Dynasty Thread (Part 6)

[OttawaOilers]

Yesssssss need new dynasties! It's been just JCF's for what seems like a while.

wuts rong wit moi potsts?

 

[ChibiPooky]

wuts rong wit moi potsts?

There aren't enough of them. Too few dynasties going on (and I just deleted all mine).

 

[OttawaOilers]

May 23rd, 2019

Round 3 Playoff Recap

Oilers edge Wild in 5 games, heading to Stanley Cup Finals

Nail Yakupov potting home a goal on Wild's Goalie Johan Gustafsson.

It was a quite dominant series by the Oilers, knocking the Wild out of contention in 5 games. Now face the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals!

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is making a bid for a Trophy with the pace he is on with 21 points (4 goals, 17 assists) in 18 games. Taylor Hall has been the recipient of alot of Hopkins' passes but has put up helpers himself with 14 points (7 goals, 7 assists). 2nd line Center Murray Colaiacovo is showing he isn't having a sophomore slump after putting up a 60 point season and now having 14 points (9 goals, 5 assists), along with his linemate Nail Yakupov having 14 points (2 goals, 12 assists). Lastly Captain Jordan Eberle isn't exactly at the top of the Post-Season scoring charts but is chipping in when it really matters and is coming up clutch as he can, with 11 points (6 goals, 5 assists).

The Defensive Core is chipping in alot with Justin Schultz leading with 9 points and John Moore, Marty Gernat, and Evan Scott all having 7 points, Duncan Keith 6. Mason McDonald continuing to play solid and showing no signs of stopping now has a current record of 12-6, with a same 2.15 GAA, improved SV% with a .931 SV% and 1 shutout.

Game 1: Edmonton Wins 4-3
Game 2: Edmonton Wins 2-1
Game 3: Minnesota Wins 3-2
Game 4: Edmonton Wins 4-3
Game 5: Edmonton Wins 4-1

In the Stanley Cup Finals we will be facing the New Jersey Devils. They finished as the 3rd seed in there Conference with a 44-33-5 record, 93 points.

West - Edmonton Oilers (1st)

Taylor Hall (86 Overall 'A') - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (88 Overall 'A') - Jordan Eberle (87 Overall 'C')
Nail Yakupov (85 Overall) - Murray Colaiacovo (86 Overall) - Patrick Sharp (87 Overall)
Ondrej Kopta (79 Overall) - Timothy Peluso (80 Overall) - Vincent Trocheck (80 Overall)
Teemu Hartikainen (82 Overall) - Anton Lander (79 Overall) - Tyler Pitlick (80 Overall)

Duncan Keith (90 Overall) - Justin Schultz (86 Overall)
John Moore (84 Overall) - Jeff Petry (84 Overall)
Marty Gernat (81 Overall)- Evan Scott (82 Overall)

Mason McDonald (84 Overall)- Olivier Roy (80 Overall)

VS.

East - New Jersey Devils (3rd)

Harri Pesonen (80 Overall) - Henrik Sedin (88 Overall 'A') - Ilya Kovalchuk (89 Overall 'C')
Ryan Clowe (81 Overall) - Andrei Loktionov (84 Overall) - Travis Zajac (84 Overall 'A')
Nick Bonino (79 Overall) - Adam Henrique (82 Overall) - Jacob Josefsson (79 Overall)
Darcy Shaw (63 Overall) - Graham Black (77 Overall) - Edward Mullen (67 Overall)

Ryan Whitney (86 Overall) - Ian White (85 Overall)
Andy Greenne (85 Overall) - Adam Larsson (85 Overall)
Alexander Urbom (83 Overall) - Nick Schultz (81 Overall)

Cory Schneider (85 Overall) - Maxime Clermont (84 Overall)


HERE COME THE OILERS

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[OttawaOilers]

There aren't enough of them. Too few dynasties going on (and I just deleted all mine).

 

[ChibiPooky]

May 23rd, 2019

Round 3 Playoff Recap

Oilers edge Wild in 5 games, heading to Stanley Cup Finals

Nail Yakupov potting home a goal on Wild's Goalie Johan Gustafsson.

It was a quite dominant series by the Oilers, knocking the Wild out of contention in 5 games. Now face the New Jersey Devils in the Stanley Cup Finals!

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is making a bid for a Trophy with the pace he is on with 21 points (4 goals, 17 assists) in 18 games. Taylor Hall has been the recipient of alot of Hopkins' passes but has put up helpers himself with 14 points (7 goals, 7 assists). 2nd line Center Murray Colaiacovo is showing he isn't having a sophomore slump after putting up a 60 point season and now having 14 points (9 goals, 5 assists), along with his linemate Nail Yakupov having 14 points (2 goals, 12 assists). Lastly Captain Jordan Eberle isn't exactly at the top of the Post-Season scoring charts but is chipping in when it really matters and is coming up clutch as he can, with 11 points (6 goals, 5 assists).

The Defensive Core is chipping in alot with Justin Schultz leading with 9 points and John Moore, Marty Gernat, and Evan Scott all having 7 points, Duncan Keith 6. Mason McDonald continuing to play solid and showing no signs of stopping now has a current record of 12-6, with a same 2.15 GAA, improved SV% with a .931 SV% and 1 shutout.

Game 1: Edmonton Wins 4-3
Game 2: Edmonton Wins 2-1
Game 3: Minnesota Wins 3-2
Game 4: Edmonton Wins 4-3
Game 5: Edmonton Wins 4-1

In the Stanley Cup Finals we will be facing the New Jersey Devils. They finished as the 3rd seed in there Conference with a 44-33-5 record, 93 points.

West - Edmonton Oilers (1st)

Taylor Hall (86 Overall 'A') - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (88 Overall 'A') - Jordan Eberle (87 Overall 'C')
Nail Yakupov (85 Overall) - Murray Colaiacovo (86 Overall) - Patrick Sharp (87 Overall)
Ondrej Kopta (79 Overall) - Timothy Peluso (80 Overall) - Vincent Trocheck (80 Overall)
Teemu Hartikainen (82 Overall) - Anton Lander (79 Overall) - Tyler Pitlick (80 Overall)

Duncan Keith (90 Overall) - Justin Schultz (86 Overall)
John Moore (84 Overall) - Jeff Petry (84 Overall)
Marty Gernat (81 Overall)- Evan Scott (82 Overall)

Mason McDonald (84 Overall)- Olivier Roy (80 Overall)

VS.

East - New Jersey Devils (3rd)

Harri Pesonen (80 Overall) - Henrik Sedin (88 Overall 'A') - Ilya Kovalchuk (89 Overall 'C')
Ryan Clowe (81 Overall) - Andrei Loktionov (84 Overall) - Travis Zajac (84 Overall 'A')
Nick Bonino (79 Overall) - Adam Henrique (82 Overall) - Jacob Josefsson (79 Overall)
Darcy Shaw (63 Overall) - Graham Black (77 Overall) - Edward Mullen (67 Overall)

Ryan Whitney (86 Overall) - Ian White (85 Overall)
Andy Greenne (85 Overall) - Adam Larsson (85 Overall)
Alexander Urbom (83 Overall) - Nick Schultz (81 Overall)

Cory Schneider (85 Overall) - Maxime Clermont (84 Overall)


HERE COME THE OILERS

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tl;dr

 

[Tak7]

Bizarre.

Almost all of my 4.5-star gold potential players always develop into 88-90 overall players now that I've figured out the best way to use them.

But my 4.5-star gold potential goaltenders always seem to struggle to get to "Elite" status.

I wonder whether it has anything to do with using a backup goaltender? I notice that the CPU always uses their backup goaltender in a few odd games during the regular season, whereas if my guy is good enough, I give him the full 82-games (more games = more experience = better development being my theory).

 

[OttawaOilers]

June 4th, 2019

Round 4 Playoff Recap

OILERS WIN STANLEY CUP FOR FIRST TIME IN 29 YEARS

It was a hard fought series, it was a hard fought year but we can finally say we hoisted Lord's Stanley's Cup! We were the better team in this series, and we should've been. Our depth came up huge these Playoffs, along with an amazing performance from our Rookies, starting with Rookie Goalie Mason McDonald.

He did not however win the Conn Smythe, that honor goes to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, not discrediting Mason's incredible effort but Hopkins deserved it after putting up 29 points (8 goals, 21 assists) in 24 GP. Taylor Hall finished with 19 points. Murray Colaiacovo, and Nail Yakupov finished with 17 points and Jordan Eberle finished with 15 points, Anton Lander 11.

Justin Schultz finished best on D with 12 points, John Moore with 10, and Evan Scott 9. Mason McDonald finished with a 15-7-1 record of the 24 game Post-Season, with a 2.15 GAA, .929 SV%, with 1 shutout.

Game 1: Edmonton Wins 2-1
Game 2: New Jersey Wins 3-1
Game 3: New Jersey Wins 3-2
Game 4: Edmonton Wins 4-1
Game 5: Edmonton Wins 6-4
Game 6: Edmonton Wins 4-2

The Holy Grail has finally been reached, and we're so ever proud of the boys, each and everyone in that Locker room, that puts on that Jersey and goes through the pain of this HARD sport, we congratulate them, well deserved!

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Next: Off-Season. (Interesting)

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[OttawaOilers]

Bizarre.

Almost all of my 4.5-star gold potential players always develop into 88-90 overall players now that I've figured out the best way to use them.

But my 4.5-star gold potential goaltenders always seem to struggle to get to "Elite" status.

I wonder whether it has anything to do with using a backup goaltender? I notice that the CPU always uses their backup goaltender in a few odd games during the regular season, whereas if my guy is good enough, I give him the full 82-games (more games = more experience = better development being my theory).

I always give my Starter resting time, expect for in the Playoffs, inless I need to pull him he stays in all throughout, but in the Regular Season I feel the Starter needs rest. I usually do 61-21 or 51-31.

 

[Deku]

Youthful Minnesota Squad Has High Expectations for 2019-20
NHL.com's 30 Teams in 30 Days - August 11th, 2019

Rookie of the year William Karlsson is looking to improve upon last year's 67 points in his sophomore season.


The Minnesota Wild look like a very promising team heading into this upcoming NHL season. After a surprising playoff appearance and performance last season, they will receive much-needed offensive help from highly-touted rookies such as Tom McLennan and Kent Scatchard. They also made a trade which altered their defensive core, and have a new rookie goaltender, Nathan Lindsay (drafted 1st overall in 2018), joining the squad. But more on this upcoming season later - let's take a look at the Minnesota Wild's recent history - the "Deku Scrub Era", as it has been named. Ever since general manager Deku Scrub joined the organization in 2012, things have been incredibly up-and-down for the Minnesota Wild.


Recent History

2012-13

Deku Scrub made a huge splash in his first couple months on the job, inking superstar free agents Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to 13-year contracts. However, the 2013 lockout ruined his fun, as the start of the season was delayed until mid-January. Despite their new-found star power, the Wild finished outside of the playoffs - third last in the NHL. Numerous veterans were sent away at the trade deadline, including Dany Heatley, Brett Clark, and Nicklas Backstrom. Among the assets received were their current starting goaltender Oscar Dansk, defenseman Mark Barberio, and Tampa Bay's first round pick. But in the end, the Wild were rewarded for sucking, as they won the draft lottery which allowed them to pick stud blueliner Seth Jones. Jones hasn't lived up to his draft-hype of being an all-star, but he has been a serviceable top-pairing defenseman since entering the league in the 2014-15 season.


2013-14

The 2013-14 season was the polar opposite of the 2013 shortened season for Minnesota, even though the only notable additions made to their roster were free agent Blake Wheeler and rookie Mikael Granlund. Despite not changing their roster much, they found themselves just outside the playoffs when the trade deadline was approaching. Up until the deadline, Josh Harding was their starting goaltender, but they decided he was not the netminder to get them into the postseason. A risky trade was made with the Pittsburgh Penguins, which brought in veteran goalie Tomas Vokoun. Heading Pittsburgh's way was Minnesota's first round pick and two decent prospects. Fans were unsure about this move at the time, but now it is considered arguably the best trade in Wild franchise history.

On the last day of the regular season, Minnesota defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 to clinch the 8th seed in the Western Conference. They upset the Edmonton Oilers in round one, then the San Jose Sharks in round two. In the Conference Finals they sped past the Vancouver Canucks, then defeated the Montreal Canadiens in just four games to win the Stanley Cup. Vokoun was awarded the Conn Smythe trophy for his fantastic play, and Wild fans will likely remain forever grateful for what he did for them.


2014-15

Stanley Cup hangover was not an issue for the Wild as they improved upon last season's 8th place finish with a 5th place finish in the Western Conference. Their roster was not much different, besides the additions of rookies Seth Jones and Jack Connolly. The playoffs served as a coming-out party for Connolly, who, after being promoted to the second line, racked up 19 points in 22 games. Along with Tomas Vokoun, he carried the Wild back to the Cup Finals, but they ended up losing to the Buffalo Sabres in six games. To add insult to injury, Vokoun announced his retirement in the offseason.


2015-16

Thankfully for Minnesota, rookie netminder Oscar Dansk stepped up and made an impact at the NHL level in Vokoun's absence. Dansk posted 34 wins and a stat line of .918% and a 2.33 GAA en route to a Calder Trophy nomination. Overall the Wild finished with 42 wins, but were bounced in the first round of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings. Changes were promised in the offseason, and changes were made.


2016-17

This season saw the emergence of Mikael Granlund as a top-six forward, and the departure of forwards Jason Pomonville, Blake Wheeler, and Devin Setoguchi. They were all traded away, and coming Minnesota's way were snipers Jeff Carter and Jakob Silfverberg. Tom Gilbert also departed from the team via free agency. Silfverberg impressed, while Carter did not, as the Wild finished with 44 wins. Jack Connolly led the way with 80 points, a career high. However, they were once again bounced in the first round as the Anaheim Ducks proved to be too much for them.


2017-18

2017-18 turned out to be one of the most notable seasons in franchise history for the Wild, but not really in a good way. It marked the end of an era, as Mikko Koivu, Zach Parise, and Ryan Suter were all traded away at the trade deadline. When the deadline came around, the Wild sat fifth-last in the NHL. Many expected the 34-year old Koivu to be dealt, but not so much for 33-year olds Parise and Suter. Zach and Mikko were both sent to the Dallas Stars, in exchange for 20 year old Swedish sniper Tomas Nylander, and 22 year old center Sean Monahan. Suter was given to the New York Islanders in exchange for the New York Rangers' first round pick, which turned out to be the first overall selection. The Wild finished second last, giving them the top two picks in the draft. With the first selection, they picked up South Korean goaltender Nathan Lindsay, and with the second pick they took Tom McLennan, a 19 year old Canadian forward.


2018-19

This leads us to last season. Surprisingly, despite a weak-looking roster, the Wild qualified for the 2019 NHL Playoffs. They actually had to overpay a bunch of free agents just to reach the cap floor. Defensemen Carl Gunnarsson, Michael Stone, and Patrick Weircoich were added, as were forwards Rob Flick and Martin Hanzal. Two-way center Brandon Sutter was also added via a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins received forward Dana Tyrell and AHLer Calle Jarnkrok in return.

Balanced scoring was the key to the Wild's success last year, as their top young guns provided a solid amount of scoring. No one put up amazing numbers, but they received lots of scoring from their defense and their bottom-six forwards. Their top-six also did pretty well, too. 25 year old rookie center William Karlsson led the team with 67 points, which won him the Calder Trophy. Just behind him was Mikael Granlund with 66 points, and Jack Connolly had 65 points. Tomas Nylander pitched in 33 goals and 58 points, and Jakob Silfverberg notched 57. Jeff Carter continued to disappoint with only 48 points, leading to him being traded in the offseason. The team finished with 43 wins, which put them 7th in the West. They knocked out the Phoenix Coyotes in seven games, and then battled the Edmonton Oilers in a truly historic playoff series. It went seven games, ALL of which went to overtime. Sadly the Wild just couldn't get that fourth overtime goal in game seven, and the Oilers were able to pull it off.

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2019-20 Season Preview

Coming off a season like that, you can see why there are high hopes for Minnesota this season. Even more youth has been added to the team - plenty of rookies have made the roster. They are all former first round picks, only one of which was not made by the Wild (Sean Monahan).

Tom McLennan - Drafted 2nd overall in 2018. 20 years old, will play 1st line RW.
Kent Scatchard - Drafted 1st overall in 2017. 20 years old, will play 2nd line LW.
Brett Malone - Drafted 28th overall in 2013. 25 years old, will play 3rd line LW.
Sean Monahan - Drafted 4th overall in 2013 (by Dallas). 24 years old, will play 3rd line C.
William Andersen - Drafted 3rd overall in 2015. 24 years old, will play on 2nd D pairing.
Nathan Lindsay - Drafted 1st overall in 2018. 21 years old, will split time with Oscar Dansk in net.


McLennan will join rookie of the year William Karlsson and 22 year old Tomas Nylander on the first line, which has the potential to be a deadly combination. Jack Connolly and Mikael Granlund will join Scatchard on the second line, which also has potential to be great, from what we've seen of these players in the past. Malone and Monahan are both fantastic defensive players, and paired with Brandon Sutter, will create a third line that should be great at both ends of the ice. The fourth offensive line is filled out by former free agent pickups Matt Beleskey, Mario Kempe, and Corey Tropp. All of them are well-rounded players who can hit, fight, and defend very well for a fourth line.


You may have noticed that Jakob Silfverberg was not mentioned in that paragraph. He is no longer on the team, actually. Although the Wild only made one move this offseason, it was a fairly significant one. Silfverberg was sent to Washington, along with offensive defenseman Mark Barberio and two-way defenseman Chris Summers in exchange for shutdown defender Karl Alzner and right wing prospect Philippe Dufresne. Dufresne is 20 years old, and not too many years away from being NHL-ready.


Alzner was acquired to play with Seth Jones on the Wild's first pairing. Jones has often been criticized for his defensive play, and Alzner has been criticized for his lack of offense, so the Wild are hoping that the two of them fit well together. On the second pairing is another shutdown D/offensive D matchup, with rookie William Andersen and Jared Spurgeon. Spurgeon is a solid powerplay specialist, and at this point in his career, Andersen looks to be a defensive specialist. He has never scored much at any level, but is a great skater with a huge frame (6'5") and fantastic defensive awareness. The third pairing is once again similar, with veterans Carl Gunnarsson and Patrick Wiercioch being pairing together.


The big question this year for the Wild is goaltending. Oscar Dansk statistically had the worst season of his career last year, which opens up the door for Nathan Lindsay to steal the starting job. They will both get equal opportunity to succeed, but at this point, no one knows who will get more starts as they are both very capable netminders.


Another question is who will be the Wild's next captain. They have not had one since Mikko Koivu was traded away. Since then, Seth Jones, Jack Connolly, and Tomas Nylander have all worn the A's on their sweaters. The coaching staff appears to be waiting for someone to step up.


Minnesota Wild 2019-20 Lineup

*Tomas Nylander (87, A) | **William Karlsson (83) | *Tom McLennan (87) *Kent Scatchard (85) | Jack Connolly (83, A) | Mikael Granlund (86) ***Brett Malone (79) | *Sean Monahan (82) | Brandon Sutter (81) Matt Beleskey (80) | Mario Kempe (79) | Corey Tropp (80)

Karl Alzner (85) | *Seth Jones (91) *William Andersen (81) | Jared Spurgeon (83) Carl Gunnarsson (82) | Patrick Wiercioch (81)

*Nathan Lindsay (84) ****Oscar Dansk (84)

* Player has 4.5 yellow stars of potential
** Player has 3.5 yellow stars of potential
*** Player has 3.5 green stars of potential
**** Player has 4 yellow stars of potential

The Wild's prospect pool is running dry right now, but that's because they have all made the NHL. Their top two prospects right now are right winger Phillipe Dufrense (66 overall, 20 years old, 4 yellow stars) and defenseman Matthew Dumba (77 overall, 25 years old, 4 yellow stars).

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tl;dr - We have loads of young talent and are hoping for a playoff appearance.​

 

[Tak7]

June 4th, 2019

Round 4 Playoff Recap

OILERS WIN STANLEY CUP FOR FIRST TIME IN 29 YEARS

It was a hard fought series, it was a hard fought year but we can finally say we hoisted Lord's Stanley's Cup! We were the better team in this series, and we should've been. Our depth came up huge these Playoffs, along with an amazing performance from our Rookies, starting with Rookie Goalie Mason McDonald.

He did not however win the Conn Smythe, that honor goes to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, not discrediting Mason's incredible effort but Hopkins deserved it after putting up 29 points (8 goals, 21 assists) in 24 GP. Taylor Hall finished with 19 points. Murray Colaiacovo, and Nail Yakupov finished with 17 points and Jordan Eberle finished with 15 points, Anton Lander 11.

Justin Schultz finished best on D with 12 points, John Moore with 10, and Evan Scott 9. Mason McDonald finished with a 15-7-1 record of the 24 game Post-Season, with a 2.15 GAA, .929 SV%, with 1 shutout.

Game 1: Edmonton Wins 2-1
Game 2: New Jersey Wins 3-1
Game 3: New Jersey Wins 3-2
Game 4: Edmonton Wins 4-1
Game 5: Edmonton Wins 6-4
Game 6: Edmonton Wins 4-2

The Holy Grail has finally been reached, and we're so ever proud of the boys, each and everyone in that Locker room, that puts on that Jersey and goes through the pain of this HARD sport, we congratulate them, well deserved!

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Next: Off-Season. (Interesting)

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About faking time!

Good job dude

 

[OttawaOilers]

Loved the write-up, Deku. That looks like quite the wealth on solid studs.

 

[OttawaOilers]

About faking time!

Good job dude

Better then your nothing CUP.

Thanks.

 

[OttawaOilers]

Oilers, Mackinnon clean up at NHL Awards

Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers
Presidents Trophy: Edmonton Oilers
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: Edmonton Oilers
Prince Of Wales Trophy: New Jersey Devils
Art Ross Trophy: Nathan Mackinnon (Boston)
Hart Memorial Trophy : Nathan Mackinnon (Boston)
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Austin Levi (Carolina)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Nathan Mackinnon (Boston)
Calder Memorial Trophy: Mason McDonald (Edmonton)
Conn Smythe Trophy: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edmonton)
Vezina Trophy: Robin Lehner (Ottawa)
William M. Jennings Trophy: Mason McDonald (Edmonton)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Nicklas Hjalmarsson (Anaheim)
Frank J. Selke Trophy : Jonathan Toews (Chicago
Ted Lindsay Award: Nathan Mackinnon (Boston)
Mauirice Richard Trophy: Alexander Ovechkin (Washington)

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[matt1396]

I tried to do write-ups in the past but I got bored but hopefully I can get into this one as im using a team I like but haven't done a gm mode for, and I updated player ratings and potentials for a good chunk of the league so here goes nothing.

2012-2013 Season Preview

The Vancouver Canucks have high hopes for the 2012-2013 season, the team is poised to challenge for the Stanley cup and no longer has the burden of a goaltending controversy in the media or locker room. "I wanted to be a #1 goalie, whether it was here or elsewhere, management decided that it would be here so they shipped out Cory. Obviously I'm going to miss him as he is a good friend of mine, but at the end of the day I'm a #1 goalie again and that is what I want the most" said Roberto Luongo when he arrived for training camp. Just before the Canucks 1st preseason game, the Canucks decided to bring in a solid backup for Roberto Luongo where they struck a deal with a team they love making trades with in the Florida Panthers, the Panthers sent Jose Theodore to the Canucks in exchange for prospects Steven Anthony and Sawyer Hannay.
The team also signed defenceman Tomas Kaberle to a one year deal. At a press conference Mike Gillis had this to say, "We felt like Tomas could be a great mentor to Christopher Tanev, and he can help us out on our powerplay as well. When Florida proposed that deal to us (for Theodore), it was pretty easy to make up my mind about it, we wanted someone who could step in if Roberto were to get injured and Jose is an excellent goaltender who can take some of the weight of his shoulders." With the teams Stanley cup contention window quickly closing with it's aging core, the Canucks will have to make the most of this season.


D.Sedin (91)"A" - H.Sedin (90)"C" - Higgins (82)
Booth (80) - Kesler (88) - Burrows (83)
Kassian (76) - Schroeder (76) - Hansen (80)
Sestito (71) - Richardson (76) - Weise (73)

Edler (88) - Hamhuis (88)
Bieksa (84)"A" - Garrison (84)
Kaberle (77) - Tanev (80)

Luongo (89)
Theodore (79)




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Funny update: Matt Carkner has 113 pims in 21gp, the next closest player is Adam Mcquaid with 61!

 

[matt1396]

2012-2013 season update

The trade deadline came and went today, with a few notable moves around the league. The Canucks made two significant moves to upgrade the prospect pool. The first move of the day came when the team traded for prospect Linden Vey of the LA Kings, with Frankie Corrado and a 3rd round pick in 2013 going to the Kings. The 2nd move for the Canucks and arguably the biggest and most surprising of the day came when the Canucks acquired prospect Chris Kreider from the New York Rangers in exchange for goaltending prospect Eddie Lack. Lack was the #1 goalie for the Chicago Wolves of the AHL, and was expected to contend for the backup job next season. The Canucks lacked high end prospect depth prior to these moves but the team is very happy with the acquisitions. Mike Gillis had this to say at a press conference after the 3pm EST deadline past, "We are ecstatic with the moves we made today, bringing in two top notch prospects to play in Chicago for the remainder of the season, and hopefully the Canucks for a very long time. In Linden Vey we get a skilled centre who we believe will become a solid top 6 centre someday. In Chris we believe we got a future top line forward, he is an all round great player, and we believe he will be among the leagues elite one day. Obviously neither of these deals help us today, but they don't help the other teams today either, they were trades involving needs. The Kings felt like they needed to improve the prospect pool on defence, while adding a pick at the same time, and the Rangers felt like they needed a goalie who could backup next season and potentially step into the #1 job should Lundqvist decide to leave after next season, these two deals made all teams involved happy."

Other notable moves made today included the New Jersey Devils trading Patrick Elias to the Rangers for prospect Andrew Yogan, while the Ducks traded defenceman Toni Lydman to the Toronto Maple Leafs for a 1st round pick in the 2013 draft.​

 

[matt1396]

2012-2013 season review

The Canucks are the 2012-2013 Stanley Cup Champions! The team dispatched it's first round opponent the Edmonton Oilers in 6 games. The team then went on to face a bitter rival in the Chicago Blackhawks much to the dismay of goaltender Roberto Luongo but the team moved on in 6 games as well. The team then defeated the St.Louis Blues in 5 games but this came at a cost. After Game 5, Roberto was complaining about ankle pain and after seeing the team doctor he was diagnosed with a sprained ankle and was out for the remainder of the playoffs. The team without it's Vezina candidate goaltender faced off against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup finals. The Leafs were making their 1st Cup Finals appearance in 46 years, and it was also a bout between two of the top regular season teams. Jose Theodore who was brought in to backup Roberto and take some of the load off his shoulders during the regular season was dismal during it. He posted a 2.98GAA and went 4-8 but had a respectable .910sv%. Theodore appeared to be playing like he did during the regular season as the team trailed the leafs 2-0 early in the series. However he turned his play around and the team eventually closed out the leafs in Game 7 to win the Franchise's first ever Stanley Cup! Even though this was supposed to be a time of celebration for the Canucks, controversy quickly followed involving Goaltending, although it wasn't the kind the team and it's fans were used to. The Conn Smythe trophy was awarded to goaltender Roberto Luongo who posted a 12-5 record, 1.69GAA and .945sv% during the playoffs making him the 1st player in league history to win the Conn Smythe trophy without playing in the Cup Finals. This sparked controversy and debate everywhere and will likely be one of the most controversial Conn Smythe win's in league history. The League then moved to the NHL awards where the best of the best in the NHL were honored.

Art Ross: Sidney Crosby (107 pts)
Hart Trophy: Sidney Crosby
Norris: Mike Green
Lady Byng: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Calder: Jonathan Huberdeau
Vezina: Carey Price
Jennings: Carey Price and Peter Budaj
Masterton: Francois Beauchemin
Lindsay: Sidney Crosby
Selke: Pavel Datsyuk
Richard: Ovechkin
President's Trophy: Pittsburgh Penguins

At the NHL draft there was a very notable drop and that was Jonathan Drouin falling all the way to the #5 pick. Nathan Mackinnon was selected 1st overall by the Florida Panthers. The Canucks selected 19 year old defenceman Carl Tremblay with the 30th overall pick in the draft. Tremblay projects to be a top 6 shut down defencemen and should be challenging for an NHL spot in 3-4 years.​

 

[ChibiPooky]

Grats JCF! And nice write-up Deku. I might try something similar, if I can push out a dynasty in a night

 

[Deku]

Young Guns Lead Wild to Presidents' Trophy
April 13th, 2020

Rookie forward Tom McLennan scored 42 goals this year - tying him with Alex Ovechkin for the most in the league.


The Minnesota Wild had huge expectations heading into the 2019-20 season, and they lived up to them. They had by far the best offense in the league and finished with 53 wins - the most in the league. When you have a GFPG of 3.21, you don't need to be good defensively, but the Wild still were, posting a GAPG of 2.34. Their special teams were also among the best - they had the fourth best powerplay and the eleventh best penalty kill. But what really stood out was the contributions they received from their newest players.


For the first time in NHL history, all three of the Calder Trophy Nominees play for the same team. Wild forwards Kent Scatchard and Tom McLennan were both nominated, along with their team's goaltender, Nathan Lindsay. It's a complete toss-up as to who wins, as Scatchard and McLennan both tied with 73 points. Lindsay also played very well, posting a .926% save percentage in his first season in the NHL. McLennan may have a slight edge over Scatchard though, as he tied Alexander Ovechkin for the league lead in goals with 42.


But those weren't the only rookies who shined for the Wild this year. 25 year old Brad Malone put up 31 points on the third line, and his linemate Sean Monahan also hit 30. On the blueline, rookie shutdown defender William Andersen scored just 6 points, but was defensively sound and earned himself a +22 rating.


The Wild also got big help from their veterans. Jack Connolly led the team in points with 78, and last year's ROTY William Karlsson improved upon his rookie campaign by scoring 75 points. Mikael Granlund chipped in 72, while Tomas Nylander added 66 points. They also received fantastic depth scoring from their bottom-six forwards. On defense, Seth Jones led the way with 37 points, while Karl Alzner and Jared Spurgeon were just behind him with 36. Every player on the team had a positive plus/minus rating except for Brandon Sutter (-3).


In the crease, rookie Nathan Lindsay started 47 games and Oscar Dansk started 40. They both finished with save percentages of .926% and GAAs of roughly 2.24. Lindsay picked up 28 wins while Dansk earned 25. Lindsay is going to start game one of the playoffs against the Los Angeles Kings - a team that Minnesota has not yet faced in the postseason. Their offense is not particularly great, but their defense and goaltending might just be enough to shutdown the Wild.




Minnesota Wild 2019-20 Lineup

Kent Scatchard (85) | William Karlsson (83) | Tom McLennan (87) Tomas Nylander (87, A) | Jack Connolly (83, A) | Mikael Granlund (86) Brett Malone (79) | Sean Monahan (82) | Brandon Sutter (81) Matt Beleskey (80) | Mario Kempe (79) | Corey Tropp (80)

Karl Alzner (85) | Seth Jones (91) William Andersen (81) | Jared Spurgeon (83) Carl Gunnarsson (82) | Patrick Wiercioch (81)

Nathan Lindsay (84) Oscar Dansk (84)

 

[ChibiPooky]

Damn you have a good, young team there DS. I think I'll try to start a dynasty maybe next week (have out-of-town company this weekend ) and just run full sim, no restrictions , and see what I can get done. May shoot for a Goals For record

 

[Deku]

Damn you have a good, young team there DS. I think I'll try to start a dynasty maybe next week (have out-of-town company this weekend ) and just run full sim, no restrictions , and see what I can get done. May shoot for a Goals For record

As in most goals by a team in one season? I don't think that's possible in this game - the record is over 400 or something

Also - Lindsay is from South Korea... but he's Caucasian

 

[ChibiPooky]

As in most goals by a team in one season? I don't think that's possible in this game - the record is over 400 or something

Also - Lindsay is from South Korea... but he's Caucasian

I'm a full-blooded South Korean, but about as white as it gets

I do love the randomness of the name/face/country combinations though.

Most Goals: 446, by the 1983–84 Edmonton Oilers

That's gonna be a tough nut to crack.

Hey, this was my 7000th post. Heh!

 

[Deku]

Hey, this was my 7000th post. Heh!

Congrats


By the way, just so you all know:


I'll be using in-game photos in my playoff posts. But I'm not playing the games. I save my file, go into the game and get a photo, then quit and re-load my save. All games are still being simmed.

 

[ChibiPooky]

Since we're kind of in a lull here, how about an avatar contest? Whoever breaks the single-season team scoring record (446 goals for) gets to set my avatar, and I have to keep it until NHL 14 comes out.

Rules:
Sim only
Injuries, CPU trades, salary cap, and waivers on
No trade/FA/waiver claim restrictions
Start with any team you choose
Must do at least one write-up per season showing your roster and record (and would be super cool if you shared your strategy too). Also obviously share how many goals your team scored and in what year.
Can do as many seasons as you like or restart your dynasty as many times as you like
No save/reload crap
Game begins immediately and ends when someone breaks the record or NHL 14 is released, whichever happens first
Avatar must comply with the site rules

How about it?

 

[Tak7]

Very good write ups Matt and Deku.

Deku - that team may give you some salary cap nightmares soon, but that's a solid bloody team to move forward with.

 

[Kellogs]

Bizarre.

Almost all of my 4.5-star gold potential players always develop into 88-90 overall players now that I've figured out the best way to use them.

Which is?