GM Game #7 by 79AM, RR, and IR4

[Backstrom #19]

Columbus Blue Jackets

Kristian Huselius -- Jeff Carter -- Jakub Voracek
RJ Umberger -- Antoine Vermette -- Todd Bertuzzi
Derick Brassard -- Doug Weight -- Ryan Callahan
Derek Dorsett -- Sammy Pahlsson -- Maxim Lapierre
Jared Boll

Jan Hejda -- Pavel Kubina
Fedor Tyutin -- Rostislav Klesla
Braydon Coburn -- Anton Stralman
Kris Russel -- Marc Methot

Steve Mason
Mathieu Garon​

What do you guys think of my team?

I think I've got 3 really solid scoring lines with lots of depth and youth. Callahan, Lapierre, Dorsett, Boll, Pahlsson and Bertuzzi won't be fun to play against. The defence is what I think will be key. We have 8 NHL defenceman on the roster, and it's a nice mix of offensive and defensive defenceman. This team also has plenty of youth and experience.

If Mason doesn't drop the ball and have a bad season, I think the Blue Jackets could finish in the top-6 in the West.

 

[Groin Of Bates]

Is there an updated list of forward UFA's? (I just know a lot of forward's went recently and I don't know if the agents had a chance to update their old lists)

 

[TribalPhoenix]

*** UFA FORWARDS AGENTS ***

Player | Age | Last Team | 2009/10 Cap | New Team | 2010/11 Cap | Term
Kariya, Paul|35|STL|$6,000,000|---|---|---
Demitra, Pavol|35|VAN|$4,000,000|---|---|---
Selanne, Teemu|39|ANA|$2,625,000|---|---|---
Guerin, Bill|39|PIT|$2,000,000|---|---|---
Fedotenko, Ruslan|30|PIT|$1,800,000|---|---|---
Belanger, Eric|31|WAS|$1,750,000|---|---|---
Morrison, Brendan|34|WAS|$1,500,000|---|---|---
Primeau, Wayne|33|TOR|$1,400,000|---|---|---
Cooke, Matt|31|PIT|$1,200,000|---|---|---
Lang, Robert|38|PHO|$1,000,000|---|---|---
Winchester, Brad|28|STL|$800,000|---|---|---
Wallin, Rickard|29|TOR|$800,000|---|---|---
Craig, Ryan|27|TBL|$787,500|---|---|---
Veilleux, Stephane|28|TBL|$750,000|---|---|---
Nichol, Scott|34|SAN|$750,000|---|---|---
Shelley, Jody|33|SAN|$725,000|---|---|---
Armstrong, Derek|36|STL|$687,500|---|---|---
Asham, Arron|31|PHI|$640,000|---|---|---
Donovan, Shean|34|OTT|$625,000|---|---|---
Lundmark, Jamie|28|TOR|$600,000|---|---|---
Perrault, Joel|26|PHO|$587,500|---|---|---
Ortmeyer, Jed|31|SAN|$550,000|---|---|---
Vesce, Ryan|27|SAN|$550,000|---|---|---
Pelletier, Pascal|26|STL|$550,000|---|---|---
Tallackson, Barry|26|STL|$550,000|---|---|---
Ondrus, Ben|27|TOR|$550,000|---|---|---
Bochenski, Brandon|27|TBL|$525,000|---|---|---
Paddock, Cam|26|STL|$517,500|---|---|---
Hollweg, Ryan|26|PHO|$500,000|---|---|---
Kolanos, Krys|28|PHI|$500,000|---|---|---
Pyorala, Mika|28|PHI|$500,000|---|---|---
Ross, Jared|27|PHI|$500,000|---|---|---
Ward, Jason|30|PHI|$500,000|---|---|---
Bayda, Ryan|29|PIT|$500,000|---|---|---
Brookbank, Wade|32|PIT|$500,000|---|---|---
Smith, Wyatt|32|PIT|$500,000|---|---|---
Helminen, Dwight|26|SAN|$500,000|---|---|---
Fritz, Mitch|29|TBL|$500,000|---|---|---
Stastny, Yan|27|VAN|$500,000|---|---|---
Pettinger, Matt|29|VAN|$500,000|---|---|---
Giroux, Alexandre|28|WAS|$500,000|---|---|---
Kane, Boyd|31|WAS|$500,000|---|---|---
Laing, Quintin|30|WAS|$500,000|---|---|---
Konopka, Zenon|28|TBL|$487,500|---|---|---
Aucoin, Keith|31|WAS|$487,500|---|---|---

Selanne : Announcement imminent
Demitra : 1 offer, 2M$
Kariya : 1 offer, 2M$
Belanger : Announcement imminent

 

[Addison Rae]

Caps make a splash

The Washington Capitals are very proud to announce the signing of LW/RW Guillaume Latendresse,we feel he had a breakout year this year and we feel that he is among one of the best power forwards in the game already.

He was signed to a 5 year 21 million dollar contact,which will cost the Capitals,a 1 st and 3 rd round pick in the 2011 draft.Considering what has happed in this years FA we feel it's a decent contract.

roster

Ovechkin-Backstrom-Knuble
Latendresse-Laich-Fehr
Eller-Hodgson-Byfugglien
Gordon-Steckal-Bradley

Burns-Carlsson
Bieksa-XXX
Schultz-Alzner

Kipper

We are looking to acquire a top 4 defenceman PM me!

 

[IslesRock4]

I have a hard time believing Minnesota wouldn't match, it's a ridiculous overpayment, but they have a lot of cap space.

 

[Addison Rae]

I have a hard time believing Minnesota wouldn't match, it's a ridiculous overpayment, but they have a lot of cap space.

Considering Poni got 5.5 million I think it isn't that much of a overpayment,at least in a GM game.

 

[hi]

:thrashers


The Atlanta Thrashers have signed:

Richard Park - 3 years/$1.2M per
Arron Asham - 2 years/$850K per
Manny Legace - 1 year/$550K

Still looking to trade:
Todd White
Marty Reasoner
Johnny Oduya


Line-up so far:

Kane --- Antropov --- Bergfors
MacArthur --- Peverley --- Afinogenov
Yip --- Little --- Armstrong
Park --- White --- Asham

Volchenkov --- Bogosian
Seidenberg --- Enstrom
Vishnevskiy --- Oduya

Pavelec
Legace

Extras: Reasoner/Thorburn/Valabik


If anyone has any input for line-combos, I'm all ears.

 

[Addison Rae]

have acquired a top 4 defenceman,waiting for NTC conformation.

 

[Backlund]

Caps make a splash

The Washington Capitals are very proud to announce the signing of LW/RW Guillaume Latendresse,we feel he had a breakout year this year and we feel that he is among one of the best power forwards in the game already.

He was signed to a 5 year 21 million dollar contact,which will cost the Capitals,a 1 st and 3 rd round pick in the 2011 draft.Considering what has happed in this years FA we feel it's a decent contract.

roster

Ovechkin-Backstrom-Knuble
Latendresse-Laich-Fehr
Eller-Hodgson-Byfugglien
Gordon-Steckal-Bradley

Burns-Carlsson
Bieksa-XXX
Schultz-Alzner

Kipper

We are looking to acquire a top 4 defenceman PM me!

I picked a bad weekend to go to a friends house.

I have a hard time believing Minnesota wouldn't match, it's a ridiculous overpayment, but they have a lot of cap space.

Yeah I could have but no point crying over spilled milk. I still have plenty of space and try to fill the gaps on my offense.

 

[RR]

Have signed center Eric Belanger to a 2-year deal that will pay him $2M a season.

A Coyotes spokesman said the team was looking for a gritty two-way center who could chip on offense, kill penalties, and win face-offs. Belanger excels in all three areas making him a perfect ft in Coach Dave Tippet's system.

The addition of Belanger gives the Coyotes 8 forwards who scored 40 or more points last season. And Belanger joins Matthew Lombardi, Martin Hanzal and Vern Fiddler, all of whom finished better than 50% in the face-off circle.

 

[RR]

Turris on the 1st line?...Stempniak on the 4th line?

I know the Czech line has great chemistry, but I'd break that line up and get Turris off the 1st line and Stempniak off the 4th line. That is a very good team though. Lots of fire-power up front.

Line numbers are irrelevant in Phoenix. Tippett move guys around constantly. Right now Stempniak has been on fire centered by Fiddler. The Czech line is the only one that has stayed together all year because Hanzal is so stellar on defense and he and Vrbata play very well together.

No true #1 center will suck until Turris is ready. But it's worked well this year.

 

[Dichow Stopper]

I picked a bad weekend to go to a friends house.

Yeah I could have but no point crying over spilled milk. I still have plenty of space and try to fill the gaps on my offense.

Maybe you should announce your UFA signings...

 

[Backlund]

The Minnesota Wild have signed Olli Jokinen, Jeff Halpern and Nathan Paetsch. Jokinen will receive 4.75M/year for 3 years, Halpern will receive 2.25M/year for 3 years, and Paetsch will receive 1M/year for 3 years. The Wild are waiting for Harding's response to their offer.


Martin Havlat - Oli Jokinen - XXXX
Tomas Fleischmann - Mikael Backlund - Ales Kotalik
Cal Clutterbuck - Kyle Brodziak - Anti Miettinen
Robbie Earl - Jeff Halpern - XXXX


Marek Zidlicky "C" - Cam Barker
Ian White - Mark Giordano "A"
Nathan Paetsch - Greg Zanon

Niklas Backstrom
Josh Harding

The Wild are still willing to trade Backstrom.

 

[Dichow Stopper]

2010-2011

Ryan Malone - Tomas Plekanec - Mike Cammalleri(A)
Benoit Pouliot - Scott Gomez - Brian Gionta(C)
Sergei Kostitsyn - Shawn Matthias - Steve Downie
Mathieu Darche - Dominic Moore - Travis Moen
extra : Tom Pyatt

Andrei Markov(A) - Ryan O'Byrne
Roman Hamrlik - PK Subban
Hal Gill - Josh Gorges
extra : Christoph Schubert

Jaroslav Halak
Chris Osgood

Offense : Our main concern heading in the offseason was size and grit. We were able to address this need by acquiring Malone, Downie and Matthias. Malone will be a great fit on a line with Plekanec and Cammalleri. He goes in the corners and won't shy away from traffic. We also like his two-way game, his work ethic and the fact that he can produce offensively. Downie was a big surprise in Tampa Bay last season and we like the potential of this young player. He represents the new generation of the NHL. He will start the season on the 3rd line but there's no doubt that he can step in the top 6 if needed. Some may be concerned by Matthias on the 3rd line with two other young players but we really expect big things from this line. If Matthias isn't ready to assume the role, we have Dominic Moore ready to step in on the 3rd line. This offense is a great balance of talent, size and grit. Every players knows their role and they will work hard in the same objective.

Defense : We didn't make a lot of changes. Sure, we could have added a legit top 2 defenseman to play with Markov but we thought that our needs were elsewhere. We also took a lot of time last year to install the chemistry between Markov and O'Byrne. We will at least give the young guy the chance to show what he can do. Markov prove in the past that he was making his partner looks better. We hope that O'Byrne will become another version of Mike Komisarek (in his good days). This year will also see the beginning of young sensation PK Subban in the NHL. He prove last season in Hamilton that he had the tools to be a dominant player at the next level. He will have a great mentor in Roman Hamrlik. On the 3d pairing, Gill-Gorges is in our opinion one of the best 3rd pairing in the NHL. They are both great leaders, they know their role and they will give all they have (and even more) for the team. Schubert gives us a lot of options as an extra defensemen. He also brings size to the organization and he is a versatile player like we like in Montreal.The future looks bright in Montreal with Cam Fowler in the ranks. The plan is to bring him in Montreal next season to play on the 2nd pairing with a defenseman to be determined (Markov-Subban would be the 1st pairing). Fowler could have been ready for the big league but we don't want to rush him, especially since we already have a rookie in our top 4.

Goals : Halak prove last season that he was not only ready to be a starting goalie, but also ready to be among the best (top 10) in the NHL. He has what it takes to play under the high pressure of Montreal. We like the fact that we were able to acquire Chris Osgood as the backup. Osgood is a warrior with a huge load of playoffs experience. He will be the perfect mentor for Halak.

Overall : We are very proud of what we did. We saw last year that the chemistry was installed in the team. If we can avoid the injuries, we will have a very dangerous team. Of course, we would like to be the best team in the NHL but our goal right now is to clinch the division title.

 

[Backlund]

Williams added to Wild

The Minnesota Wild have added Jason Williams to their lineup. He was signed to 6M, 3 year contract paying him 2M per season.

 

[Backlund]

Have signed Petr Kalus and Robbie Earl to 1 year contracts. Kalus will receive 850,000 and Earl will receive 600,000.

 

[T_Cage]

Toronto adds G Martin Biron to a 1yr 750k contract. The talented goalie was surprisingly left on the market, and we feel he'll be good "insurance" to push Giggy and Gustavsson, at worst we'll have the league's best #3

 

[BillyShoe1721]

Confirm the Nabby and Biron signings. No other goalie has received an offer.

 

[Backlund]

Looking for a legit top line right winger.

 

[GordieHoweHatTrick]

Thomas Vanek - David Krejci - Drew Stafford
Milan Lucic"A" - Marc Savard "A" - Blake Wheeler
Dan Paille - Zach Boychuk - Scott Walker
Evgeny Artyukhin - Vladimir Sobotka - Shawn Thornton

Zdeno Chara "C" - Mark Streit
Paul Mara - Dennis Wideman
Matt Hunwick - Mark Stuart

Tuukka Rask
Tim Thomas

1st line
Bruins goal was to add firepower. They payed a steep price for Vanek but believe he could rebound playing with David Krejci, who, with another year under his belt, will prove to be a legitimate #1 imo. Predictions: Vanek - 40/40, Krejci - 20/50, Stafford - 20/30.
2nd line
A defensively responsible line with a bit of a scoring touch. This familiar line's success will depend on a maintaining an excellent forecheck and cycling the puck down low. Boston will also depend on this line to swing the momentum in the teams favour every game. Predictions: Lucic 15/25, Savard 20/50, Wheeler 25/25

1st d-pairing
Boston added Mark Streit in order to pair him with Zdeno Chara. Adding Streit should allow to Chara to settle into a more defensive role on the team. Chara's shot will still be utilized on the PP but Streit will be the puck distributer. Predictions: Zdeno Chara 15/30, Mark Streit 10/40
2nd d-pairing
Boston really wanted to add a shutdown d-man to pair with Wideman but couldn't. Instead, added hometown player, Paul Mara. Mara's role will be strictly defensive. His size and stick checking abilities will prove very worthy to our defense. His presence should allow Dennis Wideman do what he does best, join the rush. Predictions: Paul Mara 5/15, Dennis Wideman 10/35

goalies
The Bruins didn't mess with their goaltending situation. The Bruins are proud to have two goalies capable of being #1s. This combination should bring the best out of the two goalies. Prediction: Two solid goalies battling for top minutes should prove to be a major asset to Boston

Overall, I believe Boston has a coherent lineup capable of one of the top goal-scoring teams in the league. The PP should be at least top-5 in the league after everything is said and done.

Whaddaya think?

 

[Dichow Stopper]

Thomas Vanek - David Krejci - Drew Stafford
Milan Lucic"A" - Marc Savard "A" - Blake Wheeler
Dan Paille - Zach Boychuk - Scott Walker
Evgeny Artyukhin - Vladimir Sobotka - Shawn Thornton

Zdeno Chara "C" - Mark Streit
Paul Mara - Dennis Wideman
Matt Hunwick - Mark Stuart

Tuukka Rask
Tim Thomas

1st line
Bruins goal was to add firepower. They payed a steep price for Vanek but believe he could rebound playing with David Krejci, who, with another year under his belt, will prove to be a legitimate #1 imo. Predictions: Vanek - 40/40, Krejci - 20/50, Stafford - 20/30.
2nd line
A defensively responsible line with a bit of a scoring touch. This familiar line's success will depend on a maintaining an excellent forecheck and cycling the puck down low. Boston will also depend on this line to swing the momentum in the teams favour every game. Predictions: Lucic 15/25, Savard 20/50, Wheeler 25/25

1st d-pairing
Boston added Mark Streit in order to pair him with Zdeno Chara. Adding Streit should allow to Chara to settle into a more defensive role on the team. Chara's shot will still be utilized on the PP but Streit will be the puck distributer. Predictions: Zdeno Chara 15/30, Mark Streit 10/40
2nd d-pairing
Boston really wanted to add a shutdown d-man to pair with Wideman but couldn't. Instead, added hometown player, Paul Mara. Mara's role will be strictly defensive. His size and stick checking abilities will prove very worthy to our defense. His presence should allow Dennis Wideman do what he does best, join the rush. Predictions: Paul Mara 5/15, Dennis Wideman 10/35

goalies
The Bruins didn't mess with their goaltending situation. The Bruins are proud to have two goalies capable of being #1s. This combination should bring the best out of the two goalies. Prediction: Two solid goalies battling for top minutes should prove to be a major asset to Boston

Overall, I believe Boston has a coherent lineup capable of one of the top goal-scoring teams in the league. The PP should be at least top-5 in the league after everything is said and done.

Whaddaya think?

I wouldn't have chosen the same route (especially Vanek vs 2nd overall+) but I think that you did a pretty solid job overall.

I like Vanek and he could very well rebound with Krejci, but Stafford isn't the answer at all to play with them on the 1st line. Another thing, a team who has Paul Mara in their top 4 is in serious trouble... trust me! I like the guy but you don't want him to be anything more than a 6th/7th d-man on your team.

Your 2nd line is awesome*. Also, I'm not a huge fan of Streit but I have to admit that this 1st pairing should be deadly, especially on the PP.

 

[Dichow Stopper]

*** UFA FORWARDS ***

Note : If you're looking for an updated list of all UFA players (except those who were not tendered by their former team, see my post on the first page.

79 André Marcoux

Player | Age | Last Team | 2009/10 Cap | New Team | 2010/11 Cap | Term
Jokinen, Olli|31|NYR|$5,250,000|MIN|$4,750,000|3
Whitney, Ray|37|CAR|$3,550,000|COL|$5,000,000|3
Modano, Mike|39|DAL|$3,450,000|DAL|$1,500,000|1
Cullen, Matt|33|OTT|$2,875,000|NYI|$3,300,000|3
Nolan, Owen|37|MIN|$2,750,000|---|---|---
Tanguay, Alex|30|TBL|$2,500,000|TOR|$3,000,000|2
Lehtinen, Jere|36|DAL|$2,500,000|---|---|---
Pisani, Fernando|32|EDM|$2,500,000|---|---|---
Weight, Doug|38|NYI|$2,200,000|CLB|$2,000,000|1
Halpern, Jeff|33|LAK|$2,000,000|MIN|$2,250,000|3
Sykora, Petr|33|MIN|$1,600,000|---|---|---
Bertuzzi, Todd|34|DET|$1,500,000|CLB|$2,250,000|2
Williams, Jason|29|DET|$1,500,000|MIN|$2,000,000|3
Laraque, Georges|32|MTL|$1,500,000|---|---|---
Metropolit, Glen|35|MTL|$1,000,000|---|---|---
Niedermayer, Rob|34|NJD|$1,000,000|CGY|$900,000|1
Maltby, Kirk|36|DET|$883,333|---|---|---
Boogaard, Derek|27|MIN|$875,000|---|---|---
Park, Richard|33|NYI|$750,000|---|---|---
Hilbert, Andy|28|MIN|$650,000|---|---|---
Weller, Craig|28|FLA|$600,000|---|---|---
Ivanans, Raitis|30|LAK|$600,000|---|---|---
Glumac, Mike|29|MTL|$600,000|---|---|---
Mauldin, Greg|27|NYI|$600,000|---|---|---
Barch, Krys|29|DAL|$575,000|---|---|---
Reich, Jeremy|30|NYI|$575,000|---|---|---
Jackman, Tim|28|NYI|$550,000|---|---|---
Petersen, Toby|31|DAL|$550,000|---|---|---
Minard, Chris|28|EDM|$550,000|---|---|---
DiSalvatore, Jon|28|MIN|$550,000|---|---|---
Smith, Nathan|27|MIN|$550,000|---|---|---
Guite, Ben|31|NAS|$550,000|---|---|---
Scatchard, Dave|33|NAS|$550,000|---|---|---
MacIntyre, Steve|29|FLA|$537,500|---|---|---
Johnson, Jamie|27|FLA|$500,000|---|---|---
Durno, Chris|29|COL|$500,000|---|---|---
Hendricks, Matt|28|COL|$500,000|COL|$900,000|3
Peters, Warren|27|DAL|$500,000|---|---|---
Newbury, Kris|27|DET|$500,000|---|---|---
Milroy, Duncan|26|MIN|$500,000|---|---|---
McAmmond, Dean|36|NJD|$500,000|---|---|---
Pikkarainen, Ilkka|28|NJD|$500,000|---|---|---
Parenteau, Pierre-Alexandre|26|NYR|$500,000|---|---|---
Sertich, Marty|27|COL|$487,500|---|---|---
Ebbett, Andrew|26|MIN|$487,500|---|---|---

Fernando Pisani : Announcement imminent...

Derek Boogaard : Announcement iminent...

Andrew Ebbett : Announcement imminent...

*Other players don't have any significant offer on the table or no offer at all for now.

PM!

*** NOT-TENDERED RFA (NOW UFA) ***

Player | Age | Last Team | 2009/10 Cap | New Team | 2010/11 Cap | Term
Sheppard, James|21|MIN|$1,400,000|FLA|$2,500,000|3
O'Marra, Ryan|22|EDM|$1,221,666|---|---|---
Eager, Ben|25|CHI|$965,000|---|---|---
Lerg, Bryan|23|EDM|$875,000|---|---|---
Kana, Tomas|22|CLB|$868,333|---|---|---
Brophey, Evan|23|CHI|$850,000|---|---|---
Davis, Nathan|23|CHI|$850,000|---|---|---
Madsen, Morten|22|MIN|$850,000|---|---|---
Pouliot, Marc-Antoine|24|EDM|$825,000|---|---|---
Kalus, Petr|22|MIN|$821,666|MIN|$850,000|1
Trukhno, Vyacheslav|22|EDM|$792,222|---|---|---
Sestito, Tom|22|CLB|$751,666|---|---|---
Boll, Jared|23|CLB|$743,333|---|---|---
Irmen, Danny|25|MIN|$707,850|---|---|---
Voloshenko, Roman|23|MIN|$707,200|---|---|---
Lemtyugov, Nikolai|23|STL|$703,333|---|---|---
Fraser, Colin|24|CHI|$700,000|---|---|---
Greentree, Kyle|26|CHI|$650,000|---|---|---
Kolarik, Chad|23|CLB|$615,000|---|---|---
Paukovich, Geoff|23|EDM|$603,333|---|---|---
Stone, Ryan|24|EDM|$600,000|---|---|---
Reaves, Ryan|22|STL|$583,333|---|---|---
McDonald, Colin|25|EDM|$550,000|---|---|---
Earl, Robbie|24|MIN|$550,000|MIN|$600,000|1
Grant, Triston|25|NAS|$530,000|---|---|---
Jacques, Jean-Francois|24|EDM|$525,000|---|---|---
Tardif, Jamie|24|DET|$525,000|---|---|---
Reddox, Liam|23|EDM|$515,000|---|---|---
Ritola, Mattias|22|DET|$511,666|TOR|$550,000|1 (two-way)
Hobson, Adam|22|CHI|$503,333|---|---|---
MacArthur, Peter|24|CHI|$500,000|---|---|---
Smotherman, Jordan|23|CLB|$500,000|---|---|---
Armstrong, Riley|25|DET|$500,000|---|---|---
Oulahen, Ryan|24|DET|$500,000|---|---|---
Williams, Jeremy|25|DET|$500,000|---|---|---
Kassian, Matt|23|MIN|$500,000|---|---|---
Jessiman, Hugh|25|NAS|$500,000|---|---|---
Maki, Ryan|24|NAS|$500,000|---|---|---
Cracknell, Adam|24|STL|$500,000|---|---|---
Bolt, Bobby|22|ANA|$495,000|---|---|---
Wathier, Francis|25|DAL|$492,500|---|---|---
Cunning, Cam|24|CGY|$487,500|---|---|---

PM!

 

[Kessel>Seguin +]

2010 Lineup

Ryan - Getzlaf - Perry
Lupul - Jofeson - Selanne
Beleskey- Marchant - Rolston
Blake - Carter - McGratton
Extra: Moreau, Brown, Sexton, Brodie

Niedermayer - Visnosky
Wiz - Blake
Sbisa - Eminger
Brookbank

Hillar
Mc​

Rolston, Blake, Moreau Will all go for late picks in the 2011 draft
Eminger - will listen to offers

 

[Backlund]

Martin Havlat - Oli Jokinen - Ales Kotalik
Tomas Fleischmann - Mikael Backlund - Jason Williams
Cal Clutterbuck - Kyle Brodziak - Petr Kalus
Robbie Earl - Jeff Halpern - Antti Mietenen


Marek Zidlicky "C" - Cam Barker
Ian White - Mark Giordano "A"
Nathan Paetsch - Greg Zanon

Niklas Backstrom
Josh Harding

What do you think? We have cap space to make moves.

 

[Groin Of Bates]

(Now, if I did this right)

New York Islanders 2010-2011 Lineup

SALARY CAP LIMIT | $58,300,000 SALARY CAP COMMITTED | $53,663,332 SALARY CAP SPACE | $4,636,668

Matt Moulson -- John Tavares -- Kris Versteeg
Blake Comeau -- Josh Bailey -- Kyle Okposo "C"
Sean Bergenheim -- Matt Cullen -- Trent Hunter "A"
Frans Nielsen -- Jarret Stoll -- Jon Sim
Extra: Rob Schremp

Joe Corvo -- Radek Martinek
Jack Hillen -- Tom Poti "A"
Andrew MacDonald -- Filip Kuba

Evgeni Nabokov
Dwayne Roloson
EXTRAS: Rick DiPietro​

Offensively, the Islanders have added the epitome of a 3rd line C in Matt Cullen, who can play PP, PK and be counted on for secondary scoring. He is a quick center, which would fit in greatly with Coach Gordon's overspeed system. Jarret Stoll, while having a high cap hit, can be relied on for anchoring the 4th line, providing two-way play as well as being counted on for his faceoff ability. Kris Versteeg is an offensively gifted forward who is a perfect match for the overspeed system also, playing along aside Tavares/Bailey (as the year progresses).

Defensively, the Islanders had a complete overhaul. Witt, Gervais, Meyer, and Streit have been replaced by Kuba, Poti, and Corvo. The Islanders are much stronger defensively now, while still having legitimate PP pairings in Corvo, Poti, and Kuba.

Goaltending, the Islanders felt that if they were (and still are, simply by mathematics) in the playoff hunt the entire 2009-2010 season with the poor roster they had, they can make a legitimate chance at playoffs the next season. For this reason, they brought in proven goaltender Nabokov to carry the load with Roloson playing in a backup role. As both goaltenders are getting up there in age, they can both be relied on and are proven workhorses.

I can see the Islanders making anywhere from 6-8 next season with this roster. (Sorry for quick write-up, heading off to work)

Lastly, the New York Islanders would like to waive D Bruno Gervais with intentions of him working on his game and starting the season in Bridgeport.