Quote:The preseason has ended and we're about to jump into the regular season. The best part of preseason is the fact that we can extrapolate small sample sizes to make huge assumptions for the upcoming season and then be completely disappointed when they inevitably don't come true! Based on the preseason what is a prediction you have for the upcoming season. It can be about your player, your team, the league, whatever.(150+ words)

The North Stars went 5-2 in the preseason, good enough for 3rd in the division behind Hamilton and Chicago but ahead of Buffalo. If that holds true in the regular season then I’d be estatic because that would mean playoffs, something that’s tough to earn in the hellscape we call the Great Lakes. There has to be a GL team that misses, and I’m just hoping and praying it’s not us.

Barron finished with 5 points in 7 games, and… that’s something I’m hoping DOESN’T happen in the regular season. As someone that’s built their player as an offensive defenseman, going sub-PPG would be a huge disappointment, especially since this season I’ll be nearing the 2300 TPE mark by the end. There’s a huge potential to finish top-10 in league scoring, and I’ve even seen sims where I wind up with 80-90 points! Insane for a defender. Adam Barron is key to providing offense from the back end for the North Stars, while being a steady presence in his own zone with his (soon-retiring) long-time defensive partner Axel Meszaros. With any luck, that’ll hold true this time around as well.