LOS ANGELES -- The 2019-2020 offseason officially begins in one week. It shouldn't be a drawn-out process when it comes to roster moves, but there's more to a successful offseason than rebuilding -- or recasting a roster.

The Dallas Fuel, who ended the 2019 season on a 12-match losing streak, face an important final quarter of 2019.

Here's a look at five key offseason storylines for the Fuel:

1. Add DPS player. The Fuel competed most of the season with three DPS players after the abrupt retirement of Hwang "Effect" Hyeon. In April, Effect announced his retirement via Facebook, citing poor mental health.

Today, @EFFECT announced his retirement from professional Overwatch on his Facebook account. He has given our organization and fans thrilling memories, insane plays, multiple championships and has been a true pleasure to watch. We wish you the best and brightest future @EFFECT. — Mike Rufail (@hastr0) April 6, 2019

That left the Fuel with only three DPS players on the roster: Zachary "ZachaREEE" Lombardo, Dylan "aKm" Bignet and Timo "Taimou" Kettunen. ZachaREEE played in every match this season, tied with support player Jung "Closer" Won-sik for most overall map appearances. aKm was the primary hitscan DPS utilized, but he split time with Taimou during the final stage.

The Fuel have two open roster spots, meaning they can add two players without parting ways with any current players (of course, that doesn't mean everyone will return -- more on that later). A DPS addition is a must for the team.

There are two players with ties to the Fuel that seemingly make sense for an instant impact: Lee "WhoRu" Seung-Jin, a Fusion academy player, and Envy Contenders player Hugo "SharP" Sahlberg. Neither was of age for the 2019 season, but both will be eligible next year.

WhoRU teamed with ZachaREEE at Fusion, and the two are close. His addition could seemingly add instant chemistry to the roster, and the team would surely hope that he could bring out the best in ZachaREEE, who finished the season strong during the 2-2-2 role lock.

SharP is one of the top Envy Contenders players, but five DPS players is a lot. The addition of one could mean that no other full-time DPS will be signed until another veteran is unloaded, since five players rotating in two spots means a crowded bench, which goes counter to the current Fuel coaching staff's mantra.

A DPS addition may mean the Fuel exit for aKm or Taimou, unless they are comfortable riding the bench all year.

2. Account for mental, travel fatigue. After the Fuel's season finale on Aug. 24, aKm said he hopes to take a long break. He needs a vacation, and you can't blame him.

aKm has been a champion of player rights over the past season with 2020 looming, urging the team and league to ensure travel doesn't impact the players.

In 2020, teams will be based in their home markets, and the majority of the Fuel matches will be played out of state. Only 10 of their matches -- their home games -- will be played in the central time zone.

aKm predicted a stampede of player retirements after 2020 if travel is not done right. So the Fuel, along with every other OWL team, need to figure out how to keep their players healthy when on the road, but also equip them with the tools to be successful (like proper practice environments when outside of Dallas).

3. Finalize Dallas accommodations, and roster

It really goes without saying that the Fuel, and every team, need their 2020 accommodations in order. Not only is it pivotal to the success of every franchise, but having top-notch facilities and focused plans for the next season could give Dallas an upper-hand in attracting top players.

That has been a key area of focus for Envy since the end of the season, since roster moves cannot officially begin until Sept. 30.

Speaking of player movement, Fuel owner Mike Rufail told The Dallas Morning News that every current Fuel player, except for Lucas "Note" Meissner, is under contract for next season.

Of course, that doesn't mean they all will be in Dallas.

Don't read into NotE's free agent status too much -- the Fuel like him, and he was a key part of the team during the 2019 campaign. NotE isn't under contract because he was acquired via trade last year.

"It's safe to say that there will be some change in our team in how our roster looks," Rufail said last week, adding that it could be minimal or it could be drastic.

Rufail declined to go into more specifics, but don't bet on seeing last year's Fuel, plus an extra DPS, out there in 2020 -- there will be changes.

But what will that roster look like? That brings us to the next point.

4. Make coaching changes or pledge confidence in Aaron "Aero" Atkins

Though players cannot officially move teams until next month, Overwatch League coaches are not held to the same timeline.

So that means that the re-signing of coach Aaron "Aero" Atkins, or announcing his release, should be a priority.

Aero has proven to be level headed and is a solid manager of players, but ending the season with a dozen straight losses isn't acceptable by Rufail. In fact, anything less than a championship is below Envy's expectation.

Sure, there's 19 other franchises that have a thing or two to say about that, but in order to attract the best players (or any, really) to Dallas, the Fuel must line up their coaching staff.

Dallas is already an attractive Western franchise -- but it will be tough to convince the best of the best to come play for a team with an unknown coaching situation. And there will be some players who won't want to play for Aero.

With a relatively short offseason window compared to traditional pro leagues, announcing a head coaching decision, and doing it soon, is key.

5. Follow World Cup

Once October rolls around and the roster starts to take shape, the top players worldwide will shift their focus to the 2019 Overwatch World Cup. Currently, there are several Fuel players are on national-team rosters:

Australia: Trill

Canada: NotE

Spain: HarryHook

Thailand: Mickie

Aero is also the head coach of Team USA, while assistant coach Louis "Tikatee" Lebel-Wong is leading Canada. Though the tournament is just two days, it will require hours of practice each week -- ramping up in the final days of October -- and interrupting the offseason for a number of players.

For some of the players on teams that aren't as well-regarded, it means competing on the biggest stage and maybe earning a tryout and roster spot. So the Fuel coaching staff will surely be paying close attention to not only their players, but also those who are unattached. First-team starters may not emerge, but Contenders depth can be added, boosting the player cache of organizations.

Finally, it would be a great shot at redemption for Aero and other Fuel players if they perform well at the World Cup. As alluded to above, Aero's coaching was slammed by Atlanta's Dusttin "Dogman" Bowerman after the season.. A strong showing could give the Fuel boss -- if he remains -- an external boost as we close out 2019.

Here's a link to the 2020 roster construction rules.

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