TASK ONE

If I was the coach of my Detroit Falcons, I would have changed things up just a bit. While we had a star line led by me, Francesco Bellucci, I feel like we could have used some little tweaks. First of all - move Kevin Marks to first line instead of Michael Walker. Marks was undeniably better in taking faceoffs, as he took more and won more. He also had a better shot percentage. With me being the playmaker on this high-octane line, Vijanupatan Singh and Marks would be constantly provided with some dank ass passes. I would have also put Ryan Strathairn on at least one 1st powerplay pairing. He had an amazing shot percentage for a defender and he also was tied for the top scorer in the team. If we had these additions in our first line, I feel like we would have been more consistent and we would have been able to straight up bomb opponent's goal. Also, in 4v4 lines I'd remove Victorsson. After an amazing S35 campaign he has fell off quite a bit. I feel the likes of Bellucci, Bulota would have been better here, as well as Arrivabene could have been promoted. Other than that, I feel like we had pretty solid lineup.

TASK TWO

I think Ryan Strathairn showed that he is top class SMJHL defender in the S36 playoffs. Acquired in a trade from the Montreal Militia, he immediately proved that he is a good addition and will produce many points moving forward. He did just that in the S36 SMJHL playoffs. First of all, he co-led the Detroit Falcons in scoring and was tied for the second-best point total in the whole postseason, trailing only Prince George defenseman, Oliver König. That's already an impressive stat, but what if I told you he played on the second pairing the whole time? It had less playing time, yet he found a way to make an impact. Not only that, he also proved that he has a well-rounded game, being 9th best in the league in terms of hits. He was 9th best in the league in points per 20 minutes, too. But what impressed me the most is the fact that he scored 4 powerplay goals. Every single one of his playoff goals was scored in the powerplay. And he played on the second pairing in PP too. If only he had a chance to play with the first line, I feel like he could have been the top scorer in the playoffs.