02-25-2022, 02:21 PM(This post was last modified: 03-02-2022, 08:45 AM by Raven.)
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1. 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.
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3. Written, 3 TPE, Those That Came Before (150 words min.)
When did your franchise last win a Challenge Cup? Write about that team, some of the key players, and what intangibles they had going for them to be able to win it all. If your franchise hasn’t yet won a cup, choose any cup winning team and talk about why you’d like your current team to emulate them. Did they have an all time great roster? Were they scrappy under dogs?
My team the Toronto North Stars have been around since S1, but have only won one Challenge Cup to date. This was back in S35. The regular season ended with the Stars getting a total of 61 points off a 28 win, 17 loss and 5 overtime loss record. This put them second in their conference behind the New England Wolfpack and 4th in the league behind the Dragons, aforementioned Wolfpack and the Portland Admirals.
The first round saw them take on the West Kendall Platoon who the Stars easily dismanteld in a 4-1 series. Next up where the team to beat the New England Wolfpack, who had swept the Buffalo Stampede in the previous round. Once again the Stars made short work of their opponents and beat the Wolfpack 4-1 as well.
The final saw them take on the Portland Admirals, who had beaten the Los Angeles Panthers 4-1 and the Calgary Dragons 4-3 in their previous games.
The final went to a game 7, a game which the North Stars won 4-2. Damie Wert and Lukas Johnson, both scoring the third minute f the game, got the North Stars to an early 2-0 start. Veli Kaalinpää would answer back for the Admirals to round out the first period. Geronimo Otto scored a short handed goal to level the two teams once again. However the North Stars came back just over a minute later with a goal from Kristian Eriksson and another 5 minutes later Evandrus Jesster would score the 4-2 and seal the game.
The North Stars had an amazing group of players this season and that showed in the playoffs. 4 out of the 5 top point scorers were from Toronto. Kristian Eriksson (10G,10A) and Damien Wert (7G,13A) lead with 20 points followed by Andrey Barbashev (6G,13A) and Pedro Sarantez (10G,8A)
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6. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
a. Los Angeles has been riding their top players for almost a full minute more of ice time than Hamilton has theirs. If you were a coach, do you buy into this strategy? Do you let your top guys leave it all out there every night or aim for the most balanced attack possible?
b. Guy O'Shea and Evangelos Giannopoulos have been absolute block machines for Hamilton in the playoffs with 109 between them. If you’re looking for offense in this series, how do you get around these two defensemen?
c. Los Angeles’ defense, on the other hand, has not been afraid to join the play and put up points. How do you prepare for a five player offensive attack? How do you counter?
d. The starting goalies for these teams, Olof Karsikko and A Jobin have been nearly unbeatable up to this point with a 0.937 and a 0.927 SV% respectively. If you’re a player on the other team, how would you get inside their heads so that you can put the puck in the net?
a. I feel as a coach I would look to balance out the lines more. However, what the Panthers have been doing so far has been working immensely for them. So it is hard to disagree with their current tactics. If the big boys can keep up with their stamina and keep delivering why would you switch it out. (58 words)
b. These two have been preforming their tits off so far. Any team who is looking to put shots on net will have to consider these two beasts and consider how to get around them. One might say, just wait for them to be off the ice, but you really cannot, because their other defenders can also use their body very well. I think the Panthers need to overload the defensive areas more, so they can always take on one of the defenders 2 on 1. (85 words)
c. You prepare for a ton of offensive. I feel like playing for a counter will be huge. As these defenders are more risk takers it opens up the opportunity to take the puck off them and hit with a quick counter. I think you need one or two people who are really going to put pressure on these defenders and try and get them to make a mistake and punish them for it. (73 words)
d. I feel like I would try and shoot very different shots every time. Try and really work them. One time I will go for the slick slap shot and then just try a soft annoying shot on a weak side. These goalies are mentally strong, so it will be hard to really get in their hands. (56 words)
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11a. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)
Congratulations, procrastinator! Through your terrible time management skills, you’ve unlocked a special task! [TEAM] has won it all! Was it an exciting final, or predictable? Did anything surprise you about the outcome? What players performed above or below what was expected of them?
Woo Hamilton wins again. Honestly I do not really follow much of the sim, so I had no idea who was in the final till it was 1-1. Which at the time was pretty exciting to see. Were the Panthers going to size up against the Steelhawks? Sadly as this is a post final review, we all know that is not true. The Steelhawks ended up being too strong 4-2. Even looking at the scores is kinda depressing. The Panters had a great start with a 2-0 shutout win. Then it was a 1-5 blowout and a 1-3 loss. Then a great tight 3-2 win for the Panthers to tie the series once again. But then it was a 0-3 shutout loss and another 1-5 loss. Panthers showed up in some games, but in the end the Steelhawks were just too strong.
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12. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 12 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.
Post your claim in the milestones thread for tpe earned per stat, and then link that post in your CW submission. This is done because the person who grades CW will be a different person than double-checks milestones.
13. Written, 3 TPE, Parody (150 words min.)
BWOMP BWOMP BWOMP PARITY ALERT PARITY ALERT- Well, a new team in the finals since the mid s50s, it only took ten seasons. Is parity solved? Will new teams make it in as the old guard becomes a forgotten waste of brain space? Don't forget, Hamilton is here AGAIN. Yes we have new teams... but what if it's TEX HAM again next season? Is that even likely?
When I saw that the Los Angeles Panthers made the finals that was absolutely a spark of enjoyment. Which quickly withered away when I saw Hamilton was also back again and was then als totally withered into a dark, empty, void and or abyss once I saw that the Steelhawks had also once again won the cup.
I think a new team making it to the finals is great. However as the prompt suggests, I still feel very wary about the future. I remember seeing a TPE ranking from before the season started and Hamilton was ranked 11th overall in TPE and Los Angeles 5th. So depite all that, Hamilton was still able to tactic their way into the playoffs. Which of course is a double edged sword. You want a balance where the top TPE teams are good, but can be beaten. The future will tell if tactics are too strong and they always carry lesser teams to the top, We will have to see futher from there.
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