Fantasy Mock Voting (Standings Posted #178)

[Joey Moss]

PACIFIC DIVISION



Kyle Connor - Ryan Getzlaf - Luke Kunin
Tyler Bertuzzi - Bo Horvat - Jakub Voracek
Oskar Sundqvist - Scott Laughton - Erik Haula
Brett Howden - Sam Steel - Austin Watson

Zach Werenski - Filip Hronek
Shea Theodore - Nick Jensen
Danny DeKeyser - Nikita Zaitsev

Antti Raanta
Michael Hutchinson



Johnny Gaudreau - Brock Nelson - Blake Wheeler
Jaden Schwartz - Nick Schmaltz - Gustav Nyquist
Warren Foegele - Derek Stepan - Alex Chiasson
Tyson Jost - Devin Shore - Oliver Wahlstrom

Torey Krug - Ian Cole
Noah Hanifin - Sean Walker
Ben Hutton - Brad Hunt

Jonathan Quick
Thatcher Demko



Filip Forsberg - Auston Matthews - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tyler Ennis - Artem Anisimov - Brendan Gallagher
Mathieu Joseph - Frank Vatrano - Connor Brown
Matt Martin - Barret Hayton - Sonny Milano

Olli Maatta - Kris Letang
Nikita Zadorov - Damon Severson
Kris Russell - Tyler Myers

Darcy Kuemper
Laurent Brossoit



Jake Guentzel - Sidney Crosby - Brett Connolly
Oskar Lindblom - Kevin Hayes - Phil Kessel
Brendan Lemieux - Chris Tierney - Colton Sissons
Pierre Engvall - Pavel Zacha - Tomas Nosek

Jake Muzzin - Seth Jones
Vince Dunn - Ethan Bear
Dan Hamhuis - Matt Benning

Carey Price
Alex Stalock



Jake Virtanen - Leon Draisaitl - Reilly Smith
Alex Killorn - Brayden Schenn - Alex Iafallo
Nicolas Aube-Kubel - Jack Roslovic - Adam Gaudette
Nick Paul - David Backes - Andrew Ladd

Ryan Graves - Aaron Ekblad
Matt Grzelcyk - Brandon Montour
Nathan Beaulieu - Mark Pysyk

Jacob Markstrom
Joonas Korpisalo



Alex Ovechkin - Nazem Kadri - Kailer Yamamoto
Jonathan Huberdeau - Eric Staal - Filip Zadina
Nick Cousins - Alex Kerfoot - Sammy Blais
Carter Verhaeghe - Andrew Copp - Garnet Hathaway

Michal Kempny - John Klingberg
Haydn Fleury - Jeff Petry
Brett Kulak - Travis Hamonic

Igor Shesterkin
Linus Ullmark



Zach Hyman - Mathew Barzal - William Nylander
Dustin Brown - Dylan Strome - Travis Konecny
Brandon Tanev - Travis Zajac - Craig Smith
Kyle Clifford - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Max Comtois

Quinn Hughes - Justin Faulk
Jakob Chychrun - Rasmus Andersson
Ryan Lindgren - Tucker Poolman

Ilya Samsonov
James Reimer



Mike Hoffman - Sebastian Aho - Josh Bailey
James van Riemsdyk - Tyler Seguin - Justin Williams
Carl Hagelin - Andrew Shaw - Richard Panik
Mark Jankowski - Jordan Martinook - Sam Bennett

Hampus Lindholm - Charlie McAvoy
TJ Brodie - Jacob Trouba
Jordie Benn - Noah Dobson

Matt Murray
Cal Petersen

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CENTRAL DIVISION



Nikita Gusev - Tomas Hertl - Kevin Labanc
Jesper Bratt - Christian Dvorak - Conor Garland
Alexandre Texier - Boone Jenner - Cody Glass
Marcus Sorensen - Blake Lizotte - Morgan Geekie

Miro Heiskanen - Cale Makar
Vladislav Gavrikov - Mikhail Sergachev
Nicolas Hague - Anthony Deangelo

Anton Khudobin
Alexander Georgiev



Jeff Skinner - Connor McDavid - Teuvo Teravainen
Jonathan Drouin - Matt Duchene - Ryan Dzingel
Danton Heinen - Kirby Dach - Dominik Kahun
Brock McGinn - Brian Boyle - Brandon Pirri

Sam Girard - Jared Spurgeon
Dmitry Orlov - Nick Leddy
Jamie Oleksiak - Greg Pateryn

Devan Dubnyk
Cam Talbot



Alex Galchenyuk - Pierre-Lub Dubois - Mark Stone
Denis Gurianov - Anthony Cirelli - Tom Wilson
Miles Wood - Nick Bonino - Joel Armia
Nicolas Deslauriers - Brandon Sutter - Blake Comeau

Roman Josi - Chris Tanev
Ryan Murray - Adam Fox
Jonas Siegenthaler - Stephen Johns

Tristan Jarry
Semyon Varlamov



James Neal - Mark Scheifele - Tyler Toffoli
Nikolaj Ehlers - Jeff Carter - Kasperi Kapanen
Marcus Foligno - Jean-Gabriel Pageau - Ryan Hartman
Tyler Motte - Riley Nash - Trevor Lewis

Brian Dumoulin - John Carlson
Brady Skjei - Scott Mayfield
Marc Staal - Matt Roy

Carter Hart
Jaroslav Halak



Micheal Ferland - Steven Stamkos - Vladimir Tarasenko
Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Ilya Kovalchuk
Lawson Crouse - Charlie Coyle - Gabriel Vilardi
Zach Aston-Reese - Mitchell Stephens - Ryan Reaves

Duncan Keith - Neal Pionk
Joel Edmundson - Jason Demers
Mike Reilly - Robert Bortuzzo

John Gibson
Adin Hill



Brad Marchand - Sean Couturier - Kyle Palmieri
Adrian Kempe - Nico Hischier - Timo Meier
Marcus Johansson - Martin Necas - Paul Byron
Joakim Nygard - Derek Ryan - Josh Archibald

Ryan McDonagh - Colton Parayko
Will Butcher - Sami Vatanen
Mirco Mueller - Trevor van Riemsdyk

Pekka Rinne
Martin Jones



Zach Parise - Sean Monahan - Alex Radulov
Tyler Johnson - Vincent Trocheck - Josh Anderson
Ryan Donato - Mikko Koivu - Michael Grabner
Antoine Roussel - Chandler Stephenson - Leo Komarov

Morgan Rielly - Erik Cernak
Adam Pelech - Shea Weber
Michael Del Zotto - Colin Miller

Jordan Binnington
Curtis McElhinney

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METROPOLITAN DIVISION



Brady Tkachuk - Mika Zibanejad - Mats Zuccarello
Jamie Benn - Adam Henrique - Brock Boeser
Ilya Mikheyev - Nick Bjugstad - Wayne Simmonds
Milan Lucic - Jason Spezza - Darren Helm

Mattias Ekholm - Dougie Hamilton
Ben Chiarot - John Marino
Andy Greene - Dante Fabbro

Juuse Saros
Jonathan Bernier



Alex DeBrincat - Evgeni Malkin - Mikael Granlund
Roope Hintz - Jonathan Toews - Yanni Gourde
Jason Dickinson - Joel Eriksson-Ek - Vladislav Namestnikov
Trevor Moore - Luke Glendening - Cal Clutterbuck

Rasmus Dahlin - Brett Pesce
Alec Martinez - Adam Boqvist
Christian Djoos - Justin Holl

Braden Holtby
Ryan Miller



Clayton Keller - Ryan Johansen - Mikko Rantanen
Evander Kane - Jack Hughes - Andrei Svechnikov
Sven Baertschi - Kyle Turris - Kyle Okposo
Jared McCann - Casey Cizikas - Tyler Pitlick

Oscar Klefbom - Brandon Carlo
Travis Sanheim - Connor Murphy
Carson Soucy - Troy Stecher

Mackenzie Blackwood
Jake Allen



Jonathan Marchessault - Anze Kopitar - Mitch Marner
Anthony Beauvillier - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Jordan Eberle
Artturi Lehkonen - Carl Soderberg - Conor Sheary
Zemgus Girgensons - Sean Kuraly - Dillon Dube

Zdeno Chara - Ryan Pulock
Josh Morrissey - Adam Larsson
Mark Borowiecki - Andrej Sekera

Corey Crawford
Mikko Koskinen



Jake Debrusk - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Patrick Kane
Victor Olofsson - Filip Chytil - Kappo Kaako
Colin Wilson - Adam Lowry - Bobby Ryan
Drake Caggiula - Riley Sheahan - Justin Abdelkader

Matt Dumba - Tyson Barrie
Caleb Jones - Justin Schultz
Jay Bouwmeester - Rasmus Sandin

Tuukka Rask
Petr Mrazek



Max Pacioretty - Ryan O'Reilly - T.J Oshie
Patrick Marleau - Logan Couture - Rickard Rakell
Andrew Mangiapane - Jordan Staal - Josh Leivo
William Carrier - Jordan Weal - Troy Terry

Alex Edler - Alex Pietrangelo
Devon Toews - Dylan DeMelo
Dmitry Kulikov - Radko Gudas

Elvis Merzlikins
Craig Anderson



Kevin Fiala - Jack Eichel - Patrick Laine
Joel Farabee - Paul Stastny - Patric Hornqvist
Nick Ritchie - Nick Suzuki - Zack Kassian
Alex Steen - Cedric Paqutte - Jayce Hawryluk

Marc Edouard Vlasic - Erik Karlsson
Brayden McNabb - Philippe Myers
Derek Forbort - Henri Jokiharju

Frederik Andersen
Brian Elliott



Andre Burakovsky - Nicklas Backstrom - Jesper Fast
Alex Nylander - William Karlsson - Elias Lindholm
Calle Jarnkrok - Johan Larsson - Jakob Silfverberg
Kevin Stenlund - Lucas Wallmark - Melker Karlsson

Victor Hedman - Anton Stralman
Marcus Pettersson - Jonas Brodin
Jacob Larsson - Tim Heed

Robin Lehner
Anders Nilsson

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ATLANTIC DIVISION



Brandon Saad - Aleksander Barkov - Evgeni Dadanov
Andreas Athanasiou - Claude Giroux - Cam Atkinson
Jimmy Vesey - Cody Eakin - Anders Bjork
Patrick Maroon - Noel Acciari - Vladimir Sobotka

Calvin de Haan - Brent Burns
Esa Lindell - David Savard
Nick Holden - John Moore

Ben Bishop
Louis Domingue



JT Miller - Patrice Bergeron - David Perron
Nick Foligno - David Krejci - Ondrej Palat
Zach Sanford - Tyler Bozak - Emil Bemstrom
Ivan Barbashev - Jay Beagle - Nicolas Roy

Keith Yandle - Rasmus Ristolainen
Mike Matheson - Erik Johnson
Radim Simek - Ron Hainsey

Andrei Vasilevski
Chris Driedger



Jakub Vrana - Max Domi - David Pastrnak
Anders Lee - Robby Fabbri - Anthony Duclair
Blake Coleman - Joe Thornton - Christian Fischer
David Kampf - Mike Amadio - Drake Batherson

Thomas Chabot - Ivan Provorov
Cam Fowler - Justin Braun
Carl Gunnarson - Johnny Boychuk

David Rittich
Henrik Lundqvist



Taylor Hall - Nathan MacKinnon - Corey Perry
Jordan Greenway - Sam Reinhart - Bryan Rust
Mikkel Boedker - Radek Faksa - Colin White
Austin Wagner - Andrew Cogliano - Daniel Sprong

Travis Dermott - Drew Doughty
Darnell Nurse - Niklas Hjalmarsson
Shayne Gostisbehere - Madison Bowey

Marc-Andre Fleury
Mike Smith



Tomas Tatar - Elias Pettersson - Anthony Mantha
Nino Niederreiter - Joe Pavelski - Ondrej Kase
Matt Nieto - Alex Wennberg - Vinnie Hinostroza
Mathieu Perreault - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Denis Malgin

Mark Giordano - P.K. Subban
Erik Gustafsson - Brenden Dillon
Jon Merrill - Taylor Fedun

Sergei Bobrovsky
Thomas Greiss



Artemi Panarin - Ryan Strome - Pavel Buchnevich
Chris Kreider - Phillip Danault - Valeri Nichushkin
Matt Calvert - Lars Eller - Rocco Grimaldi
Loui Eriksson - Teddy Blueger - Dominik Simon

Jaccob Slavin - Mackenzie Weegar
Marco Scandella - Kevin Shattenkirk
Jake McCabe - Jan Rutta

Connor Hellebuyck
Aaron Dell



Viktor Arvidsson - Dylan Larkin - Nikita Kucherov
Dominik Kubalik - Robert Thomas - Alex Tuch
Michael Frolik - Bryan Little - Barclay Goodrow
Mattias Janmark - Valtteri Filppula - Derek Grant

Ryan Suter - Ryan Ellis
Alex Goligoski - Markus Nutivaara
Patrik Nemeth - Erik Gudbranson

Philipp Grubauer
Cayden Primeau



Gabriel Landeskog - John Tavares - Jason Zucker
Tanner Pearson - Brayden Point - Joonas Donskoi
J.T Compher - Derick Brassard - Andreas Johnsson
Zach MacEwan - Brad Richardson - Jordan Kyrou

Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Nate Schmidt
Jake Gardiner - Matt Niskanen
Victor Mete - Josh Manson

Pavel Francouz
Jack Campbell
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[Joey Moss]

This thread will be used for voting purposes. I will update teams until Friday deadline. You can defend your teams in here and I will update how voting will be determined.

You will not be posting your official votes in here, just using this thread to debate and review the teams.

 

[OB5]

The Sharks!

 

[Messrules11]

Get this team on the ice and we’ll see who’s better

 

[Llamamoto]

We have top-5 offence, top-10 defence, and solid goaltending.

And Connor McDavid. Vote for us as the #1 Central team!

 

[Nucker101]

Just do it

 

[donut]

Vote for us cause our forward group is legit and one of the strongest. Our defence may not be one of the top, but they'll put up solid numbers and respectable defensively. With Vasilevski, one of the top goalies in the league, in net, we feel we have a team built for success!

 

[belair]

Clayton Keller - Ryan Johansen - Mikko Rantanen
Evander Kane - Jack Hughes - Andrei Svechnikov
Sven Baertchi - Kyle Turris - Kyle Okposo
Jared McCann - Casey Cizikas - Tyler Pitlick

Not really gonna go too in-depth into the forward group, but I think it's pretty interesting simply due to the internal competition for ice time there'd likely be. Hughes has a pretty nice support group compared to what he had in Jersey initially.

The coach would have the ability to roll four lines with the bottom six essentially splitting their minutes 50/50. High-end scoring wingers, solid two-way center depth and a pretty young team overall with just two guys over 30.

Oscar Klefbom - Brandon Carlo
Travis Sanheim - Connor Murphy
Carson Soucy - Troy Stecher

The Devils' defensive depth. Pretty steady despite the lack of a real standout #1D. It's a unit built around steady two-way play and solid puck movement. Three PP options (Klefbom, Sanheim, Stecher) and six guys capable of contributing to the PK when required.

Preferably the top pair would average 23-24 minutes a night, Carlo tasked with being the team's shutdown D. Klefbom would be the team's primary PP option from the D and would be tasked with being the team's all-situations go-to.

Second pair is a nice mix of offensive flair and physicality. Both guys aren't shy about blocking shots either. Capable of playing elevated minutes when required. Sanheim in particular has the potential of being a game-breaker from the back end, seeing the kind of production he's put up so far in his career.

Bottom pair is a pair of low-risk defenders who have proven they can put up a few points in limited roles. Stecher has shown well for several seasons now and has also stepped into a top four role when needed. Soucy is a late bloomer who has had an outstanding rookie season producing offense at a decent clip while keeping things simple in his own end.

MacKenzie Blackwood
Jake Allen

Finally, a really solid young starter in Blackwood supported by a tandem starter in Allen who had a nice bounceback season.

Overall I think it's a nicely balanced roster that has really solid center depth, high-end scoring talent on the wings and a D unit that keeps things simple. And although there are some guys who struggled this season in reality, I think they'd be in a situation where they have a good chance of rebounding offensively.

 

[BumDum]

Our offense is amazing our top line defense is an incredible top pairing. We have a good starter and backup goalie.

VOTE FOR US!

 

[BeLeafing]

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Brady Tkachuk - Mika Zibanejad - Brock Boeser
Jamie Benn - Adam Henrique - Mats Zuccarello
Darren Helm - Nick Bjugstad - Ilya Mikheyev
Milan Lucic - Jason Spezza - Wayne Simmonds

L1: Elite talents across the board, tough to play against, responsible defensively
L2: Very solid line defensively, possesses scoring upside, balanced skillsets
L3: Defensive shutdown line, tastes of scoring ability, heavy defensive zone usage
L4: Energy line of 3 players with great experience, each play a specific role, trusted in all zones

Mattias Ekholm - Dougie Hamilton
Ben Chiarot - John Marino
Andy Greene - Dante Fabbro

P1: Elite top pairing, players compliment each other well with a Norris candidate and a defensive stalwart
P2: Each logged over 20 minutes/game this year with defensive zone usage in tougher situations, offensive upside, get to play behind an elite top pairing
P3: Each played up over 19 minutes/game this year, one with offensive potential, other with excellent PK and leadership abilities

Juuse Saros
Jonathan Bernier

G1: Young goalie who quietly broke out at the end of this season. .936 SV% post all-star break. Ready to take the reigns for a team.
G2: Posted a .907 SV% on Detroit. Got 88% of the teams wins. Played a starters workload.

Special Teams:
PP1: Benn, Zibanejad, Zuccarello, Boeser, Hamilton
PP2: Tkachuk, Henrique, Simmonds, Spezza, Marino
PK1: Zibanejad, Helm, Ekholm, Greene
PK2: Henrique, Mikheyev, Chiarot, Marino

Vote Jerks!
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[Panda Bear]

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[Paralyzer008]

Three words.

Walk with Elias.

We also have one of the best top lines in the league in Tatar-Pettersson-Mantha, who happen to be the top LW, the top C and the top RW in the NHL in 2019-20 in Relative Corsi at 5v5. In other words, they dominate when they're on the ice.

Depth throughout the forward lineup with guys who can play a solid two-way game such as Pavelski, Niederreiter, Kase, Wennberg, Hinostroza, Nieto, Perreault and Kotkaniemi.

We have a very rock-solid top four D of Mark Giordano, P.K. Subban, Erik Gustafsson and Brenden Dillon.

That's two Norris Trophy winners if you're keeping track.

Two-time Vezina winner Sergei Bobrovsky in net - and one of the best backups in the league in Thomas Greiss. Did you see Florida's D structure in 2019-20? Bobrovsky will be much better in this system.

No.1 PP:

Pavelski
Tatar-Pettersson-Mantha
Gustafsson

No.2 PP:

Niederreiter
Wennberg-Kase
Giordano-Subban

In close games where we trail in the 3rd period, Pettersson will replace Wennberg on this unit. Nobody has more goals by deflection in the last five years than Joe Pavelski. Nino Niederreiter is in the top 10 of the last five years in tipped shots. They are in front. We believe that our units have multiple threats to shoot from anywhere and make big plays. Pettersson and Mantha's wrist shots are filthy, Subban has a wicked slapper etc.

No.1 PK:

Pavelski/Hinostroza (Among players who played at least 50 minutes of TOI on the PK in 2019-20, Pavelski led the league in least goals against with ONE. Hinostroza was tied for 2nd with THREE.)

Giordano/Dillon (Both D-men played 2:40 a night on top 10 PK units and in Dillon's case, he played over two SH minutes a game on the 1st place PK in San Jose)

No.2 PK:

Nieto/Wennberg (Nobody played more PK mins on the Avs this year than Nieto)

Merrill/Subban (Among players who played at least 100 minutes of TOI on the PK in 2019-20, Subban was 2nd in least Fenwick chances against, only behind Nick Jensen)

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

If Binnington wins the cup with the Blues defense, he'll win with Shea Weber and Morgan Rielly on the ice for 90% of the game.

Think about it.

 

[Blinny]

Saad-Barkov-Dadonov
Athanasiou-Giroux-Atkinson
Vesey-Eakin-Bjork
Maroon-Sobotka-Acciari

Lindell-Burns
de Haan-Savard
Holden-Moore
Bishop


Line 1: This is a dynamic line. Barkov and Dadonov are very familiar with each other and have produced their best seasons playing with each other. Add in a perfect complimentary player to help hammer home pucks in Saad and you have the makings of an offensive beast.

Line 2: this line is based around an elite player in Claude Giroux. We made a late trade for trigger man Cam Atkinson. He is very capable of scoring 30goals and topped 40 goals once in his career. To round out the 2nd line we are taking a chance on big Andreas Athanasiou. He is a bit of question mark considering his bad season this year but playing with 2 bonafide 1st liners and being given every chance to use his speed as a weapon, we believe he can come back to the 25-30 goal player he was one season ago.

Line 3: This line has the ability to do it all. Not a single thing is elite but they have all around skills to perform. Eakins is a solid 3rd line center that has potted 40 points and also been relied on to help keep other lines at bay. Joining him is youngsters Jimmy Vesey and Anders Bjork. Vesey is a tough kid, willing to crash the net. Vesey is no slouch in his own end either. Along with them is Bjork. Another kid that has very sound 2 way play and has recently started to show off the offensive flair most fans knows exists in him.

4th line: This is a line that does not understand the meaning of “stop”. These boys are always turned up to 11. Noel Acciari is a pk leader and has found his touch potting 20 goals this season, paired with Big Boy Maroon who has the ability to play almost anywhere in the line up. He will our you through the boards, and we are extremely excited to get that come playoff time.

D1 Pairing: Burns and Lindell are an elite top pairing. While they are both offensive, Lindell will help cover for Burns when he gets over zealous in the offensive end. He does it now for Klingberg, why can’t it work with Burns.

D2 Pairing: Not sexy but reliable. De Haan and Savard are top 4 defenseman that can compliment each other’s skating ability well. Keeping shooters to the outside. That goes a long way when you have a goalie like Bishop.

D3 Pairing: Holden and Moore are more than competent to play as a solid 3rd pairing. Holden has great size and is a good skater. While he isn’t a bone crusher, his 6’4” frames does help push around smaller skaters. John Moore is 2nd/3rd like tweener. He has great foot speed, a bomb of a shot and is a solid defender.

Goaltending: Ben Bishop is a 6’7” monster. He possesses an innate ability to steal games for his team. His body of work speaks for itself. An underrated talent for goaltenders, Bishop can handle the puck great for a keeper.
No backup as of yet

 

[OB5]

The long and short of it is I had a blast drafting this team.
Ovechkin/Huberdeau provide an elite 1-2 punch on the top two lines. Kadri and Staal aren’t the sexiest too 6 Cs but they get the job done with their elite LWs and Yamamoto/Zadina are the perfect youthful compliment of skill to round out those lines.

Cousins-Kerfoot-Blais and Hathaway-Copp-Verhaege provide above average depth that are more than capable of handling the load.

my right side D of Klingberg-Petry-Hamonic enable every pairing to have a top 2/4 D and provide stability/strength to Kempny/Fleury/Kulak who arent slouches and can hold their own without their babysitters.

shesterkin is a wildcard but hot damn is he good!

team is solid and deserves your votes!

 

[m0pe]

We have been told by multiple reputable sources that we have the best defensive forwards in the game.

Combine that with the best D in the the league in Hedman, an overall very solid top-4 D, a great goalie in Lehner, and it should give us the best defensive team in the game. As the saying goes, Defense wins championships.

We may not be the flashiest team, but we have great center depth as well with an elite 1-2 punch of Backstrom-Karlsson.

Finally, the chemistry this All-Swedish team would be insane, and their smarts would allow them pick apart their opponent to win game after game.

VOTE CAPS!

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

VOTE

Vrana-Domi-Pastrnak Provorov-Chabot would start. speed demons.

Lee-Thornton-Pastrnak Fowler-Boychuk on the powerplay. age is wisdom.

put the lime in the coconut.

 

[hockeynorth]

Micheal Ferland - Steven Stamkos - Vladimir Tarasenko
Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Ilya Kovalchuk
Lawson Crouse - Charlie Coyle - Gabriel Vilardi
Zach Aston-Reese - Mitchell Stephens - Ryan Reaves

Duncan Keith - Neal Pionk
Joel Edmundson - Jason Demers
Mike Reilly - Robert Bortuzzo

John Gibson
Adin Hill

We have some of the top offensive weapons in this game, accompanied with some of the best defensive forwards in the league, and puck possession would be great. Our forwards are right up there and the forwards' defensive abilities accompanied with Gibson in the crease should cover for any defensive woes. Simply put this is a true cup contending team and more than worth being voted into a cup win!

 

[Makaveli]

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DeBrincat - Malkin - Granlund
Hintz - Toews - Gourde
Dickinson - Eriksson-Ek - Namestnikov
Moore - Glendening - Clutterbuck

Dahlin - Pesce
Martinez - Boqvist
Djoos - Holl

Holtby
Miller​

We have proven winners leading our team. Malkin, Toews, Holtby, and Martinez have all played big roles on cup winning teams. They know how to win! The top 6 has a great balance of skill and two way game. The third line can shut you down and chip in on both sides. The 4th line will ware you down with great forecheking and heavy hitting. The top pairing of Dahlin-Pesce leads our D group. Martinez and Holl will allow Boqvist and Djoos to be put into a position to succeed. In goal we have Holtby who we know can lead a team on a deep run. We also have proven veteran in Miller to back him up.

We are ready for a deep run and believe in our group. Let’s get this show on the road!

VOTE FOR THE BLUE JACKETS!

 

[EP to Kuzmenko]

Jake Virtanen - Leon Draisaitl - Reilly Smith
Alex Killorn - Brayden Schenn - Alex Iafallo
Nicolas Aube-Kubel - Jack Roslovic - Adam Gaudette
Nick Paul - David Backes - Andrew Ladd

Ryan Graves - Aaron Ekblad
Matt Grzelcyk - Brandon Montour
Nathan Beaulieu - Mark Pysyk

Jacob Markstrom
Joonas Korpisalo

Our group is solid and deep, with players who are known to play well when it matters. Leon is crushing the league in scoring, and has a stronger team behind him than ever, even without McDavid in his crew. Our top 4 is young and talented, and our Starter has constantly been facing 40+ shots this season, while still keeping his team in every game he plays. Our Back-up is also a legit starter with great numbers this year.

Vote LA Kings! #1 on the ice, #1 in your hearts!

 

[Horse McHindu]

A comprehensive analysis of the Minnesota Wild - Fantasy hockey team:

Here is my final roster:

J.Neal-M.Scheifele-T.Toffoli
N.Ehlers-J.Carter-K.Kapanen
M.Fogliano-JG Pageau-R. Hartman
T.Motte-R.Nash-T.Lewis

B.Dumoulin-J.Carlson
B. Skeji-S.Mayfield
M.Staal-M.Roy

C.Hart
J.Halak

Here are the ingredients that I think every team needs in order to win a cup, and here is how I have addressed those needs:

1) Franchise Center - Mark Scheifele
2) Franchise defenseman - John Carlson
3) A first line calibre sniper - Tyler Toffoli and Nikolaj Ehlers
4) An elite shut down center - Jean Gabriel Pageau
5) Good Goaltending - Carter Hart + Jaroslav Halak
6) An elite defensive pairing - John Carlson + Brian Dumoulin
7) Depth - Refer to roster
8) Toughness and size - Dumoulin, Scheifele, Carter, Mayfield, Fogliano,
9) Successful playoff experience: Toffoli, Dumoulin, Carlson, Carter, and Lewis have all won cups, while JPG is a well known playoff performer.
10) Depth down the middle: Scheifele, JPG, and Carter gives this team great depth down the middle, and gives this team 3 good scoring lines.
11) Special teams: JPG, Fogliano, Dumolin, Nash, Lewis, and Mayfield will be leading the way as far as my PK goes, while guys like Scheifele, Toffoli, Neal, Carter, Ehlers, Kapanen, JPG, and Skjei will be leading the way on the power play.
12) A good bottom 6 that can produce offense and shut down. Guys like JPG, Fogliano, Riley Nash, and Trevor Lewis have been regularly cited as being among the best defensive players in the entire league. For us Canucks fans in real life, we also know how much of an impact Tyler Motte has on our 4th line and how he literally carried Beagle and Schaller into having one of the best 4th lines in all of hockey (before Motte got injured). While my 4th line won’t produce much offense (but won’t necessarily be devoid of it either), I fully expect my 3rd line to produce consistent offense with JPG leading the way.

Obviously, there are many other key factors involved in creating a good team, but these are just some of the above that come to mind:

Some possible doubts, questions, and weaknesses:

Obviously in a fantasy draft like this, all teams will have some holes. I would not be so pretentious to assume that my team was without holes. However, I will try and address some possible weaknesses and questions that I see:

1) Can James Neal continue to be a factor on the top line? My answer to that question is yes. With Carlson and Dumoulin on D, combined with a physical and talented playmaker in Scheifele, combined with a talented passer and sniper in Toffoli, James Neal will be right at home. Scheifele tends to play well with power forwards, and James Neal should also help create space for Toffoli (who plays a bit softly on the boards). Neal scored 19 goals with the Oilers last year.

2) Can an aging Jeff Carter continue to be a good 2nd line center? I believe so. The man scored 17 goals on a weak LA Kings team last year. Carter will have Ehlers on his wing, and one thing Ehlers does extremely well is setting up his teammates while bringing out the best in them. Ehlers playmaking skills (and sniping skills) will mesh well with Carter’s power game and sniping abilities. I also believe that Kapanen will benefit greatly on this line. Carter will be able to create space for Kapanen the sniper, while Ehlers will be able to help set him up. I expect 20+ goals from Kapanen on this line.

3) Brady Skjei and Marc Staal = failed defensemen? Let’s get two things clear: Brady Skjei is NOT Ryan McDonaugh and is NOT a top pairing dman. Marc Staal is NOT a 2nd pairing dman anymore. However, with roles that are more suitable to their games, I believe that I will be able to get the most out of Skjei and Staal. Skjei, in a 2nd pairing capacity, can still skate well and produce offense while having the stable Mayfield beside him. Skjei put up 24 (26?) points this year which is not too shabby. Staal is nearing the end of his career, but he’s still better than most 6th dmen and 3rd pairing guys out there (even though he is far more expensive). Staal can still stay at home and be an effective PK2 option.

3) Can Mayfield really hang on a 2nd pairing? Yes. Mayfield has quietly turned into one of the better shut down defensemen in the league. He hits, fights, and plays a defensively responsible game. He plays extremely well with Devon Toews in real life (a fluid puck mover), and Skjei also possesses those abilities. Most importantly however, Mayfield isn’t terrible at making a good first pass. It’s not his strong suit, but he’s not bad at it either. Mayfield can make a decent first pass which is what stay at homer’s often lack. Having said that, Mayfield is often susceptible to being beaten by an opposing forward with speed.

Anyways - that’s my team. It’s not a perfect team, but it’s one that I’m proud of.


GO WILD GO!!!!!!

 

[Joey Moss]

Some people have already started sending me votes, so go ahead and do so whenever. Doesn't seem like much trade talk is going down. I am going to make another spreadsheet showing the votes anonymously.

 

[Makaveli]

Are we ranking each division?

 

[LT]

Are we ranking each division?

Yes

 

[Joey Moss]

Rank each division including your own team in order.