hlaverty06
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Our D is much more solid overall than the Rangers and our Offense is much better.
His goalie is slightly better but Kipper is no slouch
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But then what's the point of waiving when it just punishes people who take bad teams and have to get rid of **** tons of capspace to contend?
I had to get rid of Kuba, Jovanovksi, Bergenheim and Upshall because of their expensive ****ing contracts, literally NO ONE would take Upshall or Bergenheim even if I offered them on a golden platter. If there's a fine it just forces teams with bad contracts to rebuild instead of contend, which like is totally not cool.
You have a point ,however games must have order and fines will be a necessary evil. Keep in mind nothing is set in stone yet and I have been toying with the ideal of increasing the number of waivers a bit to better help teams in similar situations that you described, however if a team blatantly breaks the rules (whatever they end up being) there will be repercussions.
You have a point ,however games must have order and fines will be a necessary evil. Keep in mind nothing is set in stone yet and I have been toying with the ideal of increasing the number of waivers a bit to better help teams in similar situations that you described, however if a team blatantly breaks the rules (whatever they end up being) there will be repercussions.
if retained salary is lowered from 50% and the cap floor is enforced it will cause rebuilders to need to pickup capdumps which will help with the waiver limit.
as i know you had said about limiting it to 25-30%
[FIELDSET="2012-2013 Edmonton Oilers"]
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Taylor Hall (C)-Stephen Weiss-Jordan Eberle
Magnus Paajarvi-Olli Jokinen-Ales Hemsky
Taylor Pyatt-Shawn Horcoff-Ryan Jones
Aaron Volpatti-Nick Spaling-Mike Brown
Ryan Smyth, Lennart Petrell
Shea Weber (A)-Justin Schultz
Ladislav Smid (A)-John Carlson
Mark Fistric-Jeff Petry
Correy Potter
Devan Dubnyk
Al Montoya
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Scratches; Correy Potter, Ryan Smyth, Lennart Petrell
CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)
SALARY CAP: $70,200,000; CAP PAYROLL: ~$68million BONUSES: $5,700,000
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): ~5million[/FIELDSET]
So now that I have time to do a run down..
Basically I traded futures for some badly needed defensive depth and restocked the decimated centre position with some cheap reclamation projects.
FORWARD
Taylor Hall (C)-Stephen Weiss-Jordan Eberle; this is obviously the main scoring line. Taylor "the Kingston Cannonball" Hall is en route to a top 10 scoring finish. He will be the new Team Captain and is the heart and soul of this line and the team. Hall is a total warrior. Jordan Eberle is a 2012 All-Star and is clearly capable of scoring on the rush. Weiss is a talented two-way and playmaking centre and is an improvement on the face off dot over Nugent-Hopkins. Weiss is not far off from three straight 20 goal campaigns.
Magnus Paajarvi-Olli Jokinen-Ales Hemsky; this is the secondary scoring line. Magnus has come a long way this season adding some grit and a willingness to go to the net. He'll add a power-forward dimension to this line and is a great asset to carry the puck up the ice with some speed. Jokinen and Hemsky could do some damage together. Hemsky has been looking for a big scoring centre for his entire career and Jokinen, another recent 20g scorer, will be flush with scoring opportunities with a deft playmaker like Ales on his wing. Again, Olli is an improvement on the dot.
Taylor Pyatt-Shawn Horcoff-Ryan Jones; Clearly this is the shut-down line for the team. Pyatt and Jones are big bodied, solid forecheckers and Shawn Horcoff is a good faceoff man with a strong two-way game. All three have shown themselves capable of potting ~15 goals and will play hard every shift.
Aaron Volpatti-Nick Spaling-Mike Brown; Another checking line but this one has a bit more of an edge. Brown and Volpatti both excel playing an aggressively physical game and Spaling is a versatile checker capable of generating offense.
DEFENSE
Shea Weber (A)-Justin Schultz; Who better to play with already one of the best skating defenders in the league (Justin Schultz) than a proven leader and elite level defender in Shea Weber. This is a good-cop/bad-cop pairing. If Schultz can't beat you with his quickness, poise, and puck carrying, then Weber can clean up with his shut-down physical play and all-around ability. Shea Weber is also a warrior.
Ladislav Smid (A)-John Carlson; This is a mean and tough pairing with two mobile and physical defenders who have proven themselves capable of playing against top opposition. Carlson is also another weapon from the point for the Oilers offensive game. Smid = warrior.
Mark Fistric-Jeff Petry; This is another physical defender and puck moving defender pairing. Fistric's stay at home game will compliment Jeff Petry's up-tempo smooth-skating offensive game.
GOAL
Devan Dubnyk; He has proven himself to be an NHL starter and is headed toward a top 10 finish in save % among goalies with 30 games or more. Given the improvements on defense and the influx of size and grit into the forward group I think Dubie has a much better chance of winning those 1 goal games.
Vancouver over LA in the playoffs...seems like we really are basing it on popularity, no offense to Vancouvers GM. H
Vancouver over LA in the playoffs...seems like we really are basing it on popularity, no offense to Vancouvers GM. H
I wouldn't say it's based on 'popularity' more based on GM activity and the work put into the roster. LA made 1 trade, and started off with the reigning Stanley Cup champions. That being said, I do feel like Vancouver has superior forward depth, a strong D, and a good goalie pairing. I feel like Vancouver worked hard at accumulating pieces that were once an area of concern (scoring depth, much stronger bottom 6) and has turned a team that, in real life, just got swept. LA added Jay Bouwmeester, but I wouldn't say that's a significant improvement on their team, as they traded a great, young defender in Slava Voynov.
The 'best' team on paper doesn't always win.
Vancouver over LA in the playoffs...seems like we really are basing it on popularity, no offense to Vancouvers GM. H
I wouldn't say it's based on 'popularity' more based on GM activity and the work put into the roster. LA made 1 trade, and started off with the reigning Stanley Cup champions. That being said, I do feel like Vancouver has superior forward depth, a strong D, and a good goalie pairing. I feel like Vancouver
worked hard at accumulating pieces that were once an area of concern (scoring depth, much stronger bottom 6) and has turned a team that, in real life, just got swept. LA added Jay Bouwmeester, but I wouldn't say that's a significant improvement on their team, as they traded a great, young defender in Slava Voynov.
The 'best' team on paper doesn't always win.