4. (64 words) +3 TPE
Rotticus Rotticus Shotticus Scott
He scores so many goals, he has such a great shot!
On one cool night he shuffled through real tight
Then deposited the puck the lamp was alight!

He does his dance he does his jam
He winds up and all the defensemen scram!
Wow oh wow does he do some scoring
All these goals it looks like its pouring!


6. IIHF predictions +3 TPE
My prediction for the IIHF tournament this season is a Canada win. After last season's terrible result, not even making the medal round, I think Canada comes back and storms to a gold. We are adding a lot of new blood to the team this season, which is rare with how many high earners we have on the squad. I'm excited to see the team do well, and hope we can clutch up and get another gold added to everyone's trophy cabinet, and a new gold for a 4 new players we've added to the squad. I think Nathan Thomas and Rock Strongo will be big players on the squad, as they both have really good builds but aren't that high TPE. I think Philip Weaver is going to take that next step as a bellcow goalie with Frans Eller going elsewhere and retiring. It should be a fun torunament and there are a lot of good teams right now after a bit of turnover across the entire IIHF.


12. Written, up to 4 TPE - Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words. +4 TPE
a. The salt special: Do these teams deserve to be here? Or were they gifted a trip to the finals through puck luck and bullshittery?

I think that both teams have a reason they're in the cup. If that makes sense. Buffalo has great coaching, the highest average TPE in the league, and have been dominant in a tough conference all season. Chicago has high tpe, and play in the West, where they have of course been dominant because the west kinda stinks. I think they're both deserving, though. Along with Hamilton and Texas I think these are the top 4 teams in the league. 

b. Buffalo has been here many times in the past 20 seasons, this is only the second (I think I'm too lazy to check) time for Chicago. Which is more impressive? The continued dominance of Buffalo? Or the solid couple of runs Chicago has made despite the team only being 15 seasons old?

For sure Buffalo. 15 seasons is more than enough time to build a good team, whereas Buffalo has had constant roster turnover and still remains one of the more dominant teams in the SHL year after year. I'd say Hamilton is the best team of the FHM era, by far, but Buffalo is right behind, and would probably have the title if not for Hamilton. 

c. Everyone's a critic: Nitpick one thing about either team's logo, jersey, rink design, goal horn, or general site demeanor.

I'm going to go ahead and pick on Buffalo's branding because I don't want to ruffle any feathers. I really think the Yellow and Green is kinda yucky. If there were two teams to rebrand I'd honestly pick Hamilton and Buffalo, but those are the most valuable backgrounds so its kinda impossible. Maybe some day when we both stink we can rebrand. 

d. Who is the best player to play for either team? Is it a current player? Retired? Traded? Make your case.

Rotticus Scott is the best player to play for the Chicago syndicate. Although I didn't play for the team, I did get drafted by them so it counts. It might be the case that I am the SyndiGOAT. Best player for Buffalo is probs luffey. That guy has been cracked on cracked and he's nasty with the puck. Dangle snipe and celly thats that dude Luffey. 


15. Trivia word: Yooooooo +3 TPE


17. Milestones +3 TPE