AGAINST: Boo. Hiss. After an undefeated preseason (as of writing this), the Edmonton Blizzard will have a better than average regular season and make the playoffs. I don't believe the playoff format is set, but they will definitely be in the top 2 of their division. They will be carried by their defensive depth. Their forward depth has produced in the preseason, but only one forward above 1500 TPE is cause for concern.

FOR: Hamilton will do well. They have a great roster and a coach that schemes super hard. His threats to test sim 24/7 will give him the advantage of knowing what lines to put out to win in a realistic manner, and the results will look organic.

AGAINST: New England leads the league in TPE, and the new engine and update system is said to reward TPE. They have a hot roster with big names and bigger numbers, and with a few hard-working members on their roster, they will easily be in the playoffs.

FOR: Harry Carpet can only do so much heavy lifting. With their highest-earning forward under 1100 TPE, I expect Toronto to lose puck battles and possession time all season long. This will be good for Carpet's save numbers as I expect shots on goal against him to be high.

AGAINST: Their TPE count is too high to miss the playoffs, and coming in dead last would be damn near impossible. The only way this would be possible is if things are close at the trade deadline and then they decide to tank. The only way that Hamilton will finish 16th is if it is on their terms.

AGAINST: It's going to be close, but I think Carpy can muscle the franchise to double digit wins. Carpy will grab them a few overtime losses, but with their highest-earning forward barely pushing 1100, I don't see too many goals being scored in Toronto, none-the-less game winners.


AGAINST: Buffalo and Chicago will likely be in a race for the 4th spot in the east. Buffalo's biggest spot of weakness is in net and WBF and Tomen will definitely be able to utilize their high earning defense to keep themselves in the playoffs.

FOR: Cain's build seems to be for president's trophies and international medals. The Roberto Luongo of the SHL. The new engine will be generous to the high earning Cain.

AGAINST: sell sell sell. This season (and likely next), everyone will make White Goodman bleed his own blood. The Texas goalie will come in with some spunk, but with no one to play defense in front of him, I imagine he gets a 50 game (or 82, i forget what was decided) shelling. As for other rookies, they will have safer minutes, deeper in the depth chart, and not be exposed to a constant barrage of 1800 TPE one timers. godspeed, White Goodman.

AGAINST: With the player analyze tool down during the transition, its hard to really pour over a roster, but looking at their forum page, it seems that they have a good amount of forwards between 1000 and 1450 TPE. I believe that will not be enough to lead the league in goals for. Their roster is also heavier defensively with Kennedy, Smeb, and a few others which will do a sufficient job of limiting high danger opportunities, so I don't believe that they will be in the top with goals against either.

AGAINST: Both Phelps and Izzy are historically great players that save their down years for when they are on my fantasy team. As neither are on my team this year, they are primed to do well, but I believe the engine switch is going to limit them. Their build and line matching security that has been comfortably set for the last 13 seasons is going to be shaken up, and both are vulnerable now as ever.