1. 3 tpe
tea

2. 4 tpe
a. In terms of where to start off at, I would say that building a team from this point up as an expansion team is more impressive given that even with an expansion draft, there generally isn't a lot of assets that would allow you to improve significantly. However comparing rosters, Winnipeg's certainly takes the cake considering the overall depth top to bottom.
b. In some ways this ends up being the chicken or egg situation where if you were to take space away from the scorers on the line, you leave a guy like Rashford open to light it up. Alternatively, closing down on a playmaker like Rashford would open up additional room for the scorers. There's no winning. Taking out the line as a whole is the way to go given their depth.
c. There are goalies who seem to do better with more action and in the case of BASE PACK who has consistently faced higher shot totals and come out ahead, I would believe that this would only continue to serve well for him. Especially with no real concern for fatigue or stamina concerns as part of our sim league, the only answer is to just score.
d. Winnipeg should theoretically be the winner just in terms of how well they've been able to manage their cap and assets to the point of filling it up to the brim with prime aged talent. However given the fact that even with that advantage, there are no guarantees, it'd be difficult to say it'll happen for sure which would be unfortunate if they do end up losing.

6. 2 tpe
a hot start was great
but it inevitably
came crashing down hard

7. 3 tpe
milestones

18. 2 tpe
It's amazing to see how quickly people tired of a repeat winner and fully anticipated it to occur again. Is it a result of us latching on patterns naturally and assuming that it would continue? Either way, the fact that we had completely new players in the finals made for great excitement for teams who have not had the opportunity to experience that kind of thrill. Little by little, it's clear that the landscape of the league continues to change, with some exception at the bottom which seems to be fairly inert in terms of movement. I would have liked to see maybe more volatility but that could probably drive GMs and others crazy with the lack of sense of control.

22. 2 tpe
Planning for a wedding has begun to show it's more stressful side. Yet all the same as I come to hear more and more friends and people I meet either in the stages of planning their engagement, wedding or otherwise, the stories I can get hear and share all inevitably end up making me so grateful that we're able to find relationships like we do. It's such an exciting thing and worth remembering in the every-day, not just the exciting milestones. My hope is that even in the moments of difficulty that anyone experiences within a relationship, that they find that strength to tackle it together.