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*CementHands* · 05-11-2023, 04:37 PM

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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.

CW TRIVIA LINK

Wrath

3 TPE

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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. Winnipeg made the finals last year and came up just short against the Forge. Last year, their offense ran through Mikko Rashford - this year, their top line has been much more of a balanced attack, with Gonzo Gobbledygook and Lias Ekholm-Gunnarsson stepping up hard. Does this make Winnipeg a stronger team, or would it be better to spread this firepower out and run multiple scoring lines?

I think it’s definitely best to spread the offense. I think it’s definitely possible to match lines and shut down one line, and if there is only one scoring threat and you can minimize it, then I think the odds are in your favor. If you spread out your weapons, then the other team needs to spread out their defense and if you are capable all you need is one line to go off. 74 Words

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b. New England finds themselves in a similar situation to Winnipeg's last year: star winger Petr Svoboda has an absurd 30 points in 23 playoff games at the time this is posted. 18 of those are goals, 12 are assists: how do you shut this guy down?

Honestly I don’t know. I guess you could try to send out one of your best players to try and slash him hard enough to break his arm or something. He’s on fire. You need to smother him. Hit him at every chance you can get, you’ll take penalties and give them an advantage, but you have to try to knock him off his streak.
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c. Olof Karsikko has made 823 saves in these playoffs, nearly twice the number of saves made by Winnipeg's Rebecca Montagne. What can New England do to help their tendie out? Or should they settle on a strategy of allowing their goalie to face a high volume of low-danger shots to get in the zone and stay hot? Alternatively, how can they rattle Montagne?

Similar to the last point, run him. Get in his face at every opportunity, see how many times you can him in the face with a shot. Anything to rattle the goalie. He’s had a ton of work throughout the playoffs and has to be tired. Keep slinging pucks, make him get out of the net to play pucks, and make him feel your pressure.
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d. If it ain't broke don't fix it: Who you got? Who wins? Why?

I got New England. Obviously, I’m writing this in hindsight. It was as I hear a thrilling finale, and the site will be painted green shortly. New England went through us, and I’m a homer for my team, but we just finished top seed in the regular season, and I think we were a strong pick to repeat as champs. They beat us, so we lose directly to the champions.
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3. Written, 3 TPE, History Repeating (150 words min.)

Tell me about something good that happened in your SHL career which you hope will happen again! What is it, what will it look like? Did it happen to your current player or one of your former players? What can you do to stack the odds in your favor?

Well, one thing that would definitely be amazing to repeat with Barca is s58 winning the Mexico with Krash. That was the first season we made the playoffs, and the grind was real, the whole team was gelling and excited about the streams and it was down to the final game of the season to get into the playoffs for the first time ever, and to clinch the goal title.
Now, Barca won’t be getting points leads, but as a defender there is a good chance that with a good team with him he might be able to take and hold the lead one season for D. That’s the first step, if his other stats are great then I think there is a chance at a nomination in one of the seasons. That would be awesome.
However, the main goal is to win a cup. SHL championship and IIHF gold are both left on the table and I would absolutely love to accomplish those feats with Barca.

167 Words

3 TPE

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6. Written, 2 TPE, Hopeful Haiku  (5 words min.)

Write a haiku telling me what you hope to accomplish in Season 71! A haiku is a three line poem where the first line is five syllables, the second is seven, and the third line is five again. None of your lines may rhyme with each other.

One Thousand Points-Earned
Building into dynasty
Double digit goals

2 TPE

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7. Milestones, up to 3 TPE

Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 7 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.

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Post your claim in the milestones thread for tpe earned per stat, and then link that post in your CW submission. This is done because the person who grades CW will be a different person than double-checks milestones.

MILESTONES LINK

Milestone Claim - 3 TPE

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17. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)

Congratulations, procrastinator!  Through my most gracious scheduling error, you’ve won a special task! [TEAM] has won it all! Were the playoffs as you expected this year, or were there some surprises? Who were you hoping would take it - Winnipeg's redemption tour or the fresh-faced Wolfpack? What did you like or not like about this season?

This playoffs definitely had a lot to it! Obviously sad that my rookie season fell short in the Conference finals, but if you are going to lose it might as well be to the champions. Congrats to the Wolfpack. I can’t imagine how Winnipeg is feeling. I do think they were the overall favorites, both during the season, and in the playoffs. It’s tough being the top overall team, maneuvering the cap to get you in the best possible situation and falling short. I’ve been there, I feel that. But being up 3-1 in the finals and failing to clinch has to sting. I think Winnipeg will get one or 2 more reasonable shots, but I think their chances are starting to run.

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