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12. I think the expansion draft will really expose teams with any weaknesses in their organization top to bottom. With 4 teams confirmed there won't any team who will be left unscathed. Contenders are going to miss their top players while rebuilding teams will have to compensate for the loss of prospects. While I don't think free agency will be overly crazy, I do expect a lot of trades to be done as teams re-evaluate their position and plans after the expansion draft. A team on the edge of rebuilding may be pushed that way if they lose their veterans where a team who's rebuilding but loses prospects may see an opportunity to load up on veterans for a run. Regardless what happens, it'll be a very exciting time! (128)

15. SFP is again our Challenge Cup winners beating the Tampa Bay Barracuda in 6 games. They won because they scored more than their opponents. It's a cop out answer but it's true, SFP ended with 5 of the top goal scorers, 5 of the top assist leaders, 7 of the top point leaders. Scoring that well meant that Justin Time could be average and they could still win the cup. To combat this TBB needed to do one of two things. 1: Out score the Pride. They did have 7 players with 20 points or more but with none over 30 versus SFP's 3 over 30, it wasn't likely they could accomplish this. 2: Limit the Pride's opportunities. TBB did well in this regard, in game 4 they limited the Pride to 29 shots versus their 43, in game 5 they outshot SFP 46-36. Unfortunately they lost both games, but if they were able to replicate that in the other 4 games they would've had a better chance at beating SFP. My favourite part of the series was going into game 5 with the series tied 2-2. TBB was down 5-1 after the second, scores 2 goals in the first minute of the third period! Adding another about halfway through but ultimately falling short and putting them behind 3-2 in the series. It felt like the defining moment for me. (230)