NHL 18 Franchise Mode :Expansion Edition

kinger8998 · Apr 18, 2018

Edmonton Oilers Franchise Mode

*Added some Oilers prospect edits, nothing major, but look for my last Rangers/Halifax Vikings thread and go to first post to find full roster update for entire NHL if interested.

2017-2018 NHL Season

Season Preview

BREAKING NEWS: Chirarelli quits due to ownership wanting speed over size

, Oilers hire GM Brant King, who signs Euro FA's
Sept. 18th, 2017
On his birthday, the Oilers hired rookie GM Brant King to lead their team back to the path of the modern day NHL team. The youngster had a plan and instituted it right away, signing 7 European Free Agents.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV Thoughts
Antti Suomela 78 23 Med Top 9F C 2 way F N/A 2/$0.925M Oilers expect him to step

right into their bottom-6
group and contribute.
Patrick Hager 77 29 N/A C Power F N/A 1/$0.750M Oilers think the veteran

can handle 4th line duties
and bring a veteran voice
to the room.
Maxim Noreau 77 30 N/A D Offensive D N/A 1/$0.850M GM Brant King says he likes

Noreau's offensive game as
a possible PP quaterback. Should
be depth d and battle for 3rd pair
spot.
Par Lindholm 77 25 Low Top 9F C/LW 2 way F N/A 2/$0.900M Could serve as team's depth forward

and could push for 4th line wing. In
tough for full time role, could even
be sent to AHL.
Pius Suter 75 21 Low Top 9F LW 2 way F N/A 2/$0.825M Talented offensive scorer. Will be in

AHL for first year, could push NHL
in 2nd.
Ville Meskanen 74 21 Med Top 9F RW 2 way F N/A 2/$0.825M Fast and strong winger will probably

spend contract in AHL before the
jump to NHL.
Lawrence Pilut 73 21 Med Top 6D D 2 way D N/A 2/$0.820M Offensive minded D, but has well

rounded two-way game. Ways away
from NHL, but potential is there.
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GM BrantKing on some Roster Decisions
On Rattie, Slephyshev and Aberg in minors: We feel, that in our teams current state, we've got some goood scoring wingers. Ty and Pontus are good, but they're young they can develop a little more, and we feel that's whats best for them. As for Anton, this is less about him and more about the signings we've made. He will be back up.
On Noreau and Lindholm being depth: I'm going to tell youguys what we told them, they were signed with the intention of playing, and they will play, just at this point we feel our opening night lineup gives us the best chance to win. It's up to them to work their way into those plans.

First Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Lawrence Pilut and Pius Suter called up in wake of injuries
Oct. 15th, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: Oilers struggled to stay above .500, sit near basement of Pacific
Dec. 1st, 2017
The Oilers are just 12-11-3, and they can't seem to string together any substantial win streak. Connor McDavid is by far the team MVP win 22 points.

BREAKING NEWS: Oilers trade Slepyshev, Khaira, picks to Flyers for Wayne Simmonds.
Dec. 28th, 2017
Still failing to climb the standings, the Oilers struck a deal for a scoring winger. Sitting 7th in the Pacific, and failing to surround McDavid with the right blend of scorers, they went an acquired Wayne Simmonds, along with depth defenseman Johnny Oduya for Anton Slepyshev, Jujhar Khaira and two 2nd round picks.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Wayne Simmonds 85 29 N/A RW Power Forward 38 GP

11G-18A-29P
+11 ... 20 PIM
2/$3.975M
Johnny Oduya 77 36 N/A D Defensive D 34 GP

0G-1A-1P
-11 ... 4 PIM
1/$1.000M
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Updated Roster
LW | C | RW

Suomela 78 | McDavid 94 |

Lucic 83 | Draisaitl 87 | Strome 81

Cammalleri 81 | Nugent-Hopkins 85 | Puljujarvi 78
Lindholm 77 | Hager 77 | Kassian 78
Caggiula 79*

Sekera 83 | Larsson 84
Nurse 84 | Benning 78
Klefbom 84 | Russell 79
Noreau 77

Talbot 84
Montoya 81

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
20-17-4	9-10-3	11-7-1	2.63 (16th)	2.59 (17th)	13.4% (26th)	84.3% (T-6th)	5th	7th	17th	Yes

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Quick Hits
~ The Oilers are subpar in all assets of the game.
~ Only bright spots are Away Record and PK%

Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Cam Talbot	19-15-1	.910	2.53	3
Al Montoya	1-2-2	.933	1.93	0

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Quick Hits
~ Cam Talbot has bee average, while Al Montoya has impressed in limited action
~ Oilers could look for goaltending help should they believe they will improve.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Andrej Sekera	41	2	14	16	+12	6
Oscar Klefbom	41	2	12	14	-13	10
Adam Larsson	36	3	9	12	+6	10
Darnell Nurse	39	1	8	9	+11	27
Kris Russell	38	0	3	3	-12	8
Matthew Benning	39	1	1	2	-3	16
Lawrence Pilut	2	0	1	1	0	2
Maxime Noreau	7	0	1	1	+1	0
Johnny Oduya	36 (2)	0 (0)	1 (0)	1 (0)	-13 (-11)	4 (0)

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Quick Hits
~ Andrej Sekera has proved to be the Oilers #1 D, but his contract is still albatross-like
~ Oscar Klefbom has struggled defensively.
~ Maxime Noreau has stolen Russells spot in the lineup
~ Lawrence Pilut was decent in his callup

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Connor McDavid	41	21	17	38	+4	4
Wayne Simmonds	41 (3)	12 (1)	20 (2)	32 (3)	+12	22
Lion Draisaitl	41	12	20	32	+6	24
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	41	8	20	28	-4	2
Milan Lucic	41	5	19	24	+5	36
Ryan Strome	41	12	11	23	+8	6
Jesse Puljujarvi	41	9	14	23	+1	0

Antti Suomela	41	7	11	18	+3	2
Drake Caggiula	41	7	8	15	+3	0
Michael Cammalleri	40	6	9	15	-6	0
Patrick Hager	39	3	7	10	-8	20
Zack Kassian	41	3	3	6	-13	25
Pius Suter	2	0	1	1	0	2
Par Lindholm	3	0	0	0	-2	0

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BREAKING NEWS: Oilers string together first 7 game win streak of season, just 3 points out of PO.
Feb. 22nd, 2018
The Oilers still sit 31-25-4 and are 7th in the Pacific. Connor McDavid had 11 points in those 7 games.

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 all you watching in Canada as we here at TSN update you and specifically follow your Edmonton Oilers. Were gonna take you right to Craig Button to find out what rumors have been surrounding the club.

Button: Thanks James, and the Oilers are an interesting team to look at. They still find themselves outside of the playoffs, and would probably be surefire sellers if not for the 7-game win streak, but I'm not convinced they should buy. That being said, they're going to have trouble sellings because their best pieces that are expendable, a la Milan Lucic, Andrej Sekera and Kris Russell all come with anchors of contracts. Michael Cammalleri will likely be moved but that's about it.

McKenzie: And just as you say that, in comes a trade, as they've traded Cammalleir to the Winnipeg Jets along with a 4th round pick in 2019 for Marko Dano and a 3rd in 2018.

LeBrun: They've also shipped Al Montoya to the Calgary Flames for a 3rd round pick and goaltending prospect Nick Schneider. Not a big deal, but one to not in a deep 2018 draft.

Dreger: The Oilers have also announced they've placed Kris Russell on waivers. The veteran defenseman has seriously underperformed this season, and the Oilers need to make a push here. He is not likely to be claimed.

Ferraro: While that is ture, the Oilers are surely hoping someone takes that risk, because they've got an impending cap crunch on the horizon between these deals, Lucic's and Sekera's contacts, and McDavid's impending extension.

Biron: Interestingly enough, they didn't acquire goaltending help which means they have full trust in Talbot and now backup Laurent Brossoit to hold the fort down.

McLennan: I'm not so sure that's a great bet as Talbot's been streaky and Brossoit is largely unproven at the NHL level.

Duthie: Well, that's all the time we have, but we'll see you at the Free Agent Frenzy this offseason!

Updated Roster
LW | C | RW

Lindholm 77 | Hager 77 | Dano 76
Kassian 78

Sekera 83 | Larsson 84
Klefbom 85 | Nurse 84

Benning 78 | Noreau 77
Oduya 77 | Gryba 77

Talbot 84
Brossoit 75

BREAKING NEWS: Amidst 4 game win streak, Talbot gets injured, out 4-6 wks.
March 5th, 2018
The Edmonton Oilers will now rely on Laurent Brosssoit and minors backup Nik Ellis to keep their playoff hopes alive. Chances are not looking good.

BREAKING NEWS: Oilers lose Draisaitl for a month aftrer sprained MCL
March 15th, 2018
The Oilers are all but eliminated and hanging on for dear life now without their starting goaltender and second line center. Pius Suter has been recalled from the AHL.

Updated Roster
LW | C | RW

Kassian 78 | Draisaitl 87*

Nurse 84 | Larsson 84
Sekera 83 | Benning 78

Klefbom 85 | Noreau 77
Oduya 77 | Gryba 77

Brossoit 75
Ellis 71

Talbot 84*

BREAKING NEWS: Oilers miraculously clinch playoffs after winning spree.
April 1st, 2018
The Oilers won 5/7 going 5-2-0 heading into April and that surge clinched them a playoff spot. Just any 5 wins wouldn't have but 3 came over divisional rivals Calgary, Vancouver and Los Angeles. Laurent Brossoit was a major reason behind this with his improved play. The 25-year old now owns a .917 SV% in 10 GP.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
43-32-7	21-16-4	22-16-3	2.72 (T-11th)	2.51 (T-9th)	15.3% (24th)	84.3% (T-4th)	3rd	4th	12th	Yes

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Quick Hits
~ The Oilers became one of the leagues elite teams in the second half
~ Their PP still lags behind, but they are a threat heading into the playoffs

Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Cam Talbot	31-22-3	.916	2.39	6
Laurent Brossoit	7-4-1	.920	2.35	1
Nick Ellis	1-2-1	.906	2.80	0

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Quick Hits
~ Cam Talbot returned to him former self before getting injured
~ Laurent Brossoit will lead the Oilers into the Playoffs after his surprising post-Deadline heroics

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Andrej Sekera	82	5	25	30	+13	6
Oscar Klefbom	82	6	22	28	-14	28
Adam Larsson	77	5	18	23	+7	10
Darnell Nurse	80	3	19	22	+22	37
Maxime Noreau	46	2	7	9	+14	14
Matthew Benning	80	1	6	7	0	41
Kris Russell Lawrence Pilut	40 2	0 0	3 1	3 1	-13 0	8 2
Eric Gryba	1	0	1	1	-1	5
Johnny Oduya	36 (2)	0 (0)	1 (0)	1 (0)	-13 (-11)	4 (0)

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Quick Hits
~ Andrej Sekera continued his great season, but Nurse was the Oilers best D over second half
~ Klefbom continued to struggled defensively
~ Noreau had a great second half

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Connor McDavid	82	41	36	77	+7	11
Wayne Simmonds	82 (44)	25 (14)	35 (17)	60 (31)	+12 (+1)	49 (29)
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	81	20	39	59	-2	6
Leon Draisaitl	72	22	28	50	+7	42
Milan Lucic	82	19	29	48	+8	71
Ryan Strome	82	19	25	44	+13	14
Jesse Puljujarvi	82	14	27	41	+8	20
Antti Suomela	77	9	21	30	+5	6
Drake Caggiula	79	10	18	28	+5	6
Patrick Hager	80	8	11	19	-10	30
Zack Kassian	69	6	9	15	-19	43
Par Lindholm	26	4	4	8	+1	4
Marko Dano	20 (20)	2 (2)	6 (6)	8 (8)	+3 (+3)	2 (2)
Pius Suter	10	0	5	5	+4	6

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Quick Hits
~ Connor McDavid had a "down" year but still carried team
~ Ryan Strome had good bounceback year
~ 4th line of Lindholm-Hager-Dano was vastly superior to former 4th line
~ Pius Suter was solid in late season callup

~ Pontus Aberg scored 26 goals and posted a career high 66 points.
~ Ty Rattie potted 17 goals and a career high 60 points.
~ FA signing and porspect Ville Meskanen had a 60 point rookie season.
~ FA signing and defensive prospect Lawrence Pilut had a 21 point rookie year.

Next Post: 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs!

kinger8998 · Apr 18, 2018

Edmonton Oilers Franchise Mode

2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2018 Offseason

2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Edmonton Oilers finished 3rd in the Pacific Division and settled for a matchup with the San Jose Sharks. The two teams finished just 3 points apart in the standings, so the series should be close. The Oilers are at a clear disadvantage without their #1 goalie and #2 center, but survived those odds to make the playoffs and will hope to ride the momentum through round 1. The Sharks and Oilers split their season series with 2 wins apiece but the Sharks got an extra point in a SOL.

Playoff Roster
LW | C | RW
Puljujarvi 80 | McDavid 94 | Simmonds 85

Nugent-Hopkins 85 | Suomela 78 | Caggiula 79

Lucic 83 | Suter 75 | Strome 82

Lindholm 77 | Hager 77 | Dano 76
Kassian 78 | Draisaitl 87*

Nurse 84 | Larsson 84

Sekera 83 | Benning 78

Klefbom 85 | Noreau 77
Oduya 77 | Gryba 77

Brossoit 75
Ellis 71

Talbot 84*

Game	Score	EDM Goals	Goalie	Thoughts/Recap
1	4-3 EDM	Suter (1,2), Simmonds (1,2)	Brossoit (.850 SV%)(3.00 GAA)	Rookie Pius Suter with 1o games of NHL experience comes up huge for Oilers!!!
2	4-2 SJS	McDavid (1), Puljujarvi (1)	Brossoit (.867 SV%)(4.00 GAA)	Oilers drop game 2 getting outshot 40-20. Leon Draisaitl returns for game 3.
3	1-0 EDM	Strome (1)	Brossoit (1.000 SV%)(0.00 GAA)	Brossoit pitches a shutout as the Oilers take a 2-1 series lead!!!
4	3-2 EDM	McDavid (2,3), Nugent-Hopkins (1)	Brossoit (.933 SV%)(2.00 GAA)	Oilers push the Sharks to the brink of elimination on back of McDavid's two goal game.
5	4-3 SJS (OT)	Dano (1), Suter (3), Draisaitl (1)	Brossoit (.882 SV%)(3.93 GAA)	Cam Talbot returns for Game 6.
6	4-2 SJS	Dano (2), Hager (1)	Talbot (.937 SV%)(4.07 GAA)	In an odd game, Sharks outshoot Oilers 63-53. Talbot phenomenal, but tears groin due to workload. Defensive changes made.
7	2-1 EDM (OT)	Draisaitl (2), Puljujarvi (2)	Brossoit (.969 SV%)(0.97 GAA)	JESSE!!! IN OVERTIME! The Oilers are headed to the 2nd round!!!

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Series Recap
The Oilers narrowly escaped a collapse that would've been a tough one to swallow. Cam Talbot looked poised to lead the team into the 2nd round, but an odd game totalling 114 shots in regulation overworked him and re-tore his groin. Pius Suter was an unsung hero for the Oilers in this series with 3 goals.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Connor McDavid	7	3	5	8	+2	0
Jesse Puljujarvi	7	2	3	5	+1	2
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	7	1	4	5	-1	2
Pius Suter	7	3	1	4	+3	2
Ryan Strome	7	1	3	4	+3	2

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In the 2nd round, the Edmonton Oilers face the Vegas Golden Knights. The Knights were a WC heading into the playoffs but knocked off the Pacific Division winning Ducks. The Knights run off of speed and incredible goaltending from Marc-Andre Fleury, while the Oilers are trying to push through with the inexperienced Laurent Brossoit and their superstar Connor McDavid.

Updated Playoff Roster
LW | C | RW
Puljujarvi 81 | McDavid 94 | Simmonds 85

Nugent-Hopkins 85 | Suomela 78 | Draisaitl 87

Lucic 83 | Suter 75 | Strome 82

Lindholm 77 | Hager 77 | Dano 76
Kassian 78 | Caggiula 79

Klefbom 85 | Larsson 84

Nurse 84 | Sekera 83

Gryba 77 | Benning 78

Noreau 77*

Brossoit 75
Ellis 71

Talbot 84*

Game	Score	EDM Goals	Goalie	Thought/Recap
1	3-2 EDM	McDavid (4), Simmonds (3), Draisaitl (3)	Brossoit (.939 SV%)(2.00 GAA)
2	1-0 VGK		Brossoit (.957 SV%)(1.02 GAA)	Incredible goaltending duel.
3	3-2 EDM	McDavid (5), Suomela (1), Dano (3)	Brossoit (.923 SV%)(2.00 GAA)	Brossoit has been much improved in his second series.
4	5-0 VGK		Brossoit (.857 SV%)(5.00 GAA)	Oilers get routed as Knights tie up series.
5	4-2 VGK	Suter (4), Suomela (2)	Brossoit (.871 SV%)(4.06 GAA)	Defensive changes made as Oilers try to avoid elimination.
6	3-2 VGK	Puljujarvi (3,4)	Brossoit (.903 SV%)(3.83 GAA)	Oilers are done.
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2018 NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Pensguins complete three-peat with Stanley Cup Victory.
June 3rd, 2018

BREAKING NEWS: Oilers draft Ryan McLeod 19th overall
NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Oilers and Blues swap bad contracts, Oilers get Bouwmeester.
NHL Entry Draft
With the Oilers looking to get rid of bad contracts with long term implications, and the Blues needing some punch up front, they swapped some players that had fallen out of favor. The Oilers get defender Jay Bouwmeester, while the Blue received Milan Lucic.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Jay Bouwmeester 83 34 N/A D Defensive D 82 GP
2G-4A-6P
-10 ... 44 PIM 1/$5.400M
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Resign Phase

The Edmonton Oilers couldn't fool around during the Resign Phase. With just 2 picks in the first 3 rounds of on eof the deepest drafts in recent history, they failed to capitalize on that opportunity. With just $10.000M to resign a glut of NHL players deserving raises, they had their hands full.

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV	Thoughts
Darnell Nurse	84	23	Med Top 4D	D	2 way D	80 GP 3G-19A-22P +22 ... 37 PIM	3/$4.000M	Nurse was the Oilers best Dman in the 2nd half of the season and is an integral part of the clubs future. Good to get him locked up until just before UFA years at lower price.
Ryan Strome	82	24	Med Top 6F	RW	Playmaker	82 GP 19G-25A-44P +13 ... 14 PIM	1/$3.825M	The Oilers were impressed with Strome, but feel he even has another notch. They will see on this one year prove-it contract before making a LT decision.
Drake Caggiula	78	24	Med Top 9F	LW	Sniper	79 GP 10G-18A-28P +5 ... 6 PIM	2/$0.950M	The sophomore lost his spot in the Playoffs, but was solid in Regular Season. Will be interesting to see if he is depth forward or bottom-6 winger next season, but salary suggests he will still be on NHL roster.
Marko Dano	76	23	Med Top 6F	RW	2 way F	20 GP 2G-6A-8P +3 ... 2 PIM	2/$1.100M	Dano fit very well on 4th line after being acquired and it is expected he will remain there. Good salary for depth player.
Matt Benning	76	24	Low Top 6D	D	2 way D	80 GP 1G-6A-7P 0 ... 41 PIM	3/$0.900M	Defender fell victim to sophomore slump, but still remains great option as 6/7 D on blueline.
Filip Berglund	70	21	Med Top 6D	D	2 way D	N/A	3/$0.875M (ELC)	Swedish blueliner was EDM's 3rd round pick in 2016 and has made great strides towards fulfilling NHL potential.
Ivan Kosorenkov	66	20	High Top 9F	RW/C	Sniper	N/A	3/$0.900M (ELC)	2018 3rd round pick has legit potential to be impact player in bottom-6 soon. Oilers want him to be big part of AHL this upcoming season.
Kirill Maksimov	66	19	Med Top 9F	RW	2 way F	N/A	3/$0.875M (ELC)	2017 5th round pick has de- velopped nicely in the last year. Oilers like the pick even more.
Ostap Safin	60	19	Med Top 9F	LW	2 way F	N/A	3/$0.875M (ELC)	2017 4th round pick is highly touted within the organization. Should join AHL next season.
Ryan McLeod	55	18	Med Top 6F	LW/C	Power F	N/A	3/$0.900M (ELC)	Oilers 2018 1st round pick signs immediately. Oilers believe he deserves this and depending on progression this offseason, could get 9-game tryout
Laurent Brossoit	76	25	Low Fringe Starter	G	Hybrid	13 GP 7-4-1 .920 SV% 2.35 GAA 1 SO	2/$0.875M	Oilers like Brossoit as backup after his season saving perfor- mance down the stretch.

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The Oilers also signed 2017 3rd round pick (G) Stuart Skinner to an ELC.

The Oilers allowed Patrick Hager, Maxime Noreau and Mark Fayne walk to Free Agency.
Despite his successful run with the Oilers, Noreau cited wanting a bigger role with his new team as his reasoning.

The Oilers also bought out Kris Russell and his contract.

Free Agency

The Free Agent Frenzy broadcast team:
Host: James Duthie
Signing 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
FA Bait: Craig Button
Deadline Panel: Jamie McLennan, Aaron Ward

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Duthie: Hello, and welcome to TSN's 2018 Free Agent Frenzy. It is July 1st, and the players who want to change teams can now sign anywhere they'd like. Whether is be money, or term, or location; whatever the reason, UFA's can leave their clubs and seek new ones.I believe we have a Trade to announce before though, right Gordo?

Miller: We do. The Oilers have traded Andrej Sekera to the Arizona Coyotes for a 2nd round pick in 2019 and a 3rd round pick in 2020. Sekera was one of the Oilers best defensemen last season, but they wanted to rid themselves of his albatross contract and Arizona was one of the only teams that could take it.
They've also traded Zack Kassian to the Philadelphia Flyers along with a 3rd round pick in 2019 for Corbin Knight and a 2019 7th.

McKenzie: The Oilers have signed two legends. Jaromir Jagr and Jarome Iginla will both join the Oilers on 1-year deals. It is unclear where they will fit in with the depth the Oilers have, but they will both be on the roster.

Ferraro: I don't like this at all. They've got their young guys, and the NHl in trending faster. That was supposed to be the goal of GM Brant King, but here he is just getting older and slower.

McGuire: I think this might be what the Oilers were lacking actually. They have their fair share of fast skaters, but they really missed the true veteran voice. Not the 32 year olds, they missed this. These are 2 40+ year olds who have seen it all. They can really help be leaders on this team.

Dreger: Thomas Vanek has signed a 1-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers are loading up on offense and this gives them a legitimate sniper they really don't have.

O'Neil: This is the signing the Oilers needed. Their PP sucked all year last year, and Vanek is a guy who can help that. The Oilers will be a force to be reckoned with next season.

Duthie: Thanks to all for tuning in, and we will see you at the Trade Deadline.

Next Post: 2018-2019 NHL Season!

Troublesome 85 · Apr 21, 2018

Bored so I created a team Oakland Warriors. Colors black, grey and gold. Pirate flag thing is our logo. Forgot who I drafted in expansion. Who my first guy was but some of my pics where M Hanzal, Grabner, S Subban, A Hammond, J Halak, M Martin, T Wilson, J Brown, A Burmistrov........

My lines are

Grabner Hanzal Justin Williams(FA)
Burmistrov Andreoff J Brown
DSP T Wilson J Anderson
M Salamonika(FA) M Martin T Pitlick(FA)

Vatanen Wieroch
Kulak Myers
Nesterov Bogosian

Halak
Hammond

right now 1-2 IDK the scratched guys and a lot of my young FAs and Expansion draft guys are in my d league

kinger8998 · Apr 22, 2018

Edmonton Oilers Franchise Mode

2018-2019 NHL Season

Season Preview

The Oilers enter the season with Cam Talbot as their starter. Laurent Brossoit backs him up, but proved capable of subbing in as starter should Talbot struggle out of the gate like last year.

The Oilers return defenseman Adam Larsson, Eric Gryba, Darnell Nurse and Lawrence Pilut from last season. Oscar Klefbom also comes back, but the Oilers hope to see a revamped version of him, excelling at both offense and defense. Jay Bouwmeester joins the team after a trade. Matt Benning serves as the depth defender.

Edmonton has the best forward depth in the league. Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Jesse Puljujarvi, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Antti Suomela, Ryan Strome, Marko Dano, Drake Caggiula and Par Lindholm all return. With the addition of Thomas Vanek, Jaromir Jagr and Jarome Iginla through Free Agency and Pontus Aberg from the minors, the team looks to be led by high powered offense.

Opening Night Roster
LW | C | RW
Puljujarvi 83 | McDavid 95 | Simmonds 86
Nugent-Hopkins 85 | Draisaitl 89 | Jagr 80
Vanek 85 | Suomela 81 | Strome 84
Aberg 79 | Iginla 77 | Dano 79
Lindholm 77 |

Klefbom 85 | Larsson 86
Nurse 84 | Pilut 78
Bouwmeester 82 | Gryba 77
Benning 76

Talbot 85
Brossoit 77

First Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: One month into season, Oilers are mediocre, but Connor McDavid is back.
Nov. 10th, 2018
The Oilers sit 8-5-2 and 4th in the Pacific. They wish they were more successful, but they must be happy with their superstar Connor McDavid, who has propelled the Oilers to every single win they've gotten and sits 2nd in the NHL in scoring.

BREAKING NEWS: Oilers 6 game winning streak ended by Bruins.
Dec. 1st, 2018
The Edmonton Oilers newly formed top line has been on fire since being put together. Connor McDavid, Thomas Vanek and Jesse P

uljujarvi has pushed the Oilers to 2nd in the Pacific with the teams tear.

BREAKING NEWS: After 5 game winning streak, Oilers finish December 11-3-0.
Jan. 1st, 2019
Heading into the New Year, the Oilers are the first team to take 1st in the Pacific Division away from the Ducks. Since starting 8-5-2, the team has went 18-4-1 and been the most feared team in the league. The Oilers strike with a potent offense, headlined by the NHL's leading scorer Connor McDavid, and is complimented by goaltender Cam Talbot rediscovering his game. The Oilers sit just 1 point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning for 1st in the NHL.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
29-9-3	14-6-3	15-3-0	3.15 (2nd)	2.20 (2nd)	29.3% (1st)	89.7% (1st)	1st	1st	1st	Yes

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Quick Hits
~ The Oilers look to be the best overall team in the NHL
~ The Oilers PP and PK %'s are incredibly high and are subject to regression eventually.

Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Cam Talbot	24-8-1	.924	2.17	2
Laurent Brossoit	5-1-2	.929	1.79	1

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Quick Hits
~ The Cam Talbot the Oilers saw in his second season with the club has returned. Among the best.
~ Laurent Brossoit cannot be an afterthought, he has provided the Oilers with excellent backup goaltending.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Oscar Klefbom	41	5	11	16	+19	12
Adam Larsson	41	2	9	11	+17	18
Jay Bouwmeester	41	4	5	9	+7	8
Darnell Nurse	41	1	6	7	-5	11
Lawrence Pilut	39	1	2	3	+2	2
Eric Gryba	41	1	2	3	+1	21
Matthew Benning	2	0	0	0	0	7

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Quick Hits
~ Oscar Klefbom has had a resurgent season
~ Adam Larsson great once again
~ Darnell Nurse seems to be struggling
~ Eric Gryba solid in return to NHL
~ Jay Bouwmeester has been a great veteran addition.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Connor McDavid	41	26	28	54	+16	4
Wayne Simmonds	41	14	23	37	+17	24
Jesse Puljujarvi	41	10	26	36	+9	12
Ryan Strome	41	16	18	34	+5	10
Leon Draisaitl	41	12	18	30	+9	22
Thomas Vanek	41	10	19	29	+4	20
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	41	7	18	25	+9	12
Antti Suomela	41	2	19	21	+4	10
Jaromir Jagr	41	10	8	18	+4	12
Jarome Iginla	41	4	5	9	-5	18
Drake Caggiula	26	3	4	7	-4	6
Marko Dano	41	0	3	3	-8	8
Pontus Aberg	15	1	0	1	-3	0

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Quick Hits
~ Connor McDavid.
~ Wayne Simmonds has been better away from McDavid
~ Jesse Puljujarvi is looking like a real future elite player
~ Ryan Strome is proving to be very valuable, but could he be pricing himself out of EDM?
~ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl both underwhelming, could one be moved?
~ Jaromir Jagr and Jarome Iginla have been okay in first and probable last season with team.
~ Oilers will be looking to upgrade 4th line at Trade Deadline.

Second Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Oilers sign Cam Talbot to extension.
Jan 25th, 2019
The 31-year old goaltender was a UFA at season's end. In the midst of a comeback season after a down and oft-injured year, the "Goalbuster" will be a huge part of any success Edmonton has in the next 3 years.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Cam Talbot 85 31 N/A G Hybrid 42 GP
29-11-1
.922 SV%
2.20 GAA 3/$4.500M
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BREAKING NEWS: Bouwmeester sprains MCL, out until late March
Feb. 16th, 2019
The 35-year old has been a rock on defense for the Oilers, but this injury knocks him out until late nearly the end of the Regular season. Edmonton will likely have to find a replacement while also needing to upgrade the bottom-6 at the Deadline.

BREAKING NEWS: Oilers sign Ryan Strome to 4-year extension ahead of Deadline
Feb. 26th, 2019
The Oilers signed Ryan Strome to a 1-year deal to see if he could prove himself part of their long term plans and he has. The forward, acquired in the much maligned Eberle deal, has had an outstanding season and should easily surpass his career high of 50-points.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Ryan Strome 84 25 Med Top 6F RW/LW/C Playmaker 63 GP
22G-25A-47P
+5 ... 16 PIM 4/$5.250M
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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
Deadline Panel: Jamie McLennan, Aaron Ward

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Duthie: Welcome to TSN for our annual Trade Deadline coverage of the National Hockey League. Were going to take you straight to Craig Button to highlight some questions around the Edmonton Oilers, and some parts that could be moving.

Button: Well, the Oilers are certainly having a great season. That being said, they are expected to have a great season every season with Connor McDavid. They are in no rush to win now. Theres urgency, but they have a long time to win many Cups. That is where Wayne Simmonds comes into play. Halfway through the season he's headed well towards the best of his career and the Oilers start talking contract. He doesn't want to commit, but he's willing to talk. Since then hes gone fairly silent with just 5 points in the last 23 games. Not a good look. The Oilers stopped pushing and it seems they're not willing to take the gamble and they're now shopping him. They hope to solve their 3 problems with one deal. A) A replacement for Simmonds, B) Defensive help while Bouwmeester's out and C) 4th line help. I don't know which team can offer all three, but I'm hearing Columbus, Dallas and New Jersey have been kicking down the door for him.

Ward: It's certainly a risk to trade a guy as influential and who can really take over a game when you sit 1st in the League. I don't know if it's the right move, but all signs point towards it happening anyways.

McLennan: The Oilers will be this good for a long time. If they can get anything near that 3-piece deal for Simmonds, a guy that might not even resign and if he does is on the wrong side of 30, then you take it.

McKenzie: Breaking news here. Pending the call, the Oilers have agreed to trade Wayne Simmonds and Pontus Aberg to the Devils. The return will be Pavel Zacha, Mirco Mueller, Brian Boyle and a draft pick.

Dreger: The Draft pick will either be a 2nd or a 3rd in this years draft.

Ferraro: Great haul, if Wayne Simmonds doesn't resign in NJ this would be a massive overpayment.

O'Neill: It's alot but look at the quality. Mueller is having agreat season, but it's in a much bigger role than he's going to get in Edmonton. Zacha is a major talent, but hasn't been able to put it all together and has a dreadful -27 rating on a winning team. That's atrocious. How much can he really help the Oilers? Brian Boyle is a key piece to this deal though. He is a premier 4th liner in this league and Edmonton should do everything they can to get him resigned.

McGuire: I'd like to see Zacha next to McDavid. McDavid could be exaclty what Zacha needs to get himself going.

Poulin: I don't think that's a great idea. The Oilers need to see what they're getting in him, not what they're going to get putting him with McDavid. He's a former 6th overall pick, he's got to be able to succeed away from McDavid.

Duthie: Awesome stuff guys, and as the Trade Deadline comes to an end, let's just go back to Craig Button to see what other pieces fell from his Trade Board around the NHL.

Button: Max Pacioretty has been moved from the Kings to the Canes. In that deal the Canes also got Dion Phaneuf. A 1st round pick in 2019 and another in 2020 was sent the other way.
The Penguins acquire Nathan Beaulieu and RJ Umberger from the Sabres for a 1st and a 3rd.
LA was selling in a major was as they sent Alec Martinez to the Bruins and Jake Muzzin to the Flyers.
The Vegas Golden Knights got Travis Hamonic from the Flames for prospect Serron Noel and a 3rd.
The Devils sent Marcus Johansson to the Coyotes for Richard Panik and a 2nd round pick in 2020.

Duthie: Lot's of action here, and some big names being moved. Hopefully just as much action comes this offseason where we'll see you at Free Agency on July 1st.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Pavel Zacha 81 21 Med Top 6F LW/C Power Forward 63 GP
9G-6A-15P
-27 ... 24 PIM 1/$0.925M

Mirco Mueller 81 23 Med Top 4D D 2 way D 61 GP
4G-18A-22P
+4 ... 21 PIM 1/$0.850M
Brian Boyle 80 34 N/A C Power Forward 63 GP
7G-6A-13P
-17 ... 34 PIM 1/$2.750M
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BREAKING NEWS: Jay Bouwmeester suffers setback in rehab, out until late April
March 15th, 2019

BREAKING NEWS: Cam Talbot injury scares start again, out until April
March 23rd, 2019
The Oilers starting goalie will only be out a week, but this brings back bad memories of last season.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
52-24-6	23-14-4	29-10-2	2.93 (6th)	2.39 (T-3rd)	25.7% (3rd)	86.1% (1st)	2nd	2nd	2nd	Yes

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Quick Hits
~ The Oilers still are arguably the best team in the NHL
~ Anaheim finished ahead of the Oilers by just 1 point, setting up an interesting possibility for a 2nd round series
~ The Oilers PP and PK %'s regressed slighty but was still among the best in the league.

Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Cam Talbot	41-18-2	.920	2.26	5
Laurent Brossoit	11-6-4	.922	2.25	2

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Quick Hits
~ The Cam Talbot will get a Vezina nomination, but will likely lose despite posting 41 wins.
~ Laurent Brossoit continues to prove his worth as backup for the Edmonton Oilers

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Oscar Klefbom	82	10	24	34	+21	24
Adam Larsson	82	7	21	28	+17	42
Mirco Mueller	80 (19)	5 (1)	21 (3)	26 (4)	-4 (-8)	34 (13)
Darnell Nurse	77	4	16	20	+4	29
Jay Bouwmeester	60	4	6	10	+1	17
Lawrence Pilut	71	1	5	6	-10	9
Eric Gryba	78	1	5	6	+11	41
Matthew Benning	23	0	0	0	+3	15

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Quick Hits
~ Oscar Klefbom has had an awesome year
~ Adam Larsson great season
~ Mirco Mueller was subpar after being acquired
~ Eric Gryba among best performers
~ Shame Bouwmeester got injured, was key piece

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Connor McDavid	82	46	45	91	+18	10
Leon Draisaitl	82	25	46	71	+3	46
Ryan Strome	82	25	37	62	+9	18
Jesse Puljujarvi	82	14	46	60	+5	24
Thomas Vanek	82	21	30	51	+2	26
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	80	10	38	48	+4	20
Antti Suomela	82	10	29	39	+9	14
Jaromir Jagr	80	19	15	34	0	22
Pavel Zacha	82 (19)	16 (7)	9 (3)	25 (10)	-26 (+1)	30 (6)
Brian Boyle	82 (19)	8 (1)	7 (1)	15 (2)	-18 (0)	38 (4)
Drake Caggiula	48	6	8	14	-8	6
Jarome Iginla	69	4	10	14	-9	24
Marko Dano Par Lindholm	72 21	5 0	4 5	9 5	-13 +3	14 0

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Quick Hits
~ Just about everyone fell from their PPG pace after the first half
~ Connor McDavid finished 3rd in NHL scoring
~ Leon Draisaitl improved vastly after 1st half, RNH did not
~ Pavel Zacha was decent in his first stint with club
~ Par Lindholm continues to prove he can contribute on 4th line where others struggle

Next Post: 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2018 Offseason!

XXIV97 · Apr 22, 2018

Anyone have updated rosters? I would rather have a roster with more extensive prospects with their correct potential

kinger8998 · Apr 22, 2018

couldnt get into the whole edmonton gm, don't want to bore youguys of rangers gm, but keep getting pulled back to them...going to be starting a franchise either way tn so youguys will see who i chose.

daniel619 · Apr 25, 2018

California Seals

Troublesome 85 · Apr 25, 2018

My expansion Oakland Warriors team traded 2 1st rounders(in the 2020s) and JT Brown for Milan Lucic

Lines right now

Antropov Hanzal Lucic
Ferland Tierney Grabner(cold streak no goals)
Guance Andreoff Devante Smith Pelly
Martin Knight Jaskin

Petrovic Vataenen
Wiecoch Myers
Pouliot Bogosion

Halak
Hammond

Injured
Kulak
J Williams

Have made minor trades for prospects, for an expansion team we are ok looking, Still think we need that one IT player. A fast scoring forward who people want to see.

Think I am 20-30M under the cap so maybe a big FA will come in the off-season, TDL may offload Grabner and Halak(a season goal is to get another 1st)

Currently we are 13-5-1 and I am playing the Pens tied 2-2 in the 3rd

**Update**

After being down 2-0 with goals by Malkin and Crosby in the 3rd the Warriors came back to win with 2 goals by Lucic and 1 with less than a minute left by Ferland

LMAO am I the only one that is getting a good chunk of my wins with less than a minute left, in OT or a shoot out?

SlimCharles · May 3, 2018

Okay so I have a Seattle Pelicans franchise that is all the way up to year 2030. I just drafted a goalie in the 7TH round who has FRANCHISE potential...FRANCHISE in the 7th! I'll post a picture shortly. I noticed him in the 5th or 6th round when I saw the medium elite potential and he was projected to go undrafted! I'm also pretty sure I've never drafted player with franchise potential, so to get one in the 7th round (almost the last pick too) is crazy. This is also after drafting two goalies in the 1st round years earlier and they didn't really work out.

Here:

GrnEggsNHam · May 4, 2018

SlimCharles said:
Okay so I have a Seattle Pelicans franchise that is all the way up to year 2030. I just drafted a goalie in the 7TH round who has FRANCHISE potential...FRANCHISE in the 7th! I'll post a picture shortly. I noticed him in the 5th or 6th round when I saw the medium elite potential and he was projected to go undrafted! I'm also pretty sure I've never drafted player with franchise potential, so to get one in the 7th round (almost the last pick too) is crazy. This is also after drafting two goalies in the 1st round years earlier and they didn't really work out.

That's insane! I love finding late gems that the CPU missed, but WOAH... He's already got great attributes too, being 69ovr when most of the time finds like this are 50-54ovr.

SlimCharles · May 5, 2018

GrnEggsNHam said:
That's insane! I love finding late gems that the CPU missed, but WOAH... He's already got great attributes too, being 69ovr when most of the time finds like this are 50-54ovr.

Yeah, I was so shocked to see the franchise potential! I'll post updates on how he develops, and I'll post other stuff about the team if people are interested.

kinger8998 · May 13, 2018

New York Rangers Franchise Mode

Preview and 2017-2018 NHL Season

~ Filip Chytil is 77 OVR, Med Elite
~ Pavel Buchnevich is Med Elite
~ Lias Andersson is 77 OVR
~ Libor Hajek is Med Top 4D
~ Brett Howden is Med Top 6F
~ Sean Day is Low Top 4D

Season Preview

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers name Mats Zuccarello Captain, Staal and Kreider Assistants
Sept. 1st, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: Ranger ship Pavelec to Flames, reacquire Jaromir Jagr
Sept. 16th, 2017
The Rangers have young Russian netminder Aleksandar Georgiev waiting in the wings, so this doesn't come as a surprise to see Pavelec moved. But the return of Jagr, that could be a key piece to the puzzle for the Rangers this upcoming season.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Jaromir Jagr 80 45 N/A RW Sniper 82 GP
16G-30A-46P
+2 ... 56 PIM 1/$1.000M
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BREAKING NEWS: Rangers sign Pius Suter to contract, will join growing pool of prospects in AHL
Oct. 1st, 2018
The Rangers shrewd moves are

restocking the cupboard. Pius Suter, formerly a prolific scorer in the OHL, now joins the team after going undrafted and playing for the ZSC Lions of the Swiss League. Suter has upside as a future middle-6 C or LW in the NHL.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Pius Suter 75 21 Med Top 9F LW/C N/A 3/$0.925M
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GM Brant King on Roster Decisions

On decision to start Chytil and Andersson in minors: We feel they have a real opportunity to get accustomed to the NA game down in Hartford. We don't want to rush these two, they are very special players for our future.
On Matt Beleskey making the roster: Matt is a hard-nosed guy. We like what he brings physically and he's a great guy in the room. Our team won't be pushed around.

BREAKING NEWS: Namestnikovs Pointless Start Highlight Reasons for regression from Hot Starting Rangers
Nov. 5th, 2017
The Rangers have come out swinging, getting off to a 8-4-3 start to the NHL season, but there is skepticism surrounding the club. The Rangers on paper do not boast a playoff roster, and when you look at their point totals, the worries get real. Vlad Namestnikov, acquired in the McDonagh deal, has 0 points so far, while Jimmy Vesey sports just 1 goal.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers 7-game win streak comes to an end.
Nov. 24th, 2017
The New York Rangers have propelled themselves to 1st in the Metropolitan Division following a 7-game win streak (a season high for any team). The run came to an end after a 4-3 SOL to the Detroit Red Wings.

BREAKING NEWS: Filip Chytil recalled from Hartford, will remain with Rangers for rest of season
Dec. 11th, 2017
The move to recall the 2017 21st overall pick comes amidst a skid where the team has scored just 17 goals in their last 7 games, yielding a 2-2-2 record. Seven of those goals came in a rout of Pittsburgh, so after that the scoring troubles are real.

The 18-year old has 28 points in 32 games in the AHL.

Peter Holland has been sent to the AHL.

Opening Night Roster
LW | C | RW
Kreider 84 | Zibanejad 85 | Buchnevich 82

Skjei 84 | Shattenkirk 85
Staal 80 | Sproul 77
Smith 79 | DeAngelo 77
Kampfer 75

Lundqvist 90
Georgiev 77

BREAKING NEWS: Chytil scores GWG in debut, Rangers top Sens 3-2.
Dec. 13th, 2017
Could this be a sign of great things to come for the young forward?

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers win 2018 Winter Classic 3-0 over Sabres
Jan. 1st, 2018
The New York Rangers got goals from Brady Skjei, Jaromir Jagr and Jesper Fast. Fast and the 4th line stepped up in this one providing the GWG in the second period to break open the game. Henrik Lundqvist had 35 saves for the shutout, his 5th of the season.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	League
26-9-6	16-6-3	10-3-3	3.05 (T-2nd)	2.02 (T-2nd)	20.3% (14th)	84.4% (5th)	1st	1st	1st

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The Rangers success comes as a major surprise. Expected to be a lottery contender save for an incredible season from Henrik Lundqvist, they have managed to truly be one of the best teams in the league.

Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	24-6-6	.936	1.67	6
Aleksdandar Georgiev	2-3-0	.866	3.28	1

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The Rangers are receiving Hart Caliber goaltending from Henrik Lundqvist, sadly the team needs a major upgrade behind him.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk	41	4	18	22	+7	6
Brady Skjei	41	3	19	22	+18	16
Ryan Sproul	39	2	7	9	+14	0
Brendan Smith	37	2	3	5	+3	14
Tony DeAngelo	41	2	3	5	+13	4
Marc Staal	41	2	2	4	+9	14
Steven Kampfer	4	0	0	0	-1	4

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The New York Rangers defense unit does not look the best on paper, but on ice, they have produced. Brady Skjei and Kevin Shattenkirk lead the way, while surprise roster addition Ryan Sproul has been a great add. Brendan Smith, Tony DeAngelo and Marc Staal round out the second best on ice defensive unit in the NHL.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Mika Zibanejad	41	15	23	48	+19	24
Pavel Buchnevich	40	10	22	32	+11	10
Chris Kreider	41	17	14	31	+18	22
Jaromir Jagr	41	13	17	30	+13	16
Kevin Hayes	41	13	13	26	+7	14
Ryan Spooner	41	6	19	25	+4	0
Mats Zuccarello	41	10	14	24	-2	2
Vlad Namestnikov	41	9	7	16	+0	0
Jesper Fast	41	7	7	14	+5	6
Boo Nieves	41	5	7	12	+0	4
Matt Beleskey	41	2	7	9	+3	12
Jimmy Vesey	22	2	1	3	+1	11
Filip Chytil	11	1	0	1	-2	0
David Desharnais	4	0	1	1	-1	0

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The New York Rangers potent offense is led by the KZB line, specifically Mika ZIbanejad, who sits 1st in the NHL in points, narrowly leading Evgeni Malkin and Brock Boeser among others. Jaromir Jagr is having a resurgence in his age-46 season, and proving to be a season changing add for the team. The Rangers newly named captain Mats Zuccarello has struggled, along with his frequent linemates Jimmy Vesey, Vlad Namestnikov and Filip Chytil. The Rangers 4th line has been among the best depth lines in the league, while Kevin Hayes and Ryan Spooner have been equally as impressive.

Second Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Mats Zuccarello injured, out 2-3 weeks.
Jan. 13th, 2018
Jimmy Vesey draws into the lineup.

BREAKING NEWS: Hayes and Spooner sign extensions to remain with NYR
Feb. 1st, 2018
Two-thirds of the Rangers explosive 3rd line with Jarmoir Jagr have signed contract extensions.

Kevin Hayes signed a 4-year extension, while Spooner's was 2 seasons.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Ext. Years/AAV Thoughts
Kevin Hayes 83 25 Med Top 6F C Power Forward 50 GP
14G-17A-31P
+4 ... 20 PIM 4/4.500M Hayes is an integral piece
down the middle for the
Rangers. Good term and $
for a second/third line C.
Ryan Spooner 83 26 Med Top 6F LW/C Playmaker 50 GP
9G-24A-33P
+4 ... 2 PIM 2/$3.900M Ryan Spooner is not
guaranteed to return
next season, but him having
manageable term and $$
gives him more value in a
trade if that route turns up.
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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: Weclome to the 2018 Edition of NHL TradeCentre on TSN. We are here to follow your New York Rangers as they hunt for their first Stanley Cup since 1994. Coming into the season there wasn't much expected of this group, so how have they done this guys?

Biron: Henrik Lundqvist is the first and foremost reason. He is an all time great, and they way he's playing at age 36 is incredible. The other reason is Jaromir Jagr. The living legend himself has made waves in his return to New York and will easily surpass last seasons point totals.

McGuire: Don't put Mika Zibanejad on the afterburner. He's slowed down from his midseason pace as expected, but he's still become that 1st line center the Rangers needed.

LeBrun: The Rangers have acquired Valtteri Filppula from the Flyers in exchange for prospect Tarmo Reunanen, Peter Holland and a 4th in 2019. Mats Zuccarello is out for a while after re-aggravating his injury, so they needed some reinforcements up front.

Poulin: Filppula's had a good season, but I don't know where he fits when Zuccarello comes back. Their 4th line has hit a rough patch so maybe he slides down there but it will be interesting.

O'Neill: The Rangers really didn't give up all that much for a guy that can make a huge impact. This could be a huge gain come playoffs.

Dreger: The Rangers have shipped David Desharnais to the Blackhawks for Tomas Jurco. More of a depth move, both guys were struggling to get into lineups on respective teams.

Ferraro: I'd say Chicago gets the upgrade right now, but it's hard to see why they did this. It's not a major change in talent and Jurco is half a decade younger with more upside. Unlikely he reaches it but it's tough to the see logic in giving up on Jurco for a return this little.

McKenzie: Big name moved here. Mike Green, regarded as the best rental D on the market, has been moved to the Rangers for a 2019 2nd round pick and defenseman Rob O'Gara. The Rangers are really loading up here.

O'Neill: Don't get me wrong, Greens still a good defenseman, but don't the Rangers already have their offensive RHD in Shattenkirk?

Poulin: Yeah they do Jeff. But in a season where it could be anyones, and the difference between a series win and loss could be an extra PP goal here or there, you always add a guy like Green.

Duthie: Well that's all the time we have for you right now, we'll see you at the NHL Draft and Free Agency!

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV
Mike Green	82	32	N/A	D	Offensive D	58 GP 2G-19A-21P -4 ... 18 PIM	1/$6.000M
Valtteri Filppula	81	33	N/A	C/LW	2 way F	63 GP 12G-35A-47P -6 ... 6 PIM	1/$5.000M
Tomas Jurco	76	25	Med Bottom 6F	RW	Sniper	58 GP 8G-11A-19P -5 ... 2 PIM	1/$0.800M

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BREAKING NEWS: Rangers rout Pens 5-1, pull within 1 point of Metropolitan lead.
March 14th, 2018
The Rangers were lifted by Trade Deadline acquisitions Valtteri Filppula (2 goals) and Mike Green (1 goal, 1 assist).

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	League
47-25-10	24-12-5	23-13-5	2.79 (T-12th)	2.27 (2nd)	22.0% (6th)	84.0% (3rd)	2nd	2nd	4th

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The Rangers slowed, but still were among the best teams in the League. What an incredible surprise season.

Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	44-20-8	.936	1.91	8
Aleksdandar Georgiev	3-5-2	.854	4.41	1

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Henrik Lundqvist is the hands on favorite to win the Vezina and Hart after a spectacular season.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk	82	8	33	41	+1	10
Brady Skjei	82	6	27	33	+13	49
Mike Green	77 (19)	6 (4)	26 (7)	32 (11)	-1 (+1)	18 (0)
Tony DeAngelo	82	3	7	10	+10	12
Marc Staal	82	3	7	10	+5	29
Ryan Sproul	80	2	8	10	+13	8
Brendan Smith	59	3	3	6	-7	38

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Mike Green was a great addition for the Rangers post deadline. Brendan Smith lost his roster spot and will likely be traded or bought out this offseason.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Mika Zibanejad	82	25	57	82	+18	42
Valtteri Filppula	82 (19))	16 (4)	41 (6)	57 (10)	-2 (+4)	14 (8)
Jaromir Jagr	80	21	35	56	+13	28
Ryan Spooner	82	13	40	53	+1	2
Kevin Hayes	82	26	23	49	+4	44
Chris Kreider	82	26	22	48	+9	34
Pavel Buchnevich	80	16	29	45	+1	12
Vlad Namestnikov	82	16	20	36	-5	8
Mats Zuccarello	58	15	20	35	+5	6
Jesper Fast	82	13	12	25	-2	8
Jimmy Vesey	59	10	11	21	+7	15
Boo Nieves	82	7	14	21	-3	10
Tomas Jurco	58 (0)	8 (0)	11 (0)	19 (0)	-5 (0)	2 (0)
Filip Chytil	42	3	10	13	-3	4

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Mika Zibanejad continued to lead the way for the Rangers, finishing 10th in NHL scoring. Valtteri Filppula proved to be a great add for them. Jaromir Jagr was great in what could be his curtain call. Filip Chytil struggled in his first NHL season.

Next Post: 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2018 NHL Offseason!

kinger8998 · May 16, 2018

New York Rangers Franchise Mode

2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2018 NHL Offseason

2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs

In the 1st Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Rangers begin their chase for the Cup against their rivals, the New Jersey Devils. The Devils finished 3rd in the Metro, 11 points behind the Rangers, and lost their season series against NYR. New York is the clear favorite heading into this matchup but the playoffs are a different animal.

Playoff Lineup
LW | C | RW
Filppula 81 | Zibanejad 86 | Jagr 80
Kreider 84 | Namestnikov 83 | Buchnevich 84
Spooner 83 | Hayes 83 | Zuccarello 85
Vesey 79 | Nieves 76 | Fast 80
Chytil 78 | Jurco 76

Skjei 85 | Shattenkirk 85
Staal 80 | Green 82
Sproul 77 | DeAngelo 80
Smith 79

Lundqvist 90
Georgiev 77

Game	Score	NYR Goals	Goalie	Thoughts/Recap
1	3-2 NJD (2OT)	Shattenkirk (1), Filppula (1)	Lundqvist (.931 SV%)(2.21 GAA)	Tough loss in Game 1.
2	3-2 NJD (OT)	Namestnikov (1), Hayes (1)	Lundqvist (.906 SV%)(2.82 GAA)	Line changes for Game 3.
3	1-0 NJD		Lundqvist (.962 SV%)(1.02 GAA)	Rangers all but eliminated.
4	4-0 NJD		Lundqvist (.871 SV%)(4.00 GAA)	Rangers embarrassed.

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2018 NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Penguins 3-peat, win another Stanley Cup.
June 12th, 2018

BREAKING NEWS: Lundqvist wins his second Vezina Trophy, and also takes home Hart and Ted Lindsay
NHL Awards
The 36-year goaltender had the best season of his career, posting career highs in SV% and wins, along with a career low GAA. These also represent his first career Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay victories.

BREAKING NEWS: Brian Gionta and Kevin Bieksa among others call it quits, announce retirements.
June 15th, 2018

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers and Flames orchestrate Blockbuster.
NHL Entry Draft
The New York Rangers called for change when they were swept from the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and this sure is a change. They traded Ryan Spooner, a 2018 1st round pick, a 2018 2nd round pick, a 2020 2nd round pick and Chris Bigras to the Flames for TJ Brodie, Sam Bennett and a 7th in 2018.

Bennett, a former 3rd overall pick, has struggled to get his NHL career going and needed the change of scenery after playing just 6 games all last season.

Brodie, the LHD who can play the right side, joins the Rangers being known as a great two-way defender, who can play top pair well, or be an elite 2nd pair defenseman.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
TJ Brodie 85 28 N/A D 2 way D 82 GP
4G-29-33P
-10 ... 4 PIM 2/$4.655M
Sam Bennett 78 22 Low Elite LW/C Playmaker 6 GP
2G-0A-2P
-4 ... 0 PIM 1/$1.950M
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BREAKING NEWS: Rangers deal Namestnikov to Habs for 2nd, 3rd round picks.
NHL Entry Draft
The forward, acquired by the Rangers in the McDonagh/Miller deal, disappointed greatly in his first and only season with the club.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers trade Vesey, Sjalin, 3rd to Leafs for Kapanen, 2nd
NHL Entry Draft
The Rangerd parted with Jimmy Vesey and prospect Calle Sjalin to move up from the 3rd to 2nd round in the NHL Draft, while also adding young winger Kasperi Kapanen in the process.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Kasperi Kapanen 78 21 Low Top 6F RW Sniper 82 GP
20G-51A-71P
+17 ... 20 PIM
(AHL) Pending RFA
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BREAKING NEWS: Rangers captain headed to the Peg, elite prospect back the other way
NHL Entry Draft
The Rangers were not happy with the way their playoff ended in a sweep by the Devils, so their GM Brant King promised continued change. This is the change. The oft-injured Mats Zuccarello has been moved, the Rangers 3rd captain to be traded in the last 5 seasons, to the Winnipeg Jets along with a 1st round pick in 2020 and another 1st in 2021 and prospect Aleksandar Georgiev in return for Kristian Vesalainen and Steve Mason.

Vesalainen fell to the Jets in their his draft year, but is still an elite talent. The Finnish forward has a massive upside that the Rangers will be determined to see.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Kristian Vesalainen 74 19 Med Elite LW/RW 2 way Forward N/A 3/$0.925M
(ELC kicks in next season)
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BREAKING NEWS: Critics rave over Rangers Draft as they snag Noel, Kaut among others.
NHL Entry Draft
The Rangers, owning a plethora of picks over the entire draft after the trades they made, drafted Serron Noel, Martin Kaut and Ryan Merkley among other draftees.

Round Pick Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type
1 25 Serron Noel 63 17 Low Top 6F RW Power Forward
1 30 Barrett Hayton 53 18 Med Top 6F LW 2 way Forward
2 34 Ryan Merkley 67 17 Low Elite D Offensive D
2 35 Alexis Gravel 63 18 Low Elite RW/C 2 way Forward
2 56 Connor Roberts 53 18 Med Top 6F C Power Forward
3 87 Tyler Popowich 54 18 Low Top 6F C Power Forward
4 118 Jake Kryski 64 20 Med Top 9F C Playmaker
5 149 Macauley Carson 60 18 Med AHL Top 6F LW 2 way Forward
6 180 Oleg Chubisov 52 18 Med Backup G Hybrid
6 214 Yury Leonov 53 17 Med AHL Top 6F C Playmaker
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Resign Phase

The New York Rangers had managed to clear $17.350M in cap space after some wheeling and dealing at the Draft. With that money, they had to sign 5 NHL RFA's and 3 NHL UFA's.

They elected to allow Mike Green and Valtteri Filppula walk to Free Agency after a disappointing 1st Round Playoff Exit.

NYR tendered QO's to Ryan Sproul and John Gilmour.

The Rangers bought out the contract of Matt Beleskey.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV Thoughts
Brady Skjei 87 24 Low Elite D 2 way D 82 GP
6G-27A-33P
+13 ... 49 PIM 7/$4.950M Rangers get their #1 D
locked up long term at
low end AAV? Great
deal.
Jaromir Jagr 81 46 N/A RW Sniper 80 GP
21G-35A-56P
+13 ... 28 PIM 1/$3.900M How much does Jagr
have left in him? Can
he duplicate last year>
So many questions, but
one year term is risk
willing to take.
Tony DeAngelo 79 22 Med Top 4D D Offensive D 82 GP
3G-7A-10P
+10 ... 12 PIM 3/$2.500M More is expected of
DeAngelo in the coming
seasons, good job to keep
AAV low.
Tomas Jurco 78 25 Med
Bottom 6F RW Sniper 58 GP
8G-11A-19P
-5 ... 2 PIM 1/$0.900M Depth signing, if he does
not crack roster, easy
contract to trade.
Kasperi Kapanen 78 21 Low Top 6F RW Sniper 82 GP
20G-51A-71P
+17 ... 20 PIM
(AHL) 3/$1.100M Rangers expect Kapanen
to meet and exceed Jim
Vesey's role last season.
Boo Nieves 77 24 High
Bottom 6F C/LW Playmaker 82 GP
7G-14A-21P
-3 ... 10 PIM 2/$0.875M Likely loses roster spot
w Andersson needing
place next season. Good
depth deal.
Marek Mazanec 76 26 Med Backup G Hybrid 67 GP
39-15-12
.923 SV%
2.06 GAA
6 SO (AHL) 2/$0.875M One of the best goalies
in the AHL. Easy decision.
Ryan Merkley 67 17 Low Elite D Offensive D N/A 3/$0.875M Recent draftee could be one
of the steals of the draft -
which is why Rangers are
getting him in track for
development right away.
Michael Lindqvist 76 23 Med Top 9F LW Sniper 82 GP
23G-19A-42P
+1 ... 24 PIM 2/$0.900M Rangers are very high on
Lindqvist as a shooter.
Could bring offensive role
to bottom 6 group one day
Ville Meskanen 76 22 Med Top 9F RW 2 way F 82 GP
24G-49A-73P
+15 ... 23 PIM 1/$0.850M Meskanen lit up AHL in
first season. Should get
long look in TC. If not, easy
deal to send to AHL.
Martin Kaut 63 18 Low Elitw RW/C 2 way F N/A 3/$0.900M
(ELC) 2018 2nd rounder will step
right into AHL scoring role.
Serron Noel 63 17 Low Top 6F RW Power
Forward N/A 3/$0.900M
(ELC) 2018 1st rounder will be key
to AHL team this year. NYR
very high on talent.
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Free Agency

The Free Agent Frenzy broadcast team:
Host: James Duthie
Deal 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
FA Bait: Craig Button
Segment Hosts: Gino Reda, Andi Petrillo
FA Panel: Jamie McLennan, Aaron Ward

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Duthie: Welcome all to TSN's annual Free Agent Frenzy for the NHL. The New York Rangers have enough cap space to make a big move, and after a wholly impressive offseason, you have to think they are major players here today.

Button: Well James, they actually don't have a lot of holes to fill, but they will look into every possibility that can make their team better. They've been connected to a few depth pieces and a few of the top dogs. With $7.7M in cap space, everyone is in reach for them. John Carlson is fun to imagine, but the Rangers like where their defense is at right now. Joe Thornton, often connected to the Rangers is in the pool, but I believe they think of him as more of a Deadline option every season. James Van Riemsdyk, who grew up a Rangers fan is an interesting target, and the most likely of the aforementioned trio.

It is belived the Rangers will also seek some depth, providing the cap space remains. Riley Sheahan, Matt Cullen and Radim Vrbata have all been frequent names popping up on most teams radars.

Dreger: The Rangers have announced two depth signings via Twitter. They've signed former Buffalo Sabres prospect Justin Bailey and former Ducks prospect Nic Kerdiles to 1 and 2 year deals respectively. The fact that the Rangers are going with cheap, young depth signings is a telltale sign that they're saving some cap for one of the big guns.

Biron: The Rangers are maing some smart moves. These are young guys that will very likely play in the AHL next season, but New York will get the ability to maybe mold them into 4th line guys in a few years time.

LeBrun: Big trade here. The Rangers have rid themselves of Brendan Smith's contract but it required they move their 2019 1st and 2nd round picks. The Rangers now have no first round picks for the next 3 years, leaving them back where they started less than a year after saying they were done with their old ways.

O'Neill: GM Brant King really needs to have luck on his side here. He hasn't really made this roster any better, he's been swept in the 1st round, and now hes run the teams Draft well dry again. This team does not look like a Cup contender this year, and they don't have a lottery pick to fall back on...tough situation

McKenzie: Breaking news. The Rangers and James Van Riemsdyk have agreed to a 3-year deal worth a total of $19.4M. Van Riesmdyk is not the first star to take a short term deal to come to New York, following in Kevin Shattenkirks footsteps, as homecoming King of July 1st.

Ferraro: The Rangers needed this. They've traded a plethora of wingers and they need to add some manpower or else the upcoming season will be a lost one.

Poulin: The Rangers still have the reigning Hart, Vezina and Ted Lindsay winner in Lundqvist, their defesne is much improved, and obviously somewhere has to be sacrificed. They will be a playoff team.

Next Post: 2018-2019 NHL Season!

kinger8998 · May 20, 2018

New York Rangers Franchise Mode

2018-2019 NHL Season

Season Preview

The New York Rangers have a formidable goaltending duo for the upcoming season. Returning is the reigning top goaltender, top player and MVP of the league, Henrik Lundqvist. Backing him up, the Rangers turn to Steve Mason, a much maligned veteran who has seen his best hockey been played in this very Metropolitan Division.

TJ Brodie and Niklas Hjalmarsson join the Rangers revamped defense corps, as the Rangers strength this season is very clearly their defense. Retaining Brady Skjei, Kevin Shattenkirk, Tony DeAngelo and the revived Marc Staal, the additions of Brodie and Hjalmarsson clearly make the Rangers defense among the best in the league.

Up front, New York seems weaker than seasons past. They bring in young guns in Chytil and Andersson for a full season, start trade acquisition Kasperi Kapanen on their second line, and own reclamation project Sam Bennett. Tomas Jurco earned a roster spot to start the season, and their oldest forward other than Jaromir Jagr is free agent signing JVR at 29. Their entire top line is under 27. The Rangers' fate this season rests on how these forwards produce.

BREAKING NEWS: Kreider and Staal retain "A's", Jagr gets one in departure of Zuccarello.
Oct. 1st, 2018
The Rangers have decided not to name a captain for the season

GM Brant King on Roster Decisions:
On starting Brett Howden in AHL: We are not ruling out him joining the team at a later date. He's coming right out of junior, so the kid can use some experience at the pro game to his advantage. There is nothing permanent about this.
On Tomas Jurco getting a spot on 4th line: I can clearly see Tomas isn't the typical fourth line grinder. But the NHL is trending to speed and skill, and this guys got it. We believe in him and that's that.
On Pius Suter and Neal Pionk starting as extras: These guys are young. The roster doesn't stay the same the entire season. Injuries happen. Slumps happen. They will get in, and if they don't deserve to stay in yes we'll obviously evaluate what's best for their development.

Playoff Lineup

LW | C | RW

Kreider 84 | Zibanejad 88 | Buchnevich 87

Van Riemsdyk 86 | Chytil 81 | Kapanen 80

Bennett 79 | hayes 84 | Jagr 81

Jurco 78 | Andersson 79 | Fast 79

Suter 78 | Nieves 77

Skjei 87 | Shattenkirk 86

Hjalmarsson 84 | Brodie 86

Staal 80 | DeAngelo 81

Pionk 79

Lundqvist 92

Mason 81

First Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers start off season 17-5-1, 1st in NHL
Nov. 27th, 2018
The Rangers are winning in spurts of 4 or 5 games, sandwiching bad games with great ones. Brady Skjei is the teams shining star with 20 points through 25 games, leading the way offensively and defensively.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers enter New Year atop NHL, leading all others by 6 points.
Jan 1st, 2019
Ahead of the team's matchup with the 2nd place Sabres, they lead them by a full 6 points.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	League
29-9-3	12-5-2	17-4-1	2.88 (8th)	1.90 (1st)	15.2% (28th)	84.6% (7th)	1st	1st	1st

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	24-6-1	.937	1.83	3
Steve Mason	5-3-2	.928	1.98	1

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Henrik Lundqvist is producing yet another stellar season in his twilight years. The 37-year old is almost posting a replica season of last year's Trophy collecting performance. His backup, Steve Mason, is posting incredible numbers in his own right, proving to be a splendid upgrade over Georgiev, even if some consider him a "throw-in" in the Zuccarello deal.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Brady Skjei	41	2	29	31	+26	22
Kevin Shattenkirk	41	0	15	15	+6	2
Tony DeAngelo	41	1	12	13	+16	2
TJ Brodie	41	0	9	9	+4	4
Niklas Hjalmarsson	41	4	4	8	+21	14
Marc Staal	41	3	2	5	+10	10

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Brady Skjei is the midseason consensus for Norris Trophy, unlikely he keeps it up but the Rangers are enjoying the offense from the back end. All other defenseman are having great seasons, as the acquisitions of TJ Brodie and Niklas Hjalmarsson prove to be worth it.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Filip Chytil	41	10	22	32	+19	6
James Van Riemsdyk	41	16	12	28	+17	28
Mika Zibanejad	41	14	14	28	+12	28
Chris Kreider	41	13	12	25	+13	12
Pavel Buchenvich	41	9	15	24	+12	4
Jaromir Jagr	41	12	11	23	+2	4
Kevin Hayes	41	7	12	19	-1	31
Kasperi Kapanen	41	6	7	13	+23	6
Lias Andersson	41	4	9	13	+7	22
Sam Bennett	41	3	10	13	+3	12
Tomas Jurco	40	9	3	12	+8	7
Jesper Fast	41	5	7	12	0	0
Pius Suter	1	0	0	0	-2	0

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The Rangers have one line going the way they'd like. Filip Chytil, James Van Riemsdyk and Kasperi Kapanen have been great, but the other forwards are lagging behind. Especially the likes of Pavel Buchnevich, trying to earn a long-term deal and Mika Zibanejad, who has regressed massively. One other positive note, is although his production has fallen, Jaromir Jagr is still contributing nicely.

Second Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Zibanejad suffers yet another concussion, out week-to-week.
Feb. 5th, 2019
It is the centermans 4th known concussion...scary stuff for the young star.

BREAKING NEWS: Fast injured, out 3-4 weeks.
Feb 12th, 2019
Boo Nieves will step into the lineup for the injured winger.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers stand pat at Deadline, test waters with roster at hand.
March 1st, 2018
GM Brant Kings comments on decision:

We did a lot of our dealing prior to the season starting. We've gone through a bit of a rough patch here before the deadline, but I believe in this roster to get us through to the other side. Hayesie is a guy who I think can take it up a notch now, and the rest of them will follow suit.

BREAKING NEWS: TJ Brodie breaks wrist, out until May.
March 10th, 2019
Neal Pionk will step in for his first action of the season. The Rangers will see how he performs before deciding who to call up.

BREAKING NEWS: Hjalmarsson sustains concussion, out for 1 week; Gilmour recalled.
March 14th, 2019

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers first team to 100 points as they clinch Playoffs
March 17th, 2019
The team's 100th and 101st points came in a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	League
55-24-3	27-12-2	28-12-1	2.99 (T-2nd)	2.23 (2nd)	17.1% (20th)	82.2% (13th)	1st	1st	1st

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The Rangers win the 2018-2019 Presidents' Trophy as NHL's top team!

Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	45-20-1	.927	2.13	5
Steve Mason	10-4-2	.916	2.36	2

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Both of the Rangers goalies slowed down from their midseason pace. Henrik Lundqvist, now sitting at 37-years old, still posted great numbers in the second half, just not at the blistering pace they were at the midpoint.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Brady Skjei	82	5	58	63	+35	54
Kevin Shattenkirk	82	2	34	36	+11	4
Tony DeAngelo	82	5	24	29	+18	6
TJ Brodie	69	0	20	20	-2	4
Niklas Hjalmarsson	80	7	5	12	+40	30
Marc Staal	82	4	3	7	+14	22
John Gilmour	5	1	0	1	+5	0
Neal Pionk	10	0	1	1	+4	0

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The Rangers defense was led by a breakout season from Brady Skjei. The defender finished 4th in points by a defenseman, but led the pack in +/- (of the 3 above him). TJ Brodie had an iffy season in his first on broadway, and one could wonder if that will be his only considering the glut of defenders expecting to make their way to the NHL for the Rangers. With the improved production of Tony DeAngelo, Kevin Shattenkirk could also see his name on the chopping block after a down year for the offensive defenseman. Niklas Hjalmarsson is in talks for a contract extension with the club after posting a +40 rating, good for 2nd in the league. Marc Staal, John Gilmour and Neal Pionk were all good to great.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Filip Chytil	82	18	44	62	+27	18
Mika Zibanejad	79	29	32	61	+17	48
James Van Riemsdyk	82	34	26	60	+24	44
Pavel Buchenvich	82	23	32	55	+14	10
Chris Kreider	82	25	28	53	+24	32
Jaromir Jagr	82	19	22	41	+4	12
Kevin Hayes	82	16	23	39	0	45
Lias Andersson	82	10	21	31	+12	46
Sam Bennett	82	8	22	30	+5	37
Kasperi Kapanen	82	13	12	25	+31	8
Jesper Fast	74	10	14	24	+4	4
Tomas Jurco	81	14	6	20	+11	11
Boo Nieves Pius Suter	8 4	2 0	0 0	2 0	+2 -5	4 0

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The Rangers forwards picked it up over the second half. Resurgent second halves by Mika Zibanejad, Pavel Buchnevich and Kevin Hayes helped propel the Rangers to a 2nd league offense. Filip Chytil, JVR and Kasperi Kapanen were incredible all season long, and the 4th line of Andersson, Fast and Jurco was the best in the league. Sam Bennett showed a real defensive development in his game, while Jaromir Jagr continued to defy age and logic. Chris Kreider was great as per usual.

Next Post: 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2019 NHL Offseason!

kinger8998 · May 20, 2018

New York Rangers Franchise Mode

2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs and 2019 NHL Offseason

2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Presidents' Trophy winning Rangers got a matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes in Round 1. The Rangers are trying to avoid a second straight first round playoff failure, follwing last years sweep at the hands of the Devils. The keys to the series for the Rangers are Henrik Lundqvist's play and for their depth up front to produce as teams key in on top stars during the playoffs.

Playoff Lineup
LW | C | RW
JVR 86 | Zibanejad 88 | Buchnevich 88
Kreider 84 | Chytil 83 | Kapanen 80
Bennett 81 | Hayes 84 | Jagr 80
Jurco 78 | Andersson 80 | Fast 79
Nieves 77

Skjei 87 | Hjalmarsson 84
Gilmour 79 | Shattenkirk 86
Staal 80 | DeAngelo 82
Pionk 79
Brodie 86*

Lundqvist 91
Mason 81

Game	Score	NYR Goals	Goalie	Thoughts/Recap
1	3-2 CAR	Zibanejad (1), Shattenkirk (1)	Lundqvist (.883 SV%)(3.01 GAA)	Not a good start
2	2-1 CAR (OT)	Van Riemsdyk (1)	Lundqvist (.946 SV%)(1.89 GAA)	Offensive changes made.
3	3-2 CAR	Zibanejad (2), Jagr (1)	Lundqvist (.914 SV%)(3.01 GAA)	Rangers choking yet again.
4	4-0 NYR	Jagr (2), Zibanejad (3), Hayes (1), Van Riemsdyk (2)	Lundqvist (1.000 SV%)(0.00 GAA)
5	4-3 NYR	Kreider (1), Jagr (3), Buchnevich (1), Chytil (1)	Lundqvist (.893 SV%)(3.00 GAA)	Rangers force a game 6. Defensive changes made.
6	4-2 NYR	Kapanen (1,2), Andersson (1), Jurco (1)	Lundqvist (.931 SV%)(2.00 GAA)	This series is headed to a Game 7 after great performance by 4th line.
7	4-3 NYR	Nieves (1), Kreider (2), Jagr (4), Van Riemsdyk (3)	Lundqvist (.893 SV%)(3.00 GAA)	Rangers offense bails out Lundqvist in Game 7 .... completely backwards.

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Series Recap
The Rangers made history. They become one of the few teams to ever complete the down 0-3 comeback. Through Henrik Lundqvist's struggles, the offense came out of the black hole that is was from Games 1-3. The 4th line was integral in the comeback after Nieves went in for Fast. The signing of James Van Riemsyk continues to pay dividends as he was their best player in the series. Jaromir Jagr is excelling for the Rangers, leading the team with 4 goals.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
James Van Riemsdyk	7	3	6	9	+5	4
Jaromir Jagr	7	4	2	6	0	2
Mika Zibanejad	7	3	2	5	+2	2
Kasperi Kapanen	7	2	2	4	+4	2
Filip Chytil	7	1	3	4	+4	0

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	4-3	.923	2.36	1

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The battle of New York. Rangers vs. Islanders. Second Round. 'Nuff said.

Game	Score	NYR Goals	Goalie	Thoughts/Recap
1	4-3 NYR (2OT)	Buchnevich (2), Jagr (5), Zibanejad (4), Van Riemsdyk (4)	Lundqvist (.929 SV%)(2.21 GAA)	Rangers win Game 1 in stunnign fashon after Isles tied it late.
2	2-1 NYR	Bennett (1), Jagr (6)	Lundqvist (.954 SV%)(1.00 GAA)	Jaromir Jagr continues his dominance. Staal injured, out 1-2 wks. Pionk in.
3	1-0 NYR	Van Riemsdyk (5)	Lundqvist (1.000 SV%)(0.00 GAA)	Lundqvist pitches shutout as Rangers take stranglehold.
4	6-1 NYR	Gilmour (1), Nieves (2), Jurco (2), Jagr (7), Andersson (2), Van Riemsdyk (6)	Lundqvist (.958 SV%)(1.00 GAA)	Rangers are headed to the Conference Finals.

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Series Recap
The Rangers dominated the Islanders en route to yet another Conference Finals Appearance, their 4th in 7 years. Henrik Lundqvist was much improved this series, while the same players played key roles. The 4th line continued to assert their speed and skill, while James Van Riemsdyk and Jaromir Jagr compete for who is the best Conn Smythe candidate for NYR.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
James Van Riemsdyk	11	6	8	14	+8	4
Jaromir Jagr	11	7	3	10	+3	2
Kasperi Kapanen	11	2	6	8	+7	2
Mika Zibanejad	11	4	3	7	+4	2
Pavel Buchnevich	11	2	4	6	+2	0

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	8-3	.936	1.89	2

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The Rangers and Maple Leafs will face off in the Conference Finals. This marks the first playoff meeting since 1971 for the two Original 6 teams. But who cares? That isn't the storyline. The storyline is JVR and Kapanen back against the Maple Leafs. Two of the Rangers biggest playoff contributors are from this very team. Their continued production will be the key to the series for the Rangers, as will Henrik Lundqvist proving to be his 2nd Round self.

Updated Playoff Lineup
LW | C | RW
Bennett 81 | Zibanejad 88 | Buchnevich 88
JVR 86 | Chytil 83 | Kapanen 80
Kreider 84 | Hayes 84 | Jagr 80
Jurco 78 | Andersson 80 | Nieves 77
Fast 79

Skjei 87 | DeAngelo 82
Gilmour 79 | Shattenkirk 86
Hjalmarsson 84 | Pionk 79
Staal 80* | Brodie 86*

Lundqvist 91
Mason 81

Game	Score	NYR Goals	Goalie	Thoughts/Recap
1	3-2 TOR	Kapanen (3), Zibanejad (5)	Lundqvist (.900 SV%)(3.05 GAA)	Both Brodie and Staal return for Game 2.
2	7-2 NYR	Andersson (3), Buchnevich (3), Hayes (2,3), Van Riemsdyk (7), Kreider (3), Jurco (3)	Lundqvist (.931 SV%)(2.00 GAA)	Oof. This is going to be one hell of a series.
3	3-1 NYR	Buchnevich (4), Hayes (4), Chytil (2)	Lundqvist (.965 SV%)(1.00 GAA)
4	2-1 NYR	Zibanejad (6), Hayes (5)	Lundqvist (.967 SV%)(1.00 GAA)	Kevin Hayes has awoken.
5	4-3 TOR (OT)	Bennett (2), Skjei (1), Buchnevich (5)	Lundqvist (.852 SV%)(3.78 GAA)	Andersson injured, out next 2 games.
6	3-1 NYR	Brodie (1), Buchnevich (6), Zibanejad (7)	Lundqvist (.968 SV%)(1.00 GAA)	RANGERS ARE HEADED TO THE STANLEY CUP FINALS!!!

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Series Recap
Kevin Hayes came out of his season long slumber to produce a clutch performance for the Rangers from games 2-4. Henrik Lundqvist was incredible and further proved why he's the best of the best, coming up with a massive performace in Game 6 after a rough outing in Game 5. The Rangers are headed to the Stanley Cup Finals for the 2nd time in 5 years.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
James Van Riemsdyk	17	7	10	17	+7	6
Mika Zibanejad	17	7	7	14	+9	4
Jaromir Jagr	17	7	6	13	+3	10
Pavel Buchnevich	17	6	7	13	+6	0
Kasperi Kapanen	17	3	8	11	+8	4

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	12-5	.935	1.92	2

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Rangers fans. Remember 2014? Now's the time for revenge. The Rangers are playing for the Stanley Cup against the LA Kings for the 2nd time in the last 5 years. This is it folks, buckle up.

Brodie 86 | Shattenkirk 86

Staal 80 | Hjalmarsson 84

Gilmour 79 | Pionk 79

Lundqvist 91
Mason 81

Game	Score	NYR Goals	Goalie	Thoughts/Recap
1	3-1 NYR	Jagr (8), Jurco (4), Buchnevich (7)	Lundqvist (.964 SV%)(1.00 GAA)
2	2-1 NYR	Kreider (4), DeAngelo (1)	Lundqvist (.965 SV%)(1.00 GAA)	Rangers head to LA up 2-0.
3	3-0 LAK		Lundqvist (.919 SV%)(3.08 GAA)
4	3-2 NYR (OT)	Chytil (3), Zibanejad (8), Hayes (6)	Lundqvist (.937 SV%)(1.62 GAA)	HAYES IN OVERTIME!!! Rangers need 1 more win. So close.
5	3-2 NYR (OT)	Kreider (5,6), Staal (1)	Lundqvist (.944 SV%)(1.62 GAA)	STAAL!!! IN OVERTIME!!! THE RANGERS HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP!!!!!!

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Playoff Recap
The Rangers have won the Stanley Cup for the 1st time since 1994. Henrik Lundqvist has won a Stanley Cup. This cements him as one of the greatest to ever play, if he wasn't already in that category. Jaromir Jagr won his 3rd Stanley Cup, his first since the back-to-back wins with the Penguins in 1991 and 1992.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
James Van Riemsdyk	22	7	11	18	+5	8
Mika Zibanejad	22	8	9	17	+11	6
Jaromir Jagr	22	8	9	17	+3	14
Pavel Buchnevich	22	7	8	15	+8	0
Kevin Hayes	22	6	9	15	+4	8

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	16-6	.937	1.86	2

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2019 NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Matt Cullen and Bria Gionta, among others, announce retirements.
June 15th, 2019
Other NHL'ers to announce their retirements include former Ranger Dominic Moore, Dan Hamhuis, Antonine Vermette and Brooks Orpik.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers cash in on Hayes' Playoff outburst, trade him to Stars for 1st, 3rd.
NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers ship RFA Sproul to Minnesota for 4th round pick
NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers ship out Brodie after just 1 season, get 20th overall pick, 2nd round pick and Nathan Beaulieu from Sabres.
NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers draft Dylan Cozens at 19th, take Nolan Foote at 20th.
NHL Entry Draft

Resign Phase

The New York Rangers entered the re-sign phase with just under $20.000M in Cap Space to maneuver with. Their big things include re-signing RFA's Pavel Buchnevich and Sam Bennett while also getting UFA's Jaromir Jagr and Niklas Hjalmarsson under contract.

The Rangers allowed UFA's Tomas Jurco and Nathan Beaulieu to walk. Jurco wanted more playing time, something the Rangers could not give him.

The Rangers extended QO's to RFA's John Gilmour and Neal Pionk as well as Ville Meskanen.

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV	Thoughts
Pavel Buchnevich	88	24	Med Elite	RW	Sniper	82 GP 23G-32A-55P +14 ... 10 PIM	6/$7.600M	Great deal to get superstar locked up long term.
Niklas Hjalmarsson	84	32	N/A	D	Defensive Defenseman	80 GP 7G-5A-12P +40 ... 30 PIM	3/$4.900M	Risky term for an aging defender. $$ is okay, but watch for him to tail off after year 1.
Sam Bennett	81	23	Low Elite	LW/C	Playmaker	82 GP 8G-22A-30P +5 ... 37 PIM	3/$3.500M	Good money and term for really a major unknown to the Rangers plans.
Jaromir Jagr	80	47	N/A	RW	Sniper	82 GP 19G-22A-41P +4 ... 12 PIM	1/$2.200M	Living legend still produces enough to earn another deal.
Vinni Lettieri	76	24	Med Bttm 6F	RW	Sniper	82 GP 15G-38A-53P +15 ... 13 PIM (AHL)	2/$0.900M	Unlikely he makes it to NHL, but with Jurco gone it makes the slim chance just a little bit bigger.
Steve Mason	81	31	N/A	G	Hybrid	16 GP 10-4-2 .916 SV% 2.36 GAA 2 SO	2/$1.500M	Great cheap deal for a stellar backup
Barrett Hayton	61	19	Med Top 6F	LW/C	2 way Forward		3/$0.900M (ELC)	2018 1st round pick, NYR are very high on him.
Patrik Virta	70	23	Low Top 9F	RW	Playmaker	N/A	3/$0.875M (ELC)	Would be a tremendous 4th liner, but remains to be seen if he can get there.
Jake Kryski	69	21	Med Top 9F	C/LW	Playmaker	N/A	3/$0.875M (ELC)	Game is trending towards speed, and Kryski has tons of it. Great draft pick by NYR.
Tyler Popowich	68	19	Low Top 6F	LW	Power Forward	N/A	3/$0.875M (ELC)	High ceiling, but if he does not reach it he'll be a fine bottom 6 forward.
Connor Roberts	61	19	Med Top 6F	RW/C	Power Forward	N/A	3/$0.900M (ELC)	2018 2nd round pick. Big bodied winger can still skate at his size, which would be a major advantage should he make it to NHL.

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Free Agency

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

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Duthie: Rangers fans around the world, welcome to the 2019 Free Agent Frenzy here on TSN. The Rangers have some serious roster turnover after winning the Stanley Cup, moving out TJ Brodie, Kevin Hayes and Tomas Jurco. They have yet to add anyone to their roster, but it is expected that alot of the players filling holes will be prospects.

Button: The Rangers ares till looking for one or two depth pieces though James. They feel the can afford to add a veteran forward and maybe even a veteran defenseman. Some players they're rumored to be interested in are Justin Williams, Rick Nash, Tyler Myers and Anton Stralman.

McKenzie: And just as you say that, we've got reports of Rick Nash heading back to New York on a 1-year deal. The salary is somewhere in the ballpark of $3.5-4.0M.

Ferraro: I really don't know where Nash fits in back with the Rangers. They have a plethora of forwards and this is a declining veteran.

Poulin: He fits in on the 4th line. But I don't see why you pay Nash almost $4M to play 4th line. Makes no sense.

Duthie: Well that's a good analysis guys, but we've run out of time. Until the Trade Deadline Blueshirts!

Next Post: 2019-2020 NHL Season!

tezgm99 · Jun 4, 2018

I'm doing a Canucks one from...I think the roster in February (before the trade deadline, but after the Duchene/Turris trade happened) and I hope I just picked up a gem in round 2 (37th pick) of the draft 4 years in; top 4 d-man Nick Pollock at 80 overall. We just came off winning the Cup so we'll see how he plays alongside Stecher. I also have an elite LW grinder that will likely make the jump from minors to 3rd or 4th liner so the next few years could be interesting :nod:

I still have Loui Eriksson by the way....he's actually been a beast for me on the 1st or 2nd lines, usually I try to offload him early on :laugh:

ncoramwx · Jun 14, 2018

Florida Panthers 32 Team Franchise Mode
100% simulated. (In my other franchise modes I tend to intervene but in this one I won’t. That said, I will look in at certain games live with the live sim function.)

6/15/17 - DALE TALLON RESIGNS
Dale Tallon resigned as Panthers GM, citing madness with the meddling ownership. ncoramwx is brought in to replace him.

6/21/17 - QUEBEC EXPANSION
The Quebec Nordiques announce their name as the 32nd NHL team, coming in alongside the Vegas Golden Knights. Quebec will play at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, and will be placed in the Atlantic Division. To achieve balance, the Detroit Red Wings will be moved to the Central Division, restoring rivalries with teams like the Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche to division rival status.

The salary cap for 2017-18 will be $75M, with the floor being $55.4M.

Florida Panthers - Quebec Expansion Draft Protection List
Keith Yandle (82 D; NMC)
Aaron Ekblad (85 D)
Alex Barkov (85 C)
Jonathan Huberdeau (84 LW)
Vincent Trocheck (83 C)
Mark Pysyk (82 D)
Thomas Vanek (83 LW)
Jussi Jokinen (79 LW)
Jaromir Jagr (83 RW)
Roberto Luongo (86 G)

The Panthers do not win the NHL Entry Draft lottery, but slot down one spot from 10th to 11th as a result of the LA Kings winning the 2nd overall selection (they were previously slated to pick 11th). Vegas won the 3rd overall pick, and Colorado won the 1st overall pick. The Quebec team will pick 5th.

Minor leaguer Tim Bozon (63 overall LW) was selected by the Quebec Nordiques from the Panthers in the expansion draft. Notable other selections by the Nordiques include Tyler Myers, Jason Zucker, and four goalies of either 81 or 82 overall plus Malcolm Subban (76).

6/23/17 - NHL ENTRY DRAFT
Nico Hischier goes first overall to the Avalanche.

11th pick - Stuart Skinner (Med Starting G, 62 ovr)

TRADE
To Edmonton:
2018 1st round pick

To Florida:
2017 1st rd pick (23rd ovr); 2018 3rd rd pick

23rd pick - Pierre-Oliver Joseph (Med Top 4 D, 59 ovr)
37th pick - Timothy Liljegren (Low Elite D, 66 ovr)
42nd pick - Stelio Mattheos (Med Bottom 6 F, 60 ovr)

TRADE
To Vegas:
Jason Demers

To Florida:
William Karlsson

69th pick - Morgan Geekie (Low Top 9 F, 61 ovr)
74th pick - Ivan Lodnia (Med Bottom 6 F, 57 ovr)
106th pick - Alexei Kozhevnikov (Low Top 4 D, 52 ovr)

TRADE
To Quebec:
2017 5th rd pick (138th)

To Florida:
2017 6th rd pick (163rd); 2017 7th rd pick (195th)

163rd pick - Brock Odelein (Low Elite F, 53 ovr)
190th pick - Murray Peluso (Low Bottom 6 F, 53 ovr)
195th pick - Matej Chalupa (Med AHL Top 6 F, 56 ovr)
202nd pick - Oscar Flynn (Med AHL Top 6 F, 56 ovr)

6/25/17 - RE-SIGN PHASE
Extensions offered:
Thomas Vanek (2 yrs, 5.1M AAV)
Jaromir Jagr (1 yr, 4.8M)
Mark Pysyk (2 yrs, 4.4M AAV)
Brent Regner (2 yrs, 775K AAV, 2 way)
Michal Repik (1 yr, 850K AAV, 2 way)
Paul Thompson (2 yrs, 700K AAV, 2 way)

Qualified RFAs:
Mike Sgarbossa
Chase Balisy
Alex Petrovic
Mackenzie Weegar
Reece Scarlett
Adam Wilcox
Steven Hodges

Released:
Jakub Kindl
Reto Berra
Brody Sutter
Kyle Rau
Graham Black

ELC signings:
Stuart Skinner (925K AAV)
Timothy Liljegren (925K AAV)
Pierre-Olivier Joseph (875K AAV)
Brock Odelein (875K AAV)
Matej Chalupa (650K AAV)

6/26/17 All contract offers accepted, except for:
Jaromir Jagr
Michal Repik

7/1/17 - FREE AGENCY OPENS

Notable FAs: Jaromir Jagr, Nino Niederreiter (RFA), Alex Wennberg (RFA), Kevin Shattenkirk

Free agent contract offers:
Karl Alzner (3 yrs, 5.175M AAV)
Evgenii Dadonov (2 yrs, 3M AAV)
Beau Bennett (1 yr, 1M)

7/2/17 - TRADE
To Edmonton:
Keith Yandle

To Florida:
Braden Christoffer
2018 2nd round pick

7/4/17
Beau Bennett and Evgenii Dadonov accept
Karl Alzner rejects

7/5/17
TRADE
To Winnipeg:
Roberto Luongo
2018 6th round pick

To Florida:
Connor Hellebuyck

TRADE
To Boston:
Pierre-Olivier Joseph

To Florida:
Jake DeBrusk

TRADE
To Los Angeles:
Thomas Vanek
2022 4th round pick

To Florida:
Tyler Toffoli

TRADE
To Edmonton:
2019 1st round pick

To Florida:
2018 1st round pick (via FLA)

7/20/17 Rumors say that the Panthers were in extreme financial ruin at the hands of the prior owners in the wake of the team’s purchase by a New Hampshire-based businessman. He had no comment on his plans for the team, but it fuels speculation that the Panthers could be on the move. Given the new owner is based in New Hampshire, the team could be moved to Hartford in nearby Connecticut.

7/24/17 The day longtime Panthers fans have feared for years has arrived. Today the Panthers announced they will be moving to Hartford, Connecticut starting with the 2018-19 season, and become the second iteration of the Hartford Whalers. They will play in the Spectrum Center, a new arena already under construction in downtown Hartford.

9/15/17 Contracts offered to:
RFA holdout Alex Petrovic (1 yr, 1.9M)
UFA Dmitry Kulikov (1 yr, 1.4M)
UFA Magnus Paajarvi (1 yr, 1M)

9/18/17 All offered contracts from the 15th accept their offers.

9/25/17 PRESEASON 3-1 W @ Quebec (QC from here on out)
9/27/17 PRESEASON 3-1 L @ BUF
9/30/17 PRESEASON 4-2 L vs. MTL
10/2/17 PRESEASON 6-4 W vs. TOR
10/3/17 PRESEASON 3-2 W (SO) @ BOS
10/6/17 PRESEASON 5-4 L vs. OTT
10/8/17 PRESEASON 3-1 L vs. TB

Next post: regular season starts!

ncoramwx · Jun 14, 2018

Florida Panthers / soon to be Hartford Whalers

10/11/17
TRADE
To Carolina:
Jayce Hawryluk

To Florida:
Trevor van Riemsdyk
2018 5th round pick

ncoramwx: “Trading for Trevor will be a huge asset for our defense corps that was lacking so much that, if EA Sports was the GM, they would have said we would have had a 73 overall defenseman starting on our third pairing. Trevor solidifies our defense significantly. Good luck to Jayce in the Carolina organization.”

Season starting lines:
Huberdeau (84) - Barkov (85) - Toffoli (83)
Jokinen (79) - Trocheck (83) - Dadonov (80)
Bennett (77) - Bjugstad (82) - Sceviour (78)
Paajarvi (76) - Karlsson (80) - MacKenzie (76)

Pysyk (82) - Ekblad (85)
Matheson (81) - van Riemsdyk (80)
Kulikov (78) - Petrovic (79)

Hellebuyck (82)
Reimer (81)

No healthy scratches. Captain is Derek MacKenzie, assistants being Jussi Jokinen and Aaron Ekblad. Our team cap hit is $60.830M to start the season.

10/12/17 - Regular season opener: 4-3 W (SO) @ LA. Dadonov and Toffoli both score their first goals as Panthers, with Toffoli doing it against his old team. Postgame, as a result of a foot injury to Colton Sceviour, we call up Denis Malgin (75), who will fill in at 3RW.

10/15/17 - 4-1 L vs. CBJ
10/16/17 - 2-0 W vs. AZ
10/18/17 - Sceviour returns. Malgin will be a healthy scratch. 5-2 W @ VAN
10/21/17 - 3-2 L vs. NJ
10/22/17 - TRADE
To St. Louis:
2018 1st round pick

To Florida:
2018 1st round pick

10/23/17 - 4-3 L vs. STL
10/24/17 - 6-3 L @ BOS
10/27/17 - 6-4 L @ MTL
10/30/17 - 3-2 W vs CAR
10/31/17 - 3-2 L (SO) vs COL
11/2/17 - 5-1 W vs QC
11/5/17 - 4-2 W vs. WPG. Trevor van Riemsdyk sprains his MCL and will be out for a month. Ian McCoshen (73) is called up to fill in at RD2.
11/7/17 - 6-3 W @ VGK
11/8/17 - 5-4 W (SO) @ TB
11/11/17 - 5-0 W vs. PHI. Hellebuyck breaks his ankle and will be out for close to two months. Adam Wilcox (69) is called up to back up Reimer.
11/12/17 - 5-1 L @ NYI

11/13/17
TRADE
To Buffalo:
2018 4th round pick (via VGK)

To Florida:
Reto Berra (74)

ncoramwx: “This move will help restore our AHL goalie situation to normal and allow our prospects to develop.”

Adam Wilcox is sent down to the AHL.

11/15/17 - 8-0 L @ DET
11/17/17 - 4-3 L (OT) vs. CHI
11/19/17 - 5-4 L (SO) vs. NSH
11/21/17 - 3-1 L vs. ANA. Ian McCoshen hand injury, out for about 7 days; Mackenzie Weegar called up to take his spot.
11/24/17 - 3-2 L (OT) vs. TOR. Beau Bennett injured; Denis Malgin takes his spot.
11/26/17 - Ian McCoshen returns from injury but is sent to the AHL. 4-3 W @ NYR.
11/28/17 - 4-3 SOW @ BUF
11/30/17 - 3-0 L vs. SJ
12/1/17 - In interesting league news, two notable RFAs got locked into unsolvable contract disputes - Andre Burakovsky of the Capitals and Ryan Spooner of the Bruins.
12/2/17 - WAIVER CLAIM
Mark Streit (79) from QC
12/3/17 - Beau Bennett returns from injury. Mackenzie Weegar is sent to the AHL with the waiver pickup of Streit. 4-2 L @ EDM.
12/4/17 - 5-3 L vs. CGY (EA Sports, that makes no sense. Why would a team play Edmonton and Calgary back to back but have one of those be a road and the other a home game!!?!?!?)
12/5/17 - van Riemsdyk returns from injury. Kulikov will be the odd man out and be the 7th D healthy scratch, as Streit is LD3.

TRADE:
To Quebec:
Morgan Geekie
Jonathan Ang

To Florida:
2018 4th round pick
2019 6th round pick

12/6/17 - 4-2 L vs. OTT
12/8/17 - 2-1 W @ PIT

12/10/17 - TRADE
To Philadelphia:
2018 1st round pick (via STL)
2018 3rd round pick

To Florida:
2018 1st round pick

12/11/17 - 4-1 L @ MIN
12/13/17 - 5-3 L vs. WSH
12/15/17 - 7-1 L @ DAL
12/16/17 - 1-0 L vs. LA
12/20/17 - Bennett hurt, 4-3 L (SO) @ CBJ
12/21/17 - 4-2 W @ AZ
12/23/17 - TRADE
To Dallas:
Evgenii Dadonov
2018 7th round pick

To Florida:
2018 4th round pick
2019 3rd round pick

Jared McCann called up from the AHL.

4-2 W vs. VAN.

12/24/17 - TRADE
To St. Louis:
Brock Odelein
2018 1st round pick (via PHI)
2020 3rd round pick

To Florida:
Jordan Schmaltz
2018 1st round pick (via FLA)
2019 4th round pick

TRADE
To Toronto:
Jordan Schmaltz

To Florida:
2018 2nd round pick

12/25/17 - Beau Bennett returns
12/27/17 - Connor Hellebuyck returns
12/29/17 - 5-2 L @ NJ. Alex Petrovic hurt hand, out for about 2 weeks.
12/31/17 - 2-1 L @ STL
1/1/18 - 3-1 L vs. BOS
1/4/18 - 4-1 W vs. MTL. Magnus Paajarvi out for about 2 weeks.
1/6/18 - 2-1 W @ CAR
1/8/18 - 4-1 L @ COL
1/10/18 - 4-1 L @ QC
1/11/18 - Petrovic returns.
1/13/18 - 3-2 L @ WPG. Petrovic out for about a week, this time with a concussion.
1/14/18 - Paajarvi returns.
1/15/18 - 4-3 SOL vs. VGK
1/16/18 - 3-0 W vs. TB. Pysyk sprains ankle, out for up to 10 days.
1/17/18 - Petrovic returns.
1/19/18 - 5-3 W @ PHI
1/20/18 - 2-1 OTL vs NYI
1/21/18 - Pysyk returns
1/22/18 - 2-1 L vs. DET
1/29/18 - 3-2 OTW @ CHI
1/31/18 - 3-2 SOL @ NSH
2/2/18 - 2-0 L @ ANA
2/5/18 - 3-2 W vs TOR
2/7/18 - 4-1 W vs NYR
2/9/18 - 4-1 W vs BUF
2/11/18 - TRADE
To Toronto:
Colton Sceviour

To Florida:
2018 4th round pick
2018 6th round pick

Jake DeBrusk called up.

6-3 L @ SJK

2/13/18 - 1-0 L vs. EDM
2/15/18 - 6-3 L @ CGY
2/17/18 - 4-3 W @ OTT
2/19/18 - 3-1 L vs PIT
2/22/18 - 2-1 W vs MIN
2/24/18 - 4-3 L @ WSH
2/26/18 - 4-2 L vs. DAL. Trocheck hurt.
2/27/18 - 4-2 L vs. LA
3/1/18 - TRADE DEADLINE
At the deadline, the Panthers sit in second-last in the division, five points ahead of Buffalo and six points behind Quebec (who is shockingly only four points out of a playoff spot). The Panthers have the third worst record in the league at 24-31-8, three points behind the Flyers and five ahead of the Sabres. ncoramwx chooses to stand pat at the deadline.
3/2/18 - 6-3 L @ CBJ
3/4/18 - 4-2 W @ AZ
3/5/18 - Trocheck returns
3/6/18 - 1-0 L vs VAN
3/9/18 - 4-3 OTL @ NJ. Matheson breaks his leg and is out for the rest of the season, unless we somehow make it to the Stanley Cup Final.
3/11/18 - 5-1 L vs STL
3/12/18 - 3-1 L vs BOS
3/15/18 - 4-2 W vs MTL. Trocheck suffers a concussion that will leave him out for the rest of the season, unless of course we make the SCF. (Not even sure we can mathematically make the playoffs at this point.)
3/17/18 - 5-2 W @ CAR
3/18/18 - 7-2 L @ COL
3/21/18 - 3-2 OTW @ QC
3/24/18 - 8-1 L vs WPG
3/26/18 - 3-2 OTL @ VGK. Florida is eliminated from playoff contention.
3/27/18 - 3-2 L @ TB. Pysyk injured, takes us up to just about the end of the season. McCoshen called up.
3/30/18 - 5-1 L @ PHI
3/31/18 - 3-0 L vs NYI
4/2/18 - Pysyk returns. 6-0 L vs DET
4/4/18 - 5-0 L @ CHI
4/6/18 - 4-3 W @ NSH. Streit concussed, out for rest of season.
4/8/18 - 3-2 W @ ANA.

Final regular season record is 30-42-10, good for 70 points. We finish fourth last in the league, with only Carolina (69 points), New Jersey (65 points, 27 ROW), and Buffalo (65 points, 24 ROW) finishing worse. The Blackhawks won the Presidents’ Trophy this year, with the Capitals having the East’s best record, and 2nd best record in the league. In their first year back in the Central, Detroit finished 2nd in the division and 3rd in the league. Toronto won the Atlantic and 4th best in the league, and San Jose won the Pacific and 5th best in the league, rounding out the top 5 teams in the league.

Our leading scorer was Tyler Toffoli, with 58 points.

First round matchups this year are WSH-OTT, CBJ-PIT, TOR-TB, MTL-BOS, CHI-STL, DET-MIN, SJ-DAL, and EDM-CGY.

Meanwhile, our AHL team in Springfield made the playoffs as the third place team in the division with a 41-35-6 record.

4/18/18 - AHL Springfield loses their first round series 3-1 to Lehigh Valley (remember, AHL first round is best of five).

4/26/18 - NHL second round series will be CHI-DET, CGY-DAL, TOR-BOS and - everyone’s favorite! - WSH-PIT.

5/9/18 - Western Final is Detroit vs. Calgary. Eastern Final is Washington vs. Boston,

5/23/18 - Stanley Cup Final is Detroit vs. Washington. Home ice to Washington. Rematch of the 1998 SCF.

5/31/18 - In a fitting reversal of the 1998 Final, the Caps beat the Wings in a 4 game sweep, lifting the Cup at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Meanwhile, the Toronto Marlies win the Calder Cup. Much like in real life, the Washington Capitals are the 2018 Stanley Cup Champions. The Conn Smythe Trophy goes to Braden Holtby of the Capitals.

6/10/18 - Columbus wins the 1st pick in the draft lottery, via a pick they got in a trade with Quebec. The Panthers, soon to become the Whalers, fall from 3rd to 5th. Buffalo won the 2nd pick, falling one spot. Carolina maintained the 3rd pick, meaning New Jersey fell from 2nd to 4th. Vegas fell to 6th from 4th, and CBJ via QC jumped from 7th to 1st.

The 2018-19 salary cap will be $77.835M.

6/22/18 - NHL ENTRY DRAFT
Rasmus Dahlin goes first overall to Columbus.

5th pick - Jared McIsaac (Med Top 4 D, 60 ovr)
53rd pick - Jack Hull (Med Bottom 6 F, 60 ovr)
59th pick - Krystof Hrabik (Low Top 9 F, 56 ovr)
85th pick - Tyson Zanatta (Med 7th D, 59 ovr)
102nd pick - Warren Barriball (Low Top 6 D, 56 ovr)
119th pick - Johan Prestberg (Low Top 9 F, 55 ovr)
123rd pick - Robert Renberg (Low Top 9 F, 55 ovr)
131st pick - Tero Toivonen (Low Top 9 F, 53 ovr)
132nd pick - Tim Soderlund (Med Bottom 6 F, 60 ovr)

TRADE
To Philadelphia:
2018 6th round pick (187th, via TOR)
2019 6th round pick (via QC)

To Hartford:
2018 5th round pick (136th, via AZ)
2019 7th round pick

136th pick - Riley Damiani (High AHL Top 6 F, 53 ovr)

6/25/18 - RE-SIGN PHASE
Extensions offered:
William Karlsson (2 yrs, 3.3M AAV)
Jared McCann (2 yrs, 1M AAV)
Jussi Jokinen (1 yr, 2M)
Magnus Paajarvi (2 yrs, 1.5M AAV)
Beau Bennett (3 yrs, 2M AAV)
Trevor van Riemsdyk (3 yrs, 3.8M AAV)
Reto Berra (1 yr, 900K, 2 way)
Adam Wilcox (2 yrs, 900K AAV, 2 way)
Michael Matheson (3 yrs, 2.7M AAV)
Alex Petrovic (2 yrs, 1.225M AAV)

RFA qualifying offers:
Mike Sgarbossa
Mackenzie Weegar
Chase Balisy
Reece Scarlett
Josh Brown
Steven Hodges
Braden Cristoffer
Linus Hultstrom

Released:
Dmitry Kulikov

ELCs:
Adam Mascherin (825K)
Linus Nassen (700K)
Riley Stillman (650K)
More ELCs will be offered over the summer.

6/26/18 - Re-sign results: all accepted except for the following:
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Jussi Jokinen
Beau Bennett

6/30/18 - Extensions re-offered:
Trevor van Riemsdyk (3 yrs, 4M AAV)
Beau Bennett (3 yrs, 2.5M AAV)
Jussi Jokinen (1 yr, 2.225M)

7/1/18 - FREE AGENCY OPENS
Jokinen declines, TvR and Bennett accept.

Contracts offered:
Jonathan Marchessault (3 yrs, 4.5M AAV)
Henrik Sedin (2 yrs, 4.25M AAV)
Josh Manson (3 yrs, 4.5M AAV)

7/4/18 - Manson declines, Sedin and Marchessault accept.

TRADE
To Carolina:
Vincent Trocheck

To Hartford:
Jake Bean
2019 4th round pick

ncoramwx · Jun 15, 2018

Hartford Whalers Franchise Mode: 2018-19

9/25/18 PRESEASON: 4-1 W @ QC
9/27/18 PRESEASON: 8-2 W @ BUF
9/30/18 PRESEASON: 3-2 L (SO) vs. MTL
10/2/18 PRESEASON: 4-3 L vs. TOR
10/3/18 PRESEASON: 4-3 W (SO) @ BOS
10/6/18 PRESEASON: 4-1 W vs. OTT
10/8/18 PRESEASON: 3-1 L vs. TB

10/9/18:
TRADE

To Carolina:
Jared McIsaac

To Hartford:
Jaccob Slavin
2020 4th round pick

Start of season lines:
Huberdeau (87) - Barkov (90) - Toffoli (84)
Bennett (79) - Sedin (83) - Marchessault (82)
Karlsson (81) - Bjugstad (83) - DeBrusk (75)
Paajarvi (76) - MacKenzie (76) - McCann (75)
Healthy scratch: Malgin (75)

Bean (80) - Ekblad (90)
Slavin (83) - Pysyk (83)
Matheson (81) - van Riemsdyk (80)
Healthy scratch: Petrovic (79)

Hellebuyck (83)
Reimer (81)

10/14/18 - 4-2 L vs. MIN
10/16/18 - 6-3 L vs. TB. Marchessault hurt, Malgin in
10/18/18 - 3-2 L vs. STL
10/19/18 -
TRADE
To Edmonton:
Ian McCoshen
2019 2nd round pick

To Hartford:
2019 1st round pick (via myself/Hartford, here on known as HFD)

TRADE
To Vegas:
Reto Berra

To Hartford:
Payton Lee

4-3 L @ CAR.

10/21/18: McCann injured. Marchessault returns. Malgin goes to 4RW, Marchessault returns at 2RW. 5-2 L vs. BOS

10/23/18: 4-1 W vs. COL
10/24/18: McCann returns.
10/26/18: 4-3 SOL vs. NSH
10/29/18: 4-3 OTW vs. AZ
10/30/18: 3-0 L @ QC
11/1/18: 3-2 OTL @ MTL. Hellebuyck broke his ankle, just like last year. He’s out for a month and a half. Stuart Skinner (70) is called up.
11/2/18: Coaching staff is fired after a 2-6-1 October and an OTL to start November.
ncoramwx: “Enough is enough after this disastrous October and a terrible last season. Changes needed to be made!”
11/3/18: After an abysmal October with a .888 save percentage and 3.85 goals against for James Reimer in his 4 appearances, the new coaches announce call-up G Stuart Skinner will have the opportunity to play games.
11/4/18: 3-2 L vs. EDM. In his NHL debut, Stuart Skinner makes 27 saves on 30 shots, including 20 saves on 20 shots in the second and third periods.
11/5/18: 3-1 L vs. PHI with Reimer in net.
11/8/18: 4-3 W vs. VAN
11/9/18: 5-2 L vs. WSH. Ekblad is injured and out for 5-10 days.
11/12/18: 4-2 L vs. CHI
11/14/18: Ekblad returns.
11/15/18: 3-2 W @ CGY. Barkov suffers a concussion and will be out for up to two months. Sedin will be the 1C, Bjugstad the 2C, Malgin 3C, MacKenzie still 4C.
11/17/18: 3-2 L @ BUF
11/19/18: 1-0 L @ NYI
11/21/18: 6-1 L @ WPG
11/22/18: 3-2 W vs TOR
11/24/18: 5-2 L vs LA
11/26/18: 5-2 L @ SJ
11/28/18: 4-2 L vs NYR.
11/29/18: With their record now 5-16-2 with the final November game played last night, the Whalers are in deep misery, and a source close to the matter says that GM ncoramwx is in extreme misery in his job due to yet another extremely meddlesome owner. The source goes on to say that ncoramwx is only still in his position as not to create a breach of contract violation, and that he is unlikely to sign an extension after the 2019-20 season. Furthermore, the unnamed source also stated that ncoramwx has had several ambitious and forward-thinking deals vetoed by ownership, and his blueprint for the Whalers has been shut down by ownership. In discussions with executives from other teams, it was clear that ncoramwx is a brilliant, savvy hockey mind who is not being permitted to properly rebuild the Whalers and is otherwise a perfectly capable GM that will be sought after no later than his inevitable 2020 free agency, if not perhaps earlier in the event of his firing by an unhappy ownership group.

12/1/18: 4-1 W vs. DAL
12/4/18: 5-2 L @ PIT
12/6/18: 4-1 L @ DET
12/8/18: 4-3 L @ CBJ
12/9/18: 3-1 L @ OTT
12/11/18: 2-0 W @ ANA
12/13/18: 3-2 W @ NJ
12/14/18: Hellebuyck returns. Skinner is sent to the AHL.
12/15/18: 2-1 W vs. VGK
12/19/18: 4-1 L @ MIN
12/21/18: 3-1 L @ TB
12/26/18: 5-4 OTL @ STL
12/27/18: 4-1 W vs. CAR. Slavin injured, Petrovic in.
12/28/18: Barkov returns. Denis Malgin will stay as the 4C, Derek MacKenzie scratched.
12/29/18: Pregame TRADE:
To Arizona:
Derek MacKenzie
2019 4th round pick (via STL)

To Hartford:
Torrey Mitchell
2019 7th round pick

Aaron Ekblad is named the new captain. Alex Barkov retains his alternate captaincy and Henrik Sedin is named the new assistant captain to replace the spot left vacant by Ekblad’s promotion.

Game result: 4-1 W @ BOS.

Jared McCann injured. Mitchell in.

12/31/18: 4-2 W @ COL. Pysyk injured. Mackenzie Weegar called up.
1/1/19: Slavin returns. Weegar sent down.
1/3/19: 3-2 OTL @ NSH. DeBrusk hurt. Paul Thompson recalled.
1/5/19: 2-0 L @ ARI
1/7/19: 3-2 L vs. QC
1/8/19: DeBrusk returns.
1/9/19: 4-3 OTL vs. MTL
1/12/19: 5-1 L @ EDM. Slavin’s out again! ncoramwx attempts to recall Weegar, but ownership - deliberately tanking at this point - orders the coaching staff to have 73 ovr forward Paul Thompson play left defense. It’s a short term injury.
1/13/19: 2-1 W @ PHI. Another game, another injured defenseman for the short term. This time it’s Jake Bean. This time, ncoramwx is allowed to recall Weegar.
1/16/19: 3-2 L @ VAN
1/17/19: 5-4 OTL @ WSH (That’s an unrealistic back to back!)
1/18/19: Jake Bean is back. Thompson will be the scratch, Weegar will play until Slavin returns.
1/19/19: Slavin returns, Weegar sent down.
1/20/19: 3-2 L @ CHI
1/21/19: McCann returns. Slavin is demanding a trade out of Hartford.
1/22/19: 4-3 OTL vs. CGY
1/25/19: TRADE
To Montreal:
Jaccob Slavin
2019 3rd round pick (via DAL)

To Hartford:
Nikita Nesterov
2020 1st round pick
2019 7th round pick

Nesterov will play in Slavin’s former LD2 spot. Slavin had a morale-induced drop from 83 overall at the start of the season to 78 overall by the trade time, but immediately jumped back to 83 overall upon arriving in Montreal.

1/28/19: Pysyk returns and will now replace an angry Matheson.
1/29/19: 4-3 OTL vs. BUF. Sedin injured, out a week. Karlsson slides up to 2C, Mitchell LW3. Pysyk hurt AGAIN, Matheson back in. Matheson is now a 75 overall; was 81 at year’s start.
1/30/19: Nick Bjugstad has publicly demanded a trade.
1/31/19: 4-2 L vs NYI
2/1/19: TRADE
To NY Islanders:
Nick Bjugstad
2019 4th round pick (via CAR)

To Hartford:
Michael Stone
2019 2nd round pick (via VGK)

Mitchell becomes the 3C, Thompson 3LW. Stone replaces Matheson.

2/2/19: 2-0 L vs. WPG. McCann is injured. Coaches basically give up and make Matheson the 4RW.
2/3/19: Pregame: Sedin returns at 2C, Karlsson becomes 3C. Mitchell 3LW. Thompson 4RW. Matheson scratched. Game: 2-0 W @ TOR.
2/4/19: Pysyk and Matheson demand trades. Meanwhile, media reports that ncoramwx told family members that had traveled to Hartford for the last home game that he “wants out of this nightmare” and that he is considering making it “hell on earth” for the owner by perhaps “making major trades of our top players, with good return but still hell on earth”.
2/5/19: 5-3 L @ LA. Barkov’s out. Sedin is re-injured. Mike Sgarbossa called up. Real-life me decides to just go with “best lines” due to four injured players at the moment.
2/7/19: McCann returns. 5-3 L vs. SJ
2/9/19: 4-3 W @ NYR. Sedin returns postgame. Postgame TRADE:
To New Jersey:
Mike Matheson

To Hartford:
Martin Marincin
2019 3rd round pick
2020 7th round pick

2/11/19: 5-3 L @ DAL. DeBrusk concussion.
2/12/19: TRADE
To Winnipeg:
Jake Bean
Mark Pysyk

To Hartford:
Ryan MacLeod
Jared Cowen
2020 3rd round pick

Analyst: This looks like it’s the start of ncoramwx’s revenge session.
Jake Bean’s agent: “ncoramwx texted Jake, saying to “enjoy Winnipeg” and says “I don’t know what city I will end up in, but I hope to follow you out of this fire soon. I made this trade for your own good. Enjoy being on a real team.”
Mackenzie Weegar called up.

2/13/19: DeBrusk returns.
2/15/19: 4-1 L vs. PIT
2/17/19: 2-1 L vs DET
2/19/19: 4-0 L vs. CBJ. Hellebuyck hurt, Skinner called up. Marchessault demands a trade.
2/20/19: 6-4 W vs. OTT
2/22/19: 7-4 L vs. ANA
2/23/19: TRADE
To Tampa Bay:
Jonathan Marchessault

To Hartford:
Jiri Tlusty
2019 4th round pick

2/24/19: Pregame frenzy as Hellebuyck returns and rumors intensify that Bennett may want out of town soon. Thompson sent down. Game result: 5-3 L vs. NJ. Cowen out for the rest of the year with post concussion syndrome.
2/25/19: Barkov returns and, along with Huberdeau and Ekblad, is actually placed on the trading block in a desperate attempt to get any of the three of them out of this walking nightmare and not waste their careers. The demanded return is reportedly high, though, with rumors saying the Whalers seek a high-end goalie prospect, numerous good skater prospects, a high value draft pick, or any of these in combination. Also, Connor Hellebuyck has demanded a trade.
2/26/19: 4-3 L vs. VGK. Karlsson hurt with a broken nose. Reimer has an injured shoulder and will be out for most of March, so Stuart Skinner will be the starter and Adam Wilcox the backup. Oh boy.
2/27/19: TRADE
To Washington:
Connor Hellebuyck

To Hartford:
Brooks Orpik
2019 2nd round pick
2019 3rd round pick (via NSH)

TRADE
To Winnipeg:
Alex Barkov

To Hartford:
Ukko-Pekka Lukkonen
Sam Gagner
2020 2nd round pick

Tyler Toffoli named an assistant captain to replace Barkov.

3/1/19 - TRADE DEADLINE
Karlsson returns before the game.

TRADE
To Vancouver:
Jonathan Huberdeau
2021 1st round pick

To Hartford:
Elias Pettersson
Brock Boeser
2019 3rd round pick (via CAR)

Game result: 3-1 L @ MIN. No further trades.

3/4/19: 2-1 L vs. TB. Ekblad’s out a few weeks.
3/6/19: 6-1 L @ STL. Marincin out for the season (herniated disc).
3/7/19: 5-1 L vs. CAR
3/9/19: 2-1 L @ BOS
3/11/19: 4-3 SOL @ COL
3/12/19: Ekblad returns from injury.
3/14/19: 3-2 OTL @ NSH. TvR injured, out for about a week.
3/16/19: 6-2 L @ ARI
3/17/19: 4-3 W vs. QC
3/20/19: 5-2 L vs. MTL
3/21/19: TvR, Reimer return; Wilcox sent down.
3/23/19: 5-2 W @ EDM. Stone hurt for about a week.
3/24/19: 6-5 SOL vs. PHI
3/27/19: Stone returns pregame. 4-3 W @ VAN
3/28/19: 5-3 L @ WSH
3/31/19: 3-0 W @ CHI
4/2/19: 3-2 SOL vs. CGY
4/4/19: 2-0 L vs. BUF
4/6/19: 4-2 W vs NYI
4/8/19: 4-0 W vs WPG. Despite this win, with the Sharks win, we clinch last place in all of the NHL.
4/9/19: With a 3-2 SOW @ VGK, we end this season of sadness on a 3 game win streak.

4/11/18 - End of Season/Start of Playoffs Report:
Our top scorer was, once again, Tyler Toffoli, who had 47 goals and 33 assists, good for 80 points. He was actually in third place in the Rocket Richard Trophy race, losing out to Tyler Seguin (51 goals) and Alex Ovechkin (58 goals). His 80 points were 15th overall in the league; the Art Ross Trophy went to Jamie Benn (35-71--106), who also led the league in assists. Toffoli’s performance was one of the lone bright spots on the team, however, as he was 33 points ahead of second-place team scorer Henrik Sedin (14-33--47).

This year, two of the bottom five teams were in last year’s top five teams (San Jose and Detroit were 31st and 30th, respectively, after being 3rd and 5th, respectively, last season). Rounding out the bottom five is Carolina (28th) and New Jersey (27th). The Dallas Stars, on the flip side, won the Presidents’ Trophy this year, with the Winnipeg Jets claiming 2nd place in both the NHL and their division. The Penguins won the East and got 3rd place in the NHL, the Lightning were 4th and won the Atlantic, and the Canadiens round out the top 5 with a 2nd place Atlantic finish. The Pacific Division winner, Anaheim, ended up in 9th place in the NHL.

Meanwhile, the defending Stanley Cup champion and last year’s East regular season winner, Washington, missed the playoffs altogether this year, as did last year’s Presidents’ Trophy winners in the Chicago Blackhawks. As already noted, the Red Wings missed the playoffs (and badly) after being last year’s West playoff champion, and the Sharks also had a sudden collapse from one of the league’s best teams to one of the worst. The other teams that missed the playoffs this year that were in last year are Toronto, Boston, Minnesota, and Calgary. The new teams in this year’s playoffs are the NY Islanders, Philadelphia, the NY Rangers, Winnipeg, Colorado, Nashville, Los Angeles, and Anaheim.

2019 first round matchups are DAL-NSH, WPG-COL, ANA-STL, EDM-LA in the West, and PIT-PHI, NYI-CBJ, TB-NYR, and MTL-OTT in the East.

Meanwhile, AHL Springfield is facing off in the first round against… Lehigh Valley. Again.

4/18/19: AHL Springfield loses in the first round, 3 games to 1 to Lehigh Valley.

4/25/19: NHL second round matchups are DAL-COL, ANA-LA, CBJ-PHI, and TB-MTL.

5/7/19: Western Conference Final is Dallas vs. Los Angeles. Eastern Conference Final is Tampa Bay vs. Columbus.

5/16/19: Los Angeles makes the Stanley Cup Final, beating Dallas 4 games to 1. Tampa and Columbus each earned more points than Los Angeles, so the Eastern winner will have home ice in the SCF. (Tampa leads the series 3-2.)

5/18/19: The Tampa Bay Lightning make the Stanley Cup Final and will have home ice against the Los Angeles Kings after a 6 game victory over the Blue Jackets.

5/30/19: The Los Angeles Kings are the 2019 Stanley Cup Champions. Conn Smythe Trophy goes to Drew Doughty, who actually led all skaters league-wide in playoff scoring with 27 points, powered by his league-leading 25 assists. He also scored 2 goals. The goal leader in the playoffs was Tyler Seguin, with 12 goals (Seguin also notched 9 assists).

6/1/19: The Texas Stars are the 2019 Calder Cup Champions, having overcome a 2-0 series deficit to the Providence Bruins en route to a 7 game victory. The Butterfield Trophy (AHL Playoff MVP) goes to Michael Mersch, left wing of the Stars.

6/2/19: 2019-20 salary cap is $81.085M. Salary floor is $61.485M.

NHL Awards not mentioned already:
Hart - Jamie Benn, Norris - Kris Letang, Lady Byng - Tyler Seguin, Calder - Josh Ho-Sang, Vezina - Braden Holtby, Jennings - Roberto Luongo (oops! bad trade), Masterton - Olli Juolevi, Selke - Connor McDavid, Lindsay - Jamie Benn.

6/20/19 - DRAFT LOTTERY
Whalers win the draft lottery, retaining the #1 overall selection! The Quebec Nordiques win the #2 overall selection, jumping from 4th. The 3rd pick is won by New Jersey, who jumps from the 6th overall spot. This means that the Sharks and Red Wings drop two spots, while the Hurricanes drop one spot.

6/23/19 - NHL ENTRY DRAFT
#1 pick - Walter Carney (Med Elite F, 76 ovr)

TRADE
To Calgary:
2020 1st round pick (via MTL)
2023 1st round pick

To Hartford:
2019 1st round pick (10th overall)

#10 pick - Tyler Aronson (Med Top 4 D, 63 ovr)

TRADE
To Arizona:
Ryan MacLeod

To Hartford:
2019 1st round pick (21st overall, via NYR)

TRADE
To Washington:
2019 1st round pick (21st overall, via NYR)
2019 3rd round pick (81st overall, via NSH)

To Hartford:
2019 1st round pick (16th overall)

#16 pick - Reginald McGinn (Med Top 4 D, 61 ovr)

TRADE
To Philadelphia:
Alexei Kozhevnikov
2022 1st round pick

To Hartford:
Robert Hagg
2019 1st round pick (20th overall)

#20 pick - George Hoyles (Med Top 6 F, 59 ovr)
#43 pick - Vladimir Vishnevski (Med Bottom 6 F, 56 ovr)
#48 pick - Roger Higgins (Low Top 6 F, 57 ovr)
#65 pick - Tuomo Paakkarinen (Low Top 6 F, 54 ovr)
#69 pick - Nicholas Beach (Low Top 4 D, 54 ovr)
#70 pick - Tyrone Janes (Med Bottom 6 F, 53 ovr)
#97 pick - Maurice Bolduc (Low Elite F, 54 ovr)
#127 pick - Xavier Rogers (Med Top 6 D, 75 ovr - that is not a typo!)
#129 pick - Pekka Taipalus (Low Top 6 D, 55 ovr)

TRADE
To New Jersey:
2019 6th overall pick (161st overall)
2019 7th round pick (212th overall, via PHI)

To Hartford:
2019 5th round pick (134th overall)

#134 pick - Lasse Helenius (Low Top 9 F, 55 ovr)
#193 pick - Yury Sharov (Med Bottom 6 F, 62 ovr)
#206 pick - Derek DaSilva (Med AHL Top 6 F, 54 ovr)
#217 pick - Sam Linzen (Med AHL Top 6 F, 56 ovr)

6/25/19 - RE-SIGN PHASE
Contracts offered:
Mike Sgarbossa (1 yr, 700K, 2 way)
Jake DeBrusk (2 yrs, 1.5M AAV)
Jiri Tlusty (1 yr, 2.5M)
Paul Thompson (3 yrs, 700K, 2 way)
Martin Marincin (3 yrs, 2.5M AAV)
Brent Regner (2 yrs, 875K AAV, 2 way)

Qualified RFAs:
Denis Malgin
Dryden Hunt
Juho Lammikko
Braden Christoffer
Henrik Haapala
Nikita Nesterov
Mackenzie Weegar
Reece Scarlett
Josh Brown
Mike Downing
Steven Hodges

ELCs:
Murray Peluso (700K)
Walter Carney (925K)
Xavier Rogers (925K)
Tim Soderlund (700K)
Krystof Hrabik (900K)
Maurice Bolduc (925K)
Pekka Taipalus (900K)
Robert Renberg (800K)
Reginald McGinn (925K)
Tyler Aronson (925K)
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (925K)

Released:
Sam Gagner
Jared Cowen
Michael Stone
Chase Balisy
Stelio Mattheos
Thomas Schemitsch
Ivan Lodnia
Oscar Flynn
Samuel Montembeault

Buyouts:
Beau Bennett
Alex Petrovic

6/26/19 - The following players are the only ones to decline:
MIke Sgarbossa
Martin Marincin
Jiri Tlusty

7/1/19 - FREE AGENCY
Contracts offered, seeing as we need to spend 14 million dollars to get to the floor:
Artemi Panarin (4 yrs, 7.25M AAV)
Conor Sheary (4 yrs, 5.7M AAV)
Cam Talbot (3 yrs, 8.9M AAV)
Jake Gardiner (3 yrs, 5.725M AAV)
Richard Panik (2 yrs, 3.6M AAV)
Nic Petan (1 yr, 2.9M) *RFA; if he signs and WPG doesn’t match, WPG gets 2020 rd 2 pick*

7/5/19 - Offer updates
Petan accepts, but must wait for WPG
Panik accepts
Sheary rejects, but money may change his mind
Gardiner rejects, signs with ANA

Re-offer to Sheary (4 yrs, 6M AAV)
Offer to Tyler Myers (2 yrs, 5M AAV)

7/6/19 - Offer updates
Panarin rejects, signs with OTT
Talbot rejects, signs with CAR

Offer to Marc-Andre Fleury (3 yrs, 3.5M AAV)

7/7/19 - Offer update
Winnipeg does NOT match my offer to Petan, 2020 rd 2 pick to WPG. (The funny part about this is I had traded for *their* second round pick in an earlier trade!)

7/9/19 - Offer updates
Sheary and Myers reject, say more money could change their minds

Since nearly 10 million still needs to be spent, I splurge on them.

Re-offer to Sheary: 4 yrs, 6.5M AAV
Re-offer to Myers: 2 yrs, 5.5M AAV

7/10/19 - Offer update
Fleury accepts

7/12/19 - Offer update
Sheary accepts

7/13/19 - Offer update
Myers accepts

7/17/19 - TRADE
To Colorado:
James Reimer

To Hartford:
Carl Soderberg
2020 3rd round pick

TRADE
To Montreal:
2020 3rd round pick (via COL)

To Hartford:
Carter Hutton

7/30/19 - RFA Update
All RFAs tendered offers have accepted except for Nikita Nesterov, who is holding out.

8/19/19 - Contract offer
Nikita Nesterov (1 yr, 2M)

8/23/19 - Contract update
Nesterov accepts

8/28/19 - Media report
“Whalers GM ncoramwx is still mad about his present situation, but suddenly the Whalers might be on an upturn. The owner has realized the disastrous possibility of losing ncoramwx next spring to another franchise, so he has permitted ncoramwx to have near free rein. This has resulted in some savvy signings. Whether any of this pans out or not remains to be seen.”

kolankosf · Jun 19, 2018

So I was really excited when I found this thread. After having a few really good franchise modes I figured I'd keep track just like how you guys have been...

1) made my team (Red Deer Rebels, Expansion team #32)

2) selected my team

3) Traded:
Myers to MTL for the 26th, Shaw and a 4th
Bogosian to LA for a 2nd and a 4th (107)
Jaskin+LAs 4th + C. Wiseman for Edm 55th (to pick Morgan Frost...Carolina went off the board with Frost with the 54th)
2018 3rd + 2017 6th (163) to Carolina for Frost
Free Agency:
Added Jagr, Mike Richards and offer sheet Burakovsky. Made decent pickups for farm team (B. Gionta, weal, etem, aulie,

4) SIM season because the team should be crappy

5) win the Presidents trophy, but eliminated first round

6) have a shitty draft and no one over 80 wants to re-sign unless they get way over paid. Had trouble getting free agents last free agency.

End up getting Joe Thornton for 3x 3, Rick Nash for 2x 3.5, Martin Jones 2x 4.5 and a successful offer sheet to Connor McDavid 5x 8.9...

Yup.... I'm done now. That was a quick ride....

kolankosf · Jun 19, 2018

Artorius Horus T · Aug 16, 2018

Out of curiosity i started a new one, with Toronto this time.
(first time with Toronto)

1st season; didn't change anything beginning of the season, did two minor trades before trade deadline ,
didn't finish to the play-offs. Record; 39 W 43 L (84 points)

Drafted Evan Bouchard (5th overall)

2nd season; made lots of trades before the season begun, didn't make any trades during season
the line up looked like this:

1st line + 1st pair
Anders Lee -Auston Matthews - Cam Atkinson
Morgan Rielly - Tyson Barrie

2nd line + 2nd pair
William Nylander - Viktor Rask - Mitch Marner
Nikita Zadorov - Nikita Zaitsev

3rd line + 3rd pair
Sonny Milano - Nazem Kadri - Zach Hyman
Niklas Hjalmarsson - Mike Green

4th line
Warren Foegele - Cedric Paquette - Josh Leivo

SG: Roberto Luongo
BG: Semyon Varlamov

Finished first in the NHL, record: 54 W 28 L (116 pts)
#1 PP(24.1)&PK(88.6) in the NHL, most PP goals (70),
Fewest goals against in the NHL (175), 15th most goals (226)
(most was 270; Pittsburgh)

1st play-off round: 4-1 over Ottawa Senators (5-0 W, 1-0 W, 3-2 OTL, 2-1 W, 3-1 W)
2nd play-off round: 4-2 over Tampa Bay Lightning (6-3 W, 2-1 L, 5-4 OTW, 4-1 W, 6-1 L, 3-1 W)
3rd play-off round: 4-0 sweep over New York Islanders (5-3 W, 4-1 W, 4-3 W, 3-1 W)
4th play-off round: 4-0 sweep loss to Chicago Blackhawks (3-2 L, 3-0 L, 3-1 L, 3-1 L)

Awards: Luongo won both Vezina&Jennings

Conn Smyth: Alex DeBrincat (won the play-offs scoring with 29 points,14 goals (most) +12 (highest) )
Art Ross Trophy: Phil Kessel (42g+61a=103pts)
Hart: Steven Stamkos (43g+57a=100pts +42)
Norris: Drew Doughty (2nd in d-men scoring; 10g+62a=72pts +31)
Maurice Richard Trophy: Tarasenko (52 goals)

Traded my 2019 1st round pick, so i wasn't able to draft in the first round.

- not yet started my 3rd season -

Round	Pick	Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type
1	25	Serron Noel	63	17	Low Top 6F	RW	Power Forward
1	30	Barrett Hayton	53	18	Med Top 6F	LW	2 way Forward
2	34	Ryan Merkley	67	17	Low Elite	D	Offensive D
2	35	Alexis Gravel	63	18	Low Elite	RW/C	2 way Forward
2	56	Connor Roberts	53	18	Med Top 6F	C	Power Forward
3	87	Tyler Popowich	54	18	Low Top 6F	C	Power Forward
4	118	Jake Kryski	64	20	Med Top 9F	C	Playmaker
5	149	Macauley Carson	60	18	Med AHL Top 6F	LW	2 way Forward
6	180	Oleg Chubisov	52	18	Med Backup	G	Hybrid
6	214	Yury Leonov	53	17	Med AHL Top 6F	C	Playmaker

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