S76 Championship Week

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karlssens
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05-23-2024, 05:03 PM (This post was last modified: 05-23-2024, 05:22 PM by karlssens. Edited 1 time in total.)

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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. Neither of the teams have been relying on one or two superstar forwards to do all their goal scoring in playoffs, but if you had to pick a player you expect to carry their team to cup who would it be?

b. Looking at save percentage and goals against average it seems that Beau Kavanagh has the upper hand over Justin Time. Do you think they do or are those numbers misleading?

c. Willow Söderberg-Snooks has 7 goals, 18 points, 18 takeaways and no giveaways, is that enough to make them best defenceman in finals? Who would you pick instead?

d. Which of the teams had easier path to finals?

e. Which one would win a fight, a lion or an eagle? How would it go? 

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

A. I don't believe many people had Winters finding this level of excellence so early in his career. He had a strong season with 75 points, but he's found another level in the post season, leading all scorers through all 3 rounds thus far. I don't expect him to fall off in the final stage so I'd lock him in as my pick to continue carrying the load offensively.
C. I agree, I believe that makes him the best in the finals. He also led all defensemen in scoring during the regular season so this certainly isn't out of the ordinary for Willow Soderberg-Snooks. His lanemate Toasty and opposing #1 defender Bellamy Blake would likely round out the top 3 in the finals this year.
D. As the 2 top teams during the regular season, the top from each of their respective conference, they both had their share of favorable matchups on their way to the finals. I'd give the edge to Baltimore though. Hamilton and Philadelphia are certainly no pushovers, but San Francisco had a second round matchup with Los Angeles that required all 7 games and was likely the toughest opponent either team had to face prior to the finals.
F. As a draftee and member of the San Francisco Pride I'd pick my lions 10 times out of 10. Bias aside I do think this is a very even matchup with no significant favorite. Based on regular season performances the edge would go to Baltimore, but San Francisco is on another level production wise and if Baltimore lets them fill the net this thing is over.

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

Looks like [TEAM] won Season 76! Who won and why? What could the other team have done differently to change the result? What was your favorite part of the series?

The Pride won because they were the better team and managed to secure 4 wins before Baltimore did... On paper it looked a bit one sided. The top 2 seeds only needed 5 games to settle a best of 7, but aside from the 5-0 thumping in game 5 you could argue the series could've gone either way. In the case of Baltimore they needed to do better on the road in this series. Tied 1-1 going to San Francisco they dropped the game 3 and 4 decisions and were outshot by the home team. Game 4 was very close, but San Francisco snatched it away to earn the 3-1 series lead going back to Baltimore. My favorite part was when we won.