Looking at the players that will be graduating this off-season, it's no wonder what the upper management of the Grizzlies will be targeting in their S71 SMJHL Draft : we need at least one stud defenceman that will help ease the transition away to a world without Chris Valentine solidifying our top pair. Although, we could also use a center, as Loosh O'Sullivan - our best goalscorer in the playoffs - is also moving on up to the SHL. However, there's always the option of moving the many wingers on the roster to the middle should there be a drought of centers available. I personally would target a more offensive-minded defenceman at the top of the draft, seeing as the team's main struggle during the entirety of last season was to generate offence in volume - our group of forwards would often get quality chances, but they came at the expense of one of the worst SF/G in the SMJHL. If we were to better break out of our defensive zone, it would probably help generate more shots off the rush, and help hem our opponents deeper in their own zone for repeated opportunities. I would also target a defensive workhorse in the 2nd round, since we have three defenceman to replace this season, unless there's a center that really impresses the scouting team that could fall to the 20th spot or so - but as I said, this position's need could potentially be solved internally, as the Grizzles's current biggest strength is on the wing.

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For once, I will make exception to my usual PT rule, and I will answer this question as a user, rather than as a player. I have only been a part of three locker rooms in my entire tenure on this website, and while I do enjoy being in Great Falls and chatting with the people in there, I would argue that there is not a place more hyped up for the SMJHL playoffs than the Newfoundland Berserkers's locker room - which I have to congratulate for hoisting another Four-Star Cup this season! Although at times, it can be pretty overwhelming for the senses - especially in the middle of a simulation, when you barely have time to type up a message that there's already a minimum of 4 other people that sent the exact same message - you can feel that every person in the locker room is zoned in on cheering for the team, argue against bad sim luck, and just generally being as rambunctious as literal fans of the team, sitting in the stands at a local arena. However, I will assuredly say that the Québec City Citadelles's locker room was just as incredibly loud and excited last off-season, and rightfully so, as we cheered on Jack St. Clair's legendary playoffs run, as well as the amazing underdog story, that was unfurling before our eyes. When I argued back and forth with myself to come back to this league, these are the moments I reminisced of - the agony of waiting on the daily simulations, the intensity of playoff simulation live commentary in the locker room, and all the banter and congratulations when the results go our way, and the psyching up and comforting after a cruel loss. It makes the league feel a lot more human than one could anticipate at first glance.

However, if we're only sticking to the on-ice product, I think my skill set would have been desired by both the Québec City Citadelles and the Newfoundland Berserkers, although the latter seems to have more holes on the wing than the former, with many young players in my draft season struggling to earn at a steady pace. I probably could have slotted in there, helped out on the penalty kill, or even on the powerplay if needed, as I was a special teams player on the Grizzlies. However, now knowing the result of the playoffs makes me wonder what kind of godly effort their center and defensive core must have offered for them to hoist the Cup this season... It only makes their triumph even more impressive, now that I have taken a better look at their current roster.

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Oh my lawd, you have no idea how thrilled I am that I can simply blurt out words on a singular topic, as opposed to being forced to mix and match between prompts that I have no imagination for! This is seriously a much more manageable "Championship Week" style of prompts, in my opinion. The only thing I would check up on is the accuracy of the season for the prompts - there's two of them in this season's edition that refer season 69, even though that was last season, and we just completed season 70. Just a heads up, though, don't worry, my experience isn't ruined!

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