PROMPT 2

For months, the standings in the SMJHL have been hotly contested in a prelude to what looks to be an exciting post-season. At the time of writing, five teams are between 64% and 69% in point percentage. Ironically enough, the Knights are the only team of those in which the divisional placement race is still full throttle, as both Maine and Kelowna are within this competitive range and share a division. Currently one point separate the two with 14 games to play, one of which will be played between the two, and with Maine possessing an easier schedule, the race will be tight.

The Knights as a whole have a had a very strong season and have been rolling since roughly the midpoint of the season and their players routinely dot multiple league leaderboards. With success and a strong lineup where depth players and rookies may impacts behind the bigger name front liners, an expectation of a championship sometime in the near future is only natural. That being said, expecting a cup this season may be a tough order: Anchorage and Newfoundland are far and away the leaders of the league ahead of the pack of parity, and overcoming them would likely take a magical playoff run or major acquisitions that accompany a "win-now" attitude that may not be healthy for the teams long-term success.