Some key storylines for Season 6:
- Deep draft: This year's draft is the deepest we've ever seen, with three star-to-franchise-level players, one solid regular, and one -- ahem -- organizational player. The Vics own the first pick and will likely select Newsy Lalonde, a dominant offensive force.
- Wheeling and dealing: Given the strength of the new talent entering the league, it's not out of the question that teams might make big trades to acquire additional picks. I've been mulling scenarios in which the Vics might trade a star like Cyclone Taylor or Bowse Hutton under the right circumstances. Would they, for example, take the third overall pick (most likely to get potential first-line center Dick Irvin) plus star blueliner Mike Grant in exchange for Taylor?
- Expansion looms: We introduced the Millionaires as our first expansion team back in Season 4. The next expansion team (which I haven't named yet) will arrive in Season 7. As such, the existing teams will need to plan for an expansion draft at the end of this season. All teams will lose two players to the new franchise. There are quite a few surplus forwards out there, but capable defensemen will be worth their weight in gold as teams decide which players to protect or expose.
- Desperation time: After falling to the Millies in the finals, the Thistles are now the only team that has not yet won a Creighton Cup. They were a rather dysfunctional franchise over their first couple of seasons, but now have made the playoffs for three years in a row. Can they finally seal the deal, or will rebuilding teams like the Comets and Vics overtake them?
Next up, the player entry draft...and any trades that might accompany it...
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