1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1.5 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.

Verification word: Pasta



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?

I don't think that New England is going to be able to stop the Panthers in this series. Los Angeles rolls e lines full of quality players. I believe that will be the difference in this series and enough to put the Panthers over the top. While Los Angeles has star players such as Adam Prpich and Derek Martin, there's not much of a falloff behind the teams superstars.

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?

I'm guessing this fight is happening somewhere near where mountains run up against the edge of the desert. The Wolves fight as a pack, but the title clearly states Panthers so I'm thinkthing the Panthers have the advantage and will be slashing at and kicking the pack of wolves straight out of town. 1 Panther alone may have a tough time fighting off a pack of Wolves so I guess that's probably why the car called its buddy's in for some backups


4. Written, 3 TPE, Merely a setback! (150 words min.)
For more than 5 seasons conference finals have mostly been played between Edmonton and Winnipeg in west, yet this season they were both knocked out earlier. In the east Baltimore and Hamilton challenged Philadelphia and New England but ultimately we saw the same two teams in conference finals. Was season 75 merely a setback for Edmonton and Winnipeg or is the clock also ticking for New England and Philadelphia? Which teams you expect to see making it to finals during next few seasons?

I think you could have said that this is just a setback for both Edmonton and Winnipeg, but then Edmonton went and launched a full rebuild. As for Winnipeg, I believe that they will be competitive for the foreseeable future. They have too much talent to be held down for long. As far as who they'll be fighting it out with in the West, you have to go with the Los Angeles Panthers for exhibit A. The Panthers have such a deep team from top to bottom at every position. The teams top stars such as Adam Prpich, Derek Martin, Pass Forfeit, Axel Kirby, Reed Kobo, Alexi Piastri, Rasmus Bergling, Evan Winter, and the list goes on and on, are either at the peak of their careers or very near their prime seasons. The Panthers finished second in the SHL behind Edmonton last season and I think that they're an even better team heading into Season 76. As for the Blizzard, I don't think that they'll be rebuilding for long. The teams management has stockpiled assets this offseason and I doubt it's long before they are climbing the standings and reclaiming their position as one of the Western Conferences top teams. Teams such as the Texas Renegades, The Minnesota Monarchs, and the San Francisco Pride continue to get better as well. The next few seasons should have some great battles out west.

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