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In universe, I would say Tampa has a reliable coach with a system in place that works. Why change something if it's proven to be effective. Add in some high level talent in guys like JWS and Max Carnage and you've got a recipe for success. I was a big fan of the addition of Zedward Zilliams as well. Adding him is part of why they're so potent on defense. Having one of the elite defensive units in the league certainly makes Soonika's job easier.

From a meta perspective, it seems to me that Tampa values positioning more than any other team in the league. I could be wrong, but when doing the weekly updates and offseason builds in the file, I feel like I noticed Tampa favoring it. Maybe I'm wrong, or just noticed like 2 players and it made me assume it was a team thing. I also believe their GM likes to think outside the box and do thing differently than other teams. So I could see them finding a somewhat unorthodox set of lines and combination of strategies that is working for them. They seem to have a winger as their top scorer more than most teams, so maybe they've found something there.



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No real surprise that SFP won the cup. The league is dominated by offense, and no team really does it better. You could argue Atlanta did in the regular season, but in recent seasons both regular and post, SFP has been the best. The only thing Tampa could have really done is try to slow down the game, keep scoring low, try to win a defensive battle. Sounds easy, but it is not even remotely easy with the forward depth the Pride have. Their 3rd "worst" forward could be on the top line on quite a few teams. As good as Tampa is defensively, it's a very tall order. I think focusing forwards to build an overwhelming offense is possibly the best team building strategy. I hope that balance is better, but I worry that it might not be.