Tight Race for Top Spot

There is an epic battle brewing for the top spot of the Flare Group VI between Kansas City, Missanabie, and Hanmer. Although first place Kansas City is dominating in terms of points per game, Missanabie's lead in games played is allowing the team to make a run for top spot. Close behind Missanabie is Hanmer, who has found new life with recent performances from the likes of Michael Cammalleri and Loui Eriksson.

Unfortunately, due to a recent slowdown of the Ovechkin and Capitals train, Hamilton has recently found himself temporarily out of the picture after a great start seeing him hold onto top spot for weeks. When shown the statistics, the GM of the Hamilton Tigers had this to say:

"Wow. I dropped that much? That's pathetic."

-Devyn Gagnon, General Manager of the Hamilton Tigers

However, he maintains that with Semin returning to the lineup shortly in Washington, one can expect point production for his numerous Capitals players to once again rise. However, he has a ways to go before he can get back into the picture for top spot. Until then, he lives pointlessly between the titans of the top like Kansas City, Missanabie, and Hanmer, and the peons of the pit, which include Springfield and Zaza.

When approached by us, the respective GMs of the top three teams had their own comments regarding where they were going, and what they were expecting:

"I understand that the Kansas City Archangels are being challenged for top spot of the group by several teams. I have full faith that the likes of Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley, Evgeni Nabokov, Martin Brodeur, and the rest of my team will maintain that spot, and squash those competitors. I expect fully that they will continue to perform like star players, and even better. Also, expect a massive trade in the near future; we refuse to sit calmly."

-Carl Newton, General Manager of the Kansas City Archangels

"We came out of the gate to a rough start; it's really no secret. Instead of sticking our heads up our asses like Springfield and Zaza did, we played through the rough times until we managed to pull things together. Every team has a drought once in a while; we just got ours out of the way early. Needless to say, we're back now, and we're going to prove to the world that we're serious contenders. Carl Newton and Julien Bergeron had better watch their backs."

-Shaun Sproule, General Manager of the Hanmer Velocity

"Hockey is fun."

-Julien Bergeron, General Manager of the Missanabie Bears

Unfortunately, the General Managers of Springfield and Zaza could not be reached for comment. Actually, that's not entirely true. We just didn't want to waste our time.

With such fierce words being exchanged by most of the teams' managers, it's clear that we're witnessing the preparation of a foundation ideal to support a battle of epic proportions. Stay tuned to FGN for more updates, specials, and interviews. Thank you for reading.

Current Standings:

Team	Points
Kansas City Archangels	157
Missanabie Bears	156
Hanmer Velocity	150
Hamilton Tigers	133
Springfield Hell's Satans	124
Zaza Dancers	110