TASK ONE: You’re the coach of one of the teams in the playoffs! At least you’d like to think you are. Come up with a new set of lines for one of the teams eliminated in the playoffs, and explain why you made the choices you did. Must be at least 150 words.
Seattle
Wilson-Lundberg-Kane
Lloren-Hamilton-Knouse
Kylrad-Iqbal-Reed
Kane-Iqbal-Church
Reasons: Pretty much just went in order of points. They've got the 1st line right with Wilson, Lundberg, and Kane. Lloren is currently on the 2nd line, but so is Kylrad and Iqbal. I just switched them with Knouse and Hamilton. Lloren and Hamilton can be the goal scorers and Knouse can be the playmaker. Hamilton has 4 more points than Iqbal who is currently the #2 center. I guess it makes sense to play the younger player who you're trying to keep happy so they stay with the team more, but not if they're putting out their best effort at winning. Third line I switched everyone up. Instead of Knouse-Hamilton-Church, it's Kylrad-Iqbal-Reed. Kylrad can carry the big weight offensively, while maybe sparking Iqbal a bit. 4th line is Kane-Iqbal-Church instead of Knouse-Hamilton-Sirius. Just finishing up adding some ice time for the guys I previously switched out. I think this would help Seattle do a bit more offensively which maybe would have been enough to win the series against Calgary.

TASK TWO: Who is your choice for the unsung hero of the S36 playoffs up to this point? Must be at least 150 words and include at least two statistics in support.
Terrance Nova is my choice for the unsung hero of the S36 playoffs thus far. Yes, Minnesota is eliminated, but through the first 13 games for the Chiefs he had the second most points in the league with fourteen. He also had the most goals (nine). Nova gets a decent amount of attention, but not the amount he deserves. He's playing on Minnesota's 2nd line as the moment. He's also tied for the league lead with 2 game winning goals, which is huge in the playoffs. He also had the second best plus/minus on Minnesota and the second least penalty minutes (not including those who had zero). He also lead the Chiefs in shots on goal. For those reasons, I believe Nova was a huge part of why Minnesota made it to round 2 and why they did as well as they did, and also why they'll continue to do well next season.

TASK THREE: Who has the edge, New England or Texas? What (or who) will be the biggest factor for one team to triumph over the other? Must be at least 150 words.
This is a tough one. Texas is a very good team and they showed that by upsetting Calgary to get to the finals. They've got a great team who always puts up a good fight and this series won't be any different. I still think New England will win however. Through twelve games, they have three players who have over a point per game and five players who have double-digit point totals. Laukkanen is a great goaltender who will give Texas a tough time. And of course, one of those players with over a point per game is Toivo Kosonen. I always mention him when I'm talking about New England because he's just that good. In twelve games he had one goal and twelve assists for thirteen points. He was also a plus ten, took ZERO penalties, has twenty four shots and eighteen shots blocked. He's also a huge minute eater as he played an average of twenty four minutes and fifty three seconds per game in those games.

TASK SIX: The Wolfpack and the Renegades are giving the first 5000 fans in the building a random rookie card from a player on the roster! Rookie card must include one player render, player name, team name, and team logo.