TASK ONE:

And here we are for the first game of 40th SHL Challenge Cup finals. They just sprung this on me that I had to come do this or maybe they told me a week ago who cares. I may have had a drink or ten but who's counting. It's the freaking dragons from Calgary again making out the West. Seriously who picked the team name. Dragons? That's all they got going for them in Calgary? Dreaming of extinct/fake creatures since nothing else would willing live there I guess. Whatever. They keep winning some how so I have to shit on them. And the Chiefs made it out of the East this time. Guess those Wolfpack fellas finally stopped winning huh. That old guy Garbanzo finally getting success late in his career though huh. Happy for him winning his first last season but I really don't wanna see him win back to back and pass me in cups. Tired of seeing Calgary winning too so hopefully this whole thing just gets cancelled. Oh yeah... the game... can't y'all just mic them up and skip the commentary.


TASK TWO: <a href='index.php?showuser=1722' rel='nofollow' alt='profile link' class='user-tagged mgroup-13'>Nereus</a>

Man it is hard to pick an unsung hero in the playoffs. I guess I have to pick someone from a team that lost since Minny and Calgary all the key contributors are in the limelight with the upcoming finals showdown. So Hamilton have Dover leading the way and a couple forwards coming close to point a game. Hard to find anything there. The Jets lost in 7 as well but one surprising performance was Fleming. The old man was relegated to the third line this season but he's shown up in the playoffs doing his best to will his team on but ultimately coming short. Perhaps playing a reduced role and fewer minutes has helped him keep fresh enough to give it all in the post season but he was a beast tallying 13 points in 14 games and 7 of those 13 points coming as goals which was the highest on his team.The highest plus minus of 6 in only 15 minutes as well. Heroic effort and deserving of this write up.


TASK SIX:

As was stated, both goalies have put on phenomenal displays in the playoffs this year on their way to the finals. Between R.C. Hoc and OOK, it is hard to pick one and say they are definitively better than the other. They both are rocking a sub 2.50 GAA heading into the matchup with only 4 goals against more in an extra game for OOK. They both have posted 1 shutout while RC.Hoc has been the busier of the two. It looks like it will be a war of attrition and whichever side is the first to make a mistake will see their team drop a game in the series. I'm going to give the edge to the Chiefs netminder as he has more help in front of him as evidenced by him facing less shots against in more games. I wouldn't be surprised if I was wrong and R.C. Hoc wins the war however

Bonus: Garbanzo