S58 Championship Week

S58 Championship Week

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04-04-2021, 11:21 PM

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

While these two teams are no strangers to the Cup finals, we did see some very interesting things this season. Looking back, what do you feel was the most surprising part of the season?

The most surprising thing this season would probably have to be the ferocity shown by the bottom 3 teams in the Atlantic Division. All three of the Tampa Bay Barracuda, New England Wolfpack, and Baltimore Platoon were incredibly competitive, especially when the season was heading to a close. Even then, there was no expectation that the playoff race would be as engaging and as exciting as it was. I literally was glued to my seat watching sims for the first time in a while, and I am going to look forward to it over the next few seasons. While Baltimore did win out in the end, the last stretch of the season showed that these three teams were not only getting better but are also getting hungrier and hungrier as time goes on. Especially with the Manhattan Rage looking to decline over the next few seasons, the playoffs are looking to be a much more difficult goal to achieve.

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11. Podcast, 3 or 4 TPE

Record a mini-podcast on any of the below topics!

- Highlights of the S58 season (on or off the ice)

- S58 playoff round-up

- S58 Challenge Cup/Four Star Cup finals Breakdown

- S59 predictions

1 person Mini-Pod: 3 TPE for 5 minutes or 4 TPE for 7 Minutes

2 person Mini-Pod: 3 TPE for 6 Minutes or 4 TPE for 8 Minutes

Post the direct link to your podcast.

https://soundcloud.com/cade-petrella/tre...cw-podcast +4 TPE

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12. 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. Hamilton finished 13 points above Buffalo in the standings this season. What is one thing that Buffalo can do to give themselves a leg up despite this?

b. Hamilton was 3rd in the league in GF this season. Buffalo was 2nd in GA. This begs the age old question: what will win out, a great defense or a great offense? Why?

c. Which of these two teams' brandings do you prefer? Take into account colors, logo, name, location, and anything else you consider relevant.

d. It's all come down to this: game seven overtime. Which four players are you sending out to win the game for you. This is in a fantasy sense, so feel free to mix and match from both teams.

a. It's no secret Buffalo had struggled this season to get started but in order to really triumph over Hamilton, Buffalo needs to play a much more defensive game compared to Hamilton's high-flying offense. Buffalo has shown their defense is capable, but they just need to be way more consistent in order to triumph.

b. It's the usual thing of "A great defense is the best offense" or "A great offense is the greatest defense", so it really comes down to overall consistency. It's not easy to achieve either, but in my opinion, better scoring prowess will always win out against defensive prowess. If they can really overpower Buffalo, it's not gonna be a fun series for Buffalo.

c. In terms of branding, I do like Buffalo a lot better. The Yellow and Green works surprisingly well and is more interesting than the grey and grey blue of Hamilton, and I really do like the linework for the Buffalo logo a lot as well. Location... I know nothing about either city so it's a draw. I heard the wings in buffalo were good as well, so I guess if I had to choose one, it's gotta be Buffalo.

d. Rotticus Scott, Monkey D. Luffy, Theo Morgan, and Matt Kholin. All four are incredible players, and all are incredibly potent on offense, which is what you exactly need in overtime. It also helps that I know both Astatine and Kalakar very well from years of experience, and if I am gonna pick people to win the game, it's gotta be the people I like a lot.

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15. Milestones, up to 3 TPE

New this season, Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 16 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.

SHL Milestones: https://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php?tid=114645

SMJHL Milestones (for senddowns): TBD

https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3012203, +2 TPE

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16. Written, 3 TPE

I loved this as a mPT when hotdog did it last season, so I'd like to bring it back as a permanent fixture. After all, we could all use a little positivity every now and then. Say something nice about another member or members, no word limit.

Huge shout out to my Tampa Family, both past and present. We're winning the fucking league starting next season, and I'm honestly incredibly excited to get down and dirty over the next few seasons, win some cups, chug some beers, we fuckin got this CHOMP CHOMP!!!!! @trella @hockeyiscool y'all are especially fuckin cool, not to mention our caps @PremierBromanov @Rangerjase @Fitted2106 WE FUCKING GOT THIS

To my fam in the nugg, we really gotta do some more jackbox sometime, because I love you guys a lot, and I wanna game with the boys.