S78 Championship Week

S78 Championship Week Due: Sunday, September 29th @ 11:59 PM PST

ThisSeemsFishy
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#88

09-20-2024, 06:06 PM

Championship Week

Written, 50 to 200+ words each. Short Prompts

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3. Many of Tampa Bay’s defencemen, like Jølngüštrâädüvich DuBølk and John Brown have better defensive stats compared to Panthers defencemen. Do you think they can keep shutting down the offensive of Los Angeles or do you think that Los Angeles defencemen just appear worse because of the tougher opponents they have had to face?

I think a big story of the finals will be the high powered offence of the Los Angeles Panthers versus the stalwart defence of the Tampa Bay Barracuda. Jølngüštrâädüvich DuBølk and John Brown have already firmly cemented themselves as premier defencemen in the league. But they may have their work cut out for them going up against a team containing the likes of Adam Prpich, Derek Martin, and Alexi Piastri. Not to mention with Oliver Castillon and Axel Kirby both potting 30 goals this season.

I think there are too many weapons for Tampa Bay to dismantle in this series. I’m giving the edge to the Los Angeles Panthers.

109 Words = 2 TPE

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4. Before finals both goalies have pretty similar Goals Against Average, Soonika leading 2.51 to 2.55, but Brzeczyszczykiewicz has edge on save percentage 0.927 to 0.919. Which of the teams do you think has edge on net?

I have quickly learned not to bet against Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz. He’s such an incredible goaltender and it will be a very touch matchup for the Tampa Bay Barracuda to overcome. On the flip side, Tibuk Soonika is no slouch either. He doesn’t have the same pedigree and accolades as Grzegorz does, but that doesn’t make him any worse a goaltender. Soonika has been shown to steal games on occasion which Tampa may need to get past an incredible Los Angeles Panthers squad.

I think it’s going to come down to experience, however. So I’m going to give the edge to Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz.

102 Words = 2 TPE

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6. How was the season for you player? What you expect from next one?

Well Jussi Mutou did not have a good season this year with the Montreal Patriotes. Instead of slowly and steadily improving like he expected to, he found himself in a sort of limbo state. Neither improving from his rookie season, nor slumping. He’s just there. Gone are the days of Legion of Boom Jussi Mutou who was so highly touted in the Simulation Major Junior Hockey League. So far he’s managed 1 season over 100 hits.

This off-season will be a true test for the young winger, and for all of Montreal. He’ll be spending a lot of time between this season and the next training and practicing so that he can come to camp in the best shape possible. He’s currently working on his endurance and foot speed. His coaches have called his skating “clunky”, and he’s really taken that to heart. He may not be the best next year, but he’ll make damn sure he works harder than anybody.

161 Words = 3 TPE

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7. This time for J: Who you got? Who wins the Four Star Cup? Why?

In the finals between the Maine Timber and Kelowna Knights, I would be an absolute fool to bet against Maine. Anyone with eyes could see they were running away with it from the midway point of the SMJHL season. They won 51 games this season. The 2nd place team won 39. They had a +144 goal differential. The 2nd place team had a +51. They also had 4 players with over 90 points. While I do love a good underdog story, and boy are the Kelowna Knights underdogs, Maine in 3.

91 Words = 1 TPE

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