It seems this PT attracts homerism... So here's my attempt at a level-headed analysis.

Let's start with the Eastern Conference. The Great Lakes division should be theoretically dictated around by the Toronto North Stars. While the three other teams have shown that their GMs are some of the best in the business, it'll only be a just return of the pendulum, seeing as their core is edging to explode around S60, with veterans Harry Carpet, Bobby Lane, Adam Barron and Mika Kandinsky leading their crop of young guns. I feel like Buffalo may be the team that starts getting eked out of the playoffs around that time, but it's still going to be a hell of a trip to watch that division. Meanwhile, in the Atlantic, a showdown seems to be in motion between the Tampa Bay Barracuda and the New England Wolfpack - while not forgetting the Baltimore Platoon, and possibly the Atlanta Inferno, clawing it out in an all-out brawl for a playoff spot. Expect a lot of competitiveness coming from that division at the turn of the 60s, minus Manhattan, who will most probably be undergoing a rebuild by that time.

In the Western Conference, the Northwest division is shaping up to be a literal bloodbath. Calgary doesn't know what a rebuild is, and will probably Dorian Grey their way into relevancy every season. Edmonton is drafting carefully to ease the transition into a new era. Winnipeg, Minnesota and Seattle all look to be peaking at exactly the same time. If you thought the Great Lakes were bad when there was 4 teams - imagine Great Lakes : 5 Teams Edition. I'm already anticipating the nightmares of trying to find an edge in this roughly contested division. Over on the Southwest side, Texas will be on the tail end of their Cup window, but still competitive enough to battle for first position, while the San Francisco Pride will be starting to see the winds of change around S62, and start competing then. Los Angeles and New Orleans will be duking it out for the 3rd playoff spot in the division, and I'm giving a small edge to the Panthers, as they have some interesting pieces coming up in the next few seasons.

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