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MCP_ · 11-06-2020, 10:50 PM

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2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

Of the 10 most recent finals series, which do you think is the most memorable and why? Which will be remembered in history as the best/most important/most memorable series or victory? S46: BUF over NOLA, S47: WKP over CGY, S48: BUF over WPG, S49: EDM over NEW, S50: CGY over TBB, S51: HAM over EDM, S52: MAN over SFP, S53: HAM over EDM, S54: NOLA over HAM, S55: BUF over NOLA.

For me, there are two series that come to mind: S50, and S54. S50 will always be the most memorable to me, but in a disappointing way, unfortunately. For the uninitiated: Tampa Bay got reversed swept by Calgary in the cup finals, which to this day haunts me. To this day, I will never forgive the Simon T Hockey Simulator for how it played with our emotions, going from "WE GOT THIS!" to "WHY ARE WE NOT DOING ANYTHING!?!?".

As for the most important... that's really tough. S46 established Buffalo as a league powerhouse, not to mention the expansion New Orleans Specters had done well up to that point; S51 was important because of the circumstances surrounding it and the lead up to the change to FHM, and S54 established that HAM was indeed mortal (and also maybe for the fact I won a cup that season but who's asking eh?). For the sake of the PT, I'll go with the one that was both memorable and historic and say S54. The fact that Hamilton got swept in a series shocked a lot of people, and it was quite the feeling to be part of that team that did so. Of course, that was all after some stuff happened behind the scenes with me that are well documented. To say it was bittersweet would be a complete understatement.

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3. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)

FHM's 12-team playoff bracket setup has received a fair bit of scrutiny. It re-seeds after the play-in round and for some reason puts the #1 seed and #2 seed on the same side of the bracket. I challenge you to come up with a different playoff format - can you come up with a format that's dumber/worse than this? be creative! Come up with the worst possible format for a 12-team playoff.

This will be fun. SO: For a 12 team playoffs, it would be dumb as hell to what I will call: THE GAUNTLET.

In THE GAUNTLET, the stage is once again separated by conferences. The two lowest seeds of the conference then play a 7 game series against each other. The winner of that series then plays the next highest seed for another 7 game series. This continues even until the highest seed. The winner of that gauntlet then plays in the Challenge Cup Final against the winner of the other conference gauntlet. For some added bullshittery in the finals, a team that loses a game can call a team that they eliminated in the gauntlet to play for them. Meaning, if the team only eliminated, say, 2 teams, they can only call on those two teams.

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5. Written, 2 TPE

Write an SHL themed Haiku Sonnet (see link below) which I just learned is a real thing. The format is: Haiku Haiku Haiku Haiku Couplet

At the top of the league
Hamilton and Buffalo
kick all the team's shins

Half the league's tanking
They're all copying Tampa
Chomp Chomp Water Dog

Tampa Bay will rise
above the water and eat
the competition

LA and Texas
Baltimore and New England
will be okay too

As the current champs cheer now
The dwellers plan their future

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13. Written, up to 4 TPE - Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

a. Both of these teams have an impressive set of skaters - without factoring in any coaching or tactical strategies, which team do you think has the better roster of skaters on paper?

b. Do you foresee the teams making any strategic adjustments during the course of the series? Should the teams be quick to switch tactics or stick with what they've been using?

c. These two teams hail from the Great Lakes Division. Which of the Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior) do you think is the Greatest and why?

d. If, once it is safe to do so, you had to go hang out in person with one of the users on Buffalo/Hamilton, who would you hang out with and what would you do? (if you pick gabe you get -1 tpe)

a) It's a tough call considering the gobs of talent both teams have, but at the end of the day, Hamilton edges out Buffalo by just having Theo Morgan. He's an absolute beast on the ice, and it's gonna be tough for any team to contain him, regardless of how good they are.

b) For Hamilton, I think they'll just let players like Theo Morgan do their thing while having A. Jobin keep the net safe all the while, while I could see Buffalo trying to stiffle Hamilton's offense, which is one of the best in the league. Considering their defense got gutted a bit last offseason, they need anything they can get.

c) This is quite the tough question, given I live nowhere near the great lakes and the only lake I live near is a man-made one, I would have to go with Lake Erie. I don't know why, but Erie is a pretty neat name all things considered. So yes: Lake Erie would be the greatest by virtue of "I like the name."

d) Probably Monkey D. Luffy AKA Astatine. We both go way back when we were both drafted in S46 by the Lethbridge Lions. We were basically the undisputed superstars of the franchise, with him being the captain and me being alternate captain. It's been a while since we've both talked for a long time, and I would like to do that again sometime.

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

Welp, you waited until the last day to grind out your CW and the CC finals are longggggggg over by now. congrats to [TEAM], woo! Reflecting back on the series, who gets your vote for series MVP? Make the case why this player deserves it over any other.

For series MVP, it's hard to argue for anyone but Theo Morgan. Theo Morgan has been quite the story this season, scoring 80+ points in 50 games in the regular season, cementing himself as league MVP. This excellence was exemplified by his playoff performance. Everything he did throughout the playoffs, and especially the finals, made all the difference. Even when playing a formidable foe in Buffalo, he always showed brilliance on the ice, namely on the scoresheet. Some people might argue for A. Jobin for being lights out, but for his pure offensive brilliance not only in this series but the rest of the season, Theo Morgan gets my vote.

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16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is now completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.

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