Task 09: (Written, 3 TPE)
Which organization that didnt make it to the finals would you consider to be the biggest disappointment? What do you think are the main reasons why they fell short this season? (Must be 150 words or more)

Two contenders stand out in my mind here - Buffalo and New Orleans. Both of these teams are immensely talented, and I'm sure both had aspirations
of hoisting the cup this year. Since Buffalo won last year and ran into a Biscuit On Fire in the semifinals, I'll say New Orleans is the bigger
dissapointment. Their roster is fairly stacked and expectations were high, especially after an insane second half of the regular season. No 
disrespect intended towards Texas, but New Orleans were the clear favorite in that matchup and to see them fall short was a disappointment
and a surprise. Their offense and defense both were fine in the series, so I'm going to say the reason they fell short is a lack of grit. Every
game they lost to Texas they lost by 1 goal. 3-2, 4-3, 3-2, 4-3. In the playoffs you gotta buckle down in the close games and nut up for a win; 
Texas was able to do that this series and NOR was not.


Task 11: (Written, 3 TPE)
Writers on the internet have jokingly tossed around the following playoff roster idea: "when a team eliminates another team, they get to claim a player from that eliminated team to join their roster" Pretend the SHL has adopted this rule this postseason. Pick one of the teams in the Challenge Cup final and pick any player from a team that they've eliminated to add to their roster for the finals. Why did they choose that player? How will this player help out? Where will they play in the lineup? 

Since I think West Kendall is going to win these finals and I will get more sweet sweet TPE if they do, I'm going to add a player to their roster to help them take down Calgary. West Kendall is stacked already, of course, but I'm gonna toss them an Oliver Konig to play in the middle; I have no doubt Konig's addition would make WKP a lock for the title. Konig was clutch as fuck last year for Buffalo en route to their raising of the Challenge Cup, it seems like that guy really has what it takes to succeed. I mean, the dude was the Anton Razov award winner last year (btw i didn't know what it was called i had to look it up, i knew he won playoff MVP tho YOU MY GUY SLEEPY), adding his 1400+ TPE and his clutch gene to the Platoon would give quite the boost to their already high title odds. @Sleepy


Task 07: (Written, 3 TPE)
You have been given the responsibility of organizing the National Anthem(s) for both teams in the Challenge Cup Finals. With the entire world watching the league feels its imperative that who ever you choose really encapusates the persona of the team and their fanbase. In 150 words or more, let us know who you chose for both teams, why you believe they represent that franchise and anything notable about their performance,, IE outfits, accompaniment, etc.

It's Miami... we're going Pitbull, folks. Dale! The man who everyone seems to love to hate will be bringing the HEAT for this National Anthem. We've decided to forgo the traditional anthems of Canada and the USA for something a bit flashier. First, for the visiting Calgary Dragons, Pitbull breaks into a rendition of his smash hit "Give Me Everything" because that song is actually good and the real Canadian National Anthem is actually good (well, not bad). The US anthem sux ass tho so replacing the US anthem will be a song called "hotel room service" because that sounds terrible. I'm decently familiar with pitbull songs but i gotta be honest I do not remember this one so i'm gonna assume it sucks shit. Pitbull performs, fittingly, on a stage with palm trees and is surrounded by a brigade of 8-10 real live actually pitbulls (like the dog) snarling at the ice around them. 

Task 13 (3 TPE)

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Task 05: (Written, 4 TPE)
Pick up to 6 challenge cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth '1' TPE. Each answer must be '50' words or more.

4. Which player do you believe will be the differance maker in their franchise winning the title here in S47?

Biscuit, in goal for the West Kendall Platoon, has had an incredible playoff run so far and I've got no reason to believe he'll stop it anytime soon. WKP is loaded on the ice and boasts a ton of depth, so it's difficult to predict the one skater who will be an x factor. Biscuit, however, is alone in net and he is locked the fuck in right now.

5. After trading off there best players and declaring themselves in a full rebuild back in S45, The Calgary Dragons have made it to the S47 finals.. just 2 seasons later.  Choose: ('No surprise', 'mild surprise', 'major surprise' or 'in shock') and explain why.

mild surprise - any time you have the best player in the league (izzy, in terms of TPE), it's not going to be that surprising to see that team succeed. Sure, they weren't the best team in the conference during the regular season, but this is an organization that has proven before they know how to win the Challenge Cup - that and their beast izzy out there on the ice make them a mild surprise (still mild because NOR and EDM seemed to be on track to make it)

6. Which young players in this series (S42-S47) have a chance to break out and make a name for themselves here in the Challenge Cup Finals? (*Tag that player)

Maxime Bouchard for Calgary has already made a name for himself this year, so succeeding in these finals would just be the culmination of the breakout season as opposed to the breakout itself. Bouchard had an incredible regular season and should win the Rookie of the Year award, and it would be no surprise to see him continue that high level of play in these finals @Weretarantula

7. The West Kendall Platoon are back in the finals after a season out of the playoffs and a team that was in serious regression Choose: ('No surprise', 'mild surprise', 'major surprise' or 'in shock') and explain why.

No surprise - anybody who observed the run WKP went on in the second half of the regular season would be hardly surprised to see them make the finals. They loaded up big time at the trade deadline to the extent that anything other than hoisting the Cup will be a disappointment in this S47 season.