QCC is gonna win the cup for the next 6 years. We're the best! 

I feel like we will see some teams rise up in ranks as normal. But I do not see the top pairing falling out within the next year. I can see the Panthers fighting for a top 3 spot in the West next season. But I believe that Edmonton and Calgary will still be there at the top. In the east I think the top three will stay the same. Though I could see Chicago making more of a play for the second overall spot. Though later in the year I could see teams like Buffalo falling out of the top due to retirements. 

Of course this is all going to come down to drafting and people staying active. But I do not expect the God Tender Doyle to still be playing towards the end of the year. 

Mat Smith will most likely be called up to the SHL by the end of next year. Bringing in a new terror of a goalie. Good thing for me and Edmonton that he's in the east. 

There will be a lot of call ups within the next few seasons. A lot of these call ups are going to change the scene of the SHL for certain teams. But trying to predict all of that is just nonsense.