True but I thought it was something they couldn't add now I'm like wth... it's been 4 days atleast they've got it. I like that we have updates now, it's a good step.
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True but I thought it was something they couldn't add now I'm like wth... it's been 4 days atleast they've got it. I like that we have updates now, it's a good step.
Cyborg Yzerberg
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I wait a year and sign them, and these are all guys with elite, medium potential, and the only guy to develop was Heiskanen.
Also, after making the conference finals and finishing second in the division, my team got gutted, because they wanted to win now and my team wasn't trending in the right direction despite gradual growth every season, lol.
EA messes up the simplest ****.
bleedblue1223
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Is franchise mode still garbage or have they fixed the issues that make it unplayable after a few seasons in?
What I want to know, is if you trade for a goalie, will they still wear their old teams mask for the rest of time or will they finally be given a default mask with their new teams colours.
One of my biggest gripes that always irks me when I play.
One of my biggest gripes that always irks me when I play.
SlapshotTheMovie
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its very hit or miss. Current NHL goalies change with teams. However rookies moving the the AHL or free agents signed tend to be a mixed bag.
SlapshotTheMovie
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I persoanlly like playing it further down in seasons because most bad contracts are gone and teams dont have as many cap issues. However some teams never go out of there way to get better unless its by accident. If thats what you are referring to then yes that is still in gm mode. I watched a team not sign a goalie in free agency or trade for one for 6 seasons. They litterally had AHL goalies in their 30's starting for the team.
bleedblue1223
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Is scouting still pointless? Is development still weird? Is free agency and resigning players still not realistic?
>Added the ability to see all the CPU lines in View Lines
Finally. Why on earth this was removed in the first place?
SlapshotTheMovie
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None of those things changed. You can resign players during the year however only once.
For example you have a 30 year old depth player he is doing third line stuff on a 1 year deal. You resign him to another 1 year deal. You can't ever resign him again during the year. After that second your you have to wait until the resign period to sign him.
Epic Neal Time
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Drafted an elite enforcer today. Can’t remember what round or draft as I was simming. Was a 46 overall out of the draft. After his first season he was 69 overall and after his second season he became 84. I’ll play out his third season. Can’t wait to use him.
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Soon done with the first season in Franchise Mode with the Canadiens. Wanted to redo the 2017 draft so started with the 31 Expansion Team option. As for the season I do sim most of it (around 75%) but play important games against division rivals and Saturday home games (regardless of opponent).
Here are some events from the season:
** VGK selects Jordie Benn from MTL in the Expansion Draft
** MTL selects Timothy Liljegren in the 1st round of the Entry Draft
** MTL resigns Carey Price (7 years x 7.5 million) and Alex Galchenyuk (4 years)
** Radulov signs with Nashville, Shattenkirk with Edmonton, and Oshie with Rangers
** Habs bargainbin hunt yields Franson, Dominic Moore, and Beauchemin (all 1 year deals)
** Habs season started terribly and October ended with being below .500
** Julien creates a 1st line of Pacioretty-Galchenyuk-Drouin
** Habs improve to .500 at the end of November
** December and January go extremely well including one 7 game win streak
** From February to the end of the season Habs maintain consistent .650 pace and battle with Lightning for the division title.
** Carey Price numbers: .935 Sv% - 2.15 GAA - 6 Shutouts. Montoya provides good backup numbers in his 20 games (10 wins, .925 Sv%)
** Nearing the trade deadline Habs make two deals: Byron to VGK for Beagle. Hudon, 2nd and a 5th to NYI for de Haan, Chimera and a 4th.
** Habs season ends with a 46-26-10 record finishing 2nd in the division behind TBL.
** Drouin leads the team in points (70) and goals (30). Positive suprises were the second line of Lehkonen-Plekanec-Gallagher with both Lehkonen and Gallagher surpassing the 20 goal mark.
In the playoff I play around 3-4 games per series and sim the rest.
Playoff 1st round
West: MIN vs. CHI, LAK vs. SJS, EDM vs. ARZ, ANA vs. NSH
East: TBL vs. PHI, MTL vs. OTT, NYR vs. FLA, PIT vs. WSH
Montreal faced a tough first round opponent in Ottawa Senators. The turning point was Game 5 in Montreal were Ottawa lead 2-1 going into the 3rd. With 90 seconds remaining Gallagher scored to tie the game. In OT Drouing scored 10 minutes in to give the Habs a 3-2 series lead and in the next game Habs comfortably took a 2-0 lead and held on to win 3-1 and the series 4-2.
Major upset of the 1st round was Florida defeating New York Rangers (Luongo had a .95 something sv%). Washington Capitals beat the Penguins finally, even after losing the first two games of the series.
Playoffs 2nd round:
West: EDM vs. SJS, CHI vs. NSH
East: MTL vs. TBL, WSH vs. FLA
The Lightning proved to be an easier opponent than the Senators. Mostly due to goaltending as Vasilevskiy had a tendency to let in a soft goal here and there. While, in the Ottawa series Price had not that great of a sv% (.910) in this series he was key and his Sv% improved to .932 after the series was over. Montreal takes the series 4-1.
Playoffs 3rd round:
West: SJS vs. CHI
East: MTL vs. WSH
It's looking grim at the moment. Series started with a split at the Bell Centre but Habs have now lost both games in Washington and are down 3-1 in the series. The CHI-SJS series is tied 2-2.
Here are some events from the season:
** VGK selects Jordie Benn from MTL in the Expansion Draft
** MTL selects Timothy Liljegren in the 1st round of the Entry Draft
** MTL resigns Carey Price (7 years x 7.5 million) and Alex Galchenyuk (4 years)
** Radulov signs with Nashville, Shattenkirk with Edmonton, and Oshie with Rangers
** Habs bargainbin hunt yields Franson, Dominic Moore, and Beauchemin (all 1 year deals)
** Habs season started terribly and October ended with being below .500
** Julien creates a 1st line of Pacioretty-Galchenyuk-Drouin
** Habs improve to .500 at the end of November
** December and January go extremely well including one 7 game win streak
** From February to the end of the season Habs maintain consistent .650 pace and battle with Lightning for the division title.
** Carey Price numbers: .935 Sv% - 2.15 GAA - 6 Shutouts. Montoya provides good backup numbers in his 20 games (10 wins, .925 Sv%)
** Nearing the trade deadline Habs make two deals: Byron to VGK for Beagle. Hudon, 2nd and a 5th to NYI for de Haan, Chimera and a 4th.
** Habs season ends with a 46-26-10 record finishing 2nd in the division behind TBL.
** Drouin leads the team in points (70) and goals (30). Positive suprises were the second line of Lehkonen-Plekanec-Gallagher with both Lehkonen and Gallagher surpassing the 20 goal mark.
In the playoff I play around 3-4 games per series and sim the rest.
Playoff 1st round
West: MIN vs. CHI, LAK vs. SJS, EDM vs. ARZ, ANA vs. NSH
East: TBL vs. PHI, MTL vs. OTT, NYR vs. FLA, PIT vs. WSH
Montreal faced a tough first round opponent in Ottawa Senators. The turning point was Game 5 in Montreal were Ottawa lead 2-1 going into the 3rd. With 90 seconds remaining Gallagher scored to tie the game. In OT Drouing scored 10 minutes in to give the Habs a 3-2 series lead and in the next game Habs comfortably took a 2-0 lead and held on to win 3-1 and the series 4-2.
Major upset of the 1st round was Florida defeating New York Rangers (Luongo had a .95 something sv%). Washington Capitals beat the Penguins finally, even after losing the first two games of the series.
Playoffs 2nd round:
West: EDM vs. SJS, CHI vs. NSH
East: MTL vs. TBL, WSH vs. FLA
The Lightning proved to be an easier opponent than the Senators. Mostly due to goaltending as Vasilevskiy had a tendency to let in a soft goal here and there. While, in the Ottawa series Price had not that great of a sv% (.910) in this series he was key and his Sv% improved to .932 after the series was over. Montreal takes the series 4-1.
Playoffs 3rd round:
West: SJS vs. CHI
East: MTL vs. WSH
It's looking grim at the moment. Series started with a split at the Bell Centre but Habs have now lost both games in Washington and are down 3-1 in the series. The CHI-SJS series is tied 2-2.
Diogenes92
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Love that EA added in the realignment option. I remade the Seattle Sorcerers and swapped places with Arizona.
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yes 25 years, if I could ever figure out how to construct a team that could make it to the playoffs I'd be a little happier lol 25 years of missing the playoffs thankfully I have gm firing off or I'd never get to year 25
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New York Rangers GM Mode
Preseason Update (2018/19)
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June 17, 2018
RESIGNING: Rangers Re-sign F Conor Sheary to 3 Year Deal
The Rangers have re-signed left wing Conor Sheary to a 3 year deal with an AAV of $4.125M. So now that’s another name off the list of players the Rangers have to re-sign, but the list is still pretty long and cash is still tight, so we’ll see what happens between now and free agency.
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June 22, 2018
Rangers Retirements:
Mark Streit
Major Retirements (NHL)(800+ GP):
Shane Doan|41|Free Agent|1540|972
Mike Ribeiro|38|Arizona|1074|793
Matt Cullen|41|Florida|1448|705
Chris Kunitz|38|Tampa Bay|963|606
Brian Gionta|39|Minnesota|1006|588
Mark Streit|40|NY Rangers|842|439
Jason Chimera|39|NY Islanders|1115|427
Matt Stajan|34|Boston|953|406
John-Michael Liles|37|Free Agent|836|370
Michal Rozsival|39|Chicago|1039|311
Dominic Moore|37|Toronto|929|298
Chris Kelly|37|Free Agent|833|289
Francois Beauchemin|38|Columbus|855|272
Vernon Fiddler|38|Free Agent|877|261
Chris Neil|39|New Jersey|1026|250
June 23, 2018
2018 NHL Entry Draft
Trades:
acquire: Timo Meier, 2018 1st (#24 OA), 2019 3rd
acquire: J.T. Miller, Brendan Smith, Jesper Fast, 2018 1st (#31 OA)
Analysis: This was a cap move. Simple as that. Smith is making $4M per year over the next 4 years while DeAngelo can come up and fill that spot for cheaper. Fast was scratched for the last 21 games of the playoffs and makes almost $2M. Miller just got extended, but with Zibanejad, Galchenyuk, Buchnevich, and Lias Andersson at center, there’s no need for him anymore. The Rangers get a great prospect in Timo Meier, move up 7 spots in the 1st round, and pick up a 3rd next year, while San Jose gets 3 players who can hopefully help them get back to the top of the standings where they believe they belong.
Top 10 Picks:
R. Dahlin|1|Columbus Blue Jackets|D|78|Medium Elite
J. Veleno|2|Arizona Coyotes|C|73|Medium Elite
F. Zadina|3|Dallas Stars|RW|71|Medium Elite
J. McIsaac|4|San Jose Sharks|D|60|Medium Top 4 D
A..MacDonald|5|Florida Panthers|LW|60|Medium Top 6 F
B. Pritchett|6|New Jersey Devils|G|57|Medium Elite
S. Bucek|7|New York Islanders|LW|59|Medium Top 6 F
A..Thomas|8|Vancouver Canucks|C|57|Medium Top 6 F
R. Sutter|9|New York Islanders|RW|57|High Top 6 F
N. Beaudin|10|Buffalo Sabres|D|57|High Top 6 D
New York Rangers Picks
Henrik Lindholm|1|24|D|52|Medium Top 4 D
Martin McElroy|3|85|LW|54|Low Elite
Owen Homer|4|124|D|52|Low Top 6 D
Niilo Halonen|5|126|G|62|Medium Fringe Starter
Kari Lappalainen|5|155|LW|54|Low Top 9 F
Isak Wallin|6|168|G|56|Medium Fringe Starter
Scott Atkinson|6|186|C|48|Medium AHL Top 6 F
Yaroslav Alexeyev|7|187|RW|56|Medium AHL Top 6 F
Viktor Chubarov|7|192|D|55|Medium AHL Top 2 D
June 25, 2018
Re-Sign Phase
Rangers Free Agents:
Ondrej Pavelec|79|30|UFA|2 Yrs/1.225M AAV|Did not re-sign
Calvin De Haan|81|27|UFA|3 Yrs/4.25M AAV|Did not re-sign (Too many defenseman)
Rick Nash|82|34|UFA|2 Yrs/3.4M AAV|Did not re-sign
Thomas Vanek|83|34|UFA|2 Yrs/4.275M AAV|Did not re-sign
Mike Fisher|79|38|UFA|2 Yrs/2.1M AAV|Did not re-sign
Chris Brown|69|27|UFA|1 Yr/650K AAV|Released to FA
Tommy Hughes|68|26|UFA|1 Yr/650K AAV|1 Year/$650K AAV
Ty Ronning|59|20|UFA|3 Yrs/650K AAV|3 Years/$650K AAV
Tarmo Reunanen|60|20|UFA|3 Yrs/765K AAV|3 Years/$700K AAV
Jimmy Vesey|80|25|RFA|2 Yrs/2.75M AAV|2 Years/$2.5M AAV
Adam Tambellini|70|23|RFA|1 Yr/650K AAV|3 Years/$650K AAV
Malte Stromwall|67|23|RFA|2 Yrs/650K AAV|3 Years/$650K AAV
Henrik Samuelsson|72|24|RFA|1 Yr/650K AAV|2 Years/$650K AAV
Matt Puempel|76|25|RFA|1 Yr/900K AAV|1 Year/$775K AAV
Cristoval Nieves|68|24|RFA|1 Yr/650K AAV|Released to FA
Richard Nejezchleb|65|24|RFA|2 Yrs/675K AAV|Released to FA
Calle Andersson|71|24|RFA|1 Yr/650K AAV|2 Years/$650K AAV
Dan Catenacci|69|25|RFA|2 Yrs/650K AAV|1 Year/$650K AAV
Anthony DeAngelo|80|22|RFA|3 Yrs/2.65M AAV|3 Years/2.5M AAV
John Gilmour|66|25|RFA|2 Yrs/650K AAV|1 Year/$650K AAV
Ryan Graves|72|23|RFA|2 Yrs/725K|3 Years/$650K AAV
Scott Kosmachuk|74|24|RFA|1 Yr/750K AAV|1 Year/$650K AAV
Rangers ELC Signings:
None
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July 1st, 2018
Free Agency
Top 10 Free Agents:
John Carlson|D|28|87|New York Rangers|3 Years/$6.5M AAV
Daniel Sedin|LW|37|84|Detroit Red Wings|2 Years/$5.195M AAV
Joe Thornton|C|38|84|Vancouver Canucks|2 Years/$6.185M AAV
Thomas Vanek|LW|34|83|Dallas Stars|1 Year/$4.755M AAV
Zdeno Chara|D|41|83|New Jersey Devils|4 Years/$4.275M AAV
Jaromir Jagr|RW|46|83|New York Islanders|1 Year/$4.565M AAV
Jannik Hansen|RW|32|82|New Jersey Devils|3 Years/$3.365M AAV
Josh Bailey|LW|28|82|Philadelphia Flyers|4 Years/$4.29M AAV
John Moore|D|27|82|Arizona Coyotes|4 Years/$4.725M AAV
Evander Kane|LW|26|82|Carolina Hurricanes|3 Years/$4.435M AAV
Trades:
acquire: Keith Yandle
Analysis: So Smith traded, De Haan leaving in FA, and now Yandle dealt as well. That’s 3 defenseman gone totalling over $10M in cap last season, with Anthony DeAngelo as the only seemingly NHL-ready defenseman to make the jump to the NHL. Something’s gotta give. I expect the Rangers to be in hard on some free agent defenseman now.
Rangers Signings:
John Carlson|D|28|87|Exact Top 4 D|3 Years/$6.5M AAV|N/A
Andrei Markov|D|39|82|Exact Top 4 D|2 Years/$4.5M AAV|N/A
Frankie Vatrano|LW|24|78|Medium Top 9 F|2 Years/$1.975M AAV|RFA - 2nd to BOS as comp.
Jussi Jokinen|LW|35|79|Exact Top 9 F|2 Years/$2.75M AAV|N/A
Chris Terry|RW|29|76|Exact Bottom 6 F|1 Year/$950K AAV|N/A
Rangers FA Analysis: The Rangers pick up the biggest fish in free agency, which has happened quite often since the early 2000’s. John Carlson will play on the top pair most likely with Ryan McDonagh. Brady Skjei and Kevin Shattenkirk will round out an all-American top 4 on the back end. Markov will slot in on the bottom pair with DeAngelo. Frankie Vatrano will battle in camp for a spot in the lineup, but I believe he will end up as either the 3rd or 4th line left wing. Jokinen will be the 4th line right wing in all likelihood, while Terry could battle for a spot or be a healthy scratch, or maybe even play in the AHL (you may remember him winning the regular season point scoring title in the AHL last season).
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September 18, 2018
Preseason Game #1: Vs.
Final Score: 7-6 NYR (OT)
NYR Goals:
Buchnevich (1) ----- Samuelsson, Tambellini
Buchnevich (2) ----- Markov
Jokinen (1) ----- DeAngelo, Meier
C. Andersson (1) ----- Unassisted
Repo (1) ----- Day
Terry (1) ----- Vatrano, Sheshtyorkin
Markov (1) ----- Buchnevich, DeAngelo
Goalie Stats:
Halverson ----- 1 SVs on 5 SA, .200 SV%, 6.00 GAA
Sheshtyorkin ----- 10 SVs on 12 SA, .833 SV%, 5.73 GAA
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September 20, 2018
Preseason Game #2: Vs.
Final Score: 7-1 NYR
NYR Goals:
Kosmachuk (1) ----- Repo, Puempel
DeAngelo (1) ----- Buchnevich
Buchnevich (3) ----- Jokinen, DeAngelo
Jokinen (2) ----- Buchnevich, Meier
Buchnevich (4) ----- Meier, DeAngelo
Meier (1) ----- Jokinen, Buchnevich
Chytil (1) ----- Meier, Tambellini
Goalie Stats:
Halverson ----- 3 SVs on 4 SA, .750 SV%, 3.00 GAA
Sheshtyorkin ----- 10 SVs on 10 SA, 1.000 SV%, 0.00 GAA
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September 21st, 2018
SIGNING: Rangers Sign Free Agent Oskar Sundqvist
The New York Rangers announced today that they have come to an agreement with free agent forward Oskar Sundqvist on a 1 year, $650K contract. Sundqvist was a Penguins draft pick in 2012 and spent last season in the St. Louis Blues organization (0 points in 15 NHL games, 40 points in 68 AHL games). Sundqvist (I’d have to imagine) could possibly compete for a bottom line role or for the 13th forward spot. If not, he’ll be good AHL depth in case of injuries.
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September 22, 2018
Preseason Game #3: Vs.
Final Score: 4-2 NYR
NYR Goals:
L. Andersson (1) ----- Jokinen, Markov
Meier (2) ----- DeAngelo, Jokinen
Jokinen (3) ----- Meier, Day
Chytil (2) ----- Kosmachuk
Goalie Stats:
Sheshtyorkin ----- 27 SVs on 29 SA, .931 SV%, 2.04 GAA
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September 23, 2018
Preseason Game #4: Vs.
Final Score: 4-3 CBJ
NYR Goals:
Gropp (1) ----- L. Andersson, Catenacci
L. Andersson (2) ----- Day, DeAngelo
L. Andersson (3) ----- Sundqvist, Hughes
Goalie Stats:
Sheshtyorkin ----- 35 SVs on 39 SA, .897 SV%, 4.07 GAA
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September 24, 2018
BREAKING: Rangers Announce 18 Out of 21 Roster Spots Secured
The New York Rangers today announced their first set of players who would not make the team out of preseason. It includes: G Brandon Halverson, D Tommy Hughes, D Sean Day, D Ryan Graves, W Henrik Samuelsson, W Dan Catenacci, C Filip Chytil, and C Sebastian Repo. The Rangers also announced the following spots were locked up and the tentative lineup looks like this…
Sheary-Zibanejad-Zuccarello
Buchnevich-Galchenyuk-Gallagher
Vesey-L. Andersson-Meier
Jokinen-TBD-TBD
Skjei-Carlson
McDonagh-Shattenkirk
DeAngelo-Markov
Lundqvist
Sheshtyorkin
So that means (assuming they sign a free agent for the 4th line center role or acquire one via trade and Calle Andersson gets the nod as 7th D) that Sundqvist, Puempel, Vatrano, Terry, Kosmachuk, Gropp, and Tambellini (all the players still remaining who haven’t been sent down or locked into a spot yet) are competing for one 4th line right wing spot and a 13th forward role. These last few days of preseason should be fun to watch.
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September 24, 2018
TRADE ALERT: Rangers, Sabres Make Preseason Swap
The New York Rangers announced today that they have traded winger Matt Puempel and a 4th round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for center Zemgus Girgensons. Girgensons is 24 and had 30 points in the NHL last season. Puempel didn’t see much NHL time until he became a regular in the lineup during the postseason due to his strong performance.
Analysis: Puempel was one of the guys in the 7-way preseason battle for the last spot in the Rangers regular lineup. Now there’s one less as he gets moved to a team where he’ll have more of a chance. It also opens the door for someone like Vatrano or Terry to make a much better run at that spot. The Rangers get that 4th line center they need since Buchnevich works better on the wing. Girgensons is a former 1st round pick and is still only 24, but his progression hasn’t been great, so Buffalo was willing to give him up for pretty cheap.
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September 26, 2018
Preseason Game #5: Vs.
Final Score: 2-0 NYR
NYR Goals:
Terry (2) ----- Girgensons, DeAngelo
Meier (3) ----- Carlson, Vesey
Goalie Stats:
Lundqvist ----- 24 SVs on 24 SA, 1.000 SV%, 0.00 GAA
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September 28, 2018
Preseason Game #6: Vs.
Final Score: 4-3 NJD
NYR Goals:
Shattenkirk (1) ----- Vatrano (1), Sheary
Sheary (1) ----- Skjei, Vatrano
Markov (2) ----- Buchnevich
Goalie Stats:
Sheshtyorkin ----- 22 SVs on 26 SA, .846 SV%, 4.07 GAA
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September 29, 2018
BREAKING: Decision Time for Rangers Management
The Rangers today sent Scott Kosmachuk, Ryan Gropp, and Adam Tambellini down to Hartford, presumably ending their hope of making the team. That leaves Sundqvist, Vatrano, and Terry to compete for the last 2 spots (4th line right wing and healthy scratch). The Rangers are expected to make that decision later today since they have their final preseason game tonight against Carolina, and Rangers GM Chris Drury likes to have the full team on the ice for the last preseason game to have some time to gel a bit. So let’s look at those 3 players and their preseason performances…
Frank Vatrano ----- 6 GP, 0 Goals, 3 Assists, 3 Points, +1, 2 PIM
Chris Terry ----- 6 GP, 2 Goals, 0 Assists, 2 Points, Even, 4 PIM
Oskar Sundqvist ----- 4 GP, 0 Goals, 1 Assist, 1 Point, -3, 5 PIM
So based on their numbers, I’d say Oskar Sundqvist is probably the odd man out here. He has less points (yes I know he has less games played) and has a worse plus/minus and more penalty minutes.
The tough call is now whether to put Vatrano as the 4th line winger and Terry as the 13th forward or vice versa. I think since Vatrano is the younger player they’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and start him, but we’ll have to see.
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September 29, 2018
BREAKING: Rangers Make Final Roster Cuts
A quick update here just before game time. Oskar Sundqvist has been sent down to Hartford. Frank Vatrano will be on the 4th line tonight and Chris Terry will be a healthy scratch.
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September 29, 2018
Preseason Game #6: Vs.
Final Score: 2-1 CAR (SO)
NYR Goals:
Zibanejad (1) ----- Sheary, Markov
Goalie Stats:
Lundqvist ----- 34 SVs on 35 SA, .971 SV%, 0.92 GAA
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September 30, 2017
Pre-Season Review
Record: 4-2-1 (9 points)
Rank: 1st in Metropolitan Division
Point Leader: Pavel Buchnevich (4-5-9)
Analysis: Pretty good showing from the youngsters this time around. Some tough decisions means there was good competition. Terry did well, Sundqvist was alright, and I liked what I saw from Gropp and Tambellini. Chytil also impressed me as did Sean Day.
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October 4, 2018
Rangers Opening Night Lineup Announced
New York announced its 21 man roster for their upcoming season opener against the New Jersey Devils.
Sheary-Zibanejad-Zuccarello
Buchnevich-Galchenyuk-Gallagher
Vesey-L. Andersson-Meier
Jokinen-Girgensons-Vatrano
Skjei-Carlson
McDonagh-Shattenkirk
DeAngelo-Markov
Lundqvist
Sheshtyorkin
Healthy Scratches: Chris Terry (F), Calle Andersson (D)
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I didn't do much for editing yet as I'm waiting for the roster update to finish up first. Hate spending hours just to get an update and have it delete it all.
As far as I can tell, choosing roster isn't an option before you start expansion mode. Hopefully EA patches this eventually.
You select the active roster under the new Rosters tile and that is supposed to be the roster it uses when you start Franchise mode. However, as you noticed if you choose 32 team expansion mode it does not use the active roster. It also creates a new custom roster for you from the active roster and makes that the new active roster.
I have a feeling this will never get fixed and that's disappointing. In order for this to work there would have to be expansion draft logic programmed. Essentially an entirely new A.I. to make decisions on which players to protect during the draft based on the active roster. Maybe there is a chance they can utilize the current trading A.I. somehow but I doubt it. So don't hold your breath on this being addressed. I was looking forward to editing the rosters all crazy and seeing who the CPU protected too
silly me.The biggest let down was when I got to the draft and realized after having spent a good 2 hours entirely customizing both my NHL and AHL teams
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Epic Neal Time
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Worst thing about the game is how every prospect drafted after the top-10 is 54-58 overall. Takes until they're 24 before they're NHL ready.
SlapshotTheMovie
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Honestly they do have a problem with prospects but players drafted after the 3rd round have almost no chance of making it to the NHL so i kinda get it. However the top 5 should all be NHL ready or a point or two away from it. The next 15 should be NHL ready after 1 year. After that it should take 3-4 years to make the NHL if they are going to. I still have a problem where 1st over all picks are years away from being NHL ready. I am like 8 years deep into franchise and the 1st overall was a 70 over all defense defender. He didnt hit 78 for 3 years.
Epic Neal Time
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I guess my main problem is that players drafted after 10th. An 18th overall pick shouldn't take six years to make it to the show. They should be high-60's or low 70's and then their growth from there should determine how successful they will be.
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