I truly believe a that the Nola Specters will get back to being their usual self by the Season 63! I think the steps that Joe has taken to revamp the team and get the right young players will perfectly make them aligned to win in just 5 seasons from now and maybe even earlier. With the recreate of the Management team of Joe and Nicholas, that gives 2 solid core players by the time that season comes around. Connor Hutton, Olli Saarinen Jr. and Bradley Barkov will be top earners by then and should have a solid core of those 5 pieces. Add in some vets like Darnell Johnson and Lyle Odelein if they can fight off regression for a while and you have a solid team to build around.
The Barracuda will be the leaders of the east I am petty sure. With Fitted, Trella, Zoltan Tapalo and Dwight Knight being the major pieces of that team in a while, you have the right pieces and users to build around. Along with them, you have a deep prospect pool that is already in the SHL today and constantly active. With 15 prospects in the system, and most of them being high picks and top earners, they will be a scary team to face. The cap problem might scew them over but they will manage just fine since it is better to have more players than less.