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LampLighter · 07-14-2023, 07:27 PM

Championship Week

1. Lemon +3 TPE

11. Matiss is always ready to go for competition whether that is going against other players in the SHL or his own teammates. When Matiss is on the ice he is playing for the logo on the front of the jersey and does not care who is on the other team. He will always go hard, no matter the game, and no matter who is standing across the ice from him. During the game it will just be good hard competitive hockey. For Matiss, he always wants to put out the best hockey that he can, and especially in the IIHF where he wants to represent his country and bring home a gold medal. Now Matiss will still be friendly with his own teammates outside of the ice rink before and after the game but as soon as the puck drops, he is going to give it all he’s got, and play the best hockey that he can. +3 TPE

12. My favorite part of the final series was that overall it was pretty competitive and all of the games were fairly close, which is pretty nice to see. Buffalo won the championship because of their goaltending. Their goalie came out as having the most saves and highest save percentage in the entire playoffs, which gave them a huge advantage when going into the final series. If Buffalo’s goaltender doesn’t step up, I don’t think they have a chance at winning the championship this year. Now on the other hand as far as Winnipeg goes, I am not sure what they could have done better as far as offense goes because they had the top goalscorer and the top two point scorers in the playoffs. What Winnipeg struggled with was goaltending with their goalie coming in at number 10 in save percentage in the playoffs and being outside the top five in goals against average. I think if goaltending was just slightly better that Winnipeg could have won the championship. +2 TPE

*Ruggsy* · 07-14-2023, 08:10 PM

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I think that Buffalo Will win the cup final, and its due to the simple fact that as im writing this they already won the cup. It wouldnt have been my actual guess but here we are. I’m sure we will be seeing Winnepeg back around here soon so who knows what will happen next time

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I think it is obvious in this scenario that a god bear would win any day of the week, buffalo are very highly regarded in indigenous culture. But a god bear doesnt regard those regards. I would put my money on any celestial entity in reality because what is the buffalo going to do. The arena and rules are irrelevant, but I assume it would be a fight to the death which seems kind of intense. Maybe its just like a slap fight or a tickle fight idk. I think we should take a second to say that if it was a celestial bear vs a celestial buffalo. Or even just a bear vs a buffalo, obviously the bear would still win, its nature, its science, its fact, I dont know what to tell you. Since the game is different I think we need to change the trophy as well, instead of a physical trophy it should be more experiential. Like a signature grimace birthday meal from mcdonalds.

***jaypc8237*** · 07-14-2023, 08:36 PM

7 TPE - I didn't want to write a whole different 3 TPE prompt to hit the 8 sadly

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. Winnipeg has put together an impressive streak of Challenge Cup Finals appearances, but has no hardware to show for their dominance in the west so far. What do the Aurora have to do differently to get over the hump this year?

Winnipeg has a very solid lineup, and its been proven many times before. But when they hit the finals they get crushed, and to me its because they don't play enough solid defense. When your in the Finals, your playing the other best team in the whole league, and their bound to be great. but if you shut down all of their offense, what can they do? most of all, Winnipeg has the experience in these types of games, so all they need to do is take a breath and play like they have all season long.

b. Buffalo, fresh off a rebuild, crushed their way through the first two rounds of these playoffs after coming in as a wildcard, scoring two consecutive sweeps against two of the best teams in the East. Have the Stampede convinced you? If so, what sold you?

They have the talent to win this, with all of these young kids, but its going to be a tough series, considering all of the experience Winnipeg has in these situations. My money goes on the Aurora on this one, but I would say Buffalo puts up a fight. It will be a great series.

c. Two very different teams took two very different routes to the Cup Final: which of them impressed you more? Why?

Buffalo way more. Winnipeg has proven they are a great team for so many season now, just they don't perform in the finals. Buffalo on the other hand, coming in on the Wildcard, they played and beat some of the best teams in the league, a miracle coming off of a rebuild.

d. If it ain't broke don't fix it: Who you got? Who wins? Why?

WINNIPEG! Oh god Winnipeg deserves it so much. Being the best team in the league for so many season, the regular season at least, they have so much experience in games like this I am sure they have this one in the bag. Yet again, I don't count Buffalo out, considering the past few instances in the finals Winnipeg has had.

3. Written, 3 TPE, Guess Who's Back (150 words min.)

To say Winnipeg has been offensively dominant in their playoff run so far is needlessly charitable to their opponents. Lias Ekholm-Gunnarsson has *twenty nine points* in sixteen playoff games. Mikko Rashford has *twenty seven*. However, Rebecca Montaigne has a 0.888 save percentage for this run. Can Winnipeg's absurd offense finally get them over the hump, or do they need to patch up their defense if they want to outlast the Upstate Upstarts?

I touched on this briefly before. Winnipeg hands down has the best, if not then second best offense in the league. Its greatly proven by the two players you mentioned above, Lias Ekholm-Gunnarsson and Mikko Rashford. They put up absurd numbers this offseason, and good for them. But can it lead the whole team to the highly sought out championship? Not on its own. Winnipeg has to play a defensive game, help their goalie Rebecca Montague out a little bit, and the defense has to step it up to a whole different level here. The offense will definitely help get them where they need to be, but they CANNOT. I stress it yet again. CANNOT win on purely offense. And for me its been proven in prior seasons. They make it all the way to the finals, but are crushed by another team who knows how they play, and knows how to stop them. Defense, and solid at that is the only way Winnipeg pulls out with a Cup this season.

***micool132*** · 07-14-2023, 09:04 PM

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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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12. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)

Looks like [TEAM] won the cup! (Sorry, Micool.) What was your favorite part of the series? Who won and why? What could the other team have done differently to have a better chance?

I wish a championship week where I am mentionned would be for better reasons but I appreciate the nod. THe buffallos surprisingly won in my opinion and it again shows that there are no clear guarantees that stronger teams will win the cup, it's all played on the ice. We are at a point where winnipeg has been favorites for a few season and still can't win it all. I said multiple times that they don't need to make changes, just to ride their success wave but now after so many appearances without winning it all it feels like a chang ecould be welcomed, maybe tactical changes.

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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. Winnipeg has put together an impressive streak of Challenge Cup Finals appearances, but has no hardware to show for their dominance in the west so far. What do the Aurora have to do differently to get over the hump this year?

b. Buffalo, fresh off a rebuild, crushed their way through the first two rounds of these playoffs after coming in as a wildcard, scoring two consecutive sweeps against two of the best teams in the East. Have the Stampede convinced you? If so, what sold you?

c. Two very different teams took two very different routes to the Cup Final: which of them impressed you more? Why?

d. If it ain't broke don't fix it: Who you got? Who wins? Why?

a. I think the aurora has to keep pilling up on good players as much as they can, one day the flood gates will open and they will get their championship but as long as their cup window remains open, they have to add add add players and fill that roster with quality players. A tactical adjustment to their opponents could help as well, at the cost of individual successes maybe for the star players.

b. As a procrastinator of course they have convinced me. Their push and finals were impressive and out of the blue. I didn't expect them to win and get this far, let alone win the cup but I guess this is encouraging for every aspiring team to recall that making it to the final dance is not reserved to the most stacked teams, that hard work can get you far as well.

c. The winnipeg serie of finals appearances is very impressive, however the underdog run of buffalo is even better, especially now that I know they won it all. THe east is a slaughterhouse with many strong teams and being sent to the finals as an underdog is impressive. The aurora needs to win a final soon and I'm sure it will happen but until then they are just that, appearances.

5ympathies · 07-14-2023, 09:37 PM

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11. Written, 3 TPE, Civil War (150 words min.)

How does your player feel about playing against SHL teammates in the IIHF? Do you ease up on your hits, or do you go harder? Do you grin at each other across the ice, or is this a point of national pride?

When I am playing for team canada, or at least when i did play for team canada (20 seasons in a row on the roster by the way, not a big deal, 4 gold medals) I am not easing up one might. Honestly if I think about it I might be playing even harder than I do during the regular season. Single elimination rounds working up towards the gold medal? I am leaving everything I have out on the ice, every single game grinding for the gold. If one of my teammates is coming up on a contract year, maybe I even hit them harder, have them take a lesser contract so we can build a more successful team the following year. I am doing whatever it takes to win. I wish I could have gotten my fifth medal, and if I was able to keep my spot on the roster for another 2 seasons, all things staying the same, I would have. It sucks to go dry on golds 10 seasons in a row, with all 4 of my golds being won within 5 seasons, but it is what it is.

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12. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)

Looks like [TEAM] won the cup! (Sorry, Micool.) What was your favorite part of the series? Who won and why? What could the other team have done differently to have a better chance?

Congrats to the buffalo stampede of the simulation hockey league. A team that I once played on, close to 15 seasons ago. They traded for me as a rental and we lost to Hamilton in the conference finals who eventually went on the win the cup, and Buffalo one the cup either the season before I played with them or the season after, or maybe even both, so I absolutely hated to see that lol. WPG should be proud of making it to the finals 3 seasons in a row, but in my opinion Buffalo is just built different and we all saw this coming. Good luck to winnipeg in the future, but this cup was buffalos to take home easy.

Thanks to JSS for the signature

Bonk · 07-14-2023, 10:04 PM

1. Belly +3
2.a. Well, it is pretty simple what the Aurora need to do to actually win championships. They need to change their name back to the Jets as they have never held the cup as the Aurora. Do not believe me look at the cup history. Want to win Winnipeg become the Jets pain and simple. Words~54 +1
9. https://soundcloud.com/mesbonk/bsh-cw-71 +4

raymond3000 · 07-14-2023, 10:29 PM

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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. Winnipeg has put together an impressive streak of Challenge Cup Finals appearances, but has no hardware to show for their dominance in the west so far. What do the Aurora have to do differently to get over the hump this year?

b. Buffalo, fresh off a rebuild, crushed their way through the first two rounds of these playoffs after coming in as a wildcard, scoring two consecutive sweeps against two of the best teams in the East. Have the Stampede convinced you? If so, what sold you?

a. Winnipeg needs to play in a harder conference in order to win the Challenge Cup. With how weak the rest of the western conference is, the Aurora can sleepwalk their way through the season and still make it to the finals. Meanwhile, the eastern conference champions come into the finals having already gone through a gauntlet of contenders.

b. The Stampede have had a miraculous run in the playoffs, knocking out each of the supposed top teams in the league. I doubted them at the start of the playoffs, but they have more than proven their worth and shown that they are deserving challenge cup champions. Their TPE isn't the highest, but clearly their coaching is top notch.

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13. Graphic, 3 TPE - The Procrastinator Special!

Congratulations, graphics-master procrastinator! Much like the written-word-loving procrastinator, you too have a special task! Create a post-series splash screen detailing the outcome of the series, or highlighting the player that you think should be playoff MVP. Include at least 3 stats!

dogwoodmaple · 07-14-2023, 10:38 PM

ISFL affiliate - 3 TPE

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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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12. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)

Looks like [TEAM] won the cup! (Sorry, Micool.) What was your favorite part of the series? Who won and why? What could the other team have done differently to have a better chance?

Buffalo's resilience is what really stood out to me in this year's finals. They very easily could've taken a game or two off, but they kept the pedal to the metal and grinded out a tough series victory against Winnipeg. I think a team with a little more stiff defense could've given Buffalo more of a challenge, but you have to tip your cap to the Aurora for what they were able to do. Sometimes in this league, you run up against a buzzsaw which is exactly what happened. Buffalo was simply too hot and firing on all cylinders to lose that series. I'm honestly not sure they would've dropped a seven game series to anybody in the entire league with the way they were playing.

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