Grape 739 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 While congratulations are in order for @badcolethetitan for breaking Mexico City's round 2 curse (as a Caps fan, I am all too familiar with that), there is one last hurdle for them to surpass to finally reach the promise-land, and we will not go down without a fight. The Ottawa Lynx are not a team that should be taken lightly, and it's best nobody believes a victory is guaranteed.Sinking the Titanic Ottawa's journey to the finals starts with a duel against the Halifax 21st, led by @ShawnGlade. While finishing 7th, they were not a team to be taken lightly. With both defensemen maxed and a maxed goaltender, it could be wagered that this would be a strong, defensive battle, especially considering Ottawa and Halifax had the 1st and 2nd lowest goals against in the regular season, respectively. Game 1 did show some defensive prowess, but only for one team, with Ottawa beating out Halifax 4-1. Game 2 saw more offense, but the result being the same: a 4-3 win for Ottawa in overtime. Game 3? Repeat of Game 1: 4-1 win for Ottawa. Will we sweep? No. A strategy change for Halifax, focusing heavily on offense, allows them to squeak out a close overtime win against us in Game 4, with a score of 3-2. This could become something. In a sense, the 21st narrowly missed the iceberg destined to sink their ship, but as we know, the iceberg was bigger than it appeared. Despite the offensive strategy put in place, Ottawa blanks Halifax in Game 5 with a score of 2-0, winning the series, and sinking Halifax.The Deadliest Catch With Halifax out of the way, Ottawa looks to round 2. Their opponent? The defending champions, the San Diego Marlins, led by @jacobcarson877. This is a team that, when observing my statistics, I was very high on. Strong both defensively and offensively, they would prove to be a challenge for the Lynx. Game 1 yielded a 3-1 Ottawa victory, but Game 2 saw San Diego come on top in overtime, winning 3-2. Game 3 was another close one, with Ottawa winning 4-3. Game 4 goes into double-overtime and San Diego gets the win in a tight 1-0 game. Game 5 proved to be the most one-sided game in the series, with Ottawa topping the Marlins 6-2. That offense won't keep up, however, as San Diego will win Game 6 3-2 in overtime. Up to this point, Ottawa has only lost overtime games. If a game is finished in regulation, the Lynx have taken it, whereas in overtime, Ottawa has only won 1 of 5. In this Game 7, Ottawa must keep it to 3 periods, or else it could be all over. And in Game 7, Ottawa comes out on top with a final of 3-2, reeling in the Marlins and ensuring that there would be no repeat.King's Fall And here we are: The final round. Ottawa vs Mexico City. Both teams have a significantly different approach. As Ottawa prides itself on its staunch defense and stellar goaltending, Mexico City goes hard on offense, being the top scoring team in both the regular season and the playoffs, and having three of the top 4 top point getters this postseason. Will the offensive juggernaut of Mexico City be able to poach the Lynx, or will the defensive prowess of Ottawa stump Mexico City and dethrone the Kings? We'll just have to wait and see... 576 words badcolethetitan and jacobcarson877 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/133863-planning-a-regicide/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobcarson877 2,562 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 I'm so glad our series wasn't a blowout and we finally got to see the Marlins we both knew were there! Simon did well for us, and best of luck to you and the Lynx in the finals! Grape 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/133863-planning-a-regicide/#findComment-975707 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnGlade 1,010 Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 4 hours ago, Grape said: Sinking the Titanic Ottawa's journey to the finals starts with a duel against the Halifax 21st, led by @ShawnGlade. While finishing 7th, they were not a team to be taken lightly. With both defensemen maxed and a maxed goaltender, it could be wagered that this would be a strong, defensive battle, especially considering Ottawa and Halifax had the 1st and 2nd lowest goals against in the regular season, respectively. Game 1 did show some defensive prowess, but only for one team, with Ottawa beating out Halifax 4-1. Game 2 saw more offense, but the result being the same: a 4-3 win for Ottawa in overtime. Game 3? Repeat of Game 1: 4-1 win for Ottawa. Will we sweep? No. A strategy change for Halifax, focusing heavily on offense, allows them to squeak out a close overtime win against us in Game 4, with a score of 3-2. This could become something. In a sense, the 21st narrowly missed the iceberg destined to sink their ship, but as we know, the iceberg was bigger than it appeared. Despite the offensive strategy put in place, Ottawa blanks Halifax in Game 5 with a score of 2-0, winning the series, and sinking Halifax. Despite HFX finishing 7th and it looking like an easy win for OTT, I'll say the series was a lot closer than it looked. 3 of the 5 games were 2 goal games with two of them being decided in OT. Helluva ride even though we lost Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/133863-planning-a-regicide/#findComment-975749 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape 739 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 UPDATE Regicide has been achieved. THE KING HAS BEEN SLAIN Triller and jacobcarson877 1 1 Link to comment https://vhlforum.com/topic/133863-planning-a-regicide/#findComment-975987 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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