BE A GM Thread - Part III (NHL 18/NHL 17/whatever)

[JohnJamieson]

SEASON 5 BRUINS OPENING DAY ROSTER (2019-2020)

Heading into the season...

Boston|94 OFF|92 DEF|90 GOA|79% CHEM
Providence|85 OFF|77 DEF|82 GOA|83% CHEM

Yan(84)|Matthews(89)|Sprong(85)
DeBrusk(84)|Bergeron(88)|Krejci(87)
Matteau(85)|Spooner(85)|Okposo(88)
Hagelin(83)|Merkley(84)|Nichushkin(86)
||Hinostroza(80)

Hedman(91)|Lauzon(83)
Bigras(85)|Krug(85)
Zboril(83)|Carlo(84)
|Petrovic(79)

Subban(88)
Kollejan(82)

• The Bruins cap hit is at $62.12 mil. This leaves the team over $16 mil of space.
  
• The average age of our NHL roster is 25.5 this year. Aging core pieces were moved out and cheap young talent was brought in as the B's try a semi-rebuild on the fly. There's tons of cap room for the B's to make further deals to improve.
  
• Jeremy Lauzon will make his debut as the last of Sweeney's 3 excellent 2015 draft D prospects joins the Bruins. Lauzon made huge strides in the offseason and much is expected of him.
  
• The Bruins have 5 open contract spots.
  
• Pending UFA on the NHL roster this year: Alex Petrovic.
  
• Pending RFAs on the NHL roster this year: Daniel Sprong, Nick Merkley, Dennis Yan, Jeremy Lauzon, Jakub Zboril, Vinnie Hinostroza.
  
• An incredibly young and talented team is shaping up in Boston. It will be exciting to see how their young players progress.
  
• The Bruins went 4-2-1 in the preseason. Daniel Sprong, Auston Matthews, and Nick Merkley led the way with 8 points each. Sprong had 3 PP goals and the power play was deadly. The offense was effective, but the defensive play was inconsistent. It looks like they could have some wild hockey games in their future. Can Subban handle the insanity?

 

[Duke16]

2016-17 http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=129913275&postcount=50

2017-18

[TOR/ANA] James Van Riemsdyk, Nikita Soshnikov for Cam Fowler
[TOR/ARZ] Tyler Bozak, Alexey Marchenko for Nick Merkley, Brad Richardson, 2018 2nd
Darren Dietz signs 2-way contract - assigned to Marlies

Lineup
T. Tatar (87) - A. Matthews (92) - M. Marner (87)
L. Komarov A (84) - W. Nylander (87) - C. Brown (83)
B. Leipsic (81) - N. Kadri (86) - K. Kapanen (81)
K. Rychel (80) - D. Rasmussen (80) - M. Martin (81)
Ex. B. Richardson (80)

K. Alzner A (87) - M. Rielly A (90)
C. Fowler (87) - N. Zaitsev (86)
J. Gardiner (85) - C. Carrick (84)
Ex. M. Marincin (80)

F. Andersen (88)
P. Budaj (80)

11/12/17 - Leafs Recall LW Carl Grundstrom - assign Brad Richardson to Marlies
1/11/18 - Kerby Rychel placed on waivers - claimed by NYR
1/19/18 - [TOR/MTL] Frederik Gauthier, Dominik Hrachovina, 2018 3rd (TOR) for Michael McNiven

Record
41-31-10 (3rd in Atlantic Division, 7th in Eastern Conference)

Playoffs
Round 1: Lost Series 4-3 vs. BUF

Awards
Stanley Cup - Nashville Predators
Art Ross - Vladimir Tarasenko
Hart - Vladimir Tarasenko
James Norris - Erik Karlsson
Lady Byng - Vladimir Tarasenko
Calder - Pavel Buchnevich
Conn Smythe - Pekka Rinna
Vezina - Braden Holtby
William M Jennings - Robin Lerner
Bill Masterton - Alexey Marchenko
Frank J Selke - Patrice Bergeron
Ted Lindsay - Vladimir Tarasenko

2018 Draft
1-15: D Shane Purinton MED Top 4 D
2-35: D Martin Fehervary MED Top 6 D
2-50: LW Colin MacKay LOW Top 9 F
4-105: G Niilo Halonen MED Fringe Starter
5-135: D William Lindgren MED AHL Top 2 D
5-141: C Rhys Forhan MED AHL Top 6 F
6-165: RW Serron Noel MED AHL Top 6 F
7-195: D Oliver Schnitt MED AHL Top 2 D

Re-Signings
William Wikman signs 3-year ELC
Lukas Elvenes signs 3-year ELC
Dennis Rasmussen signs 1 year/1.2M
Keaton Middleton signs 3-year ELC
Cam Fowler signs 4 years/5.2M AAV
Rinat Valiev signs 1 year/750K
William Nylander signs 7 years/6.75M AAV
Brendan Leipsic signs 2 years/1M AAV
Kasperi Kapanen 4 years/2.1M AAV
Connor Carrick 2 years/2.85M AAV
Niilo Halonen signs 3-year ELC

FA Signings
Jacob Cederholm signs 3-year ELC
Oskar Steen signs 3-year ELC
Tarmu Reunanen signs 3-year ELC

[TOR/BUF] Vladimir Bobylev, Rinat Valiev, 2019 3rd (TOR), 2020 3rd (TOR) for Rights to Nail Yakupov

The Leafs have gotten out to a quick start on July 1st by acquiring Yakupovs Rights from a Division Rival. He was in demand league wide after a very strong year, expect him to start on Matthews LW.

7/24/18 - Nail Yakupov signs 6 years/5.5M AAV

We have a lot of faith that he can become a top goal scorer like he was drafted to be. We are hoping he can be an integral member of our team moving forward in a goal scoring role.

 

[JohnJamieson]

HALFWAY REPORT​

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After 41 games...

Boston|94 OFF|93 DEF|90 GOA|82% CHEM
Providence|86 OFF|78 DEF|81 GOA|87% CHEM

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Jan. 16, 2020
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At the halfway mark the Boston Bruins are 22-17-2, 5th in the Atlantic and 11th in the East, 5 points out of a wild card spot. Just 3 days ago the team made a small deal with Vancouver, sending last summer's 6th round pick Josh Brook in exchange for Vancouver's next two 6th round picks. The team has shown flashes of offensive brilliance but have yet to find consistency in either end throughout the season. The power play has shown marked improvement and sits at over 20% for the first time in the GM JJ regime. The young defense corps have been up and down but display tons of potential. Offseason acquisition Victor Hedman at 29 is the oldest of the bunch. Malcolm Subban has had some trouble this year but backup Felix Kollejan has been very successful. Rask was aging and regressing and the return of Hedman in the deal with Jersey was unquestionably good, but it remains to be seen if Subban can fill Rask's shoes.

Jesse Gabrielle made his NHL debut early in the season following injuries to Krejci and Sprong. He dressed for 3 games without a point and stayed with the team for some time but was eventually returned to Providence. 22 year old Daniel Sprong looks like a great pickup as he has 14 goals in 37 games so far. He had 13 in each of the last 2 full seasons with Pittsburgh, who tried to trade him for a long time before the deal with Boston finally came to fruition. It's hard to say how the Bruins should approach the upcoming deadline. They certainly moved all in in the direction of youth in the offseason. Let's take a look at their trade clause situation leading up to the trade deadline.

Hedman has full no movement this year.

Bergeron may be asked for a 3 team list.

Okposo may be asked for an 8 team list.

Krejci, Spooner, and Krug may be asked for a 15 team list.
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BOSTON CATEGORY LEADERS

G |SPRONG|14
A |KREJCI|24
PTS |BERGERON|28
PIM |MATTEAU|56
+/- |KREJCI|+13
PPG |SPRONG|6
GWG |MATTEAU|5
HITS |CARLO|123

PROVIDENCE CATEGORY LEADERS

G |NOEL|13
A |HANSSON|24
PTS |NOEL, RAKELL|28
PIM |SKJEI|43
+/- |COLLBERG|+12
PPG |GREILINGER|3
GWG |GROPP|3
HITS |SKJEI|132

TEAM STATISTIC REPORT

TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | GFPG | GF RANK | GAPG | GA RANK | PP% | PP RANK | PK% | PK RANK BOSTON |22|17|2|46|2.71|17TH|2.81|18TH|20.5|10TH|83.6|11TH
PROVIDENCE |21|12|4|46|2.73|15TH|2.35|6TH|14.4|16TH|88.6|7TH

 

[JohnJamieson]

TRADE DEADLINE REPORT​

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At the deadline...

Boston|94 OFF|93 DEF|92 GOA|82% CHEM
Providence|86 OFF|79 DEF|82 GOA|86% CHEM

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Mar. 6, 2020
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At the trade deadline the Bruins' record is 34-26-3. They are 11th in the East, and 5 points out of a playoff spot. The East is particularly strong this year and it seems like it will take an unusually high number of points to claim a playoff berth this year. The team made a few moves leading up to the deadline, sending prospects D Benjamin Gleason and LW Jason Robertson to Vancouver in exchange for a pair of 2021 picks; a 4th rounder and a 5th rounder. They also shipped off C Marcus Kruger along with their own 2021 4th round pick for G prospect Chad Brophey. The biggest move saw the team acquire goaltender Michael McNiven from the Montreal Canadiens who simply had more goaltending talent than they need with Price, McNiven, Stuart Skinner and Zach Fucale all quality NHL options. Boston parted ways with Malcolm Subban but also received Montreal's 3rd round pick in this year's upcoming draft as part of the deal. Subban will join his brother P.K. in Montreal. Trade action was busy league wide this year and one of the biggest deals saw Brent Burns moved for the second time in less than a calendar year from the Rangers to the Flyers along with Chris Kreider for Steve Mason and a pair of excellent prospects. The Rangers also acquired Connor Hellebuyck from Winnipeg as they continue to search for goaltending answers in the post-Lundquist era. The Panthers sold the farm, sending Erik Gudbranson off to Anaheim for Frederik Andersen, a first round pick and a second round pick, and they also sent Reilly Smith and Jonathan Huberdeau to the 'Canes for a first rounder, second rounder, third rounder and a pair of prospects.

Providence have continued their strong play this year and are now third in the AHL Eastern Conference. Matthias Greilinger has proved to be an exciting prospect to watch as the recent 2nd round pick has already recorded 18 goals in his first pro season, a mark which presently leads his team.​

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[JohnJamieson]

END OF SEASON REPORT​

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At year's end...

Boston|94 OFF|93 DEF|91 GOA|83% CHEM
Providence|86 OFF|79 DEF|80 GOA|87% CHEM

May 13, 2020​

The Bruins had their strongest regular season to date since GM JJ took over registering 97 points, which was 11th in the NHL. Incredibly, that mark was only good enough for 9th in the East. It would have been tops in the West's Central Division. While the team missed the playoffs there is generally a sense of optimism surrounding the team's future, and the team has tons of cap space to work with in the offseason.​

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* "possession +/-" determined by takeaways minus giveaways.

|GP|G|A|PTS|PIM|+/-|HITS|POS+/-*
Bergeron|82|19|38| 57 |8|-9|43|+11
Matthews|82|12| 42 |54|10|0|34|+11
Krejci|79|11|41|52|12| +25 |41|+13
Sprong|78| 25 |20|45|16|+3|39|-2
Merkley|81|10|34|44|10|-5|31|+17
Spooner|82|15|28|43|10|+20|34|-9
Hedman|80|9|32|41|70|-5|239|-28
Krug|82|17|21|38|8|+12|31|-15
Yan|81|22|14|36|12|+7|36|-7
Okposo|82|14|21|35|49|-14|133| +22
Nichushkin|82|12|21|33|6|-6|26|+16
Hagelin|82|11|21|32|8|+10|26|-3
DeBrusk|82|13|18|31|8|-13|45|-11
Zboril|82|8|22|30|17|+17|50|-28
Matteau|82|15|9|24| 85 |-8|169|-12
Bigras|82|6|16|22|12|-4|44|-42
Lauzon|79|8|6|14|30|-2|59|-8
Carlo|82|5|5|10|56|0| 252 |-58
Hinostroza|6|0|3|3|2|0|6|+3
Gabrielle|3|0|0|0|0|-2|6|-3
Petrovic|5|0|0|0|7|0|11|-3

|GP|W|L|OTL|GAA|SV%|SO
McNiven|34|21|12|0|2.08|.930|7
Kollejan|24|13|8|1|2.57|.916|0

Pending UFAs: Brady Skjei, Mark Visentin, Alex Petrovic, Vinnie Hinostroza, Sebastian Collberg, Linus Arnesson.

Pending RFAs: Jeremy Lauzon, Michael McNiven, Nick Merkley, Dennis Yan, Daniel Sprong, Jakub Zboril, Niklas Hansson, Jesse Gabrielle, Nathan Noel, Fabian Heldner, Martin Osmik, Patrik Laine.

Unsigned Rookies: Jerome Begin.

The salary cap will increase to $79.52 million for the upcoming season which leaves the Bruins about $23 million dollars to work with. They've got a few players who will need to get a pay raise. We'll see if they have enough leftover to pursue any high profile free agents.

Washington defeated Colorado in the Finals in 5 games, for the second Cup in team history.

Tyler Seguin (44 G) took home the Rocket Richard Trophy, while Alex Ovechkin won the Art Ross (40 G, 57 A) and the Conn Smythe (13 G, 11 A). Carey Price (1.74 GAA, .941 SV%, 10 SO) won the Vezina for the second year running- and the Hart as well with his historically excellent season. Morgan Reilly (19 G, 38 A) took home the Norris, while Vladimir Tarasenko (40 G, 82 PTS, 0 PIM) won the Lady Byng. Sonny Milano (20 G, 57 PTS) of the Blue Jackets won the Calder and Ryan Getzlaf was named the Selke winner as the league's best defensive forward.​

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AHL REPORT​

The Providence Bruins lost in the second round to an extremely good Bridgeport Sound squad but finished 6th overall in the regular season as they continue to be a top AHL team each year.​

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PROVIDENCE CATEGORY LEADERS

G |NOEL|24
A |NOEL|30
PTS |NOEL|54
PIM |HELDNER|52
+/- |LAINE|+23
PPG |GREILINGER|9
GWG |NOEL|4
HITS |HELDNER|205

AHL GOALTENDING STATS

|GP|W|L|OTL|GAA|SV%|SO
Visentin|55|36|12|5|2.11|.924|7
Fitzpatrick|18|7|9|1|3.14|.891|0
Brophey|8|4|2|2|1.97|.923|0

TEAM STATISTIC REPORT

TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | GFPG | GF RANK | GAPG | GA RANK | PP% | PP RANK | PK% | PK RANK BOSTON |47|32|3|97|2.83|7TH|2.60|14TH|19.5|8TH|82.0|19TH
PROVIDENCE |46|22|8|100|3.05|4TH|2.47|10TH|20.5|1ST|86.3|8TH

 

[JohnJamieson]

2020 NHL ENTRY DRAFT
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The Bruins have 8 picks this year; 1 for rounds 1, 4, 5, and 7, and 2 each in rounds 3 and 6. Their third round picks initially belonged to Philadelphia and Montreal, while their extra 6th round pick initially belonged to Vancouver. The B's are unlikely to move any key pieces at the draft, but it is possible they could make some moves on the minor league level to make room for this year's draft class.​

ROUND|PICK #|PLAYER|AGE|HT|WT|POS|TYPE|POTENTIAL|OVERALL
1|14| Warren Grahame |20|5'11"|189|D|OFD| MED TOP 4 D |81
3|72| Will Chapman |20|5'11"|175|LW|GRN| MED TOP 9 F |64
3|83| Harry Pominville |20|6'1"|210|D|DFD| LOW 7TH D |71
4|104| Dimitri Gogolev |19|5'11"|183|LW|PLY| LOW TOP 9 F |66
5|134| Brandon Grantham |18|6'2"|196|LW|PWF| LOW BOTTOM 6 F |70
6|164| Anthony Tamura |18|6'1"|197|LW|PWF| MED BOTTOM 6 F |61
6|165| Ray Howes |19|6'1"|186|G|HYB| MED BACKUP |62
7|194| Dan McFarland |19|6'2"|200|C|PLY| LOW BOTTOM 6 F |63

A very good draft for the Bruins this year. Grahame was slated to go late in the first and the Bruins took him earlier than expected but the 20 year old already has a strong game and could compete for an NHL job in camp. Will Chapman is a real pest who slid down the board a little to the Bruins and Harry Pominville is expected to have a shot at making the Baby B's starting lineup this year. Gogolev is a slick Russian playmaker with excellent speed on the wing. 5th round pick Brandon Grantham is the younger brother of Providence winger Tommy Grantham and many think the younger brother has the potential to some day make the jump to the NHL; something it's starting to look like his older brother will never do. Anthony Tamura is still quite young and plays a similar game to the Grantham brothers. Howes is a solid G prospect and McFarland was not expected to be drafted but was a solid playmaking centre with good size in the U.S. National Development League.​

 

[JohnJamieson]

RE-SIGN PHASE​

Former 2nd round pick RW Patrik Laine was moved along with recent draftee Anthony Tamura to the L.A. Kings in exchange for RW Igor Kolesnik, who is expected to skate with Providence in the upcoming season.​

PLAYER|AGE|POS|TYPE|OVERALL|POTENTIAL|YEARS|AAV|2 WAY?
Jeremy Lauzon |23|D|TWD|87| HIGH ELITE |4|5.5|
Michael McNiven |22|G|HYB|87| HIGH ELITE |3|3.6|
Daniel Sprong |23|RW|SNP|85| MED ELITE |3|3.1|
Dennis Yan |23|LW|SNP|85| HIGH ELITE |3|4.0|
Nick Merkley |23|C|PLY|84| MED TOP 6 F |3|2.25|
Jakub Zboril |23|D|TWD|83| HIGH TOP 4 D |2|1.725|
Brady Skjei |26|D|DFD|81| LOW TOP 6 D |2|1.125|
Warren Grahame |20|D|OFD|81| MED TOP 4 D |3|0.975|YES
Niklas Hansson |25|D|OFD|80| LOW 7TH D |2|1.075|
Jesse Gabrielle |23|LW|PWF|80| MED BOTTOM 6 F |2|0.9|YES
Vinnie Hinostroza |26|RW|PLY|77| LOW BOTTOM 6 F |2|0.9|
Sebastian Collberg |26|RW|SNP|78| HIGH BOTTOM 6 F |1|0.7|
Nathan Noel |23|C|PLY|78| LOW AHL TOP 6 F |1|0.7|YES
Harry Pominville |20|D|DFD|71| LOW 7TH D |3|0.9|YES
Brandon Grantham |18|LW|PWF|70| LOW BOTTOM 6 F |3|0.9|YES
Jerome Begin |21|D|DFD|69| LOW 7TH D |3|0.875|YES

Departing UFAs: Mark Visentin (80), Alex Petrovic (79).

Non-Tendered RFAs: Martin Osmik (77), Linus Arnesson (77), Fabian Heldner (77).

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FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

PLAYER|AGE|POS|TYPE|OVERALL|POTENTIAL|YEARS|AAV|2 WAY?
Stephen Stephenson |20|C|PWF|77| MED TOP 6 F |3|0.8|YES
Mikhail Medvenov |21|D|TWD|74| MED TOP 6 D |3|0.8|YES

DEPTH CHART (NOT INCLUDING UNSIGNED ROOKIES)
C:10
LW:9
RW:8
D:14
G:5​

Over the summer the Bruins traded Dan McFarland to the Sharks for their 4th round pick next year.

Changes in potential from last year noted as we reach the preseason:

• C Patrice Bergeron went from Exact Top 6 F to Exact Top 9 F.
• C David Krejci went from Exact Top 6 F to Exact Top 9 F.
• C Ian Leighton went from Med Bottom 6 F to Med AHL Top 6 F.
• LW Dimitri Gogolev went from Low Top 9 F to Low Bottom 6 F.
• LW Will Chapman went from Med Top 9 F to Med Bottom 6 F.
• D Chris Bigras went from High Elite to High Top 4 D.
• D Warren Grahame went from Med Top 4 D to Med Top 6 D.
• G Chad Brophey went from Med Elite to Med Starter.
• G Theo Weber went from Low AHL Starter to Low Backup.
• G Ray Howes went from Med Backup to Med AHL Starter.

 

[JohnJamieson]

SEASON 6 BRUINS OPENING DAY ROSTER (2020-2021)

Heading into the season...

Boston|94 OFF|94 DEF|91 GOA|81% CHEM
Providence|86 OFF|79 DEF|85 GOA|87% CHEM

Gropp(86)|Matthews(90)|Sprong(86)
Yan(87)|Merkley(85)|Okposo(87)
DeBrusk(84)|Bergeron(86)|Nichushkin(85)
Matteau(84)|Krejci(86)|Spooner(85)
Hagelin(84)||

Hedman(91)|Lauzon(87)
Bigras(86)|Zboril(84)
Krug(86)|Carlo(84)
Skjei(81)|

McNiven(87)
Kollejan(81)

• The Bruins cap hit is at $76.575 mil. This leaves the team about $3 mil of space.
  
• The average age of our NHL roster is 26.2 this year.
  
• LW Ryan Gropp is the sole rookie on this year's squad as a very similar team returns from last year.
  
• The Bruins have 4 open contract spots.
  
• Pending UFA on the NHL roster this year: David Krejci.
  
• Pending RFAs on the NHL roster this year: Ryan Gropp.
  
• The Bruins went 4-3-0 in the preseason. Daniel Sprong led the club with 7 points and Mike McNiven had a SV% of .969 in the 4 games he started and the team won them all. Meanwhile, backup Felix Kollejan was shelled for the three losses and had a SV% of .853. Kollejan was decent last year but if his play continues to be poor he could be a candidate for replacement.

 

[JohnJamieson]

HALFWAY REPORT​

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After 41 games...

Boston|94 OFF|95 DEF|87 GOA|83% CHEM
Providence|87 OFF|81 DEF|78 GOA|83% CHEM

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Jan. 15, 2021
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At the halfway mark the Boston Bruins are 21-13-7, 3rd in the Atlantic and 5th in the East. First string goaltender Michael McNiven is currently injured, and Evan Fitzpatrick has been called up from Providence, recording a win and a loss since his recall. The team has a goal differential of +21 and you might think their record would be a little better with such a stat. The power play was top notch at the start of the year but has cooled recently. Ryan Gropp is having an outstanding rookie season, leading the team in points with 35 and Auston Matthews is second with 32 points in 37 games. The team called up Matthias Greilinger earlier in the year when there were some injuries but he did not see action before being returned to Providence. Val Nichushkin has 12 goals this year at the halfway mark after never having surpassed 15 in the first 6 seasons of his career.

The trade clause situation remains the exact same as last year. Krejci is the sole player on this list who is on an expiring contract. At 34 years old he has played his entire career with the Bruins, who drafted him in 2004 in the second round. His play is regressing, yet he still holds some value as he could be a second line centre in many markets. His cap hit is large at 7.25 million. The team must consider trading him, or they could roll the dice and hope he will sign a much cheaper deal in the offseason to remain with the team. A compelling reason to keep Krejci if possible is his utility and skill on the penalty kill. Other than Bergeron he is clearly the team's best defensive forward. Spooner is a trade candidate as well, he is having a decent season but is losing ice time to the younger stars on the team and carries a cap hit of 3 million. The same could be said about Carl Hagelin, and another player who could be vulnerable given the team's depth at left wing could be Jake DeBrusk. He had 16 goals in his rookie season, 13 last year, and had 5 through 32 games this year before finally being scratched for the first time in his pro career. At 24 his progress seems to be stalled and if it is his stock will only drop in the future.

Providence had an historic first half, posting a record of 31-5-2. Their points percentage is an incredible 84.21%. Their 64 points are 11 better than second place in the AHL. Matthias Greilinger leads the team in points and is 2nd in goals in the AHL despite missing 7 games while called up to the big club. The team is outscoring opponents by an average of 3.47 - 1.95 per game, an astonishing figure of over one and a half goals per game plus and both league leading figures.

Hedman has full no movement this year.

Bergeron may be asked for a 3 team list.

Okposo may be asked for an 8 team list.

Krejci, Spooner, and Krug may be asked for a 15 team list.
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BOSTON CATEGORY LEADERS

G |GROPP|14
A |OKPOSO, GROPP|21
PTS |GROPP|35
PIM |HEDMAN|37
+/- |HEDMAN|+9
PPG |SPRONG|4
GWG |HEDMAN, GROPP|3
HITS |CARLO|106

PROVIDENCE CATEGORY LEADERS

G |GREILINGER|18
A |RAKELL|26
PTS |GREILINGER|36
PIM |BETTS, BELLAMY, MEDVENOV|14
+/- |GRAHAME|+23
PPG |GREILINGER|6
GWG |GREILINGER|5
HITS |BELLAMY|45

TEAM STATISTIC REPORT

TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | GFPG | GF RANK | GAPG | GA RANK | PP% | PP RANK | PK% | PK RANK BOSTON |21|13|7|49|3.10|3RD|2.59|8TH|16.8|19TH|87.4|1ST
PROVIDENCE |31|5|2|64|3.47|1ST|1.95|1ST|19.6|3RD|87.7|5TH

 

[JohnJamieson]

TRADE DEADLINE REPORT​

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At the deadline...

Boston|95 OFF|93 DEF|92 GOA|82% CHEM
Providence|87 OFF|81 DEF|78 GOA|83% CHEM

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Mar. 5, 2021
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At the trade deadline the Bruins' record is 34-22-8. They are 5th in the East, and 3rd in the Atlantic. The team made a huge trade in front of the deadline, sending Jake DeBrusk to the Capitals in a straight 1-for-1 for Alex Ovechkin. The aging winger still has plenty of offensive pop, but is likely just a rental as it will be hard for Boston to re-sign him in the offseason. The team also made an exchange of prospects with San Jose, sending LW Will Chapman and G Ray Howes off for C Ola Helmersson. Backup goaltender Felix Kollejan has been out for some time with concussion issues but Evan Fitzpatrick has done a decent job in his place. D Jeremy Lauzon is also out right now but expected to be back soon.

Meanwhile, even without their first string goalie, Providence have continued to roll, and now have a record of 45-8-5 as backup Chad Brophey has been quite good in Fitzpatrick's absence. G Theo Weber has made his pro debut and while not everything has gone his way- he has just 1 win in 5 games on a very dominant team, he does in fact have a SV% of .926 which looks very good on the 20 year old netminder.​

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[karingoras]

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[OttawaOilers]

My Vegas Expansion Team:

Lee - Shipchayov - Gaborik
Grabner - Lehtera - Marchessault
Smith - Helm - Duke
Gaunce - Sissons - Anderson
Faksa
Nordstrom
Bennett
Khaira
De Le Rose
Leier
Rychel
Kosmachuk

Martin - Stone
Orlov - Spurgeon
Kulikov - Manson
Pokka
Koekkeok

Fleury - Pickard
Subban

Anaheim: Manson
Boston: Subban
Buffalo: Kulikov
Calgary: Stone
Carolina: Nordstrom
Chicago: Pokka
Colardo: Pickard
Columbus: Anderson
Dallas: Faksa
Detroit: Helm
Edmonton: Khaira
Florida: Marchessault
Los Angeles: Gaborik
Montreal: De La Rose
Nashville: Sissons
New Jersey: Bennett
Islanders: Lee
Rangers: Grabner
Ottawa: Smith
Philly: Leier
Pittsburgh: Fleury
San Jose: Martin
St Louis: Lehtera
Tampa: Koekkoek
Toronto: Rychel
Vancouver: Gaunce
Washington: Orlov
Winnipeg: Kosmachuk

 

[ThorNton Apologist]

How do you do an expansion team setup? You have to substitute for an NHL team, so what do you do with that teams players/assets?

 

[kinger8998]

deleted post.....restarting gm

 

[ovikovy817]

Not a lot of guys here this year.

NHL 15 / PS3 (I know, I should buy PS4 and the latest eas game)
25 years
superstar

I'll certainly bounce from team to team during the 25 years, I'll stay only at the end of the contract, if I didn't won the CUP.



2014/2015 (1st season)


Lineup on the opening night

LW​

|

C​

|

RW​

G.Landeskog (88)|M.Duchene (C) (89)|R.Vrbata (85)
J.Gaudreau (84)|N.MacKinnon (A) (86)|S.Doan (85)
J.McGinn (83)|R.O'Reilly (86)|T.Bertuzzi (81)
R.Fedotenko (80)|J.Mitchell (82)|C.Armstrong (80)
|M.Cliche (78)|

D​

|

D​

R.Ellis (83)|T.Barrie (A) (85)
J.Pitkanen (84)|E.Johnson (85)
J.Hejda (83)|N.Holden (81)
R.Wilson (78)|B.Gervais (76)

G​

S.Varlamov (89)
R.Berra (80)

Trades

acquire| acquire
S.Doan (85)|J.Iginla (85)

acquire| acquire
J.Gaudreau (84)|A.Tanguay (84)
2nd round pick 2015 (VAN)|1st round pick 2015 (COL)

acquire| acquire
R.Ellis (83)|D.Briere (82)
K.Fiala (70)|B.Stuart (82)
|2nd round pick 2015 (COL)
|4th round pick 2016 (COL)

acquire| acquire
R.Vrbata (85)|T.Vincour (78)
|2nd round pick 2015 (VAN)

acquire| acquire
6th round pick 2015 (SJS)|M.Lauridsen (64)
7th round pick 2015 (SJS)|M.Heard (68)
7th round pick 2016 (SJS)|T.Cheek (66)

acquire| acquire
4th round pick 2015 (NJD)|C.Corbett (67)

Free Agency

Player|Position|Age|Overall|Term|Cap Hit
J.Pitkanen|D|31|84|1 year|$4.83M
T.Bertuzzi|RW|39|81|1 year|$0.64M
R.Fedotenko|LW|35|80|1 year|$0.64M
C.Armstrong|RW|31|80|1 year|$0.62M

 

[ovikovy817]

2014/2015 (1st season)


Lineup

LW​

|

C​

|

RW​

G.Landeskog (88)|M.Duchene (C) (89)|R.Vrbata (85)
J.Gaudreau (84)|N.MacKinnon (A) (86)|S.Doan (85)
J.McGinn (83)|R.O'Reilly (86)|T.Bertuzzi (81)
R.Fedotenko (80)|J.Mitchell (82)|C.Armstrong (80)
|M.Cliche (78)|

D​

|

D​

R.Ellis (83)|T.Barrie (A) (85)
J.Pitkanen (84)|E.Johnson (85)
J.Hejda (83)|N.Holden (81)
R.Wilson (78)|B.Gervais (76)

G​

S.Varlamov (89)
R.Berra (80)

Record and Standings

44-33-5

2nd -> Division
3rd -> Conference
12th -> League


Regular season stats

Skaters

Player | Position | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM
M.Duchene|C|80|38|26| 64 |+13|12
J.Gaudreau|LW|82|22|42| 64 |+15|16
G.Landeskog|LW|81|23|40| 63 |+7|66
R.O'Reilly|C|82|33|35| 57 |+10|26
T.Barrie|D|81|7|45| 52 |+19|31
R.Vrbata|RW|82|23|28| 51 |+10|18
R.Ellis|D|78|6|40| 46 |+22|18
S.Doan|RW|78|20|25| 45 |+23|92
J.Pitkanen|D|82|5|40| 45 |+4|8
N.MacKinnon|C|51|21|16| 37 |+9|4
J.McGinn|LW|80|16|15| 31 |+16|49
T.Bertuzzi|RW|81|9|18| 27 |+8|48
J.Mitchell|C|80|10|14| 24 |+1|23
R.Fedotenko|LW|82|10|13| 23 |-15|18
E.Johnson|D|82|6|17| 23 |-5|89
C.Armstrong|RW|82|8|9| 17 |-16|36
J.Hejda|D|82|4|7| 11 |+3|24
N.Holden|D|82|0|6| 6 |+15|6
M.Cliche|C|35|2|2| 4 |-14|6
R.Wilson|D|12|1|0| 1 |-1|17
B.Gervais|D|1|0|0| 0 |0|0

Goalies

Player | GP | W | L | OT | GAA | SV% | SO
S.Varlamov|66|36|23|2|2.37|91.65%|9
R.Berra|23|8|13|1|2.71|90.02%|1

1st round

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home
1|Jets|2 : 3 (OT)|Avalanche
2|Jets|1 : 4|Avalanche
3|Avalanche|5 : 1|Jets
4|Avalanche|2 : 1 (OT)|Jets

2nd round

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home
1|Avalanche|2 : 3|Blackhawks
2|Avalanche|4 : 3 (OT)|Blackhawks
3|Blackhawks|4 : 3 (OT)|Avalanche
4|Blackhawks|6 : 3|Avalanche
5|Avalanche|7 : 6 (OT)|Blackhawks
6|Blackhawks|6 : 7|Avalanche
7|Avalanche|4 : 3 (OT)|Blackhawks

Western Conference Final

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home
1|Wild|2 : 3|Avalanche
2|Wild|1 : 6|Avalanche
3|Avalanche|4 : 1|Wild
4|Avalanche|4 : 2|Wild

Stanley Cup Final

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home
1|Avalanche|2 : 1|Rangers
2|Avalanche|1 : 3|Rangers
3|Rangers|2 : 1|Avalanche
4|Rangers|3 : 2 (OT)|Avalanche
5|Avalanche|1 : 2|Rangers

Notes

MacKinnon missed 31 games in the middle of the season due to a concussion.

In playoffs, I also had few key injuries. Landeskog was injured in game 3 against Hawks, and MacKinnon injured in the next game.
Down 4-0 after the 1st period of Game 5, I forced the OT and won the game at the end of the 1st OT.
After being down 5-2 after 2 periods, I thought it was over, but another huge comeback forces game 7. Johnson tied the game 5 and also the game 6 in the last minute. And O'Reilly scored a SHG with 0.8 to go. Penalty taken between goals 6 and 7.
After playing game 5 and 6 95% of the time with 2 lines, MacKinnon came back to play game 7.
I put Ryan O'Reilly on the first line (LW) to start the OT. And that change payed in the middle of the OT. He scored the GWG. We're in the CF.

Another sweep in WCF.

In SCF
Vrbata 2 goals in G1, 1 goal in G3
Landeskog came back after missing 11 games. Back for G4
A lucky bounce, and the puck come right on Martin St Louis stick. G4. Turning point of the series.


Vrbata (14+11) and Duchene(10+15) finish both with 25 points in the playoffs. Best in the league. Vrbata also the best in goals and Duchene in assists.

Rangers won the Cup and the Presidents Trophy.


Trophies

Clarence S.Campbell trophy (Colorado Avalanche) -> 2014/2015

History : Colorado Avalanche

Season | Record | Points | # in Division | # in Conference | # in League | Playoffs
2014-2015|44-33-5|93|2nd|3rd|12th|Stanley Cup Final

 

[Squints09]

Dallas Stars GM Mode​

Playing NHL 16 on PS4(not sure which roster update)​

Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill Fired​

Confirmed With Link: Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill has been fired. Multiple years missing playoffs and the poor performances when the playoffs were made lead to the decision said Tom Gaglardi. In his place, they are hiring young gun GM Squints.

We managed to interview the new GM:
Do you plan to make any trades?
Yes, in fact I have a couple in mind.
What's the strategy this year?
We are 100% rebuilding.
Anything else you would like us to know?
I hope to bring the city of Dallas its second Stanley cup.

Confirmed With Link: trade Johnny Oduya to the for 2016 5th round and 7th round picks as well as a 2017 3rd rounder
Confirmed With Link: trade Troy Vance to the for a 2016 6th round pick
Confirmed With Link: Esa Linsdell to the for a 2016 4th round pick
Confirmed With Link: trade Kari Lehtonen and Alex Peters to the for Chicago's 2016 1st round pick and a 2017 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th round picks

Confirmed With Link: The trade Jamie Benn to the for Jonathan Drouin, 2016 3rd round pick and a 2017 3rd round pick.
Confirmed With Link: trade Nathan Liewen(see Sabres trade) to the for Dallas's 2016 7th round pick and Joel Vermin

Confirmed With Link: The trade Antti Niemi and Aaron Haydon to the for Anaheim's 2016 3rd, Buffalo's 2016 3rd, St. Louis's 2016 3rd, San Jose's 2016 3rd and Nathan Lieuwen

Confirmed With Link: trade John Klingberg to the for their 2016 1st, San Jose's 1st, Timmy Cross, Boston's 2016 5th, and and Minnesota's 2016 5th round picks

Confirmed With Link: trade Kris Russel, Alex Gologoski, and Patrick Sanvido to the for their 2016 1st and 3rd round pick, Andreas Martinsen, and Mat Clark

Confirmed With Link: trade Patrick Sharp to the for their 2016 1st and 2nd round picks, their 2017 3rd round pick, Toronto's 2017 3rd round pick, and Tomas Nosek.

Confirmed With Link: trade Jason Spezza(14%; $1.000 million retained) and Chris Martenet to the for a 2016 2nd round pick, a 2016 4th round pick, Kurtis MacDermid and 2017 1st and 3rd round picks

Confirmed With Link: trade Cody Eakin and Valeri Nichuskin to the for their 2016 2nd round pick, Anaheim's 2016 2nd round pick, Pittsburgh's 2017 2nd round pick, Dan O'Donoghue, and James Melindy

Confirmed With Link: trade Jason Demers and Jordie Benn to the for their 2016 3rd and 4th round picks, Niclas Andersen, Carter Rowney, and Matthias Plachta

Confirmed With Link: trade Patrick Eaves to the for their 2016 5th round pick 2017 4th round pick, and 2017 5th round pick.

Confirmed With Link: trade Ales Hemsky(50%; $1.950 million retained), Travis Moen, and Vermon Fiddler to the for Jacob Larsson, Corey Tropp, Joseph Cramarossa, a 2016 4th round pick, and a 2017 6th round pick

Confirmed With Link: sign Aleksi Saarela(Top 6 F) to a 1 year; $600k deal, Rinat Valiev(Top 4 D) to a 1 year; $600k deal, Jon Gillies(Starter) to a 2 year $600k per year deal, Zack Torquato to a 1 year $14.280 million deal, and Matti Lamberg to a 1 year $14.280 million deal. Per GM Squints the reason behind these signings are to help stack the AHL and eventually get a bottom 6 center, top 4 defender, and a starter.

I'd be open to feedback so if you have any just let me know

 

[ovikovy817]

2015/2016 (2nd season)

Summer

S.Doan, J.Hejda and T.Bertuzzi retirement.

Draft

Round-Pick | Player | Position | Age | Team | League | Country
2-27|Jesse Gabrielle|LW|18|Regina|WHL|Canada
5-1|Ivan Provorov|D|18|Brandon|WHL|Russia

Re-signings

Player | Position | Age | Overall | Term | Cap Hit
C.Pickard|G|23|80|4 years|$1M
C.Armstrong|RW|32|80|1 year|$0.805M
R.Fedotenko|LW|36|80|1 year|$0.805M
R.Wilson|D|28|78|2 years|$0.755M
J.Pitkanen|D|31|84|1 year|$4.8M

A few importants resigned players. Not putting here the AHL

Free Agency

Player | Position | Age | Overall | Term | Cap Hit
M.St. Louis|RW|40|88|1 year|$6.75M
J.Williams|RW|33|86|1 year|$6.7M
P.Martin|D|34|85|1 year|$5.7M

3 big fishes. 3 BPA. Marty was one of the best player on the winning cup team last year.


Trades

Because of cap problems, and for fit everyone, I made some trades, but 2 impactful on my NHL team.

acquire| acquire
S.Vatanen (85)|J.Pitkanen (84)
|2nd round pick 2017 (COL)

acquire| acquire
A.Raanta (82)|R.Berra (80)
|3rd round pick 2016 (COL)
|4th round pick 2017 (COL)

Lineup

LW​

|

C​

|

RW​

G.Landeskog (91)|M.Duchene (C) (89)|M.St. Louis (88)
J.Gaudreau (85)|N.MacKinnon (A) (88)|J.Williams (86)
J.McGinn (83)|R.O'Reilly (86)|R.Vrbata (85)
R.Fedotenko (80)|J.Mitchell (82)|C.Armstrong (80)
|M.Cliche (78)|

D​

|

D​

R.Ellis (86)|T.Barrie (A) (86)
S.Vatanen (85)|E.Johnson (85)
P.Martin (85)|N.Holden (81)
R.Wilson (78)|

G​

S.Varlamov (89)
A.Raanta (82)

Record and Standings

54-24-4

1st -> Division
1st -> Conference
1st -> League


Regular season stats

Skaters

Player | Position | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM
M.Duchene|C|78|42|39| 81 |+27|20
G.Landeskog|LW|82|32|48| 80 |+40|83
N.MacKinnon|C|79|29|47| 76 |+34|22
M.St. Louis|RW|77|26|48| 74 |+31|25
J.Williams|RW|82|26|32| 58 |+20|34
J.Gaudreau|LW|82|18|40| 58 |+15|18
T.Barrie|D|81|11|42| 53 |+13|22
S.Vatanen|D|82|15|35| 50 |+15|8
R.Ellis|D|82|10|37| 47 |+18|8
R.Vrbata|RW|75|17|16| 33 |+5|23
E.Johnson|D|78|8|20| 28 |+14|86
R.O'Reilly|C|82|17|9| 26 |-1|24
J.Mitchell|C|82|5|13| 18 |-9|21
J.McGinn|LW|80|1|16| 17 |0|37
P.Martin|D|71|6|10| 16 |+10|6
N.Holden|D|78|5|9| 14 |+17|11
R.Fedotenko|LW|82|5|9| 14 |-15|12
C.Armstrong|RW|74|7|3| 10 |-16|44
M.Cliche|C|27|2|2| 4 |-3|5
R.Wilson|D|22|0|1| 1 |+9|16

Goalies

Player | GP | W | L | OT | GAA | SV% | SO
S.Varlamov|63|43|16|2|2.47|90.73%|7
A.Raanta|24|11|10|1|2.37|90.80%|1

1st round

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home
1|Wild|2 : 3 (2OT)|Avalanche
2|Wild|5 : 4|Avalanche
3|Avalanche|2 : 4|Wild
4|Avalanche|4 : 2|Wild
5|Wild|3 : 4 (OT)|Avalanche
6|Avalanche|5 : 4|Wild

2nd round

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home
1|Blackhawks|3 : 4 (OT)|Avalanche
2|Blackhawks|1 : 5|Avalanche
3|Avalanche|3 : 2|Blackhawks
4|Avalanche|1 : 2|Blackhawks
5|Blackhawks|0 : 3|Avalanche

Western Conference Final

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home
1|Kings|2 : 3 (OT)|Avalanche
2|Kings|0 : 6|Avalanche
3|Avalanche|1 : 5|Kings
4|Avalanche|4 : 3|Kings
5|Kings|3 : 5|Avalanche

Stanley Cup Final

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home
1|Maple Leafs|0 : 2|Avalanche
2|Maple Leafs|4 : 3|Avalanche
3|Avalanche|4 : 2|Maple Leafs
4|Avalanche|3 : 4|Maple Leafs
5|Maple Leafs|2 : 0|Avalanche
6|Avalanche|5 : 4|Maple Leafs
7|Maple Leafs|1 : 2|Avalanche

Notes

Last year WCF to begin the playoffs this year.
In game 2 Ellis injured, in game 3 Mitchell injured, in game 4 Williams injured, in game 6 Holden injured. I recalled J.Caron from AHL. And he will stay with the big team, because Lake Erie are out of the playoffs this season. At least they were injured for 1 game maximum. Just Mitchell are out long term, like Armstrong who was injured in the regular season at the end.

Same 2nd round as last year.
Was easier than last year.

WCF. When I finally thought everyone one was healthy, Johnson injured himself in the last game against Chicago. Will miss the start of the series against the Kings. Johnson cameback in game 3, but Ellis injured himself in the same game, and will be out until august. So I'll play 0 games with a full healthy at 100% lineup in this playoff.

SCF. We're back.
Fedotenko and St. Louis both scored their 4th goal of the playoffs in game 1. Duchene and Gaudreau scores in 3rd period to give us a huge win. Gaudreau injured in game 4, will miss the rest of the playoffs.
Game 7 of the SCF, it's what why we playing this game.
Duchene open the score with 17:38 remaining in the 3rd period. Almost 10 minutes later, McGinn give us a breathing room. Holland scores with 6.3 to go during a 6-on-4. But it wasn't enough. A monster game by Varlamov. 1st star of the game.
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Duchene Conn Smythe.


Like last year, the President's Trophy winner, win also the Stanley Cup.

Trophies

Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche) -> 2016
President's Trophy (Colorado Avalanche) -> 2016
2x Clarence S.Campbell Trophy (Colorado Avalanche) -> 2015 and 2016

Conn Smythe Trophy (Matt Duchene) -> 2016

History : Colorado Avalanche

Season | Record | Points | # in Division | # in Conference | # in League | Playoffs
2014-2015|44-33-5|93|2nd|3rd|12th|Stanley Cup Final
2015-2016|54-24-4|112|1st|1st|1st| CHAMPION

St Louis, Martin and Fedotenko finish their career with a Stanley Cup victory. For St. Louis, it was even the second consecutive year with the Cup.

 

[OttawaOilers]

How do you do an expansion team setup? You have to substitute for an NHL team, so what do you do with that teams players/assets?

Yeah, you have to substitute a team. I substituted Arizona, and then traded all the good prospects away from Arizona's team. Maybe you can do the expansion feature actually implemented into the 'Franchise Mode' section, but never done that.

 

[Squints09]

Yeah, you have to substitute a team. I substituted Arizona, and then traded all the good prospects away from Arizona's team. Maybe you can do the expansion feature actually implemented into the 'Franchise Mode' section, but never done that.

I don't think there is an expansion draft feature, but there is one rumored to be in NHL 18.

 

[OttawaOilers]

I don't think there is an expansion draft feature, but there is one rumored to be in NHL 18.

Oops, I got that confused with Relocation. Similar idea though, with changing teams and what-not.

 

[NYRangers3061]

BREAKING NEWS: David Poile out as Preds GM, Paul Fenton promoted to GM

After serving as the Nashville Predators GM for 18 years and 17 seasons, the team and David Poile reached a mutual agreement for him to step down as general manager. Poile has been the GM since the team's inception in 1998. He will remain in the organization as President of Hockey Operations.

During Poile's tenure, the Predators have made the playoffs 9 times and missed them 8 times. During those 9 post season runs, Nashville made it to round 2 just 3 times, and has never made it to the Western Conference Finals. They have also never won a regular season conference or division championship.

Nashville's ownership group cited lack of success over a long period of time as the reason for the changeup.

"He means a lot to this team and this city, and that's why we're keeping him in the organization. Unfortunately, we feel he's been given more than enough time to have success with this team, but we have yet to see it, so we decided to move on".

Paul Fenton, who has also been with the team from day one, had been serving as the Predators' assistant GM as well as the GM of their AHL team, the Milwaukee Admirals.

Many hockey insiders are speculating that this season will be a trial run to see if Fenton brings a different approach than Poile. If ownership likes what they see, they'll keep him around. If not, he may not last past this season as ownership is growing increasingly impatient for the team to have true success.​

 

[NYRangers3061]

Projected Opening Night Lineups:

Nashville

LW|C|RW
Forsberg (88)|Johansen (89)|Neal (88)
Wilson (84)|Fisher (83)|Smith (85)
Jarnkrok (81)|Ribeiro (84)|Arvidsson (81)
Parenteau (83)|Sissons (79)|Fontaine (81)

D|D
Subban (91)|Josi (90)
Ellis (85)|Ekholm (85)
Weber (81)|Irwin (80)

G
Rinne (91)
Saros (79)

Training Camp Roster Openings

2nd Line Center
Candidates: Mike Fisher (83), Mike Ribeiro (84)
Fisher gets the benefit of the doubt for now because he's been around longer and knows the team better, but it's a toss up and whoever has the better preseason will likely get the spot. The loser will center the 3rd line.

3rd Line Right Wing
Candidates: Viktor Arvidsson (81), P.A. Parenteau (83)
Arvidsson gets favorability here because he's younger and close to the same skill level. Loser will play 4th line left wing.

4th Line Right Wing
Candidates: Justin Fontaine (81), Vernon Fiddler (81), Austin Watson (80), Cody McLeod (80)
Easily the most crowded battle, anybody can win this spot by beating out the rest in preseason. The losers will either be scratched, sent down to the AHL, or traded.

3rd Pair Defensemen (2)
Candidates: Yannick Weber (81), Matt Irwin (80), Anthony Bitetto (79), Petter Granberg (78)
Weber and Irwin are the favorites, but they aren't locks for those two spots.

Backup Goalie
Candidates: Juuse Saros (79), Marek Mazanec (79)
Saros is younger, so they may want him to get a majority of starts in the AHL rather than only a handful of starts in the NHL behind Pekka Rinne.​

 

[NYRangers3061]

2017 Preseason

3-2-1 (7 Points)

4-2 L Vs. STL
4-2 W Vs. WPG
3-0 W Vs. MIN
5-2 L Vs. COL
5-0 W Vs. DAL
4-3 SOL Vs. CHI

2nd in Central Division

...

BREAKING NEWS: GM Fenton makes first trades as GM

News is breaking that Nashville Predators GM Paul Fenton has made a series of three trades, which are his first as head GM.

acquires:| acquires:
2017 7th round pick (ARI)|Jonas Gunnarsson

Player Profiles:

Player|Team|Pos.|Age|Overall|Potential|Contract
Jonas Gunnarsson|NSH->ARI|G|24|63|Medium AHL Fringe G|1 YL, $635K

Fenton: "Arizona needed an AHL goalie, and unfortunately, he wouldn't have gotten any starts here, so it's good for both sides".

Analyst: "Not much to talk about here. Probably just as Fenton said, just giving Gunnarsson a chance to play".

acquires:| acquires:
2017 5th round pick (BOS)|Cody Bass

Player Profiles:

Player|Team|Pos.|Age|Overall|Potential|Contract
Cody Bass|NSH->CAR|C|29|75|Exact AHL Top 6 F|2 YL, $615K

Fenton: "Just a move to clear some roster room so we can add some players via free agency, waivers, or a trade later in the season".

Analyst: "Probably just Fenton shipping out a player or two that he doesn't see fitting in. No big deal".

acquires:| acquires:
2017 5th round pick (OTT)|Vernon Fiddler
2017 7th round pick (PIT)

Player Profiles:

Player|Team|Pos.|Age|Overall|Potential|Contract
Vernon Fiddler|NSH->PIT|RW|36|80|Exact Bottom 6 F|1 YL, $1.25M

Fenton: "We wanted to clear up some cap space, and this accomplishes that goal for us".

Analyst: "Have to think there's something coming with Fenton moving out three contracts today and clearing almost two million in cap space".

Free Agent Signing: James Wisniewski

Player Profiles:

Player|Team|Pos.|Age|Overall|Potential|Contract
James Wisniewski|FA->NSH|D|32|85|Exact Top 6 D|3 YL, $3.5M AAV

Fenton: "This will give us a really good bottom pairing guy, or if there's injuries, a guy who can hold his own in the top 4".

Analyst: "The money isn't terrible, but the term is questionable. 3 years for a 32 year old who's had injury problems? This could come back to haunt them down the road".

...

Projected Regular Season Opening Night Lineup

LW|C|RW
Forsberg (88)|Johansen (89)|Neal (88)
Wilson (84)|Fisher (83)|Smith (85)
Jarnkrok (81)|Ribeiro (84)|Arvidsson (81)
Parenteau (83)|Sissons (79)|Watson (80)

D|D
Subban (91)|Josi (90)
Ellis (85)|Ekholm (85)
Wisniewski (85)|Weber (81)

G
Rinne (91)
Mazanec (79)

 

[ovikovy817]

2016/2017 (3rd season)

Summer

M.St. Louis, P.Martin and R.Fedotenko retirement.

Draft

Round-Pick | Player | Position | Age | Team | League | Country
1-7|Jake Kryski|C|18|Kamloops|WHL|Canada
4-2|Tyler Nother|D|18|London|OHL|Canada

Re-signings

Player | Position | Age | Overall | Term | Cap Hit
N.MacKinnon|C|20|89|8 years|$7.49M
J.Gaudreau|LW|22|85|2 years|$3.005M
R.O'Reilly|C|25|85|3 years|$4.1M
T.Barrie|D|24|86|2 years|$4.3M
S.Vatanen|D|25|85|3 years|$4.4M
E.Johnson|D|28|85|8 years|$3.8M
J.Williams|RW|34|85|2 years|$3.5M
J.McGinn|LW|27|83|8 years|$2M
R.Vrbata|RW|35|83|1 year|$2.5M
D.Siemens|D|22|79|1 year|$0.775M

Free Agency

Player | Position | Age | Overall | Term | Cap Hit
B.Prust|LW|32|81|1 year/2 way|$0.95M

Trades

acquire| acquire
L.Eriksson (86)|J.Caron (79)
|G.Meurs (74)
|S.Henley (69)
|1st round pick 2017 (COL)
|3rd round pick 2018 (COL)

acquire| acquire
J.Silfverberg (85)|R.Vrbata (82)
|3rd round pick 2016 (COL)
|4th round pick 2017 (COL)

Lineup

LW​

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C​

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RW​

G.Landeskog (92)|M.Duchene (C) (90)|J.Silfverberg (85)
J.Gaudreau (85)|N.MacKinnon (A) (91)|L.Eriksson (86)
J.McGinn (83)|R.O'Reilly (85)|J.Williams (83)
B.Prust (80)|J.Mitchell (82)|C.Armstrong (80)
|M.Cliche (78)|M.Ryder (80)

Ryder was put on waivers by NYR after 15 games.

D​

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D​

R.Ellis (85)|T.Barrie (A) (86)
S.Vatanen (85)|E.Johnson (85)
D.Siemens (81)|N.Holden (81)
R.Wilson (78)|

G​

S.Varlamov (88)
C.Pickard (82)

Record and Standings

54-24-4 (exactly the same as last year)

1st -> Division
1st -> Conference
2nd -> League


Regular season stats

Skaters

Player | Position | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM
M.Duchene|C|82|82|44| 126 |+52|14
T.Barrie|D|81|6|70| 76 |+47|35
N.MacKinnon|C|82|30|41| 71 |+16|14
J.Silfverberg|RW|81|22|49| 71 |+30|16
G.Landeskog|LW|82|25|37| 62 |+38|81
J.Gaudreau|LW|82|17|40| 57 |+19|12
L.Eriksson|RW|82|24|31| 55 |+18|18
R.Ellis|D|82|9|44| 53 |+37|8
S.Vatanen|D|80|8|37| 45 |+33|10
R.O'Reilly|C|82|18|20| 38 |+10|15
E.Johnson|D|82|12|24| 36 |+34|68
J.McGinn|LW|82|20|14| 34 |+4|31
J.Mitchell|C|82|18|15| 33 |-5|19
J.Williams|RW|72|11|20| 31 |+8|12
C.Armstrong|RW|82|8|13| 21 |-3|44
B.Prust|LW|82|8|9| 17 |-4|99
N.Holden|D|82|2|12| 14 |-5|2
D.Siemens|D|77|2|11| 13 |+3|82
M.Ryder*|RW|17|4|3| 7 |+6|0
M.Cliche|C|1|0|1| 1 |+1|0
R.Wilson|D|8|0|0| 0 |-5|4

*M.Ryder with NY Rangers => 7GP => 2G + 2A = 4PTS / +4 and 0PIMs

Goalies

Player | GP | W | L | OT | GAA | SV% | SO
S.Varlamov|74|46|23|2|2.77|89.58%|4
C.Pickard|13|9|3|0|2.90|88.61%|1

ONE MAN SHOW. The Conn Smythe in a beast mode.

50 G in 50 GP (even 52G in 50GP)
Ties record for the most goals (7) in one single game
Finish the season with a perfect goal per game

1st round

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home
1|Sharks|3 : 1|Avalanche
2|Sharks|1 : 2|Avalanche
3|Avalanche|3 : 4 (OT)|Sharks
4|Avalanche|1 : 2|Sharks
5|Sharks|1 : 3|Avalanche
6|Avalanche|4 : 3|Sharks
7|Sharks|0 : 6|Avalanche

2nd round

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home
1|Wild|1 : 5|Avalanche
2|Wild|5 : 4 (OT)|Avalanche
3|Avalanche|2 : 1|Wild
4|Avalanche|3 : 1|Wild
5|Wild|0 : 3|Avalanche

Western Conference Final

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home
1|Canucks|2 : 0|Avalanche
2|Canucks|2 : 3|Avalanche
3|Avalanche|4 : 1|Canucks
4|Avalanche|2 : 3|Canucks
5|Canucks|4 : 3 (OT)|Avalanche
6|Avalanche|3 : 0|Canucks
7|Canucks|1 : 0|Avalanche

Notes

A meeting with the Wild in the playoffs for the 3rd straight year.

Bonino (hate you) scores the lone goal in the 3rd period to deny a 3rd straight SCF for the Avalanche.

Vancouver will win the Cup a few weeks later.


Like I said when I started the GM mode, at the end of the contract, if I won a Cup during my tenure, I'll change the team. So, I'll GM a new team in the next post

Trophies

Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche) -> 2016
President's Trophy (Colorado Avalanche) -> 2016
2x Clarence S.Campbell Trophy (Colorado Avalanche) -> 2015 and 2016

Hart Trophy (Matt Duchene) -> 2017
Art Ross Trophy (Matt Duchene) -> 2017
Maurice Richard Trophy (Matt Duchene) -> 2017
Conn Smythe Trophy (Matt Duchene) -> 2016
James Norris Trophy (Tyson Barrie) -> 2017
Ted Lindsay Award (Matt Duchene) -> 2017
Lady Byng Trophy (Matt Duchene) -> 2017

History : Colorado Avalanche

Season | Record | Points | # in Division | # in Conference | # in League | Playoffs
2014-2015|44-33-5|93|2nd|3rd|12th|Stanley Cup Final
2015-2016|54-24-4|112|1st|1st|1st| CHAMPION
2016-2017|54-24-4|112|1st|1st|2nd|Conference Final