I think that one of the most surprising events that has taken place during my time with the Simulation Hockey League has been the insane finish to the season this year for the Tampa Bay Barracuda. Going into the final sim for the season the Barracuda were in fourth place in the Atlantic and several games back. Not only did they need to basically win out but they had to take down two different Great Lakes teams in the process as well as get some help with other Atlantic teams losing to the right teams. Tampa Bay started off with an upset of Toronto that set all the pieces in motion. New England would go on the same day to upset the division leading Inferno before starting a losing skid that would result in them losing out to finish the season. This opened the window the Barracuda to make the improbable run. With the sudden realization that playoffs were a real possibility the Barracuda would go on to blow out the Edmonton Blizzard, setting up the final game of the season against Chicago. In that game, the Barracuda were win and they are in, but defeating the Chicago Syndicate is no simple task. With the entire league watching the Barracuda would go on to pull off the stunning upset by getting past Chicago 3-1 and punching their ticket to the playoffs.