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Fitted2106 · 09-13-2023, 08:51 PM

3. Winnipeg is not a finals and there not good only my dad is good because he has seen the glory of the dog God which also becomes a lantern late at night when you don't have your binky because without hot water could u even try to scale the statue of liberty I mean seriously where is the floor even lava what is this crap. Someone give your boy a new stick and watch Tampa win 783 straight cups because we made the cuo and forged it in our image. Without our image we have 0 cups because we made it and you didn't because we are the biggest strongest toughest baby's you ever did try to ragdoll. Without kitty's what would get petted like seriously where is the love for our favorite things in this world like how did this happen because without kisses who would be a good boy? In my mind I have never felt better I will continue to be goated

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***EmoLeBron*** · 09-13-2023, 09:05 PM

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13. Wow, what a series! I am excited that the Aurora broke the curse and finally got to life the cup on their fourth go around. I don’t know if they could have ever lived down the Bills of the SHL moniker have they not pulled it off. I am especially ecstatic for Sburbine as he has been waiting for this moment for a while now. He helped in my quest to win a cup for the Berserkers so it’s nice to see him have a player involved in a cup celebration as well. Congratulations to everybody on the Winnipeg squad, but now that I am in the SHL you better watch for TBB.. My desire for the cup is insensible.

Fitted2106 · 09-13-2023, 09:07 PM

09-13-2023, 08:51 PMFitted2106 Wrote: 3. Winnipeg is not a finals and there not good only my dad is good because he has seen the glory of the dog God which also becomes a lantern late at night when you don't have your binky because without hot water could u even try to scale the statue of liberty I mean seriously where is the floor even lava what is this crap. Someone give your boy a new stick and watch Tampa win 783 straight cups because we made the cuo and forged it in our image. Without our image we have 0 cups because we made it and you didn't because we are the biggest strongest toughest baby's you ever did try to ragdoll. Without kitty's what would get petted like seriously where is the love for our favorite things in this world like how did this happen because without kisses who would be a good boy? In my mind I have never felt better I will continue to be goated

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2 d. New enddland win it because Tom Brady and Bill the man belly they taking this in 4 cuz no questions asked if they don't I'll eat my shoe on a live twitch stream where trella dresses as a cat and plays pokemon so tune in this Thursday for that dumb ass shit let's go Brady unstoppable baby yes

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2.a what impresses me the most about new England is cam Newton he will be the legacy of Tom Brady fir sure he will carry new England to number 7. There's no way he can't he is the goate next to young fitted the boy can't be stopped show me one person on earth that can throw to Mars, well u can't because the earths flat please understand this u clowns.

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*Ruggsy* · 09-13-2023, 09:07 PM

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***TheSparkyDee*** · 09-13-2023, 09:14 PM

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*leviadan* · 09-13-2023, 09:23 PM

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2a) I would love to see the Wolfpack take it, I played 4 seasons with those people and they're all lovely. Fortunately we raised a cup together 3 seasons back, so I know they have the instinct to do it. Sadly, with the gift of hindsight, I can see that they didn't get it done. Fair play to Winnipeg though, they've had a lot of kicks at the can and they've finally made it over the line!

2b) NEW doesn't have me this time, and that's all the difference the Aurora need to finish the job. Many people are saying that NEW is missing that sub 1k TPE ancient player on the brink of retirement that has a lot of cups to his name. Simply put, that was me, and without that they're going to have a tough time pulling off another win against WPG.

10) I would love to say that Germany could pull off an upset again. A few seasons back we were lucky enough to pull off a surprise win against SWE in the finals which was a career highlight for me. We've always been one of those teams on the cusp, with a few bronze medals back in the S60's, but in the last 5 or so seasons we got a bit of a youth injection. That plus a stabilization in management has brought new life into a team that has had moments on shakey ground. As the youth get better and some of the older guys like me keep fighting regression I think we have a chance. That being said, my time may be up soon, so if we had a good run this year it'd mean a lot for sure. Who knows how many more runs I have in me? I know, but I'm not going to tell you. Sorry.

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MCP_ · 09-13-2023, 09:44 PM

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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. You can never take success for granted, but these are two of the league's heavy favorites coming into the cup finals. Pick either of our finalists, and tell me what about them impresses you the most!

b. New England vs Winnipeg makes this a rematch of the S70 finals! What does Winnipeg have to do differently to take round two, two seasons later, in season seventy-two?

c. The Aurora defeated the Blizzard in their conference final, and the Wolfpack sank the Forge. Who had the more impressive victory to punch their ticket to the cup final, and why?

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

a. For the Aurora, the team itself; it takes a major effort to assemble a team that good, and everyone is firing on all cylinders at just the right time. For the Wolfpack, it's the fact that they were able to beat the Forge, who have effectively established themselves as a top team in the east. (55 Words)

b. For the Aurora, it's to get out of their own heads. Losing 3 straight finals appearances takes its toll eventually, but it needs to be kept in check. This is especially true since they are playing a rematch; while the players may not all be the same, it's the fight against the identity that counts. (55 Words)

c. It's a tough call; both teams beat their 3rd place conference counterparts right after taking on and winning against their conference 2nd place. If I had to give an edge, it would be Winnipeg; them, the Syndicate, and the Blizzard were all basically neck and neck, and fighting against 2 similar opponents as an even matchup, and winning that, is more impressive. (62 Words)

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

Looks like [TEAM] won Season 72! Who won and why? What could the other team have done differently to change the result? What was your favorite part of the series?

So, the Winnipeg Aurora have finally won the cup after almost pulling a Buffalo Bills and losing consecutive Challenge Cup appearances. It was a long time coming, but it felt inevitable that it would happen. This time around, they won in 5 games and happened to outscore them 24-16. While this averages out to 5-3 games, they completely dominated games 3 - 4 with back-to-back blowouts, which was my personal favorite part about the series since it's rare to have such a feat. New England simply was too young against this team, with Winnipeg having significantly better depth everywhere: they simply need more experience. (103 Words)

*McGriddy10* · 09-13-2023, 09:46 PM

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CementHands · 09-13-2023, 09:51 PM

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3. Written, 3 TPE, Peggy's Back, Tell a Friend (150 words min.)

Winnipeg is a cup finalist for an astonishing fourth year in a row! To make that happen in the current era of the SHL requires serious skill and deserves appreciation. What is it that makes this Aurora era so successful? What have been the most crucial factors in their Western dominance? What lessons should the rest of the league learn from their success?

Honestly I think most of Winnipeg's "Western Dominance" as it were comes down to two things - teams grossly undervaluing their own cap. Teams have been freely trading cap to Winnipeg, which cudos to them for taking advantage when opportunity arises. People say a cliff is imminent for Winnipeg, and if that's true I'm glad they were able to win one during their peak. The second part is a dirt poor western conference for competition. Winnipeg has essentially had a free ride to the finals for the last calendar year. You would think eventually their rotten luck would turn and they would get successful for a change. Let me expand, mostly because I need more words. Teams in the west have collectively decided to tank and rebuild. These are the teams trading away cap and high TPE players in search of youth and draft picks. Chances are they undersold their assets, and the good teams will remain good, and continue enough of a pipeline to stay relevant, but let's watch this play out.

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

Looks like [TEAM] won Season 72! Who won and why? What could the other team have done differently to change the result? What was your favorite part of the series?

Winnipeg won! Yes, that's right and not a typo. Congrats to the Aurora, seriously, they have toiled and come up short too many times. They finally pulled together and put together the solid performance that they needed. They remind me of a good HBO story, where the young team needs to experience adversary together to grow stronger, overcome it to finally lift that trophy. Defeat their metaphorical white whale.
I think New England had to try and run their series, not counter Winnipeg which I think is what was happening. Too many times recently has Winnipeg been defeated by being countered, eventually they grew solid enough that a direct counter was still playing into their game, letting them dictate the flow.

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*WithTheMoose* · 09-13-2023, 09:55 PM

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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. You can never take success for granted, but these are two of the league's heavy favorites coming into the cup finals. Pick either of our finalists, and tell me what about them impresses you the most!
c. The Aurora defeated the Blizzard in their conference final, and the Wolfpack sank the Forge. Who had the more impressive victory to punch their ticket to the cup final, and why?

a. I will always have to lean towards Winnipeg being the most impressive team in the finals until they no longer make the finals. They have been consistently one of the top teams in the league for like five seasons now and show no signs of slowing down. They're terrifying to play in a way no other team can manage and that alone means they come across as more impressive. (69 words)
c. I fully believe the Aurora sinking the Blizzard was more impressive. Not only were the Blizzard the more impressive team in the regular season being 4th in the league, the Aurora did it coming off a very impressive win over the third best team in the league as well. The Aurora's path to these finals has been insanely difficult and there have been no signs of chinks in their armor. (70 words)

3. Written, 3 TPE, Peggy's Back, Tell a Friend (150 words min.)
Winnipeg is a cup finalist for an astonishing fourth year in a row! To make that happen in the current era of the SHL requires serious skill and deserves appreciation. What is it that makes this Aurora era so successful? What have been the most crucial factors in their Western dominance? What lessons should the rest of the league learn from their success?

The key to Winnipeg's competitive success has been an absolutely smashing amount of success in both the draft and free agency early on. Their general manager Ace entered this team with a plan and his immediate goal was to collect the best possible humans available and bring them to this team to attract others. Jess, JURT, and Fluw are some players that immediately come to mind and while some of them have retired at this point, as they've continued on this path of success they've only added more and more of these people who just attract other users to them. They are some of the best people in all of sim leagues and that draws a sense of loyalty you just don't get on a ton of teams. It makes people want to be there and to be a part of what they're building. it makes people want to earn, to contribute, and to do their best to make the team a success and it has obviously worked. I've been personally very impressed with how Ace has built the team and I think Winnipeg will continue to find success for as long as Ace continues this philosophy and the team seems like an appealing place to call home. (197 words)

hewasajazzman · 09-13-2023, 10:06 PM

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3. i think that a big key to success for the Winnipeg Aurora over the past handful of seasons has been their work ethic. just take a look at their roster page and youll see they have an insane amount of players that have put in the work to become really highly skilled. there are 9 different players who currently sit at 1800 tpe or better. when you time that sort of thing the right way youre just setting yourself up for success. Lord Farquaads, Lias Ekholm-Gunnarsson, Jay O'Neil, Spack Jarrow, Mikko Rashford, Rebecca Montagne, Christian Kinsinger, Max Manning, and Marcel Beck are all names every SHL player, staff member, and fan alike should know. with all the playoff appearances this team has had its easy to see the two main keys a team should be focusing on is having a strong work ethic and timing your players’ peaks to line up at a similar time.

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12. the Winnipeg Aurora came out of the s72 playoffs bringing home the Challenge Cup. the strength of the Aurora’s roster proved to be too much for New England as they ended up dropping 4 games to Winnipeg in just a 5 game series. while the Wolfpack’s roster is nothing the scoff at, they just dont have the number of high skilled players that the Aurora do and it would have taken some serious strategical magic to put up more of a fight. you might even be able to call the 1 win in the series an accomplishment when you look into the two rosters. as i pointed out in my last prompt the Aurora have 9 players sitting at 1800 TPE or more while New England only rosters 4, just one being over 1900 TPE. for reference, Winnipeg could out do that 4 with only their 2000+ TPE players.

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**Lime** · 09-13-2023, 10:06 PM

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3. Written, 3 TPE, Peggy's Back, Tell a Friend (150 words min.)

Winnipeg is a cup finalist for an astonishing fourth year in a row! To make that happen in the current era of the SHL requires serious skill and deserves appreciation. What is it that makes this Aurora era so successful? What have been the most crucial factors in their Western dominance? What lessons should the rest of the league learn from their success?

The most important thing is that they have really good former Berserkers on their team in Mikko Rashford, and Jay O'Neil. Everyone knows that the Berserkers go on to be the best in the SHL and that is obviously true, these guys carried the team to 4 finals and a cup out of that. There are probably some other decent players in there but its whatever cuz they don't really move the needle too far. Also everyone was sick of seeing the peg in the finals every time so the pack probably just gave them the W cuz they already got one like a couple seasons ago. You need a little variety yanoe like nobody wanted Hamilton every single season neither. The league should learn that if you want to win the cup all you need to do is make it to the finals a million times and one of those times you will win its not that hard tbh.

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

Looks like [TEAM] won Season 72! Who won and why? What could the other team have done differently to change the result? What was your favorite part of the series?

The windypeg bears finally won after 4 seasons and stopped luke from getting another cup. They were just really unlucky for a long time and sooner or later they were gonna get what they built this team for and here it is. The east was kinda weak maybe but that pack team coulda got the job done again they just didnt have the hunger like they did when they won it 2 seasons ago and sometimes thats all the difference you know. It was a little scary for the peg at the start but I think they knew they would lose their minds going into a 5th finals with no cup so they got it done now.

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