WSH Realistic 2014-2015 season
Never done these before and don't like the way I captured the data. Rebooting the BEAGM and posting what I have in a flood.
edit: Nevermind not posting anymore hideous walls of text that no one will read. Just scrapping everything and starting over to work on the presentation as I go along for the new one.
WSH Realistic BEAGM
Team: Washington Capitals
Skill Level: Superstar
Period Length: 20 minutes
Penalty time scaling: off
Penalties: 50%
Fighting: 50%
CPU Trades: On
Trade Difficulty: Hard
Waivers: On
Starting Rosters: 4/22/15 roster update
NHL Salary Cap: On
Other rules:
• Not allowed to initiate any trades.
• May not counter CPU trade proposals.
• Can't sign free agents.
• May accept CPU trades.
• May claim players from waivers.
I’ve played way too many GM modes as Washington and it’s just too easy for me now. Since this is my first time posting my BEAGM I wanted it to be one I really cared about and put effort into. So the above rules should make it extra challenging and hopefully interesting. The trade block is actually very useful and it’s a feature I will be heavily relying it. I’ve got 1 absolutely horrendous long term contract with Brooks Orpik to resolve somehow. It should be entertaining to see how that plays out.
Strategies explained: Each strategy slider has 10 settings. I start each slider in the middle. Use the numbers to move the slider that many positions and the letter determines the direction.
Offense = Behind the net – Overload – Crash the net, Carry – Dump, Cycle – Shoot, No Block – Block
Example: Behind 3c 4c 1nb
Defense = Hold – Pinch, Cycle – Shoot
Example: 4h 3c
Pre-season 2014-2015 - The roster has too many grinder type players for my liking. There is no 2C or 1RW on the roster and the defense, while stacked, is just too pricey for my taste. It also doesn’t really leave any roster spots for developing prospects in the coming years. These are the things I will be looking to change through my trade block. Otherwise things are going to be tough for me in 2 or 3 years, contract wise.
Lines – Burakovsky is given the chance to claim the RW on my NHL top line. I hope it works out but have serious doubts. There really isn’t a great candidate for that spot but Johansson will have to suffice if Burakovsky doesn’t pan out there. The rest of the forward lines look pretty good even though I have about 2-3 redundant role players. The defense is stacked and I wouldn’t be surprised if we ended up in the top 5 for GAPG. The AHL forward lines are hot garbage but that is mainly because I literally only have prospect with NHL potential down there. Not to say that the lines aren’t “good” but they are not to my liking. I like to use my AHL affiliate as a straight up farm team. The defense looks better and I have 3-4 prospects with NHL potential there.
NHL
Ovechkin 93 – Backstrom 89 – Burakovsky 79
Glencross 84 – Kuznetsov 82 – Johansson 85
Brouwer 84 – Laich 83 – Ward 84
Chimera 83 – Beagle 80 – Wilson 81
Alzner 86 – Niskanen 85
Green 87 – Carlson 87
Gleason 83 – Orpik 83
Holtby 88
Peters 82
AHL
Wellman 77 – Kennedy 76 – Vrana 69
Byers 73 – Newbury 77 – Brown 75
Volpatti 76 – O’Brien 76 – Conner 76
Walker 67 – Stephenson 67 – Cornet 71
Erskine 77 – Kundratek 75
Schmidt 73 – Carrick 70
Djoos 66 – Lewington 65
Grubauer 79
Pasquale 76
Strategies
NHL
Behind 3c 4c 1nb
Overload 1c 2c 1nb
Behind 0c 1s 2b
Crash 3d 4s 1b
4h 3c
0c 3c
5h 4s
AHL
Behind 2c 2c 0b
Crash 3d 2s 1b
Behind 2d 3s 1b
Overload 4d 4s 0b
4h 3s
0c 0c
4h 4s
Captains
NHL
C – Ovechkin, A – Backstrom, A – Green
AHL
A – Byers, A – Newbury, A – Wellman
Trade block
RW T. Brouwer 84ovr 29yrs $3.535M/yr
D B. Orpik 83ovr 33yrs $5.330M/yr
C B. Laich 83ovr 31yrs $4.345M/yr
Regular season 2014-2015
The pre-season showed that Andre Burakovsky is not ready for top line minutes just yet. While another youngster earned a promotion, Tom Wilson. The NHL forward lines were edited to reflect these changes. Hopefully I can shed some of these redundant players and their piss poor contracts from the bottom 6.
Ovechkin 93 – Backstrom 89 – Johansson 85
Glencross 84 – Kuznetsov 82 – Burakovsky 79
Wilson 81 – Laich 83 –Brouwer 84
Chimera 83 – Beagle 80 – Ward 84
CPU initiated trade – I think Chicago overpaid me here as I would’ve dumped Peters for even less, lol. Chandler Stephenson is a prospect from before my tenure and I didn’t see NHL potential there so I’ll gladly take the 4th round pick. Also these trades freed up 2 roster spots and a little cap. Making it easier for other teams to make deals with me.
#1
WSH
G J. Peters 82ovr 28yrs $0.855M/yr
CHI
2015 2nd CHI
#2
WSH
C C. Stephenson 67ovr 21yrs 2.5y $0.725M/yr
CAR
2015 4th CAR
WSH went 8-0 before their first loss. There were some line changes due to the trades.
NHL
Holtby 88
Grubauer 79
AHL
Wellman 77 – Kennedy 76 – Vrana 69
Byers 73 – Newbury 77 – Brown 75
Volpatti 76 – O’Brien 76 – Conner 76
Walker 67 – Cornet 71 – Galiev 64
Pasquale 76
Copley 70
All star game 2014-2015 - Mike Green made the team and Washington has played well up to this point. I still feel we have too many grinders and no one has offered anything up for my trade block to address that. I adjusted my trade block anticipating the upcoming trade deadline.
NHL 31-13-2, 20.2% PP, 81.9% PK, 1st in Division, 1st in Conference
Notable players:
Alex Ovechkin – 20g, 19a, 39pts
Mike Green – 15g, 23a, 38pts
Nicklas Backstrom – 13g, 29a, 42pts
Karl Alzner – 139 hits
Evgeny Kuznetsov – 12g, 14a, 26pts 5th among NHL rookies
Braden Holtby – 38gp, 2.17 GAA, 93.09 SV%, 4 SO
AHL – 20-18-3, 17.2% PP, 81.1% PK, 4th in Division, 7th in Conference, 43pts
Forgot to record the player stats for the AHL.
Waiver claim – Yay this was superb as the teams depth at C is really really weak. I also want to get rid of Brooks Laich’s contract so this acquisition will help if that comes to fruition.
C C. Jarnkrok 78ovr 23yrs 3.5y $0.900M@1yr
Trade deadline 2014-2015 - Well I got my wish and was able to move 2 of my bad contracts. However the contracts I took on are actually a little worse, lol. These 2 skill players are much more useful for my roster though. Now I actually believe we can win the Stanley Cup. The draft picks are just icing.
#1
WSH
RW T. Brouwer 84ovr 29yrs $3.525M@2yrs
COL
LW A. Tanguay 84ovr 35yrs $3.500M@2yrs
2015 4th COL
#2
WSH
C B. Laich 83ovr 31yrs $4.345M@3yrs
NJ
LW P. Elias 84ovr 38yrs $5.500M@2yrs
2015 6th NJ
NHL – 44-16-4, 21.8% PP, 83.8% PK, 1st in Division, 1st in Conference
Notable players:
Alex Ovechkin – 29g, 32a, 61pts
Nicklas Backstrom – 19g, 40a, 59pts
Mike Green – 17g, 34a, 51pts 1st among NHL defensemen
Marcus Johansson – 16g, 32a, 48pts
Karl Alzner – 197 hits
Evgeny Kuznetsov – 16g, 22a, 38pts 4th among NHL rookies
Braden Holtby – 53gp, 2.12 GAA, 93.07 SV%, 5 SO
AHL – 24-23-9, 15.6% PP, 77.6% PK, 5th in Division, 10th in Conference
Notable players:
Forgot to record AHL player data.
New lines – The trades demanded new lines and I really like them. We are now dangerous from all 4 lines.
NHL
Ovechkin 93 – Backstrom 89 – Johansson 85
Tanguay 84 – Kuznetsov 82 – Burakovsky 79
Elias 84 – Jarnkrok 78 – Wilson 81
Glencross 84 – Beagle 80 – Ward 84
Marcus Johansson will miss 14-15 games, J. Ward takes his spot at 1RW. While E. Fehr 82ovr takes over at 4RW.
End of season 2014-2015 - Jarnkrok and Wilson have both progressed, 79 and 82 respectively. We won the President’s trophy! The talent in Hershey was just terrible this season and that is something I intend to rectify in the coming drafts.
NHL – 56-21-5, 117pts(1st), 3.09 GFPG(4th), 2.32 GAPG(3rd), 20.9% PP(13th), 81.9% PK(10th)
I forgot to record the NHL end of season player stats…
AHL – 35-29-12, 82pts(19th), 2.82 GFPG(6th), 2.78 GAPG(22nd), 15.8% PP(17th), 79.8% PK(28th)
Notable players:
Casey Wellman – 24g, 36a, 60pts
Kris Newburry – 24g, 32a, 56pts
Tim Kennedy – 18g, 36a, 54pts
Chris Conner – 17g, 33a, 50pts
Chris Brown – 13g, 30a, 43pts
Jakub Vrana – 18g, 23a, 41pts
John Erskine – 197 hits
Playoffs 2014-2015 - I don’t plan on going this in depth in the future and for this year only the (X) is not the playoff seed but where the team placed in the NHL standings.
WSH(1) vs TB(14)
WSH 2-1 Andre Burakovsky nets the first playoff goal of his career.
TB 9-6 no defense from either team WTF.
WSH 7-5 and the offensive battle continues.
WSH 4-3 and TB continues to show their ability to score on one of the top defenses.
TB 4-3 OT WSH fails to close it out in a tight game allowing 2 goals in the 3rd and eventually losing in OT.
WSH 4-2 closing out the series 4-2. Calle Jarnkrok scores 2 goals.
WSH(1) vs NYR(3) battle of some giants in the 2nd round in the East.
WSH 3-1 as Mike Green continues to dominate scoring his 4th of the playoffs.
WSH 3-2 in a tight game.
NYR 4-1 in a defiant win. Ovechkin tallied the only goal for Washington.
NYR 5-4 OT and yet another close game. The series is now tied. Ovechkin is coming alive scoring 2 goals.
WSH 3-2 OT in a thrilling game. Ovechkin scores again making that 7 goals in the playoffs.
WSH 3-2 toppling what could be their toughest opponent of the playoffs.
WSH(1) vs DET(13) will Detroit's surprising playoff run continue?
DET 2-0 as Washington blanks the scoreboard for the first time.
WSH 5-1 and they respond with a dominant win over the lower seed.
WSH 3-1 as they take control of the Eastern Conference finals series. Ovechkin now has 10 goals and is the playoff leader.
WSH 4-3 OT Andre Burakovsky displays his poise as he tallies the OT GWG.
WSH 6-4 and winning the ECF on the back of their 2 rookies, Burakovsky setup Evgeny Kuznetsov for the GWG. Ovechkin notched the empty netter to seal it, he now has 14 goals.
WSH(1) vs NSH(17) the Cinderella story that puts every other story to shame. Washington is expected to wipe the floor with them. However it should be noted NSH beat CLG(2) in a tight series 4-3. They then went on to sweep VAN(8) and WPG(16).
WSH 3-2 in a close game but Ovechkin displays his goal scoring ability netting 2 more.
WSH 5-3 and it's looking a little bleak for NSH. As Washington's secondary scoring out paces the Predators.
WSH 4-3 and Ovechkin's talent proves to be too potent for the Predators as he nets a hat trick.
WSH 2-1 and they've repelled the Presidents trophy curse and won the Stanley Cup. Ovechkin lead all scorers with 19g and 29pts.
Awards 2014-2015 – I don’t really care about these so I may miss some from year to year.
NHL
Norris – Mike Green
Ross – Sidney Crosby
Calder – Johnny Gaudreau
Smythe – Alexander Ovechkin
Vezina – Braden Holtby
Hart – Henrik Zetterberg
Richard – Taylor Hall\Patrick Sharp
Selke – Pavel Datsyuk
Lindsay – Sidney Crosby
AHL
Cunningham – Sven Andrighetto
Bastien – Peter Budaj
Shore – Yannick Weber
Butterfield – LaBarbera
Notable retirees 2014-2015 - I lost 2 left wingers but that is ok with me, Elias and Chimera. J. Chimera WSH, 853gp, 148g, 179a, 327pts.
Centers
M. Cullen NSH - 1201gp, 215g, 399a, 614pts
M. Handzus MTL - 1011gp, 185g, 298a, 483pts
Right Wing
M. St. Louis NYR - 1145gp, 399g, 653a, 1052pts
Left Wing
P. Elias WSH - 1236gp, 417g, 625a, 1042pts
M. Cooke MIN - 1099gp, 170g, 238a, 408pts
D. Cleary DET - 1003gp, 170g, 230a, 400pts
B. Morrow TB - 1001gp, 269g, 313a, 582pts
Defense
S. Gonchar MTL - 1326gp, 225g, 590a, 815pts
Z. Chara BOS - 1214gp, 171g, 372a, 543pts
K. Timonen CHI - 1174gp, 120g, 472a, 592pts
C. Pronger PHI - 1167gp, 157g, 541a, 698pts
E. Jovanovski FA - 1128gp, 137g, 363a, 500pts
H. Gill FA - 1108gp, 36g, 148a, 184pts
S. Hannan SJ - 1007gp, 36g, 178a, 214pts
Scouted prospects – These are guys I’m targeting but since I can’t initiate trades I just have to hope my picks and their availability line up. The 1st number is where my scout projects them to be taken and the 2nd number is the draft pick I’ve allocated for them. Unfortunately the projected number is wrong pretty often until my scouting level increases.
D. Sprong 88 77
T. Stanton 37 30
T. Baillie 46 51
A. Musil 132 97
Trade block – My defense costs me too much cap space, adjusted the block accordingly.
D B. Orpik 83ovr 34yrs $5.530M/yr
D M. Niskanen 86ovr 28yrs $5.575M/yr
Draft day trades
My trade block was not sexy enough and I did not bait any trades.
Draft picks 2015
30 D. Sprong
51 T. Stanton
77 P. Zacha
94 D. Osipov
96 I. Provorov
97 A. Musil
150 T. Olson
163 K. Olynek
180 G. Pawlenchuk
207 M. Revel
210 A. Spiller
Notable re-signings – I locked in some essential guys for some very long terms and with nice discounts.
D M. Green 88ovr 29yrs $4.785M@6yrs
RW M. Johansson 85ovr 24yrs $3.800M@8yrs
C E. Kuznetsov 83ovr 23yrs $2.895M@8yrs
G B. Holtby 88ovr 25yrs $5.875M@8yrs
ELC signings
None
Top prospects – Later when my prospect pool is much deeper I will list all unsigned prospects instead.
D I. Provorov 61ovr 18yrs 4.5r 2015 96th pick
RW D. Sprong 63ovr 18yrs 4.5r 2015 30th pick
D M. Bowey 70ovr 20yrs 4y $0.725M/yr
D T. Stanton 66ovr 20yrs 4y 2015 51st pick
C M. Latta 78ovr 24yrs 3y $0.550M/yr
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