Atlanta Inferno This might be surprising but I think the Inferno should consider selling at the deadline. While they're comfortably in a playoff spot, they're not a cup contender and as an older team, will not be getting any better in the coming seasons. They should try and flip some of the veteran players to build for the future.

Baltimore Platoon After some rough seasons for the Platoon, they've managed to rebuild their prospect pool and now have a solid crop of prospects. They seem to be lacking in blue-chip young talent though, but they don't really have the pieces to acquire a high draft pick or an elite prospect. Nat Emerson could fetch a hefty return, but I don't see them going down that route.

Buffalo Stampede Its been a dissapointing season for the defending cup champions, as they have been leapfrogged by both Hamilton and Chicago in the ever-competitive Great Lakes division. They should hold firm at the deadline. While luck doesn't seem to be on their side this season, they still have the pieces to win another Challenge Cup.

Chicago Syndicate Buy buy buy. The Syndicate are in win now mode, as their core of S47 players are in their final season before regression. There is room for improvement on their third line, and that could be enough to push Chicago to a Challenge Cup.

Hamilton Steelhawks Along with Chicago, Hamilton is the other main cup favorite this season. They don't really have any weaknesses in their roster, and with the way they're playing now, they should hold firm at the deadline.

Manhattan Rage Another team that's geared up for a cup run this season. Manhattan has more than enough TPE in their team already and I don't really know what type of moves they could make to improve even if they wanted to.

New England WolfpackThe Wolfpack, after their big retooling a few seasons ago, are set up very nicely for the future with a solid young core complemented by their star player Slap McShotty. The Wolfpack should stay the course and will be a dangerous team in a few seasons time.

Tampa Bay Barracuda The Barracuda have plenty of prospects stashed in the J, and there's no way they can fit all those prospects on their roster or in their budget in a couple seasons time. I think Tampa should seriously consider flipping some prospects and help accelerate their rebuild in the process.

Toronto North StarsToronto has been surprisingly competitive this season, with a few victories over top teams. They shouldn't be too active this trade deadline. They've already got all the pieces they need on their roster, but the Stars will just need to wait a few seasons for their young guns to improve and for some other teams to regress.