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*Keven* · 06-26-2022, 12:43 AM

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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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2. 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. An LAP team that was disappointed in a S63 finals loss is back again to face a TBB team that has been hungry for their chance in the entire FHM era. Who are you taking as a winner and why?

b. Tampa Bay’s top forwards have been absolute power houses on this run, totalling 102 points across their top 6. If you’re LA, how do you line-match against two lines that are on an absolute tear?

c. L.A.’s D pair of Kierkegaard and Kahnwald are maintaining a shocking 2 more GF/60 than GA/60, despite playing more than 21 minutes a game including PK time. If you’re Tampa Bay how do you get around these two? Hope to outlast them in endurance, or look to more depth scoring? 

d. TBB’s roster has racked up many more shot blocks (294) than LAP has (188). Do you see this as a good thing? Is this an iron willed team that’s willing to lay down their bodies to get the job done, or do you think it paints a picture of a team that can’t maintain possession and has to find another way to keep the puck out. Maybe a bit of both?

a) Before we found out the result of LAP actually winning the series, my predictions confirmed that I was taking them to win anyways. In S63 they were the underdog and were unfortunately facing an uphill battle. This season, however, they dominated the regular season and were in a strong position to take the series against Tampa Bay.

b) If you're LAP I don't think line matching will be much of a concern. Yes Tampa's forward lines have been on fire during these playoffs, but LAP has a well-rounded roster. There has to be a certain level of trust in making sure any 5 players on the ice can handle Tampa's best lines.

c) If a D-pairing is that dominant, I think the best solution is to play a slower, neutral game while they're on the ice. Clearly a pair that strong has no real weakness and needs to be respected. Trying to wear down the other two D pairs and find weaknesses in their games will hopefully allow for more balanced scoring opportunities.

d) It has been seen many times in the league that worse teams generally shot block much more. Every single player has the heart and soul necessary to put their body on the line, so shot blocking is most often a sign of a weaker team. Unfortunately for Tampa this doesn't bode well for their chances.

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7. 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.

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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.

+3 https://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php?tid=124752&pid=3232004#pid3232004

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13. Graphic, 1 TPE, DALL-E? More like WINN-ING!

Since the ring task was unbelievably easy, I thought I’d try out another insanely easy graphics task. Try using OpenAI’s DALL E Mini to generate a Challenge Cup related image. It could be a championship ring, your player lifting the cup, a locker room celebration. Go nuts as long as you’re attempting to make it SHL related! The results will be weird, but it’s fun!

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16. Written, 2 TPE, Just Like Back Home (100 words min.)

Choose a dish from your IIHF federation and tell me about it! Does your player make it? A member of their family? What’s special about it to you?

My player is from Canada and one of the most well known Canadian dishes is poutine. Although it's not as much of a big deal in Western Canada where Kev is from, the dish became a bigger part of his life after he was drafted to the Quebec City Citadelles 11 seasons ago. It's much more of a fast food type dish than a traditional dish to be specifically made with and for family or friends, but it's something that can always be enjoyed with the entire team on a diet cheat day. It was one of the first dishes that brought the inaugural S55 Citadelles together.

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18. 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! Were the playoffs as you expected this year, or were there some surprises? Did anything stand out to you about this season’s final series?

The playoffs were both somewhat expected and somewhat unexpected this season. It was refreshing to see a final series that didn't include Buffalo, Hamilton, Chicago, or Texas, but the times have certainly changed and LAP had a dominant hold on the rest of the league in the regular season. Seeing the first place team win the cup is definitely nothing new. On the Tampa Bay side of things, it was unexpected to see their team finally make it past the second and third rounds past some very strong opponents. They finished the regular season well at a respectable 5th place, but it was surprising that this placement seemed to finally pay off for the Barracuda who have struggled in the playoffs recently against teams such as ATL and BAP.

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23. Written, 2 TPE, How Are You? (100 words min.)

Instead of asking you about other people this season, I figured I’d ask about you! How are you feeling? Take a couple of minutes to write about what’s going on in your life and how you’re feeling lately. I think taking the time to write things down helps me appreciate or understand them better, so maybe this could help you! Or you can just rant about your cat annoying you for 100 words and collect 2 TPE. I guess that works too.

My cats definitely don't annoy me so I will anti-rant about them instead. They are approaching 15 years of age and are still the sweetest parts of my life. They're showing very few signs of aging and in some cases seem even more young and spry with each passing day. One of them stays by my side almost 24/7 and enjoys the warm lap to sit on while I work from home. The other prefers sunbathing by the window but always drops whatever he's doing to come greet me if I'm nearby. If i'm really lucky some days, not just the 24/7 cat, but both cats come sleep on my bed to keep us all warm throughout the night. They are wonderful and make my day to day life much better.

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