Penalty Woes
Detroit are far and away one of the toughest teams to face up against while the game is at even strength. The pressure they put opponents under is unreal, so much so that there is no doubt how great their presence is when they take the ice. How could a team make this pressure even harder to handle? Well, by giving up a multitude of penalty minutes of course. Detroit are a tough team to frustrate at the best of times - but to give up 16 penalty minutes against a top class outfit like that of Detroit is akin to a death sentence. The game was one sided from the start, but the frustrations of the St. Louis players did not help their situation whatsoever.


Hat-Trick Assist Man
The plaudits for today's runaway victory will rightly go to Frederick Wanesly - his performance in front of the net was simply inspirational, no one can deny that. However, Detroit fans would also be remiss to not heap praise onto another member of their squad that impressed today; that being Jmac NCheese. Jmac imposed an element of grace into his game today, sliding passes to his teammates some other SMJHL players could only dream of making consistently. A hat-trick of goals is something impressive for any professional hockey player - but the hat-trick of assists he earned today deserves as much plaudits as the prior. He earned the 2nd star today, but people will likely be talking about the assisting performance of Jmac NCheese for a long while after this game.


Who Can Stop This Team?
The Detroit Falcons currently sit atop the SMJHL East division with a 27-4-2 record. Their closest competition in the division is that of the St. Louis Scarecrows; the team, of course, that just got blown out by this dominant Falcons team 5-1 at home. No other team sits anywhere near to the Falcons record, or their pure dominance whenever they get in their groove on the ice. Playoff hockey is only a short distance away, and coaches around the league will be asking the same question as we all are: is there anyway to consistently hold off from the pressure of the Detroit offence? And if there is, who will be the one team to finally cultivate that strategy and use it effectively come game time?