Agreed, after all even though the programs will change in line with the new rules, we won't know how until each skater has their first competition, so speculation is harmless. Though they will change, each skater will do so in accordance with their own strengths and weaknesses - it's not one size fits all - so there's some avenue for guesswork there.I think that there is no harm in speculating aboiut "what we might expect." What else is there to talk about until we see what actually happens? That way we can enjoy watching to see whether it worked out the way we expected, or whether the new season is full of surprises.
Which is as I understand it? why when there's a massive change as in 2018, the records are set as historic.@Arigato brings up a good point about record comparisons being invalid. Nothing new there, the same has applied to ice dance when the requirements change, but sometimes people don't get that.