S56 championship week.

Total CW XX
+3 ISFL affiliate
= ?

Quote: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.

Best way to do a 12 team play off elimination tournament is to have a major and minor bracket with teams who lose the major bracket being dumped into the losing bracket and the winer of the major and minor bracket facing each other in a final. (major bracket always needs to play before the Minnor bracket round). Therefore the worst approach to a playoff formate would be the different, okay how about the playoffs as two 6 team round robin tournaments with the top seed in each playing each other in a grand final. That seems suitably ludicrous playing a round robin at the end of a full season.

Quote: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
Haiku Sonnet

In excitement for
something novel fun and true
Joined the SHL

But how do we make
An update thread present right
We use the wizard!

Drafted to a team
join the locker room we do
Many friends we make

Suddenly the pings
Our game is on the stream now
2-3 overtime

But did I get a point or not
That's the only question true

Quote: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.

Quote: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?

Buffalo has built the strongest series of rosters that has never been seen in the SHL and depressingly shows no sign of letting at at this point. The strength they have shown in the draft to continue to make good picks and then trade unused but valuable assets for more picks has been a truly impressive, and frankly franstrating feat to watch.

Quote: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?

Yes, both of these teams are known for their interest in testing and hyper optimisation. I expect both sets of GMs and coaches to make full use of the time between Sims in order to test and tinker with their rosters. I am not sure if it will make any difference at this stage though.

Quote: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?

Lake Erie, because it is the most poluted and therefore the best reflection of the damaging culture and practices that have been made on both sides of its shores but especially the Ohio side. Never has such a great metaphor, for the courpton caused by humans in this planet and how they interact with each other, existed

Quote: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)

Tomen, hands down. One of the first users I came into contact with during my first shl season in the anchorage locker room. A great guy to diacuss public transport policy with if you ever want to drive a locker room to binge on the pokecore ap. But generally just a great guy. Also euro based like all the best users so there is a chance I might actually do this one day.

Quote: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.

Quote: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.