NHL 13 Dynasty Thread (Part 4)

CrazyPucker27 · Mar 30, 2013

FINAL SIGNINGS

The Titan have added their final pieces to the puzzle, which shapes up training camp right around the corner. Forwards Connor Donaghey, Antoine Masson, John Mullally, Justin Dickinson, Zach Whitlock, and Jimmy Paradis, and defensemen Jared Wilson, Mathieu Leclerc, Billy Hartley, Jean-Philippe Provencher, and Brennan Bailey, and goalies David Richer and Jordan Kennedy, have all signed with the team. GM Sylvain Couturier knows what his team will be all about. "We'll be exciting to watch, and although we may not get the wins right out of the gate, I'm excited to watch us grow as a team. It's going to be a fun season." The team plays 3 exhibition games, and then the team will be picked. All three games are on the road, against Moncton, Saint John, and PEI.

-August 1st, 2012

FlyingSkate · Mar 30, 2013

Ottawa Senators - 47

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES? :sens

June 14, 2015

Captian Jonathan Toews raises the Stanley Cup for the third time in three years

* = Game decided in Overtime

The Chicago Blackhawks have made it a three-peat, stunning the Washington Capitals in 7 games. After falling down 3-1 in the Finals, the Blackhawks clawed their way back at home and on the road.
Every contest was close and hard fought, with all of them finishing as 1-goal games.

This is the first time an NHL team has won 3 straight Cups, since the New York Islanders' dynasty in the early 1980's, and some believe that Chicago could best that.

Many had questioned GM Stan Bowman's decisions to trade away Dave Bolland, Viktor Stalberg, and Marcus Kruger, only acquiring one forward, Dainius Zubrus, in return. They had a plethora of #5-7 defensemen, including Niklas Hjalmarsson, Henrik Tallinder, Andrew Ference, Nick Leddy, Johnny Oduya, and Cory Sarich, going into the playoffs. The critics have been silenced, as the team was clearly balanced enough to win the grand prize once again.

The question now becomes if Bowman can keep this squad together. Jonathan Toews , Patrick Kane, and Francois Beauchemin have expiring contracts, along with supporting cast Brandon Saad and Johnny Oduya. Age is also a factor, as Patrick Sharp will be 34, while Marian Hossa and Dainius Zubrus will be 37, and Jamie Langenbrunner is turning 40.

In the AHL, the Providence Bruins defeated the Chicago Wolves in 7 games to win the Calder Cup. Nicklas Jensen lead the post-season with 23 points in 20 games.

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Up Next: Season Wrap-Up

FlyingSkate · Mar 30, 2013

Ottawa Senators - 48

SABRES STEAL THE SHOW, DATSYUK CONTINUES BREAKING RECORD :sens

June 17, 2015

Detroit Red Wings superstar Pavel Datsyuk won his 6th Selke Trophy

NHL AWARDS

NHL AWARDS NOTES
-the Buffalo Sabres took home a staggering 9 awards this year, with 8 of them being individuals
-sophomore sniper Valeri Nichushkin lead the league with 49 goals
-the Sabres duo of Nathan Gerbe and Mikhail Grigorenko lead the league in points, with 99 and 92 respectively
-Gerbe and Ryan Miller brought back 3 trophies each
-the magician Pavel Datsyuk took home a NHL-record 6th Frank J. Selke Trophy, Bob Gainey held the previous mark at 4 trophies

OTTAWA SENATORS STATISTICS

Player|GP|Goals|Assists|Points|PIM|+/-|Hits|Minutes
Phil Kessel|82|37|53|90|8|+18|56|1,703
Jason Spezza|82|23|57|80|42|+11|69|1,906
Milan Michalek|82|29|38|67|16|+25|68|1,640
Kyle Turris|82|20|37|57|22|-1|48|1,437
Mika Zibanejad|82|18|37|55|17|+3|49|1,345
Jakob Silfverberg|82|25|21|46|12|+1|51|1,205
Erik Karlsson|82|10|30|40|10|-4|32|2,162
Keith Seabrook|82|9|25|34|40|+5|60|1,650
Sami Salo|82|10|22|32|26|-3|81|1,834
Nikita Filatov|82|11|20|31|12|-7|28|981
Jared Cowen|82|4|26|30|180|-5|322|2,074
Frederik Gauthier|82|13|10|23|24|-11|41|1,005
Kristian Huselius|82|7|12|19|4|-7|23|844
Zack Smith|82|8|9|17|87|-11|113|838
Austin Smith|69|82|7|8|15|7|-13|26|743
Mark Fayne|82|0|11|11|16|-3|50|1,153
Chris Neil|60|3|3|6|76|-18|47|456
Kaspars Daugavins|35|2|4|6|76|-18|17|269
Eric Gryba|60|3|2|5|87|+2|179|862

Player|GP|W-L-OTL-SOL|GAA|SV%|SO|Minutes|Assists
Robin Lehner|63|31-27-2-2|2.84|90.97|1|3,738|3
Craig Anderson|23|10-8-1-1|2.77|90.77|1|1,212|1

STATISTICS NOTES
-Phil Kessel is tied for 5th in goal-scoring, with Ilya Kovalchuk and Steven Stamkos
-Jason Spezza is tied for 4th in assists, with Jonathan Huberdeau
-Phil Kessel is third in points, after Nathan Gerbe and Mikhail Grigorenko
-Jared Cowen is second in PIMs, 23 after Jacob Trouba
-Milan Michalek is tied for 6th in +/-, with Tyler Ennis
-Phil Kessel is fourth in shots, after Valeri Nichushkin, Jordan Eberle, and Ennis
-Jared Cowen is first in hits, 14 more than Trevor Daley
-Erik Karlsson is 6th in time-on-ice

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Yokai · Mar 31, 2013

Has anyone ever figured out exactly how to get your forwards to produce in purely simulated play throughs? Often times you will see CPU team players putting up 50+ goal seasons and 90-100pts, but it seems regardless of how good my teams are 70-80pts is normally the most I will get out of star players. I have found that actually simulating the game, as opposed to just skipping by the day, actually tends to translate into better stats, but I've still never been able to get a player to consistently put up 40-50 goals per year.

Deku · Mar 31, 2013

Oilers' Explosive Offense Too Much for Neptunes

This year's Art Ross Trophy winner, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, celebrates a breakaway
goal against the Dallas Neptunes in the 2014 Western Conference Finals.

After a high-scoring series against the Vancouver Canucks that featured a poor defensive showing by both teams, people wondered if the Dallas Neptunes would be able to handle Edmonton Oilers' explosive offense. They couldn't.

Game one of the Western Conference Finals featured a 2 goal performance by Oilers forward Taylor Hall, as Edmonton defeated Dallas 4-1. Game two was much better for the Neptunes, as Kari Lehtonen stole the show, making 31 saves in a 4-2 Dallas victory. Things were looking bad early on in game three, as the Oilers raced out to a 2-0 lead. The score remained 2-0 until Neptunes forward Cody Eakin scored with 4 minutes left in regulation to cut the Oilers lead in half. Then, Jamie Benn tied things up with just 24 seconds remaining in regulation to stun the Edmonton crowd and force the game into overtime. The late comeback wasn't enough, however, as the clutch Jordan Eberle scored about 10 minutes into overtime to give the Oilers the victory. Eberle continued to be hot in game four, as he scored his first career playoff hat trick, to help the Oilers down the Neptunes 5-2. Facing elimination in game five, the Neptunes fought hard, but couldn't keep the puck out of their net as they fell to the Oilers 5-3. The Oilers will be playing the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Speculation has already begun about possible changes that could be made in the offseason by Dallas. Many fans expect general manager Jason Melbrook to add a defenseman in the offseason, but he hasn't discussed anything with the media yet.

FlyingSkate · Mar 31, 2013

Ottawa Senators - 49

FORMER CAPTAINS AND LEADERS RETIRE :sens

June 19, 2015

Ryan Smyth, Dan Boyle, Zdeno Chara, Brendan Morrow, and Chris Neil will not be in the NHL next year

Player|Team|Pos|GP|G|A|P
Ryan Smyth|EDM|WSH|1,316|403|457|860
Olli Jokinen|CAR|C|1,288|332|458|790
Jamie Langenbrunner|CHI|RW|1,352|274|438|712
Daymond Langkow|LAK|C|1,198|273|417|690
Brendan Morrison|FA|C|1,003|205|407|612
Dainius Zubrus|CHI|RW|1,310|238|368|606
Matt Cullen|MIN|C|1,277|234|369|603
Brendan Morrow|CAR|LW|1,049|269|317|586
Kristian Huselius |OTT|LW|910|240|327|567
Chris Neil |OTT|RW|950|109|132|241
George Parros |OTT|RW|413|17|16|33
Tomas Kaberle|MTL|D|1,200|98|539|637
Dan Boyle|SJS|D|1,079|150|468|618
Brian Campbell|FLA|D|954|82|409|491
Pavel Kubina|PHI|D|1,216|123|353|476
Wade Redden|STL|D|1,064|108|363|471
Filip Kuba|FLA|D|1,038|100|352|452
Zdeno Chara|CAR|D|1,249|155|396|551
Sami Salo |OTT|D|991|111|283|394
Mattias Ohlund|TBL|D|1,043|96|266|362
Eric Brewer|TBL|D|1,086|77|221|298
Sheldon Souray|MTL|D|876|112|213|325
Chris Phillips|DET|D|1,269|73|237|310

Player|Team|POS|GP|W|L|SO
Martin Biron|NYR|G|584|255|239|32
Jason Labarbera|COL|G|233|81|101|11

TOP PROSPECTS

Top Prospects Notes
-4 North Americans & 6 Europeans in the top-10
-4 goalies, 4 wingers, and 2 d-men in the top-10
-versatile draft year, with a Norwegian, Dane, Hungarian, and Belarusian in the top-10
-top-2 players were granted Exceptional status by Hockey Canada

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Up Next: 2015 NHL Entry Draft

Deku · Mar 31, 2013

Dallas Neptunes Add Tons of Organizational Depth at 2014 NHL Draft

11th overall selection, left winger Jaimen Yakubowski.

33rd overall selection, goaltender Julio Billia

Notable Draft Selections by Dallas

11th overall selection: Jaimen Yakubowski
left wing grinder, 20 years old, 64 overall, 3.5 stars
6'0", 207 lbs, shoots left

27th overall selection: Ryan Kelly
defensive defenseman, 20 years old, 59 overall, 3.5 stars
6'2", 189 lbs, shoots left

33rd overall selection: Julio Billia
Goaltender, 18 years old, 53 overall, 3.5 stars
6'0", 165 lbs, catches left

37th overall selection: Yuri Voynov
left wing playmaker, 20 years old, 58 overall, 3.5 stars
6'1", 188 lbs, shoots left

40th overall selection: Terry Trafford
center TWF, 20 years old, 54 overall, 3.5 stars
6'1", 190 lbs, shoots left

63rd overall selection: Josh Thrower
two-way defenseman, 18 years old, 51 overall, 3.5 stars
6'2", 178 lbs, shoots right

Jozay · Mar 31, 2013

Ive been so sad since losing my Calgary one

But, im just gonna start one with my favourite team, the Leafs.

Ralphy* · Mar 31, 2013

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SHL FREE AGENCY NEWS

We are only two weeks into UFA season and there has already been huge news in the Free Agency market.

A few days ago, the Chicago Wildcats sent San Antonio Outlaws C Steven Stamkos a 5 year offer sheet for 14.080million dollars per.

The Outlaws matched yesterday, with GM Gordon Bombay declining to comment at the time on what his plan for the rest of the team was with such a massive contract spent on one player.

Today, the team made a trade with clear salary cap-saving intentions.

The team traded:

C Henrik Sedin
LW Alexander Zinovjev

to the Colorado Rockies for:

C Nathan MacKinnon

The Outlaws will now have a full 2 years of ELC MacKinnon before he demands the big bucks, but with the extra 8 million dollars saved from trading Sedin, the team was able to sign RFA D-Man Ryan Murray to a 5 year contract a 7.040 million per.

The team then got rid of the 6million+ contract of aging forward Simon Gagne.

The Outlaws traded:

LW Simon Gagne
2022 First Round Pick

to The Winnipeg Zephyrs for:

LW Nathan Gerbe

Ralphy* · Mar 31, 2013

shl-41

5TH SHL SEASON BEGINS.

With the 5th ever SHL Season set to begin, here is the line-up for the San Antonio Outlaws who have made quite a few changes since winning their 2nd SHL Stanley Cup in three years. It should be interesting to see if this changed team can have the same success.

LD|RD
Murray(88)|Karlsson(89)
Seabrook(86)|Carlson(88)
Clitsome(77)|O'Byrne(76)

G
Rask(86)
Crawford(82)

Deku · Mar 31, 2013

Jamie Benn Named Captain of the Dallas Neptunes

September 4th, 2014

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It didn't come as a surprise to most people, but this morning the Dallas Neptunes announced the naming of their next captain, Jamie Benn. The Neptunes became captain-less back in 2013 when Brendan Morrow was traded at the trade deadline to Pittsburgh for Joe Morrow. Since the 2013 trade deadline, Benn, Loui Eriksson, and Trevor Daley all served as alternate captains. Benn lead the Neptunes in scoring during the 2013-14 regular season, scoring 41 goals and 79 points. Neptunes coach Lindy Ruff, who was hired midway through the 2012-13 season, spoke to the media about his selection:

"I don't think this choice comes as a surprise to most of you." Ruff told the media with a chuckle. "Besides Jamie, we have a lot of great leaders on this team. Loui [Eriksson], Kevin [Bieksa], Trevor [Daley], Patrice [Bergeron]... and a whole bunch more. But to me, Jamie stands out. Not only does he lead our team offensively, but he's a hard-working player, he goes into the tough places, and always gives it his all, night in and night out. He leads us in the locker room as well... he's a great role model, he handles the fans well and I think he's the new face of the franchise. I believe he's the best choice to lead our team going forward."

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The Dallas Neptunes' 2013-14 season ended with a Western Conference Finals loss to the Edmonton Oilers, a great turn-around after they failed to qualify for the playoffs last season. The Oilers went on to lose in the Cup Finals, to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who won their first Stanley Cup since 1967.

Fans were surprised that the Neptunes did not make any offseason moves at all besides releasing veteran forward Vernon Fiddler to free agency. GM Jason Melbrook has told the media that he is not going to make any big moves unless he feels the team can be a cup competitor this year, in which case he may add a significant piece mid-season. The team may have made it to the Conference Finals last season, but Melbrook feels that many of the organization's prospects can join the team within the next few years, making a big move now somewhat pointless.

Here is a list of Dallas' top prospects:

D Seth Jones (61 overall, 20 years old, 4.5 green stars)
C Radek Faksa (65 overall, 20 years old, 4.5 yellow stars)
LW Jonathan Drouin (76 overall, 19 years old, 4.5 yellow stars)
D Joe Morrow (75 overall, 21 years old, 4 yellow stars)
LW Jason Dickinson (64 overall, 19 years old, 4 yellow stars)
LW Kerby Rychel (60 overall, 20 years old, 4 yellow stars)
D Jamie Oleksiak (73 overall, 21 years old, 4 yellow stars)
LW Jaimen Yakubowski (64 overall, 20 years old, 3.5 yellow stars)
D Josh Thrower (51 overall, 18 years old, 3.5 yellow stars)
D Patrik Nemeth (73 overall, 22 years old, 3.5 yellow stars)
C Rasmus Kulmala (60 overall, 20 years old, 3.5 yellow stars)
RW Brett Ritchie (66 overall, 21 years old, 3.5 yellow stars)
D Ryan Kelly (59 overall, 20 years old, 3.5 yellow stars)
C Mike Winther (61 overall, 20 years old, 3.5 yellow stars)
LW Adam Lowry (66 overall, 21 years old, 3.5 yellow stars)
D Jyrki Jokipakka (66 overall, 23 years old, 3.5 yellow stars)
LW Yuri Voynov (58 overall, 20 years old, 3.5 yellow stars)
C Terry Trafford (54 overall, 20 years old, 3.5 yellow stars)
RW Tomas Vincour (71 overall, 23 years old, 3.5 red stars)

...And here is Dallas' starting roster for the 2014-15 regular season:

Loui Eriksson (86, A) - Jamie Benn (87, C) - Nail Yakupov (85)
Bud Holloway (80) - Patrice Bergeron (86) - Brad Boyes (81)
Matt Fraser (77) - Brock Trotter (77) - Alex Chiasson (76)
Patrik Lundh (76) - Peter Regin (76) - Cody Eakin (76)

Trevor Daley (86, A) - Alex Goligoski (85)
Cam Fowler (84) - Kevin Bieksa (83)
TJ Brennan (80) - Philip Larsen (78)

Kari Lehtonen (86)
Atte Engren (77)

FlyingSkate · Apr 1, 2013

Ottawa Senators - 50

GREAT 'DAY' TO BE A SENS FANS :sens

June 23, 2015

Erie Otters phenom Connor McDavid was taken first overall by the Flyers

NHL TRADES
Vancouver Canucks acquire: D Derek Morris, 2015 3rd (CAR)
Carolina Hurricanes acquire: D Olli Maatta (4 Yellow), LW Sergey Kiselev (2.5 Yellow)
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Ottawa Senators acquire: 2015 3rd (83)
Columbus Blue Jackets acquire: 2015 4th (OTT, #106), 2015 5th (OTT, #136), 2015 6th (OTT, #166)

The Entry Draft saw only two moves made. First, the Canucks shipped out two prospects for Derek Morris and a pick.
The Senators then traded away their 4th, 5th, and 6th picks this year, to move up using the Blue Jackets' 3rd.
The 1st round pick that the Sens previously acquired from the Lightning ended up being second overall.

2015 NHL ENTRY DRAFT - 1ST ROUND

Rank | Team | Player | Pos | Type |-| Rank | Team | Player | Pos | Type
1|PHI|Connor McDavid|C|PLY|- |16|OTT|Brett Laughton|C|TWF
2|OTT| Sean Day |D|OFD|- |17|CGY|Boris Kuvaev|D|OFD
3|NYR|Vladimir Grachev|G|HYB|- |18|NSH|Dmitri Sadikov|C|SNP
4|PHX|Matthew Ray|LW|PLY|- |19|MTL|Charlie Tallinder|RW|PLY
5|COL|Kenny Peters|RW|PWF|- |20|STL|Sven Ericsson|C|PWF
6|BOS|Trent Perzyna|RW|SNP|- |21|PHX|Sven Franzen|LW|TWF
7|VAN|Dmitri Artyukhin|G|HYB|- |22|NJD|Mikael Olsson|D|OFD
8|WPG|Fredrik Jillson|D|DFD|- |23|CBJ|Yury Anisimov|C|SNP
9|NJD|Bryant Lutz|G|BUT|- |24|TBL|Chad Kaleta|C|PLY
10|CAR|Kenny Worrell|G|STD|- |25|FLA|Alvin MacKenzie|D|DFD
11|DAL|Samuel Coleman|C|PLY|- |26|BUF|Torsten Sonntag|LW|TWF
12|PHX|Morgan Wedderburn|C|PLY|- |27|TBL|Scott Funk|C|SNP
13|EDM|Julian Poapst|C|PLY|- |28|PHX|Sven Modin|RW|PWF
14|ANA|Dimitri Revenko|D|DFD|- |29|WSH|Oleg Schastlivy|C|SNP
15|NYI|Vitali Mikhnov|C|SNP|- |30|ANA|Mikael Gustavsson|C|PWF

Draft Notes
-Exceptional Flyers: Philadelphia now have 2 players, Aaron Ekblad and Connor McDavid, who were granted Exceptional status by Hockey Canada.
-Sven Power: Sven Ericsson, Franzen, and Modin played together on Brynas IF this year, in the Elitserien. Phoenix drafted the latter two.
-Great Dane: Bryant Lutz is the second-highest drafted Danish player, after the Coyotes' Mikkel Boedker. Lutz is also the first Danish goalie to be drafted.
-Growing Popularity: Matthew Ray is the highest-drafted Norwegian ever, and Trent Perzyna is the first Hungarian to be drafted

OTTAWA DRAFT REPORT

Rank | Player | Pos | Type | Hand | Age | Ht | Wt | Team | League | Projection
2|Sean Day|D|OFD|Left|17|6'2"|197lbs|Ottawa 67's|OHL|Franchise defenseman skates like the wind, and does everything well
16|Brett Laughton|C|TWF|Left|19|6'3"|211lbs|HC Davos|NLA|Line 2/3 two-way C, Swiss pivot take advantage of his size more
34|Joey Low|C|SNP|Left|19|6'2"|203lbs|Niagara IceDogs|OHL|Line 2/3 scorer shoots hard, but to needs work on his accuracy
51|Bobby Bodie|D|DFD|Left|19|6'1"|196lbs|Peterborough Petes|OHL|3rd pairing, American has a balanced body & stick checking
64|Chad Sweatt|D|OFD|Left|20|6'1"|196lbs|Blainville-Boisbriand Armada|QMJHL|3rd pairing PP specialist, takes risks defensively but creates chances
76|Robinson Robertson|D|OFD|Left|18|6'2"|204lbs|HC Kladno|Czech Extraliga|3rd pairing PP quarterback, Hungarian has great vision and passing
83|Spencer Wand|D|DFD|Left|20|6'3"|185lbs|Kootenay Ice|WHL|3rd pairing defender, blocks shots but needs to fill out large frame
196|Guillaume Gauthier|LW|SNP|Left|19|5'11"|184lbs|Drummondville Voltigeurs|QMJHL|ECHL scorer, Ottawa center Frederik's brother prefers to score

Ottawa Draft Notes
-Size Matters: All but 1 draftee (Gauthier) are at least 6'1" and 185lbs
-Defense First: 5 of 8 Sens selections were defensemen, with the rest being forwards
-Lefties getting some Love: All 8 of Ottawa's newest prospects shoot left

We're very happy with how the draft went this year. We're comfortable with our goalie situation, so we opted to go for skaters this time around.
We expect all of these players to be able to contribute at the highest level, even though some may take longer than others.
- GM Brian Murray

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Up Next: Offseason Recap

CrazyPucker27 · Apr 1, 2013

All of the players with the Bathurst one were created, and I forgot to save my rosters

40 players down the drain! Starting a new one, stay tuned

CrazyPucker27 · Apr 1, 2013

NEW OWNERS IN BB

The Blainville-Boisbriand Armada have been purchased. A group of NHLers, including Roberto Luongo, Kris Letang, and Martin Brodeur, bought the team. "We're honoured to be able to say this deal was a success. We look forward to making this team a hockey hotbed for years to come." said Luongo. "We'll soon hire a coaching staff, along with a GM. That should come rather soon with the midget and import drafts edging around the corner." Letang added. "All of the current Armada players and prospects have found new homes," said Brodeur. "We'll be receiving compensation in the summer to make up for it. Our team will be young, but we will be exciting. We promise Blainville-Boisbriand natives that we will run a proper junior hockey team here." With that, the three men left the press conference.

-May 10th, 2012

CrazyPucker27 · Apr 1, 2013

COACHING STAFF + GM

Instead of hiring a head coach, the Armada owners hired three. They will be associate coaches. All were assistant coaches in the league last year. Mathieu Turcotte (Chicoutimi), Louis Robitaille (Drummondville), and Fabian Joseph (Moncton) are the new Armada coaches. Jean Gagnon, formerly of the Quebec Remparts, will be the general manager of the team. "I know I'm excited," said Joseph. "I really like the idea of associate coaches, and it's going to be a fun time here." Turcotte then said, "I also think it will be an interesting experience. We have an experienced staff, and I look forward to the challenge ahead." Both Robitaille and Gagnon were unavailable for comment. The first step for the organization is the midget draft, where the Armada hold the 4th, and 12th picks in the first round, and many more in later rounds.

-June 1st, 2012

Rankings for the 2012 draft, which takes place June 9th:

jnk96 · Apr 1, 2013

@FlyingSkate
Did you create players or is Sean Day really in the game? I never played that many seasons. I was just wondering how a 15-years-old can be in the game.

plaaplaa72 · Apr 1, 2013

Currently in my 2nd season season of simming with my Calgary Flames.
(Salary cap on etc.)

My Current Record is: 32-12-4 (68p), sitting first in the West and also 1st in the whole league, my current line-up is:

Kreider (82) - Backlund (80) - Baertschi (81) "C"
Ruutu (83) "A" - Stajan (81) - Hudler (81)
Wolski (80) - Bozak (79) - Stempniak (80
Komarov (75) - Fiddler (76) - Stewart (74)

Brodie (79) - White (85) "A"
Cumiskey (77) - Butler (77)
Clendening (74) - Gilroy (76)

Irving (85)
Raanta (76)

I am really surprised that my team is doing great with that kind of a team, i was excepting to be around the bottom 5 in the league(That's why Kreider-Backlund-Baertschi is the top line), but instead we are currently the beast team in the NHL. Even though i traded the best players on this team for picks.

Irving has played like a god this season, and if he continues this pace he will most likely win the Vezina.

And my current leading scorers are Kreider and Baertschi, both tied at 40 points.

izzy · Apr 1, 2013

Beichi10 said:
@FlyingSkate
Did you create players or is Sean Day really in the game? I never played that many seasons. I was just wondering how a 15-years-old can be in the game.

He isn't in mine. Either he created him or I missed the update.

RA9 · Apr 1, 2013

Feaster gone, Flames acquire Koivu

New GM RA9 hit the ground running has he moved D Chris Butler for vet Saku Koivu

The quest for a cup begins for the Calgary Flames, although many fans and pundits alike think the Flames should go for a full-out rebuild, new GM RA9 doesn't think so.

I believe the team I have been handed can win a cup. We a superstar goalie in [Kiprusoff], a star winger in [Iginla], and a elite core on our D. I believe that [Koivu] can help us achieve our goal. His experience is invaluable and he will be used in all situations on the ice.

That wasn't the only move of the day for RA9, as he traded D Derek Smith to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Tampa's 3rd Round pick in the upcoming draft.

The Flame's season opener is on the 11th against the Vancouver Canucks, the tentative lines are as follows:

A. Tanguay-J. Hudler-J. Iginla
C. Glencross-M. Stajan-L.Stempniak
M. Cammalleri-M. Backlund-T. Kostopoplous
B. Comeau-S. Koivu-T. Jackman

J. Bouwmeester- M. Giordano
S. Hannan- D. Wideman
A. Babchuk- C. Sarich

M. Kipprusoff
H. Karlsson

Stay tuned for updated Flames news.

- October 8th, 2012

Deku · Apr 1, 2013

Beichi10 said:
@FlyingSkate
Did you create players or is Sean Day really in the game? I never played that many seasons. I was just wondering how a 15-years-old can be in the game.

I'm pretty sure Sean Day isn't in the game as he's not in the OHL yet. He must have created him.

GodTukka* · Apr 1, 2013

Started my first season of my Stars dynasty.

Pretty much blew up half of my top 6 due to aging.

To Buffalo:

Jagr

To Dallas:

2nd round pick (2013)
3rd round pick (2013)

To Pittsburgh:

Erik Cole
2013 2nd round pick

To Dallas:
Scott Harrington
2014 1st rounder

Then i dealt Morrow to San Jose for like a 1st, signed Morrison 2 center my second line:

Team now looks like:

1st line: Loui Eriksson (C/85)/Derek Roy (86)/Jamie Benn (86) (A)
2nd Line: Ray Whitney (79)/Brendan Morrison (77)/Scott Glennie (73)
3rd Line: Cody Eakin (76)/Vernon Fiddler (77)/Eric Nystrom (75)
4th line: Toby Peterson (75)/ Ryan Garbutt (68)/Riley Smith (68)

D1: Trevor Daley (83)/Alex Goligoski (82)
D2: Aaron Rome (72)/ Stephane Robidas (A) (83)
D3: Philip Larsen (76)/Some minor league guy (72)

Goalies: Kari Lethonen (85)
Jack Campbell (65)

IdolYell · Apr 1, 2013

Well this seems interesting

FlyingSkate · Apr 1, 2013

Beichi10 said:
@FlyingSkate
Did you create players or is Sean Day really in the game? I never played that many seasons. I was just wondering how a 15-years-old can be in the game.

Izzy Mandelbaum said:
He isn't in mine. Either he created him or I missed the update.

Deku Scrub said:
I'm pretty sure Sean Day isn't in the game as he's not in the OHL yet. He must have created him.

Sorry for the confusion, I knew I forgot something. He is 100% not in the game/from an EA roster update, custom-made player. Just wanted to add him because it seemed like he would be drafted by the 67's in real life (although apparently the team plans on taking somebody else), and would make an interesting addition.

FlyingSkate · Apr 1, 2013

Ottawa Senators - 51

SENATORS REKINDLE OLD FLAMES :sens

September 15, 2015

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Both Jarome Iginla (left) and Marc Staal (right) will be joining the Senators this year

NHL Trades
Ottawa Senators acquire: 2015 2nd (COL), 2015 3rd (COL)
Colorado Avalanche acquire: G Daniel Altshuller (3.5 Yellow)
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Tampa Bay Lightning acquire: C Joe Thornton
San Jose Sharks acquire: 2016 1st (OTT), 2016 1st (TBL)

With a glut of goalie prospects, the Sens decided to trade Daniel Altshuller, who will likely play behind Calvin Pickard with the Lake Erie Monsters.
Then, in mid-July, the Sharks announced that they had traded their long-time captain Joe Thornton, to Tampa Bay, in exchange for two firsts next in next year's draft.

Joe's an amazing player, I've played against him and he was with the national team at the 2010 Olympics when I was GM. We've had our eyes on him since Logan (Couture) emerged as the Shark's number one center.
- Tampa Bay GM Steve Yzerman

Re-Signings

Released

Pos|Player|Age|Type|Ovr|Stars
G|Alexander Auld|34|HYB|73|1.0 White
LW|Ruslan Fedotenko|36|TWF|77|2.5 White
D|Mike Lundin|30|DFD|74|3.0 White
D|Art Bidlevskii|24|TGH|66|2.5 Yellow
LW|Shane Prince|22|TWF|65|2.5 Yellow
LW|Daniel Zweep|22|GRN|65|2.5 Yellow

FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

Team|Pos|Player|Type|Cap|Term|Notes
OTT|D|Marc Staal|DFD|5.965m|2 years|Limited NTC (can list 10 teams)
OTT|RW|Jarome Iginla|PWF|4.100m|2 years|None
OTT|LW|Curtis Glencross|TWF|2.000m|1 year|None
OTT|G|Josh Harding|HYB|1.500m|1 year|None
OTT|D|Scott Hannan|DFD|0.950m|1 year|Two-Way

COL|G|Marc-Andre Fleury|HYB|8.685m|3 years|Full NMC
FLA|D|Mike Green|OFD|5.970m|3 years|Limited NTC (unknown)
EDM|G|Jonathan Bernier|HYB|5.200m|3 years|Full NTC
SJS|D|Michael Sauer|TWD|3.210m|2 years|None
MTL|RW|Drew Stafford|TWF|2.915m|2 years|None
MTL|D|Douglas Murray|DFD|2.915m|2 years|None
MTL|C|Rich Peverley|TWF|2.910m|2 years|None
STL|D|Mark Stuart|DFD|2.750m|3 years|None
COL|LW|Steve Ott|GRN|2.125m|3 years|None

OFFSEASON NOTES
The Ottawa Senators re-signed the majority of their players with expiring contracts, but released a mix of older and younger players that no longer fit their plan.
New prospect Sean Day and multiple youngsters from the 2013 draft were given ELCs.
They then signed long-time Calgary Flames Jarome Iginla and Curtis Glencross, as well as adding Thunder Bay native Marc Staal.
Josh Harding, who's expected to battle for the back-up position with Craig Anderson, was also signed.
In addition, Scott Hannan was brought on board, to play with Binghamton.

However, the Colorado Avalanche scored the Free Agency jackpot, in former 1st overall pick and Stanley Cup winning Marc-Andre Fleury, for 3 years. This provides stability after
a few inconsistent years from Semyon Varlamov, and allows high-end prospect Calvin Pickard another year in the 'A'.

After losing Brian Campbell to retirement, the Panthers snagged Mike Green, who was unable to renegotiate a contract with Washington.

Long playing in Jonathan Quick's shadow, Jonathan Bernier was picked up in free agency by the Oilers. With Bernier, they now have a solid duo, with Dubnyk playing back-up.

The Canadiens signed 3 vets to near-identical contracts, readying themselves for a playoff push

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Up Next: Opening Night Line-Up

Tak7 · Apr 2, 2013

WantEggRoll said:
Has anyone ever figured out exactly how to get your forwards to produce in purely simulated play throughs? Often times you will see CPU team players putting up 50+ goal seasons and 90-100pts, but it seems regardless of how good my teams are 70-80pts is normally the most I will get out of star players. I have found that actually simulating the game, as opposed to just skipping by the day, actually tends to translate into better stats, but I've still never been able to get a player to consistently put up 40-50 goals per year.

1st - Compliment your players roles. Playmakers should be playing with snipers. Ideally, playmaker center with elite snipers works great. My top line in Dallas was Benn (PLY) - Drouin (SNI) - Shinkaruk (PLY) - they all ended up having several seasons where they were above a PPG. Drouin always had 50ish goals and 110 points.

2nd - Put good shooters with good passers. Lots of players have GREAT passing ratings (90+), but aren't necessarily super overall players. Put those players with great shooting players. Passers without shooters aren't effective. Shooters without passers aren't as effective.

3rd - Positions. I've had players put up great numbers while playing off position (Shinkaruk on the right wing), but generally players tend to do much better in their own positions - (LW-C-RW) is better than (C-C-RW).

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