S75 Championship Week

S75 Championship Week Due: Sunday, March 24th @ 11:59 PM PST

fubaguy
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#170

03-20-2024, 01:47 PM

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2. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

a. During the Conference Finals Panthers had no players who had multi goal game, yet they beat the Texas in 5 games. Can New England shut down a team with such depth, how could they do it?

b. On New England side Ivan Lacksamus is back on MVP form, scoring 15 goals and 38 points in 19 games, including the 15 points scored in Conference Finals. Should Los Angeles try to find a way to stop him or hope that their stars kick in the next gear to meet the challenge head on?

c. Olof Karsikko, who has won the Razov and the Challenge Cup with both teams, while already past his peak comes into finals with higher save percentage than Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz who on the other hand has lower goal against average. Which team in your opinion has advantage on net and how much of an impact you think it will have on the series?

d. So, a pack of wolves fighting some panthers. Where the fight happens? How it goes? Which side wins? Were animals hurt while answering this prompt?

e. If it ain't broke don't fix it: Who you got? Who wins? Why?

A) New England definitely has the potential to shut down the Panthers offensive depth by committee. Luckily New England has four strong defenders in Seamus o'Slapahan, Pork Tenderloin, Jayson Aittokallio and Sean Davis. If these four have a good series it will go a long way in shutting down the Panthers.
B) Ivan Lacksamus might have had a great lead up to the finals, but the Panthers don't need to change anything to win the series. The Los Angeles Panthers have a strong balanced forward group along with a just as good defense core. Georg N'Zola, Pass Forfeit and Rasmus Bergling should all be able to handle Ivan Lacksamus offence.
C) I personally Believe Olof Karsikko is doing a great job, but has the help of four stud defenders in Seamus o'Slapahan, Pork Tenderloin, Jayson Aittokallio and Sean Davis. Think Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz will have the better series as the Panthers have the better team. I don't think this will come down to goalie tending.
D) This fight would take place in the forest as both animals would use the trees and cover to there advantage. Personally I would side with the Panthers, I think a 1 panther is stronger than 1 wolf. So the number of each animal would make a difference. Yes many animal where injured in the typing of this response.

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3. Written, 3 TPE, Been there, Done that (150 words min.)

It has been 10 seasons since Panthers last won the cup and Yannick Svoboda is only player left from that team. While for the New England this is 4th finals appearance since S70 and multiple players have been there for all of them, including the two cup wins. Will that experience triumph over excitement or will it make them overconfident? Will the nerves of Panthers get better of them now when the stakes are the highest? Which team has the mental advantage over the other and how big of an impact you think it will have on the match up?

3) Well when I'm writing this The Panthers have already won the championship. Either way I would have picked the Panthers over New England to win the cup. Yes the Panthers are missing the experience and New England has plenty of that, doesn't change the fact the Panthers have been building for this. The Panthers have always been a very strong team and have finally gotten over there development hump to find them a chance at the cup in the finals. New England does have the experience to win the cup and here is a reason New England keeps end back up in the finals. With that said New England is an aging core and are over the hump of there cup window trying to piece together more chances. This is why I believe the Panthers build up to the cup finals will pay off and they will be crowned the champions in the end. It also helps seeing that the Panthers have already swept New England in the finals.

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