East Coast Icestyle
Registered User
I really don't get how everyone is having troubles with developing. Mine are going fine. In 2019 I drafted a left winger that was like 59 and in two years he was 80 with top 6 potential.
NHL 18 Franchise Mode :Expansion Edition
- Thread starter IHaveNoCreativity
- Start date
If you look at the first round of the 2016 draft there's defenitely not 20 guys who are NHL ready now.
I think a few people don't realize 77 overall is the new 80.
In this game 74-76 is a substitute level player. Someone with 77 would be a established NHL'er. Someone you typically wouldn't healthy scratch.
East Coast Icestyle
Registered User
Exactly. It plays in huge. A 75 overall centre playmaker for instance, became my third line centre. He he had all 80s in stats except for checking, aggression, etc. He was basically what the 82-84 overall was last year.
I saw few 80 ovrl generated prospect. On my 2020 draft, top 3 guys were 80,81,78...so they were nhl ready and could fit on a weak team top 6. Generated prospects seems alot better than last year. I like the fact that u can find some low elit potential on round 5-7 and sometimes you only have a top 9 fwd on the first round. Some of them will bust, others will be steals exactly like real life.
NYRangers3061
Lets Go Rangers!!!
New York Rangers GM Mode
Trade Deadline Update (2018/19)
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Trade Deadline Day (2/27)
Rangers Record: 31-27-5 (67 Points)
Rank:7th in Metropolitan Division
Leading Point Scorer: Zibanejad (23-22-45)
Major Trades Since February 1st
NYI acquires: 2020 1st + 2019 4th + 2 others
BUF acquires: Jordan Eberle + Joffrey Lupul + 2 others
NYI acquires: Adam Ginning + 2020 3rd
EDM acquires: Anders Lee + Johnny Oduya + A. Martinsen
NJD acquires: 2020 1st + 2019 5th
MIN acquires: Adam Henrique + Ben Lovejoy + 2019 5th
ARZ acquires: 2020 1st + Max Jones + 2020 2nd
ANA acquires: Niklas Hjalmarsson + Antoine Vermette
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February 27, 2019
TRADE ALERT: Rangers, Jets Make Deadline Deal
acquire: 2019 4th, 2019 7th, 2020 3rd
acquire: Andrei MarkovAnalysis: This is the first time in a long time that the New York Rangers have been sellers at the Trade Deadline. I don’t expect them to do too much more today because they still have an outside shot at the playoffs and a good team overall, but injuries have really hurt them (both literally and figuratively) this season, so I wouldn’t expect a blowup. Markov is a depth defenseman who slot in nicely as the number 5 defenseman in the Jets. The Rangers pick up a few picks here so not a bad trade for either side.
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February 27, 2019
BREAKING: Rangers Call Up 2 Players After Markov Trade
The New York Rangers have called up defenseman Sean Day after trading Andrei Markov to the Jets earlier. Day is a 21 year old defenseman and is expected to make his NHL debut later this evening against Ottawa. They also called up forward Dan Catenacci leading me to believe they’ll be sending out a forward soon. If a forward is traded, Catenacci will likely play tonight as well as Lias Andersson is still out injured.
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February 27, 2019
TRADE ALERT: Rangers Move Out Another Depth Piece
acquire: 2019 4th, 2020 7th
acquire: Jussi JokinenAnalysis: As Trade Deadline day winds to a close, the Rangers shipped Jussi Jokinen to San Jose in exchange for a couple draft picks. Good deal for San Jose because he’s more than a rental (he has 1 more year after 2018/19) and they got him for a 4th and a 7th which is pretty cheap. His production isn’t bad, but the only negatives are his age (not a huge factor since he’s signed for only 2 years) and his cap hit, which is $2.75M.
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I did some experiments on NHL 17, and was able to figure out what each potential level means. So, assuming that they decreased the overalls by 3 on general (which I've read in a couple of places), this is what they translate to in NHL 18:
90+ (franchise forward/defenseman)
84-89 (elite forward/defenseman)
81-83 (top 6 forward/top 4 defenseman)
77-80 (top 9 forward/top 6 defenseman)
74-76 (bottom 6 forward/7th defenseman)
68-73 (AHL top 6 forward/AHL top 2 defenseman)
63-67 (AHL bottom 6 forward/AHL top 4 defenseman)
Now, in reality AHL bottom 6 forward/AHL top 4 defenseman potential is actually an ECHL level player. This is why you never see anyone with lower than AHL top 6 forward/AHL top 2 defenseman in the draft. Meanwhile, bottom 6 forward/7th defenseman practically means a substitute level player.
So my conclusion is:
81-83 (2nd line forward/top 4 defenseman or a complemantary 1st line forward/top pairing D)
79-80 (Decent to good 3rd line forward/good #5 d-man or poor #4)
77-78 (Decent to good 4th liner/3rd pairing d-man)
74-76 (NHL substitute)
68-73 (AHL player)
Now there are always exceptions. One guy with 77 overall might be better suited than someone with 80 in a top six role, depending on how they are built.
And if you have have a weak team, or if your team is top heavy so you can't afford good depth, those 74-76 guys might end up being regulars on your 4th line.
But if your team looks something like this ...
82 - 90 - 87
84 - 83 - 81
79 - 80 - 79
77 - 78 - 77
76
74
88 - 82
81 - 83
77 - 79
76
85
80
... Congrats, you are probably the top favourite to win the Stanley Cup.
KiwiFlamesFan
Registered User
Created the Seattle Thunderbirds and used the expansion draft to grab the best players available with a view to making some big moves. It's easy to put together a really good defense core through the expansion draft.
After making my moves at the entry draft the team looks like this:
Grabner - Duchene - Brown
D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Berglund
Laughton - Letestu - Stempniak
Nieto - Dzingel - Smith-Pelly
Ekholm - Vatanen
Brodin - Myers
de Haan - Demers
Grubauer
Korpisalo
Think I can be competitive right out of the gate which is what I wanted but also have some good trade pieces should things not pan out...
After making my moves at the entry draft the team looks like this:
Grabner - Duchene - Brown
D. Sedin - H. Sedin - Berglund
Laughton - Letestu - Stempniak
Nieto - Dzingel - Smith-Pelly
Ekholm - Vatanen
Brodin - Myers
de Haan - Demers
Grubauer
Korpisalo
Think I can be competitive right out of the gate which is what I wanted but also have some good trade pieces should things not pan out...
I had a roster with similar ratings finished worst in the division in year 4 after grinding very carefully to build the roster without completely burying myself
Also weird when building a team the create a team jerseys are still Reebok
East Coast Icestyle
Registered User
if a prospect is junior eligible and under 72 overall I don't sign him. If he's from Europe and above 60 I sign him just in case he subs into the AHL team. In some cases, I've gotten lucky. A 66 overall Euro for example, slotting into a weak AHL team seems to develop a lot faster.
I think playing time is a big factor, which I generally try to give a lot of AHL games to prospects. Not for development, just because I like seeing stat history hahah
NYRangers3061
Lets Go Rangers!!!
Rangers GM Mode
Playoffs Update (2018/19)
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March 8, 2019
RESIGNING: Rangers Extend 3 Key Players
The New York Rangers announced today that they have re-signed 3 important pending free agents. Ryan McDonagh was signed to a 4 year, $4.975M deal, which is pretty solid for the Rangers. It’s only a $275K raise from his (already cheap) previous deal and will bring him to his mid 30s when his steep decline will likely begin. Zuccarello was extended for 4 years as well at $3.975M per year, which is another good deal for the Rangers. He’s getting paid $525K less than his previous contract and it will take him to his mid to late 30s. Finally, Pavel Buchnevich agreed to a 2 year, bridge contract that will pay him $3.5M. The Rangers want to see if he’s worth a big investment before pouring a lot of money into him.
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March 10, 2019
CALL-UP: Rangers Call Up Rookie
The New York Rangers have called up 19 year old Filip Chytil from Hartford due to injuries to both Lias Andersson and Zemgus Girgensons. Chytil was the Rangers 1st round pick (#21 overall) in 2017 and tonight will be his first regular season NHL game. He is not expected to be up with the team long and will likely be sent back down when those two are healthy again.
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March 15, 2019
RESIGNING: Rangers Re-Sign Meier
Timo Meier has signed a long term deal to stay with the New York Rangers. It is an 8 year contract, with an AAV of $3.975M. So Meier obviously looking for some long term financial stability, as this deal will take him until he’s 30. The Rangers took a risk. This contract could end up being a huge steal (if Meier becomes a top player and the cap keeps going up) or it could be pretty bad (if Meier gets hurt often or his play declines), because of the length. But still, with a cap hit of just under $4M per season, it wouldn’t be the end of the world if he doesn’t develop great. Good deal for both sides at the moment in my opinion, and as for the long term, we’ll have to wait and see.
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April 8, 2019
Record: 43-33-6 (92 Points)
Rank: 5th in Metropolitan Division, 9th in Eastern Conference, 16th in NHL
Player Stats (Regular Season)
Zibanejad|75|30|29|59
Carlson|80|9|48|57
Sheary|73|22|31|53
Galchenyuk|82|16|37|53
Shattenkirk|82|3|50|53
Zuccarello|82|18|34|52
Skjei|82|8|39|47
Gallagher|82|26|20|46
Buchnevich|82|16|24|40
McDonagh|81|10|25|35
Vatrano|82|17|11|28
Vesey|82|13|15|28
Terry|59|14|8|22
DeAngelo|82|7|15|22
Girgensons|73|11|9|20
Meier|80|8|12|20
L. Andersson|51|6|11|17
Catenacci|13|1|6|7
C. Andersson|10|1|3|4
Chytil|11|1|0|1
Day|19|1|0|1
Goalie Stats (Regular Season):
Lundqvist|36-23-4|9|2.38|.919
Sheshtyorkin|7-10-3|1|2.37|.917
April 9, 2019
Rangers Lineup
Sheary (83)-Zibanejad (87)-Zuccarello (84)
Buchnevich (81)-Galchenyuk (84)-Gallagher (83)
Vesey (81)-L. Andersson (74)-Meier (81)
Vatrano (78)-Girgensons (79)-Terry (76)
Skjei (87)-Carlson (87)
McDonagh (84)-Shattenkirk (84)
Day (74)-DeAngelo (82)
Lundqvist (88)
Sheshtyorkin (67)
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April 9, 2019
First Round Matchups:
WEST-
Winnipeg (C2) Vs. Dallas (C3)
St. Louis (C1) Vs. Chicago (WC2)
Anaheim (P2) Vs. Arizona (P3)
Calgary (P1) Vs. Minnesota (WC1)
EAST-
Carolina (M2) Vs. Pittsburgh (M3)
Columbus (M1) Vs. Washington (WC1)
Ottawa (A2) Vs. Montreal (A3)
Toronto (A1) Vs. Buffalo (WC2)
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NHL Round 1 Results:
WEST-
Winnipeg (C2) - 4 to 2 - Dallas (C3)
St. Louis (C1) - 4 to 3 - Chicago (WC2)
Anaheim (P2) - 4 to 3 - Arizona (P3)
Calgary (P1) - 4 to 2 - Minnesota (WC1)
EAST-
Carolina (M2) - 4 to 3 - Pittsburgh (M3)
Columbus (M1) - 1 to 4 - Washington (WC1)
Ottawa (A2) - 0 to 4 - Montreal (A3)
Toronto (A1) - 4 to 1 - Buffalo (WC2)
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April 23, 2019
Round 2 Matchups:
WEST-
St. Louis (C1) Vs. Winnipeg (C2)
Calgary (P1) Vs. Anaheim (P2)
EAST-
Carolina (M2) Vs. Washington (WC1)
Toronto (A1) Vs. Montreal (A3)
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NHL Round 2 Results:
WEST-
St. Louis (C1) - 4 to 3 - Winnipeg (C2)
Calgary (P1) *- 2 to 4 - Anaheim (P2)
EAST-
Carolina (M2) - 4 to 3 - Washington (WC1)
Toronto (A1) - 4 to 1 - *Montreal (A3)
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May 7, 2019
Conference Final Matchups:
WEST-
St. Louis (C1) Vs. Anaheim (P2)
EAST-
Toronto (A1) Vs. Carolina (M2)
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NHL Conference Finals Results:
WEST-
St. Louis (C1) - 1 to 4 - *Anaheim (P2)
EAST-
Toronto (A1) - 1 to 4 - Carolina (M2)
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May 19, 2019
Stanley Cup Final Matchup:
Anaheim (P2) Vs. Carolina (M2)
Game 1: 2-1 ANA
Game 2: 3-2 ANA
Game 3: 4-0 CAR
Game 4: 3-2 CAR
Game 5: 3-0 CAR
Game 6: 2-0 ANA
Game 7: *2-1 ANA
Series: Ducks win 4-3 over Carolina to win the 2019 Stanley Cup!
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May 31, 2018
Hartford Wolf Pack
Record: 39-32-11 (89 Points)
Rank: 6th in Atlantic Division, 10th in Eastern Conference, 20th in AHL
Player Stats (Regular SEason):
Repo|82|21|35|56
Kovacs|79|24|28|52
Samuelsson|82|17|34|51
Tambellini|82|23|25|48
Kosmachuk|82|10|36|46
Gropp|82|21|24|45
Sundqvist|82|17|22|39
Chytil|68|4|25|29
Fontaine|82|6|20|26
Gettinger|82|5|19|24
Ronning|82|15|6|21
Graves|82|8|11|19
Stromwall|82|5|13|18
Reunanen|82|4|12|16
Paliotta|82|3|12|15
Day|63|3|7|10
Zborovskiy|82|1|9|10
Gilmour|82|2|6|8
Leedahl|14|2|3|5
Hughes|19|1|1|2
Carey|3|0|0|0
Goalie Stats (Regular Season):
Skapski|34-25-8|5|2.44|.914
Halverson|5-7-3|1|2.37|.916
Playoffs: Missed Playoffs
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May 31, 2019
NHL Trophies:
Stanley Cup|N/A|Anaheim Ducks
Presidents’ Trophy|N/A|Toronto Maple Leafs
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl|N/A|Anaheim Ducks
Prince of Wales Trophy|N/A|Carolina Hurricanes
Art Ross Trophy|Alexander Ovechkin|Washington Capitals
Hart Memorial Trophy|Alexander Ovechkin|Washington Capitals
James Norris Memorial Trophy|Noah Hanifin|Carolina Hurricanes
Lady Byng Trophy|Tyler Seguin|Dallas Stars
Calder Memorial Trophy|Timothy Liljegren|Toronto Maple Leafs
Conn Smythe Trophy|John Gibson|Anaheim Ducks
Vezina Trophy|Carey Price|Montreal Canadiens
William M. Jennings Trophy|Frederik Andersen|Toronto Maple Leafs
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy|Connor Murphy|Arizona Coyotes
Frank J. Selke Trophy|Ryan Getzlaf|Anaheim Ducks
Ted Lindsay Award|Alexander Ovechkin|Washington Capitals
Maurice Richard Trophy|Alexander Ovechkin|Washington Capitals
AHL Trophies:
Calder Cup|N/A|Lehigh Valley Phantoms|Championship trophy
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy|N/A|Tucson Roadrunners|Most regular season points (team)
John B. Sollenberger Trophy|Emil Pettersson|Milwaukee Admirals|Most regular season points (player)
Chris Drury GM History
2017-18|New York Rangers|50-28-4|104|1st in Metropolitan Division, 2nd in Eastern Conference, 2nd in NHL|Stanley Cup Champions
2018-19|New York Rangers|43-33-6|92|5th in Metropolitan Division, 9th in Eastern Conference, 6th in NHL|Missed Playoffs
Career|2 Seasons|93-61-10|98 (Avg.)|Division Champions: 1, Conference Champions: 0, NHL Champions: 0|Stanley Cups: 1
StatisticsAddict99
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- Feb 24, 2017
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To be fair EA's games is mostly a lottery. I can't find it now, but I made a post in some NHL 17 thread showing my cup winning team there. On paper it was horrible.
Because I edited players manually, my players were generally worse than the opposition (basically the overalls that EA started using this year). But after a few years into franchise mode, the opposing teams would replace their guys who were below 80 with prospects who had surpassed them.
Meanwhile I kept any guy who was performing for my team, no matter what their overall was. Then I ran into severe injury problems, and when I won the cup less than half my team was above 80 overall (in a game where 80 typically was the line for an NHL'er).
And my "awful" team won despite that I only played every 5th game in the regular season, and only every 3rd game in the playoffs. The rest I simmed.
So to sum it up, don't put too much stock into overalls. Build your team with guys who perform.
Me and my buddy played 8-9 seasons with Boston in another franchise mode. Frank Vatrano, who never reached more than 79 overall, would constantly score 20+ goals and 50+ points for our team. He scored 37 goals one season. We had to pay him like $5 mil more than he asked for just to make the game realistic, cus he would basically settle for league minimum lol.
Anybody else have a glitch where they can't start up a new franchise mode without the game crashing? If so, how do I fix it?
I have said that for years. I find no fun in a prebuilt team and live to build "My Team" from scratch. There are so many things to look at when placing a guy on a line to see if he will perform well and OVR isn't one of them. I'm a big fan of going through all stats to see what players are. Maybe if I have time I will write a little on how to find the studs.
Im curious, is there anyway to improve your scouts like in previous games? I noticed it said improve scouting to increase accuracy but I havent found this yet in the newer style menu gm/franchise modes.
VinikToWinIt
Number 1 Bull****
Is there no way to change divisions after starting? I'm stuck in the Central with a Miami team.
PatrikBerglund
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- May 29, 2017
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Found an easy way to get tons of valuble assets you can trade for great players and high first rounders.
Game mode is broken.
Game mode is broken.
East Coast Icestyle
Registered User
I created a 32nd team. After designing the jerseys, arenas, mascot, etc., the game crashed and it didn't save any of it?
That's weird. It crashed for me too at the same point, but it DID save my stuff.
I went back in and clicked Franchise mode and can't see anywhere to load a previous file, just all the regular options that are there at the beginning. I did go past at least one 'Save' option, though.
NYRangers3061
Lets Go Rangers!!!
New York Rangers GM Mode
Preseason Update (2019/20)
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June 22, 2019
Ranger Retirements:
None
Major Retirements (NHL)(800 + GP):
Jaromir Jagr|47|NY Islanders|1871|2028
Jarome Iginla|41|Toronto|1718|1350
Henrik Zetterberg|38|Detroit|1164|1018
Scott Hartnell|37|Nashville|1351|752
Patrick Sharp|37|Chicago|1033|673
Zdeno Chara|42|New Jersey|1511|620
Brian Campbell|40|Tampa Bay|1083|504
Alexandre Burrows|38|Ottawa|1001|450
Dennis Wideman|36|Philadelphia|877|395
Jay McClement|36|Free Agent|906|244
Nick Schultz|36|Free Agent|1069|175
June 23, 2019
2019 NHL Entry Draft
Trades:
Analysis: The Rangers took the chance to acquire former 1st round pick Brendan Lemieux as soon as they saw the Winnipeg had him on the block. They got him for a pretty good price: a career AHLer/fringe NHL player and an unsigned 22 year old who hadn’t developed much since the Rangers drafted him in 2017. Chris Drury has shown to be the type of GM to take a chance on guys who were once rated high, but who haven’t developed as well as some had thought and are still young. He likes the low risk, potentially high reward type players, and Lemieux is one of those for sure.
acquire: Brandon Halverson
Analysis: The Rangers now have 2 NHL goalies, 2 goalies with fringe starter potential, and a future AHL starter, so Halverson kind of got lost in the mix. At one point, he was going to be the guy to take over for Lundqvist, but Sheshtyorkin has taken hold of that title and now there’s two prospects who could back him up at some point. Halverson gets a fresh start and Colorado takes a flyer on a goalie who could maybe turn it around and still pan out.
Top 10 Picks:
N. Foote|1|Vancouver Canucks|LW|57|High Top 6 F
M. Skroder|2|Edmonton Oilers|G|58|Medium Elite
J. Hornqvist|3|New York Islanders|RW|56|Medium Top 6 F
J. Chucko|4|Detroit Red Wings|LW|56|Medium Top 6 F
J. Beach|5|Vancouver Canucks|D|56|Medium Top 4 D
K. Gibson|6|Nashville Predators|C|56|Medium Top 6 F
D. Dundas|7|New Jersey Devils|C|56|Medium Top 6 F
T. Asplund|8|Calgary Flames|D|56|Medium Top 4 D
B. Bakos|9|San Jose Sharks|C|56|Medium Top 6 F
P. Bobylev|10|Vegas Golden Knights|D|55|Medium Top 4 D
New York Rangers Picks:
Samuel Samson|1|15|RW|56|Medium Top 6 F
Willie Morris|2|60|RW|54|Medium Top 9 F
Torsten Tarnstrom|3|70|D|54|Medium 7th D
Robert Lidstrom|3|91|LW|55|Medium Bottom 6 F
Frederick Lysak|4|101|RW|55|Medium Bottom 6 F
Sergej Voynov|4|114|C|55|Medium Bottom 6 F
Johan Landeskog|5|139|C|54|Low Top 9 F
Bob Redden|6|170|D|53|Low Top 4 D
Ryan Prust|7|194|G|56|Medium AHL Starter
Raphael Lavoie|7|198|C|53|Medium AHL Top 6 F
Pekka Ristolainen|7|201|LW|53|Low Top 9 F
Paul O’Sullivan|7|208|C|54|Low Top 9 F
June 25, 2019
Re-Sign Phase
Rangers Free Agents:
Scott Kosmachuk|76|25|RFA|2 Yrs/1.2M AAV|1 Year/$1M AAV
Robin Kovacs|70|22|RFA|1 Yr/700K AAV|3 Years/$700K AAV
Brendan Lemieux|74|23|RFA|2 Yrs/950K AAV|3 Years/$900K AAV
Oskar Sundqvist|76|25|RFA|2 Yrs/1.325M AAV|1 Year/$1M AAV
John Gilmour|67|26|RFA|1 Yr/700K AAV|Released to Free Agency
Patrik Virta|64|23|UFA|3 Yrs/700K AAV|3 Years/$700K AAV
Chris Terry|78|30|UFA|1 Yr/975K AAV|1 Year/$975K AAV
Calle Sjalin|64|19|UFA|3 Yrs/900K AAV|3 Years/$875K AAV
Dominik Lakatos|62|22|UFA|3 Yrs/700K AAV|Released to Free Agency
Tommy Hughes|69|27|UFA|2 Yrs/700K AAV|Released to Free Agency
Rangers ELC Signings:
Niilo Halonen
Yaroslav Alexeyev
Isak Wallin
Samuel Samson
Viktor Cubarov
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July 1st, 2019
Free Agency
Top 10 Free Agents:
Mitch Marner|RW|22|89|New York Rangers|5 Years/$7.975M AAV
Blake Wheeler|RW|32|88|New York Islanders|6 Years/$6.55M AAV
Artemi Panarin|LW|27|87|New York Rangers|4 Years/$6.975M AAV
Max Pacioretty|LW|30|87|Ottawa Senators|5 Years/$6.835M AAV
Ryan Johansen|C|26|87|New Jersey Devils|5 Years/$6.935M AAV
Cam Talbot|G|31|87|Detroit Red Wings|2 Years/$5.115M AAV
Pekka Rinne|G|36|87|New York Rangers|2 Years/$4.5M AAV
Ryan Ellis|D|28|85|New Jersey Devils|4 Years/$5.51M AAV
Jake Gardiner|D|28|84|Vancouver Canucks|3 Years/$5.075M AAV
Derick Brassard|C|31|83|Nashville Predators|4 Years/$4.6M AAV
Trades:
acquire: Mats Zuccarello, Brendan Gallagher
Analysis: This is very interesting and leads me to believe one of two things about the Rangers: they were either so disappointed at missing the playoffs last season that they've decided to rebuild (which seems silly because they still have a good group when healthy) or they’re clearing cap to target a free agent. Stars become even more of an offensive powerhouse and the Rangers clear some cap and add a few picks.
acquire: Henrik Lundqvist ($1M retained)
Analysis: Another somewhat puzzling deal here. I don’t think Sheshtyorkin is ready to start on a contending team yet, so I firmly believe they are either rebuilding or targeting some big name free agents as I mentioned above.
acquire: Kevin Shattenkirk
Analysis: This one makes some more sense. Vegas goes with the proven commodity (as their current defense group is just awful) to anchor the back end, while the Rangers pick up a younger, more unproven player. Theodore however put up only 7 less points than Shattenkirk, is 7 years younger, and about $4M cheaper.
Rangers Signings:
Mitch Marner|RW|22|89|Medium Elite|5 Years/$7.975M AAV|RFA - 1st, 2nd, 3rd to TOR as comp.
Artemi Panarin|LW|27|87|Exact Elite|4 Years/$6.975M AAV|N/A
Pekka Rinne|G|36|87|Exact Elite|2 Years/$4.5M AAV|N/A
Colin Miller|D|26|78|Medium Top 6 D|2 Years/$1.1M AAV|N/A
Ty Rattie|RW|26|75|High Bottom 6 F|4 Years/$950K AAV|N/A
Micheal Ferland|LW|27|79|Exact Top 9 F|1 Year/$1.8M AAV|N/A
Kerby Rychel|LW|24|77|Medium Top 9 F|2 Years/$1.225M AAV| RFA - No comp. To TOR
Rangers FA Analysis: Yet again, the Rangers scooped up the biggest free agent available. They had to move out contracts to make everything work cap-wise, but that also helped them recoup some of the picks they had to send to Toronto as compensation for Marner. Not only did they get the best free agent, but they got 2 of the top 3 and 3 of the top 7. Marner and Panarin will play on Zibanejad’s wings to start the season. Rinne will take over for Lundqvist as the starting job (trading Hank was my toughest move as GM, but the team’s best interests have to come before loyalty sometimes, and he got us a few picks and quite a bit of cap space) for this season and likely next year as well before Sheshtyorkin is hopefully ready. Miller will be the 6th defenseman paired with DeAngelo as New York isn’t 100% sold on Day being ready just yet. Rattie, Ferland, and Rychel will likely battle it out with other players for depth spots in the Rangers lineup.
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September 18, 2019
Preseason Game #1: Vs.
Final Score: 4-2 NYR
NYR Goals:
Rychel (1) ----- Kosmachuk
Lemieux (1) ----- Sundqvist, Graves
Ferland (1) ----- Girgensons, C. Andersson
Rattie (1) ----- Ferland, DeAngelo
Goalie Stats:
Sheshtyorkin ----- 12 SVs on 14 SA, .857 SV%, 2.00 GAA
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September 20, 2019
Preseason Game #2: Vs.
Final Score: 3-2 PIT
NYR Goals:
Ferland (2) ----- Terry, Girgensons
Chytil (1) ----- DeAngelo, Sundqvist
Goalie Stats:
Sheshtyorkin ----- 5 SVs on 8 SA, .625 SV%, 23.63 GAA
Rinne ----- 22 SVs on 22 SA, 1.000 SV%, 0.00 GAA
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September 22, 2019
Preseason Game #3: Vs.
Final Score: 5-0 NYI
NYR Goals:
None
Goalie Stats:
Rinne ----- 24 SVs on 29 SA, .828 SV%, 5.00 GAA
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September 23, 2019
Preseason Game #4: Vs.
Final Score: 4-3 CBJ (OT)
NYR Goals:
DeAngelo (1) ----- Terry
Day (1) ----- Miller, Rychel
Vatrano (1) ----- DeAngelo
Goalie Stats:
Sheshtyorkin ----- 36 SVs on 40 SA, .900 SV%, 3.73 GAA
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September 26, 2019
Preseason Game #5: Vs.
Final Score: 4-2 NYR
NYR Goals:
Terry (1) ----- Girgensons, Ferland
Fontaine (1) ----- Theodore, Rychel
Rychel (2) ----- DeAngelo, Gropp
Gropp (1) ----- Rychel, Fontaine
Goalie Stats:
Sheshtyorkin ----- 36 SVs on 38 SA, .947 SV%, 2.00 GAA
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September 28, 2019
Preseason Game #6: Vs.
Final Score: 2-1 NYR
NYR Goals:
Terry (2) ----- Rattie, Girgensons
Rattie (2) ----- DeAngelo, Theodore
Goalie Stats:
Rinne ----- 32 SVs on 33 SA, .970 SV%, 1.00 GAA
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September 29, 2019
BREAKING: Rangers Make Last Cuts From Preseason Rosters
The Rangers announced that out of all the forwards battling for the 2 wing spots on the 4th line and the spot as the 13th forward (which included Chytil, Repo, Fontaine, Rychel, Sundqvist, Gropp, Lemieux, Ferland, Vatrano, Terry, Rattie, Samuelsson, and Kosmachuk), Vatrano, Terry, and Ferland would get the jobs. So the Rangers opted for familiarity here as both Vatrano and Terry were on the team last season.
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September 29, 2019
Preseason Game #7: Vs.
Final Score: 5-2 NYR
NYR Goals:
Meier (1) ----- Vesey
L. Andersson (1) ----- Vesey, Meier
Marner (1) ----- McDonagh, Sheary
Zibanejad (1) ----- Marner, Carlson
Carlson (1) ----- Marner, Zibanejad
Goalie Stats:
Rinne ----- 20 SVs on 22 SA, .909 SV%, 2.00 GAA
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October 1st, 2019
Preseason Review
Record: 4-2-1 (9 points)
Rank: 1st in Metropolitan Division
Point Leader: Anthony DeAngelo (1-5-6)
Analysis: Another solid performance from some of the younger players in the organization. They gave GM Chris Drury a lot to think about, but as mentioned earlier, he opted to go with the guys who were with the team last season. I do expect some trades within the next couple of months. I think the Rangers know a lot of these guys deserve legitimate chances elsewhere, and Hartford also has some pretty good player scratched because of how deep their team is, so they need to move some people out to get others playing time.
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October 5th, 2019
Rangers Announce Opening Night Lineup
The Rangers revealed their final roster today prior to their season opener against the Minnesota Wild later tonight.
Panarin (87)-Zibanejad (87)-Marner (89)
Sheary (84)-Galchenyuk (84)-Buchnevich (82)
Vesey (82)-L. Andersson (76)-Meier (82)
Ferland (79)-Girgensons (78)-Vatrano (79)
Skjei (88)-Carlson (87)
McDonagh (87)-Theodore (84)
DeAngelo (84)-Miller (79)
Rinne (87)
Sheshtyorkin (72)
Healthy Scratches: Chris Terry (F)(78), Calle Andersson (D)(73)
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