With the first place all but sealed to Yoshi’s Cookies (let me be the first to congratulate you on your wonderful year and first SFHL title since the inception of the league in 2008). You have done a wonderful job in drafting some key players that many did not expect to have such monstrous years. And, you have done this by turning over your team atleast twice, and in so doing also trading away some key members of your team. I congratulate you.
However, there is still a race for 2nd place with Patriots holding the fort going into the last week with a 9 point lead. Good luck to both teams.
The 4th place is still not assured, as 1 point stands between HL in 4th and Goodfellas in 5th. This is interesting to watch as the stretch run is upon us. Who will win the first ever BONBONNIERE PRIZE for finishing in fourth place? And perhaps the most important question is: Who really wants to win first ever bonbonnier prize?
The last battle, that is also intriguing to mention, is the battle for 3rd last overall between MX, MAG, and PUN. 6 points is the total difference between PUN in 11th and MX in 13th, with MAG in 12th 5 points ahead of MX. This battle for third suckiness has been ongoing for the last 3 weeks, with some surprising pick-ups and line-up changes. Although far from the bottom two teams (which were expected to finish bottom 2 – sorry ON7 and UM), this third overall pick could be a key factor for these three teams for the future to come. Perhaps it is a battle that will be questioned by many in terms of the tactics, and future rule changes will be included to avoid this, but until then, let’s enjoy the stretch run and see who finishes 3rd last in the pool. As it has been mentioned by one GM in the 2009 season in multiple occasions “Show me where in the rule book this is wrong. If it doesn’t specifically say it in the rules, it is fair game”. I would make reference to the Vince Rule adopted in 2009.
See you all at the finish line. Enjoy the last week of the NHL regular season. Can’t wait for Playoff hockey to start.
Go HABS GO, and for the other GM’s in the league not HABS fans, Go Hawks and Bruins (even though it kills me as a habs fan to write this in this blog)
Regards,
Franco Mucci
GM and President of the Punishers
Acting member of the SFHL board members