While the Blitz would probalby be most people's pick for the best team to have never won the USCL Championship, most of the Boston players are probably more than anxious to rid themselves of that distinction by capturing their first title in 2010.  Boston returns in 2010 with a very similar roster as past years with the same core of top players heading the team as they essentially have for nearly the entirety of the league's existence.

     But the Blitz have also decided to incorporate a strategy that seems very commonplace in the league this year in having lineups where they can really load up on the top three boards by using a very underrated player, Grant Xu, on the bottom board.  With their longtime board four mainstay, NM Ilya Krasik, having a much higher league rating this year, this doesn't come as much of a surprise as the Blitz are one of many teams to be in a position to keep their opponents' guessing as to whether they will be facing a very top heavy or balanced lineup in any given week. 

     Having been so close to the title several times, it's clear that Boston isn't lacking any key tool which might further enable their Championship dreams, simply needing the cards to fall their way when it matters most.  As a team that's unquestionably been amongst the best in recent years, it seems to be inevitable that they will eventually do so, and it should be interesting to see if 2010 is the time when that finally occurs.