GM Game Discussion

[Llamamoto]

Roster

Denis Gurianov (2.550) - Roope Hintz (3.150) - Jason Robertson (0.795)
Alex Killorn (4.450) - Jamie Benn (9.500) - Alexander Radulov (6.250)
Tyson Jost (2.000) - Alex Newhook (0.908) - Owen Tippett (0.863)
Marcus Johansson (1.5) - Radek Faksa (3.25) - Jason Dickinson (2.0)
Blake Comeau (1.000)

Miro Heiskanen (8.000) - Justin Holl (2.000)
Jamie Oleksiak (3.50) - Justin Schultz (4.00)
Thomas Harley (0.863) - Erik Johnson (6.0)
Andrej Sekera (1.500), Cal Foote (0.950)

Chris Driedger (3.500)
Jake Oettinger (0.925)


I wasn't really sure what to do with the Stars initially, but looking back things turned out pretty well. We went through a rebuild/retool, creating a stacked prospect pool with loads of picks, but at the same time maintained a solid team that should be able to compete for the playoffs. We have a good balance of veterans and young players, solid goaltending and great depth up front. Combined with the number of picks we have acquired in addition to our elite prospect pool, the Stars should have a bright future.

Picks

Prospects

Cole Sillinger + Barret Hayton + Alex Newhook + Owen Tippett + Thomas Harley + Mavrik Bourque + Corson Ceulemans + Mackie Samoskevich + Calle Foote + Brent Johnson + Ryder Korczak​

 

[Pucker77]

Quite the bidding war we had.

Team's looking great btw.

Haha it really was. I told the agent early on that I would stay in the bidding until $6 mil. A penny over and I wouldn’t be able to stay in the race. It took every single dollar I had to get him.

 

[Nucker101]

Umm... that seems a bit severe.

3rr wasn’t enough though, worth an experiment, plus it’s not like anyone is forced to draft these guys top 2. If you prefer a Drai/Barkov/Matthews/Crosby + late 2nd rounder over just McD/Mack then you should definitely take those guys, that’s what makes it fun. You have to weigh that all in and at some it becomes worth it to draft them over whoever is left on the board.

Plus let’s be real, you can get away with a McD + a couple of 3rd liners and still have a legit top line.

 

[hockeynorth]

3rr wasn’t enough though, worth an experiment, plus it’s not like anyone is forced to draft these guys top 2. If you prefer a Barkov/Matthews/Crosby + late 2nd rounder over just McD/Mack then you should definitely take those guys, that’s what makes it fun. You have to weigh that all in and at some it becomes worth it to draft them over whoever is left on the board.

This was all @AveryStar4Eva's master plan

I didn't wanna get rid of Mack/McD completely, so instead I'm gonna force you to GM like Ken Holland instead of Joe Sakic

 

[Nucker101]

This was all @AveryStar4Eva's master plan

It’s more fun than getting rid of McD/Mack entirely and more fun with the added twist. 3rr wasn’t enough, the Mack/McD teams still almost always sleep walked into the 2nd round of the playoffs

 

[Pucker77]

So when and how do we want to get the voting going?

 

[Panda Bear]

• Best Contending Moves for 21/22 by a GM
• Best Core Assembled by a GM
• Best Prospect Pool Assembled by a GM
• Best Overall Asset Management by a GM
• Best Mutually Beneficial Trade
• Worst Trade
• Best FA Signing
• Worst FA Signing
• Best Drafting
• Biggest Draft Steal
• Biggest Mess Made by a GM
• Least Competitive Team in 21/22
• Worst Future
• Funniest Moment

@SJSharks39

 

[Ainec]

Vote Tampa as worse GM so noones feelings are hurt pls

 

[Llamamoto]

• Worst Trade
• Worst FA Signing
• Biggest Mess Made by a GM
• Least Competitive Team in 21/22
• Worst Future
• Funniest Moment

@SJSharks39

This is what I came for.

 

[TribalPhoenix]

Hey guys; so sorry for being absent for Calgary... got my second Pfizer dose earlier this week, and it knocked me completely on my ass. Basically been lying in bed most of the week, including yesterday, and feel like a jerk for not being there.

 

[Iwishihadaspacebar]

The Pfizer ruined me for a few days. Hope you're good now

 

[Iwishihadaspacebar]

My team:

And key prospects not on there:
F: Mason McTavish, Chaz Lucius, Brett Harrison, Dawson Mercer, Lukas Reichel, Mackenzie Entwistle, Maxim Shalunov

D: Braden Schneider, Carson Lambos, Matthew Roberston, Nicolas Beaudin

G: Drew Commesso, Nico Daws

Lots of wheeling and dealing went on but that looks a very different team and still has cap space. Younger and deeper on the roster and a prospect pool with several shots at top players. The aim was to be transitioning but competitive for the next 2 seasons and by then hopefully having a team for the next 5 years. All the big contracts for older players are 2 years (bar Kassian at 3) and DeBrincat will need a new deal then so plenty of money available.

Lots of very promising C prospects so even if some turn into wingers, that's absolutely fine. Too many LHD prospects but at some stage there would be opportunities for RHD to add to Schneider and two good goalie prospects.

 

[Gibby]

Bertuzzi - Larkin - Johnson
Zadina - Glass - Raymond
Namestnikov - Stephens - Clutterbuck
Erne - Rasmussen - Glendening

DeKeyser - Hronek
Cholowski - Stecher
Hickey - Seider

Fleury
Bernier​

IN:
Clutterbuck, Cal
Fleury, Marc-Andre
Glass, Cody
Hickey, Thomas
Johnson, Tyler
Stephens, Mitchell
NJD 2nd '21 - via VGK (Heposalmi, Aleksei)
Guenther, Dylan
Stankoven, Logan
Johnston, Wyatt
Kisakov, Alexander
Koivunen, Ville
TB 1st '22
NYI 2nd '22
CGY 5th '22

OUT:
Berggren, Jonatan
Fabbri, Robby
Greiss, Thomas
Panik, Richard
Vrana, Jakub

 

[Panda Bear]

• Best Contending Moves for 21/22 by a GM: Diplomatic tie between @stempniaksen, @5cotland, @Dichow Stopper MTL and NJD
• Best Core Acquisitions by a GM: Panda Bear's NJD (brought in Eichel, McDonagh, Hamilton, Boqvist, Grzelcyk)
• Best Prospect Pool Assembling by a GM: Averystar4eva's CBJ (he didn't have the same starting position and assets as m0pe or SJS)
• Best Overall Asset Management by a GM: m0pe
• Biggest Improvement: New Jersey or Montreal
• Best Mutually Beneficial Trade: Jack Eichel to NJD for Nico Hischier + 4th overall (William Eklund) + Alexander Holtz
• Worst Trade: Kevin Labanc + SJS 2022 7th for BUF 2nd or Matt Grzelcyk for Nikita Zadorov + Danil Misyul
• Best FA Signing: Hamilton at $64m over seven years
• Worst FA Signing: Schwartz at $30m over five years
• Best Drafting: beats me
• Biggest Draft Steal: no clue
• Biggest Mess Made by a GM: San Jose Sharks (sorry bud--lots of unnecessary core player trades)
• Least Competitive Team in 21/22: Columbus Blue Jackets
• Funniest Moment: Ellis and Larkin exposed

 

[Gecklund]

• Best Contending Moves for 21/22 by a GM: Tie between @stempniaksen Marner to NYI, @5cotland Kane to NYR and Eichel to NJD
• Best Core Acquisitions by a GM: Panda Bear's NJD (brought in Eichel, McDonagh, Hamilton, Boqvist, Grzelcyk)
• Best Prospect Pool Assembling by a GM: Averystar4eva's CBJ (he didn't have the same starting position and assets as m0pe or SJS)
• Best Overall Asset Management by a GM: m0pe
• Biggest Improvement: New Jersey or Montreal
• Best Mutually Beneficial Trade: Jack Eichel to NJD for Nico Hischier + 4th overall (William Eklund) + Alexander Holtz
• Worst Trade: Kevin Labanc + SJS 2022 7th for BUF 2nd or Matt Grzelcyk for Nikita Zadorov + Danil Misyul
• Best FA Signing: Hamilton at $64m over seven years
• Worst FA Signing: Schwartz at $30m over five years
• Best Drafting: beats me
• Biggest Draft Steal: no clue
• Biggest Mess Made by a GM: San Jose Sharks (sorry bud--lots of unnecessary core player trades)
• Least Competitive Team in 21/22: Columbus Blue Jackets
• Funniest Moment: Ellis and Larkin exposed

Disagree but it’s fine. Sharks core is a god damn disaster. I moved Kane who is said to be a locker room problem, Couture who has been garbage and is old, Hertl who has one year left, Timo and Labanc who have been bad except for one season where the whole team was good, and Burns who is old. Also Labanc is a damn liability.

 

[Panda Bear]

You gotta re-sign Hertl.

 

[Panda Bear]

Arizona looks good though.

 

[Gecklund]

Arizona looks good though.

Yeah I really like what I built with them. Not too many aging stars in key positions. Lots of younger players.

You gotta re-sign Hertl.

In real life that’s what I assume happens but this ain’t real life. Also saying I had the better position, have you seen the Sharks prospects?

 

[Panda Bear]

Yeah I really like what I built with them. Not too many aging stars in key positions. Lots of younger players.

In real life that’s what I assume happens but this ain’t real life. Also saying I had the better position, have you seen the Sharks prospects?

You had more valuable assets to dispose of for futures than Columbus.

 

[Gecklund]

You had more valuable assets to dispose of for futures than Columbus.

I’d say Seth Jones, Roslovic, Gavrikov, Jenner, and Korpisalo have more value than my guys.

 

[Panda Bear]

I’d say Seth Jones, Roslovic, Gavrikov, Jenner, and Korpisalo have more value than my guys.

Burns, Couture, Hertl, Meier, Labanc, Kane >>> Jones, Roslovic, Gavrikov, Korpisalo, Domi

 

[Panda Bear]

With the game having petered out, I am declaring myself as the winner. Despite burning 2021 and 2022 draft picks like incense, overall the team is young enough to have a strong contending window and the contracts are staggered in a way that works.

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