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[danielpalfredsson]

DANIELPALFREDSSON'S OTTAWA SENATORS GM LOG: SEASON 3 UPDATE 2: 2016 CUP FINAL VS CHICAGO: REVENGE OF THE ZIBANEJAD

CHAPTERS
1-Rules and Settings
2-Roster Edits and Changes
3-Season 1 Off Season and Preview
4-Season 1 Trade Deadline and End Of Season Summary
5-2015 NHL Entry Draft
6-Season 2 Off Season and Preview
7-Season 2 Trade Deadline Update
8-2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1
9-2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2
10-2016 NHL Entry Draft+Off Season Part 1
11-The Senators Make A Blockbuster Trade!
12-Season 3 Preview
13-Season 3 Update 1 (A Trade Is Made)
14-Trade Deadline+End Of Season Update+DO THE SENATORS MAKE THE PLAYOFFS?

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OTTAWA SENATORS VS CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS: REVENGE OF THE ZIBANEJAD
What are the odds that the two teams who participated in one of the biggest trades in modern NHL history would end up meeting in the Stanley Cup final as a result of that trade?

Senators fans were highly critical of GM Danielpalfredsson. With Mika Zibanejad on the tradeblock, there were dreams of the team getting a young high end defender, or maybe a package of high first round draft picks for 23 year old possible first line center.

Instead, Ottawa's GM went the route of a hockey trade. After last year's hopeful playoff run, he wanted a top 2 defender who could help Ottawa win the cup.

The Blackhawks came calling and dangled a player who might be the second best defender in the entire league behind Erik Karlsson, Duncan Keith.

There were other teams with trades on the table, some of these trades consisted of coveted young players. The problem Ottawa had, was the reason they were moving Zibanejad in the first place was they had too many of those types of players already and couldn't give them all adequate ice time to ensure they reached their potential.

Ottawa was stocked full of top 4 defenders, stocked full of second line forwards, the team needed a game changing top 2 defender, which is something no team EVER trades. The only way they were going to get that piece was by taking advantage of the fact that Chicago had Duncan Keith who at the age of 33 was on the final year of his deal, and would be asking for too much money for the Blackhawks to retain.

Senators fans initially hated the trade. It didn't help that Zibanejad began the year strong, putting up career numbers on the Blackhawks second line, and Ottawa fell to the basement early in the year. With the Blackhawks owning the Senators first round pick, the trade was primed to go down as one of the worst trades in hockey history.

With three quarters of the year remaining, despite a multitude of injuries to key players, the Senators rallied back into the playoffs, and clinched a wild card spot.

Zibanejad and Wiercioch both had career years for the Blackhawks. Zibanejad had 20 goals and 60 points in 78 games. Playing on the Blackhawks top pairing, Wiercioch had 59 points in 81 games, but was -10.

Ottawa made this trade with Chicago, because with Chicago being a Western team, the odds of them having to play in the playoffs would be slim to none.....but now with Chicago upsetting the defending two time Stanley Cup champion Minnesota Wild, GM Danielpalfredsson will have to stare the trade he made right in the face.

Can the Senators defeat the Blackhawks to win the franchise's first Stanley Cup? Or will Mika Zibanejad crush the dreams of everyone in Ottawa, and show the team that he was the one they should have kept?
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CUP FINAL OTTAWA VS CHICAGO
CHICAGO LINE UP (45-34-3)
Tervainen PLY 86-Toews TWF 93-Kane PLY 90
Sharp TWF 87-Zibanejad TWF 85-Hossa TWF 87
Bickell PWF 83-Lee PLY 84-Saad TWF 84
Tootoo GRN 79-Danault TWF 81-Shaw GRN 83

Hjalmarsson DFD 86-Wiercioch TWD 85
Pokka TWD 83-Rundbland OFD 85
Fournier TWD 68-Van Reimsdyk OFD 77

Crawford HYB 87
Raanta HYB 82
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OTTAWA LINE UP: (47-30-5)
Hoffman 85-Turris 88-Ryan 88
Puempel 85-Konecny 86-Stone 85
Prince 83-Cizikas 85-MacArthur 85
Lindberg 77-Pageau 81-Lazar 81

Methot 85-Karlsson 93
Keith 90-Ceci 85
Cowen 83-Gravel 81

Hammond 85
Driedger 80
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GAME 1
-The ultimate cup story. The two teams who made the biggest most controversial trade meet in the final.
-Puempel scores on the first shot of the game. Ryan scores near the end of the 2nd to give Ottawa a 2-0 lead going into the third.
-Toews scores in the third, but Ottawa quickly answers with a Prince goal. Ottawa ends up winning 4-1 despite being outshot 33-24.
-Ottawa take a 1-0 series lead.
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GAME 2
-The game remains scoreless until early in the second when Hossa scores. Keith quickly answers scoring on his former team to tie the game 1-1.
-Ceci gives Ottawa the 2-1 lead going into the third, but Patrick Sharp ties the game with only 10 minutes left.
-A Mark Stone goal gives Ottawa the lead going into the dying minutes of the third, but with 15 seconds left and the goalie pulled Brian Bickell beats Andrew Hammond to tie the game and take it to OT.
-The Blackhawks' heroic efforst are not enough. 10 minutes into OT, Puempel beats Crawford to give Ottawa the 4-3 win and the 2-0 series lead.
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GAME 3
-In what comes as a huge surprise to Ottawa fans, Robin Lehner is medically cleared. Due to still being injured, he is not in the discussion to start and instead will backup Andrew Hammond.
-An early goal by Bobby Ryan gives Ottawa a 1 goal lead that lasts well into the third period until former Senator David Rundbland ties the game.
-With minutes remaining in the game, Ryan scores his second goal of the night to lead Ottawa to a 2-1 win and a 3-0 series lead. The Senators are a game away from winning their first ever Stanley Cup!
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GAME 4
-Ottawa has a chance to eliminate Chicago and win their first Stanley Cup.
-Shane Prince is injured, Dzingel will dress, the line up will be slightly changed as a result.
-The game gets off to a quick start, Chicago scores three goals on their first 10 shots, Ottawa scores 2 goals on their first 10.
-Chicago has the lead going into the third, but Ottawa ties the game with a PP goal by Clarke MacArthur.
-A goal by Patrick Sharp in the final minutes gives Chicago the 4-3 lead and the win to prevent the sweep.
-Shortly after the game, media is informed that Travis Konecny is concussed and will be out for the remainder of the series. As a result of this news, Chicago's chances of pulling off a reverse sweep have just gone up dramatically. Tobias Lindberg will be recalled from Binghamton.
-Ottawa leads the series 3-1.
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GAME 5
-Shane Prince is medically cleared, returns to the line up and plays injured.
-Ottawa goes up 1-0 early with a rare goal by Jared Cowen.
-Stone scores in the third period to put Ottawa up 2-0, Kane scores late in the game to get Chicago within a goal for an exciting finish.
-Ottawa has to hold on for 54 seconds to win the game against a tenacious Chicago team who is known for their late third period heroics.
-After a dramatic final minute Ottawa prevents the Blackhawks from tieing the game and win the series 4 games to 1.
-The Ottawa Senators have won the Stanley Cup!!!
-Matt Puempel wins the Conn Smyth award with 11 goals and 21 points.
-Andrew Hammond gets the first star of the game with a .962 save percentage.
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THE OTTAWA SENATORS HAVE WON THE 2016 STANLEY CUP!!!!

UP NEXT: Will Danielpalfredsson sign an extension with the Senators? Or is he too good for them now?
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[GrnEggsNHam]

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Rules & Settings​

Skill Level: Superstar
Period Length: 20 minutes
Penalty time scaling: off (Unnecessary with period length set to 20 minutes.)
Penalties: 50% (The 75% default rating is too high in my opinion.)
Fighting: 50%
CPU Trades: On
Trade Difficulty: Hard
Waivers: On (Waiver notifications are off for added challenge)
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.
· Can’t acquire players through waivers.
· May accept CPU initiated trades.

GM Insider​

Coming into the organization I see a lot of potential and also quite a few areas for improvement. I’m going to go through and analyze the organization so the fans have an idea of what direction I plan to take this team. The first area I would like to improve upon is the prospect pool. We currently have 4 NHL ready prospects in Burakovsky, Kuznetsov, Wilson, and Orlov. If you exclude those guys the prospect pool becomes quite shallow. Leaving Vrana as the only forward prospect while Carrick and Bowey are the only defensive prospects, with NHL potential. That means Hershey is only developing 3 roster players for me this season. That is something I will be looking to rectify in the upcoming drafts.
Another issue I would like to resolve is the excess of redundant role players currently on the roster. At right wing we have Brouwer, Ward, and Fehr. While we have Glencross and Chimera at left wing. At center there are Beagle and Latta. Basically the team is lacking skill players and has an abundance of grinder types, at forward. On the blue line we have Gleason and Orpik. Orpik’s contract is the stuff of general manager nightmares and he will be a permanent resident on the trade block. I will be looking to move at least two or three of these players during the season. I wouldn’t cry if half of them went to other teams.
Our goalie situation is just mediocre and Holtby is the sole reason for that. If it weren’t for him the situation would be considered abysmal. Peters is unnecessary and is actually causing a log jam of sorts. Grubauer and Pasquale are basically at the same point in their development but only one of them can start for Hershey. While Copley and Anderson have zero NHL potential. If Grubauer or Pasquale don’t progress further then the teams goalie situation could get real bad really fast. I’ll definitely be drafting a goalie in the next 2 or 3 drafts to help alleviate the pressure on Holtby.
That takes care of some of the main issues I currently have with the organization. There are still 2 more specific problems I would like to address. There is no first line right wing. Marcus Johansson is close but I don’t expect him to develop into one. The team is also lacking a second line center. Rookie Evgeny Kuznetsov will have to suffice but I have a problem with his lack luster face off skills. I’ve picked the team apart pretty good and in spite of all that I still feel we can compete in the playoffs. My goals this season are to make the playoffs and acquire one or two extra 2015 draft picks.

 

[ovikovy817]

2017-2018 (4th season)

An afwul start. 3-11-2 During this span, some trades were made.

Ott, injured after 5 games for 2 months so I decided to trade him to Vancouver.

To
4th round pick 2018 (VAN)

To
S.Ott (79)


And after the trade, I signed from F.A. Jerome Verrier (80) RW 23yo

At the trade moment, we were 27th, they were last.

To
2nd round pick 2018 (BOS)
3rd round pick 2018 (BOS)

To
2nd round pick 2018 (WSH)
3rd round pick 2018 (WSH)


Anaheim 6th, Boston last.

To
1st round pick 2018 (BOS)

To
1st round pick 2018 (ANA)


After 10 games, just before the game against Colorado.I decided to change my goalie.

To
S.Varlamov (88)

To
B.Holtby (88)

5.430 1 year left holtby 28yo (88)10GP 2-6-2 3.58 88.96 0
5.900 2 years left varly 29yo (88) 8GP 6-2-0 3.45 88.84 0
I've lost this game 4-2


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@ January 1st, I'm 4 points away the PO.


The most impressive game. @ Tampa Bay. 11-3 W
6/9PPG. After this win, we were for the first time over .500


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@ ASG break (Ovi 21 minutes)
21-20-4
4 points away PO.


To
1st round pick 2018 (NJ)
2nd round pick 2018 (NJ)
3rd round pick 2018 (NJ)

To
1st round pick 2018 (BOS)
2nd round pick 2018 (BOS)
3rd round pick 2018 (BOS)
4th round pick 2018 (BOS)


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@ Deadline
32-25-5
PO position

LAK 27th in the league.

To
1st round pick 2018 (LAK)

To
1st round pick 2018 (NJ)
2nd round pick 2018 (NJ)
3rd round pick 2018 (NJ)
4th round pick 2018 (NJ)


Why when I acquire picks from a team, the team suddenly plays like a beast. ****

Other importants moves.
Drew Stafford and Michael Frolik from WPG -> MTL

John Carlson injured for a month, will be back for the last couples game.
Burakovsky will miss last 10 games of the regular season.
Lipsbergs injured and will be back 28th of april (AHL).


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I had to win 48 games this season, and after 8 wins in a row, with 46W in 80GP, I lost in SO against Boston in the 7th round and the last one, lost too.

After a difficult season, with a poor start, it was difficult to dream about PO, but at the end we even finish 1st in the division

New players, new lines. After few weeks, we found our game.

Ovi 58 goal, 1 behind Stamkos.
Stamkos 122 points, Drouin 110 points. TB duo (the 3rd Kane just 99 points.)

Hershey 2nd in the AHL.




Standings
46-28-8
5th in the league
2nd in the conference
1st in the division

Stats



Ovechkin 58+24=82
McDavid 24+46=70
Backstrom 22+48=70
Kuznetsov 22+38=60
Orlov 4+43=47

Varlamov 72 GP - 45 W - 2.41 GAA - 91.72% - 5 SO (COL/WSH)
Tokarski 13 GP - 7 W - 2.83 GAA - 90.58% - 0 SO




Hershey Bears
48-24-4
2nd in the league
1st in the conference
1st in the division

J.Verrier 69GP - 30+42=72
J.Vrana 76GP - 12+49=61
R.Lipsbergs 70GP - 24+30=54
R.Southam 76GP - 19+31=50
C.Bell 76GP - 14+7=21

M.Bowey 76GP - 27+14=41
C.Djoos 76GP - 11+28=39
I.Provorov 76 GP - 14+23=37
S.LeBlanc 76GP - 11+15=26

Grubauer 71 GP - 45 W - 2.39 GAA - 90.47% - 4 SO
Bobkov 6 GP - 3 W - 1.72 GAA - 93.13% - 0 SO
Graham 1 GP - 0 W - 5.00 GAA - 78.26% - 2 SO











Lineup WASHINGTON

LW|

C​

|

RW​

A.Ovechkin (C) (93)|N.Backstrom (A) (89)|E.Kuznetsov (85)
A.Burakovsky (85)|C.McDavid (87)|T.Wilson (87)
K.Versteeg (84)|B.Sutter (83)|T.Brouwer (84)
B.Laich (A) (83)|P.Gaustad (80)|E.Fehr (80)
|M.Latta (78)|​

D|

D​

D.Orlov (85)|J.Carlson (87)
K.Alzner (86)|M.Niskanen (86)
J.Klingberg (82)|C.Carrick (83)
T.J. Brennan (79)|​

G
S.Varlamov (88)
D.Tokarski (81)​

Lineup HERSHEY

LW|

C​

|

RW​

R.Lipsbergs (80)|J.Beagle (C) (80)|J.Vrana (A) (78)
J.Verrier (80)|T.Mitchell (79)|R.Southam (76)
C.Jarnkrok (78)|C.Stephenson (75)|T.Kennedy (76)
C.Wellman (77)|C.Bell (72)|C.Brown (75)
N.Walker (71)|L.O'Brien (71)|J.Gauthier (66)​

D|

D​

C.Djoos (78)|M.Bowey (A) (81)
I.Provorov (78)|S.LeBlanc (75)
C.Dahlstrom (80)|T.Lewington (75)
N.Schmidt (75)|T.Kundratek (75)
J.Hauf (73)|​

G
P.Grubauer (79)
I.Bobkov (78)
C.Graham (77)​

CHL

Player|Position
/|​

UNSIGNED PLAYERS

Player|Position
E.Montpetit (69)|G
J.Lauzon (69)|D
M.Holmes (69)|D
K.Axelsson (66)|D
T.Raddysh (65)|RW
M.Hotchkiss (65)|C
K.Middleton (62)|D​

My Trophies

Prince of Wales Trophy | Washington Capitals |2015
Hart Memorial Trophy |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Art Ross Trophy |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Ted Lindsay Award |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Calder Memorial Trophy |Andre Burakovsky|2015

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|Connor McDavid|2017

2 x MacGregor Kilpatrick Trophy | Hershey Bears |2016 - 2017
Richard F. Canning Trophy | Hershey Bears |2016
3 x Frank S. Mathers Trophy | Hershey Bears |2015 - 2017
Eddie Shore Award |Connor Carrick|2016

Recap

| Washington Capitals | Hershey Bears 2015 |Stanley Cup Final|1st Round
2016 |2nd Round|Calder Cup Final
2017 |Eastern Conference Final|2nd Round

Stanley Cup Finals History

| Champion | Finalist | Games 2015 |Saint Louis Blues| Washington Capitals |

7​

2016 |Boston Bruins|Chicago Blackhawks|

6​

2017 |Boston Bruins|Los Angeles Kings|

4​

PO NEXT

 

[M.C.G. 31]

PREVIOUS:
2014-2015 San Jose Sharks Report
2015-2016 San Jose Sharks Report
2016-2017 San Jose Sharks Report
2017-2018 San Jose Sharks Report
2018-2019 San Jose Sharks Report
2019-2020 San Jose Sharks Report
2020-2021 San Jose Sharks Report
2021-2022 San Jose Sharks Report

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2022-2023

OPENING LINEUP

LW | C | RW
Tomas Hertl (86)|Dylan Strome (88)|Phil Kessel (88)
Max Pacioretty (87)|Logan Couture (88)|Ryan Johansen (87)
Dave Kearns (85)|Derek Stepan (85)|Robert Viklund (87)
Mitch Moroz (81)|Mark McNeill (79)|Chris Tierney (77)

LD | RD
Olli Maatta (86)|John Carlson (89)
Marc-Edouard Vlasic (86)|Jeremy Roy (85)
Mirco Mueller (85)|Sean Day (84)
Graeme Craig (78)

Freddy Palazzese (84)|Ludovic Waeber (81)

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TRADE DEADLINE

The Sharks made no moves on trade deadline day.

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SEASON BREAKDOWN

FINAL RECORD: 49-31-2 - 100 PTS

Wins | Points | Goals | Goals Against | Powerplay | Penalty Kill | Home | Away
49 (6th)|100 (6th)|280, 3.41 (4th)|266, 3.24 (26th)|18.8% (13th)|82.6% (4th)|27-13-1|22-18-1

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PLAYER STATS

FORWARDS

* = traded during season
** = acquired mid-season via waivers or trade

Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points | PPG
Logan Couture|82|34|54|88|9
Phil Kessel|82|39|46|85|11
Dylan Strome|82|15|63|78|4
Ryan Johansen|79|31|46|77|15
Max Pacioretty|82|40|34|74|8
Tomas Hertl|82|26|30|56|9
Dave Kearns|81|9|27|36|1
Derek Stepan|82|18|17|35|0
Robert Viklund|82|7|22|29|2
Chris Tierney|82|9|4|13|0
Mark McNeill|71|5|8|13|0
Mitch Moroz|82|6|5|11|0
Nikolay Goldobin|15|4|0|4|0

DEFENSE

Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points | PPG
John Carlson|82|13|39|52|6
Jeremy Roy|82|11|27|38|2
Sean Day|82|5|29|34|3
Olli Maatta|82|4|27|31|0
Marc-Edouard Vlasic|71|1|15|16|0
Mirco Mueller|82|3|5|8|0
Rod Schumacher|5|0|1|1|0
Graeme Craig|6|0|0|0|0

GOALIES

Player | GP | Record | Shutouts | GAA | SV%
Franky Palazzese|56|33-18-1|3|2.89|.899
Ludovic Waeber|32|16-13-1|2|3.47|.881

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PLAYOFFS

The San Jose Sharks qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a 4th straight year.

ROUND 1 vs. Anaheim Ducks

| Score | Opponent | Series
|0-3||Anaheim leads 1-0
|2-3||Anaheim leads 2-0
|0-4||Anaheim leads 3-0
|2-5||Anaheim wins 4-0

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AWARDS

None.

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NHL ENTRY DRAFT

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
The Sharks will look to clear up cap space for a second straight summer and look to acquire a legitimate #1 goaltender, preferably young...

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
Sharks may be in on one of the best, rising goaltenders in the league, Darcy Quint of the Carolina Hurricanes. Quint's cont. is up next season & is looking for big $$

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
Sharks are also looking to move up in the draft

The San Jose Sharks hold picks 18 and 21 in the 1st round.

WE HAVE TRADES...

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Darcy Quint|<-->|Robert Viklund
||Rod Schumacher
||John Bellamy
||SJ 2023 2nd rd. pick (51)

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PIT 2023 2nd rd. pick (36)|<-->|Marc-Edouard Vlasic
PIT 2023 4th rd. pick (96)

||:columbus
CBJ 2023 1st rd. pick (5)|<-->|SJ 2023 1st rd. pick (18)
||WSH 2023 1st rd. pick (21)

SELECTIONS

Overall | Player | Position | Age | Overall | Potential
5|Derek Winnik|Right Wing|19|80|4.5 Gold
36|Spencer Hinote|Defense|18|61|3.5 Gold
81|Nolan Burroughs|Left Wing|19|65|3.5 Gold
96|Ola Lander|Left Wing|18|60|3.5 Red
111|Brendan Himelfarb|Center|18|65|3.5 Red
113|Mikael Ericsson|Goalie|18|63|3.5 Red
141|Bedrich Sedlak|Right Wing|19|63|3 Gold
171|Igor Punnenovs|Defense|19|63|3 Gold
201|Dwight Iliakis|Defense|19|63|3 Red

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OFF-SEASON

RE-SIGNINGS

Player | Position | Age | Overall | Potential | Term | AAV
Tomas Hertl|Center|29|86|4.5 White|4 yrs|$4.565M
Jeremy Roy|Defense|26|84|4 Gold|4 yrs|$4.15M
Dave Kearns|Left Wing|23|84|4 Gold|3 yrs|$2.92M
Rookies & Minor League Players

LOST

Player | Position | Status
Franky Palazzese|Goalie|UFA
Ludovic Waeber|Goalie|UFA
Mitch Moroz|Left Wing|UFA
Nikolay Goldobin|Right Wing|UFA

FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

Player | Position | Age | Overall | Potential | Term | AAV
Sam Reinhart|Center|27|91|4.5 White|4 yrs|$10.7M

Sam Reinhart, pictured, signs a mega 10-year, $42.8M contract with the San Jose Sharks.

The San Jose Sharks cleaned house and completely shook up the team heading into the 2023-2024 season...

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Seth McNeill|<-->|Logan Couture
NYR 2024 2nd rd. pick|<-->|Mark McNeill

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Tyson Montgomery|<-->|Phil Kessel
Rob Staubitz|<-->|Henrik Persson
DET 2024 2nd rd. pick

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Mark Stone|<-->|Derek Stepan
Bobby Ryan|<-->|DET 2024 2nd rd. pick

Three core players (Couture, Kessel, Stepan) of the Sharks over the years found themselves traded over the summer as the Sharks cleared cap space and moved in a younger direction

-- GM MCG promised that the off-season would be one to remember as the Sharks move towards getting younger and clearing up cap space, which succeeded as they traded Phil Kessel, Logan Couture and Derek Stepan and brought in Seth McNeill, Tyson Montgomery and Rob Staubitz, all NHL-ready talents. They also added Mark Stone, a strong two-way forward for the penalty kill and, an admitted cap dump in Bobby Ryan who will look to regain his game.

IN | OUT
Sam Reinhart|Phil Kessel
Seth McNeill|Logan Couture
Tyson Montgomery|Derek Stepan
Darcy Quint|Franky Palazesse
Rob Staubitz|Mark McNeill
Mark Stone|Ludovic Waeber
Bobby Ryan|Mitch Moroz
Derek Winnik|Marc-Edouard Vlasic

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I promised a big off-season...

 

[GAMO1992]

I REALLY want to start up myself a new GM mode, but haven't the slightest clue as to who I want to do.
My probable top 3 would have to be(Teams I've NEVER done before):
New York Islanders: Finally improved, legit contenders? Or same ole same ole Isles?
Nashville Predators: What will it take to take them to that next level of being Cup Champs?
St. Louis Blues: Can they FINALLY take that next step and succeed in the playoffs?

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

I REALLY want to start up myself a new GM mode, but haven't the slightest clue as to who I want to do.
My probable top 3 would have to be(Teams I've NEVER done before):
New York Islanders: Finally improved, legit contenders? Or same ole same ole Isles?
Nashville Predators: What will it take to take them to that next level of being Cup Champs?
St. Louis Blues: Can they FINALLY take that next step and succeed in the playoffs?

Do the Preds, I don't think I have seen anyone post them on here.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

The Devils are my next GM after I create these 2016 draft prospects. I have two more San Jose season recaps to post too.

 

[GAMO1992]

Shakedown underway in Nashville​

Nashville Predators GM David Poille has decided to step down from the GM position, as he intends on retiring in a few years. It's being reported he'll stay on as President of Hockey Operations and will see that the new GM is well equipped for the job.

New GM hired to take on the job as GM is GAMO1992. He is former GM of the Kitchener Rangers.
​

Poile: "I felt it was time for me to take a step back and alleviate a lot of the pressures from my back. I hired GAMO because he's just what this organization needs. Fresh blood, youthful enthusiasm. The loyal Predator fans deserve a fresh face.

Rules:
1. I am unable to trade picks away that are more than 3 years away.
2. All difficulties must be on HARD, GM firing ON. Salary cap ON.
3. No trading up for any of the top 3 picks, no trading up if I have the 2nd or 3rd ovr as well.
4. Similar to DanielPalfredsson I will be using the Yes or No random answer generator at the start of each season for pending UFA's.
5. Again similar to DanielPalfredsson, I will be using his rule of giving out my own NMC to top flight players or limited NTC's to top 9 players. I will also try and honor all current NMC's and NTC's as best I can.
6. I must also stay 5% under the salary cap.

Owner wants at least 44 wins this season, and Conference Semi's.

 

[GAMO1992]

Turmoil In Nashville?

Part 1: Introduction http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=104007763&postcount=934

Rumor has it that the recent news about the change in the guard has made some players on the roster sour; most notably is young star winger Filip Forsberg. Soon to be an RFA, he has made it clear he intends on not resigning a contract with the Predators. They hold his rights as an RFA.

Other notable players to refuse any contract extensions are D Cody Franson who has made it perfectly clear he wants to test the Free Agent waters. Mike Ribeiro will also not be returning next season. Matt Cullen has expressed his interest in signing elsewhere as well. Young Winger Gabriel Bourque has expressed a desire to play for different team as well. Young goalie prospect and heir apparent to Pekka Rinne Juuse Saros has told management he wants a fresh start elsewhere.

On the positive side, Colin Wilson, Craig Smith, Mike Santorelli, Mike Fisher, and prospect winger Austin Watson have all shown a willingness to renew their contracts with the club.


How will GM GAMO handle the pressure of the players going to FA, along with the added pressure of being a competitive team this season? Only time will tell.

 

[badams326]

2016-2017 Season Recap

Opening Night Lineup

LW | C | RW
Jeff Skinner (87, SNP, A)|Jordan Staal (86, TWF, C)|Alexander Semin (82, SNP)
Nathan Gerbe (81, PLY)|Alex Killorn (83, TWF)|Elias Lindholm (84, PLY)
Riley Nash (82, TWF)|Brad Richardson (83, TWF)|Matt Calvert (81, PLY)
Brock McGinn (78, TWF)|Jay McClement (83, GRN)|Steve Downie (83, GRN)

LD | RD
Cody Franson (85, OFD)|Justin Faulk (86, TWD, A)
Tim Gleason (81, DFD)|Ryan Murphy (84, OFD)
Johnny Oduya (80, DFD)|Ron Hainsey (79, TWD)

G
Frederik Andersen (87)
Alex Stalock (82)

2016 Trade Deadline

*At the Trade Deadline, Carolina didn't make any trades because they didn't want to mess with the team chemistry. They had a record of 36-24-2 (74 Points)

Season Recap

Record: 52-27-3 (107 Points, 2nd in East, 2nd in NHL)
Goals for per Game: 2.939 (11th, 241 total goals for)
Goals Against per Game: 2.683 (10th, 220 total goals allowed)
Powerplay %: 20.8% (4th)
Penalty Kill %: 83.87% (7th)
Home Record: 26-13-2
Away Record: 26-14-
Last 10 Games Record: 7-2-1

Playoff Recap

*Carolina will face the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st Round. Montreal, a wild card team, made short work of the Metropolitan Division champs defeating them in 5 Games.

Playoff Tree - Western Conference
Central Division
#1 Minnesota vs #4 San Jose (4-3 Series Win)
#2 Chicago vs #3 Dallas (4-2 Series Win)

#2 Chicago vs #4 San Jose (4-2 Series Win)

Pacific Division
#1 Los Angeles vs #4 St. Louis (4-1 Series Win)
#2 Edmonton vs #3 Anaheim (4-1 Series Win)

#1 Los Angeles vs #2 Edmonton (4-1 Series Win)

Western Conference Final
#2 Chicago vs #2 Edmonton (4-0 Sweep)


Playoff Tree - Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
#1 Tampa Bay vs #4 NY Islanders (4-1 Series Win)
#2 Ottawa vs #3 Toronto (4-1 Series Win)

#1 Tampa Bay vs #3 Toronto (4-3 Series Win)

Metropolitan Division
#1 Carolina vs #4 Montreal (4-1 Series Win)
#2 Pittsburgh vs #3 Philadelphia (4-3 Series Win)

#3 Philadelphia vs #4 Montreal (4-3 Series Win)

Eastern Conference Final
#3 Toronto vs #4 Montreal (4-3 Series Win)

Stanley Cup Final
#2 Chicago vs #3 Toronto (4-2 Series Win)


Awards

Award | Winner | Team
Stanley Cup Champions|Chicago Blackhawks
Presidents' Trophy|Tampa Bay Lightning
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl|Chicago Blackhawks
Prince of Wales Trophy|Toronto Maple Leafs
Art Ross Trophy|Steven Stamkos|Tampa Bay Lightning
Hart Memorial Trophy|Steven Stamkos|Tampa Bay Lightning
James Norris Memorial Trophy|Justin Schultz|Edmonton Oilers
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy|Patrick Kane|Chicago Blackhawks
Calder Memorial Trophy|Reid Boucher|New Jersey Devils
Conn Smythe Trophy|Corey Crawford|Chicago Blackhawks
Vezina Trophy|Jonathan Quick|Los Angeles Kings
William M. Jennings Trophy|Jonathan Quick|Los Angeles Kings
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy|Zack Bogosian|Buffalo Sabres
Frank J. Selke Trophy|Jonathan Toews|Chicago Blackhawks
Ted Lindsay Award|Steven Stamkos|Tampa Bay Lightning
Maurice Richard Award|Steven Stamkos|Tampa Bay Lightning

2017 NHL Entry Draft

*Carolina will be picking 25th in the draft. Calgary won the lottery again and will be picking #1 Overall.

Top 15 Selections

Pick | Team | Name | Position | Play Type | Country | Overall | Potential
1|Calgary|Viacheslav Faikov|RD|OFD|Russia|70|Med Elite
2|Florida|Andreas Schmidt|LW/C|SNP|Germany|72|Med Elite
3|Colorado|Danny Glead|LW/C|GRN|United States|72|Med Elite
4|Columbus|Vic Marczak|LW/C|SNP|Poland|63|Med Elite
5|New Jersey|Zack O'Brien|RW/C|SNP|United States|63|Med Top 6 F
6|Arizona|Antti Numminen|LD|OFD|Finland|63|Med Top 4 D
7|Buffalo|Andrei Fedorov|LW/C|TWF|Ukraine|65|Med Top 6 F
8|Vancouver|Stephan Hilbert|C|PLY|Germany|66|Med Top 6 F
9|Nashville|Dominik Hrdina|RD|OFD|Czech Republic|67|Med Top 6 D
10|Calgary (via Detroit)|Billy Hiebert|LD|DFD|United States|67|Med Top 6 D
11|Winnipeg|Karl Egner|RD|OFD|Germany|69|Med Top 4 D
12|Vancouver (via NY Rangers)|Petr Hudler|LW/C|TWF|Czech Republic|68|Med Elite
13|Washington|Karl Butenschon|LD|TWD|Germany|67|Med Elite
14|Boston|Ruslan Nikolishin|LD|TWD|Russia|66|Med Top 6 D
15|St. Louis|Vitali Kulemin|LD|TWD|Russia|66|Med Top 6 D

Carolina's Draft Selections

Pick | Name | Position | Play Type | Overall | Potential
25th|Murray Ortmeyer|RD|TWD|62|Med Top 6 D
55th|Adam Price|C|GRN|65|Low Top 6 F
85th|Seth Walsh|LW|TWD|63|Med 7th D
115th|Aleks Rapp|RW|GRN|60|Med Bottom 6 AHL F
175th|Mark Parent|LW/C|GRN|60|Low Top 6 AHL F
205th|Morgan Adams-Moisan|RW|GRN|57|Low Bottom 6 AHL F

Signings and Resignings

Resignings

Name | Overall | Length | AAV
Cody Franson|83|3|$3.525M
Steve Downie|83|2|$2.3M
Riley Nash|82|3|$1.5M
Tim Gleason|81|2|$1.425M
Brock McGinn|78|1|$800k

Free Agent Signings

Name | Position | Overall | Length | AAV
T.J. Oshie|Right Wing|87|4|$7M
Brian Boyle|Center|83|2|$3.225M
Adam McQuaid|Defense|81|2|$2.8M
Cal Clutterbuck|Right Wing|2|$2M

*GM Adams traded RW Alexander Semin to the Calgary Flames (who were looking to get to the cap floor) to clear some cap space for next year.

To Calgary: Alexander Semin (50% retained)
To Carolina: Calgary's 2016 3rd and 4th Round Picks​

 

[GAMO1992]

Big Changes Made. Nashville going for it all?​

Part 1: Introduction http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=104007763&postcount=934
Part 2: Players Positions http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=104008033&postcount=935

In a shocking turn of events, the Nashville Predators decided it was time to make some changes. After sporting an 11-11-1 record December 1st, some big moves were made, making it clear that the focus was on winning now.

The first trade sent promising prospect goaltender Juuse Saros, Wing prospect Justin Kirkland, and a 2016 3rd round pick sent to Buffalo for LW Matt Moulson(retained 500K) and G Nathan Lieuwen.

G Juuse Saros 73 HYB 4 Gold
LW Justin Kirkland 3.5 Gold
3rd 2016

LW Matt Moulson(500K retained) 86 SNP
G Nathan Lieuwen​

Matt Moulson does have a Limited NTC, but Sabres were dead last in NHL, and we are quite higher, so I think he'd waive to come to a contender.

The 2nd and even more surprising trade was the trading of star winger Filip Forsberg.

RW Filip Forsberg 86 PWF 4 Gr
LW Gabriel Bourque 81 TWF 3.5 G
2015 3rd round pick

RW Nikita Kucherov 86 SNP 4 Gr
LW Brendan Morrow 81 PWF

This move has sent waves around league, and the fans of the Predators. Excitement has come over the more casual fan as a couple well known names were added to the roster. But to the more hardcore and loyal fan, this has them worried as now Nashville only has 1 pick in the first 90 selections of this draft.

Current record: 11-11-1
sitting 9th in the West.

The team also signed veteran backstop Tim Thomas to a 1 yr contract.

Neal 88 PWF - Ribeiro 85 PLY - Kucherov 86 SNP
Moulson 86 SNP - Smith 85 TWF - Wilson 84 PWF
Santorelli 84 TWF - Fisher 86 TWF - Stalberg 83 PWF
Nystrom 81 GRN - Gaustad 84 GRN - Cullen 82 TWF
x - Morrow

Josi 86 TWD - Weber 95 DFD
Jones 83 TWD - Franson 84 OFD
Volchenkov 81 DFD - Ellis 83 OFD
x - Bartley

Rinne 91 HYB
Thomas 83 STN​

Will these moves pay dividends? Or will it blow up in the face of the rookie GM?

 

[GAMO1992]

I just want to say this:
Year 1, Tim Thomas is a ****ing beast, as a precursor for things to come

 

[ovikovy817]

2017-2018 (4th season)



1st round

vs

The goal already reached, I'm in the PO.

Game | Away | Score | Home |
1|Maple Leafs|1 @ 0|Capitals|35 saves Bernier|
2|Maple Leafs|2 @ 3 (OT)|Capitals|Backstrom wins it|
3|Capitals|1 @ 2 (OT)|Maple Leafs|Lupul scores in OT|
4|Capitals|1 @ 2|Maple Leafs|They scores with 53 seconds to go|
5|Maple Leafs|3 @ 4|Capitals|Kuznetsov wins it with 19 seconds to go|
6|Capitals|4 @ 1|Maple Leafs|
7|Maple Leafs|2 @ 4|Capitals|Ovi GWG|

Well, down 3-1 in the series, 3-1 in game 5, I thought I was done, but Backstrom with 7:16, Burakovsky with 3:37 and Kuznetsov with :19 to go. 3 importants goals in 7 minutes.


2nd round

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home |
1|Hurricanes|2 @ 4|Capitals|
2|Hurricanes|2 @ 3|Capitals|
3|Capitals|4 @ 0|Hurricanes|22 saves for Holtby|
4|Capitals|1 @ 3|Hurricanes|
5|Hurricanes|1 @ 4|Capitals|

Eastern Conference Final

vs

Another Conference Finals against Boston, the back-to-back champions. But this time, I have the home ice advantage.

Game | Away | Score | Home |
1|Bruins|4 @ 2|Capitals|
2|Bruins|4 @ 1|Capitals|
3|Capitals|3 @ 2|Bruins|Ovi GWG. They beat me 6 times in a row in the PO
4|Capitals|4 @ 2|Bruins|
5|Bruins|2 @ 1|Capitals|
6|Capitals|7 @ 4|Bruins|
7|Bruins|2 @ 3 (OT)|Capitals|OVI AGAINNNN

Down 2-0 after 2 periods in game 7. Carlson and Burakovsky scores in 3rd and then the captain wins it in OT.


Stanley Cup Final

vs

Game | Away | Score | Home |
1|Predators|1 @ 3|Capitals|Ovi double. Brouwer will miss the rest of the series.
2|Predators|4 @ 1|Capitals|
3|Capitals|2 @ 1 (OT)|Predators|Kuznetsov in OT|
4|Capitals|5 @ 4 (OT)|Predators|Versteeg in OT. It was a good signing.
5|Predators|3 @ 2 (OT)|Capitals|Santorelli scores in the last minute
6|Capitals|4 @ 1 |Predators|Laich GWG|

FINALLYYYYYYYYY
Varly MVP.





Hershey Bears

1st Round

Hershey Bears VS Binghamton Senators

Won in 7


2nd Round

Hershey Bears VS Manchester Monarchs

Won in 4
Sweep.


Eastern Conference Final

Hershey Bears VS Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Lost in 7
Lost 1-0 game 7
They will win the Cup.











Lineup WASHINGTON

LW|

C​

|

RW​

A.Ovechkin (C) (93)|N.Backstrom (A) (89)|E.Kuznetsov (85)
A.Burakovsky (85)|C.McDavid (87)|T.Wilson (87)
K.Versteeg (83)|B.Sutter (83)|T.Brouwer (84)
B.Laich (A) (83)|P.Gaustad (79)|E.Fehr (80)
|M.Latta (78)|​

D|

D​

D.Orlov (85)|J.Carlson (87)
K.Alzner (86)|M.Niskanen (86)
J.Klingberg (82)|C.Carrick (83)
T.J. Brennan (79)|​

G
S.Varlamov (88)
D.Tokarski (81)​

Lineup HERSHEY

LW|

C​

|

RW​

R.Lipsbergs (80)|J.Beagle (C) (80)|J.Vrana (A) (78)
J.Verrier (80)|T.Mitchell (79)|R.Southam (76)
C.Jarnkrok (78)|C.Stephenson (75)|T.Kennedy (76)
C.Wellman (77)|C.Bell (72)|C.Brown (75)
N.Walker (71)|L.O'Brien (71)|J.Gauthier (66)​

D|

D​

C.Djoos (78)|M.Bowey (A) (81)
I.Provorov (78)|S.LeBlanc (75)
C.Dahlstrom (80)|T.Lewington (75)
N.Schmidt (75)|T.Kundratek (75)
J.Hauf (73)|​

G
P.Grubauer (79)
I.Bobkov (78)
C.Graham (77)​

CHL

Player|Position
/|​

UNSIGNED PLAYERS

Player|Position
E.Montpetit (69)|G
J.Lauzon (69)|D
M.Holmes (69)|D
K.Axelsson (66)|D
T.Raddysh (65)|RW
M.Hotchkiss (65)|C
K.Middleton (62)|D​

My Trophies

Stanley Cup | Washington Capitals |2018
2 x Prince of Wales Trophy | Washington Capitals |2015 and 2018
Hart Memorial Trophy |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Art Ross Trophy |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Ted Lindsay Award |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Calder Memorial Trophy |Andre Burakovsky|2015

"​

|Connor McDavid|2017
Conn Smythe Trophy |Semyon Varlamov|2018

2 x MacGregor Kilpatrick Trophy | Hershey Bears |2016 - 2017
Richard F. Canning Trophy | Hershey Bears |2016
4 x Frank S. Mathers Trophy | Hershey Bears |2015 - 2018
Eddie Shore Award |Connor Carrick|2016

Recap

| Washington Capitals | Hershey Bears 2015 |Stanley Cup Final|1st Round
2016 |2nd Round|Calder Cup Final
2017 |Eastern Conference Final|2nd Round
2018 |

CHAMPION​

|Eastern Conference Final

Stanley Cup Finals History

| Champion | Finalist | Games 2015 |Saint Louis Blues| Washington Capitals |

7​

2016 |Boston Bruins|Chicago Blackhawks|

6​

2017 |Boston Bruins|Los Angeles Kings|

4​

2018 | Washington Capitals |Nashville Predators|

6​

 

[M.C.G. 31]

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2018-2019 San Jose Sharks Report
2019-2020 San Jose Sharks Report
2020-2021 San Jose Sharks Report
2021-2022 San Jose Sharks Report
2022-2023 San Jose Sharks Report

***

2023-2024

OPENING LINEUP

LW | C | RW
Tomas Hertl (86)|Dylan Strome (88)|Sam Reinhart (91)
Max Pacioretty (86)|Ryan Johansen (87)|Tyson Montgomery (85)
Dave Kearns (84)|Derek Winnik (82)|Seth McNeill (82)
Bobby Ryan (80)|Chris Tierney (77)|Mark Stone (84)

LD | RD
Olli Maatta (86)|John Carlson (89)
Sean Day (84)|Jeremy Roy (84)
Mirco Mueller (84)|Yuri Shishkanov (82)
Rob Staubitz (82)

Darcy Quint (88)|Tony Tophy (82)

***

TRADE DEADLINE

The Sharks made no moves on trade deadline day.

***

SEASON BREAKDOWN

FINAL RECORD: 46-30-6 -- 98 PTS

Wins | Points | Goals | Goals Against | Powerplay | Penalty Kill | Home | Away
46 (9th)|98 (9th)|246, 3.00 (13th)|213, 2.55 (2nd)|19.8% (6th)|84.4% (4th)|27-12-2|19-18-4

***

PLAYER STATS

FORWARDS

* = traded during season
** = acquired mid-season via waivers or trade

Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points | PPG
Sam Reinhart|82|28|52|80|11
Dylan Strome|82|25|51|76|8
Tyson Montgomery|82|17|48|65|5
Tomas Hertl|82|27|30|57|12
Ryan Johansen|70|29|27|56|10
Max Pacioretty|82|20|34|54|4
Mark Stone|82|20|18|38|6
Seth McNeill|81|15|12|27|0
Dave Kearns|82|2|20|22|0
Bobby Ryan|82|6|10|16|0
Derek Winnik|76|6|9|15|0
Chris Tierney|82|3|5|8|0
Cody Caron|19|2|2|4|0

DEFENSE

Player | GP | Goals | Assists | Points | PPG
John Carlson|82|7|41|48|3
Jeremy Roy|82|13|26|39|7
Olli Maatta|78|11|21|32|4
Sean Day|66|3|19|22|2
Mirco Mueller|82|6|3|9|0
Yuri Shishkanov|53|3|3|6|0
Rob Staubitz|49|3|2|5|0

GOALIES

Player | GP | Record | Shutouts | GAA | SV%
Darcy Quint|64|39-21-3|6|2.31|.921
Tony Tophy|21|7-9-3|0|2.92|.899

***

PLAYOFFS

ROUND 1 vs. Chicago Blackhawks

| Score | Opponent | Series
|4-6||Chicago leads 1-0
|2-3||Chicago leads 2-0
|2-3||Chicago leads 3-0
|2-1||Chicago leads 3-1
|3-4||Chicago wins 4-1

In the end of season press conference, GM MCG made it clear that Max Pacioretty and Bobby Ryan would not return to the club.

***

AWARDS

None.

***

NHL ENTRY DRAFT

The San Jose Sharks hold the 24th pick in the 1st round.

SELECTIONS

Overall | Player | Position | Age | Overall | Potential
24|Patrik Lukes|Center|19|69|4 Gold
41|Kirk Winkler|Defense|19|70|4 Gold
54|Darren Hawes|Defense|20|69|4 Gold
84|Todd Cornet|Goalie|19|70|4 Red
114|Maxim Kostitsyn|Defense|19|64|3.5 Red
144|Nikolai Jekimovs|Center|19|62|3 Gold
174|Maxim Derlyuk|Right Wing|19|65|3 Gold

***

OFF-SEASON

RE-SIGNINGS

Player | Position | Age | Overall | Potential | Term | AAV
Darcy Quint|Goalie|25|88|4.5 Gold|3 yrs|$7.625M
Rob Staubitz|Defense|27|82|4 White|2 yrs|$2.65M
Rookies & Minor League Players

LOST

Player | Position | Status
Mark Stone|Right Wing|UFA
Max Pacioretty|Left Wing|UFA
Bobby Ryan|Right Wing|Retirement

FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

Player | Position | Age | Overall | Potential | Term | AAV
Zach Werenski|Defense|26|93|4.5 Gold|5 yrs|$10.55M
Anders Lee|Center|34|80|3 White|1 yr|$1.25M

MORE TRADES...

||
Jorgen Olsson|<-->|RFA rights to Sean Day
BUF 2025 3rd rd. pick

||
Tyler Sandhu|<-->|Patrik Lukes
CHI 2025 4th rd. pick||
CHI 2025 7th rd. pick

 

[ovikovy817]

2018-2019 (5th season)

RETIREMENTS

Paul Gaustad|913GP|111G|163A|274P

He retires after the Cup

Other important guys : Williams, Richards, Thomas and Marleau


DRAFT 2018

We have the 6th pick for this draft.
J.Coyle 1st for Arizona.

To
91th overall pick

To
100th overral pick
111th overall pick


To
141th overall pick

To
150th overall pick


To
151th overall pick

To
180th overall pick
210th overall pick


Capitals selections

Round-Pick | Player | Position | Age | Overall | Potential | Country
1-6|Gabriel Craig|RW|20|68|4 Yellow|USA
2-14|Edwin Dipenta|D|19|68|3.5 Yellow|Switzerland
3-19|Kyle Moore|RW|20|64|3.5 Red|USA
4-1|Jerry Stoner|D|19|65|3.5 Red|Canada
4-5|Rob Cole|LW|19|63|3.5 Red|France
5-21|Abraham Steckel|LW|20|64|3 Red|USA
6-1|Shawn Strudwick|D|18|62|3 Red|USA

***** THE POTENTIAL AND OVERALL: NOT WHEN I DRAFT THE PLAYER BUT FEW DAYS LATER DURING THE FIRST DAY OF SIGNINGS *****


RE-SIGNINGS

Player | Position | Age | Overall | Term | Cap Hit
John Carlson|D|28|87|8 years|$5.5M
Andre Burakovsky|LW|23|85|5 years|$4M
Brandon Sutter|C|29|83|3 years|$2.6M
Brooks Laich|C|35|83|1 year|$2.5M
Madison Bowey|D|23|81|8 years|$1.9M

Versteeg, Walker and O'Brien weren't resigned.

All drafted players this year = not signed
From the last draft, Raddysh and Hotchkiss signed and they will play with Hershey. Lipsbergs will play with WSH.


FA

Player | Position | Age | Overall | Term | Cap Hit
Sean Bergenheim|LW|34|83|1 year|$3.3M
Alexander Semin|RW|34|81|1 year|$0.99M

After Varlamov last year, now it's Semin who is coming back home



______________

Just before the preseason, I had to make some adjustments for the salary cap. And also, think about the future. McDavid, Wilson last year on their contracts. So I decided to trade Niskanen. Bowey is ready for the NHL. Niskanen dropped from 86 to 85. (5.575M$) 31yo 3 years left.

To
P.Eaves (80)
2nd round pick 2019 (NJ)

To
M.Niskanen (85)


To
4th round pick 2019 (MTL)

To
P.Eaves (80)


I also decided to take a better backup for Hotlby. Ville Lydman (84) 22yo. Tokarski will be the starter in the AHL.

____________

49 W the goal for this year and I've to make the PO.



Just before the season

To
1st round pick 2019 (TB)
2nd round pick 2019 (TB)

To
1st round pick 2019 (WSH)
2nd round pick 2019 (WSH)
4th round pick 2019 (MTL)
5th round pick 2019 (WSH)


To
1st round pick 2019 (BOS)

To
2nd round pick 2019 (TB)
2nd round pick 2019 (NJ)
6th round pick 2019 (WSH)
7th round pick 2019 (WSH)












Lineup WASHINGTON

LW|

C​

|

RW​

A.Ovechkin (C) (94)|N.Backstrom (A) (89)|E.Kuznetsov (86)
A.Burakovsky (85)|C.McDavid (90)|T.Wilson (87)
R.Lipsbergs (82)|B.Sutter (84)|T.Brouwer (83)
S.Bergenheim (83)|B.Laich (A) (82)|A.Semin (81)
||E.Fehr (80)​

D|

D​

D.Orlov (85)|J.Carlson (87)
K.Alzner (86)|C.Carrick (84)
J.Klingberg (83)|M.Bowey (81)
T.J. Brennan (79)|​

G
S.Varlamov (89)
V.Lydman (84)​

Lineup HERSHEY

LW|

C​

|

RW​

J.Verrier (80)|J.Beagle (C) (80)|J.Vrana (A) (78)
C.Jarnkrok (78)|T.Mitchell (79)|R.Southam (76)
M.Latta (78)|M.Hotchkiss (73)|T.Raddysh (73)
C.Wellman (77)|C.Stephenson (75)|J.Gauthier (72)
C.Brown (75)|C.Bell (73)|T.Kennedy (76)​

D|

D​

I.Provorov (81)|C.Djoos (79)
C.Dahlstrom (80)|S.LeBlanc (75)
N.Schmidt (A) (75)|T.Lewington (75)
J.Hauf (73)|T.Kundratek (75)​

G
D.Tokarski (81)
P.Grubauer (79)
I.Bobkov (78)
C.Graham (77)​

CHL

Player|Position
/|​

UNSIGNED PLAYERS

Player|Position
E.Montpetit (74)|G
M.Holmes (74)|D
J.Lauzon (71)|D
K.Axelsson (71)|D
E.Dipenta (70)|D
C.Graig (70)|RW
K.Middleton (68)|D
J.Stoner (67)|D
K.Moore (66)|RW​

*** IN RED WSH/HER : DRAFTED BY WASHINGTON CAPITALS SINCE 2014-2015 (Draft 2015) ***










My Trophies

Stanley Cup | Washington Capitals |2018
2 x Prince of Wales Trophy | Washington Capitals |2015 and 2018
Metropolitan Division Winner | Washington Capitals |2018
Hart Memorial Trophy |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Art Ross Trophy |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Ted Lindsay Award |Alexander Ovechkin|2016
Calder Memorial Trophy |Andre Burakovsky|2015

"​

|Connor McDavid|2017
Conn Smythe Trophy |Semyon Varlamov|2018

2 x MacGregor Kilpatrick Trophy | Hershey Bears |2016 - 2017
Richard F. Canning Trophy | Hershey Bears |2016
4 x Frank S. Mathers Trophy | Hershey Bears |2015 - 2018
Eddie Shore Award |Connor Carrick|2016

Recap

| Washington Capitals | Hershey Bears 2015 |Stanley Cup Final|1st Round
2016 |2nd Round|Calder Cup Final
2017 |Eastern Conference Final|2nd Round
2018 |

CHAMPION​

|Eastern Conference Final

Stanley Cup Finals History

| Champion | Finalist | Games 2015 |Saint Louis Blues| Washington Capitals |

7​

2016 |Boston Bruins|Chicago Blackhawks|

6​

2017 |Boston Bruins|Los Angeles Kings|

4​

2018 | Washington Capitals |Nashville Predators|

6​

 

[ovikovy817]

Do you know how many $$$ McDavid wants after his entry level contract? He's @ 90 at the moment.

7? 8? more?

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

I just want to say this:
Year 1, Tim Thomas is a ****ing beast, as a precursor for things to come

You know, I don't think the RFA's counted towards the yes or no rule but uh, suit yourself

 

[Duke16]

My Toronto Maple Leafs GM

I am currently early in the 2020-2021 season, I have been building through the draft and prospects in my system for the entire time and have failed to have any success. I have only 2 playoff appearances which were the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, but I was bounced first round both times.

Roster:

Nazem Kadri(86 OA, Age:30)- Dylan Strome(83 OA, Age:23)- William Nylander(83 OA, Age:24)

Logan Brown(83 OA, Age:22)- Frederik Gauthier(86 OA, Age:25)- Dimitri Korolev(80 OA, Age:23)

Pavel Zacha(79 OA, Age:23)- Mike Galchenyuk(81 OA, Age:21)- Casey Bailey(83 OA, Age:28)

Noah Rod(81 OA, Age:24)- Travis Barron(79 OA, Age:22)- Tyler Biggs(80 OA, Age:27)


Morgan Rielly(91 OA, Age:26)- Jake Gardiner(86 OA, Age:30)

Matt Finn(86 OA, Age:26)- Nicolas Meloche(85 OA, Age:23)

Dean Mcdonagh(81 OA, Age:23)- Guy Fleury(77 OA, Age:22)


Jonathan Bernier(87 OA, Age:32)- Antoine Bibeau(83 OA, Age:26)​

Notable Prospects:

RW Preston Almond(71 OA, Age:19)
LW Wade Adamski(74 OA, Age:20)
LW Tony Benson(78 OA, Age:22)
RW Aaron Roloson(74 OA, Age:20)
RW Mike Demarchi(68 OA, Age:19)
D Rickard Bergenheim(76 OA, Age:21)
D Austin Brodziak(72 OA, Age:20)
LW Teemu Tuppurainen(70 OA, Age:20)
RW Rod Lawrence(69 OA, Age:19)
C Alex DeBrincat(77 OA, Age:22)
C Kailer Yakamoto(76 OA, Age:22)
G Greg Dwyer(61 OA, Age:17)


Update: Leafs finish season with record of 48-29-5 which is their best record since GM DukeChoof took over the job, things may now be headed in the right direction.

Update: Leafs defeated 4-1 by the Panthers in the opening round, veterans will be dealt at draft.

The Leafs have been offered Oscar Dansk (88 OA, Age:27) for Kadri and a 2021 3rd on the draft floor. DONE DEAL, making Bernier expendable

The Leafs have traded Bernier, A.Hendricks, 2022 2nd, 2022 3rd to San Jose for top RHD prospect Adam Sakic (86 OA Age:22)

 

[M.C.G. 31]

The final San Jose season will be up tonight. Then the New Jersey one begins...

 

[Voight]

The final San Jose season will be up tonight. Then the New Jersey one begins...

Absolutely love your work, keep it up. I actually have looked forward to reading them everyday, probably going to do one as Chicago. Never actually done my favourite team in be a GM.

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

Winds of change, there's a storm brewing, a new era.

Long time GM Jim Rutherford has stepped down, and former Hurricane Ron Francis is tasked with rebuilding the struggling franchise. Cup winners almost 10 years ago, the team has made the playoffs once since, going to the Conference Finals.

The outlook for this season is bleak, the roster is bare, and it lacks depth. There's big time fire power upfront in the likes of Skinner and Staal, but no supporting cast. On the back, Justin Faulk is alone to log big minutes and shutdown the opposition. In goal, an aging Cam Ward is left to face many shots, with little support most nights. That's how we see things. Thankfully, Ron Francis is the man with a plan.

"I won't lie. Our fans aren't stupid. Right now we suck,we have to be honest. We cannot win a cup with our current roster, and few people on this team can succeed in this environment. We need to rebuild, yes it's going to be long and painful, but it's a must. I beleive that we can build around certain players on this team. We're going to have a new identity. We want speed and skill through our roster. We will be a puck possession team. We're going to be hard working and hard to play against. I want all the GM's to know that I'm open for business, we have some untouchables, after that everyone is available. We'll listen on everyone. If you're not listening you aren't doing your job." -Ron Francis, Hurricanes GM

It is believed that Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk are the Canes untouchables, both are great skaters and highly skilled, they are of embodiment of what the Canes wish to be.

GM Francis was busy on his first day in office, he made a quartet of moves, in a effort to bolster the roster.

Trades:
To San Jose
F Zach Boychuck 78ovr
F Phil DiGiuseppe 60ovr
To Carolina
D Scott Hannan

"Zach is a guy who needs a fresh start, he's not a fit here. Scott is a veteran leader who will help our young players through tough times, and he will make Cam's nights easier as he is a big shot blocker."
To Carolina
D Keith Aulie 78 ovr
To Edmonton
D Brett Bellemore 76ovr
D Michael Jordan 74ovr
D Dwyane Robertson 72ovr
"Keith is a young physical defenceman who can play on the PK and who likes to block shots, he adds some grit at the back, which we lack."

"Our trades today were about shuffling the deck, we wanted to open some space on the roster in Charlotte and we wanted to add a couple of D who can contribute this year."

Signings
C Dave Steckel 78ovr 1yr 800k
D Kevin Gravel 72 ovr 3yr 850k

"Dave is an experienced center who is very skilled at face offs, he will be able to mentor our young centers in that department while being able to win key draws for us. Kevin's a young D who just left Havard, he wanted to turn pro and he chose to sign here. He's a physical defensive defenceman who skates well, he's a few years away from the roster but we beleive he will play in the NHL some day for us."

2014-2015 Carolina Hurricanes
E.Staal(89)-J.Staal(87)-A.Semin(83)
J.Skinner(89)-R.Nash(81)-E.Lindholm(81)
N.Gerbe(81)-J.Mcclement(82)-P.Dywer(89)
B.Malone(76)-D.Steckel(78)-C.Terry(78)

J.Faulk(85)-S.Hannan(80)
R.Hainsey(80)-J.Liles(79)
J.Hillen(79)-K.Aulie(78)

C.Ward(86)
A.Khudobin(84)

 

[Duke16]

I am currently early in the 2020-2021 season, I have been building through the draft and prospects in my system for the entire time and have failed to have any success. I have only 2 playoff appearances which were the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, but I was bounced first round both times.

Roster:

Nazem Kadri(86 OA, Age:30)- Dylan Strome(83 OA, Age:23)- William Nylander(83 OA, Age:24)

Logan Brown(83 OA, Age:22)- Frederik Gauthier(86 OA, Age:25)- Dimitri Korolev(80 OA, Age:23)

Pavel Zacha(79 OA, Age:23)- Mike Galchenyuk(81 OA, Age:21)- Casey Bailey(83 OA, Age:28)

Noah Rod(81 OA, Age:24)- Travis Barron(79 OA, Age:22)- Tyler Biggs(80 OA, Age:27)


Morgan Rielly(91 OA, Age:26)- Jake Gardiner(86 OA, Age:30)

Matt Finn(86 OA, Age:26)- Nicolas Meloche(85 OA, Age:23)

Dean Mcdonagh(81 OA, Age:23)- Guy Fleury(77 OA, Age:22)


Jonathan Bernier(87 OA, Age:32)- Antoine Bibeau(83 OA, Age:26)​

Notable Prospects:

RW Preston Almond(71 OA, Age:19)
LW Wade Adamski(74 OA, Age:20)
LW Tony Benson(78 OA, Age:22)
RW Aaron Roloson(74 OA, Age:20)
RW Mike Demarchi(68 OA, Age:19)
D Rickard Bergenheim(76 OA, Age:21)
D Austin Brodziak(72 OA, Age:20)
LW Teemu Tuppurainen(70 OA, Age:20)
RW Rod Lawrence(69 OA, Age:19)
C Alex DeBrincat(77 OA, Age:22)
C Kailer Yakamoto(76 OA, Age:22)
G Greg Dwyer(61 OA, Age:17)


Update: Leafs finish season with record of 48-29-5 which is their best record since GM DukeChoof took over the job, things may now be headed in the right direction.

Update: Leafs defeated 4-1 by the Panthers in the opening round, veterans will be dealt at draft.

The Leafs have been offered Oscar Dansk (88 OA, Age:27) for Kadri and a 2021 3rd on the draft floor. DONE DEAL, making Bernier expendable

The Leafs have traded Bernier, A.Hendricks, 2022 2nd, 2022 3rd to San Jose for top RHD prospect Adam Sakic (86 OA Age:22)

2021-22 Lineup

Logan Brown(86 OA, Age:23)-Dylan Strome(83 OA, Age:24)-William Nylander(86 OA, Age:25)

Len Parent(81 OA, Age:22)-Frederik Gauthier(86 OA, Age:26)-Mike Galchenyuk(84 OA, Age:22)

Tony Benson(80 OA, Age:23)-Travis Barron(81 OA, Age:23)-Casey Bailey(83 OA, Age:29)

Dimitri Korolev(80 OA, Age:24)-Noah Rod(80 OA, Age:25)-Tyler Biggs(80 OA, Age:28)


Morgan Reilly(91 OA, Age:27)-Adam Sakic(86 OA, Age:22)

Matt Finn(86 OA, Age:27)-Nicolas Meloche(85 OA, Age:24)

Dean Mcdonagh(81 OA, Age:24)-Jake Gardiner(86 OA, Age:31)


Oscar Dansk(88 OA, Age:27)-Antoine Bibeau(83 OA, Age:27)

 

[Newfinator81]

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[June 5, 2017]
After battling serious health problems, Chuck Fletcher officially resigns as Wild GM. At a press conference, an emotional Fletcher announces he will be resigning as the GM of the 2016 Stanley Cup winning Minnesota team, two years after being diagnosed with cancer.
"I'm thankful of the Wild organization for supporting me through this difficult time over the past two years," said Fletcher. "I'm resigning as GM because I want to spend as much time as I can with my family, as I don't know if or when the cancer will return. I'm proud of what I've accomplished in my time, especially winning the Stanley Cup, as the GM of this remarkable team. Thank you."

The new GM will be a familiar face. Immediately after the resignation of Fletcher, the Wild announced that John Smith [clever, aren't I?] will be the next GM. Smith served as an assistant to Fletcher the past three years, and was instrumental in a couple monumental decisions in that time. Smith convinced Fletcher to draft the 74th ranked Meier 64th overall in the 2015 draft, and the high risk high reward move of trading several picks, that were acquired after the Dubnyk and Pominville deals, to trade up for the 10th pick [2016] to draft Vancouver Giants star forward Tyler Benson. Smith also acted as GM during the 2016-2017 trade deadline when Fletcher was in the hospital for treatment. Smith traded a 2018 first, 2017 second (from Chicago), struggling forward Coyle, and 3.5* prospect Mills to Dallas in exchange for superstar Jamie Benn and a fourth in 2017.

"I would like to thank the Wild organization for naming me as GM. I will try my best to uphold the winning culture that this team has created over the last few years," said Smith. "More importantly, I want to thank my good friend Chuck for what he has taught me, and I hope he will have a long life ahead of him despite the health concerns. He's a good father, husband, GM, and someone I'm proud to call my friend."

Smith signed a 3-year deal with the Wild, and will make his debut as GM at the upcoming draft [2017].

 

[Newfinator81]

Would you guys prefer short updates at specific points (i.e. Pre-season, trade deadline, draft), or one long post?