3. The league will be shut down due to an outbreak of syphilis. We will all be very embarrassed. 5. I'm considering S David Crosby or Brent Byrnes. Very memeable. 7. I did five years of French immersion, so some might say I speak French. 8. Pineapple doesn't even belong on the dinner table, let alone in the meal.

1. I don't remember anyone actually reaching out to me. TBH, I find all the surveys very annoying. I'd rather go to a team that didn't message me than one that sent me a form. 2. If you ever ravel back in time, don't step on anything. Because even the tiniest charge can alter the future in ways you can't imagine. 3. I used to be in Z's when it was underground. My team one year was called the "Offensive Stereotypes." We were pretty wacky that season. 4. Probably James Teekirque, because he could beam back up to his ship. Is that cheating? 5. When I was in high school, I did some weights and other athletic training with a guy who used to train Rob Brown, Bill Holder sand Vidaly Yachmenev. They were fun guys. 8. I've had cats my whole life. My cats love me, one of them actually cries at night if she can't find me. Dogs are just too much work.

That one's not a David, it's my player.

1. Call me clairvoyant, but I think we're going to make it to seven games. 2. FLORIDA MAAAAAAAAN! HE'S HERE AND HE BROUGHT THE METH! 3. I'd really like it if we could play the Wranglers in the finals. 4. Look at how the protected Gretzky. You hit him and you would never see the ice again, not to mention you'd get your ass kicked. Now look at how Sidney Crosby has been treated his whole career. As a rookie, Derian Hatcher used his stick to give him emergency dental surgery. You think Gretzky had it in him to deal with that? I don't. 5. Nick Lindstrom could play in literally any era of the league. He was just that good. 6. I don't have any goddammed hair! 8. Malcolm in the Middle just showed up on Disney+, so I've been watching that. It mostly holds up. For the era it was made, the homophobia is very mild.

Baleeted

1. It will be four games. That is all. 2. Booberry, definitely. From all those times he lifted the team onto his back. 4. James Teekirque is finally shooting and scoring, and with that five point sim to open, he's an early favorite. 5. I know people say he's a jerk, hit Jack Eichel and I had similar injuries and both had to wait to get the surgery we wanted, so I relate to him. 6. I always liked Paul Martin because he was like Cool Hand Luke out there. Not fancy, but he could play 22 a night and you wouldn't sweat it. 7. These days, no. I used to listen to some of my history audiobooks. They're quite dense, so when you're tired, they put you right out.

1. I've picked up the goals a bit lately, I think I could hit 40, now. 2. James uses Federation issue equipment. It's very high tech and definitely not a wooden prop with shiny spray paint. 4. I always thought it would be funny to have two cats and name one Garfunkel but not name the other Simon. 6. Well, the Timo Meier trade will not just be big this playoff, I think he'll probably get an extension and be a game changer long term in Jersey. 7. I'd rather not move, but if I have to, I'll go back to Ottawa. 8. The Bakshi Lord of the Rings cartoon. I know people say it's terrible, but I used to watch it with my family every summer when my grandparents visited. It was before the Jackson Lord of the Rings movies, it was the best we had. Plus the Ring Wraiths were really creepy.

1. Righty. I shoot right, too, which is strange, I gather. 2. Probably the penalty shot competition. He has a flair for the dramatic. 4. Whichever one is presently starting their backup goalie. 5. Well, my previous player was on the inaugural Miami Marauders, so I'd bring them up, and I'd send down Helsinki. 7. I think it was the original, side scrolling Duke Nukem, on my grandfather's old Windows 3.1 PC, though he had a pile of those old DOS games I could be forgetting. 8. Probably not. You have to be really bad to get that pick. Now, Bedard plus the right moves? Maybe.

1. Not really. I thought he would be shooting a lot more and therefore scoring more. He finished in the top 10 in goals last year, this year, he's nobody. 3. Makes a lot of sense for the Rangers. They've got to win while Shesterkin is on his entry -level deal. His real contract is going to kill their cap. 4. I'm a simple man, I like a good margherita pizza. 6. I cheer for the Penguins and whoever is playing the Flyers. Doubly so if that's the Penguins. 8. Well, don't want to give any spoilers, but I just used my free game game the Christmas raffle and the lead from Disco Elysium was a really well written character. 9. Bob and Linda Belcher. They manage to be a humorous TV couple while still being relatively realistic and having a healthy loving relationship.

1. Edmonton. You've got those two prime forwards, and it's a lot easier to build up the rest of that mess in a video game. Wait, shit, are they good now? 3. I'm chewing on Jaromir Jagère, the Quebecois-Czech winger. My only hesitation is that it'll be harder to make jokes. 4. I have been using this name ever since Dale Gribble on King of the Hill released a mongoose into Megalo Mart to find a snake he had released into there to deal with rats. 5. I really hope I don't have to spell it out, but it's a play on James T Kirk. Everyone knows who that is, right? 6. I have watched the All-Star game once in my entire life (I'm in my 30s). It was because my roommate put it on. I think that says it. 8. Pretty unlikely, considering you can probably count the number of Michigan goals in NHL history on your hands.