S73 Championship Week

S73 Championship Week

karey
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#166

11-16-2023, 02:58 AM

TASK 1: "karey" (trivia confirmation code) +1.5-3 TPE

TASK 2

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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?

d. If it ain't broke don't fix it: Who you got? Who wins? Why?

a. Edmonton looks fantastic. They are a team that has all the right pieces, especially in net with their star goalie Justin Time. Justin has a ton of TPE but as we know, TPE does not necessarily translate to success on the ice, however, in this case, it has with his high work ethic modeling the team towards success.

b. I would take the hungry youngsters to win. Their high work rate, TPE, and success in all areas give them the qualities necessary for success. I don’t know how the model runs and whether the sim takes experience into consideration, but if this was real life, I would be putting money on Edmonton to win. They also have such a nice logo, no bias.

c. The Blizzard taking down an absolute powerhouse in the Aurora is absolutely remarkable. It makes no sense to me that the Aurora would lose, but when you look at who the Forge had to get through to make the finals, with the team they had, there was no reason they should have beaten the Wolfpack. It was both an unprecedented and remarkable upset.

d. The team that I see winning has to be the Edmonton Blizzard. With a player named Evan Winter, playing a winter sport, on a team that is arguably the most wintery team, I can not look the other way. In fact, you can’t spell Winter without Win. There are no coincidences in sports, and that is why I believe the Blizzard are going to win the cup.
+ 4 TPE

Task 3:

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3. Written, 3 TPE, Forged in Fire (150 words min.)

The Forge and the Patriotes both won cups in recent memory, but while the Patriotes called it a window and tore everything down to the boards, their expansion brothers in Philadelphia have found a way to get back to the dance. How did they do it? Can they keep it up? What should teams like Winnipeg and New England learn from them?

Lets face it, the SHL is all about luck. There are teams that don't deserve success finding it and teams who deserve success never seeing the mountain top. I am amazed that a powerhouse like the Aurora have only won 1 cup in the past few seasons with their squad, that being said, the success to reach the finals with the roster the Forge have accumulated is an example of how hockey works. You have to get "hot" at the right time and stay hot, something "forges" are known to do. If a team wants to copy this formula, a simple method that works is prayer. Pray, because that seems to be the only thing you can do. To get to the playoffs, is doable. Winnipeg and New England should forego the thought of rebuilding, instead, create an environment that is so well known and positive that it is a place people want to play. I think that utilizing free agency and the freedom of mobility is the best method for making a strong team stronger. It isn't about building through the draft, it should actually be about building through the open market.

+3 TPE