It is quite a fun challenge to predict what will happen a year (6-7 seasons) from now. Longtime contenders will head towards rebuilding, and rebuilding teams will be making a push for playoffd and cup contention. So, let’s give it a quick glance. By S63, I believe that the East will be dominated by a trifecta of teams, that are, Baltimore, Toronto & Tampa. In fact, all three of these teams are on their way up with plenty of prospects now making the jump which means that in 6 seasons from now they’ll be hitting their prime. Look in the West, Calgary, Winnipeg and Texas are my go-to choices for cup contention, with different approaches to the rebuild process. All these teams and we still haven’t evoked the possibility of yet another expansion to make it a nice 20 teams in the league. At the end of the day, S63 is too far away to truly predict and there are too many factors that are at play to truly see what’ll happen.
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