The Uncanny X-Men pre ruling questions

Must you allow an player to try to hit the post to try to get the ball to hit the target under the 3rd flipper on drain? and can’t rule an death save if they miss?
If one of the ways to hit that outlane standup target under the 3rd flipper is to soft plunge into the outlane and then do a “bang back / death save” into the center post.

Is the danger room an out lane area under the stuck ball rules?
Is the 3rd flipper judged to be an full flipper or per the IFPA rules an player controlled kickback / mini-flipper?