1. Trivia - 3 TPE
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3. Peggy's Back, Tell a Friend - 3 TPE
It is somewhat sad that in many ways, Winnipeg making the finals 4 times in a row is sometimes overshadowed by the fact that they lost the finals 3 times in a row. The narrative started with, "will the best regular season team be the best playoff team?" before transitioning to "Can Winnipeg finally break through or is it another runner-up for them?" Always the bridesmaid, never the bride, yet it is easy to instead imagine a world where the narrative is "Ho hum, Winnipeg marching their way to a 4th straight championship, this time it's New England stepping up to be the final victim of the Aurora buzzsaw." But even though that didn't happen, you can't help but applaud what an absolute powerhouse of a team Winnipeg has put together over the last few seasons. In addition to dominating the regular season, they have generally had the top team by TPE and an extremely balanced roster with no real weaknesses. Rashford and Ekholm-Gunnarson have been mainstays pacing their offense for their run, and adding Manning has given them some additional firepower. While Beck was the strongest defenseman at the start of their run, they've since had Kinsinger and O'Neil to step up as Beck battled through regression. And Montagne has been one of the highest TPE goalies throughout the run, even if the sim hasn't always been kind to the netminder. At the end of the day, this is a team that should be remembered for a historic streak of dominance, regardless of how many championships they end up winning. (269 words)

12. The Procrastinator Special - 2 TPE
Once burned, twice shy. Fool me once, shame on you. You need to learn to lose before you can learn to win. Fool me twice, shame on me. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Two wrongs don't make a right. All these sayings about doing things 2 or 3 times, but I always found it odd no one ever said anything about FOUR times. So when you think about it, this one was also fated to be a victory for Winnipeg as they finally didn't have to also go up against the curse of the clichés. Last season everyone was lining up to jinx them saying "Third time's the charm," but this time people ran out of sayings and finally Winnipeg could go out and play freely against their opponent without the cruel winds of fate opposing them. (146 words)