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mystick
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01-12-2024, 05:40 PM
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2. c. 1 TPE New England really showed up in conference finals. Playing a 2 seed good Philly team, they seemed to score at will and rode the score up all series. Winnipeg did win one game quicker, but mainly through tough defense and scraping out those one goal victories against a 7 seed on a hot streak. 54 words 2 d. 1 TPE I have a pretty foolproof way of deciding finals winner, the eeny meeny miny moe strategy, and it picked Winnipeg to be the winner. I also asked my two year old, and he liked the green one better. So now the house is divided, great. I guess we will see which of us has the better way to pick winners. 60 words 3. 3 TPEMy guess is both these teams sandbagged a bit during the regular season in order to save some energy for the playoffs. It is tough to learn from that as most teams are still clawing their way into the playoffs and need the experience, so there is no regular season slacking off for them. They may have finished 8th and 10th, but realistically they were only about 3 games back from 3rd and 4th. There is a pretty big log jam of teams in that 3-12 area that it really comes down to experience for those teams, which New England and Winnipeg have in spades. These teams both built these dynasties through the draft. Having a few strong drafts in a row really improves your chances of contending for years instead of a cinderella run. After you find your core, you are able to trade early round picks for tanking teams top players to give you a real boost for a great. I would never count out Winnipeg to make it back again, they refuse to give up. 178 words 5. 3 TPE The biggest and most surprising upset has to be San Francisco eliminating Edmonton. I mean any time a top seed is taken out before the conference finals, I would call that a pretty big upset. But having it done by a 7 seed, when Edmonton had only lost 14 games all season, then go on to lose 4 in 6 to . With SF being a barely .500 team, taking out the president trophy winner who had 11 wins over the next in conference is massive. What makes it more impressive to me is winning two games in overtime. This showed us how serious that SF team was to take it to the defending champs in sudden death. But the best part to me is that Edmonton beat them 7 times in the regular season. Imagine not losing to a team all year, then getting beat 4/6 to get eliminated. Brutal. Also even though they lost against Winnipeg, all those games were very close. Was kind of sad to see their run end. 173 words 8 TPE Total
Caleb
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NYR73
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MikeLiut
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01-13-2024, 01:04 AM
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Code: 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. Peppermint Code: 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. 2b. It’s New England, not even close. New England had to win against Buffalo - and their .727 winning percentage, second in standings, third in GF and GA- then win against Philly - winner of the fierce Atlantic division, .705 winning percentage, second in GF, second in GA. And they also won against Hamilton, which had a very interesting season, and is known to cause surprises against big teams. (67 words) 2d. I am not sure about that one, but I’ll go with my brain and pick New England. I love a good comeback story and Winnipeg fits well the narrative with the season they had (and the curse they used to have), but I have been a fan of how New England is built for many years. My pick is NEW in 6. Go Hammer, win that one. (67 words too). Code: 5. Written, 3 TPE, Upset City (150 words min) First of all, congrats to the San Francisco Pride. What a run. Two beautiful series against two of my favorite teams in the West. The Panthers had a great season, finishing 8th, and they were clearly my favorite for the series. Sobchak played well, and the Scholz Murray Hargreeves line were too powerful. Then, Edmonton (finished 2nd). I did not have a 7-2 and a 5-2 win on my bingo card. After all, the Pride finished 14th this season. I would not consider Baltimore’s (#5) win vs Atlanta (#4) an upset series, but it was nice to finally win against Atlanta for once. Atlanta has been the Platoon’s nemesis for the last 4 playoffs. Devoir played very well, because Atlanta did shoot a lot. New England finishing 9th and beating Philly (#3) and Buffalo (#2) was also nice to see. The Wolfpack had lost some good players, like Svoboda, but managed to win the Cup. We all thought they had no chance to win another one before a few seasons, with regression hitting hard on the team’s veterans, but congrats, it was impressive. (183 words)
Tylar
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01-13-2024, 11:00 AM
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Code: 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. Sad +3 TPE Code: 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. d. I am going to say the Winnipeg Aurora are going to win, although I would be surprised if the New England Wolfpack win. While the Wolfpack have gone through a bit of a gauntlet, the Winnipeg Aurora have kind of been rolling winning 4-1. 4-2, and 4-1. They have done really well and have been strong. They should be able to keep going. (Spoiler Wolfpack are winning the series didn't even look RIP I'm a dimbi) 60 words +2 TPE Code: 3. Written, 3 TPE, Haven’t I Seen This Before? (150 words min.) [165 words] +3 TPE Total TPE Earned: 8 Made by Rindiee, rum_ham & Carpy Jacob Mueller S5-S Julien Dupont S6-S13 S9 Challenge Cup - Calgary Dragons IIHF Gold - Germany Rufus Reinhart S13-S24 S14 Challenge Cup - Texas Renegades Christoffer Björnsson - S25-S35 S25 Four Stars Cup S26 Tom Corcoran Trophy - SMJHL Top Goalie Sami Owens - S36-S52 S38 IIHF Bronze - Canada S39 IIHF Gold - Canada S42 IIHF Silver - Canada S51 Challenge Cup Champion - HAM Liam Slate - S54-Present S53 WJC Bronze - British Isles S54 WJC Silver - British Isles S55 Four Star Cup Champion - Newfoundland Berserkers S57 IIHF Silver - Great Britain S58 IIHF Silver - Great Britain S60 IIHF Silver - Great Britain S61 IIIHF Gold - Great Britain S67 Challenge Cup Champion - Seattle Argonauts S68 Challenge Cup Champion - Seattle Argonauts Triple Gold Club Sad Ketchup -Present S76 Ryan Jesster Trophy Winner
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Mysterious_Fish
SMJHL GM Member
01-13-2024, 02:11 PM
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Otrebor13
Graphic Graders S11 Challenge Cup Champion
Task 2 – 2 TPE
a. Both teams are super impressive, but what has impressed me the most by Winnipeg is how they have been at or near the top of the SHL for almost 10 seasons now. Their regular season performance took a slight dip this season but they are always a threat. I think they could have been a little better closing out finals in the past, but regardless, what they’ve done over this span is incredible. b. I think it’s definitely New England. They had to face both Buffalo and Philadelphia who were the #2 and #3 seeds in the league this season, respectively. Winnipeg has some tough matchups but I don’t think it can stack up to that type of competition from the East that New England had to go through. Task 4 – 3 TPE Team building in the SHL is quite complicated, so it is difficult to really say who made the better decision. While Montreal did dominate the league for a little bit, they did so for a shorter period of time. They were towards the top for 4 seasons, took advantage of their window and then tore the team down when they thought was the best time. The other 3 teams have been at the top for longer, and keeping the teams competitive was probably a little easier with the amount of depth they had. I respect Montreal’s decision, because I think the decision to go for it is just as hard as the decision to tear it down. For Montreal maybe they felt they needed to get ahead of the curb on the rebuild instead of waiting and having no assets to move and it would be too late after. They’re currently really bad, but they have assets that will help them get back to the top. Task 5 – 3 TPE I think the most impressive upset this post season has to go to San Francisco beating Edmonton. I think Edmonton was the clear favorite to win it all, and this upset probably cost a lot of people TPE in their playoff predictions. San Francisco had to upset the Los Angeles Panthers in round 1 and then move on to the juggernaut that was the Edmonton Blizzard. Edmonton was so dominant this season and so much better than everyone else that seeing the series shift in the Pride’s favor was crazy. The series did have 2 OT games that went in the Pride’s favor, however they still beat Edmonton 7-2 in Game 2 and 5-2 in Game 4. That really stuck out when I saw those scorelines. San Francisco got incredible goaltending and they ran with it in the series. Sometimes it happens when you’re outplaying your opponents but if the goalie doesn’t let you get anything past him, you get frustrated and things don’t go your way. I’ll also give an honorable mention to New England beating BOTH Buffalo and Philadelphia and only losing 3 games combined. |
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