1. Written, 3 TPE, Ups and Downs (150 words min.)
So this was a tough season for everyone in the SHL. Dealing with trolls online, horrible PR from product endorsements, and on top of that all some minor identity fraud to add to the pile. Are these the worst things to happen to your player this season, or did something unimaginably horrible happen? On the flip side, were there any bright spots hidden in the countless nuisances and problems? What good things on and off the ice happened this season for you?

I honestly do not think a lot of bad things happened to Jaska Seppala of the Buffalo Stampede. Sure there was the identity fraud and the product endorsement blunder but after Jaska Seppala helped the Buffalo Stampede rally together and come back from a 1-3 deficit to win their fourth Challenge Cup the whole city came together and helped him out. They basically forgave him for the product endorsement, he did not know any better, which boosted his morale up. They also helped him as much as he could with his ID fraud. Jaska Seppala got ahead of it before anything bad could truly happen. And then on top of all that he got to raise the cup! Truly nothing better could have happened for Jaska Seppala, maybe he could have kept his goal production up but I am not sure how sustainable that truly was. The next stop for him to help out Finland in the annual IIHF tournament.

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3. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Freaky Friday.. or Monday. Tuesday? Anyhow, I think the finals will be over by Friday barring some kind of Re-sim :grimace: Anyways, I forgot the plot of the movie but there's something about a fortune cookie and now you're in your mom's body! But actually, it's the body of an SHL player, one from Chicago or Buffalo! (If you are on Buffalo or Chicago, you can't be yourself, pick a teammate or opponent). Now that you are them and they are you, what do you do during the big game? Play amazing and turn a scrub into a superstar? Play like a bum and try to help the other team win? Oggle yourself in the mirror? The world is so exciting in a new body...

I am Jaska Seppala of the Buffalo Stampede so I obviously cannot choose him so I will choose someone else. The person that I will choose to be is Steve Harrington of the Buffalo Stampede. As we all know, Steve Harrington is very shy to shoot the puck, always has been. So I will chose to switch with him to help boost his confidence in front of the net. I will do this during game seven. My plan is to score as many goals as I can, that seems like a good plan, so a hat trick? This way I let him take some of the glory. It will be great. I will wake up as Steve Harrington and go through the Jaska Seppala playoff ritual of sleeping in till game time and just bang out shot after shot until eventually some of them go in. The Stampede will raise the cup and everyone will be happy, because the underdog finally gets a win during the FHM era. The end.   


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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. The salt special: Do these teams deserve to be here? Or were they gifted a trip to the finals through puck luck and bullshittery?

I absolutely think both teams deserve to be there. Since Wannabefinn took over as GM he has made Buffalo relevant in practically every season he has been GM, no matter the amount of expansion drafts come Buffalo’s way. Chicago has also done a great job building a killer team. They are very good and deserve to be in the finals

b. Buffalo has been here many times in the past 20 seasons, this is only the second (I think I'm too lazy to check) time for Chicago. Which is more impressive? The continued dominance of Buffalo? Or the solid couple of runs Chicago has made despite the team only being 15 seasons old?

This is not a slight against Chicago but I think Buffalo’s continued dominance is more impressive than Chicago’s runs. The Stamede have made the playoffs a bunch of times and have been in the finals a bunch of times. The Stampede management have been able to retool the team multiple times and have managed to avoid a huge rebuild across 20 seasons or so.

c. Everyone's a critic: Nitpick one thing about either team's logo, jersey, rink design, goal horn, or general site demeanor.
I would say one big think that I would nitpick about the Buffalo Stampede is the fact that they reside in the god awful city of Buffalo, New York. I honestly cannot believe their players do not stage a protest so they can relocate away from that city. Nothing is good about the city.

d. Who is the best player to play for either team? Is it a current player? Retired? Traded? Make your case.

The best player to have ever played for the Buffalo Stampede is Alex Metzler. Alex Metzler is a defender who has the most games played for Buffalo, the most points scored, the most assists with 573, the next closest is Hippo with 374, and the most shots blocked with over 1500 shots blocked, the next best is Charles Walker with over 1200. I think that makes him the best player. In a few seasons, Monkey D. Luffy I imagine he easily takes over as the best player to have ever played.


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15. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is 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.

Ragnar

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


Milestones +3

Total: 16