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*Keven* · 12-31-2022, 09:51 PM

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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?

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?

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?

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.

a. Although the team is scoring at a much more balanced rate, ultimately the team doesn't seem like a different beast. Their regular season once again placed them 9th in the league and like Seattle, only made 2 changes to their roster. Although minimal changes to the roster after reaching the finals is probably a good thing, it also means that facing the same opponent who also made very few changes probably won't get you much further, even with a different strategy.

b. When the offseason after a cup win involves exchanging only two players on your roster then you know it's been a good offseason. Although Seattle regressed a bit overall compared to last season, the cup winning experience definitely made them stronger. What was lost in TPE was gained in a stellar regular season and the confidence to bring home back to back cups.

c. During the regular season, I, along with many others, thought that Manning's pace would surely slow down at some point. It didn't. The situation is probably similar for the playoffs. Manning is shooting at a ridiculous 29.5% at the time of writing this while Lind is at a more realistic 15.2%, but getting more assists. Before the season started I wouldn't think anyone would be able to sustain that pace across all 80+ games of the regular season and playoffs but here we are. Manning cannot be stopped.

d. Manhattan has placed 9th in the league for three consecutive seasons now, meaning they probably haven't even been favoured to make it out of the first round. Although reaching the finals is no easy task, I don't think there's a way to stop the momentum of the powerhouse Argonauts who have steadily climbed their way to 1st in the league and approaching back to back cup wins.

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4. Written, 3 TPE, Dream Series (150 words min.)

Many teams have rivals they'd love to trounce in a playoff series. Maybe you as a player have another specific player you'd love to beat to win the cup and lord it over them for the rest of their lives. Tell me who you'd love to play in a playoff series and why! Why would you love to beat this team or player? What would it mean to you or your team? Keep it friendly.

In order to conquer the great playoff mountain, Kev Kevens needs to have a successful series against the Argonauts goalie Willie Miller. Kevens has played against Miller in every one of Miller's five playoff runs thus far and has been eliminated by him and the Argonauts three seasons in a row. Kevens' most successful playoff season with San Francisco came in S64, Miller's first season, and as the Seattle goaltender has gotten better, Kevens' playoff success has slowly declined. He's been the wall that has stood in the way of glory for quite some time now and with 45 playoff wins in his last 3 seasons, he's definitely a player that many people want a chance at revenge at. The perfect playoff series would involve overcoming the barrier of Miller that stood in Kevens' way for so long with both the Pride and the Syndicate, and finally reaching the Challenge Cup finals and maybe even winning the cup itself.

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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.

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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 results? How do you feel about a repeat finals series?

As with any season of playoffs, the results were mostly expected with a few upsets. Although the two teams in the finals didn't change, it was unexpected to see the Rage get that far again. Also, even with the dominant reigns of teams like Buffalo, Hamilton, and Texas in the past, Seattle is the first team to win back to back cups in the FHM era. It was also surprising that the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th ranked teams of Winnipeg, Atlanta, and Toronto were all eliminated in the second round, something that also happened to the 2nd through 4th ranked teams last season. I guess if the playoffs were predictable then there would be no point to having a prediction task for them.

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23. Written, 2 TPE, Acrostic Poem

An acrostic poem is when you create a poem using every letter of a given word. For example:

Big

Ugly

Raving

Lunatic

Of

Kindness

This is my acrostic poem for Burlok. Write me an acrostic poem using your player's name!

Keeps
Eating
Vegetables

Keenly
Engulfs
Voraciously
Every
Nutritious
Snack

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