Task 1, Written Task

Obviously, the Kelowna Knights are going to defy any and all expectations and win the Cup this season. Why? Well I have no good, or even compelling, arguments to make in their favour beyond that they're my team and I'm sure I'll find a reason before I finish writing this PT.

As a dad joke aside, what did the sea say to the beach?
- Nothing, it just waved.

Let's look at the upside for the Kelowna Knights this season. They have a top 4 D corps capped out, and a strong spine for their Forward group, with Activity Check, Daniel Durkburg, and Rodrigo Banes all high TPE forwards, with solid two-way games.

Where the optimism starts to fall apart, however, is looking at the wings. Kelowna, at the time of writing, only has one winger who has earned over 400 TPE. Hopefully the strong play of their Centers can carry some of the load.

Their goalie, Five-hole Sieve, was 5th in the league in saves last season, with 1617, and managed to post 3 shutouts, despite being 4th in Shots Faced. If the Knights can shore up their defensive game and reduce the load on Sieve, he should be able to return the favour with a much more impressive statline.

Overall Outlook:
Optimism: 5/10
Hope: 11/10