S68 Championship Week

S68 Championship Week Due: January 8th @ 11:59 PM (PST)

Sburbine
SMJHL GM
That boy ain't right

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12-29-2022, 10:03 PM (This post was last modified: 12-31-2022, 10:34 PM by Sburbine. Edited 4 times in total.)

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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.

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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. Manhattan comes into this series with a much more balanced attack than their previous playoff run carried by a scorching hot Lev Lebedev. This time around they have nearly seven players chugging along at a PPG clip. Is this a different beast than last season's Rage? Why or why not?

Seeing as goalie TPE doesn't seem to matter anymore I would say that they are certainly a different beast than last season. They aren't held down by paying a high TPE active goalie so they can spend more on forwards. Hopefully this eventually gets fixed and goalies have a more secure place in this league but right now paying a 425 seems to be an advantage.

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b. Seattle returns to the finals with a roster that's very similar to last season's champions. So why would they lose this time around? This squad has proven they can do it, so what's changed? Do you think this team can do it again?

With the TPE of current teams in the league, the championship seems to run though the west, they have much higher average forward and defense TPE. But what seems to determine their success through the last two playoffs is whether or not Willie Miller can stand on his head and stop everything. If Manhattan can somehow show that Miller is mortal then they can win.

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c. The play of Max Manning for Seattle and Thomas Lind for Manhattan has been a key factor in their respective teams' playoff runs. Do you think they're both able to continue performing at the spectacular pace they have thus far, or do you think someone is able to figure out how to shut them down? Is that the key to this series?

A championship doesn't run through one player, look at Edmonton or the Bulls before Pippen and Rodman, you can have the best player in the league by far and still not win. These are team games that take team effort. Manning and Lind will need support from the people around them to win the championship. They at least need some defense to block the net in front of those 425 goalies.

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d. With all that being said it's round two of SEA vs. MAN. Who wins this time? Regardless of any other stat in this series-- who do you think wins it and why? Last season Manhattan was the upstart without any experience, but here they are again to face the same behemoth Seattle team. Make your pick.

Even though it's a bit boring, I do think that it is Seattle again. I still want to believe that TPE in general actually matters and a 1300 TPE team winning really hurts that idea and makes max earning less fun. And that's a Defenseman talking, imagine how goalies feel. I do understand the desire for the underdog to win and hopefully we can get some different teams in the final next season.

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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

+3 TPE for milestones

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13. Graphic, 1 TPE, crAIyon? More like CWaiyon!

Me and the gang holding our WPG Championship trophy
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15. Written, 3 TPE, IIHF Analysis (150 words min.)

Write your predictions for this year's IIHF tournament or WJC! Tell me about your team! Are they up and coming? Win now mode? Entering into a re-build phase? What are your expectations for your player? What teams are you watching out for this time around?

Now that I can show my shiny gold medals on my profile page, I obviously want Finland to win again, we have been an elite team and in win now mode for a few seasons now and want to keep it rolling for this season. We are a Great group of players that already know how to win. Even though I'm pretty high TPE, I don't really expect that much from my player. I've been a defensive defenseman for my whole career and don't expect or even want much more. I'm just happy to help the team wherever I can. My player has had some flashes in the SHL but nothing in the IIHF, the reverse Jukka. I'm pretty sure my first IIHF I had a whole zero points. At the end of the day none if that matters if I got a gold around my neck, Jay O'Neil is part of this team even if he's not the one scoring all the goals or getting all the highlights