NHL 18 Franchise Mode :Expansion Edition

kinger8998 · Mar 21, 2018

Lost writeup about playoffs, had an incredible comeback in round 1 from down 0-3 to win series. Will mention that piece of Vikings histroy in future wrtieups. Unfortunately lost 4-2 in second round.

Danault was traded to minnesota for david desharnais, solely a cap dump but disappointing at that. had a decent draft, resigned jake gardiner and mikko koivu but allowed cam ward and jakub silferverg to walk.

in free agency signed mikael granlund to a 3 year deal carrying an AAV of $7.000M

oh and heres the jerseys you requested but before a little explanation. the eagle on the home (black/red) jerseys pay homage to the eagle on the vikings flag. on the way jerseys (white) the viking logo is very straightforward, while on the alternates (striped) the vintage "v" brings a rustic look and rough vibes of vikings to the jerseys:

Mitch nylander · Mar 23, 2018

Carolina Hurricanes Franchise Mode (standard)

2017-18 pre-season

A team with a lot desire and aspiration to make the playoffs, with a great defensive core, their offence and goaltending has been questionable. Can newly hired Gm Ben Doverman, build a successful team.

Locks
Forwards
Sebastien Aho, Elias Lindholm, Victor Rask, Teuvo Teravainen, Jeff Skinner, Jordan Staal, Justin Williams, Derek Ryan

Defensemen
Jaccob Slavin, Justin Faulk, Noah Hanifin, Brett Pesce

Goalies
Cam Ward, Scott Darling

Fighting for spots
Forwards
Brock Mcginn, Lee Stempniak, Greg Mckegg, Marcus Kruger, Phil di Guiseppe, Martin Necas, Valentin Zykov, Janne Kuokkanen, Lucas Wallmark, Joakim Nordstrom, Andrew Poturalski, Aleksi Saarela, Sergey Tolchinsky

Defenseman
Hayden Fleury, Roland McKeown, Trevor Carrick, Klas Dahlback, Trevor Van Riemsdyk, Phillip Samuelsson, Jake Bean

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2017-18 Season

Opening Night Roster

Sebastien Aho - Jordan Staal - Teuvo Teravainen
Jeff Skinner - Victor Rask - Justin Williams
Brock Mcginn - Derek Ryan - Elias Lindholm
Valentin Zykov - Marcus Kruger - Lee Stempniak
Joakim Nordstrom/Phil Di Guiseppe

Noah Hanifin - Justin Faulk
Jaccob Slavin - Brett Pesce
Hadyn Fleury - Trevor van Riemsdyk
Klas Dahlback

Scott Darling
Cam Ward

4-0 loss vs Minnesota Wild

notes: disappointing opening day.

2 months into the season

The Carolina Hurricanes are off to a solid start, currently in second place behind a strong Capitals team with a record of 13-8-2. Jeff Skinner has truly been phenomenal campaigning with 28 points in 23 games. Justin Faulk is also off to a fantastic start with 24 points in 22 games. Victor Rask, Sebastien Aho, Justin Williams, Teuvo Teravainen and Jaccob Slavin have also been producing well.

Other News Around the league.

Blockbuster deal between the leafs and flyers, toronto sends 2019 first, alongside a 2018 first for Wayne Simmonds

"We believe this deal will take us over the top when playoff time comes" -Lou Lamiorello

"I do believe the leafs overpaid on this trade, but they come out as a stronger team because of it. Both teams should be happy about this deal" - Bob Mckenzie

Chris Neil, Dennis Wideman, and Andrew Desjardins received contracts.

Roman Polak clears waivers.

Toronto Maple Leafs and The Calgary Flames are leading both of their respective conferences in points.

Top 5 scorers
Jakub voracek 25gp/13g/22a/35pts
Claude Giroux, 25gp/9g/25a/34pts
William Karlsson 24gp/11g/19a/30pts
John Tavares 24gp/16g/13a/29pts
Jeff Skinner 23gp/20g/8a/28pts

Mitch nylander · Mar 24, 2018

Hurricanes Gm Mode

Midway through the season.

The canes have continued to impress people around the hockey world. All though they've been extremely inconsistent, streaky to say the least. They've been able to stay 3rd in a deep Metropolitan division only behind the Capitals, and the Penguins. Jeff Skinner has been one of the hurricanes biggest success stories, with 29 g 33a and 62 points in only 63 games is quite incredible. Justin Faulk has also been truly special, while showcasing almost a ppg, 58pts in 61 games. This year has placed him in Norris contention. Jordan Staal, Justin Williams, Teuvo Teravainen, Noah Hanifin and Jaccob Slavin have been great as well. The hurricanes has faced long injuries to star forward Sebastien Aho (28pts in 33 games) , and steady defender Brett Pesce. Elias Lindholm has been very disappointing, maybe a change of scenery would be good for him.

Approaching the trade deadline, we aren't sure if gm Ben Doverman will make any big moves for their playoff push.

Other news around the league

Multiple trades have occurred before the deadline around the league

The golden Knights ship James Neal, to the ducks for top prospect Max Jones, a 3rd, and a 7th of the 2018 draft

Buffalo Sabres made a huge trade sending Kyle Okposo and 2 4ths for a 2019 1st, and Jacob Graves

New York Rangers have also been involved in the trading, by sending top forward Mats Zuccarello with a 4th and a 5th to the Nashville Preds for a 2018 first and a 2019 2nd

Paul Byron along with depth players were sent to La for a 3rd and a minor prospect

Other minor deals, have occurred around the league as well

The lightning, the flames and the blues are currently posting fantastic seasons placing in the top 3 in the league

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The Deadline

Host: James Duthie
Trade Breaker Desk: Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Pierre LeBrun, and Gord Miller
Instant Analysis Panel: Ray Ferraro, Jeff O’Neill, Dave Poulin, Martin Biron, Pierre McGuire
Trade Bait: Craig Button
Deadline Panel: Jamie McLennan, Aaron Ward

"Welcome to another exciting trade deadline" - James Duthie

"With a lot of teams pushing for a playoff position, I'm interested to see what teams will make a blockbuster deal"-Jamie Mclennan

"The team that excites me is the Carolina Hurricanes, I'm not sure if they'll be buyers or sellers. They might even ship a young defender for a young forward. I'm curious what position they believe they place" - Aaron Ward

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"Current Breaking News Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has been traded to the Carolina Hurricanes, we're just waiting on the details"-Bob Mckenzie

"We hear that Jake Bean or Hadyn Fleury's name may be involved"-Darren Dreger

"The deal has been finalized Ryan Nugent-Hopkins alongside a 2018 6th round pick, has been traded for Jake Bean, a 2018 2nd, and a 2019 5th" - Bob Mckenzie

"This deal is as fair as it gets, Carolina receives their solid second line center, without trading a core player. Edmonton Improves their Defense for the future" - Dave Poulin

Other Trades on the day, Mike Green to CBJ for Vitaly Abramov, a 3rd and a 7th
Jeff Petry to FLA for Jeyson Megna, a 2nd and a 5th
Prospect swap between the Jets and Blues, Roslovic and a 7th for Ingram and a 7th
Mark Barberio and a 5th to Nsh for a 4th

Marcus Kruger has been waived, by the Hurricanes
Jamie Mcbain has also been waived By the Lightning
Mark Barberio waived by the Predators

Noah Hanifin has extended his contract for years at a AAV of 5 million

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The canes finish the 2017-18 regular season brilliantly, with all their hard work and dedication they've finished with a record of 44-32-6. This record made them rank second in the division only behind Washington. This is the first season they make the post season since the 2008-09 year.

Name	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
Jeff Skinner	82	40	36	76	31
Jordan Staal	82	24	46	70	4
Justin Faulk	76	19	45	64	9
Teuvo Teravainen	82	22	39	61	-18
Justin Williams	81	19	41	60	38
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	81	18	40	58	-6
Victor Rask	82	17	30	47	1
Sebastien Aho	49	12	29	41	-10
Elias Lindholm	82	10	25	35	-10
Jaccob Slavin	78	9	25	34	3
Lee Stempniak	82	16	15	31	-6
Derek Ryan	82	10	19	29	-5
Phil Di Guiseppe	75	11	16	27	-7
Noah Hanifin	79	5	21	26	5
Brock Mcginn	82	10	9	19	-10
Marcus Kruger	63	6	8	14	-8
Trevor van Riemsdyk	79	1	5	6	-5
Hadyn Fleury	82	1	4	5	-4
Joakim Nordstrom	43	1	3	4	-1
Brett Pesce	21	2	0	2	-6
Klas Dahlback	62	2	0	2	-5
Valentin Zykov	13	2	0	2	0

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Many players with personal best years.

Surpassed Expectations
Jeff Skinner
Justin Faulk
Jordan Staal
Justin Williams
Sebastien Aho
Teuvo Teravainen
Phil Di Guiseppe
Jaccob Slavin
Lee Stempniak

Met Expectations
Noah Hanifin
Victor Rask
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Derek Ryan
Brock Mcginn
Tvr
Joakim Nordstrom

Below Expectations
Klas Dahlback
Marcus Kruger (first half met expectations, second half below expectations)
Brett Pesce
Valentin Zykov
Hadyn Fleury

Daniel119 · Mar 26, 2018

kinger8998 said:
Lost writeup about playoffs, had an incredible comeback in round 1 from down 0-3 to win series. Will mention that piece of Vikings histroy in future wrtieups. Unfortunately lost 4-2 in second round.

Danault was traded to minnesota for david desharnais, solely a cap dump but disappointing at that. had a decent draft, resigned jake gardiner and mikko koivu but allowed cam ward and jakub silferverg to walk.

in free agency signed mikael granlund to a 3 year deal carrying an AAV of $7.000M

oh and heres the jerseys you requested but before a little explanation. the eagle on the home (black/red) jerseys pay homage to the eagle on the vikings flag. on the way jerseys (white) the viking logo is very straightforward, while on the alternates (striped) the vintage "v" brings a rustic look and rough vibes of vikings to the jerseys:

Can't see it

Daniel119 · Mar 26, 2018

Seattle Emeralds mixed with totems and cougars

Daniel119 · Mar 26, 2018

Might change to black and white with green accents

kinger8998 · Mar 26, 2018

Halifax Vikings Expansion Mode

2020-2021 NHL Season

Season Preview

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings sign Hammond, send Kinkaid to minors.
Sept. 13th, 2020
With the Vikings having a pivotal summer on the horizon, they need to do all they can to win this year. This shows their lack of trust in Kinkaid, who was supposed to stabilize the backup position.

Hammond has spent the last 3 seasons in the AHL.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Andrew Hammond 78 32 N/A G Hybrid 65 GP
39-20-5, 8 SO
.925 SV%
1.96 GAA
(AHL) 1/$1.000M
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BREAKING NEWS: Roslovic and Lindblom fail to make roster, sent to AHL.
Oct. 1st, 2020
The 2 young forward couldn't crack the code and found themselves in the AHL forming a formidable 1st line with Viktor Olofsson.

GM Brant King on some roster decisions:
On Nathan Bastian making the team: This guy is a real talented youngster. We hope playing him with some vets like Koivu and Nugent-Hopkins can show him the reigns a little bit defensively.
On Sutter playing over Roslovic/Lindblom/Quenneville: We know he's got a big contract. We realize that. But that's not why he's in the lineup. Brandon is a leader and a true role model in the way he plays the game and holds himself. He betters our team whether he's older than those guys or not.
On Hammond: Keith knows he's not meeting the standards here. We trust Andrew to come in here after a great season in the AHL last year and reestablish himself as an NHL goalie.

First Half of Season

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
17-19-5	11-7-2	6-12-3	2.34 (28th)	2.66 (T-15th)	12.5% (30th)	83.1% (9th)	6th	13th	26th	No.

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Goalie Record SV% GAA SO
Joonas Korpisalo 14-18-5 .913 2.63 1
Andrew Hammond 3-1-0 .944 1.60 0
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The goaltending of the Halifax Vikings is the only reason the team has won games. Joonas Korpisalo is still not performing at the level management hoped he would be by now, but Andrew Hammond has provided stellar outings, albeit when called upon.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	41	6	18	24	+7	2
Rasmus Dahlin	41	7	11	18	+14	29
John Carlson	41	5	8	13	-12	20
Jakob Chychrun	40	0	8	8	-5	32
Jake Gardiner	41	2	4	6	-6	12
Ryan Merkley	41	0	0	0	-8	2
Connor Carrick	1	0	0	0	-1	0

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The Vikings' patience is running short with Ryan Merkley. The young defender has been a major disappointment.
But, Rasmus Dahlin has been the teams most improved player, already having broken his career high in points.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Evgeny Svechnikov	41	14	12	26	+5	10
Nathan Bastian	41	4	19	23	+3	14
Mark Stone	41	5	16	21	+2	21
Mikael Granlund	41	5	15	20	-6	10
Clayton Keller	41	8	10	18	-7	2
Nail Yakupov	41	8	10	18	-8	6
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	36	6	11	17	+1	8
Mikko Koivu	41	5	11	16	+6	12
Boone Jenner	41	9	6	15	+6	32
Dominik Kubalik	41	4	4	8	-6	10
Brandon Sutter	41	4	2	6	-12	15
Dominik Kahun	32	3	3	6	-5	9
John Quenneville	14	1	3	4	-3	10

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Evgeny Svechnikov has been one of only two positives, and even he has regressed majorly. The other has been Nathan Bastian, who is having an incredible rookie season.

Second Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS; GM Brant King calls another press conference.
Jan. 9th, 2021
The GM of the underwhelming Halifax Vikings announced a flurry of earth-shattering deals that alters the landscape of the NHL.

Vikings acquire: Filip Zadina and Artem Anisimov
Blackhawks acquire: John Carlson

Vikings acquire: Dustin Byfuglien and a 2021 6th round pick
Jets acquire: Artem Anisimov

Vikings acquire: Jonathan Marchessault
Blues acquire: Jake Gaardiner, 2021 & 2022 2nd round picks

Vikings acquire: Anton Stralman and a 2021 1st round pick
Blue Jackets acquire: Nail Yakupov and a 2021 4th round pick

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Jonathan Marchessault 86 30 N/A RW Playmaker 43 GP
12G-30A-42P
+5 ... 6 PIM 4/$6.000M
Filip Zadina 81 21 Med Elite RW 2 way F 39 GP
6G-16A-22P
+9 ... 6 PIM 1/$0.925M
Dustin Byfuglien 83 35 N/A D 2 way D 42 GP
3G-6A-9P
-6 ... 18 PIM 1/$7.600M
Anton Stralman 81 34 N/A D 2 way D 3 GP
1G-0A-1P
+2 ... 0 PIM 2/$4.
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Trade Deadline

The TRADECENTRE broadcast team:
Host: James Duthie
Trade Breaker Desk: Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Pierre LeBrun, and Gord Miller
Instant Analysis Panel: Ray Ferraro, Jeff O’Neill, Dave Poulin, Martin Biron, Pierre McGuire
Trade Bait: Craig Button
Deadline Panel: Jamie McLennan, Aaron Ward

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Duthie: Hey guys, were back with another edition of the NHL on TSN TradeCentre. We are here to cover your Halifax Vikings. Let's send you straight to our analysis panel.

Ferraro: James, we can suspect it's going to be a fairly quiet deadline for the Vikings, as their flurry of Trades midseason shoould hold up to be their real changes. In acquiring Filip Zadina and Jonathan Marchessault, the Vikings replenished their need for scoring. Zadina has struggled to produce in Chicago after being draftd 3rd overall in 2018, and will look to surge forward in his young NHL career now. In acquiring veterans Anton Stralman and Dustin Byfuglien, Halfiax shrored up their defense after moving Carlson. Their moves have been made an I don't see many others that can be.

McGuire: Ray, they have a multitude of upcoming FA's in RNH, Boone Jenner, Mikko Koivu and Brandon Sutter, you don't think these guys will get moved?

Ferraro: The Highlanders need to make the playoffs here Pierre. Unless they're getting NHL talent back, can they really make a trade?

McKenzie: The Vikings have acquired Pavelski. I'm hearing the return is Tyler Popowich, a talented but forgotten prospect in the Vikings' pipeline. The bottom-feeding Sharks wanted to get something for Pavelski so this must have been their best offer.

O'Neill: Pavelski has struggled just as much as the Sharks have. He's still got game left, and probably juts needed a change of scenery.

Dreger: Also hearing the Vikings have shipped out Nugent-Hopkins to the Rangers for Ryan MacLeod.The Vikings will also send their 3rd rounder to NYR.

Biron: Odd deal. I guess They get their future replacement for him and they already acquired their short-term option in Pavelski. RNH has struggled this season, but he was one of their best players the last 2. UFA at seasons end.

LeBrun: Massive trade incoming. The Vikings have moved Boone Jenner to the Sabres, along with a 2021 1st rounder acquire from CBJ for Alexander Nylander and a 2021 2nd.

Poulin: Shocking move. Jenner, a fan favorite 2-way player, is gone. In his place is a young, offensively minded player who has struggled to produce at the NHL level. Although this seems like a bad trade after Jenner's great season last year, but he regressed mightily this season. Who could've imagined them trading Jenner for Nylander just 2 years ago. Think about it that way.

Miller: A swap of prospects for the Vikings and Leafs. Halifax will deal John Quenneville and a 5th to the Leafs for Kasperi Kapanen. Both prospects have failed to meet expectations with their 2nd NHL teams, and will now move on to their 3rd.

Ward: Kapanen has a much higher ceiling and paying a lesser prospect along with a 5th, now that's a steal.

McLennan: This is possibly the Vikings' least signifigant deal in the now, but looking back could end up being their best one. Remember this trade.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Joe Pavelski 81 36 N/A C/RW 2 way F 62 GP
11G-12A-23P
-25 ... 20 PIM 1/$5.370M
Ryan MacLeod 74 21 Med Top 6F C/LW Power Forward 59 GP
11G-23A-34P
+8 ... 15 PIM
(AHL) 2/$0.895M
Alexander Nylander 80 23 Med Elite LW/RW Playmaker 63 GP
9G-14A-23P
-4 ... 4 PIM 1/$2.650M
Kasperi Kapanen 77 24 Low Top 6F LW/RW Sniper 62 GP
22G-33A-55P
+10 ... 6 PIM
(AHL) 1/$1.025M
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BREAKING NEWS: Nathan Bastian and Jakob Chychrun sign extensions.
April 1st, 2021
With the Vikings 4 points out of the playoffs, and slim chances of making it, they've seemed to turn their attention to the offseason. Chychrun has been one of the teams best defensive defensemen while Bastian has put in a surprising rookie season.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV Ext Years/AAV
Jakob Chychrun 88 23 Med Elite D 2 way D 75 GP
3G-12A-15P
-7 ... 44 PIM 1/$4.750M 4/$6.000M
Nathan Bastian 80 23 Med Top 6F C 2 way F 76 GP
6G-25A-31P
-9 ... 23 PIM 1/$0.925M 3/$2.500M
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Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
36-34-12	19-17-5	17-17-7	2.51 (22nd)	2.61 (10th)	19.9% (12th)	80.8% (10th)	5th	11th	21st	No.

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Goalie Record SV% GAA SO
Joonas Korpisalo 30-30-12 .913 2.53 4
Andrew Hammond 6-4-0 .928 2.11 1
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Korpisalo's incapability of getting to the Elite level has placed him on the trading block. Andrew Hammond should be resigned as backup after a great season.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	80	15	28	43	-3	4
Rasmus Dahlin	82	12	23	35	+12	39
Dustin Byfuglien	83 (41)	13 (10)	12 (6)	25 (16)	-8 (-2)	50 (32)
Jakob Chychrun	81	3	13	16	-8	50
Ryan Merkley	82	2	1	3	-15	4
Anton Stralman	44 (41)	2 (1)	0 (0)	2 (1)	+2 (0)	4 (4)
Connor Carrick	3	0	0	0	-1	0

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Ryan Merkley continues to be a bust. Could find himself traded come offseason.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Jonathan Marchessault	84 (41)	19 (7)	57 (27)	76 (34)	+10 (+5)	16 (10)
Mark Stone	82	19	34	53	+7	51
Evgeny Svechnikov	82	24	27	51	-3	21
Mikael Granlund	82	14	37	51	-8	16
Clayton Keller	82	11	34	45	-8	8
Joe Pavelski	81 (19)	17 (6)	17 (5)	34 (11)	-26 (-1)	24 (4)
Filip Zadina	73 (34)	11 (5)	23 (7)	34 (12)	+7 (-2)	14 (8)
Nathan Bastian	82	6	25	31	-10	23
Mikko Koivu	82	11	15	26	0	18
Alexander Nylander	82 (19)	10 (1)	15 (1)	25 (2)	-7 (-3)	6 (2)
Dominik Kubalik	62	9	7	16	-3	12
Brandon Sutter Dominik Kahun	67 47	5 5	7 5	12 10	-16 -9	23 9
Kasperi Kapanen	19	1	1	2	-6	4

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Terrible, disappointing season for everyone not named Jonathan Marchessault, Evgeny Svechnikov or Mikko Koivu.

Next Post: 2021 Offseason and 2021-2022 NHL Season!

Mitch nylander · Mar 28, 2018

Carolina Hurricanes Postseason / Offseason

With relatively low expectations for this first timer team, the hurricanes are a team looking to surprise during the playoffs. They're first competitors are definitely not an easy team, in fact it's the defending Stanley Cup champs, the Pittsburgh Penguins. If the Hurricanes want this, they'll have to give it their best every game. They will need a full effort from both goaltenders. Their defence is missing a big core piece, Brett Pesce will be missing until may 15 (approximately late 2nd round) due to a herniated disk. Offence has to continue creating fantastic chances, like they've done all season long.

Starting Lineup
Teuvo Teravainen - Jordan Staal - Sebastien Aho
Jeff Skinner - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Justin Williams
Lee Stempniak - Victor Rask - Elias Lindholm
Brock Mcginn - Derek Ryan - Phil Di Guiseppe
Joakim Nordstrom/Valentin Zykov/Marcus Kruger

Noah Hanifin - Justin Faulk
Jaccob Slavin - Hadyn Fleury
Trevor van Riemsdyk - Klas Dahlback

Cam Ward
Scott Darling

Inj- Brett Pesce

Game #	Result	Carolina Goal Scorers
Game 1	3-1 Hurricanes	Teuvo Teravainen (1) Sebastien Aho (1) Noah Hanifin (1)
Game 2	6-0 Penguins	---------------------
Game 3	2-0 Penguins	----------------------
Game 4	6-1 Penguins	Jeff Skinner (1)
Game 5	5-4 Hurricanes	Sebastien Aho (2) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1) Derek Ryan (1) Jaccob Slavin (1) Noah Hanifin (2)
Game 6	5-2 Hurricanes	Teuvo Teravainen x2 ( 3) Jeff Skinner (2) Justin Faulk (1) Victor Rask (1)
Game 7	5-4 ot Hurricanes	Trevor van Riemsdyk GWG (1) Jeff Skinner x2 (4) Justin Williams (1) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2)

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Game #	Result	Hurricane Goal Scorers
Game 1	3-0 Blue Jackets	--------------------
Game 2	4-3 Blue Jackets OTx2	Victor Rask (2) Jeff Skinner (5) Justin Williams (2)
Game 3	3-2 Hurricanes OTx2	Jeff Skinner (6) Sebastien Aho (3) Valentin Zykov (1) GWG
Game 4	2-0 Hurricanes	Jeff Skinner (7) Elias Lindholn (1)
Game 5	5-0 Blue Jackets	------------
Game 6	5-4 Hurricanes OTx3	Sebastien Aho x2 (5) Justin Faulk (2) Jordan Staal (1) Lee Stempniak (1) GWG
Game 7	2-0 Hurricanes	Noah Hanifin x2 (4)

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Game 1	4-1 Toronto	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (3)
Game 2	1-0 Hurricanes	Jeff Skinner (8)
Game 3	3-2 Hurricanes Ot	Derek Ryan x2 (3) GWG Justin Williams (3)
Game 4	4-1 Toronto	Justin Williams (4)
Game 5	7-1 Hurricanes	Brett Pesce (1) Teuvo Teravainen x2 (5) Justin Faulk (3) Jeff Skinner (9) Noah Hanifin (5) Brock McGinn (1)
Game 6	5-1 Toronto	Victor Rask (3)
Game 7	5-3 Toronto	Elias Lindholm (2) Derek Ryan (3) Jeff Skinner (10)

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Amazing Playoff Performance from the Hurricanes, by upsetting the defending champs and defeating a fiesty Jackets team. Sadly, they just fell short by loosing to a fast, and entertaining leafs team. Jeff Skinner was an absolute beast, during the playoffs he was in fact truly incredible.

Dallas Stars are the 2018 champs.

Notable Retirees : Paul Martin (SJS)
John-Michael Likes (FA)
Michal Roscival (CHI)
Derek Mckenzie (FLA)
Rene Bourque (COL)

Nhl Draft

Minnesota Wild win the draft lottery.

We have a trade to announce, Justin Williams has been traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a 2nd and a 5th
Nyquist also traded for a package.

Pick	Name	Position
29	Jesperi Koktaniemi	C
45	Owen Lalonde	D
91	Dustin Davis	D
138	Ryan Miley	D
161	Mikhail Shestopalov	Lw
184	Greg Miereles	C
215	Arthur Nickerson	C

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Top 5 picks

Rasmus Dahlin to Minnesota
Andrei Svechnikov to Edmonton
Joe Veleno to the Avalanche
Filip Zadina to the Islanders
Adam Boqvist joins his brother with the devils

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Resign Phase and Free-agent frenzy

Carolina Hurricanes part ways with Cam Ward, he is set to become an unrestricted free agent for the first time of his career.

Carolina does not resign, Klas Dahlback, Joakim Nordstrom, Lee Stempniak and a number of minor leaguers

Resignings
Elias Lindholm signed for 2 years @ aav 3.875
Trevor van Riemsdyk signed for 2 years @ aav 3
Derek Ryan signed for 3 years @ aav 1.475
Phil Di Gueseppe for 1 year @ 1.275
Valentin Zykov for 1 year @ 0.925
Gregory Hofmann for 1 year @ 0.925
Trevor Carrick for 1 year @ 0.625
Greg Mckegg for 3 years @ 0.675
Brendan Kitchen for 1 year @ 0.625
Patrick Brown for 1 year @ 0.675
Sergey Tolchinsky for 2 years @ 0.675
Morgan Geekie for 3 years @ 0.900
Jesperi Koktaniemi for 3 years @ 0.850
Jeremy Helvig for 3 years @0.800

Free agent signings
Jason Chimera
And Aanti Raanta

CartographerNo611 · Mar 28, 2018

On my 3rd year of a Jets franchise and started playing all away games . Put Laine on left wing and on the left D point for the power play. My gawd 19 games (most have been away) in and already 26 goals with 12 assists. Most of the goals coming from the pp. Healthy scratched him a couple games (illness) otherwise he would be well above 30. Leads league in points with 38 with Tavares at 35 rest of league in mid 20s.

Traded Big Buff for some picks. Used a lot of picks to get the stud St . Louis d-man and signed him to an outrageous contract. Well over 70 million. Traded Myers for Sekera who is a ppg. Traded for Grabner.

Pulled a Mike Keenan, kinda and decided to grit it up. Signed Maroon to a pretty bad deal. Added Roussel, Kassian, Gudbranson, Witokowski Mcillrath, and Wagner on cheap 1 year deals. What a fun team to forecheck with, pretty much injure at least one opposing D-man a game. Laine has caught on and started throwing his body around too.

kinger8998 · Apr 1, 2018

missed the playoffs and got fired lol ... starting a Rangers GM that i will actually stick with for next mode.

OttawaOilers · Apr 2, 2018

EA really dropped the ball on not allowing custom rosters for the 32 team expansion mode. It is basically unplayable for me because of this. Hopefully fixed for NHL19.

kinger8998 · Apr 2, 2018

snfiowenbfoiwenbfginrivngfweinvgopwevfgow SO MAD, I STARTED THIS AND COMPUTER FROZE..... BAD START TO THE GM MODE BUT HERES A RECAP OF WHAT I DID.

~ Pavelec claimed off waivers by someone else, called up Georgijev
~ Mats Zuccarello, Chris Kreider and Marc Staal "A's"
~ Signed Brady Skjei to 7 year, $4.900M AAV deal and Kevin Hayes to 4 year, $4.500M AAV deal
~ Signed Vlad Namestnikov to 4 year, $4.250M extension and Ryan Spooner to a 2-year, $3.850M AAV contract.
~ 26-29-8 Trade deadline, Lundqvist is great, team not so much.

New York Rangers Franchise Mode

2017-2018 NHL Season and 2018 Offseason

Trade Deadline

In an interesting deadline deal, the Rangers sent David Desharnais to the Red Wings for Luke Glendening. With the Wings looking for more offense out of their bottom 6 and the Rangers looking for defense, this was a reasonable swap.

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV
Luke Glendening	77	28	N/A	C//RW	2 way F	62 GP 3G-6A-9P -10 ... 20 PIM	4/$1.800M

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The Rangers also moved Ryan Sproul to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 4th rounder in 2018. In a subsequent move, the Rangers called up Neal Pionk from the AHL.

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV
Neal Pionk	77	22	Med Top 6D	D	Offensive D	63 GP 5G-21A-36P +10 ... 4 PIM (AHL)	2/$0.925M

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The Rangers also shipped away Cody McLeod to the Pens for a 6th round pick in 2018.

Season Recap

Record Home Away GFPG GAPG PP% PK% Divison Conference League Playoffs?
35-37-10 15-18-8 20-19-2 2.71 (T-17th) 2.63 (13th) 20.6% (16th) 81.0% (15th) 7th 15th 27th No.
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Goalie Record SV% GAA SO
Henrik Lundqvist 32-26-8 .925 2.24 7
Aleksandar Georgijev 2-3-2 .913 2.45 0
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Goaltending was far from the issue this season. Henrik Lundqvist turned in a Vezina worthy performance while Aleksandar Georgijev was impressive in his call up.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk	82	8	35	43	-6	0
Brady Skjei	82	7	23	30	0	46
Tony DeAngelo	82	8	10	18	0	11
Marc Staal	82	5	4	9	+3	37
Brendan Smith	66	5	2	7	-21	38
Neal Pionk	17	0	2	2	+2	2
Steven Kampfer	20	1	0	1	-7	4

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Mixed results from the blue line. Brady Skjei, Tony DeAngelo, Marc Staal and Neal Pionk all turned in excellent seasons while Kevin Shattenkirk was just ok. Brendan Smith and Steven Kampfer were awful and will likely not wear a Rangers jersey again.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Mats Zuccarello	82	23	49	72	+7	12
Mika Zibanejad	82	27	34	61	+1	48
Vlad Namestnikov	81	20	32	52	+8	6
Filip Chytil	82	13	39	52	-7	14
Chris Kreider	82	21	28	49	-7	34
Kevin Hayes	82	16	26	42	-15	38
Pavel Buchnevich	82	18	20	38	-13	8
Ryan Spooner	82	11	27	38	-11	22
Jesper Fast	82	12	17	29	+2	4
Jimmy Vesey	82	11	17	28	+4	8
Lias Andersson	80	8	12	20	-15	10
Luke Glendening	81	5	10	15	-6	22

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Mixed results here too. Go from great, which includes Mats Zuccarello, Mika Zibanejad, Vlad Namestnikov and Filip Chytil; to good, which includes Chris Kreider, Jesper Fast, Jimmy Vesey and Kevin Hayes. Then you have the okays in Pavel Buchnevich, Ryan Spooner, Lias Andersson and Luke Glendening. Nothing terrible, just not enough good-great.

BREAKING NEWS: Wolf Pack win Calder Cup
May 24th, 2018
The HWP swept the Adirondack Heat en route to the AHL chamionship. Marek Mazanec won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the MVP of the Playoffs, while Vinni Lettieri won the Dudly "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the Legaues most outstanding player.

Jaromir Jagr, Jarome Iginla announce retirement from NHL.

2018 NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers fall to 6th overall in NHL Draft.
June 20th, 2018

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers select Joe Veleno with 6th overall pick.
NHL Entry Draft
The Rangers snagged the captain of the QMJHL's Saint John Sea Dogs.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers sacrifice 3rd rounder to rid themselves of Smith, send him to Hawks.
NHL Entry Draft
The disappointing defenseman will take him burdensome contract with him.

BREAKING NEWS: With other 2 first round picks, Rangers take forwards Ryan MacLeod and Barrett Hayton.
NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers grab Nando Eggenberger and Alexis Gravel in 2nd round.
NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers elect Linus Nyman in 3rd round.
NHL Entry Draft

Resign Phase

With most of their big name players resigned, the Rangers were in good shape heading into the Resign Phase with about $12.000M in cap space and not many players to sign. The biggest names they had to lock up were Jimmy Vesey and Tony DeAngelo. Heres how it went:

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV	Thoughts
Tony DeAngelo	80	22	Med Top 4D	D	Offensive D	82 GP 8G-10A-18P +0 .. 11 PIM	3/$2.750M	The young defender showed offensive promise and drastically improved his defensive play. Proved himself to be key part of future.
Jimmy Vesey	79	25	Med Top 6F	LW	2 way F	82 GP 11G-17A-28P +4 ... 8 PIM	2/$2.000M	With all the depth on wings, Vesey becomes 4th liner. Has value there, but could be better used as a trade chip. If not, not a bad contract.
John Gilmour	77	25	Med Top 6D	D	2 way D	82 GP 14G-24A-39P +2 ... 17 PIM (AHL)	1/$0.975M	Leading candidate to take Smith's spot on blueline. Incredible speed, and great offensive instincts.
Chris Bigras	76	23	Med Top 4D	D	2 way D	81 GP 7G-11A-18P +9 ... 27 PIM	1/$0.800M	Gilmours competition for spot. Still has some development to do, but showed promise last season in AHL. Could return and wear "C" if he doesn't make NHL roster.
Boo Nieves	76	24	High Bottom 6F	C	Playmaker	82 GP 17G-27A-44P +3 ... 18 PIM	3/$0.900M	Set career highs in all categories in AHL last season. Could be 4th line C, or just depth forward. Could also return to AHL but he's ready for NHL.
Marek Mazanec	76	26	Med Backup	G	Hybrid	50 GP 33-13-2 .931 SV% 1.91 GAA 6 SO	2/$0.850M	Incredible season last year in AHL. Finalist for AHL goalie of the year. Playoff MVP. Will challenge for backup job, but it's likely he returns to lead HWP.
Paul Carey	74	29	N/A	LW	2 way F	82 GP 11G-28A-39P 0 ... 34 PIM	1/$0.750M	AHL leadership. Will get look in preseason as depth piece instead of letting rookie toil there.
Rob O'Gara	74	24	Med Top 6D	D	Defensive D	72 GP 2G-6A-8P +4 ... 40 PIM	2/$0.800M	Could challenge for spot in 2nd year, but 1st year will be spent in AHL. Not alot of time left to progress, but it's possible for NHL potential.
Joe Veleno	73	18	Med Elite	C	Playmaker	N/A	3/$0.925M	2018 6th overall pick will likely spend another season in CHL. Could get a 9-game tryout dependent on offseason progression.
Patrik Virta	66	22	Low Top 9F	RW	Playmaker	N/A	3/$0.875M	2017 7th rounder has potential to be scoring forward, but will he reach it? Lots of progression left to do in little time...
Calle Sjalin	62	18	Low Top 4D	D	2 way D	N/A	3/$0.875M	Late round pick in 2017 has potential to be major steal of 2017. Prospect to watch.
Ryan McLeod	55	18	Med Top 6F	LW/C	Power F	N/A	3/$0.900M	2018 19th overall pick. Will head back to OHL for another season.
Barrett Hayton	53	18	Med Top 6F	LW/C	2 way F	N/A	3/$0.900M	2018 30th overall pick. Will head back to OHL for another season.

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The Rangers also signed AHL depth forwards Adam Tambellini and Steven Fogarty to contracts.

Free Agency

The TRADECENTRE broadcast team:
Host: James Duthie
Trade Breaker Desk: Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Pierre LeBrun, and Gord Miller
Instant Analysis Panel: Ray Ferraro, Jeff O’Neill, Dave Poulin, Martin Biron, Pierre McGuire
Trade Bait: Craig Button
Deadline Panel: Jamie McLennan, Aaron Ward

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Duthie: Hello folks, and welcome to the 2018 NHL Free Agent Frenzy. We already have some signings coming in so let's check in with our Deal Breaker Desk to see.

McKenzie: Well, Mike Green has signed with Buffalo and 2 offer sheets have been signed. New Jersey snagged Madison Bowey from WSH for a 2nd and Toronto signed Marko Dano and forfeited their 3rd to WPG. Darren, do you have anything?

Dreger: Michael Cammalleri has signed on with Arizona, and Paul Statsny has signed with New Jersey. Montreal got the big fish as they signed John Carlson to a 7 year deal. Former Rangers Ondrej Pavelec signed Dallas, while Calgary signed both Anton Khudobin and Jack Johnson.

Miller: A few others here. Ian Cole has signed in Arizona, Valteri Filppula hasa signed in Colorado, Adrej Sustr has signed in San Jose and Thomas Hickey has signed in Colorado as well. On top of that, Joel Ward join s Calgary, Kari Lehtonen is headed to the Panthers, Scott Hartnell is going for a 2nd tour in Philly and Chris Stewart has signed with the team that drafted him, Colorado.

LeBrun: The Rangers, who have long been linked to Joe Thornton have finally made ends meet and signed him to a 1-year deal. Also, they have reportedly come to a contract with defenseman Cody Franson.

Ferraro: I don't think the Rangers were originally in on either of these 2. I believe they were content to stand pat and count on the progression of their youngsters, but with New Jersey, the only team below them in the Metro, getting better, they felt like they had to.
Both these signings create somewhat of a logjam at the postions, but I'm sure they'll fit everything in.

Biron: The Rangers are going to be back in the Playoffs, I'm calling it now. They have too much talent up front, and an elite goalie in Lundqvist to not make it happen.

Next Post: 2018-2019 NHL Season!

kinger8998 · Apr 7, 2018

New York Ranger Franchise Mode

2018-2019 NHL Season and 2019 NHL Playoffs

Season

BREAKING NEWS: Mats Zuccarello named Captain.
Sept. 25th, 2018
The 31-year old becomes the first Norwegian captain in NHL history.

Marc Staal and Chris Kreider retain their "A's"

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers and Sens finalize blockbuster.
Oct. 3rd, 2018
Just days before opening night, the Rangers shipped away Namestnikov - who was coming off a career year - along with a 3rd in 2020, Adam Tambellini and Peter Holland to the Sens for a 5-piece package. Piece #1 is the former Rangers sniper Marian Gaborik, Pieces#2, 3 and 4 are prospects Alex Formenton, Drake Batherson and Filip Chlapik and Piece #5 was a Penguins 3rd in 2019.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Marian Gaborik 78 36 N/A LW/RW Sniper 78 GP
14G-13A-27P
-4 ... 6 PIM
(2017-2018) 3/$4.875M
Filip Chlapik 75 21 Med Top 9F C Playmaker 81 GP
19G-45A-64P
+10 ... 14 PIM
(2017-2018)
(AHL) 2/$0.925M
Alex Formenton 70 19 High Top 9F LW/C Sniper N/A 3/$0.785M
Drake Batherson 67 20 Med Top 9F RW Playmaker N/A 3/$0.765M
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BREAKING NEWS: Rangers surge out of gates, sit 2nd in Metro
Oct. 29th, 2018
The New York Rangers came out running and have compiled a record of 9-3-0 to start the season. That is pushed by a great offense led by Mika Zibanejad, who is tied for 1st in the NHL in points.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers flatline in November, fall to 5th in Metro
Nov. 16th, 2018
The Rangers have just 1 win out of 6 games so far in the month.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs?
23-17-1	12-7-1	11-10-0	2.74 (14th)	2.12 (3rd)	19.4% (12th)	87.0% (4th)	1st	3rd	7th	Yes.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	22-11-1	.929	2.02	6
Aleksandar Georgijev	2-6-0	.926	2.34	1

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Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk	40	5	25	30	+2	4
Tony DeAngelo	41	6	10	16	+5	2
Brady Skjei	41	1	11	12	+2	30
John Gilmour	41	2	9	11	+6	10
Neal Pionk	23	2	4	6	+7	2
Marc Staal	41	2	1	3	+8	16
Cody Franson	19	0	0	0	-4	2

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Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Mika Zibanejad	41	11	18	29	-1	37
Mats Zuccarello	41	12	15	27	+1	4
Filip Chytil	39	7	20	27	+10	4
Pavel Buchnevich	41	8	18	26	+1	0
Joe Thornton	41	9	14	23	+11	4
Kevin Hayes	41	9	13	22	+14	12
Chris Kreider	41	14	7	21	+18	16
Ryan Spooner	41	9	12	21	+4	2
Lias Andersson	41	5	11	16	+9	16
Jesper Fast	41	5	4	9	-10	4
Jimmy Vesey Luke Glendening	39 15	1 2	6 1	7 3	-9 -1	10 4
Marian Gaborik Boo Nieves	28 2	2 0	1 0	3 0	-7 -2	4 0

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BREAKING NEWS: Mats Zuccarello and Pavel Buchnevich accept contract extensions.
Jan. 9th, 2019
The Rangers extended two of their best forwards for the next 3-4 seasons. Zucc's extension is a 4-year deal worth a total of $17.000M, while Buch's is 3 years and $18.750M

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Ext. Years.
Mats Zuccarello 86 31 N/A RW Playmaker 43 GP

12G-16A-28P
+2 ... 4 PIM
4/$4.250M
Pavel Buchnevich 87 23 Med Elite RW Sniper 43 GP

9G-19A-28P
+2 ... 0 PIM
3/$6.250M
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Trade Deadline

The TRADECENTRE broadcast team:
Host: James Duthie
Trade Breaker Desk: Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Pierre LeBrun, and Gord Miller
Instant Analysis Panel: Ray Ferraro, Jeff O’Neill, Dave Poulin, Martin Biron, Pierre McGuire
Trade Bait: Craig Button
Segment Hosts: Gino Reda, Andi Petrillo
Deadline Panel: Jamie McLennan, Aaron Ward

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Duthie: Hello to all of you out there tuning into TradeCentre 2019 on TSN. Were gonna get right into the swing of things, kicking off our New York Rangers coverage.

Poulin: The Rangers are having a great season. Everything seems to be clicking for them, from the net out. They should gear up for a potentially long playoff Run.

Biron: Henrik Lundqvist is the driving force behind this team. He will carry them until he can't, and that's how far they'll go. They don't have one area of need, they just have to support him in a ny way they can.

McKenzie: I've got reports of a deal here, and boy is it a doozie. The Rangers are getting Justin Williams, a 3rd rounder in 2020 and a 2nd round pick in this years draft for Jimmy Vesey, their 2018 1st Nando Eggenberger and Cody Franson. Franson seems to be just added in there as a cap piece, CAR could flip him later on today.

Ferraro: Oh boy, did the Rangers win big here. They're getting a 3-time Cup Champ for a struggling young player and a guy who is atleast 3 years away from making an impact. Watch out for the Rangers come playoffs...

O'Neill: Yes, I agree. That being said, they'd better hope this pays off as they are back to mortgaging their future. Not the things you like to do when you aren't a clear frontrunner.

Ferraro: But couldn't you argue this makes them a frontrunner?

O'Neill: You could, but I don't think a 36-year old goaltender and a new shiny 37-year old are great points to win a debate with.

Dreger: The Rangers have made another move. They've talked the B's out of Brandon Carlo for Boo Nieves, Chris Bigras and the CAR 2nd rounder. Bigras should be recalled from the AHL and in the Bruins lineup soon enough, as he was stuck in the AHL for the Rangers.

Biron: If the Rangers didn't push themselves enough ahead with the last deal, they did with this one. They get a great yougn defenseman here, and they forfeit a pick they were likely never going to take and a pair of 24-year old "prospects". GM Brant King did an excellent job here getting bang for the limited buck he has in Cap space.

McGuire: On that Cap space note, you could see Carlo flipped at the Draft for a nice package. I only say that because I don't see where the Rangers find the Cap to lock him up. With the Zuccarello and Buchnevich extensions, they are right up against the cap already for next season.

Duthie: Well folks that's all the time we have today, we'll see you at the Draft!

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV
Justin Williams	84	37	N/A	RW	2 way F	61 GP 14G-13A-27P -5 ... 6 PIM	1/$4.500M
Brandon Carlo	81	22	Med Top 4D	D	Defensive D	65 GP 3G-3A-6P -15 ... 26 PIM	1/$0.735M

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	39-22-3	.928	2.13	8
Aleksandar Georgiev	7-11-0	.919	2.52	1

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The Rangers were gifted with Henrik Lundqvist, and he keeps on giving. The now 37-year old will be a Finalist for the Vezina. Aleksandar Georgiev was decent in his first full season as backup.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk	81	9	39	48	+10	8
Tony DeAngelo	82	13	17	30	+11	8
Brady Skjei	82	1	25	26	+11	51
Neal Pionk	64	6	10	16	+10	2
John Gilmour	63	2	11	13	-1	212
Brandon Carlo	84 (19)	4 (1)	6 (3)	10 (4)	-4 (+11)	28 (2)
Marc Staal	82	5	3	8	+12	45

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The Rangers defense was vastly improved this season. Tony DeAngelo took a major step forward, while Kevin Shatenkirk got more comfortable. Brady Skjei was the leader defensively, but Brandon Carlo came in post deadline and provided another defensive presence. Neal Pionk has a great rookie season, as did John Gilmour. Marc Staal rebounded nicely and upped his trade value, a + for the Rangers offseason.

Player GP G A P +/- PIM
Filip Chytil 82 15 40 55 +15 10
Mika Zibanejad 82 22 31 53 0 80
Pavel Buchnevich 82 15 34 49 +3 4
Joe Thornton 82 14 35 49 +20 8
Mats Zuccarello 82 20 26 46 -3 8
Chris Kreider 82 26 18 44 +22 44
Ryan Spooner 82 17 25 42 +4 11
Kevin Hayes 82 17 25 42 +18 37
Justin Williams 80 (19) 19 (5) 21 (8) 40 (13) +5 (+10) 10 (4)
Lias Andersson 82 12 19 31 +6 36
Jesper Fast

Marian Gaborik
63

47
10

7
6

6
16

13
-10

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6

6
Luke Glendening 56 7 6 13 +8 26
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The Rangers had a very even offensive core. Some disappointed, some impressed. Filip Chytil showed great promise towards becoming a future star, while Jumbo Joe Thornton mentored him on his wing. Marian Gaborik started slow, but came around to earn his roster spot back for playoffs. Justin Williams fit in great post deadline. The Rangers will rely on their depth to make it through the playoffs.

Brett Howden has an 88-point season (31-57-88) in the AHL, and will be a major contributor next season in New York.

Playoffs

The Rangers drew a matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 2019 NHL Playoffs. The two teams met 4 times in the Regular season, with the Rangers going 3-1 en route to a season series win. The Flyers rely heavily on their 4th-overall offense, lead by Art Ross winner Jakub Vorachek (36-61-97), Claude Giroux (34-49-83) and Shayne Gostisbehere (17-52-69). Henrik Lundqvist and the defense will likely bear the burden of how this series ends.

Playoff Lineup
LW | C | RW
Buchnevich 87 | Zibanejad 88 | Williams 84
Thornton 84 | Chytil 83 | Zuccarello 86
Kreider 84 | Spooner 84 | Hayes 84
Gaborik 78 | Glendening 77 | Andersson 79
Fast 80

Skjei 87 | Pionk 79
Carlo 81 | Shattenkirk 86
Staal 80 | DeAngelo 82
Gilmour 79

Lundqvist 91
Georgiev 79

Game	Score	NYR Goals	Goalie	Thoughts/Recap
1	2-1 PHI (OT)	Thornton (1)	Lundqvist (.923 SV%)(1.94 GAA)	Tough loss, Rangers outplayed Flyers.
2	3-2 PHI	Gaborik (1), Zibanejad (1)	Lundqvist (.906 SV%)(3.05 GAA)	Offensive line changes as Rangers struggle to score.
3	5-2 NYR	Zibanejad (2,3), Spooner (1), Buchnevich (1), Andersson (1)	Lundqvist (.944 SV%)(2.00 GAA)	Zibanejads 4 pts. propel Rangers to Game 3 victory.
4	4-3 NYR (OT)	Gaborik (2), Glendening (1), Kreider (1), Buchnevich (2)	Lundqvist (.900 SV%)(2.82 GAA)	Rangers tie series at 2.
5	4-1 NYR	Gaborik (3), Hayes (1), Pionk (1), Buchnevich (3)	Lundqvist (.966 SV%)(1.00 GAA)	Marian Gaborik is coming up big for Rangers.
6	3-2 NYR	DeAngelo (1), Chytil (1), Kreider (2)	Lundqvist (.928 SV%)(2.00 GAA)	Rangers advance to 2nd round!
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Series Recap
After falling down 2-0 in the series, the Rangers ignited their offense with a swap of wingers. Ryan Spooner moved up to the 1st line, while Justin Williams moved to the 3rd and bang! The Rangers scored 16 goals in the next 4 games en route to a series win. Henrik Lundqvist and Mika Zibanejad led the way in this one, each driving their respective positions to great heights to reach the 2nd round.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Mika Zibaneajd	6	3	4	7	+3	2
Pavel Buchnevich	6	3	2	5	+2	2
Chris Kreider	6	2	3	5	+1	6
Filip Chytil	6	1	4	5	+1	0
Marian Gaborik	6	3	1	4	+2	0

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	4-2	.928	2.14	0

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After a thrilling 1st round victory, the Rangers awaited their opponent from the Canadiens and Hurricanes series. After a thrilling Game 7, the Hurricanes moved on. In the Regular Season, the Rangers won 2 and lost 2 against the Canes. Carolina relied heavily on Sebastian Aho this season, while the Rangers will rely on Lundqvist to step up once again and shut him down.

Updated Playoff Lineup
LW | C | RW
Spooner 84
Thornton 84 | Chytil 83 | Zuccarello 86
Kreider 84 | Hayes 84 | Williams 84
G
Fast 80

Skjei 87 | Pionk 79
Carlo 81 | Shattenkirk 86
Staal 80 | DeAngelo 83
Gilmour 79

Lundqvist 91
Georgiev 79

Game	Score	NYR Goals	Goalie	Thoughts/Recap
1	3-1 CAR	Hayes (2)	Lundqvist (.864 SV%)(3.05 GAA)
2	4-3 NYR	Williams (1), Zuccarello (1), Spooner (1), Zibaneajd (4)	Lundqvist (.932 SV%)(3.00 GAA)	Rangers almost blew 4-1 lead.
3	2-1 CAR (OT)	Chytil (2)	Lundqvist (.947 SV%)(1.68 GAA)
4	3-2 NYR (OT)	Buchenvich (4), Spooner (2), Chytil (3)	Lundqvist (.923 SV%)(1.98 GAA)	Rangers even series at 2.
5	4-3 NYR	Gaborik (4), Buchnevich (5), Thornton (2), Williams (2)	Lundqvist (1.000 SV%)(0.00 GAA) -------------------------------- Georgiev (.800 SV%)(4.79 GAA)	Lundqvist left game with injury, will be good to go for Game 6.
6	3-2 CAR	Kreider (3), Spooner (3)	Lundqvist (.927 SV%)(2.77 GAA)	We're headed to a Game 7.
7	4-3 NYR (OT)	Zibanejad (5), Thornton (3), Chytil (4), Williams (3)	Lundqvist (.940 SV%)(2.20 GAA)	Rangers win after 47/50 saves from Hank, and an OT winner from Williams.

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Series Recap
The Rangers gave their fans a scare in this one, allowing the Hurricanes to force a Game 7, but the Rangers were saved by their trio of vets. Henrik Lundqvist saved 47/50, Joe Thornton had 2 points, and Justin Williams scored the OT winner for the Rangers who are heading back to the conference finals!

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Mika Zibaneajd	13	5	6	11	+6	8
Pavel Buchnevich	13	5	6	11	+4	4
Filip Chytil	13	4	7	11	+3	6
Joe Thornton	13	3	8	11	+2	4
Ryan Spooner	13	4	5	9	+4	0

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	7-5	.930	2.24	0
Aleksandar Georgiev	1-0	.800	4.79	0

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Rematch of the 2015 Eastern Conference Finals. The last time the Rangers made it this far, the Lightning dashed their hopes in a stunning Game 7 victory. This time around though, it may not be that close. The Lightning disposed easily of Crosby, Malkin, Kessel, Letang and the Pens and then beat the surging Panthers in a convincing series win. The Lightning, who went 51-26-2, are an all-around powerhouse, and the Rangers are serious underdogs.

Updated Playoff Lineup
LW | C | RW
Spooner 84 | Zibanejad 88 | Buchnevich 87
Thornton 84 | Chytil 83 | Zuccarello 86
Kreider 84 | Hayes 84 | Williams 84
Gaborik 78 | Andersson 79 | Glendening 77
Fast 80

Skjei 87 | Pionk 79
Carlo 81 | Shattenkirk 86
Staal 80 | DeAngelo 83
Gilmour 79

Lundqvist 91
Georgiev 79

Game	Score	NYR Goals	Goalie	Thoughts/Recap
1	3-1 TBL	Kreider (4)	Lundqvist (.903 SV%)(3.05 GAA)
2	2-1 NYR	Buchnevich (6,7)	Lundqvist (.961 SV%)(1.00 GAA)	Rangers even series @1, head home with advantage. Pionk injured out 1 wk, Gilmour in.
3	2-0 NYR	Williams (4), Hayes (3)	Lundqvist (1.000 SV%)(0.00 GAA)	Rangers 3rd line comes up with MASSIVE game.
4	6-2 TBL	Kreider (5), Spooner (5)	Lundqvist (.250 SV%)(38.03 GAA) ------------------------------- Georgiev (.889 SV%)(3.26 GAA)	Rangers have disastrous night, spot Lightning with 4 in first. Neal Pionk returns for next game.
5	6-3 TBL	Spooner (6), Hayes (4), Zibanejad (6)	Lundqvist (.760 SV%)(6.00 GAA)	Wholesale line changes made.
6	2-1 NYR (OT)	Zibanejad (7), Chytil (5)	Lundqvist (.972 SV%)(0.94 SV%)	CHYTIL IN OT!!! Rangers force a Game 7!
7	5-2 TBL	Spooner (7), Fast (1)	Lundqvist (.400 SV%)(17.68 GAA) ------------------------------ Georgiev (.929 SV%)(2.41 GAA)	Rangers come out flat, leave Lundqvist out to dry. Season is over.

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NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers package Glendening and Beleskey with 3rd, move them to Boston for 7th.
NHL Entry Draft
With the Rangers wanting to clear some cap, and with a glut of forwards coming up through the system, the Rangers had to move some contracts. By pairing Glendening and Beleskey with a 3rd, they were able to send their contracts to the last place Bruins. Great deal.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers draft Peyton Krebs 28th overall in NHL Draft.
NHL Entry Draft

Resign Phase

With $10.000M in Cap Space heading into the Re-sign Phase, the Rangers had to make some decisions. They decided to allow Justin Williams, Paul Carey, Brandon Halverson and Peter Holland walk.

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV	Thoughts
Joe Thornton	82		N/A	C	Playmaker	82 GP 14G-35A-49P +20 ... 8 PIM	1/$3.500M	Joe Thornton will undoubtedly take on a lesser role with the team as Brett Howden and possibly Joe Veleno make the NHL jump, but his role is still an important one. Good to bring one of the one 35+ players back.
Brandon Carlo	82		Med Top 4D	D	Defensive D	84 GP 4G-6A-10P -4 ... 28 PIM	3/$2.250M	Carlo improved his game drastically after joining the Rags, and that earned him this new contract. He will get an expanded role on the team come his first full season with the team. NYR did good keeping salary low.
Neal Pionk	79		Med Top 6D	D	Offensive D	64 GP 6G-10A-16P +10 ... 2 PIM	2/$1.150M	Neal Pionk had a great season last year. and more will be expected of him this upcoming one. A nice bridge deal to see if he will be main- stay for club or not.
Vinni Lettieri	75	24	Med Bottom 6F	RW	Sniper	82 GP 23G-50A-73P +17 ... 4 PIM	2/$0.875M	Lettieri has been held in the minors as the Rangers have so much F depth, but he could get his chance soon.
Cole Schneider	74	29	N/A	RW	2 way F	77 GP 13G-23A-36P +19 ... 46 PIM	3/$0.800M
Vince Pedrie	72	25	Med 7th D	D	2 way D	82 GP 1G-4A-5P +8 ... 16 PIM	2/$0.775M
Jake Kryski	69	21	Med Top 9F	C	Playmaker	N/A	3/$0.875M	2018 4th rounder gets his ELC. Should be big part of AHL team for atleast 2 seasons, followed by a likely promotion to NHL.
Stu Davison	68	19	Low Elite	D	Offensive D	N/A	3/$0.875M	2018 5th rounder looks like steal of 2018. Has tools to be offensive star, but can he put it all together?
Linus Nyman	65	20	Low Top 6F	RW	Sniper	N/A	3/$0.875M	2018 3rd round pick has skills and passion to be Top 6 F some day, but has to progress lots in AHL.
Steven Kampfer	75	30	N/A	D	2 way D	80 GP 10G-11A-21P +21 ... 32 PIM	2/$0.850M	AHL veteran leader and depth. Also decent option for NHL callup.
Peyton Krebs	52	18	Med Top 6F	LW	Sniper	N/A	3/$0.900M	2019 1st rounder has speed + skill. Long ways away from NHL, but Rangers are glad he fell to them.

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The Rangers tendered a QO to RFA John Gilmour.

Free Agency

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers sign Brett Ritchie to 1-year deal
July 1st, 2019
The contract is a 1-year deal worth $1.750M

BREAKING NEWS: Dan Girardi returns to New York Rangers on 1-year deal.
July 1st, 2019
The contract is a 1-year deal worth $1.850M

BREAKING NEWS: Pontus Aberg joins Rangers on 1-year deal.
July 1st, 2019
The contract is a 1-year deal worth $0.975M

Next Post: 2019-2020 NHL Season!

kinger8998 · Apr 8, 2018

New York Rangers Franchise Mode

2019-2020 NHL Season

Season Preview

The New York Rangers are set in goal once again. Henrik Lundqvist returns to lead the Rangers to the promised land, while his backup, Aleksandar Georgiev, returns for his 2nd full NHL season. Only more can be expected from the young backup.

The Rangers finally feel like they have their defense corps in the shape they want it. Brady Skjei and Kevin Shattenkirk return to lead the group, while Brandon Carlo and Tony DeAngelo are being prepped for those duties in the future. Dan Girardi comes back to New York after 2 seasons away, and Marc Staal remains the longest tenured Ranger not named Henrik Lundqvist. Neal Pionk will start the season as the 7th D.

Brett Howden and Joe Veleno make the jump to the NHL for the Rangers, who boast arguably the best forward corps in the NHL. Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Buchenvich return along with Mats Zuccarello, Filip Chytil, Joe Thornton, Kevin Hayes and Lias Andersson. Ryan Spooner and Chris Kreider are both UFA's at seasons end so it will be interesting to see how GM Brant King deals with them. Jesper Fast and Pontus Aberg are the teams depth forwards. Free Agent signing Brett Ritchie starts on the 4th line. Marian Gaborik starts the season in the AHL.

Opening Night Lineup
LW | C | RW
Veleno 82 | Zibanejad 89 | Buchnevich 88
Spooner 84 | Chytil 85 | Zuccarello 84

BREAKING NEWS: Filip Chytil signs contract extension on eve of Regular Season
Oct. 3rd, 2019
The Rangers expect big things from Chytil in the future, shown by his extension. For 5 years, and a total of $27.500M, the Rangers feel he's going to be an elite threat night in and night out after leading the team in scoring last season.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Ext. Years/AAV
Filip Chytil 85 20 Med Elite C Playmaker 82 GP

15G-40A-55P
+15 ... 10 PIM
5/$5.500M
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BREAKING NEWS: Skjei injured, out approx. 1 week.
Nov. 18th, 2019
The Rangers top defenseman has a pulled groin, and his injury could really hurt the team.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers firing on all cylinders, in race for 1st in Metro.
Dec. 3rd, 2019
The Rangers own a record of 15-9-1, and are just 1 point out of top spot in the Metropolitan Division. Their record could be even better had they not went 0-4 in Skjei's absense, getting outscored 21-5.

BREAKING NEWS: Dan Girardi scores 3rd goal of season, 50th of career in Rangers 8-0 drubbing of Flyers.
Jan. 5th, 2020
The veteran defenseman is having a great start to his 2nd stint with the Rangers. The 35-year old is second on the team with a +12 +/- rating.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs?
25-13-3	11-8-1	14-5-2	3.02 (5th)	2.59 (9th)	21.4% (14th)	83.5% (4th)	3rd	4th	4th	Yes.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	17-10-2	.914	2.60	1
Aleksandar Georgiev	8-4-1	.929	2.31	1

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Quick Hits
~ Henrik Lundqvist has struggled a little bit this season.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk	41	2	18	20	-4	2
Brady Skjei	37	4	14	18	+19	21
Dan Girardi	38	3	5	8	+12	4
Tony DeAngelo	41	1	6	7	-1	4
Brandon Carlo	41	3	1	4	-6	31
Neal Pionk	7	1	1	2	-8	2
Marc Staal	41	0	2	2	+7	13

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Quick Hits
~ Brady Skjei and Dan Girardi have been excellent.
~ The rest of the defense has seemingly struggled, namely DeAngelo and Shattenkikr offensively.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Mika Zibaneajd	41	7	28	35	-2	25
Pavel Buchnevich	39	15	16	31	-4	4
Filip Chytil	41	6	22	28	+7	8
Kevin Hayes	41	11	16	27	+4	23
Chris Kreider	41	11	15	26	+3	25
Ryan Spooner	41	11	14	25	+7	6
Mats Zuccarello	37	12	12	24	+7	4
Joe Veleno	41	8	13	21	-2	2
Joe Thornton	41	6	11	17	-7	6
Brett Howden	41	5	11	16	+4	11
Lias Andersson	41	7	7	14	+1	16
Jesper Fast	12	6	3	9	+9	0
Brett Ritchie	33	4	2	6	-5	16
Pontus Aberg	2	1	1	2	-1	0

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BREAKING NEWS: Rangers 10-3 in last 13, sit 1st in Metro.
Feb. 14th, 2020
The Rangers, despite getting hit with injuries, are on a roll and have propelled themselves to 1st in their Division.

Trade Deadline

The TRADECENTRE broadcast team:
Host: James Duthie
Trade Breaker Desk: Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Pierre LeBrun, and Gord Miller
Instant Analysis Panel: Ray Ferraro, Jeff O’Neill, Dave Poulin, Martin Biron, Pierre McGuire
Trade Bait: Craig Button
Deadline Panel: Jamie McLennan, Aaron Ward

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Duthie: Welcome to TSN folks, and were here with our Trade Breakers, Analysts and everyone else to cover the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline. Let's take you straight to the panel for what to expect from the Rangers.

McLennan: Well James, the Rangers are specifically worried about Henrik Lundqvist, as he's tailed off a bit this season. The inevitable decline is here so you can expect them to try and add another defenseman and some more firepower up front.

McKenzie: We've got the Rangers 1st move of the day here. They've sent a 2nd round pick to the Colorado Avalanche for Brendan Dillon.
O'Neill: The Rangers are beginning to bolster their defense. They believe internally that this is their last shot with Lundqvist and they're going to go for it.

Poulin: I'm not so sure they can though Jeff. Their young guys are going to be a year older and better next season, so maybe they can get it then, but I just don't see it with all the inexperience.

Dreger: The Rangers are making moves fast here guys. They've acquired Tomas Hertl from the Sharks, at his 50% retained contract, for Brett Ritchie, a 2020 1st and a 2021 3rd.

McGuire: The Rangers felt they have too many pass first guys, so they acquire a shooter. High price, I'd say an overpayment, but a necessary one.

Ferraro: Major overpayment, Hertl is good, but not 1st + good.

Miller: The Rangers have trade with divisional rival Carolina. Carolina gets a scoring winger in Kreider, while New York gets a defenseman in Brett Pesce. Interesting deal between 2 teams battling it out for top spot in the Metro.

Biron: The Rangers have a cap crunch coming up, Kreiders new deal was going to cost more than Pesce's current one is worth. Carolina can afford to pay him, Rangers can't. It's a mutually beneficial deal and I like it.

LeBrun: Another Rangers deal right before the Deadline ends. They've shipped Ryan Spooner off to Montreal for Charles Hudon and a 2nd in this upcoming Entry Draft. All about cap and still getting players that can contribute now for the Rangers.

McGuire: In order to gain cap space, the Rangers have to take lesser players. That's not a knock on Hudon, who is a speed demon, but it's a compliment to Spooner, who was having a splendid season. The Rangers still win the deal by getting a pick, cap space, and someone who can help them this season, but it's closer than the other deals.

Duthie: Thanks for tuning in folks, we'll see you at the NHL Free Agent Frenzy.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Tomas Hertl 83 26 Med Top 6F C/LW Sniper 62 GP

14G-19A-33P
+5 ... 4 PIM
1/$1.930M
Brett Pesce 84 25 Med Top 4D D 2 way D 54 GP

3G-6A-9P
+3 ... 32 PIM
5/$4.025M
Brendan Dillon 81 29 N/A D Defensive D 62 GP

0G-1A-1P
-20 ... 32 PIM
1/$3.270M
Charles Hudon 81 25 Low Top 6F C/LW Sniper 24 GP

1G-6A-7P
+1 ... 6 PIM
3/$2.450M
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Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs?
48-28-6	24-13-4	24-15-2	2.87 (7th)	2.56 (6th)	23.4% (3rd)	83.4% (4th)	2nd	4th	5th	Yes.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	36-21-4	.919	2.40	4
Aleksandar Georgiev	12-8-1	.912	2.77	1

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Quick Hits
~ Henrik Lundqvist got better as the season went on. This is the legends last real shot at a Cup.
~ Aleksandar Gerogiev seemed to show wear and tear as the year came to an end.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk	82	7	35	42	-1	4
Brady Skjei	78	8	24	32	+24	35
Tony DeAngelo	82	5	15	20	-13	6
Brett Pesce	73 (19)	4 (1)	9 (3)	13 (9)	+8 (+5)	40 (8)
Dan Girardi Brandon Carlo	55 82	3 3	5 3	8 6	+8 -14	4 52
Marc Staal	57	1	2	3	+3	24
Brendan Dillon	81 (19)	0	2 (1)	2 (1)	-18 (+2)	43 (11)

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Quick Hits
~ Brady Skjei was a beast all season, while Shattenkirk got much better
~ With the deadline acquisitions, vets Staal and Girardi became healthy scratches but could return to lineup should guys struggle.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Mika Zibaneajd	82	18	44	62	-14	52
Filip Chytil	82	14	48	62	+7	16
Pavel Buchnevich	75	20	32	52	-12	8
Kevin Hayes	82	22	23	45	+2	54
Mats Zuccarello	78	18	26	44	+3	10
Tomas Hertl	81 (19)	17 (3)	23 (4)	40 (7)	0 (-5)	6 (2)
Joe Veleno	79	15	25	40	-13	8
Joe Thornton	69	12	25	37	-2	8
Lias Andersson	82	10	16	26	+9	28
Brett Howden	82	8	18	26	0	19
Jesper Fast	53	16	7	23	+15	4
Charles Hudon	43 (19)	3 (2)	11 (5)	14 (7)	+6 (+5)	10 (4)
Pontus Aberg	22	7	4	11	0	2

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Quick Hits
~ Mika Zibanejad and Filip Chytil were an incredible 1-2 punch down the middle.
~ Trade Deadline acquisition Tomas Hertl was a disappointment
~ Brett Howden struggled in his rookie season
~ Mats Zuccarello continued his rgeression.

Next Post: 2020 NHL Playoffs and 2020 Offseason!

kinger8998 · Apr 8, 2018

New York Rangers Franchise Mode

2020 NHL Playoffs and 2020 Offseason

Playoffs

In the 1st Round of the 2020 NHL Playoffs, the New York Rangers will face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Rangers and Penguins are sworn enemies, with the teams having faced off in recent seasons playoffs, the Rangers having won 2 series to the Penguins 1. The Penguins will rely solely on their big three in Crosby, Malkin and Kessel while the Rangers will rely on depth and Henrik Lundqvist to get them past the Pens.

Updated Lineup
LW | C | RW

Hayes 84 | Zibanejad 89 | Zuccarello 84

Veleno 85 | Chytil 86 | Buchnevich 88

Howden 83 | Thornton 81 | Hertl 83

Hudon 81 | Andersson 80 | Fast 80
Aberg 78

Skjei 87 | Shattenkirk 86

DeAngelo 84 | Pesce 84

Dillon 81 | Carlo 82

Staal 79 | Girardi 75

Lundqvist 84
Georgiev 80

Game	Score	NYR Goals	Goalie	Thoughts/Recap
1	6-2 PIT	Hayes (1), Hertl (1)	Lundqvist (.783 SV%)(7.50 GAA) ----------------------------- Georgiev (.889 SV%)(3.00 GAA)	Terrible 1st game, hopefully a rebound in store.
2	6-1 NYR	Thornton (1,2), Zibanejad (1), Fast (1), Hayes (2), Howden (1)	Lundqvist (.962 SV%)(1.00 GAA)	Odd sequence of scores in NY. 6-2 loss and 6-1 victory points to entertaining series ahead.
3	3-2 NYR (OT)	Zibanejad (2), Thornton (3), Chytil (1)	Lundqvist (.939 SV%)(1.83 GAA)	CHYTIL!!! IN OVERTIME!! Rangers are up 2-1!
4	3-1 PIT	Shattenkirk (1)	Lundqvist (.909 SV%)(2.01 GAA)	Outshot PIT 39-23 and still lost. Have to find a way to score. Series tied at 2.
5	4-3 PIT (OT)	Howden (2), Hertl (2), Zibanejad (3)	Lundqvist (.913 SV%)(3.15 GAA)	Line changes.
6	4-1 PIT	Hertl (3)	Lundqvist (.833 SV%)(4.00 GAA)	Rangers season is over.
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NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Thornton, Gaborik, Girardi all announce retirement
June 15th, 2020
Other NHL players to announce their retirement include:

Jason Spezza, Scott Hartnell, Michael Cammalleri, Patrick Sharp, Zdeno Chara, Tomas Plekanec, Jussi Jokinen, Kari Lehtonen, Antoine Vermette, Jason Chimera, Niklas Kronwall and Brooks Orpik

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers and Blues swap forwards at NHL Entry Draft
NHL Entry Draft
During the 1st round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, the Rangers and Blues struck a trade. In a one for one swap, New York received Ivan Barbashev and St. Louis got Charles Hudon. Hudon had a decent 19 games in the Regular Season with the Rangers, but after a Postseason in which the entire team struggled defensively, they wanted the more well rounded player.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Ivan Barbashev 79 24 Med Top 6F LW Playmaker 82 GP
9G-18A-27P
-11 ... 4 PIM 1/$2.750M
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BREAKING NEWS: Marc Staal shipped to Flyers, with 3rd, for 3rd.
NHL Entry Draft
The Rangers second trade of the Draft was a more signifigant deal. The Rangers dealt Marc Staal, and his burdensome contract, to the Philadelphia Flyers for a 3rd. The Rangers also sent their 3rd rounder with Staal in the deal.

Staal was the longest tenured Ranger and was an assistant captain.

Resign Phase

The Rangers entered the Resign Phase with $19.000M in Cap Space. Off of their NHL roster, they had 4 UFA's and just 2 RFA's. With Henrik Lundqvist regressing quickly, you'd figure the Rangers will want to bolster their roster through Free Agency.

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV	Thoughts
Tomas Hertl	83	26	Med Top 6F	LW/C	Sniper	81 GP 17G-23A-40P 0 ... 6 PIM	1/$3.750M	It makes sense the Rangers went with the 1-year term, buying just 1 UFA year. If Hertl impresses like he did in PO, then he should stick around.
Lias Andersson	80	21	Med Top 6F	C	2 way F	82 GP 10G-18A-28P +9 ... 28 PIM	2/$2.750M	After 2 seasons on the 4th line, the Rangers expect Andersson, a very well rounded player, to step up this season. Bridge deal allows Rangers to see before making long-term decision.
Aleksandar Georgiev	80	24	Low Starter	G	Hybrid	24 GP 12-8-1 .912 SV% 2.77 GAA 1 SO	3/$1.300M	With this deal, it means the Rangers are betting that Georgiev can handle the expanded workload with Hank's decline. Or, just covering their tracks in case no goalies in FA. Unlikely Georgiev is solution in goal at this point.
Filip Chlapik	79	23	Med Top 9F	C	Playmaker	82 GP 17G-55A-72P +23 ... 14 PIM	3/$1.000M	Rangers feel that one of the prospectd acquired in Namestnikov deal can finally play in NHL. Chlapik will get a look, but if not this season with Rangers likely going for it in Lundqvist's last year of contract, it will 100% be next.
Ty Ronning	79	22	Med Top 9F	RW/C	Sniper	82 GP 36G-28A-64P +29 ... 21 PIM	2/$0.950M	Ronning has pro shot. Incred- ible release and power. Same that was said for Chlapik can be said for Ty.
Ryan Gropp	76	23	Med Top 9F	LW	Power Forward	81 GP 21G-27A-48P +19 ... 25 PIM	3/$0.975M	Long road of progression for 2015 2nd rounder, but Rags now certain Gropp can be NHL'er. Same question as to whether it's this season or next - but it will be one.
Rob O'Gara	76	26	Med 7th D	D	Defensive D	82 GP 4G-15A-19P +43 .. 94 PIM	3/$0.900M	Not an NHL'er for sure, but a major part of AHL team. Could be depth and is a callup option, but likely he serves as part of leadership corps for Hartford.
Sergey Zborovskiy	73	23	Med 7th D	D	2 way D	82 GP 4G-10A-14P +21 ... 8 PIM	3/$0.800M	2015 3rd rounder is coming around to show NHL potential as depth D. Likely ends up as clone of O'Gara, but with younger age, there is potential for a bit more.
Ian Youds	67	20	Low Top 6D	D	Defensive D	N/A	3/$0.850M	2018 4th round pick earned his ELC. Rangers are excited about his ceiling but Youds has a way to go before reaching it...if he ever does.

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The Rangers allowed Brendan Dillon, Jesper Fast, Pontus Aberg and Marec Mazanec walk.

They qualified John Gilmour again, likely as a backup option if no better in FA.

Free Agency

The TRADECENTRE broadcast team:
Host: James Duthie

Trade Breaker Desk: Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Pierre LeBrun, and Gord Miller
Instant Analysis Panel: Ray Ferraro, Jeff O’Neill, Dave Poulin, Martin Biron, Pierre McGuire
Trade Bait: Craig Button
Deadline Panel: Jamie McLennan, Aaron Ward

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Duthie: It's July 1st, hockey fans. You all know what that means, it's time for the TSN Free Agency Frenzy! Right away were going to send you to Craig Button so he can highlight the top Free Agents this offseason!.

Button: Well James, the Free Agent class of 2020 is defense heavy. Our big fish include Alex Pietrangelo, Tyson Barrie, Mark Pysyk and Sami Vatenen. That's not to say that there isn't forwards worth a deal too, because Chris Kreider and Charlie Coyle are also available.

Duthie: Thanks Craig, now we're going to head to our analysts to see who is projected to go where.

Ferraro: Well, it's believed the Rangers will stay out of the defense class this year, which is interesting. Instead of loading up on defense in front of Lundqvist, it seems like they're going to try and outscore the other team. Unfortunately, there aren't many option out there forward wise for them.

Poulin: I doubt they go for the reunion with Kreider, but could they go after Coyle?

O'Neill: I don't see it. They already have Hayes, who fits the Power Forward prototype. It'll be interesting to see how they load up up front.

McKenzie: The Rangers are having a reunion with Ryan Callahan. Their former captain has just signed a 1-year deal to come back to New York. I'm hearing this is just the start, so more to come.

Biron: Cally is a great leader. In what could be Henrik Lundqvist's last season, it would be a feel good story to see these guys win their 1st cup together, especially sine they were former teammates, obviously. It's hard to see where he fits, but they obviously think he has game left.

McLennan: The only plac ehe can fit is the 4th line. But is this signing at the expense of Chlapik or Ronning? If so I don't like it.

LeBrun: Another solid depth signing here by the Rangers. They've signed Nick Cousins to a 2-year deal. With these depth signings, it must mean the feel as if their kids are ready to seriously contribute for a Cup run for atleast another season. Interesting.

Ward: Cousins is a real gritty player. He plays hard, which would also fit in quite nicely on the Rangers 4th line.

Dreger: Headlines are being made. Are you ready folks? The Rangers, with the help of Swede Henrik Lundqvist, have convinced the Sedin's to come out of retirement and chase the Cup with him. Daniel and Henrik are joining just their 2nd NHL Franchise after coming out of retirement to seek the Cup that eluded them for so long.

Ferraro: Wow. Just wow. Speechless. The Rangers are going to go for it. If they can do this, it might be the biggest signings sentimentally and not of a player in their prime for a long, long time.

Biron: Just incredible. Swift work here by Lundqvist and King.

Button: 2 players that weren't even on my Free Agent board just came off it...

Duthie: What an incredible end to the day here at TSN. See you with more Rangers coverage at the Trade Deadline!

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Henrik Sedin 81 39 N/A C Playmaker N/A 1/$3.250M
Daniel Sedin 81 39 N/A LW Sniper N/A 1/$3.250M
Nick Cousins 80 26 High Top 9F C Playmaker 4 GP
0G-0A-0P
-3 ... 0 PIM 2/$2.150M
Ryan Callahan 77 35 N/A RW Grinder 82 GP
9G-11A-20P
+6 ... 57 PIM 1/$1.500M
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kinger8998 said:
New York Rangers Franchise Mode

2020 NHL Playoffs and 2020 Offseason

Playoffs

In the 1st Round of the 2020 NHL Playoffs, the New York Rangers will face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Rangers and Penguins are sworn enemies, with the teams having faced off in recent seasons playoffs, the Rangers having won 2 series to the Penguins 1. The Penguins will rely solely on their big three in Crosby, Malkin and Kessel while the Rangers will rely on depth and Henrik Lundqvist to get them past the Pens.

Updated Lineup
LW | C | RW
Hayes 84 | Zibanejad 89 | Zuccarello 84

Veleno 85 | Chytil 86 | Buchnevich 88
Howden 83 | Thornton 81 | Hertl 83
Hudon 81 | Andersson 80 | Fast 80
Aberg 78

Skjei 87 | Shattenkirk 86

DeAngelo 84 | Pesce 84
Dillon 81 | Carlo 82
Staal 79 | Girardi 75

Lundqvist 84
Georgiev 80

Game Score NYR Goals Goalie Thoughts/Recap
1 6-2 PIT Hayes (1), Hertl (1) Lundqvist

(.783 SV%)(7.50 GAA)
-----------------------------
Georgiev
(.889 SV%)(3.00 GAA)
Terrible 1st game,

hopefully a rebound in store.
2 6-1 NYR Thornton (1,2), Zibanejad (1), Fast (1),

Hayes (2), Howden (1)
Lundqvist

(.962 SV%)(1.00 GAA)
Odd sequence of scores in NY.

6-2 loss and 6-1 victory points
to entertaining series ahead.
3 3-2 NYR

(OT)
Zibanejad (2), Thornton (3), Chytil (1) Lundqvist

(.939 SV%)(1.83 GAA)
CHYTIL!!! IN OVERTIME!!

Rangers are up 2-1!
4 3-1 PIT Shattenkirk (1) Lundqvist

(.909 SV%)(2.01 GAA)
Outshot PIT 39-23 and still

lost. Have to find a way to score.
Series tied at 2.
5 4-3 PIT

(OT)
Howden (2), Hertl (2), Zibanejad (3) Lundqvist

(.913 SV%)(3.15 GAA)
Line changes.
6 4-1 PIT Hertl (3) Lundqvist

(.833 SV%)(4.00 GAA)
Rangers season is over.
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NHL Entry Draft

Resign Phase

The Rangers entered the Resign Phase with $19.000M in Cap Space. Off of their NHL roster, they had 4 UFA's and just 2 RFA's. With Henrik Lundqvist regressing quickly, you'd figure the Rangers will want to bolster their roster through Free Agency.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV Thoughts
Tomas Hertl 83 26 Med Top 6F LW/C Sniper 81 GP

17G-23A-40P
0 ... 6 PIM
1/$3.750M It makes sense the Rangers

went with the 1-year term,
buying just 1 UFA year. If
Hertl impresses like he did
in PO, then he should stick
around.
Lias Andersson 80 21 Med Top 6F C 2 way F 82 GP

10G-18A-28P
+9 ... 28 PIM
2/$2.750M After 2 seasons on the 4th line,

the Rangers expect Andersson,
a very well rounded player, to
step up this season. Bridge deal
allows Rangers to see before
making long-term decision.
Aleksandar Georgiev 80 24 Low Starter G Hybrid 24 GP

12-8-1
.912 SV%
2.77 GAA
1 SO
3/$1.300M With this deal, it means the

Rangers are betting that
Georgiev can handle the
expanded workload with
Hank's decline. Or, just
covering their tracks in case
no goalies in FA. Unlikely
Georgiev is solution in goal at
this point.
Filip Chlapik 79 23 Med Top 9F C Playmaker 82 GP

17G-55A-72P
+23 ... 14 PIM
3/$1.000M Rangers feel that one of the

prospectd acquired in
Namestnikov deal can finally
play in NHL. Chlapik will get
a look, but if not this season
with Rangers likely going for
it in Lundqvist's last year of
contract, it will 100% be next.
Ty Ronning 79 22 Med Top 9F RW/C Sniper 82 GP

36G-28A-64P
+29 ... 21 PIM
2/$0.950M Ronning has pro shot. Incred-

ible release and power. Same
that was said for Chlapik can
be said for Ty.
Ryan Gropp 76 23 Med Top 9F LW Power

Forward
81 GP

21G-27A-48P
+19 ... 25 PIM
3/$0.975M Long road of progression for

2015 2nd rounder, but Rags
now certain Gropp can be
NHL'er. Same question as to
whether it's this season or next
- but it will be one.
Rob O'Gara 76 26 Med 7th D D Defensive D 82 GP

4G-15A-19P
+43 .. 94 PIM
3/$0.900M Not an NHL'er for sure, but

a major part of AHL team.
Could be depth and is a callup
option, but likely he serves
as part of leadership corps for
Hartford.
Sergey Zborovskiy 73 23 Med 7th D D 2 way D 82 GP

4G-10A-14P
+21 ... 8 PIM
3/$0.800M 2015 3rd rounder is coming

around to show NHL potential
as depth D. Likely ends up as
clone of O'Gara, but with
younger age, there is potential
for a bit more.
Ian Youds 67 20 Low Top 6D D Defensive D N/A 3/$0.850M 2018 4th round pick earned

his ELC. Rangers are excited
about his ceiling but Youds
has a way to go before reaching
it...if he ever does.
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The Rangers allowed Brendan Dillon, Jesper Fast, Pontus Aberg and Marec Mazanec walk.

They qualified John Gilmour again, likely as a backup option if no better in FA.

Next Post: 2020-2021 NHL Season!

Do you play or Sim this

kinger8998 · Apr 10, 2018

daniel619 said:
Do you play or Sim this

sim, only occainsuonally play first and last games of seaosns

kinger8998 · Apr 10, 2018

New York Rangers Franchise Mode

2020-2021 NHL Season

Season Preview

BREAKING NEWS: Ryan Callahan will wear 'A' this season
Oct. 1st, 2020
Mats Zuccarello will remain captain and Kevin Shattenkirk will retain his 'A'.

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In nets, the Rangers enter the season with the most uncertainty in 15 years. Henrik Lundqvist has hit his regression due to age. Add that with the importance of Aleksandar Georgiev, who hasn't progressed the way the Rangers wanted him to, and you have a potential recipe for disaster.

The New York Rangers have a great blueline this season. Brady Skjei, Tony DeAngelo, Brandon Carlo and Brett Pesce return to man the point. Kevin Shattenkirk also has come back, but for how long is unknown, as he is a UFA at seasons end and if the season goes sideways he could be the first domino to fall. Rookie Libor Hajek made the team out of camp and is expected to be a key piece for the future. John Gilmour signed his QO and will be the teams depth defender.

The Rangers have an interesting forward group this season. Free Agent signings Henrik and Daniel Sedin form a 4th line with veteran Ryan Callahan that has the potential to be great. Filip Chytil, Mika Zibanejad, Pavel Buchnevich, Tomas Hertl Brett Howden, Kevin Hayes and Lias Andersson return. Also returning is sophomore Joe Veleno, who is expected to be a big time player for the Rangers this season. Captain Mats Zuccarello returns, and the hope is that he can have a rebound season after two subpar ones. Nick Cousins and Ivan Barbashev start the season as depth forwards.

First Half of Season

Opening Night Roster
LW | C | RW
Hertl 84 | Zibanejad 89 | Buchnevich 89
Veleno 87 | Chytil 88 | Howden 83 | Andersson 82 | D.Sedin 81 | H.Sedin 81 | Callahan 75
Cousins 80 | Barbashev 79

Skjei 88 | Shattenkirk 86
Hajek 82 | DeAngelo 84
Carlo 82 | Pesce 84
Gilmour 80

Lundqvist 80
Georgiev 80

BREAKING NEWS: Hajek scores 1st NHL Goal, Rangers get revenge over Pens 5-1.
Oct. 9th, 2020
The Rangers won their opener in a big way. Lias Andersson has 2 assists and Mats Zuccarello had 2 goals.

BREAKING NEWS: Zuccarello sprains MCL, out until December.
Oct. 29th, 2020
The Rangers captain was off to a hot start to the season but will have to wait till December to get back into it.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers fall to last in Metro amid 8 game losing skid.
Dec. 1st, 2020
The Rangers season is becoming a lost cause. Everyone knew there would be a point where Lundqvist couldn't save the Rangers anymore, but did they ever think there would be a time when it was the Rangers who couldn't save Lundqvist? The now 38-year old has just a .910 SV% in 14 games.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs?
14-22-5	10-10-1	4-12-4	2.49 (23rd)	2.88 (23rd)	23.8% (6th)	78.4% (19th)	8th	16th	31st	No.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	8-14-2	.909	2.62	1
Aleksandar Georgiev	6-8-3	.891	3.08	1

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Quick Hits
~ Both goaltenders have struggled this season.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk	41	2	20	22	-9	2
Brady Skjei	41	2	10	12	-7	41
Brett Pesce	41	5	6	11	+1	10
Tony DeAngelo	41	1	6	7	-6	8
Libor Hajek	41	2	2	4	-9	8
Brandon Carlo	27	1	2	3	-7	16
John Gilmour	14	0	3	3	+5	0

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Quick Hits
~ Kevin Shattenkirk is making himself look like the best rental on the market.
~ Everyone else has been terrible.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Pavel Buchnevich	41	9	21	30	+5	22
Mika Zibaneajd	41	10	17	27	-1	19
Tomas Hertl	41	17	8	25	+7	14
Filip Chytil	41	4	20	24	-13	10
Joe Veleno	41	5	18	23	-14	2
Kevin Hayes	41	9	10	19	-18	30
Brett Howden	41	9	7	16	-1	8
Lias Andersson	41	3	13	16	-4	16
Mats Zuccarello	21	7	4	11	+5	2
Ryan Callahan	37	5	3	8	-5	19
Daniel Sedin	41	4	4	8	-3	0
Henrik Sedin	36	3	5	8	0	4
Nick Cousins	22	3	2	5	-1	10
Ivan Barbashev	7	1	0	1	-5	0

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Quick Hits
~ Pavel Buchnevich has broken out.
~ Tomas Hertl is making himself look like a nice piece of rental property.

Second Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers sign Howden and Hajek to contract extensions
Feb. 25th, 2021
The two prospects acquired in the McDonagh-Miller trade have now resigned with the Rangers. Both players will have increasing roles with the club in the coming years.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Ext. Years/AAV
Brett Howden 83 22 Med Top 6F C/LW 2 way F 63 GP

11G-10A-21P
-8 ... 17 PIM
3/$2.650M
Libor Hajek 82 23 Med Top 4D D Defensive D 63 GP

4G-3A-7P
-10 ... 8 PIM
4/$4.500M
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BREAKING NEWS: DeAngelo signs long-term extension with Rangers.
Mar. 1st, 2021
The signing of the 25-year old all but determines the fate of Kevin Shattenkirk tomorrow on Trade Deadline day.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Tony DeAngelo 84 25 Med Top 4D D Offensive D 63 GP

2G-10A-12P
-2 ... 10 PIM
7/$6.500M
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Trade Deadline

The TRADECENTRE broadcast team:
Host: James Duthie
Trade Breaker Desk: Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Pierre LeBrun, and Gord Miller
Instant Analysis Panel: Ray Ferraro, Jeff O’Neill, Dave Poulin, Martin Biron, Pierre McGuire
Trade Bait: Craig Button
Deadline Panel: Jamie McLennan, Aaron Ward

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Duthie: Hello folks and welcome back to another Trade Deadline Day here at TSN. This is a pivotal one here for the Rangers, as they have seen the last of Playoff Henrik Lundqvist and the guard that was. Kevin Shattenkirk is a UFA, Kevin Hayes has struggled, and Mats Zuccarello has been injured. All three could be on the move today. For more on that, here's Craig Button.

Button: The Rangers are not happy at all with where they sit right now. Their playoffs hopes have all but mathematically ended, and their Franchise goalie is on the cusp of retirement. They will sell off assets, but how many remains to be seen. Tomas Hertl, who already has 26 goals, has not signed an extension and will almost certainly be traded. It is a foregone conclusion that Kevin Shattenkirk will also be moved after Tony DeAngelo's long-term extension. Kevin Hayes could be traded, but his value would appear to be low as he is currently a -20. Team captain Mats Zuccarello could also be traded, but the Rangers might want him to see through that the young guys learn how to be pros. Another interesting name to watch is Mika Zibanejad, who could see his days in New York numbered as the Rangers may look to move Joe Veleno back to his natural C position.

McKenzie: Tomas Hertl has offcially become the first domino to fall this Trade Deadline. The Rangers have traded him to the Toronto for prospect Timothy Liljegren and a 2022 2nd round pick. The Leafs were goring impatient with Liljegren's lack of progression and the Rangers had a scoring winger they needed.

O'Neill: The Rangers are swinging for the fences here. If Liljegren get's his game together, they win this in a landslide, but if he doesn't a 3rd pair D - if that - and a 2nd in not much to show for a guy who is going to score 30-goals.

Poulin: Liljegren was highly touted in his draft season until his bout with mono. I think if the Rangers present the right circumstances, he will get there for them.

LeBrun: The Rangers have moed Shattenkirk. The New Rochelle native has been traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a massive package including a 2021 1st and prsoepcts Connor Robets and Cale Fleury. Shattenkirk could return to the Rangers in the offseason, but only time will tell.

Biron: With the East wide open, and the Maple Leafs already adding Hertl, the Canadiens walked into the Rangers supermarket and picked the best rental D off the shelf. The Rangers got a great haul for a D that isn't known to play the best shutdown playoff hockey, but there is no questioning the offense he brings.

McGuire: I just want to make a side not saying the Rangers are stockpiling prospects. Those prospects all porject to be NHL ready within the next 2-3 years. There are not going to be spots for all of them, so look for the Rangers to package a few of them for a goaltender. Aleksandar Georgiev was a long shot succession plan, and he has failed.

Miller: The Sedin's are headed to Dallas. The Rangers have sent Daniel and Henrik to the Stars for a 2nd round pick in this years NHL Entry Draft and depth defesneman Dillon Heatherington.

O'Neill: Not a huge trade here. The Sedin's deserve their shot at the Cup, since it was the only reason they came out of retirement in the first place.

Ferraro: The Rangers are truly cleaning house. It's just incre-

Dreger: Sorry to interrupt but we've got a blockbuster trade. The Rangers and Knights have finalized a deal that should sent Mika Zibanejad and their 2nd rounder to Vegas for Alex DeBrincat, Nick Suzuki, Nic Hague, and 1st in 2022 and a 3rd in 2021.

Ferraro: Wow. Zibanejad has consistently been the Rangers best forward and he's gone. The Rangers cearly wanted to get Veleno back in the middle, and Chytil is more valuable than Zibanejad. This is a massive deal, and I'm not sure we'll know who comes out on top for a while.

McGuire: If Vegas wins the Cup this year, I don't care what anyone says, this was their win. The Rangers get quite the haul, but nothing elite. The Golden Knights are getting a bonafide elite centerman.

O'Neill: But the Rangers had three of those, is their any possible way they can really lose when they still have two, and just got this kind of haul?

Poulin: No Jeff, there is no way. I believe this is a deal that benefits both teams equally, and both will come out winners in the end.

McKenzie: One final deal here. The Rangers have flipped the Knights 1st rounder to the Minnesota Wild for Michael McLeod and a 4th round pick. They already have his brother Ryan in the system, and they will both chase the Calder Cup this season.

The Rangers have also signed Denis Yan to a 1-year pro-rated $0.700M contract. He will join their AHL club.

Biron: This also accelerates the Rangers roster next season. Michael McLeod will be NHL ready, whereas the 1st round pick would take years to develop.

Duthie: Thanks for tuning in everyone, we hope you enjoyed. See you at our next edition of the Free Agent Frenzy.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Alex DeBrincat 85 23 Med Top 6F LW/RW/C Sniper 62 GP

11G-28A-39P
+2 .. 12 PIM
4/$5.115M
Timothy Liljegren 78 21 Low Elite D 2 way D 50 GP

3G-10A-13P
-4 ... 10 PIM
2/$0.925M
Michael McLeod 79 23 Med Top 6F RW/C 2 way F 63 GP

7G-10A-17P
-25 ... 10 PIM
1/$0.925M
Nick Suzuki 76 21 Med Top 6F RW/C Playmaker 63 GP

13G-23A-36P
-7 ... 14 PIM
(AHL)
2/$0.925M
Cale Fleury 76 22 Low Top 4D D 2 way D 62 GP

4G-12A-16P
-3 ... 14 PIM
(AHL)
1/$0.925M
Dillon Heatherington 77 25 Med Top 6D D Defensive D 62 GP

4G-13A-17P
+13 ... 56 PIM
(AHL)
1/$0.875M
Connor Roberts 71 21 Med Top 6F RW Power Forward 62 GP

8G-6A-14P
+1 ... 8 PIM
(AHL)
3/$0.915M
Nic Hague 77 22 Low Top 4D D 2 way D 63 GP

5G-19A-24P
+6 ... 55 PIM
(AHL)
1/$0.855M
Denis Yan 74 23 Med Bottom 6F LW/C Sniper 21 GP

1G-2A-3P
-3 ... 4 PIM
[2019/20]
1/$0.700M
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Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs?
37-37-8	24-16-1	13-21-7	2.71 (2oth)	2.68 (11th)	22.3% (5th)	79.5% (20th)	6th	13th	24th	No.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	15-22-4	.912	2.65	2
Aleksandar Georgiev	22-15-4	.912	2.60	1

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Quick Hits
~ Both goaltenders got better as the season went on.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Brady Skjei	82	5	20	25	+5	75
Timothy Liljegren	69 (19)	3 (0)	16 (6)	19 (6)	+5 (+9)	10 (0)
Brett Pesce	82	6	10	16	-2	42
Tony DeAngelo	82	3	11	14	-1	10
Brandon Carlo	68	5	6	11	-1	28
Libor Hajek	82	5	4	9	-8	12
John Gilmour Dillon Heatherington	14 0	0 0	3 0	3 o	+5 0	0 0

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Quick Hits
~ Brady Skjei and Tony DeAngelo unexpectedly stuggled offensively.
~ Oft-injured Carlo could find himself traded to make room for prospects
~Whole defense corps improved post deadline.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Pavel Buchnevich	82	25	45	70	+19	40
Filip Chytil	82	15	48	64	-3	16
Joe Veleno	82	18	38	56	-9	4
Alex DeBrincat	81 (19)	16 (5)	40 (12)	56 (17)	+11 (+9)	16 (4)
Kevin Hayes	82	20	25	45	-16	46
Brett Howden	82	15	18	33	-5	25
Lias Andersson	82	5	24	29	-15	42
Mats Zuccarello	62	14	12	26	-2	12
Nick Cousins	62	7	15	22	0	29
Ryan Callahan	41	6	4	10	-3	19
Ty Ronning	16	7	0	7	+5	2
Ivan Barbashev	26	2	2	4	-10	4
Filip Chlapik	19	1	3	4	-6	0

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Quick Hits
~ Pavel Buchnevich had 40 points in 41 games in the second half, including 21 in 19 post deadline.
~ Filip Chytil also had 40 points in 41 second half games. Impressive.
~ Joe Veleno improved his production drastically after being place in the center ice position.
~ Alex DeBrincat was a major success.
~ Lias Andersson and Brett Howden continue to slowly progress, but how much longer will the Rangers wait?
~ Ty Ronning was amazing in his cameo on 1st line.

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Troublesome 85 · Apr 16, 2018

I'll go more in depth like all u guys later but I am the Bruins.

During the season signed guys like Keith Aulie, Mark Fraser, Milan Mihalek, Ryane Clowe, Chris Neil. Traded Clowe to the Red Wings. Traded some lesser guys for picks as well.

In trades I have received Jordan Subban and Jack Campbell.

Traded Krug and some picks for Wayne Simmonds. Traded Rick Nash who was stinking up the ice and some picks to the Blackhawks for Nashvilles 1st round pick. Also picked up some of Nash salary.

Currently 3rd in the Atlantic. Have 87 points I believe and am 1 point behind the Leafs for 2nd in the Atlantic with 10 games left to play

My current line up

Marchand Bergeron Pastrnak
Donato Krejci Simmonds
Bjork Heinen Debrusk
Kuraly Nash Senshyn

Chara McAvoy
Grzelyck Carlo
Aulie McQuaid

Rask
Khudobin

Schaller/Wingels scratched

Backes and a lot of the vets I signed above are in Providence

May call up Subban and Zboril for defense before the playoffs since both were pretty good in their stints up for the main squad

my 2nd and 3rd lines are my most dangerous ones

daniel619 · Apr 18, 2018

Who has won the Stanley cup in thier 1st or 2nd expansion season

daniel619 · Apr 18, 2018

kinger8998 said:
sim, only occainsuonally play first and last games of seaosns

Oh okay I only pay half

daniel619 · Apr 18, 2018

daniel619 said:
Oh okay I only play half

Troublesome 85 · Apr 18, 2018

Ended my first season 49-29-4 swept the leafs in round 1 but lost to the Lightning 4-1 in the second round. Rask won William Jennings trophy. Pens won the cup

My free agents(I think I am letting them all go)
Anton Khudobin
Keith Aulie
Mark Fraser
Brian Gionta
Tommy Wingels
Tim Schaller
Chris Neil
Milan Mihalek

Maybe 1-2 guys missing

Current lines before draft and free agency

Marchand Bergeron Pastrnak
Donato Kejci Simmonds
Bjork Heinen DeBrusk
OPEN Backes OPEN

Chara McAvoy
Grzzlyck Carlo
OPEN McQuaid

Rask
OPEN

Troublesome 85 · Apr 18, 2018

Trading in the game is awful. Am I the only one who always over pays?

Troublesome 85 · Apr 18, 2018

Chara retired after the season as did Neil

Backes and Krecji were both put on the block

LAK offered me a 2019 1st for Krecji and since he is at 81 rating and his contract is like 7M for more than 3 more years I pulled the trigger

NJD offered me some picks for Backes another guy getting 5M and only 82 rating pulled the trade off my draft was

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F Damani
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