If you are a player in the Challenge/Four Star Cup: How is your player feeling for the Finals? Are they nervous or excited? Are they ready? Write at least 150 words about the few days before the beginning of the Finals for your player and how they prepared for the series.
Well I’m feeling pretty nervous considering this is my first season ever making the playoffs in the SHL, this has been one of the craziest/funnest times I’ve had in this league already and I’m glad I got the opportunity to get this far with my panthers. I feel like the playoffs brought us all closer than what we already were and I feel like this has been a huge part as to the success we’ve had. Even though I’m nervous I’m still really really excited to get this series underway. We are all well rested and had plenty of time to relax before the series against the Winnipeg Jets and I think that really helped us. I feel ready for this series and if we can continue playing as strong as we have been I think we can really do it. It’s going to be our toughest series thus far however were ready for the challenge and can’t wait to get things going.
TASK TWO: Who is your choice for the unsung hero of the S39 playoffs up to this point? Must be at least 150 words and include at least two statistics in support.
My choice for the unsung hero so far in the playoffs is Danny Foster from the Los Angeles Panthers. He has been killing it so far this season and came into the playoffs firing hot. Sure he doesn’t score the most goals but he has been a huge part of the success on the team right now he has been a big part of our special teams as well. He plays a VERY physical game one of the best enforcers the league has seen but so far in these playoffs he’s been able to get points and also play a physical game which is helping the panthers out quite a bit. He has 36 hits and 24 pims in 8 games played and is over a point per game with 9 points. I think if he’s able to keep producing points and playing his game the way he has been the last couple of games… minus a few pims here and there… the panthers will have a great shot at capturing the Challenge Cup.
TASK FOUR: Unscramble the names of these four players who will be competing in the Challenge Cup Finals. Send the answers to me by PM. Please make the subject of the message “” or something along those lines. [Grading: 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer]
-Done

TASK SIX: Finals series always show surprises. Who will have to stand out the most from each team in order to win it? Make a prediction for potential series MVPs. Must be at least 150 words and mention at least one player from each team.
I think the players that have to stand out the most is the goaltenders from both teams, they have both been putting on a fantastic show for the fans so far into this series. Sure players like Jean-Luc Reflieux, Sophia Bennett, Terrance Nova and Sebastian Strange also have a great shot at series MVPS but looking at the stats if I had to choose it would be the goalies. Timo Haas has been a brick wall for the Los Angeles Panthers. Over 8 games he went 7 wins and 1 loss with a very impressive 0.941 PCT and 1.89 GAA. The panthers have played very well defensively but it’s been Haas who has been having the best show thus far. Olli O’Koivu has been one of the best player on the chiefs right from the start, he has 7 wins and 1 loss in 8 games played, a PCT of 0.910 and 2.68, not as great as Haas but still very very close. I think the series will definitely be a battle between the goalies and I can’t wait to get things started.

Bonus question: Who scores the Cup-winning goal?
Jean-Luc Reflieux