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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. Neither of the teams have been relying on one or two superstar forwards to do all their goal scoring in playoffs, but if you had to pick a player you expect to carry their team to cup who would it be?
b. Looking at save percentage and goals against average it seems that Beau Kavanagh has the upper hand over Justin Time. Do you think they do or are those numbers misleading?
c. Willow Söderberg-Snooks has 7 goals, 18 points, 18 takeaways and no giveaways, is that enough to make them best defenceman in finals? Who would you pick instead?
d. Which of the teams had easier path to finals?
e. Which one would win a fight, a lion or an eagle? How would it go?
f. If it ain't broke don't fix it: Who you got? Who wins? Why?

a. I would have gone boring and picked Viktor Hargreeves. More often than not the post-season is a continuation of the regular season when it comes to who sits atop the scoring sheets and Hargreeves was absolutely dominant for much of the campaign. He has an All-Star supporting cast as well which should help him make the most of his abilities.
b. I think those numbers are somewhat misleading. Justin Time is one of the best goaltenders in the league and a proven winner but if you play for a team like the Pride, who tend to dominate possession then you don't get to pad your stats as a goalie. You won't face a ton of shots but the ones you do can often be high-quality chances because the other team had an odd-man rush after stealing the pack.
d. I don't think you can call either teams path to the finals easy, they actually both had to deal with some incredibly strong opposition to get there. San Francisco had to dispose of some big big names, including last years Champion in LA and the previous true dynasty of the league in Winnipeg. Baltimore on the other hand had to deal with three teams with rich histories in the FHM era, Buffalo, Hamilton and Atlanta who are all in different stages of their cycles.
e. I would go for the Eagle here, at least if we are talking about two specimen who are among the best of their species. The ability to fly is just such a big game-changer since it allows you to dictate the tempo of the fight and wear your enemy down. I don't think the strength of a lion is a match for that.

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13. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)
Looks like [TEAM] won Season 76! Who won and why? What could the other team have done differently to change the result? What was your favorite part of the series?

So San Francisco won this season and to be completely honest, I don't know what the other team could have done about that. Baltimore is a good team but it didn't really feel like they had much of a chance, San Francisco cruised to these playoffs more or less, the only really tough series they had where the Conference Semi-Finals against my very own LA Panthers. Aside from that they crushed the opposition, fueled by their crazy good Defense that has both depths and some of the best scorers in the league. BAP already had the edge in goaltending over these playoffs but they still couldn't get it done, so I don't think anything short of a miracle could've saved them.