David Suzuki
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Wow so rare to see art imitate life in this way
Date | Team 1 | Team 1 Acquisitions | Team 2 | Team 2 Acquisitions |
2022-02-05 | To ANA | N. Jensen, 2023 2nd, 2023 3rd | To NYI | L. Versi |
2022-02-08 | To BUF | N. Pionk, B. Nieves, 2023 5th | To NYR | 2022 2nd, 2022 3rd |
2022-02-08 | To ANA | A. Sekera, 2023 2nd | To EDM | J. Mahura, 2023 2nd, 2022 3rd |
2022-02-11 | To CAR | A. Alexeyev, J. Cizek | To WSH | B. McGinn, 2023 2nd, 2022 3rd |
2022-02-12 | To OTT | M. Huhtala, E. Malysjev | To PHI | R. Dzingel, 2022 5th |
2022-02-13 | To PHI | A. Suomela, 2023 3rd | To SJS | 2023 1st |
2022-02-13 | To ANA | M. Ekholm | To NSH | S. Jokinen, 2022 1st |
2022-02-14 | To NSH | 2023 2nd, 2023 5th | To VGK | C. Jarnkrok, 2023 3rd, 2023 4th |
2022-02-15 | To TOR | E. Gustafsson, 2023 3rd, 2023 4th | To VGK | I. Scott, 2023 2nd |
2022-02-17 | To NYI | O. Maatta | To PIT | T. Rissanen, 2023 1st |
2022-02-18 | To MTL | I. Cole, K. Labanc | To SJS | C. Haydar, 2022 1st |
2022-02-19 | To NSH | 2022 1st | To STL | R. Ellis, 2022 6th |
2022-02-19 | To BOS | D. Hamilton, M. Barberio | To SJS | L. Holmqvist, 2022 1st, 2023 1st |
2022-02-21 | To CBJ | T. Leier, 2023 4th | To SJS | D. Sokolov, K. Henry, 2023 3rd |
2022-02-22 | To COL | R. Josi | To NSH | V. Perezhogin, 2022 1st, 2023 1st |
2022-02-24 | To CBJ | B. Chiarot, N. Baptiste, O. Lindberg | To NSH | A. Byfuglien, 2023 2nd |
2022-02-25 | To CBJ | J. Campbell | To NYR | 2022 3rd, 2022 4th |
2022-02-26 | To CHI | R. Luongo, 2023 3rd | To FLA | 2022 2nd, 2022 4th |
2022-02-27 | To CHI | C. Bang, 2023 4th, 2023 7th | To COL | D. Sikura, 2023 2nd |
2022-02-28 | To VGK | A. Kozlov, N. Makkonen, 2023 3rd | To WPG | T. Van Riemsdyk, 2023 2nd, 2 others |
It's unlikely he will develop into much, though it is possible. If you want to make use of his trade value, soon would be the time as he is likely to start losing value shortly.I need some advise from someone who knows better than me, I have a 21 yr old goalie in AHL who now sits at an 58 rating but has High Elite potential. His trade value is among the highest in my team so I'm wondering if he will ever reach his potential or if i should trade him this season? How big are the chances of him accually reaching his potential and how long can it take?
Forwards | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
Jordan Weal | 41 | 13 | 19 | 32 | +13 |
Bobby Ryan | 41 | 12 | 16 | 28 | +4 |
Andrew Cogliano | 41 | 7 | 16 | 23 | +7 |
Connor Brown | 41 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -7 |
Colton Sissons | 41 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 |
Brett Connolly | 41 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 |
Jordan Martinook | 37 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -4 |
Boone Jenner | 41 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +2 |
Justin Abdelkader | 41 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -1 |
Riley Sheahan | 41 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -11 |
Patrik Berglund | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 |
Josh Leivo | 34 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -15 |
Byron Froese | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 |
Curtis Lazar | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
Defencemen | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
Jason Demers | 41 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +2 |
Anton Stralman | 41 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -5 |
Jon Merrill | 41 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +3 |
Mackenzie Weegar | 39 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -2 |
Patrik Nemeth | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -7 |
Brandon Manning | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 |
Casey Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Goalie | W-L-OTL | GAA | SP% | SO |
Keith Kinkaid | 20-10-3 | 2.48 | .923 | 2 |
Antoine Bibeau | 1-3-1 | 4.28 | .886 | 0 |
Al Montoya | 0-4-0 | 4.24 | .876 | 0 |
This sim engine is bull****
A built an absolute titan in Ottawa. 8 years in, 4 straight 50 win seasons. Not a single appearance in the conference final in that run. The best i did is i came within a game of the cup final is when i barely got in with like 97 points.
Like i'm not expecting to win every single year since even the best teams in real life can get upset, but when you win 58, 56, 56 and 54 games in a row you expect something.
No point in even trying to build a team (which i enjoy doing) when you get screwed by the wonky simulation algorithm
These were well balanced teams too. Strong scoring punch, very solid two way game (Logan Brown and Colin White essentially turn into Bergeron lites if developed properly), depth right down to the 4th line (lowest rated player at the worst was 80 i believe), strong goalie rotation, strong defense.
BREAKING NEWS: Americans return as Seattle Expansion falls through
June 20th, 2018
In a shocker, the Expansion process between the NHL and Seattle has fallen apart. Just hours after we first heard the news,we are now here at a joint press conference with Gary Bettman. He's here with ownership of a new franchise joining the NHL, but as of now we are unaware of where this new club will be located. Along with ownership and Bettman is a new face none of us have seen befpre. Introduced as Brant King, he will be the man tasked with building the new Franchise from the ground up. Yes, the newest NHL franchise will have a rookie GM at the helm. Now, let's head to Brant King as he says his first words:
I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to grow as a GM along with this franchise. The New York Americans were this city's first team, and now I can guarantee you thy're going to be the best. First up on our to do list is the Expansion Draft. We've got a very experienced staff here that's going to build a team that's got some good young faces, as well as a team that's going to have a leadership corps to build out from.
Not looking too far ahead, we've got a special NHL Entry Draft coming up. We've got the 5th selection, whih should get us a pretty good piece to build our future from.
In order to give us a chance to get some marquee FA's and become competitive year 1, the league has shifted the deals of all NHL'ers ahead one year, so there's some nice names in that pool that we'll be definitely talking to.
Then we start our season. Detroit has shifted to the Central to allow for Carolina's transition into the Atlantic. That sets up some pretty fun matchups for us with the Rangers, Islanders and Devils.
Round | Pick | Player | OVR | Age | Potential | Position | Player Type |
1 | 5 | Nando Eggenberger | 68 | 18 | Med Top 6F | LW | 2 way Forward |
2 | 35 | Krystof Hrabik | 60 | 18 | Low Top 9F | C/LW | 2 way Forward |
3 | 67 | Victor Berglund | 55 | 18 | Med 7th D | D | 2 way Defender |
4 | 99 | Nikita Volchenkov | 50 | 18 | Med Bottom 6F | LW | Sniper |
5 | 131 | Stanislav Jass | 47 | 18 | Med Fringe Starter | G | Hybrid |
6 | 163 | Artem Prokhorkin | 48 | 18 | Med 7th D | D | 2 way Defender |
7 | 195 | Johan Skroder | 48 | 18 | Med Fringe Starter | G | Hybrid |
Player | OVR | Age | Potential | Position | Player Type | Stats | Years/AAV | Thoughts |
Joonas Korpisalo | 81 | 24 | Med Starter | G | Hybrid | 18 GP 8-8-1 .897 SV% 3.32 GAA 0 SO ('17-'18 NHL) | 1/$1.175M | Amerks have crowded crease, but it was a no brainer to sign the youngest of the bunch. Although, raises the question of who will be moved...Reimer, Korp, or Grubauer? |
Nathan Beaulieu | 79 | 24 | Low Top 6D | D | 2 way Defender | 59 GP 1G-8A-9P -19 ... 36 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 1/$2.000M | Should get a chance to show he's got some of the promise he showed early in career w MTL. Big role awaiting, if he succeeds, big payday. |
Brock McGinn | 79 | 24 | High Top 9F | LW | 2 way Forward | 80 GP 16G-14A-30P -12 ... 22 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 2/$1.500M | Promising youngster will get huge minutes in NY. Could be this years Karlsson. |
Colton Scissons | 79 | 24 | Med Top 9F | C | 2 way Forward | 81 GP 9G-18A-27P +2 ... 42 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 3/$1.500M | Another Karlsson like guy. Primed to get #1C role. Solid selection. |
Ben Lovejoy | 79 | 34 | N/A | D | Defensive Defenseman | 57 GP 2G-6A-8P +7 ... 25 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 1/$1.500M | Should get look in top pair role as matchup guy. Solid vet. Also, good bait at TDL. |
Slater Koekkoek | 78 | 24 | Med Top 4D | D | 2 way Defender | 35 GP 4G-4A-8P +4 ... 18 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 1/$0.925M | NYA aren't sure what they've got here. Low risk pick in an Expansion Draft shallow in talent, but a possibly high reward. |
Brett Kulak | 78 | 24 | Med Top 6D | D | 2 way Defender | 71 GP 2G-6A-8P -3 ... 27 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 1/$0.925M | Ditto what was said for Koekkoek. |
Curtis Lazar | 78 | 23 | Low Top 9F | RW | 2 way Forward | 65 GP 2G-10A-12P -8 ... 23 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 3/$1.250M | Fairly obvious he's not the big name player he was thoight to be when picked in 1st by OTT, but still a very serviceable depth guy. Young enough to be here for long haul |
Jordan Oesterle | 78 | 26 | Med Top 6D | D | 2 way Defender | 55 GP 5G-10A-15P -11 ... 8 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 2/$1.250M | Solid bottom pairing guy. |
Ty Rattie | 78 | 25 | Med Top 6F | RW | Sniper | 14 GP 5G-4A-9P +1 ... 2 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 1/$0.825M | Former top prospect has failed in STL and EDM, but with lack of scoring in NY, he'll get his big shot. Could be his last, hence the 1-year term. |
Chandler Stephenson | 78 | 24 | Med Top 9F | F | 2 way Forward | 67 GP 6G-12A-18P +13 ... 8 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 3/$1.500M | Very versatile bottom 6 guy. Can play all 3 F positions, and is one of the more defensively sound players for a young guy. Could turn out to be one of the best picks. |
Matt Cullen | 77 | 41 | N/A | C | 2 way Forward | 79 GP 11G-11A-22P -1 ... 20 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 1/$1.000M | Resident veteran. Will be an easy choice for an "A". Likely has just a 1 or 2 year stay before retirement or chasing another cup. |
Peter Holland | 77 | 27 | N/A | C/LW | Playmaker | 23 GP 1G-3A-4P -10 ... 7 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 3/$0.850M | Could make NHL roster. But, his likely value comes with playing in AHL, developing prospects. Elite, PPG AHLer. |
Seth Griffith | 75 | 25 | Med Bottom 6F | RW | Sniper | 21 GP 2G-1A-3P -6 ... 6 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 2/$0.800M | Americans could give him a look in NHL role, but he likely forms 2/3 of the first AHL line w the aforementioned Holland. |
Martin Marincin | 75 | 26 | Low 7th D | D | 2 way Defender | 2 GP 0G-0A-0P -2 ... 2 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 1/$0.775M | Has offensive talent, can't seem to defend. Much maligned in TOR, will get look with NYA. Likely just an AHLer at this pt. |
Jordan Binnington | 74 | 24 | High Fringe Starter | G | Hybrid | 28 GP 17-9-1 .926 SV% 2.05 GAA 1 SO ('17-'18 AHL) | 2/$0.775M | Had elite AHL #'s last season. With Korpisalo and Grubauer and Reimer in NHL, he is assuredly the AHL starter. Best place to develop right now. |
Player | OVR | Age | Potential | Position | Player Type | Stats | Years/AAV | Thoughts/Notes |
Andre Burakovksy | 81 | 23 | Med Top 6F | RW | Sniper | 56 GP 12G-13A-25P +3 ... 27 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 3/$3.775M | King said: "I don't want to over- step my boundaries, but we feel Andre has another notch or two to reach, and our front office here feels as though we present a better opporuntity for him to reach that. Washington is an extremely deep team, it's not wonder Andre was being under- used, but he's got the talent and the work ethic to really be a solid top 6 guy long term for us. As an RFA, we had to forfeit a 2nd round pick, but it is going to prove to be well worth it." |
Johan Larsson | 78 | 25 | Low Top 9F | LW | 2 way Forward | 80 GP 4G-13A-17P -30 ... 49 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 1/$1.725M | King said: "Johan was a bit underappreciated in Buffalo. The +/- can be helpful, but I think it's a dangerous stat to base someones game off of. I'm really excited to have had the chance to sign a player like JO=ohan. He's going to get a chance here to change the narrative surrounding him." |
Chris Kunitz | 78 | 38 | N/A | LW | 2 way Forward | 82 GP 13G-16A-29P +8 ... 35 PIM ('17-'18 NHL) | 1/$1.175M | King said: "When a player with the experience, leadership, and stats of Chris's stature become available, you hop. We're elated to welcome Chris to the Amerks and we know he's going to really help guide the ship." |
BREAKING NEWS: Grubauer traded to Flyers for prospects, pick.
Sept. 14th, 2018
The New York Americans goaltending controversy was solved before it began. Ahead of the clubs Preseason opener, they elected to trade Philipp Grubauer to the Philadelphia Flyers for prospects Philippe Myers, Pascal Laberge and a 3rd round pick in the upcoming 2019 Entry Draft.
Player | OVR | Age | Potential | Position | Player Type | Stats | Years/AAV |
Philippe Myers | 75 | 21 | Low Top 4D | D | 2 way Defender | 50 GP 5G-16A-21P +12 ... 54 PIM ('17-'18 AHL) | 1/$0.650M |
Pascal Laberge | 65 | 20 | Low Top 9F | C | 2 way Forward | 64 GP 17G-30A-47P +1 ... 67 PIM ('17-'18 QMJHL) | 2/$0.780M |
LW | C | RW |
Burakovsky 81 | Sutter 79 | Ryan 81 |
McGinn 79 | Scissons 79 | Rattie 78 |
Eaves 80 | Stephenson 78 | Pitlick 79 |
Kunitz 78 | Cullen 77 | Foligno 78 |
Lazar 78 | Larsson 78 |
LD | RD |
Dillon 82 | Lovejoy 79 |
Beaulieu 79 | Miller 80 |
Koekkoek 78 | Gudas 78 |
Oesterle 78 |
1A | 1B |
Reimer 82 | Korpisalo 81 |
BREAKING NEWS: Amerks win first game in Franchise History
Oct. 15th, 2018
After losing their season opener 5-1 to the Calgary Flames, the Americans rolled into Buffalo looking to rebound with a better effort. they got that, courtesy of 26 James Reimer saves and a 3rd period Chandler Stephenson goal.
Brandon Sutter also had 2 points in the 2-1 victory.
Tyler Pitlick was injured in the win, and will remain out for 1-2 weeks. Curtis Lazar enters the lineup.
BREAKING NEWS: James Reimer stuns Caps with 30-save shutout
Oct. 19th, 2018
Just two nights after beating the Pens 3-2 (Kunitz scored a goal against his longtime team), the New York Americans upset yet another Metropolitan giant in the Washington Capitals.
Brock McGinn and Ty Rattie scored for the Americans while James Reimer registered his first shutout of the season in the 2-0 win.
Kevan Miller was injured in the game, and will be out 2-3 games. Jordan Oetserle will see his first action of the young season in his absence.
BREAKING NEWS: Ty Rattie scores shootout winner as Amerks win 6th straight
Oct. 27th, 2018
New York has now won 3 consecutive games in the shootout and 6 straight overall since their season opening loss.
Ty Rattie leads the cliub with 4 points in 7 GP (2 goals, 2 assists).
BREAKING NEWS: Americans lose first matchup against Rangers
Nov. 9th, 2018
Despite leading 2-1 going into the 3rd, the New York Americans lost their first game against the Rangers 3-2. The Amerks now have a record of 8-6-0, having hit a rough patch since their 6-game winning streak came to a halt.
BREAKING NEWS: Devils defeat Americans 3-1 in first matchup of season
Dec. 15th, 2018
Automatically deemed rivals because of their proximity, games between New Jersey and New York teams will always be highly anticipated. In this one, the Americans fell 3-1, largely due to being outshot 39-24.
They have now lost all 3 opening games against their rivals this season (3-2 NYR, 2-1 NYI (SO), 3-1 NJD).
Record | Home | Away | GFPG | GAPG | PP% | PK% | Division | Conference | League | Playoffs? |
20-18-3 | 10-8-2 | 10-10-2 | 2.12 (31st) | 2.22 (2nd) | 14.6% (25th) | 80.6% (18th) | 7th | 12th | 23rd | No |
Goalie | Record | SV% | GAA | SO |
James Reimer | 13-11-2 | .931 | 2.24 | 3 |
Joonas Korpisalo | 7-9-1 | .934 | 2.08 | 2 |
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Brenden Dillon | 41 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +6 | 13 |
Nathan Beaulieu | 41 | 1 | 9 | 10 | E | 14 |
Ben Lovejoy | 39 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +4 | 26 |
Kevan Miller | 39 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
Slater Koekkoek | 41 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 14 |
Radko Gudas | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 31 |
Jordan Oesterle | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 4 |
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Ty Rattie | 41 | 11 | 15 | 26 | +7 | 4 |
Brock McGinn | 41 | 6 | 15 | 21 | +10 | 6 |
Bobby Ryan | 41 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 10 |
Andre Burakovsky | 41 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 6 |
Colton Scissons | 41 | 7 | 10 | 17 | E | 21 |
Brandon Sutter | 41 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +3 | 25 |
Chandler Stephenson | 39 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 12 |
Chris Kunitz | 41 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +5 | 16 |
Patrick Eaves | 41 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 8 |
Tyler Pitlick | 30 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 6 |
Curtis Lazar | 39 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 10 |
Marcus Foligno | 41 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 14 |
Matt Cullen Johan Larsson | 13 3 | 2 1 | 0 1 | 2 2 | -5 E | 5 0 |
LW | C | RW |
McGinn 79 | Sutter 79 | Rattie 78 |
Kunitz 78 | Scissons 79 | Ryan 81 |
Burakovsky 81 | Lazar 78 | Pitlick 79 |
Foligno 78 | Larsson 78 | Eaves 80 |
Cullen 77 | Stephenson 78 |
LD | RD |
Dillon 82 | Lovejoy 79 |
Beaulieu 79 | Oesterle 78 |
Koekkoek 78 | Miller 79 |
Gudas 78 |
1A | 1B |
Reimer 82 | Korpisalo 81 |
BREAKING NEWS: Questions loom with less than a month until Trade Deadline
Feb. 1st, 2019
The New York Americans have many questions heading into the stretch before their first Trade Deadline. With a record of 23-22-4, the Playoffs are all but out of the questions as they sit 7 points out. The obvious option is to sell, but who? Do they resign Brenden Dillon? Do they attempt to move Patrick Eaves? And what about Chris Kunitz? Do they keep their best veteran or move him?
All this will be answered and more at the Trade Deadline on March 1st. Tune into TSN for up to date Trade analysis.
King: We're really thrilled with what we've accomplished here today. We're excited to welcome Yanni to the organization. When you have the chance to acquire a player of his caliber for pennies on the dollar, it's a no brainer. I'd like to wish Ben, Patrick, Matty and Kevan the best of luck with their new clubs. Obviously it was important to us to acquire some draft picks to start builidng our prospect pool up a little bit, but for the price of a 2nd and 3rd round pick, which only has a chance of becoming as good a player as Yanni, it was an easy decision to take the sure thing.
Duthie: Any more moves coming for youguys in the next hour or so before the official Trade Deadline?
King: You never know what can happen in that time, but nothing is in the works now trade wise. We're deep into discussions with our #1 defenseman Brenden Dillon on a contract extension, and we have ongoing chats with Chris Kunitz's agents to try and bring him back. We're very happy with our roster moving forward.
Duthie: Would you like to speak to how you feel the season is going for your club?
King: Yeah, obviously we'd love to be a bit closer to the Playoffs, but it's a process. Nothing happens overnight. Everyone here is elated with the success of some of our forwards. Ty Rattie, Colton Scissons and Brcok McGinn have been 3 very good youngsters for us. Brandon Sutter has really been a leader in the room and bounced back after a few rough years in Vancouver. That's just to name a few, but overall we're very happy with our forwards. You can't highlight the success on our team without mentioning Reims and Korpi in nets, as they've been the backbone of our club. Now if you ask them, they'd say to credit our defense, which is a good point as they've done an incredible job so far in front of the,. But, our goalies have hands down been our MVP's even if they won't admit it.
Duthie: Thanks Brant.
King: Thanks for having me James.
Player | OVR | Age | Potential | Position | Player Type | Stats | Years/AAV |
Yanni Gourde | 84 | 27 | N/A | LW/C | 2 way Forward | 63 GP 7G-11A-18P -25 ... 12 PIM | 6/$5.165M |
Brett Kulak | 78 | 25 | Med Top 6D | D | 2 way Defender | 62 GP 7G-29A-36P -7 ... 30 PIM (AHL) | 1/$0.925M |
Kevin Gravel | 77 | 26 | Med 7th D | D | Defensive Defenseman | 16 GP 0G-3A-3P -3 ... 3 PIM (17-18 NHL) | 1/$0.650M |
Riley Stillman | 68 | 20 | Low Top 6D | D | 2 way Defender | 63 GP 5G-12A-17P +12 ... 23 PIM (AHL) | 2/$0.775M |
LW | C | RW |
Burakovsky 81 | Gourde 84 | Ryan 81 |
McGinn 79 | Scissons 80 | Rattie 79 |
Kunitz 79 | Sutter 80 | Pitlick 79 |
Foligno 79 | Larsson 78 | Lazar 79 |
Stephenson 78 |
LD | RD |
Dillon 82 | Oesterle 78 |
Beaulieu 79 | Kulak 78 |
Koekkoek 79 | Gudas 78 |
Gravel 77 |
1A | 1B |
Reimer 82 | Korpisalo 81 |
BREAKING NEWS: Americans claim Hanzal off waivers from Stars
March 5th, 2019
The 32-year old centerman never quite worked out in Dallas after signing his expiring 3-year contract there. He was traded to Minnesota at the 2017 NHL Trade Deadline for a package including a 1st round pick. His value has since dimished to the point where he was placed on waivers. With plenty of cap space, and a spot open for a depth forward, the Americans put in a claim on the 6'6" forward and got him off waivers.
He has just 17 points in 63 games so far this season while averaging 11:27 TOI/game.
BREAKING NEWS: Dillon, Kuntiz agree to Contract Extensions
April 9th, 2019
Following the final game of the Regular Season, GM Brant King announced the Americans had come to terms with Brenden Dillon and Chris Kunitz on contract xtensions. Both were taken off the market by GMBK heading into the Trade Deadline, and it appears that that was for good reason as they've agreed to stick around for another contract.
Dillon's contract is a 6-year extension worth a total of $21.0M ($3.5M AAV), while Kunitz's is a 1-year extension with a cap hit of $1.500M.
Record | Home | Away | GFPG | GAPG | PP% | PK% | Division | Conference | League | Playoffs? |
36-38-8 | 17-20-4 | 19-18-4 | 2.37 (30th) | 2.67 (19th) | 20.0% (9th) | 82.6% (12th) | 7th | 13th | 25th | No |
Goalie | Record | SV% | GAA | SO |
James Reimer | 22-27-6 | .914 | 2.82 | 3 |
Joonas Korpisalo | 14-11-2 | .929 | 2.21 | 3 |
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Nathan Beaulieu | 82 | 1 | 20 | 21 | -3 | 26 |
Brenden Dillon | 82 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -12 | 33 |
Slater Koekkoek | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -9 | 20 |
Jordan Oetserle | 52 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +5 | 10 |
Radko Gudas | 52 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 43 |
Brett Kulak | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 8 |
Kevin Gravel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 |
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Ty Rattie | 82 | 19 | 30 | 49 | -11 | 15 |
Brock McGinn | 76 | 16 | 29 | 45 | E | 26 |
Bobby Ryan | 82 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -12 | 20 |
Andre Burakovsky | 81 | 18 | 22 | 40 | -19 | 12 |
Brandon Sutter | 82 | 17 | 22 | 39 | -11 | 47 |
Colton Scissons | 82 | 16 | 21 | 37 | -13 | 42 |
Chris Kunitz | 76 | 17 | 19 | 36 | +2 | 24 |
Yanni Gourde | 82 (19) | 10 (3) | 24 (13) | 34 (16) | -34 (-9) | 24 (12) |
Curtis Lazar | 74 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 22 |
Tyler Pitlick | 71 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -8 | 18 |
Chandler Stephenson | 51 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 16 |
Johan Larsson | 44 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +2 | 16 |
Martin Hanzal Marcus Foligno | 71 (8) 812 | 8 (0) 8 | 11 (2) 9 | 19 (2) 17 | -3 (E) +6 | 29 (5) 30 |
rI have been through about 15 or so drafts across 3 different sims and I haven't seen a franchise goalie, has anyone seen one?
I have been through about 15 or so drafts across 3 different sims and I haven't seen a franchise goalie, has anyone seen one?
Duthie: Thanks for joining us Brant, I know you're a busy man so let's get right into it. What are you expecting out of your club this season?
King: I expect progress. Our organization has complete confidence in our team from the crease out.
Duthie: Is that a testament to your goaltending?
King: Well, you can't talk about the success of this team without talking about them. Reims and Krop were fantastic last season, and there's no reason to doubt they put up numbers similar to that. We feel that our defensive group is even better than last season with the addition of Lyubushkin and Sustr, so that should even help ease the pressure off of our goalies.
Duthie: The big story last year aside from the goaltending was your teams ability, or lack thereof, to score. Talk about that a little bit.
King: Our guys know what we have in the room. It's hard to score in this league, especially without elite talent. We know we don't have any elite players in our locker room, and our guys know that to. So they push eachother to step up. Last year you saw it with Ty Rattie, who came through big time for us.
Duthie: Another guy up front who was a huge contributor last year was Chris Kunitz.
King: Yeah for sure. But he brought so much more than just the goals and assists. His leadership is invaluable. Him, Matt (Cullen) and Bobby (Ryan) were a great trio to have wearing the A's last year. Obviously Matty's not back with us, so Brandon Sutter is going to get an "A" as well. It was a tough choice, since we have so many great options in our room, but were confident in the 3 we've got going forward.
Duthie: So, playoffs?
King: Not to look too far ahead but I think it's a possibility, as it is for any team. I'm just looking for continued progress from last season.
Duthie: As always, thank you for joining us
King: It's been a pleasure, let's do this again at the Trade Deadline, hopefully I'll be buying this year.
LW | C | RW |
Burakovsky 83 | Gourde 83 | Ryan 81 |
McGinn 80 | Sissons 80 | Rattie 83 |
Kunitz 79 | Sutter 79 | Gagner 79 |
Foligno 78 | Faksa 78 | Lazar 79 |
Holland 77 | Hanzal 75 |
LD | RD |
Dillon 82 | Sustr 80 |
Koekkoek 81 | Oesterle 78 |
Beaulieu 79 | Lyubushkin 78 |
Kulak 78 |
1A | 1B |
Reimer 83 | Korpisalo 82 |
BREAKING NEWS: Sissons scores winner as Americans shutout Rangers 2-0
Oct. 24th, 2019
Joonas Korpisalo turned in a 29-save shutout and Sissons scored the game winner as the New York Americans earned the win over the New York Rangers 2-0. Brock McGinn added an empty netter.
The win marked just the 2nd victory of a rough start to the season for the Americans as they sit 2-4-1.
BREAKING NEWS: Dillon injured as Americans losing streak extended to 4 games
Nov. 12th, 2019
New York will be without it's top defender until December rolls around as they've lost him to an undisclosed UBI.
BREAKING NEWS: New York Americans sit 7th in Metro heading into 3rd month of Season
Dec. 1st, 2019
With a record of 9-14-1, the Americans playoff hopes already look bleak, as do their GM's hopes of "progress".
Brenden Dillon returns to the lineup, good news for the Amerks, who went 3-6-0 in his absence.
Andre Burakovsky leads the team with 14 points in 24 GP.
BREAKING NEWS: New York loses Dillon for 2 months to PCS
Dec. 26th, 2019
Just prior to the new year, the Americans have lost their top defenseman to a concussion. Brenden Dillon is in the first year of a 6-year extension signed at the end of last season.
Brett Kulak comes into the lineup in his absence.
BREAKING NEWS: Reimer sent to Ottawa for package including Rutta, Nilsson
Dec. 29th, 2019
It seems as though the white flag has been waived. James Reimer had done all he could in New York, yet again posting a .915 SV% so far this season despite the offense's inability to support him. The reins have now been handed to Joonas Korpisalo, who has a .897 SV% to date, while Anders Nilsson, acquired in this deal, will back him up with a .880 SV%.
The only asset going to Ottawa is James Reimer, while defenseman Jan Rutta, goalie Anders Nilsson and a 3rd round pick come back the other way.
Player | OVR | Age | Potential | Position | Player Type | Stats | Years/AAV |
Jan Rutta | 80 | 29 | N/A | D | Defensive Defenseman | 37 GP 1G-9A-10P -2 ... 10 PIM (NHL) | 1/$2.995M |
Anders Nilsson | 79 | 29 | N/A | G | Hybrid | 21 GP 6-11-2 .880 SV% 4.12 GAA 0 SO (NHL) | 1/$1.335M |
Record | Home | Away | GFPG | GAPG | PP% | PK% | Division | Conference | League | Playoffs? |
19-20-2 | 11-7-2 | 8-13-0 | 2.10 (T-30th) | 2.95 (24th) | 14.0% (T-29th) | 77.1% (27th) | 6th | 11th | 25th | No |
Goalie | Record | SV% | GAA | SO |
Anders Nilsson | 6-11-3 | .881 | 4.10 | 0 |
Joonas Korpisalo | 6-5-0 | .920 | 2.68 | 1 |
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Ilya Lyubushkin | 41 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -13 | 0 |
Slater Koekkoek | 41 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 20 |
Jordan Oesterle | 41 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
Jan Rutta | 41 (4) | 1 (0) | 9 (0) | 10 (0) | -4 (-2) | 10 (0) |
Nathan Beaulieu | 36 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +2 | 20 |
Andrej Sustr | 38 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +1 | 26 |
Brenden Dillon Brett Kulak | 28 16 | 1 0 | 5 0 | 6 0 | -11 -5 | 16 15 |
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Andre Burakovksy | 41 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -7 | 4 |
Yanni Gourde | 41 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 31 |
Brandon Sutter | 41 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 14 |
Bobby Ryan | 41 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -16 | 10 |
Ty Rattie | 41 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 6 |
Sam Gagner | 41 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 4 |
Radek Faksa | 41 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +3 | 8 |
Curtis Lazar | 37 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 8 |
Brock McGinn | 41 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
Colton Sissons | 33 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
Chris Kunitz | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
Martin Hanzal | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 0 |
Peter Holland Marcus Foligno | 13 19 | 1 0 | 1 2 | 2 2 | E -2 | 4 5 |
LW | C | RW |
Kunitz 78 | Gourde 83 | Burakovsky 81 |
Ryan 81 | Scissons 79 | Rattie 78 |
McGinn 80 | Sutter 80 | Gagner 79 |
Faksa 79 | Hanzal 75 | Lazar 79 |
Foligno 78 | Holland 77 |
LD | RD |
Koekkoek 81 | Rutta 80 |
Kulak 78 | Sustr 80 |
Oesterle 78 | Lyubushkin 78 |
Beaulieu 79* | Dillon 82* |
Starter | Backup |
Korpisalo 82 | Nilsson 79 |
BREAKING NEWS: Kunitz signs another 1-year extension ahead of Deadline
Feb. 12th, 2020
Just 2 1/2 weeks ahead of the Trade Deadline, veteran forward Chris Kunitz has signed a contract extension. the 40-year old has been one of the Americans most consistent forwards despite the team struggling to find it's footing. He was in multiple trade rumors as someone a Contender might consider, but he's won his Cups and seems content to stay in New York to guide the youth.
His contract does contain a L-NTC.
Player | OVR | Age | Potential | Position | Player Type | Stats | Years/AAV |
Chris Kuntiz | 80 | 40 | N/A | LW | 2 way Forward | 55 GP 6G-9A-15P -2 ... 24 PIM (NHL) | 1/$1.500M |
Duthie: So, just two trades today for youguys. Is that out of a desire, or lack of talks?
King: A little bit of both. Obviously Jan, Jordan and Sam were all on expiring contracts and there wasn't a mutual interest in any chats regarding deals after this season, so those were the guys we knew we had to move. There were some other chats, without naming names, but nothing we were offered was worth the players attracting attention.
Duthie: So, to be clear, say at the Draft, there could be some more moves coming?
King: I'm not going to guarantee anything, and a lot can happen in the time from now until then, but no one is off the table.
Duthie: Thanks Brant, it's always a pleasure
King: The pleasure's mine.
BREAKING NEWS: Win over Islanders snaps 11-game losing streak
March 22nd, 2020
With 9 straight post deadline losses, and 2 before the selloff, the Americans were in the midst of their worst losing streak of their history. The 11-game losing streak came to an end with a 4-2 win over the only team below them in the NHL standings, the New York Islanders.
Yanni Gourde continued his 5-game point streak with 1 goal and 1 assist in the win, as he is now in the team lead in points with 43.
BREAKING NEWS: Embarrassing loss to Sens sparks controversy over King's job as GM
April 1st, 2020
There was already chatter as to if GM Brant King's seat is getting hot as GM of the newest NHL Franchise, the Americans, and an 8-1 loss to the 29th overall Senators did nothing to help that. With New York currently sitting 3oth overall, getting routed by the team directly ahead of you in the standings is pretty pathetic.
The Amerks now have a record of 28-45-5 and have won just 3 games after the NHL Trade Deadline
Record | Home | Away | GFPG | GAPG | PP% | PK% | Division | Conference | League | Playoffs? |
29-48-5 | 16-21-4 | 13-27-1 | 2.17 (32nd) | 3.26 (28th) | 16.0% (31st) | 80.2% (T-17th) | 7th | 15th | 30th | No |
Goalie | Record | SV% | GAA | SO |
Joonas Korpisalo | 11-29-2 | .903 | 3.29 | 1 |
Anders Nilsson | 11-18-4 | .891 | 3.58 | 0 |
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Slater Koekkoek | 82 | 1 | 19 | 20 | -26 | 28 |
Ilya Lyubushkin | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -16 | 4 |
Andrej Sustr | 79 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -15 | 44 |
Brenden Dillon | 50 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -32 | 28 |
Nathan Beaulieu | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +2 | 20 |
Brett Kulak | 52 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -18 | 31 |
Philippe Myers | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -24 | 21 |
Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
Yanni Gourde | 82 | 23 | 28 | 51 | -15 | 49 |
Ty Rattie | 82 | 14 | 29 | 43 | -32 | 10 |
Colton Sissons | 74 | 17 | 24 | 41 | -21 | 38 |
Andre Burakovsky | 82 | 16 | 24 | 40 | -14 | 6 |
Brock McGinn | 82 | 16 | 15 | 31 | -28 | 28 |
Brandon Sutter | 82 | 15 | 16 | 31 | -27 | 36 |
Curtis Lazar | 78 | 12 | 17 | 29 | -10 | 27 |
Bobby Ryan | 82 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -39 | 26 |
Chris Kunitz | 82 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -8 | 41 |
Radek Faksa | 82 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -13 | 22 |
Martin Hanzal | 63 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -18 | 6 |
Marcus Foligno | 51 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -20 | 17 |
Peter Holland | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | E | 4 |
im sorry for all the turnover in franchises but it seems i may just be the worst ever poster in history of this site. going to restart a new expansion mode, same rules as outlined before this one, but i will turn GM firing off....lol dont i just love when i get fired with my best chance at winning the draft lottery.
post will come sometime today or tomorrow, didnt team other than the americans
Record | 45-28-9 (6th) |
Goals For | 238 (5th) |
Goals Against | 206 (7th) |
PP% | 14.8% (29th) |
PK% | 80.2% (20th) |
Player | GP | G | A | P |
Pettersson, Elias | 79 | 24 | 52 | 76 |
Boeser, Brock | 73 | 29 | 41 | 70 |
Jovanovski, Emanuel | 82 | 27 | 37 | 64 |
Horvat, Bo | 66 | 22 | 33 | 55 |
Baertschi, Sven | 77 | 18 | 34 | 52 |
Lind, Kole | 79 | 12 | 22 | 34 |
Eriksson, Loui | 82 | 12 | 22 | 34 |
Sutter, Brandon | 81 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
Virtanen, Jake | 82 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
Granlund, Markus | 82 | 12 | 16 | 28 |
Gagner, Sam | 79 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
Tanev, Christopher | 82 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
Juolevi, Olli | 79 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
Goldobin, Nikolay | 41 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
Gaudette, Adam | 67 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
Hutton, Ben | 74 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
Pouliot, Derrick | 70 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
Stecher, Troy | 76 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
Edler, Alexander | 73 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
Woo, Jett | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Gaunce, Brendan | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Goaltender | W | L | OTL | SO | Sv% | GAA |
Demko, Thatcher | 29 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0.922 | 2.38 |
Markstrom, Jacob | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0.913 | 2.56 |
i alternate simming and slow simming. first month i'll slow sim all games, second month just sim on calendar and so forth. barring anything unforseen such as a major injury where i would need to edit a bunch of lines or a long losing skid, i just let the sim go the whole monthLove reading your posts kinger8998, keep it up. Also, curious how you go about siming your Franchise Modes?
i alternate simming and slow simming. first month i'll slow sim all games, second month just sim on calendar and so forth. barring anything unforseen such as a major injury where i would need to edit a bunch of lines or a long losing skid, i just let the sim go the whole month
that means a lot, xbox live services down right now so can't quite finish my first season in the new log yet, but it'll be up sometime today so long as the services are back upm and runningI love the way you do your reports. It's the only reason that I come on this forum at all.
hahahaha thats comical, not nyquist, for me the weird one was that time in 2022-2023 when ryan merkley won itAnyone else have Nyquist of all people win the Art Ross?
that means a lot, xbox live services down right now so can't quite finish my first season in the new log yet, but it'll be up sometime today so long as the services are back upm and running