FA Game #1 by TP, AM, and IR

[rt]

Bra-freaking-vo

He definitely made this game his beeeotch.

 

[rt]

Ribeiro-Hanzal-Vrbata
Doan-Vermette-Boedker
Korpikoski-Goc-Erat
McMillan-Glendening-Szwarz
Domi,Bissonnette

OEL-Stralman
Yandle-Michalek
Gormley-Stone
Summers
Schlemko

Smith
Greiss

Trades:
Klinkhammer for Kessy and our 3rd for Glendening

Draft:
Fabbri, DeLeo, and Baillie

UFA:
Goc and Stralman

I didn't fix our scoring problems. Our PK should be fixed. I expect a higher energy level and cohesive, bought in group. Gets things back to Tippett hockey a little. I wish I could've done more but I don't think I didn't anything to hurt us. Haha.

 

[rt]

Oh and Schlemko is now on waivers if anyone wants him.

 

[NowitzkisBrownNugget]

WAIVER ALERT

The Montreal Canadiens have placed forward David Desharnais on waivers.

place a claim

 

[matt trick]

Grabo has 4 year 4.25m deal this is the new top offer. If you need one more top 6 piece, now is the time to make it happen.

He will sign this afternoon.

 

[IslesRock4]

Big thanks to everyone who stuck around, I'm honestly a little bit surprised this game didn't totally die out like the GM games.

I'm going to need a day or two before I toss up the next sign up thread due to some things I have to take care of, but we'll certainly have a Game 2 starting this weekend.

 

[Backstrom #19]

Brooks Laich - Nicklas Backstrom - Alex Ovechkin
Evgeny Kuznetsov - Ryan Kesler - Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera - Lars Eller - Joel Ward
Eric Fehr - Michael Latta - Jay Beagle

Karl Alzner - Mike Green
Kimmo Timonen - John Carlson
Ladislav Smid - Jack Hillen

Braden Holtby
Philip Grubauer

"We think this team can compete for a Stanley Cup. The defense is much, much improved and so is the center position. We feel like we've added a ton of experience and two-way players. And of course, the added improvement of Adam Oates not being coach."

 

[holden57]

Skinner - Couture - Lindholm
Tlusty - Staal - Downie
Penner - Jarnkrok - Wingels
Gerbe - Nash - Winnik
ex. Loktionov, Dwyer

Sbisa - Faulk
Del Zotto - Fayne
Hainsey - Murphy
ex. Ranger

Khudobin
Ward

 

[The Instigator]

Brooks Laich - Nicklas Backstrom - Alex Ovechkin
Evgeny Kuznetsov - Ryan Kesler - Troy Brouwer
Jason Chimera - Lars Eller - Joel Ward
Eric Fehr - Michael Latta - Jay Beagle

Karl Alzner - Mike Green
Kimmo Timonen - John Carlson
Ladislav Smid - Jack Hillen

Braden Holtby
Philip Grubauer

"We think this team can compete for a Stanley Cup. The defense is much, much improved and so is the center position. We feel like we've added a ton of experience and two-way players. And of course, the added improvement of Adam Oates not being coach."

Approved.

 

[matt trick]

sign Tallinder, finalize roster:

Hertl-Thornton-Burns
Marleau-Staal-Kulemin
Nieto-Pavelski-Hansen
Torres-Sheppard-Desjardins
Slater

Vlasic-Niskanen
Sekera-Braun
Tallinder-Demers
Irwin

Miller
Stalock

With three new d-men and three new forwards, it will take some time to gel, but compared to the start of the last year, the difference between in defense and goal is ridiculous, and replacing Havlat, Couture, and Wingels with Staal, Kulemin, and Hansen is a clear upgrade.

Very excited about the next two years. Not looking forward to re-signing Braun, Sekera, and Demers all next year, but we will figure it out.

 

[Nuckles]

Tampa Bay Lightning
(2014-2015 roster)

Jonathan Drouin - Steven Stamkos - Jarome Iginla
Ondrej Palat - Tyler Johnson - Milan Michalek
Valtteri Filppula - Alexander Burmistrov - Teddy Purcell
Travis Moen - Nate Thompson - Brett Connolly
Extra: Richard Panik

Victor Hedman - Dan Boyle
Matt Carle - Zach Bogosian
Eric Brewer - Radko Gudas
Extra: Mark Barberio, Andrej Sustr

Ben Bishop
Anders Lindback
​

I still have a good chunk of cap space (over $4M) to possibly add someone at the deadline if things are looking good. And I managed to not trade my top prospects (Andrey Vasilevskiy, Nikita Kucherov, Vladislav Namestnikov, Adam Erne, Slater Koekkoek), so there's even more young talent joining the lineup in the next few years.

 

[Joel Ward]

Boone Jenner - Ryan Johansen - Nathan Horton
Matt Calvert - Brandon Dubinsky - Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno - Artem Anisimov - R.J. Umberger
Corey Tropp - Mark Letestu - Jared Boll

Jack Johnson - Fedor Tyutin
Ryan Murray - James Wisniewski
David Savard - Dalton Prout

Sergei Bobrovsky
Curtis McElhinney
​

Pretty solid offseason. Traded a third in 2015 for nothing, signed McElhinney without permission from wolfy, and drafted Kevin Fiala and a goaltending prospect we don't need. So when do I get my trophy?

 

[NowitzkisBrownNugget]

We've acquired F Lauri Korpikoski from the in exchange for prospects Nicholas Deslauriers and Connor Hurley

 

[NowitzkisBrownNugget]

2014-2015 roster

Tyler Ennis - Cody Hodgson - Drew Stafford

Tyler Kennedy - David Desharnais - Mikhail Grigorenko

Marcus Foligno - Zemgus Girgensons - Lauri Korpikoski

Brandon Prust - Torrey Mitchell - Brian Flynn

Cory Conacher


Jamie Mcbain - Christian Ehrhoff

Tyler Myers - Mark Pysyk

Chad Ruhwedel - Rasmus Ristolainen

Mike Weber


Michal Neuvirth

Jhonas Enroth​

Well, we're probably looking at another lottery team.

In:

David Desharnais
Tyler Kennedy
Brandon Prust
Lauri Korpikoski
Sam Reinhart
Roland Mckeown
Josh Ho-Sang
some other prospects...

Out:

Ville Leino
Chris Stewart
Matt Ellis
Nicholas Deslauriers
Connor Hurley

 

[rt]

We've acquired F Lauri Korpikoski from the in exchange for prospects Nicholas Deslauriers and Connor Hurley

Confirm.

 

[Thee GM]

looking to add a top 4 D-Man and top 6 winger

 

[TLinden]

looking to add a top 4 D-Man and top 6 winger

I think the games over bud. You guys keep making trades and we'll have to keep waiting for Game 2

 

[TLinden]

Everyone ready for Game 2? Or is a long weekend a bad time to start?

 

[Joel Ward]

I'm down

 

[Dichow Stopper]

Everyone ready for Game 2? Or is a long weekend a bad time to start?

I'm off so I'm good to go. Weeks are crazy.

 

[Habsfannick]

Yeah I'm off school perfect timing for me

 

[Peter Griffin]

Yea sure sir.

 

[IslesRock4]

Game 2? Game 2.

 

[QMJHLfollower]

I'm in.

 

[Soli]

Light it up, the anticipation is killing me!