NHL 19 Franchise Mode Thread

[Emery]

I never leave firing on for that sole reason ^^^

I find it easier to have the option of leaving, maybe it’s not realistic but neither is getting fired after taking the 2019 Blackhawks to the Finals sorry to hear

 

[Dr Good Vibes]

I had 96 overall RW playmaker putting up like 50-60 points a season and commanding a 14 million dollar cap hit (!!!) Is the playmaker build broken? I have trouble getting a playmaker to put up a PPG. Most of the time they're under. Meanwhile, power forwards and two way forwards put up points like crazy. Power forwards put up more goals than snipers and two way forwards put up more goals than playmakers.

I did a fantasy draft experiment last night and built a team of huge players. No one under 6'1 and I chose strong players with high body checking stats. Most of the team ended up over 6'3 with Rasmus Dahlin, Brayden Schenn, and Filip Forsberg as the smallest guys on the roster. Most of the defenseman were defensive, most of the forwards were power with a few two ways and grinders mixed in. Tom Wilson, Ferland, Perry, Tuch, B. Tkachuk, Mantha on the wings. Bjustadt, Schenn, Lowry down the middle. A D core lead by Chara with Sustr, Dahlin, Seth Jones, Forbort, and a couple big depth boys. Matt Murray in net. It was a goof, a lark, an experiment. That team won over fifty games and they scored like crazy. Brayden Schenn my 87 overall top line center put up 96 points. No playmakers or snipers on the roster, still winning games. Lowest goals against in the league.

I simmed through most of this season but I did play a couple of games. Gooned it up against teams where I'd traded for their pick, thus increasing the value of my draft pick. Didn't focus on scoring in those games, just pot a couple, run the other team and once three guys have been injured, sim the rest. Also, team strategies were tinkered with, every line used crash the net with maximum shooting tendency over passing. Defensive strategy was puck side attack. D worked better with shooting/passing tendency in the middle and pinch all the way up.

I don't know if I'm using playmakers and snipers wrong, I usually just try to build a balanced line, but most of the time playmakers have disappointed. What's up with that?

I might try doing one of these with only small players. No one over 5'10 or something.

 

[glxss]

Oh hell yes. I just came back to HF and forgot all about these threads, I used to love doing write ups back in the day. I'm so starting one of these when I get the chance. I wish there were threads like this for EHM.

 

[Caffeine]

Red Wings opening night roster 2022-2023. I edited divisons and added Red Wings to Western Conference as I wanted to have rivalry with Blackhawks, Colorado and Blues. Nashville is now in Eastern Conference...

Missed playoffs every season so far. But now managed to get into playoffs 2022-2023 from wild card spot. Been just simulating and playing few games here and there for better knowledge regarding roster and team needs. Drafted first overall 2019 (after accelerated rebuild) Trenton Dryden who didn't bust out but never turned out into franchise player. Since then highest pick was 2020 5th pick and drafted with this pick Byfield current nr.1 center. Signed Jake Gardiner, Roman Josi, Mark Stone from free agency. Edmonton offered Puljujarvi while being 82 overall for 2nd round pick and minor prospect. Traded Trenton Dryden 85 overall for Sergachev from Tampa since he never lived out into expectations.

Puljujarvi 88	Byfield 88	Mantha 89
Perlini 85	Larkin 86	Stone 87
Athanasiou 82	Mcleod 84	Rasmussen 81
Smith 79	de la rose 78	Ehn 78

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Josi 89	Sergachev 89
Gardiner 83	Juolevi 84
Cholowski 82	Broberg 81

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Raanta 86

Luongo 81

Goalie prospect 77 in AHL

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[kinger8998]

Detroit Red Wings Franchise Mode

2018-2019 NHL Season

Preview

~ Salary Cap is on.
~ No trading into Top 3 of NHL Draft unless I have a pick from 4-6.*
~ No trading up more than 5 spots at any other time during 1st Round of Draft
~ May trade into 1st round but only from 15-31. *
~ No signing Free Agents if they require ELC, unless of American Descent citing college hockey holdout.
* - Unless using player of overall 88+.

BREAKING NEWS: Detroit relieves Holland of duties, hires King as replacement
Sept. 25th, 2018
Prior to the 2018-2019 NHL Season, the Detroit Red Wings have decided to make a change in the Hockey Ops Department. After missing the Playoffs the previous 3 seasons following a 25-year run of always being in the Round of 16, they've decided to remove Ken Holland from his role as GM and move him to the scouting department and in an advisory role to new GM Brant King. King, a rookie GM, brings a fresh face to a team that's seen it's fanbase's love for the former GM Holland go stale. We now go live to a Press Conference:

GM Brant King
This organization has been blessed with some great work by Ken. Being successful comes with a price, and Ken was never afraid to pay that. It brought this franchise a great deal of success, including 4 Stanley Cups. Now, we he's gotten the ball rolling towards the next run. Now, it's my job to keep that proverbial ball rolling, and eventually we'll be back to a long period of success. I'm grateful for this opportunity to grow with this young team as it is today, and I'm elated that Ken is staying on to be my Right Hand man during this process. I promise we will come out just as strong on the other side of this process.

BREAKING NEWS: Jimmy Howard traded to Hurricanes
Sept. 26th, 2018
The first move of the King era was to cut ties with longtime goaltender Jimmy Howard. The Pending UFA created quite the buzz, with St. Louis, Philadelphia, Edmonton and Carolina getting into a bidding war over the goaltender.

In return the Red Wings got Carolina's 2019 1st round pick and prospects Aleksi Saarela (F) and Roland McKeown (D).

Here's what Brant King had to say about his first move as GM:

We really just wanted to get this over with. Jimmy's been a real good goalie for us for a very long time, and we weren't going to get much better than this. To be honest, it came down to the 1st rounder. We felt this trade gives us the best opportunity to pick as highly as possible. The market was swarming for a starting goaltender, and this was just the right deal. We wish Jimmy the best of luck and thank him for his many years of service.

BREAKING NEWS: Detroit acquires Goldobin for de la Rose, prospect, pick
Sept. 27th, 2018
Brant King stayed hard at work, orchestrating his second deal in just 2 days to begin his reign at the helm of the Wings. In this one, he acquired young forward Nikolay Goldobin in exchange for forward Jacob de la Rose, unsigned prospect Zach Gallant, and a 2021 3rd round pick (DET).

GMBK was on TSN to talk about the deal:

Goldy is going to be electric for us. He's got the speed and skill to be a fantastic player in this league. We had two thirds in 2021, so it was easy to part with one of them to get a player of this calibre. Best of luck to Jacob in Vancouver, and the same for Zach Gallant in his development.

First Half of Season

LW	C	RW
Goldobin 80	Larkin 85	Mantha 83
Vanek 81	Athanasiou 83	Nyquist 84
Bertuzzi 80	Nielsen 80	Frk 79
Abdelkader 80	Rasmussen 78	Helm 79
Glendening 77	Witkowski 76

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LD	RD
DeKeyser 82	Green 84
Kronwall 81	Daley 79
Cholowski 80	Jensen 79
Ericsson 78

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Goalie A	Goalie B
Darling 81	Bernier 81

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BREAKING NEWS: Red Wings stun Jackets on Opening Night
Oct. 4th, 2018
A 4-goal second period gave the Wings a 5-1 lead they wouldn't relinquish as they beat the Blue Jackets 7-3 on Opening Night. Dylan Larkin led the way with 2 goals and 4 points while Martin Frk added 2 goals and 3 points of his own. Nikolay Goldobin also scored in his debut for Detroit. Scott Darling made 25 saves in the win.

Cam Atkinson had 2 goals for Columbus.

BREAKING NEWS: Wings win just 1/5 in Atlantic streak
Oct. 20th, 2018
After beginning the season 2-0. the Wings have now won just 1 out of their last 6 games, including 1/5 Atlantci Division games in a mini-streak against solely Division rivals.

They now sit 3-2-3, good for 3rd in the Atlantic.

BREAKING NEWS: DeKeyser suffers concussion, Ericsson enters lineup
Nov. 9th, 2018
The Red Wings defenseman will miss approximately 1 month with the ailment. Jonathan Ericsson will play his first games of the season in his absence.

BREAKING NEWS: Rasmussen and Bertuzzi fall to injuries
Nov. 21st, 2018
Rookie Michael Rasmussen is week-to-week with an undisclosed LBI, while Tyler Bertuzzi will be out 3-4 weeks with a separated shoulder.

Luke Glendening and Luke Witkowski will enter the lineup while they are out, their first action of the year.

BREAKING NEWS: Thomas Vanek traded to Kings for 2nd Round Pick
Jan. 2nd, 2019
The Red Wings are at the exact halfpoint of their season, and Thomas Vanek was recently relegated to the 4th line for a few games. Not an ideal situation for a scoring forward, but a necessary one as Vanek has just 6 goals and 17 points.

The deal brings the Red Wings a third 2nd Round pick in the upcoming Draft, and gives them five in the first 2 rounds.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	League	Playoffs?
17-15-9	11-6-4	6-9-5	2.54 (20th)	2.83 (24th)	13.8% (28th)	73.9% (31st)	4th	7th	17th	Yes.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Jonathan Bernier	9-10-6	.910	2.70	0
Scott Darling	8-6-3	.910	2.74	2

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Quick Hits
~ Both goalies are performing at about a league average.
~ Jonatha Bernier has gotten a few more starts, but it's pretty much a platoon situation.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Mike Green	41	6	12	18	-2	6
Niklas Kronwall	41	0	9	9	E	10
Dennis Cholowski	41	0	8	8	-2	12
Danny DeKeyser	28	1	5	6	-2	8
Nick Jensen	41	0	5	5	-8	2
Trevor Daley	41	2	2	4	+3	17
Jonathan Ericsson	13	0	0	0	+5	6

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Quick Hits
~ Mike Green provides most of the offense from the backend, as expected
~ Dennis Cholowski is having a decent rookie season
~ Jonathan Ericsson has replaced Nick Jensen in the lineup as a reward for his vastly superior play

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Dylan Larkin	41	13	18	31	+4	10
Nikolay Goldobin	41	13	15	28	+8	10
Anthony Mantha	41	9	19	28	+5	25
Gustav Nyquist	41	12	13	25	-1	2
Andreas Athanasiou	41	8	14	22	-1	14
Martin Frk	37	10	10	20	-5	2
Frans Nielsen	41	4	13	17	+1	8
Justin Abdelkader	41	8	6	14	-3	18
Michael Rasmussen	36	3	11	14	-4	14
Darren Helm	41	3	9	12	-1	4
Tyler Bertuzzi	29	4	5	9	-3	24
Luke Witkowski	12	1	1	2	+2	6
Luke Glendening	9	1	0	1	-2	6

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Quick Hits
~ Outside of the top line of Goldobin-Larkin-Mantha, the Red Wings really suffer in the scoring department.
~ Considering Tomas Tatar got a 1st round pick, Nyquist should get atleast that.
~ Michael Rasmussen has been recently promoted to the 2nd line to up his ridiculously unlucky and low shooting % of 4.5.

BREAKING NEWS: Griffins Update
Halfway Point of NHL Season
The Grand Rapids Griffins have a record of 22-11-12, which leads the AHL with 46 points.

Leading the way are star prospects Evgeny Svechnikov and Filip Zadina who has 23 and 21 points respectively.

Roland McKeown, acquired in the Hoawrd trade with Carolina, has 17 points, already nearing his career high of 23.

Second Half of Season

LW	C	RW
Goldobin 80	Larkin 86	Mantha 84
Athanasiou 83	Rasmussen 78	Nyquist 84
Bertuzzi 80	Nielsen 80	Helm 79
Abdelkader 80	Glendening 77	Witkowski 76
Frk 79*

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LD	RD
DeKeyser 82	Green 84
Kronwall 81	Daley 79
Cholowski 80	Ericsson 78
Jensen 79

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1A	1B
Bernier 81	Darling 81

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BREAKING NEWS: Red Wings and Sabres trade Defenseman, Wings get Pick
Jan. 18th, 2019
After losing 4 straight games, the Red Wings decided to shake things up, or just fast track the rebuild. They traded Danny DeKeyser to the Sabres for forward Matt Moulson, defenseman Matt Hunwick and a 2nd Round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.

Matt Moulson will get a chance to play alongside Dylan Larkin ad Gustav Nyquist on a new top line, while other lines are also shuffled in an attempt to jolt the offense. Matt Hunwick will start on the 3rd pairing with Jonathan Ericsson as Dennis Cholowski skates on the top pair with Green.

Spoiler: PLAYER INFO

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV
Matt Hunwick	79	33	N/A	D	Defensive Defenseman	47 GP 2G-4A-6P +18 ... 16 PIM (NHL)	2/$2.250M
Matt Moulson	75	35	N/A	LW	Sniper	38 GP 6G-17A-23P -6 ... 4 PIM (AHL)	1/$5.000M

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Trade Deadline

The TRADECENTRE broadcast team:
Host: James Duthie
Trade Breaker Desk: Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger, Pierre LeBrun, and Gord Miller
Instant Analysis Panel: Ray Ferraro, Jeff O’Neill, Dave Poulin, Martin Biron, Pierre McGuire
Trade Bait: Craig Button
Deadline Panel: Jamie McLennan, Aaron Ward

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Duthie: Welcome back to TSN for a recap of the just passed Trade Deadline. It wasn't expected to be a very big day, and that held true, but boy did we have some big time trades.

Button: Yeah James, we really did. Most of them came out of Detroit, but Dallas was actually the first team to take a name off of my Trade Bait board when they traded for Mike Hoffman from the Panthers for Ty Dellandrea and a 2nd round pick.

McKenzie: Certainly a noteworthy trade, but it pales in comparison to the blockbuster of the day. Detroit sent Gustav Nyquist, Nick Jensen and their 2nd Round pick to the Dallas Stars for Jason Robertson, Marc Methot, the Stars 2019 1st and their 2019 3rd.

Poulin: The Dallas Stars showed they were willing to pay a price to get that depth scoring behind Seguin, Benn and Radulov. They really can't be taken lightly now with Hoffman and Nyquist behind their lethal top line. Meanwhile, this deal goes through because of the Red Wings ability to add their 2nd round pick because they had 3 in the cupboard. They've really stocked up draft picks, it's going to be a huge year for the Wings.

Ward: It has the potential to be. But now, were really going to see where GM Brant King places value in his draft selections. They have plenty of chances to select, but they've got to hit them on the nose. If they do, this could be a really quick turnaround.

Dreger: The Red Wings also traded longtime assistant captain Niklas Kronwall to the New York Rangers for a 2nd round pick in the upcoming entry Draft.

Ferraro: The Red Wings not have 6 selections in the first 62 picks of the Draft. That's insane. I highly doubt they use them all, as they could use a couple to unload some pretty massive contracts they have on their books. As good as Ken Holland was, the Helm and Abdelkader contracts are albatrosses and they could really strap the team when they finally do come out the other side of this.

O'Neill: The Red Wings certainly have Draft Day circled in red marker on their calendar as the most important day of this young rebuild. Hit on most of their selections, and accelerate a rebuild. Miss them, and this process is casted with doubt in their ability to pull this off.

Biron: This is where Hollands expertise comes in to help King. A draft day with that many selections would be hectic for any GM, yet alone a rookie. It's a good thing Holland will be there to talk King through it.

Miller: It's important to note some other roster moves filed by the Red Wings today. They've recalled Filip Zadina, Evgeny Svechnikov and Libor Sulak from the AHL; while they've sent Matt Moulson to the minors.

Duthie: Thanks guys, that's all the time we have for this segment. Thanks for tuning in to TradeCentre here on TSN, we look forward to seeing you on Draft Day or at the Free Agent Frenzy!

Spoiler: PLAYER INFO

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV
Filip Zadina	80	19	Med Elite	RW	2 way Forward	56 GP 16G-24A-40P +5 ... 15 PIM (AHL)	3/$0.925M
Marc Methot	79	33	N/A	D	Defensive Defenseman	62 GP 4G-7A-11P +4 ... 16 PIM (NHL)	1/$4.900M
Evgeny Svechnikov	77	22	Med Top 6F	LW	Sniper	54 GP 18G-25A-43P +12 ... 12 PIM (AHL)	1/$0.925M
Libor Sulak	78	24	High Top 6D	D	Defensive Defenseman	56 GP 2G-21A-23P +1 ... 35 PIM (AHL)	3/$0.835M
Jason Robertson	78	19	Low Top 6F	LW	Sniper	43 GP 24G-47A-71P +21 ... 0 PIM (OHL)	3/$0.825M

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LW	C	RW
Goldobin 80	Larkin 86	Mantha 85
Frk 79	Athanasiou 83	Zadina 80
Svechnikov 77	Nielsen 80	Bertuzzi 80
Abdelkader 80	Rasmussen 78	Helm 79
Glendening 77	Witkowski 76

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LD	RD
Methot 79	Green 84
Cholowski 80	Daley 79
Sulak 78	Hunwick 79
Ericsson 78

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1A	1B
Bernier 81	Darling 81

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Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	League	Playoffs?
31-36-15	17-16-8	14-20-7	2.44 (24th)	2.82 (28th)	12.9% (31st)	8.02% (20th)	7th	14th	29th	No

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Jonathan Bernier	18-31-10	.912	2.65	2
Scott Darling	13-5-5	.906	2.87	4

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Quick Hits
~ Detroit's goaltending couldn't sustain the league average pace
~ Bernier played better despite having a losing record.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Mike Green	78	9	23	32	+11	14
Dennia Cholowski	82	4	14	18	-4	48
Marc Methot	81 (19)	4 (0)	9 (2)	13 (2)	+10 (+6)	16 (4)
Matt Hunwick	81 (34)	3 (1)	9 (5)	12 (6)	+15 (-3)	22 (6)
Trevor Daley	82	3	5	8	-8	31
Libor Sulak	19	0	3	3	-3	4
Jonathan Ericsson	34	2	1	3	-6	12

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Quick Hits
~ Mike Green and Marc Methot formed a formidable pair post deadline
~ Dennis Cholowski gained offensive confidence in the second half
~ Libor Sulak had a pretty good debut considering the circumstances.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Dylan Larkin	82	24	35	59	-4	34
Anthony Mantha	82	19	35	54	+1	45
Nikolay Goldobin	82	23	26	49	+3	16
Andreas Athanasiou	80	14	27	41	-4	26
Michael Rasmussen	73	7	28	35	-1	30
Martin Frk	76	16	17	33	-8	6
Frans Nielsen	82	8	23	31	+1	20
Justin Abdelkader	81	17	11	28	-5	40
Darren Helm	81	10	16	26	+2	10
Tyler Bertuzzi	70	8	12	20	-11	52
Filip Zadina	17	4	7	11	-2	2
Evgeny Svechnikov	19	1	6	7	-5	6
Luke Glendening Luke Witkowski	17 26	3 1	1 1	4 2	-1 -3	8 10

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Quick Hits
~ Larkin, Mantha and Goldobin were dynamite all season
~ Michael Rasmussen had 21 points in the second half, showing progress
~ Frans Nielsen, Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm's contracts could prove to be bad news moving forward with their declining roles and play
~ Filip Zadina had a very successful callup.

BREAKING NEWS: Griffins Update
End of NHL Season
Closing in on the end of their season, the Grand Rapids Griffins sit 38-27-8 and have fallen out of a playoff spot after losing Sulak, Zadina and Svehcnikov to callups.

Christoffer Ehn has 37 points in his rookie season and could very well make the NHL roster out of camp next year.

Defensive prospects Filip Hronek, Joe Hicketts and Roland McKeown all were positive impacts and should push for NHl playing time in the coming years.

Next Post: 2019 NHL Offseason​

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[Burrowsaurus]

Ea fails again in making a fun Trade Dealine day.

They almost got the hand of it in nhl 13 and then immediately scrapped it (someone in the team probably got fired and it was too much work to update it)

Trade are still so far out of whack even contending teams value their first rounds picks so much you can’t even acquire them so 87-90 overalls.

Realistically how many lines of codes does it take to make high places team value their draft picks less and possibly over value high overall veterans? You could probably get a kid out of university on the cheap to fix a lot of what’s wrong with franchise mode

 

[sandviper]

Easier solution is to find a developer who actually likes hockey and even better still, plays it... even if it’s video game hockey they play.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Easier solution is to find a developer who actually likes hockey and even better still, plays it... even if it’s video game hockey they play.

This is a problem as well. That’s why we get this ultra arcade-y back and forth feel.

It’s just EA cheaping out.

 

[n00bxQb]

I started a Canucks Franchise Mode over the Christmas break, but have Owner Mode and Player Morale turned off as per recommendations from friends and other users earlier in this thread.

I did set out some ground rules for myself to make things more difficult and prevent me from taking advantage of some of the cheesy things I've read about (like trading a 7th round franchise goaltender immediately after the draft).

I sim most games (using the sim game function, not by advancing past the game) except for some CPU vs CPU games (first and last NHL games of the season and NHL playoff elimination games). CPU vs CPU games are All-Star, Full-Sim (with penalties toned down to 1/4 from 3/4 and with penalty time scaling to 0/6 from 3/6).

Games are simmed at x1 speed for NHL Stanley Cup Finals games, x2 speed for NHL playoff games and AHL Calder Cup Finals games, x4 speed for NHL regular season games and AHL playoff games, and x8 speed for NHL preseason and AHL regular season games.

Trades:
- Trade difficulty set to Hard
- Cannot propose trades
- Can accept unaltered trades proposed by the CPU
- Cannot place unsigned players or players in the first year of an entry-level contract on the trade block
- Cannot place players with real-life no trade clauses/no movement clauses on the trade block
- Players aged 27 years or older that are not on their real life contract and have a cap hit within the 'This year's 1st and 3rd round picks' or 'This year's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd picks' ranges on the RFA Offer Sheet Compensation page are assumed to have a no-trade clause
- Players aged 27 years or older that are not on their real life contract and have a cap hit in excess of 'This year's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd picks' range on the RFA Offer Sheet Compensation page are assumed to have a no-movement clause

Fog of War:
- On for Pro and Amateur players

Waivers:
- Cannot place players with no-movement clauses on waivers (must remain with NHL club)
- Players eligible for waivers must be placed on waivers at the beginning of the season to be eligible to play for the AHL affiliate
- Any players claimed off waivers must remain in the NHL unless placed on waivers again to be sent to the AHL affiliate
- Maximum of 1 waiver claim per season
- Cannot claim players after the trade deadline

AHL:
- Maximum of 6 veteran skaters (260+ AHL/NHL games as of the end of the previous season); maximum of 5 skaters with 320+ AHL/NHL games

Scouting:
- Must have 1 scout in each NHL and AHL division (8 total) at all times
- Cannot fire scouts (Scouts may be released at contract expiration)

Drafting:
- Eligible players must be within 25% on the Central Scouting or Scout Ranking list, rounded down to nearest integer with a minimum of 3 higher and a maximum of 31 higher
Examples: 1st overall pick can choose up to 4th ranked on CS or Scout list. 20th overall pick can choose up to 25th. 100th overall pick can choose up to 125th. 200th pick can choose up to 231st.
- May only draft up to 1 goaltender per draft, no more than 7 goaltenders over 10 years.

Contract Buyouts:
- Maximum of 1 contract buyout per season

Free Agency:
- July 1st - Can make one contract offer to either a UFA or an RFA under another team's control
- August 31st - Can make one 1-way contract offer to a UFA, up to three 2-way contract offers to UFAs
- No restrictions on signing own RFAs

 

[n00bxQb]

Continued from NHL 19 - Franchise Mode Thread

Franchise Mode - Vancouver Canucks - 2018/2019

October 1, 2018

The Vancouver Canucks head into the 2018/2019 NHL season expecting another rebuilding year after the retirement of franchise leaders Henrik and Daniel Sedin at the end of last season. Elias Pettersson is expected to make his debut after dominating the SHL at 19 years of age and Bo Horvat is expected to be named the captain, taking over from Henrik Sedin.

Amongst the other fresh faces are the additions via free agency: centre Jay Beagle, who recently won the Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals in June, was added on a 4-year, $12M contract over the summer; Antoine Roussel, one of the few French players in the NHL, is expected to add some grit to the lineup over the next 4 seasons; and Tim Schaller was brought in on a 2-year contract to add some forward depth.

The defense and goaltending remains unchanged from last season.

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February 25, 2019

The NHL trade deadline passed with little action. Only a single trade was made at the deadline between Carolina and Florida, with Florida acquiring captain and playoff veteran Justin Williams for their playoff run in exchange along with a couple of picks for Florida's 2019 1st round draft pick and a 4th next year.

Several other trades were made in the week leading up to the trade deadline, most notable of which saw Norwegian star Mats Zuccarello sent from the Big Apple to Boston for a package of futures which included former 1st round pick Zach Senyshyn.

Date	Team 1	Team 1 Acquisitions	Team 2	Team 2 Acquisitions
2018-12-26	To STL	J. Roy, 2019 5th	To SJS	P. Maroon, J. Nolan, 2020 2nd
2019-02-01	To DET	R. Sandin, 2019 3rd	To TOR	N. Kronwall, 2020 3rd, 2020 5th
2019-02-07	To DAL	G. Nyquist, 2020 7th	To DET	P. Desrosiers, 2019 2nd, 2020 2nd
2019-02-09	To NSH	I. Samsonov, L. Johansen, 2020 2nd	To WSH	E. Tolvanen, 2020 2nd
2019-02-17	To BOS	M. Zuccarello, A. McQuaid, 2 others	To NYR	U. Vaakanainen, Z. Senyshyn, 2 others
2019-02-18	To SJS	B. Pirri, 2020 2nd, 2020 2nd	To VGK	I. Chekhovich, 2020 2nd, 2020 2nd
2019-02-19	To DET	C. McLeod, 2019 3rd, 2019 7th	To NYR	N. Jensen, L. Witkowski
2019-02-24	To CAR	2019 1st, 2020 4th	To FLA	J. Williams, 2020 2nd, 2019 3rd

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April 7, 2019

The Vancouver Canucks finished the season 38-35-9 which placed them 22nd overall in the league. Captain Bo Horvat led the team in scoring with 63 points and Elias Pettersson led all NHL rookies with 57 points. Nikolay Goldobin finished his first full NHL season with 46 points. Brock Boeser suffered the infamous sophomore slump while battling injuries, finishing with a disappointing 37 points over 56 games. Jacob Markstrom had his best season to date, recording 28 wins and posting a 0.917 save percentage.

The Toronto Maple Leafs head into the playoffs with home ice advantage after winning the President's Trophy with 110 points. Dallas Star's superstar Tyler Seguin won his first Art Ross and Maurice Richard Trophies with 49 goals and 93 points and San Jose goaltender Martin Jones will take home some hardware in June as his team recorded the fewest goals allowed to win the William M. Jennings Trophy.

Record	38-35-9 (22nd)
Goals For	213 (17th)
Goals Against	226 (25th)
PP%	16.7% (26th)
PK%	80.3% (21st)

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Player	GP	G	A	P
Horvat, Bo	81	18	45	63
Pettersson, Elias	81	24	33	57
Baertschi, Sven	82	21	26	47
Goldobin, Nikolay	82	19	27	46
Gagner, Sam	82	24	19	43
Boeser, Brock	56	16	21	37
Eriksson, Loui	68	10	26	36
Virtanen, Jake	82	16	13	29
Tanev, Christopher	78	4	21	25
Sutter, Brandon	68	13	11	24
Roussel, Antoine	75	13	11	24
Beagle, Jay	82	13	11	24
Edler, Alexander	81	3	19	22
Granlund, Markus	82	4	18	22
Pouliot, Derrick	82	2	18	20
Hutton, Ben	76	3	15	18
Stecher, Troy	82	3	10	13
Gaunce, Brendan	34	2	7	9
Del Zotto, Michael	78	1	5	6
Schaller, Tim	19	2	2	4
Biega, Alex	15	1	2	3
Gaudette, Adam	7	1	0	1
MacEwen, Zack	3	0	0	0

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Goaltender	W	L	OTL	SO	Sv%	GAA
Markstrom, Jacob	28	20	5	1	0.917	2.53
Nilsson, Anders	9	13	4	1	0.912	2.78
Demko, Thatcher	1	2	0	0	0.854	4.42

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June 10, 2019

Captain Jamie Benn lifted the Stanley Cup over his head for the first time as the Dallas Stars defeated the Boston Bruins in game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Benn was also awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the NHL playoffs most valuable player.

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June 25, 2019

A recap of a busy first 2 weeks of the NHL offseason.

The annual NHL awards saw Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin clean up, taking home the Art Ross Trophy for the most regular season points, the Maurice Richard Trophy for the most regular season goals, the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player, and the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy as the league's most sportsmanlike player.

The Vancouver Canucks won 2 awards. Unsurprisingly, Elias Pettersson took home the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year as he led all rookies by a wide margin in scoring. The surprise of the evening, however, was when Bo Horvat was announced as the winner of the Ted Lindsay Award as the NHL's most valuable player as voted on by the NHLPA, beating out heavy favourite Tyler Seguin who scored 30 more points.

Art Ross Trophy - T. Seguin (DAL)
Hart Memorial Trophy - T. Seguin (DAL)
James Norris Memorial Trophy - S. Gostisbehere (PHI)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy - T. Seguin (DAL)
Calder Memorial Trophy - E. Pettersson (VAN)
Conn Smythe Trophy - J. Benn (DAL)
Vezina Trophy - M. Jones (SJS)
William M. Jennings Trophy - M. Jones (SJS)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy - J. Manson (ANA)
Frank J. Selke Trophy - P. Bergeron (BOS)
Ted Lindsay Award - B. Horvat (VAN)
Maurice Richard Trophy - T. Seguin (DAL)

18 players announced their retirements prior to the NHL entry draft.

Player	GP	G	A	P
Orpik, Brooks	1060	17	170	187
Gaborik, Marian	1035	407	408	815
Stajan, Matt	1003	146	267	413
Cammalleri, Mike	927	298	350	648
Ward, Joel	806	139	184	323
McLeod, Cody	759	72	55	127
Hendricks, Matt	663	58	64	122
Gilbert, Tom	655	45	178	223
Moulson, Matt	650	176	193	369
Malone, Ryan	647	179	191	370
Franzen, Johan	602	187	183	370
Miller, Drew	571	62	60	122
Booth, David	530	124	112	236
Gionta, Stephen	296	16	40	56
Perrin, Eric	245	32	72	104
Strachan, Tyson	186	1	19	20
Benoit, Andre	181	11	37	48
Paetsch, Nathan	167	7	35	42

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Colorado won the draft lottery with Ottawa's 1st round pick acquired in the Matt Duchene trade, allowing them to select first overall. The Rangers and Carolina were drawn to select second and third overall, which dropped last place Arizona to 4th overall.

As a result of the draft lottery results, Vancouver dropped from 10th overall to 13th overall.

Colorado used the first overall selection to select defenseman Nicholas Backman from TPS of Liiga.

Draft	Team	Player
1	COL (via OTT)	N. Backman
2	NYR	B. Byram
3	CAR	G. Kearns
4	ARI	P. Boguniecki
5	DET	K. Kakko
6	MTL	K. Dach
7	BUF	P. Broberg
8	CGY	D. Cozens
9	BUF (via STL)	M. Vukojevic
10	LAK	P. Krebs
11	EDM (via COL)	W. Rosehill
12	COL (via EDM)	V. Perezhogin
13	VAN	V. Soderstrom
14	NYI	R. Suzuki
15	CBJ	R. Lavoie
16	VGK	H. Nikkanen
17	WPG	L. Ahonen
18	NSH	V. Suhonen
19	MIN	M. Guskov
20	WSH	N. Anisimov
21	ANA	M. Robertson
22	PHI	S. Poulin
23	PIT	A. Henry
24	TBL	V. Jass
25	NJD	N. Foote
26	CHI	J. Pukka
27	TOR	M. Chubarov
28	CAR (via FLA)	M. Rupp
29	BUF (via SJS)	D. Strome
30	BOS	A. Novikov
31	DAL	S. Mutala

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There were two trades at the draft. The first saw Edmonton move up 1 spot to 11th overall from 12th, giving up a 2020 3rd round pick in the process.

Date	Team 1	Team 1 Acquisitions	Team 2	Team 2 Acquisitions
2019-06-23	To EDM	2019 1st (11)	To COL	2019 1st (12), 2020 3rd
2019-06-23	To ARI	2019 2nd (55)	To NYR	C. Pickard, 2020 3rd, 2019 6th (156)

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Vancouver selected Swedish defender Victor Soderstrom from Brynas of the SHL with their first selection and their later picks were heavily Russian.

Pick	Player	Team (League)
13	V. Soderstrom (D)	Brynas IF (SHL)
41	I. Likhachev (F)	Gatineau (QMJHL)
72	J. Bellamy (D)	Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
103	M. Goddard (F)	N/A (USA East)
134	P. Gogolev (F)	Peterborough (OHL)
165	L. Starikov (D)	Windsor (OHL)
175	D. Goldobin (G)	N/A (Russia)
196	Y. Vorobev (F)	N/A (Russia)

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[Mick Jagr]

Alexis Lafreniere is a franchise mode BEAST. Draft him if you can. Give up any and all assets it takes to require him. He's incredible.

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

Alexis Lafreniere is a franchise mode BEAST. Draft him if you can. Give up any and all assets it takes to require him. He's incredible.

In my Seattle save I tried getting him but couldn’t, Ottawa somehow passed on him at #1, I picked him second and he killed it.


Also update coming soon been busy.

 

[JLT]

I feel like Quinton Byfield doesn't have a high enough rating... Look at how good this guy is for a 16-year-old...

 

[sandviper]

I feel like Quinton Byfield doesn't have a high enough rating... Look at how good this guy is for a 16-year-old...

He doesn't have Lafreniere's hype, but this kid has skills.

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

2018-2019 end of year notes

As the curtain fell on the Rangers season last night you could not help but think: "Things are looking up". Yes that seems to be the vide around the team after a promising season that saw them lost in 5 games to the Boston Bruins in the second round of the playoffs. The team finished the season with a 43-32-7 record good for 93 points.

Things are looking ever better if you consider that the Rangers traded away Kevin Hayes at the deadline, to Nashville for their 2020 2nd round pick and a 2021 3rd. Brett Howden finished the season in Hayes's spot on the 3rd line and performed admirably. The Rangers also made another trade at the deadline sending Adam McQuaid to the Jets in exchange for their 2019 2nd and a 2020 3rd, Freddie Claesson took McQuiad's spot in the lineup. So all things considered, the Rangers were able to get younger, gain some assets for players who did not fit their plans, and not only did they make the playoffs but they won a round. All in all, it was a successful season for the Rangers.

GM Martin Ward spoke to us briefly about the season:

"I think that we took a few steps forward this year, no doubt in my mind about that. We gained assets for guys who aren't in our plans and who weren't going to resign. To then go out and make the playoffs, it's great. I am really happy with our guys and the experience they gained will be invaluable. "

It is unclear what the team's plans are for the draft and free agency, the Rangers own the 18th pick and have 11 total in the draft. The team projects to have over 20M in cap space, but must re-sign several players including: Neal Pionk, Anthony Duclair, Tony De Angelo, Pavel Buchenevich, and Anthony Duclair amongst others. Duclair is coming off a career year in which he scored 51 points (21G,30A) and will surely be looking for a raise on the 800k he made last year.

In other news Rangers rookie F Derek Giroux finished second in Calder voting, he was beat out by Canucks phenom Elias Pettersson. Giroux led the team in scoring with 30 goals and 31 assists, he has 2 years left on his entry level contract.

In other new the Rangers are rumoured to be one of the front runners for Blues winger Vladimir Tarasenko, any trade for him would likely involve a first round pick and a younger player like Giroux or Duclair, other possible assets that could be moved include Brett Howden and Filip Chytil.

-The Rangers will be looking to draft 2-3 goalies minimum according to a team source, the team feels an urgent need to find a heir to Lundqvist.

-GM Ward is reportedly planning to be a major plash at the draft and will be a player in free agency, the Rangers have over 20M in cap space at the moment.

-Derek Giroux said he is thrilled with his first season but intends to be better next year and wants to win the number 1C job full time, he battled Mika Zibenejad for it all year and says the 2 have a friendly rivalry going.

-Kevin Shattenkirk is said to be attracting interest from other teams, he put up 48pts this year and is signed for another 2 seasons at 6.6M, he would help any teams power play and is rumoured to not feature in the teams plans and they seek to get young on the blue line.

-A team source said the team is looking to add at least 1 top 6 forward during the off-season and 2 top 4 defenceman, they also stated that one of Vlad Namestikov and Chris Kreider will be moved, possibly both.

For the Athletic, I'm Walter White.

 

[Rempe73]

Is it just me, or do low rated prospects (specifically low top 6 f and low top 4 d) seem to develop better in 19 than in 18 (I play with morale off, by the way)?

 

[Panthaz89]

Is it just me, or do low rated prospects (specifically low top 6 f and low top 4 d) seem to develop better in 19 than in 18 (I play with morale off, by the way)?

They usually turn out good if they already had a relatively high overall coming. Don't think I've seen any one that started in the 50s or low 60s that were anything other than possibly a 4th liner. On some rare occasion potential increases but its hard to notice when there is no notification when it does. The only reason I know it can is because Lafreniere became medium franchise when he was high elite when drafted.

 

[Rempe73]

They usually turn out good if they already had a relatively high overall coming. Don't think I've seen any one that started in the 50s or low 60s that were anything other than possibly a 4th liner. On some rare occasion potential increases but its hard to notice when there is no notification when it does. The only reason I know it can is because Lafreniere became medium franchise when he was high elite when drafted.

Thank you. Because I noticed in NHL 18, if I had a player that was, for example, 73 overall at 19 years old, and another player that was 65 overall at 19 years old (both low top 4 d or low top 6 f), the player with the lower overall would tend to develop into a better player. Obviously, a 55 overall player at 19 would rarely develop into something better than a 77 overall player at 19 (at the same potential) but yea. You get the idea. Lower (but not too low) overall players (from the beginning) would generally develop into better players than higher overall players (from the start).

Also, I like using the low top 6/low top 4 potential, because it’s very close to real life potential for many players. But in NHL 18, players with that potential would reach a maximum overall of 81-82, and rarely became top 6 forwards or top 4 defensemen. It shouldn’t be like that. They should make at least a small percentage of those players become 2nd liners or 2nd pairing defensemen. I’m still relatively new to NHL 19, so do you know if that is fixed or not?

 

[Panthaz89]

Thank you. Because I noticed in NHL 18, if I had a player that was, for example, 73 overall at 19 years old, and another player that was 65 overall at 19 years old (both low top 4 d or low top 6 f), the player with the lower overall would tend to develop into a better player. Obviously, a 55 overall player at 19 would rarely develop into something better than a 77 overall player at 19 (at the same potential) but yea. You get the idea. Lower (but not too low) overall players (from the beginning) would generally develop into better players than higher overall players (from the start).

Also, I like using the low top 6/low top 4 potential, because it’s very close to real life potential for many players. But in NHL 18, players with that potential would reach a maximum overall of 81-82, and rarely became top 6 forwards or top 4 defensemen. It shouldn’t be like that. They should make at least a small percentage of those players become 2nd liners or 2nd pairing defensemen. I’m still relatively new to NHL 19, so do you know if that is fixed or not?

Yeah guys who have higher overalls will usually end up better from what I've seen and being med elite or franchise doesn't necessarily guarantee a good player if they are horribly low. One med franchise goalie was 40ish overall and was only a 77 later on so basically just an AHL goalie or a backup if one got hurt. Though top 10 picks that are med elite and should already be 70ish will always be good players.

 

[n00bxQb]

Alexis Lafreniere is a franchise mode BEAST. Draft him if you can. Give up any and all assets it takes to require him. He's incredible.

Edmonton won the lottery in mine, drafted him 1st overall. How do you think he'll do on McJesus's wing?

 

[Donuts]

does this game have custome season/franchise length.

play way less than 82 games without having to sim

 

[n00bxQb]

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Franchise Mode - Vancouver Canucks - 2019 Offseason

June 30, 2019

The Vancouver Canucks successfully re-signed all of their remaining free agents this week highlighted by a 3-year, $15.3M contract extension for restricted free agent Brock Boeser and a 2-year, $7.15M extension for long-time Canucks defensemen Alexander Edler.

Player	Salary	Years	Total Contract
Pouliot, Derrick	$3.825M	4 years	$15.300M
Boeser, Brock	$5.100M	3 years	$15.300M
Edler, Alexander	$3.575M	2 years	$7.150M
Hutton, Ben	$1.950M	2 years	$3.900M
Goldobin, Nikolay	$1.550M	2 years	$3.100M
Nilsson, Anders	$1.200M	2 years	$2.400M
Brassard, Matt	$0.750M	3 years	$2.250M
Gunnarsson, Kristoffer	$0.700M	3 years	$2.100M
Del Zotto, Michael	$1.025M	2 years	$2.050M
Leivo, Josh	$0.925M	2 years	$1.850M
Gaunce, Brendan	$1.350M	1 years	$1.350M
Demko, Thatcher	$1.025M	1 years	$1.025M
Motte, Tyler	$0.825M	1 years	$0.825M
Archibald, Darren	$0.775M	1 years	$0.775M
Boucher, Reid	$0.775M	1 years	$0.775M
Granlund, Markus	$0.775M	1 years	$0.775M
Kero, Tanner	$0.700M	1 years	$0.700M
Laplante, Yan-Pavel	$0.700M	1 years	$0.700M
McEneny, Evan	$0.700M	1 years	$0.700M

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July 1, 2019

Artemi Panarin and the Columbus Blue Jackets were unable to reach an agreement and the Russian superstar will headline the free agency market today.

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July 2, 2019

The Buffalo Sabres went all-in yesterday, signing 3 players to a combined $92.9M in contracts, including the biggest fish in the pond, Artemi Panarin, who signed a 6-year, $43.47M contract with the Sabres. Tyler Myers re-joins the team that drafted him on a 6-year, $25.65M deal and Jakob Silfverberg signed a 5-year, $23.75M contract.

The rebuilding Vancouver Canucks held steady on the free agency front on July 1.

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September 1, 2019

The NHL pre-season is 2 weeks away, young stars tournaments are under way, and players who weren't signed during free agency are hoping to prove their worth with tryout contracts.

Here's a look back at the signings and transactions that occurred in the NHL over the summer.

Player	Team	AAV	Years	Total Contract
A. Stralman	ARI	$4.775M	1 years	$4.775M
C. DeSmith	ARI	$1.155M	2 years	$2.310M
M. Methot	ARI	$1.820M	1 years	$1.820M
B. Lovejoy	ARI	$1.500M	1 years	$1.500M
D. Smith-Pelly	ARI	$1.040M	1 years	$1.040M
T. Vanek	BOS	$2.675M	1 years	$2.675M
A. Montoya	BOS	$1.285M	1 years	$1.285M
L. Schenn	BOS	$0.930M	1 years	$0.930M
A. Panarin	BUF	$7.245M	6 years	$43.470M
T. Myers	BUF	$4.275M	6 years	$25.650M
J. Silfverberg	BUF	$4.750M	5 years	$23.750M
R. Panik	CAR	$2.750M	3 years	$8.250M
B. Connolly	CAR	$2.730M	1 years	$2.730M
J. Williams	CAR	$2.675M	1 years	$2.675M
R. Sheahan	CAR	$1.350M	1 years	$1.350M
C. Hagelin	CBJ	$1.835M	2 years	$3.670M
M. Letestu	CBJ	$2.060M	1 years	$2.060M
D. Girardi	CGY	$2.000M	2 years	$4.000M
P. Mrazek	CGY	$1.645M	1 years	$1.645M
M. Zuccarello	CHI	$4.825M	1 years	$4.825M
J. Donskoi	CHI	$1.940M	2 years	$3.880M
P. Maroon	COL	$2.700M	2 years	$5.400M
B. Coburn	COL	$2.075M	2 years	$4.150M
K. Lehtonen	COL	$1.575M	2 years	$3.150M
D. Engelland	COL	$1.755M	1 years	$1.755M
J. Hayes	COL	$1.175M	1 years	$1.175M
J. Martinook	COL	$1.025M	1 years	$1.025M
A. Vermette	COL	$1.000M	1 years	$1.000M
J. Benn	DAL	$1.010M	2 years	$2.020M
C. Pickard	DAL	$1.245M	1 years	$1.245M
K. Hayes	DET	$4.725M	6 years	$28.350M
J. Skinner	DET	$6.980M	1 years	$6.980M
A. Sustr	DET	$2.205M	2 years	$4.410M
T. Brouwer	DET	$1.125M	1 years	$1.125M
J. Rutta	EDM	$2.420M	2 years	$4.840M
B. Tanev	EDM	$1.075M	1 years	$1.075M
D. Brassard	FLA	$4.250M	4 years	$17.000M
R. Hainsey	FLA	$2.125M	1 years	$2.125M
M. Paajarvi	FLA	$1.050M	1 years	$1.050M
J. Gardiner	MTL	$4.725M	1 years	$4.725M
R. Miller	MTL	$1.705M	2 years	$3.410M
C. Ward	MTL	$1.615M	1 years	$1.615M
B. Pouliot	MTL	$1.455M	1 years	$1.455M
P. Nemeth	NJD	$2.385M	3 years	$7.155M
A. McQuaid	NJD	$2.780M	2 years	$5.560M
M. Hutchinson	NJD	$1.235M	1 years	$1.235M
C. Wideman	NSH	$1.850M	3 years	$5.550M
T. Pyatt	NYI	$1.360M	1 years	$1.360M
N. Kronwall	NYR	$2.495M	2 years	$4.990M
T. Kuhnhackl	NYR	$1.075M	1 years	$1.075M
M. Ferland	OTT	$4.375M	5 years	$21.875M
Z. Chara	OTT	$3.225M	1 years	$3.225M
B. Chiarot	OTT	$1.485M	2 years	$2.970M
T. Heed	OTT	$1.260M	2 years	$2.520M
M. Koskinen	OTT	$1.225M	2 years	$2.450M
A. Andreoff	OTT	$1.020M	1 years	$1.020M
A. Petrovic	PHI	$2.725M	3 years	$8.175M
J. Pavelski	PHI	$5.095M	1 years	$5.095M
L. Sbisa	PHI	$2.470M	2 years	$4.940M
M. Kruger	STL	$1.605M	1 years	$1.605M
D. Grant	STL	$1.200M	1 years	$1.200M
J. Larsson	VGK	$1.475M	1 years	$1.475M
B. Gibbons	VGK	$1.350M	1 years	$1.350M
N. Jensen	VGK	$1.050M	1 years	$1.050M

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Date	Team 1	Team 1 Acquisitions	Team 2	Team 2 Acquisitions
2019-08-02	To NJD	2020 1st, 2020 2nd	To NYR	S. Vatanen, A. McQuaid
2019-08-06	To NJD	N. Kronwall, R. Strome, 2020 4th	To NYR	P. Zacha
2019-08-07	To MTL	C. Ingram, G. Fortier, 2020 2nd	To TBL	C. Ward, 2020 2nd

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October 1, 2019

The Vancouver Canucks made their final roster cuts yesterday ahead of the deadline. Erik Gudbranson and Tim Schaller found their way to the Utica Comets, Vancouver's AHL affiliate. Gudbranson spent all of last season with the Comets, despite a $4M cap hit. Schaller appeared in just 19 games in his inaugural season for the Canucks last year, registering 4 points. Both players were placed on waivers and cleared.

Rookies Thatcher Demko and Kole Lind have made the team out of training camp. Demko, who started the majority of games for Utica last season, is considered amongst the top goaltending prospects and will push Jacob Markstrom for the starting job. Anders Nilsson was placed on waivers and cleared and will be penciled in as Utica's starter. Lind appears to have substantially improved his play over the summer. He was a depth player for Utica last season, generally playing on the 3rd line with limited powerplay time.

 

[n00bxQb]

Continued from NHL 19 - Franchise Mode Thread

Franchise Mode - Vancouver Canucks - 2019/2020 Regular Season

February 28, 2020

The Canucks find themselves in a familiar position, flirting with .500 on the season with a 30-30-3 record, if only due to rookie Thatcher Demko's stellar goaltending. The Canucks scoring dried up early in the season, with Brock Boeser leading the team with 11 points through the team's first 20 games. The team caught fire coming out of the all-star break, accruing a 9-game point streak (8-0-1) before losing Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat to injury and losing 4 of the last 5 games heading into the trade deadline.

The Canucks reportedly looked at some trade offers but decided not to pull the trigger on any.

The trade deadline was quiet once again, with no trades at the deadline and only a single trade made in the week prior to the deadline, which saw San Jose re-acquire Charlie Coyle from Minnesota alongside Josh Brown and Eric Fehr in exchange for a pick and a prospect.

Date	Team 1	Team 1 Acquisitions	Team 2	Team 2 Acquisitions
2020-01-20	To NSH	N. Jensen, 2021 2nd	To VGK	B. Berkhoel, 2020 2nd, 2021 3rd
2020-02-07	To BUF	C. Gunnarsson	To STL	2021 3rd
2020-02-14	To BUF	B. Hunt	To OTT	R. Morozov, 2020 7th
2020-02-16	To FLA	J. Gardiner, D. Schlemko, N. Deslauriers	To MTL	J. Jokela, 2020 1st
2020-02-17	To BUF	B. Nelson, 2021 2nd, 2 others	To NYI	M. Scandella, 2021 2nd, 2021 2nd
2020-02-18	To DET	2020 1st	To TOR	J. Ericsson, 2021 2nd, 2020 4th
2020-02-18	To NJD	J. Merrill, 2021 3rd	To VGK	J. Boqvist, 2020 4th
2020-02-20	To MIN	G. Rubtsov, 2020 1st, 2021 3rd	To PHI	J. Spurgeon, 2021 2nd
2020-02-22	To MIN	S. Chmelevski, 2020 3rd	To SJS	C. Coyle, J. Brown, E. Fehr

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April 7, 2019

The Vancouver Canucks missed the playoffs once again, losing ground from their previous season. The Canucks finished with a 36-40-6 record with one of the worst offenses in the league capped off with the least effective powerplay in the league.

Despite the scoring woes, rookie goaltender Thatcher Demko had an impressive season compiling a 26-28-5 record over 60 starts, a 0.919 Sv%, a 2.52 GAA, and 5 shutouts.

Brock Boeser led the team in scoring with 28 goals and 32 points in 77 games.

The Los Angeles Kings won the Presidents' Trophy with 111 points and the Montreal Canadiens finished at the bottom of the standings, which means they have the best opportunity in the draft lottery to draft Quebec kid and expected first overall pick, Alexis Lafreniere.

Record	36-40-6 (27th)
Goals For	180 (30th)
Goals Against	219 (20th)
PP%	14.8% (31st)
PK%	82.0% (11th)

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Player	GP	G	A	P
Boeser, Brock	77	28	32	60
Pettersson, Elias	82	15	36	51
Eriksson, Loui	82	14	27	41
Baertschi, Sven	80	17	22	39
Horvat, Bo	64	16	22	38
Gagner, Sam	79	11	19	30
Lind, Kole	82	10	19	29
Stecher, Troy	79	8	13	21
Virtanen, Jake	82	8	12	20
Edler, Alexander	82	4	16	20
Pouliot, Derrick	82	1	18	19
Sutter, Brandon	78	8	10	18
Roussel, Antoine	82	14	4	18
Granlund, Markus	80	4	13	17
Tanev, Christopher	80	2	15	17
Hutton, Ben	82	1	14	15
Beagle, Jay	82	8	6	14
Del Zotto, Michael	82	3	7	10
Goldobin, Nikolay	29	6	3	9
Gaunce, Brendan	11	2	1	3
Biega, Alex	5	0	2	2

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Goaltender	W	L	OTL	SO	Sv%	GAA
Demko, Thatcher	26	28	5	5	0.919	2.52
Markstrom, Jacob	10	12	1	0	0.910	2.79

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[Willy1964]

Continued from NHL 19 - Franchise Mode Thread

Franchise Mode - Vancouver Canucks - 2019/2020 Regular Season

February 28, 2020

The Canucks find themselves in a familiar position, flirting with .500 on the season with a 30-30-3 record, if only due to rookie Thatcher Demko's stellar goaltending. The Canucks scoring dried up early in the season, with Brock Boeser leading the team with 11 points through the team's first 20 games. The team caught fire coming out of the all-star break, accruing a 9-game point streak (8-0-1) before losing Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat to injury and losing 4 of the last 5 games heading into the trade deadline.

The Canucks reportedly looked at some trade offers but decided not to pull the trigger on any.

The trade deadline was quiet once again, with no trades at the deadline and only a single trade made in the week prior to the deadline, which saw San Jose re-acquire Charlie Coyle from Minnesota alongside Josh Brown and Eric Fehr in exchange for a pick and a prospect.

Date	Team 1	Team 1 Acquisitions	Team 2	Team 2 Acquisitions
2020-01-20	To NSH	N. Jensen, 2021 2nd	To VGK	B. Berkhoel, 2020 2nd, 2021 3rd
2020-02-07	To BUF	C. Gunnarsson	To STL	2021 3rd
2020-02-14	To BUF	B. Hunt	To OTT	R. Morozov, 2020 7th
2020-02-16	To FLA	J. Gardiner, D. Schlemko, N. Deslauriers	To MTL	J. Jokela, 2020 1st
2020-02-17	To BUF	B. Nelson, 2021 2nd, 2 others	To NYI	M. Scandella, 2021 2nd, 2021 2nd
2020-02-18	To DET	2020 1st	To TOR	J. Ericsson, 2021 2nd, 2020 4th
2020-02-18	To NJD	J. Merrill, 2021 3rd	To VGK	J. Boqvist, 2020 4th
2020-02-20	To MIN	G. Rubtsov, 2020 1st, 2021 3rd	To PHI	J. Spurgeon, 2021 2nd
2020-02-22	To MIN	S. Chmelevski, 2020 3rd	To SJS	C. Coyle, J. Brown, E. Fehr

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April 7, 2019

The Vancouver Canucks missed the playoffs once again, losing ground from their previous season. The Canucks finished with a 36-40-6 record with one of the worst offenses in the league capped off with the least effective powerplay in the league.

Despite the scoring woes, rookie goaltender Thatcher Demko had an impressive season compiling a 26-28-5 record over 60 starts, a 0.919 Sv%, a 2.52 GAA, and 5 shutouts.

Brock Boeser led the team in scoring with 28 goals and 32 points in 77 games.

The Los Angeles Kings won the Presidents' Trophy with 111 points and the Montreal Canadiens finished at the bottom of the standings, which means they have the best opportunity in the draft lottery to draft Quebec kid and expected first overall pick, Alexis Lafreniere.

Record	36-40-6 (27th)
Goals For	180 (30th)
Goals Against	219 (20th)
PP%	14.8% (31st)
PK%	82.0% (11th)

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Player	GP	G	A	P
Boeser, Brock	77	28	32	60
Pettersson, Elias	82	15	36	51
Eriksson, Loui	82	14	27	41
Baertschi, Sven	80	17	22	39
Horvat, Bo	64	16	22	38
Gagner, Sam	79	11	19	30
Lind, Kole	82	10	19	29
Stecher, Troy	79	8	13	21
Virtanen, Jake	82	8	12	20
Edler, Alexander	82	4	16	20
Pouliot, Derrick	82	1	18	19
Sutter, Brandon	78	8	10	18
Roussel, Antoine	82	14	4	18
Granlund, Markus	80	4	13	17
Tanev, Christopher	80	2	15	17
Hutton, Ben	82	1	14	15
Beagle, Jay	82	8	6	14
Del Zotto, Michael	82	3	7	10
Goldobin, Nikolay	29	6	3	9
Gaunce, Brendan	11	2	1	3
Biega, Alex	5	0	2	2

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Goaltender	W	L	OTL	SO	Sv%	GAA
Demko, Thatcher	26	28	5	5	0.919	2.52
Markstrom, Jacob	10	12	1	0	0.910	2.79

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This is exactly what is missing in this game. A kind of newspaper and much better stats including individual player stats. Such things would give this game life and a spirit of NHL.

 

[Emery]

Fredericton Warriors 2018-2019 Season​

As February rolled around, the Fredericton Warriors found themselves 32nd in the NHL, as many expected. Their play has fallen off of the pace they displayed in the opening quarter of their inaugural campaign. Focus shifted to potential moves as the Trade Deadline looms closer. GM Daniel Alfredsson would stick to his promise of not dismantling his roster during the team's first year. On February 3rd, struggling winger Marcus Foligno, alongside Arizona's 5th round pick, was shipped to the Nashville Predators in exchange for the Predators' own 5th rounder. "We thank Marcus for his time here, and felt he deserved a fresh start, which Nashville will be able to provide" Alfredsson remarked.

To
LW Marcus Foligno (2 yrs. 2.875 per, 24gp 0g 1a 1pts -10)
2019 ARI 5th rd pick

To Fredericton
2019 NSH 5th rd pick​

Foligno's struggles paired with his contract made him a hard sell in trade talks. About 3 weeks later on February 21st, Alfredsson swung a deal involving defenceman Dmitry Kulikov. The Warriors sent Kulikov alongside the recently acquired Nashville 5th rounder to the Toronto Maple Leafs, getting the Maple Leafs' 3rd and 5th round selections in return. "We wish Dmitry the best with Toronto, and are happy to expand our pool of picks for the upcoming draft" Alfredsson said.

To
D Dmitry Kulikov (1 yr. 4.335 per 59gp 4g 12a 16pts -7)
2019 NSH 5th rd pick

To Fredericton
2019 TOR 3rd rd pick
2019 TOR 5th rd pick​

Kulikov's play garnered interest from other teams, as Toronto came forth with the offer. Fredericton now has 9 picks in the 2019 Draft, a positive sign for the future of the team. As the Trade Deadline came, Fredericton's record sat at a dismal 22-32-9, last in the League. Fredericton swung a single deal on deadline day, trading centre Brandon Sutter to Carolina for the Canes' 4th round pick in 2019. "We hope for nothing but the best for Brandon as he returns to the city he began his career in" Alfredsson said.

To
C Brandon Sutter (2 yrs. 4.375 per 36gp 3g 4a 7pts -5)

To Fredericton
2019 CAR 4th rd pick​

Sutter, like Foligno, had been banished to the press box after struggling in the first half of the season. GM Alfredsson stuck to his promise of keeping his team intact, while adding 2 more draft picks in the process. Fredericton would win just 5 of their last 19 games, finishing the season last overall with a 27-45-10 record. "We're happy with the steps we took this season, and are focused on building a foundation for the coming years" Alfredsson said. Below you may find the player statistics from the 1st season in Fredericton Warriors history.

Player	GP​	G​	A​	PTS​	+/-​
Bobby Ryan	82​	24​	24​	48​	-7​
Brett Connolly​	81​	24​	22​	46​	-10​
Colton Sissons​	78​	7​	35​	42​	-2​
Andrew Cogliano​	80​	17​	24​	41​	-3​
Boone Jenner​	79​	13​	26​	39​	-5​
Jordan Weal​	82​	14​	20​	34​	-16​
Anton Stralman​	82​	7​	26​	33​	-17​
Riley Sheahan​	82​	12​	13​	25​	-3​
Jason Demers​	82​	4​	21​	25​	0​
Curtis Lazar​	82​	14​	9​	23​	-2​
Jordan Martinook​	82​	10​	13​	23​	-7​
Patrik Berglund​	82​	8​	15​	23​	-8​
Brandon Manning​	82​	6​	11​	17​	+5​
Mackenzie Weegar​	82​	5​	12​	17​	-10​
Byron Froese​	50​	2​	12​	14​	-1​
Michael Mersch​	52​	7​	5​	12​	+4​
Patrik Nemeth​	82​	3​	7​	10​	-10​
Trevor Moore​	12​	0​	3​	3​	-3​
Martin Marincin​	23​	0​	3​	3​	-12​
Al Montoya​	19-24-6​	2.69 GAA​	.915 SP%​	2 SO​	----​
Keith Kinkaid​	9-24-4​	2.46 GAA​	.919 SP%​	4 SO​	----​

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Fredericton’s AHL affiliate, the Burnaby Aces, posted a 37-38-7 record in their debut season. Chris Terry led the Aces in scoring with 33 goals and 64 points. The Warriors showed flashes of a strong team at times in their inaugural effort, but would see scoring become their downfall, unable to assist the strong goaltending of Montoya and Kinkaid. With a guaranteed top 4 selection at the 2019 draft, Fredericton will look to add another top prospect after selecting Ukrainian defender Valeri Korolev 5th overall last summer.