My hot take is starting to cool off as we make our way towards the halfway point of the season. I've always believed that the Yellowknife Wraiths were set up for a lot of success this season after a few retooling seasons, and that they weren't getting nearly enough respect from the league - they were predicted by many to finish somewhere in the 3rd-5th range in their conference. Well, seven games into the year and it looks like the Wraiths are the real deal. Currently leading the league with a 6-1 record and boasting the top offense and defense in the league by yards per game (ditto for points on defense), they are firmly in the driver's seat moving forward. They've managed to achieve this record despite playing just two home games, and with only Colorado and Philadelphia remaining as conference road games. While there's always an opportunity for sim shenanigans to bring them back to the mean (let's face it, even the best teams probably shouldn't have pulled off the run YKW did in weeks 4-7), there is probably only one conference game and two games overall that they won't be favored in. There's a solid chance that they lock up the top overall seed in the playoffs as the ASFC continues to eat itself alive - stay tuned to find out whether this is take ages like milk or a fine wine.
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