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thiefofcheese · 08-30-2022, 10:42 AM

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1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1.5 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.

cheese

+3 TPE

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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. I'm not sure many people would have seen this coming. Two teams that joined the league at the same time, both making the finals and competing against each other for their franchise-first cup. So... who do think wins it all? The first time to the Challenge Cup Seattle Argonauts, that have been dismantling higher seeded teams through their entire playoff run? Or the President's Trophy winning Atlanta Inferno that are back with a vengeance after a S64 Challenge Cup defeat?

Lets ignore the fact that I already know the answer to this question, but Atlanta has the momentum needed to get their first cup. After the S64 defeat the team continued to grow stronger and stronger and has hit S66 at full speed. Not to say that Seattle hasn't also worked hard, but this one is in the bag for Atlanta.

+1 TPE

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b. You can't talk about Seattle's run without talking about the dominant performance of starting goaltender Willie Miller, who has posted a .935 SV% heading into the finals. If your Atlanta, how do you solve this brick wall? If your Seattle, what do you do to make sure your guy stays hot?

Goalies are weird, then add in FHM's completely unexplained goalie performance and you have a serious amount of randomness to this process. But Miller has stood on his head over and over throughout the season and through the playoffs so I think this will be the largest barrier to Atlantas win. Gotta just keep putting the puck towards the net and hopefully have the numbers work in their favor.

+1 TPE

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c. Atlanta's big storyline is their incredible depth. They have eleven players that have logged 10 or more points so far in the playoffs. If you're Seattle, how do you try to contain three lines of unending offensive pressure? If you're Atlanta, how do you ensure everyone is able to continue to contribute against such a stellar defense?

As always, every game can go in either direction as parity is much closer than it was in prior years. But Seattle will have their hands full to keep the pressure on this kind of depth. When it comes down to it Atlanta will need to make good line pairings against Seattle and hope to catch some of the less seasoned defensive players on the ice when the big guns come on. Again - keep putting the puck toward the net and the odds are in their favor.

+1 TPE

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7. Milestones, up to 3 TPE

Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 7 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.

https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3257668

+2 TPE

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15. Written, 3 TPE, IICAN See the Future (150 words min.)

Write your predictions for this year's IIHF tournament or WJC! Last season we had a lot of surprise finishes that shook up the groups quite a bit this time around. Do you think last year’s top teams will stay there? Was that an anomaly? Why or why not?

Well Switzerland is still a contender but I do not think that we are being taken as seriously as in prior seasons. We have lost a few top players to retirement, which definitely hurts, but I think our ability to put a seriously talented team on the ice year after year will continue to work in our favor. We are only in the round robin portion of the event so far, but things are looking good to have Switzerland progress nicely. I've been spoiled by the gold, but willing to take any medal this year. Predictions seem to not favor Switzerland, but that has never stopped us before and gives us a good chance to wreck some TPE from some others. Obviously US and Canada have large groups, but it has been shown time after time that it isn't all about depth and FHM's randomness can very likely play in our favor.

+3 TPE

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20. Written, 3 TPE, Jumble Up (150 words min.)

Take your SHL/SMJHL team’s name and enter it into an anagram generator (like this one: https://ingesanagram.com/) and generate a new team name! Choose one of the mixed-up results and tell me why it would be a fun choice for your franchise to rebrand to! Give me some jersey and logo ideas as well!

Ohhh, I like this one. I threw New England Wolfpack into the anagram generator and got a lot of junk, but 2 stuck out to me that I thought may be interesting.

The first is lock newfangled pawn. I do not know why I liked this one other than the fact it has the word newfangled in it. Definitely feel like newfangled isn't used enough. So maybe we are from some Lock somewhere (I know it's Loch, but play along here) and the team are the Newfangled Pawns. Could go with some fancy new logo based on a chess pawn maybe?

The next is clank newfangled POW. Again I picked a Newfangled term, but who does not like the work Clank and POW? Is it POW like someone just got punched or POW as in Prisoner of War? You decide!

Clearly I should never be put in charge of naming a new team or branding. But strongly agree that it should have newfangled in it.

+3 TPE

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23. Written, 2 TPE, Dreams (100 words min.)

Sticking with the “last prompt is just letting people write about themselves” idea, here we go! I’m curious to know what sort of things you hope for in the world! What are your dreams? Maybe that’s a dream job, a dream house, an opportunity for your kids. I don’t know! Whatever you want to write about. What do you hope for in the future?

It is so hard to pick a single thing to write about. World peace, end world hunger, help reduce global warming, all those things that are good for the world are definitely near the top. But then if I go for thinking of myself and my family first, I really just want happiness and everyone to be a contributing member to society. Would be great if someone cured cancer or created something that changes the world, but I'm equally happy if they are happy waiting tables, being an accountant, or anything else that meets their needs. Happiness is priority here and that's my greatest wish.

+2 TPE

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