Newfoundland has enjoyed a blistering start to the season, generally outshooting their opponents, as well as putting up heroic defensive efforts. The Maine Timber have fallen victim to the clearcutting nature of the Berserker play style. While the Maine Timber seem to be in the middle of a rebuild, featuring a host of new rookies, the Berserkers have not been timid taking advantage. In their two meetings, Maine has only been able to muster one goal, while giving up 7. While Maine seems to be on the way up, featuring a convincing win today against St Louis, this still stands out to me as one of the bigger mismatches for Newfoundland moving forward. There are no easy games in the SMJHL, but it does seem like Maine is a bit snake-bitten, and I, for one, hope that this trend continues. The fact that preparation for future Timber matchups features just as much preparation as for a matchup with the Citadelles speaks to the mutual respect the two teams have for each other, despite the recent lopsided outcomes.