trade karlsson for 1st overall pick, because we got karlsson at 15. 15th -> 1st is good asset management (pick busts) karlsson never regains his confidence and retires four games into the 2013-2014 season
lose cowen to offersheet because we can't afford him (compensation 3rd round pick. pick busts) cowen leaves his nhl career before the season starts to become a stand-up comedian
trade methot for foligno (mike) methot plays well for new jersey, but like many defensemen there, he finds himself lost in obscurity.
2013-2014
phillips - gryba
wiercioch - corvo
claesson - wideman
2014-2015
wiercioch - gryba
phillips - wideman
claesson - ceci
2015-2016
wiercioch - gryba: wiercioch develops into 60 point defenseman, gryba becomes an elite shutdown defenseman with some puck moving ability
claesson - ceci: claesson becomes like prime volchenkov, ceci becomes prime kuba
phillips - wideman: phillips continues to slow down, but is an okay #6 defenseman. wideman becomes great bottom pair puck mover with some power play ability
sdao = carkner
2016 - 2017
VIKKYSTRAND - gryba: wikstrand comes in and puts up 100 points, gryba continues to play strong defense
wiercioch - ceci: wiercioch and ceci find great chemistry. anchoring the first power play pairing, they each put up 60 points.
claesson - wideman: best bottom pair in the league
carkner
2017 - 2018: karlsson returns and signs a one year, one way, 1 million dollar contract with us because he's number 1 (he takes #1 on his jersey as well). he takes over lawson as our number 1 goalie, and places third in team scoring (behind wikky and condra). karlsson backstops us to our first stanley cup in modern sens history.
defense pairs the same.