TASK 1:

If forced to choose, I think my favor is with West Kendall to win the Challenge Cup. It just seems like they have been destined for greatness for several recent seasons, and yet, time and time again, they find themselves coming up short. Texas felt like we were going through that when it was loss after loss to the Blizzard back in the onset of the season 30 range, and it got frustrating pretty quickly. Now is the time for them to overcome those let down moments, and push through for the win. Of course, I’d love to see my former teammate Jon Ross hoisting the cup, I know how much work he has put into himself, his team, and this league, and it would be fitting for him to be repaid with glory. In the end, there are some players on both teams who I would be happy for in victory, but WKP just holds a slight edge in my book.

TASK 2:

I’ll describe the player whom I think is worthy of the title of unsung hero of the playoffs, and let’s see if you can guess who I’ve got before you get to the end. Why not spice it up a little? I’ll narrow things down dramatically by telling you he’s a blue liner, for starters. He’s not a top 4 defender – because let’s be honest, with that role, it’s tough to really be unsung, it’s generally reserved for proven studs in the league. In fact, this guy is only getting about 16 minutes a game on the third line. He has managed to put up some offensive production, notching 9 points thus far, which has outpaced many of his top 4 counterparts. On top of that- he’s managed those points without any PP time, so it’s all the more impressive. That offensive drive has him in the green on +/-, currently standing at +6, so he’s representing a real advantage up against some of the other lower liners in the playoffs. He’s got a physical side too, with 29 hits – a respectable number seeing as how he is only at about 16 minutes per game. Do you have it yet? If so, continue onto my next task, but if not – it’s none other than Danny Mete, rookie WKP blue liner. Congrats on being a huge part of your team’s path this season, despite the fact that you probably won’t get much of the spotlight along the way.

TASK 6:
The West Kendall Platoon really went overboard this year on one of their pre-game “ceremonies”. I put ceremonies in quotes because there was nothing ceremonious about the whole thing. So everyone knows how they’ve got that square across the street from the area, I forgot what they call it – HQ or something… but anyway, they had a set up that was an actual ring over there. I wasn’t sure what to think at first, but as I got closer, it became clear – this was a Panther cage that they’d set up. No, it wasn’t a real panther, but it looked god damned close – it was life size, with what appeared to be real fur, and the eyes, they just peered into your soul. Well there was a line in front of the ring – and apparently if you paid 5 bucks, you could get a few whacks at this Panther. I’m thinking OK, this is like a piñata, right? No big deal. Nah man, this thing was filled up with some cosmetic shit that looked JUST like real panther guts. People were going through, and beating the ever living shit out of this fake Panther that looked super real. It was splitting open with blood and guts splattering out of it in all directions – and the WKP fans were LOVING it – their faces covered if faux panther blood, their smiles wide from ear to ear. It was enough to be disturbing… but hey, maybe it’ll propel their team to victory, so maybe it’s worth it. Sick bastards.


Task 4: Done
Task 9: Done