after i lose on Tuesday, i will be at .500
i don't think i've ever been at .500 at this stage of the season before. part of it is my long-anticipated decline has finally set in, but i also think it is due to the fact that we have no teams deliberately tanking this season. or, to put it another way, we have no teams that aren't putting out a competitive lineup for every game. i figure if this season were "normal", and we had, say, two teams fighting for the top draft pick, i could very well be 8-3 at this stage.
we're reaching the stage of the season where strategic decisions concerning the Cup and its effect on standings are going to come into play, so we very well may end up with a series of 130 - 45 games, but, for now, this season has been really kinda fun (except for cws and his dopey in-game coach).