S73 Championship Week

S73 Championship Week

Keven
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11-12-2023, 01:14 PM (This post was last modified: 11-12-2023, 01:14 PM by Keven. Edited 1 time 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. Two new finalists mark the end of a dynasty in the west and the return of an old heavyweight in the east. Pick either of our finalists, and tell me what about them impresses you the most!

b. The Forge have won a cup with this core, while the Blizzard are sniffing this air for the first time in a while. Who would you rather be - the veteran team that's been here and won it before, or the hungry youngsters taking their first shot at glory?

c. The Blizzard upended a long-time nemesis in the Aurora to get here, while the Forge avenged several previous losses to the Wolfpack as well. Who had the more impressive victory to punch their ticket to the cup final, and why?

a. Philly impresses me the most this season because they've been able to re-capture some of their playoff magic from S69 after losing in the semi-finals in 7 games three seasons in a row. A window of 5 season is a long time to stay competitive and I was expecting their competitive window to be closing rather than opening even wider this season.

b. The hungry youngsters are definitely in a more desirable position. If Philly misses their chance at this cup, I feel like the next one might be further in the future than they'd want. Edmonton on the other hand has only just entered their prime competitive window and should have a few more chances to redeem themselves if they lose this season.

c. Edmonton's 4-1 series win over Winnipeg is definitely more impressive. Taking a semi-final series against the reigning cup champs to only 5 games is an impressive feat. Philadelphia's past losses to New England were all so close that they were bound to come out on top of the matchup sooner or later. Going from 5 game losses to a 5 game win is much more impressive for the Blizzard.

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12. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)

Looks like [TEAM] won Season 73! Who won and why? What could the other team have done differently to change the result? What was your favorite part of the series?

Looks like Edmonton was able to come out on top of one of the closest playoff finals series of all time. As simple as it sounds, the real difference between these teams was that Philly couldn't take advantage of being the higher seed and having more home games. All 7 games of the finals were won by the away team and all 7 games taken together were very close. The series goal differential in regulation time was even for each team. The only difference is that Edmonton was able to score one extra goal in overtime of game 5. If that OT goal went the other way and Philly had won one at home the series would've gone in their favour.