1) Trivia verification word: kekw (3 TPE)

3) SFP doing nothing but feeding Logan Webb has worked out for them against the West, but I think this year the East has the goaltending to shut that down. Tibuk Soonika has sniffed this air before and come up short every time, but this year might be the year for the Barracuda. Tibuk only has one real scoring threat to face. Take Webb every time there's a breakaway, and the Barracuda just might have what it takes to make up the difference. To get a similar result, the Pride has to shut down the whole Barracuda squad; this season's eastern representative doesn't have the same weakness in a one-dimensional offense. (110 words 2 TPE)

4) And now for the goalie matchup. Tibuk Soonika has the simpler job this time: don't let Logan Webb score. If the Barracuda can hold Webb back from scoring, their team should be strong enough to make up the difference in sheer firepower. The real question to be asked here is whether Justin Time is finally getting bored. He is, as we all know, an eldritch god, and therefore doesn't age. Father Time is his little brother. There is no aging out for Justin Time; he's dominating the league deep into regression. Will the sim engine finally throw him under the bus? Has the ageless king in purple finally figured out this game of hockey to the extent that he's satisfied with his knowledge of this pocket of mortality, and begun to feign his regression? If Justin Time's TPE finally catches up with him, the Barracuda could run away with this series. If he feels that to allow this would be to let his teammates down, I don't think all the firepower in the eastern conference could guarantee the Barracuda this cup. They have a shot either way, but they can't rely on a goaltending collapse from the Pride to get them over the top here. May the best goalie win. (210 words 4 TPE)

Total TPE earned 9. Understand the maximum available is 8; one TPE overage in case of incorrect trivia answers.