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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.

DOPE


12. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)
Looks like [TEAM] won Season 74! Who won and why? What could the other team have done differently to change the result? What was your favorite part of the series?

Well well well well well, look who it is, running out the door. Oh that's right, it's parity. Why? Because other teams make bad trades to help in a "rebuild" but end up giving up assets to teams who know how to build loyalty and winning teams. That's exactly what happened this season. Both teams had some decent acquisitions through out the finals of last season and the trade dead line of this. Did it really help either team though? Or did New England Wolfpack just hit the getting hot button right as the playoffs hit? Their goalie went sicko mode the entire post season and made the dream a reality. Some might say dynasty, some might say hacks, some might say that luke smells. Time will tell.

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 old faces are back in the ring, proving reports of the dynasty’s demise were greatly exaggerated! Pick either of our finalists, and tell me what about them impresses you the most!
b. Upsets were a theme this year - which of our finalists had the more difficult road to the promised land and why?
c. Which of the finalists had the more impressive conference finals victory, and why?
d. If it ain't broke don't fix it: Who you got? Who wins? Why?


a. New England's ability to persevere through the seasons has been impressive. It's hard to think that many other teams could make it back to the finals and win multiple times. But that's exactly what New England Wolfpack have done time and time again. Will the dynasty be preserved? Will it last until the 80s? Time will tell.

b. This is a weird question. Neither team really had a truly tough time against any other team in the playoffs. Except New England in their first series against the Hamilton Steelhawks. That is the only series in the East to go to a 7 game series. Likewise, in the West, only one series went to game 7 and that was between Texas and New Orleans? So, i'm going to say that based off that fact, and that there were no injuries in the playoffs that New hard the slightly marginally harder series.

c. Well this is an easy one. San Francisco fell over and finally met their match in the Western Conference finals. A team that went 67 pts and had a .508 win% in the regular season versus an 80 pt and .606 win%. This one should have been called the moment SF glided on the ice. Meanwhile you have the 3rd in the League Philly against number 9 New England? New England hit it hot and were able to shut Philly's big mouth up.

d. Seeing as I'm a procrastinator, and I already know the outcome of the 'ship. Let's just compare the two teams for a second here.

NEW and Winnipeg were separated by 4 pts in the season. New went 40-22-4 (84 pts) and Win went 38-24-4 (80 pts)

Only Ivan Lacksamus of NEW was top 10 in scoring. NEW G Olaf had an okay regular season, but blew up big time during the Playoffs. Olaf had a 3.08 GAA, while Montagne had a 2.90. Likewise, Olof had a .913 S% compared to Montagne wiht a .897. However, the big kicker, Olof's Goals Saved Above Average hitting a 14.65 vs Montagne .58. POINT FIVE EIGHT versus a ridiculous FOURTEEN POINT SIX FIVE. WHAT THE HELL EVEN IS THAT NUMBER? THAT'S NOT A STAT, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE!