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Seven deadly sins Seven ways to win Seven holy paths to hell, and your trip begins

I'm posting in this thread so I receive one (1) entry into the Tier 2 Holiday Raffle.

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It's game 1 of the wild card series betwen Helsinki Titans and Malmö Nighthawks. Pierre Emile Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito, a star Helsinki defenseman, is staring down Henry Eagles @Greg_Di, a star Malmö forward. Someone who didn't know these two, or didn't watch them during pre-game warm-ups, would have no chance of guessing these two used to be long-time teammates in Vancouver, Bouchard captaining the team and Eagles being one of his assistants. And Pierre Emile didn't play any favorites, as his Titans eliminated the Nighthawks in 5 games, with Bouchard scoring at least a point in every game and earning 2 goals and 10 assists in the span, and playing a huge part in limiting Eagles to only 2 goals and 4 points. Next in line, the first round matchup between Helsinki and HC Davos Dynamo. And another familiar face for Bouchard, and once again it's his former long-time teammate and one of his former alternate captains, Dogwood Maple @dogwoodmaple. This time, these two seldomly met on the ice, and both earned 3 goals and 7 points in 6 games. But once again, it was Bouchard who had the final laugh as his Titans managed to advance into the EU conference finals to clash with London United... ...whose first line center is Wann Kerr, a former long-time teammate and assistant of Bouchard in their Vancouver days, for a change. Who will have the last laugh this time? It might be decided tonight, as the Titans are up 3-1, and Bouchard has the upper hand on Kerr in scoring (4 points to 3 points) and has already laid a few hard hits on his former buddy. And if Helsinki advance to the finals? Los Angeles Stars are currently down 1-3, but if they manage to beat Toronto Legion, their very own Jens Lekman @Bobcat is...you guessed it, Bouchard's former teammate.

@aimkin

On the 5th day of Christmas, Simon sent to me a 1-1 sim

Ahoj

So I was at a show in October 2022, it was co-headlined by Moonspell and Insomnium, Borknagar were there as well. And Hinayana and Wolfheart. I guess I really enjoyed it

Semi-finals, all tied, ready to push and take it home? If you haven't answered a press conference this week, feel free to answer this one, we're kinda all over the place because of the mess I've turn the schedule into. Without graphics this time, I'm literally making it on the go, the bloody December is always too busy! 1. Mississauga took the lead twice in the first round. How nervous were you when we were down? 2. After being down 1-2, Pipo Popa closed the door and shut the Hounds out for their second shutout of the series, it ended up being a 1-0 overtime win. We then won another 2 straight games, only allowing 1 goal in each. Was the game 4 the defining moment of the series? 3. I think we can all agree that Pipo Popa was the first round MVP, only allowing 8 goals in 6 games. However, who was/were MVP runner-up(s)? 4. How about your player in the first round? How happy are you with their performance? What do they need to improve in the following rounds? 5. Saskatoon Wild, the top regular season team. Does it make them the favorites? How much stock do you put in regular season success, comes playoff time? 6. This round is a clash between the team with the best goalie and the hottest start in the league, and the regular season winning team. Do you think the winner of this series will be a serious favorite to win it all? (I know a lot of tagged people already posted last week's PC this week because of my messy timing, it's okay it should be approved no problem, but I'll tag everyone just in case) @STZ @Jamomayo @DDZ_44 @Syzygy @sportexperts show @mattyIceman @Dee @fonziGG @axtron @wcats @Girts @Arce @npuBeT

Hello

Let's go London

Wow. I love it

Wanker winning team awards in a team he doesn't play for anymore, a true mug of the franchise

Uuhai are so damn cool man

The postseason is finally here, and we're in! Now the important part of the season begins, the time to step up and be the hero is now! Feel free to answer 3 questions for 1 capped TPE or all 6 questions for 2 capped TPE. 1. After such a dominant start, what went wrong so we ended the season as a wild card team? 2. Las Vegas Aces, a worthy opponent. Not long ago, they were pushing for a threepeat. Can we beat them? How many games will it take? 3. Are you happy with your player's performance in the regular season? Did they meet your expectations? 4. Somewhere aound trade deadline I asked who the team's MVP was. Did your opinion change? Who has been the backbone of this team? 5. Which player will be the X Factor for our team in the playoff run, in your opinion? Not necessarily the top scorer, but a clutch guy who changes the momentum. 6. Are you staying in the M for another season, or are you moving on? @STZ @DDZ_44 @Jamomayo @Syzygy @sportexperts show @mattyIceman @Dee @fonziGG @axtron @wcats @Girts @Arce @npuBeT

Wann Kerr - OV

Claim for w.e. 12/10

A lot has been said about the Vancouver Wolves's moves last offseason, by me and others. To keep it short, after a 45-21-6 season, the perennial playoff team traded away their core of alt captain Dogwood Maple @dogwoodmaple (C, 72GP-32G-40A-72P), Oreo McFleury @JB123 (RW, 72GP-27G-41A-68P), captain Pierre Emile Bouchard @Gaikoku-hito (D, 72GP-15G-64A-79P) and alt captain Wann Kerr (C, 72GP-41G-48A-89P) to kickstart their rebuild. While it's too early to evaluate how the trade turned out for all sides, let's look how the ex-Wolves are doing right now. Oreo McFleury (64GP-22G-27A-49P) – Calgary Wranglers The Wranglers are going through the post-Janser rebuild, it's not surprising they're not doing the best with 26-28-10 record good for 5th place in the North American Conference. At this point of the season, no Calgary player has reached 30 goals or 60 points. Their fantastic goaltending and very good defense are keeping them somewhat afloat, but the overall lack of scoring throughout the whole lineup (2nd worst GF in the league) is slowing them down. Naturally, McFleury isn't having a great season, playing on the right wing of second line with Rip Wheeler and rookie Raimo Tuominen, and getting minutes on scondary powerplay units and primary penalty killing units. Oreo's 22 goals are 4th highest on the team as well as his 49 points, and his 27 assists are 3rd on the team. While there's still chance for McFleury to reach or even beat last season's 27 goals, or even his career high 28, it's hard to imagine him finishing the season with more than last year's 68 points. However, watch him start to flourish in the upcoming two or three seasons, when he's a crucial part of the future Wranglers core. Dogwood Maple (64GP-27G-30A-57P) – HC Davos Dynamo For Maple, being traded to Davos had to be one of the most infuriating moments of his career, but it's the tough side of the business. A season before the deal was done, the Wolves had been getting over the disappointment of losing to Davos in the Continental Cup finals thanks to the god-like performance of Lachlan Summers in the Dynamo net. If there ever was any frustration in Maple, he never let it be known publically and handled the whole thing as a true professional. Davos is a stacked team, leading the whole league with 97 points and 45-12-7 record. After spending many season as the Wolves' top line center, he was delegated to the second line in Dynamo, playing behind superstar center Leandro Goncalves (103 points in 64 games). Being demoted to the second line brought a little dip in Maple's offensive production (27 goals are 4th on the team, 30A are 8th, 57P are 5th), but it allowed his two-way ability to shine. At this moment, Davos is the best defensive team in the league, and Maple leads the forward core with 37 blocked shots, and is second among forwards with 195 hits. While not having great season individually, Dogwood is playing a crucial role on an elite team, don't be surprised if he is the most successful player out of these four in the Cup department when all is said and done. Pierre Emile Bouchard (64GP-13G-65A-78P) – Helsinki Titans In a way, you can say the things went exactly the opposite way for Bouchard to how they went for Maple. While Helsinki are a middle of the pack team with 35-25-4 record good for 5th place in the European Conference, Bouchard is having a fantastic season that could very well end up being his best one offensively, in assists and points department. His place is on the first defensive pair and the top powerplay units, where he quarterbacks the unit with star forwards Landon Wolanin and Daryl Dixon up front. Supporting this dynamic duo has helped Bouchard to log 65 assists, which is the 4th highest total in the league. It also puts him on pace for 73 assists and 88 points, which would break his career high in assists (69A in S87) and tie his career high in points (88P in S87). While being the 3rd highest scoring player on the team (and needless to say, the top assists guy), he's also second among Titans defenders in hits and third in blocked shots. His last season in the league is also crucial for Helsinki because of his experience, as he's mentoring their future no. 1 defenseman YaBoi Oven. Wann Kerr (65GP-41G-45A-86P) – London United Straight after finishing the S90 as the Wolves' top scorer, goal scorer and MVP, Kerr jump in London to center the first line with Leonard Triller and Molly the Cat. This line could make a solid case for a claim to being the best line in the league right now, as they have combined for 106 goals so far this season. Leonard Triller leads the league with 71 assists, Molly the Cat is tied for 4th highest goal total in the league with 45, with Kerr trailing slightly behind, tied for 6th place with 41 goals. Kerr himself has just tied his career high in goals with 41, and is 3 assists and 3 points away from tying respective career highs (45A and 89P in S90). While he dialed down the physicallity just a notch compared to last season (242 hits in S90), he still leads the whole team with 178 hits while only earning 54 minor penalty minutes to go with a single major penalty. He's also leading the forward core with 32 blocked shots, which is on par with the last two seasons. London is tied with Davos for the fewest goals allowed while having played one game more than Dynamo, but the lack of secondary scoring is currently keeping them in 4th place in the European Conference with 41-17-7 record. And how are the Wolves looking? Bad. Well, at least now. The major pieces they decided to keep and build around - $nubbed Analfist and Liv Slater – are both developing great, and the draft capital earned from trading away their former core allowed them to draft their future starting goaltender Dalkr Vidarsson and a very hopful crop of prospects highlighted by power forward Nico Belique.

Art Vandelay

The trade deadline is behind us, and the West is still as much of a bloodbath as it has been for the last few weeks. Here's another press conference, finally done in a timely manner! Feel free to answer 3 questions for 1 capped TPE, or all 6 questions for 2 capped TPE. 1. We're still 3 points behind the second place LVA and 4 points behind division leading SSK. Can we get past at least one of them this week? 2. Us, LVA and SSK are the only teams to significantly imorove their team via trades. Which team came out of the deadline the strongest? 3. There should be a few re-creates joining the M, what's the biggest selling point of joining the Houston Bulls rather than other teams? 4. Do you prefer advancing right to the playoffs after having a few days off, or would you rather go through the wild card round to stay sharp? 5. How majestic playoff beard can your player grow? 6. Has it already snowed this Autumn where you live? @STZ @DDZ_44 @Jamomayo @Syzygy @sportexperts show @mattyIceman @Dee @axtron @wcats @Girts @Arce @npuBeT