I’m not going to go the route of others on this post and get ahead of myself simply off preseason results. I’m going to use math and advanced statistics to get to my ultimate conclusion that the Maine Timbers will be the best team the Juniors have ever seen. Let’s a take a look at the numbers.

Preseason: 7 Wins, 0 Losses, 25 Goals For, 10 Goals Against

Extrapolated into a 66 game season: 66 Wins, 0 Loses, 236 Goals For, 94 Goals Against

The two best teams last season (KEL & QCC) lost 10 and 14 more games respectively. Their plus/minus was +118 and +111 respectively, while Maine’s pace would put them at +142.

Now, while it’s unlikely the team will go undefeated, Maine’s turnaround is going to be historic. They were the worst team in the league by 8 points last season. This will not be the case in S59. Maine will use their growing pains from last season to make a push for a deep run in the playoffs.