Expectations From the Defending Champions?

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The DC Dragons are fresh off their first ever Continental Cup Championship. The team once again has a different look to it in S86. The team has lost one of the best offensive defenseman to suit up in Tui Sova, who went out winning his first ever Continental Cup. This is a void the Dragons have not been able to fill. They are currently only running 3 defenseman as they are pressed for cap. They were able to replace Darth Kaprizov by signing Jonathan Ori, but losing a 1000+ TPA experienced defenseman and having to play a bot in his place will be a big downgrade. The Dragons also lose Ori to retirement at the end of S86, and forwards Ronan Lavelle, Nezuko, Jason Coiner and Adison Bond could all be potentially set to hit free agency. The Dragons should be competitors again in S86 but will have to address their final defenseman slot for any hope of repeating in S86. Or could they pull a S84 Warsaw who won it all with 3 defensemen? With Bubbles Utonium in between the pipes anything is possible.