Im a little pressed for time, so my PT will be more repetitive than normal. In the 47th season, the Tampa Bay Barracuda has accrued five picks in the first round. JSS had done his scouting and made his roster moves to prime the fish for s50-s60 dominance. Starting with Gunnar Soderberg at number two over all, Tampa Bay got all of their players and seemed ready to roar with an active roster of high earners.

Perhaps more experienced members of the site new not to trust this tactic. There were eventual murmurings that Tampa Bay's rebuild would fall flat. Tony Ford made a wager with Jess that Los Angeles would win a cup before Tampa Bay could.

The unexpected surprise was that the asset management of that draft was so off. The number 5 pick went inactive almost immediately and the 13th and 14th picks were traded for almost nothing. #2 Soderberg was left to rot in humid tampa until she escaped to Chicago just a few seasons ago. all of the active players from their first-round picks have a challenge cup.

It was my draft class, so it's something that I'll refer to occasionally when thinking about career progress, and that roster perpetually surprises me.