S70 Championship Week

S70 Championship Week

Thelastheraclid
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05-11-2023, 12:46 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. Winnipeg made the finals last year and came up just short against the Forge. Last year, their offense ran through Mikko Rashford - this year, their top line has been much more of a balanced attack, with Gonzo Gobbledygook and Lias Ekholm-Gunnarsson stepping up hard. Does this make Winnipeg a stronger team, or would it be better to spread this firepower out and run multiple scoring lines? 1 TPE

Personally, I think it is always a good idea to spread out your scoring as much as you can get away with. If your opponent can figure out a way to shutdown your top line, you are screwed. Mix your top offensive threats throughout the lineup and work on exploiting mismatches. Worse comes to worse and you can’t generate offense with the studs separated, you just shuffle your lines back and try that. You’ll have a much higher chance at success with a balanced attack though.
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c. Olof Karsikko has made 823 saves in these playoffs, nearly twice the number of saves made by Winnipeg's Rebecca Montagne. What can New England do to help their tendie out? Or should they settle on a strategy of allowing their goalie to face a high volume of low-danger shots to get in the zone and stay hot? Alternatively, how can they rattle Montagne? 1 TPE

When a goalie is in the zone like Karsikko is you do not want to start tinkering with the game plan. Absolutely, under no circumstances, do you try and limit the shots Karsikko is facing. It is obvious that he is feeding off the number of shots he is facing. Let the man eat! The easiest way to rattle Montagne is to absolutely pepper her with shots. She has not had to deal with much in the way of an overwhelming assault this postseason. Start blasting early and often. Obviously, you need to be taking high danger shots but do not get into the habit of looking for a perfect shot. Get her moving and feeling stressed.
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3. Written, 3 TPE, History Repeating (150 words min.)

Tell me about something good that happened in your SHL career which you hope will happen again! What is it, what will it look like? Did it happen to your current player or one of your former players? What can you do to stack the odds in your favor?

Without a doubt I would have to say that being a point per game defender is the number one thing I hope will happen again in my SHL career. Being a defender that makes a difference at both ends of the ice is just really rewarding. Blocks and takeaways feel alright but those shiny points are what gets that dopamine rush really flowing. This season was the first time I got to experience this and it ruled. Of course, it is going to happen again. The Forge are red hot right now and everyone in the room is dedicated to going for another cup. All I have to do is keep earning and trust in the plan. I think I will be the top TPE player on the team next season, so I will be potential height of my abilities. I am confident it will happen again for a few more seasons until regression kills me.
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5. Written, 3 TPE, Blood on the Ice (150 words min)

Continuing with the branding wars: this year's final features the return of the glowing bear god against a fresh opponent - a mighty wolfpack! This one seems slanted in the bear god's favor, but don't count the wolves out so easily! Tell me who wins and why! The arena and the rules of the fight can be whatever you desire. Get creative!

Now, common sense may lead you to believe that a glowing bear god would be a near impossible foe for a pack of wolves to overcome. Common sense, though, of course, is for nerds. Let’s break this down. First off, considering Winnipeg’s postseason history the bear god is clearly not all powerful and since a god’s power comes from the amount of faith we put into it, the bear is screwed. So, we have a larger than average, shiny bear against wolves. Wolves that are experienced in working together to take down prey and, more importantly, absolutely jacked on Dunkin Donuts coffee. Next, we need to address the number of wolves that make up the pack. Considering that this is the New England Wolfpack I think it is fair to say that it is the entire region’s wolf population just waiting to tear into the bear after sitting in Mass Pike traffic for hours getting to the rendezvous point. The Wolfpack easily overpower the bear for a multitude of reasons, namely sheer numbers.
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6. Written, 2 TPE, Hopeful Haiku  (5 words min.)

Write a haiku telling me what you hope to accomplish in Season 71! A haiku is a three line poem where the first line is five syllables, the second is seven, and the third line is five again. None of your lines may rhyme with each other.

I want even more
More goals, more assists. Give it!
Hook it to my veins

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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.