1. +3 TPE Kal

5. +2 TPE, 107 words
I think there might be a new meta that will define the new era of the league. We haven't seen people theorycraft since the STHS to FHM movement, but maybe if players have names long enough, it could bug the systems to allow teams to score more goals. Look, I'm not a game developer, but it makes sense to me, and I think we should be wary of users creating long names thinking they're playing Scrabble. The reign of single names is over, watch out for the next draft class, they will all have names with maximum characters and will take over the league in no time.

6. +4 TPE, 218 words
Going into my first SHL season after spending 4 seasons in the SMJHL, I didn't really expect much. As a defenseman, obviously I wouldn't rack up a ton of points or any eyes towards the Ryan Jesster award and that was fine with me. We're still rebuilding over here in Montreal and everyone is committed so it's nice to see. We've started to rack up some wins at least, so we're no longer in the 0-66 territory. I think we're slowly creeping up towards a playoffs appearance, and next year will only be helped with our giant s76 class coming up to help us out. We've got some amazing talent and I've been excited for that draft class to come up for a few months now so I'm looking forward to what we can do with them now on the team. We're at least 2-3 seasons away from being a serious contender but next season we can finally start building some chemistry on the team that will last throughout our careers and hopefully be a strong team to play against. I think we should aim for the 16th or 17th spot in the league. I know there are a few other teams further into their rebuild, but I don't think we will be in the bottom two anymore.