1. Chill

3. Written, 3 TPE, Long Time Coming (150 words min.)
Both teams were competent in early S60s but ultimately didn’t end up winning the cup leading both into a rebuild shortly after. Now they are back at the top, looking to end long cup droughts. Making it to the finals isn’t easy and so both teams will want to make this one count. But there can be only one Challenge Cup Champion, leaving the other team to look ahead to next season.For which of the teams you think it is more important to win now and which is in better position to get back to the finals in the future? Why?

I think San Francisco deserves the cup more because I was part of the team that shut them down in S52. That means that since I did not get a chance to squash their dreams this time around again, they deserve to go all the way. For a while now they have been on the cusp of victory. A great GM who is a whiz at lien strats and player stats. They have been edging around being a great team even while working around their deficiencies. They have had nothing short of a miracle run this season and I, for one, would like to see that cinderella story go all the way. Unfortunately for the other team, they are rivals in my division and I don't want to see any success coming to anyone in the east if it is not the wolf pack. Next season well be back there for sure!

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?
I pick Viktor Hargreeves. He has been a nice sleeper agent in fantasy for a while now which means he has been quietly carrying the San Francisco Pride team into the deep end in the last two or three seasons. That man deserves a hefty star power recognition in this late stage and an award or two.
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?
Justin Time has been doing great when he was in EDM and now he's doing great that he is in San Francisco. That is the real truth. Sometimes a team gets an explosive goal tender that just rockets them past the competition. This is Justin Time. The guy has been clutch in regular season and he has proven time and time again that he can save with the best. I do not think that Beau is ready for playoff time and we will just have to wait and see.