NHL 18 Franchise Mode :Expansion Edition

Jadenb · Mar 2, 2018

Hope Bringer said:
Do you play those preseason games or sim them? I've always just simmed through preseason, or play one game with the minor league lineup to see if I like a player, but just curious. Maybe I should be paying more attention to this . . .

You want to sim and see who’s out there for the most goals and has a good +/- I’m taking a +5 guy for my fourth line over a 3 goal guy with a -3.

Cygnusx1018 · Mar 4, 2018

Jadenb said:
You want to sim and see who’s out there for the most goals and has a good +/- I’m taking a +5 guy for my fourth line over a 3 goal guy with a -3.

Really? I’d rather have 4 scoring lines than 2 scoring two shutdown. And I hate that plus minus is the only way to measure defense. They really need to add some advanced stats

Jadenb · Mar 5, 2018

Cygnusx1018 said:
Really? I’d rather have 4 scoring lines than 2 scoring two shutdown. And I hate that plus minus is the only way to measure defense. They really need to add some advanced stats

Giveaways, takeaways, blocked shots...

kinger8998 · Mar 5, 2018

New York Rangers Expansion Mode

2017-2018 NHL Season

Preview

*** NOTES ***
~ Buchnevich, Chytil are Med Elites, Lias Andersson Med Top 6F
~ Libor Hajek, Brett Howden Med Top 4D, Med Top 6F respectfully
~ Sean Day Low Top 4D
~ Ty Ronning 67 Med Top 9F
~ Patrik Virta Low Top 9F
Tim Gettinger 68 OVR

BREAKING NEWS: Ranger GM Jeff Gorton steps down as GM citing wanting to keep his "legacy" intact
Sept. 18th, 2017
After announcing the rebuild/retool/reshape plans, and trading captain Ryan McDonagh along with J.T Miller, Rick Nash, Nick Holden and Michael Grabner; Jeff Gorton wanted to be seen as the guy who got the Rangers on the right path for great things, but not the one who ruins it with other bad decisions. In his place, rookie GM Brant King takes over. This was kind of a statement. Young, new team; young, new GM.

The New York Rangers enter the season with low hopes of making the playoffs or any type of run. They've committed to a rebuild/retool and they have 3 first round picks this year to show for it. In nets, Henrik Lundqvist is the only hope to carry this team on a run, not that anyone in the organization expects that from the soon to be 36-year old. Team captain Mats Zuccarello and assistants Marc Staal and Kevin Shattenkirk are the leadership core, and presumably for the next few years barring a shocking trade or a possible Staal buyout.

Opening Night Lineup
LW | C | RW
Kreider 84 | Zibanejad 85 | Buchnevich 82
Vesey 79 | Namestnikov 83 | Zuccarello 85
Spooner 81 | Hayes 81 | Fast 79
Beleskey 77 | Holland 76 | Desharnais 77
McLeod 75

Skjei 83 | Shattenkirk 85
Staal 80 | Sproul 77
Smith 79 | DeAngelo 77
Kampfer 75

Lundqvist 90
Pavelec 80

NHL Season

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers end November undefeated, sit 1st in NHL
Dec. 1st, 2017
The Rangers are the best team in the NHL. Who could've forseen that after they traded the players they did. There is an inevitable collapse coming, as this pace is unsustainable, but Henrik Lundqvist has acted as if he were back in 2012. Boy are the Rangers fun to watch, so enjoy it while it lasts.

BREAKING NEWS: Marc Staal requires elbow surgery, out until Trade Deadline.
Dec. 5th, 2018
To replace the oft-injured veteran, the Rangers have recalled Chris Bigras from the AHL. Staal was enjoying somewhat of a revival playign with Ryan Sproul, owning a +23 rating in 30 games.

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

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Duthie: Hey folks, were here with our 2018 Edition of NHL TradeCentre, specifically highlighting the surprising Rangers. Before we get to their moves today, let's go to all of our Analysts to see what they think about this team.,

Ferraro: Let's start off with the fact that the Rangers are 40-18-5 and 3rd in the NHL. Everyone, even themselves, expected them to be a lottery team yet here they are, with possibly their best performing team since 2014-2015.

O'Neill: Yeah Ray, you can credit this to the King. Henrik Lundqvist should win the Vezina and the Hart, no question about it. Just one week away from his 36th, the vet has lifted a young team onto his shoulders and is about to take them straight to the playoffs. Just Incredible.

Biron: You're right Jeff, Lundqvist is the best goalie in the world right now, so dialed in.

Poulin: Not to take anything away from Hank, but I think youguys are seriously discounting Mika Zibanejad right now. With 57 points in 63 games, he is leading the Rangers offensively. He's already surpassed his career highs and he has flourished as the #1 center between Kreider and Buchneivch.

McGuire: Why has no one men-

Duthie: Sorry Pierre but we've got to get back to the Trade Breakers to report the Rangers trades.

McKenzie: The Rangers have traded veteran center David Desharnais to divisional rival Carolina Hurricanes for prospect Janne Kuokkanen. Kuokkanen will center the Rangers 4th line, and brings a youthful presence to a fourth line comprised of veterans. Carolina gets the experienced center they wanted heading into the Playoff hunt.

Dreger: The Rangers have made another depth move, trading C Peter Holland to the Chicago Blackhawks for a 6th in '18.

LeBrun: The Rangers and Blackhawks have made another deal. The Blackhawks get Ondrej Pavelec, the top rental goalie on the market with Crawford injured, and the Rangers acquire 23-year old Vinnie Hinostroza and a 7th in 2018.

Miller: In other news around the league, the Flyers sent Wayne Simmonds and Matt Read to the wild for Matt Dumba and some picks, and the Montreal Canadiens sent prospect Nikita Scherbak to the Blues for Jay Bouwmeester.

Button: Also knocked off my Trade Bait board are defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson, traded to Carolina for Aleksi Saarela and a 2nd, and James Neal, who fetched the Knights a pair of 2nd rounders from the Canucks.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Janne Kuokkanen 75 19 Med Bottom 6F C 2 way Forward 62 GP

14G-39A-53P
+5 ... 10 PIM
(AHL)
3/$0.845M
Vinnie Hinostroza 75 23 Med Top 9F RW Playmaker 62 GP

13G-33A-46P
+26 ... 2 PIM
(AHL)
1/$0.715
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BREAKING NEWS: Brady Skjei and Kevin Hayes accept contract extensions.
March 25th, 2019
The Rangers #1 defenseman and one of their most tenured players are sticking around. Both players signed long term deals to stay with the Rangers.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV Ext. Years/AAV
Brady Skjei 85 24 Med Elite D 2 way D 82 GP

7G-24A-31P
+12 ... 56 PIM
1/$0.925M 5/$6.975M
Kevin Hayes 81 25 Med Top 6F C Power Forward 82 GP

21G-26A-47P
+9 ... 38 PIM
1/$2.600M 3/$4.000M
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BREAKING NEWS: Rangers sign re-up Spooner and Namestnikov.
April 7th, 2018
After the Rangers final regular season game, they announced the signing of recent acquisitions Ryan Spooner and Vlad Namestnikov to long term deals. Both players posted new career highs in points.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV Ext. Years/AAV
Ryan Spooner 81 26 Med Top 6F LW Playmaker 82 GP

16G-40A-56P
+8 ... 10 PIM
1/$2.825M 3/$3.975M
Vlad Namestnikov 83 25 Med Top 6F C Sniper 82 GP

21G-30A-51P
+18 ... 8 PIM
1/$1.940M 4/$6.000M
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Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
51-25-6	28-10-3	23-15-3	2.93 (T-7th)	2.43 (3rd)	17.9%	83.5% (6th)	1st	3rd	3rd	Yes.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	41-23-4	.922	2.39	7
Marek Mazanec	2-0-1	.915	2.79	0

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Henrik Lundqvist was stellar in nets all season for the Rangers, carrying an inexperienced team expecting to rebuild into the Playoffs. Marek Mazanec, who took over as backup for the departed Pavelec, was good enough in a limited role.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk	82	4	45	49	+13	6
Brady Skjei	82	7	24	31	+12	56
Tony DeAngelo	82	5	13	18	+6	2
Ryan Sproul	82	5	6	11	+19	22
Marc Staal	52	3	4	7	+27	14
Brendan Smith	82	3	1	4	+2	42
Chris Bigras	20	0	1	1	+3	0
Steven Kampfer	10	0	0	0	-4	10

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Kevin Shattenkirk was a hit in his first season on Broadway. Brady Skjei is well on his way to replacing Ryan McDonagh as the teams #1 defenseman. Tony DeAngelo and Ryan Sproul stepped in and solidified the right side nicely, while veterans Marc Staal and Brendan Smith help their own on the left. Chris Bigras performed adequately in his callup, while Steven Kampfer was subpar in his cameo's.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Mika Zibanejad	82	23	46	69	+15	74
Mats Zuccarello	82	23	45	68	+23	8
Chris Kreider	82	21	39	60	+17	70
Ryan Spooner	82	16	40	56	+8	10
Pavel Buchnevich	82	24	29	53	+16	10
Vlad Namestnikov	82	21	30	51	+18	8
Kevin Hayes	82	21	26	47	+9	38
Jesper Fast	82	16	18	34	+6	12
Jimmy Vesey	82	15	19	34	+17	10
Matt Beleskey	82	14	10	24	-5	40
Boo Nieves	40	3	8	11	-6	6
Cody McLeod	34	3	7	10	-1	28
Janne Kuokkanen	19	1	3	4	-5	0
Vinnie Hinostroza	8	0	0	0	-4	2

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The Good: Mika Zibanejad finally came into his own as a #1C, while Mats Zuccarello posted a new career high in points. Chris Kreider broke out in a big way for the Rangers, while his opposite wing Pavel Buchnevich excelled in his sophomore season. Vlad Namestnikov and Ryan Spooner also succeeded in their first seasons as Rangers, surpassing their previous career highs. Kevin Hayes posted a new career high in goals. Jesper Fast and Matt Beleskey both surpassed expectations in their bottom 6 roles.

The Okay: Jimmy Vesey upped his production from last season, but more was expected of him in a top-6 role. Boo Nieves couldn't get into the lineup consistently but when he did he was one of the Rangers better depth guys. Cody McLeod, had set a low bar in previous seasons, but he managed to stay out of the box and still contribute 10 points.

The Ugly: Trade Deadline acquisitions Janne Kuokkanen and Vinnie Hinostroza were both given ample opportunity to excel in a bottom-6 role as tempo guys, but failed to produce to the tune of what was expected.

Next Post: 2018 NHL Playoffs and 2018 Offseason

kinger8998 · Mar 8, 2018

New York Rangers GM Mode

2018 NHL Playoffs and 2018 Offseason

2018 NHL Playoffs

The Rangers drew a matchup against the WC Senators in the 1st round of the Playoffs. The Rangers are the favorites heading into this, because of a young exciting offense and a guy named Henrik Lundqvist. They will need to find a way to shut down Erik Karlsson though, as the 2nd best Swede in the series could also wreak havoc.

Game Score NYR Goals Goalie Thoughts
1 4-2 NYR Zibanejad (1,2,3), Buchnevich (1) Lundqvist
(.928 SV%)(2.00 GAA) Zibanejad comes up big for the Rangers.
2 5-4 OTT
(OT) Namestnikov (1,2), Fast (1), Zuccarello (1) Lundqvist
(.896 SV%)(3.53 GAA) Exciting game.
3 3-2 NYR Spooner (1), Buchnevich (2), Nieves (1) Lundqvist
(.941 SV%)(2.00 GAA) Rangers come back from down 2-0
to win.
4 4-3 OTT
(OT) Buchnevich (3,4), Hayes (1) Lundqvist
(1.000 SV%)(0.00 GAA)
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Mazanec
(.875 SV%)(4.25 GAA) Namestnikov & Lundqvist both injured.
Namestnikov out for 1 wk, Lundqvist
to start next game.
5 2-1 OTT Beleskey (1) Lundqvist
(.945 SV%)(2.00 GAA) Rangers on verge of elimination.
6 4-2 OTT Buchnevich (5), Zibanejad (4) Lundqvist
(.906 SV%)(3.01 GAA) Rangers eliminated in 1st round of PO.
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BREAKING NEWS: Brian Gionta and Jason Chimera announce retirement.

2018 NHL Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers trade Marc Staal to Oilers for 7th round pick.
NHL Draft Day
The Rangers want to get younger and moving veteran Staal was part of that. The Rangers retained $700K of his salary.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers trade Smith and a 3rd rounder to Dallas for prospect.
NHL Draft Day
The Rangers didn't want to retain more salary so in order to get the deal done they had to add a 3rd rounder to the deal. Remi Elie comes to the Rangers after completing his first full NHL season.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Remi Elie 75 23 Low Top 9F LW 2 way F 82 GP
12G-7A-19P
-9 ... 25 PIM N/A (exp.)
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Notable Draft Picks

Round	Pick	Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type
1	23	Ryan MacLeod	55	18	Med Top 6F	LW	Power Forward
1	26	Nando Eggenberger	51	18	Med Top 6F	LW	2 way Forward
1	29	Alexis Gravel	55	18	Med Starter	G	Hybrid
2	50	Dominik Bokk	56	18	Med Bottom 6F	RW	2 way Forward
2	57	Ivan Kosorenkov	66	20	High Top 9F	RW/C	Sniper
3	85	Tyler Popowich	54	18	Low Top 6F	LW/RW	Power Forward

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Resign Phase

After clearing cap space at the Draft, the Rangers entered the re-sign phase with just over $13.000M in space to resign their FA's.
Important RFA's include Jimmy Vesey and Tony DeAngelo as well as Ryan Sproul, while the teams lone NHL UFA is Cody McLeod.

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Exp. AAV	Years/AAV	Thoughts
Jimmy Vesey	81	25	Med Top 6F	LW	2 way F	82 GP 15G-19A-34P +17 10 PIM	$0.925M	1/$2.750M	A prove it contract for Vesey, who needs to show he can handle a Top 6 role.
Tony DeAngelo	80	22	Med Top 4D	D	Offensive D	82 GP 5G-13A-18P +6 2 PIM	$0.925M	2/$2.500M	DeAngelo will have an expanded role on a young Rangers defense, should get a long term contract after this one.
Ryan Sproul	77	25	Med Top 6D	D	2 way D	82 GP 5G-6A-11P +19 22 PIM	$0.850M	3/$1.400M	Sproul will hold his spot in Rangers defense core has chance to earn bigger role with good performance. If not, good value for 3rd pair D.
Vinnie Hinostroza	76	24	Med Top 9F	RW	Playmaker	8 GP 0G-0A-0P -4 2 PIM	$0.675M	1/$0.850M	Hinostroza disappointed after Trade Deadline, will need to eanr next contract.
Boo Nieves	76	24	High Bttm 6F	C	Playmaker	40 GP 3G-8A-11P -6 6 PIM	$0.715M	2/$0.900M	Depth forward.
Chris Bigras	75	23	Med Top 4D	D	2 way D	20 GP 0G-1A-1P +3 0 PIM	$0.775M	2/$0.975M	Best bet to take over roster spot this year. Promising young defender could develop into impact player over this deal.
Remi Elie	75	23	Low Top 9F	LW	2 way F	82 GP 12G-7A-19P -9 25 PIM	$0.765M	1/$0.925M	Rangers like this guy. Could start off season on 4th.
Rob O'Gara	74	24	Med Top 6D	D	Defensive D	82 GP 3g-9A-12P -5 44 PIM (AHL)	??	2/$0.800M	Long shot to make NHL, but good AHL defender.
Ty Ronning	74	20	Med Top 9F	RW/C	Sniper	N/A	N/A	3/$0.925M	Will be impact AHLer in 1st year, but watch for Ronning to make NHL jump in year 2 of ELC.
John Gilmour	73	25	Med 7th D	D	2 way D	82 GP 2G-17A-19P +18 20 PIM (AHL)	$0.900M	2/$0.775M	Long shot to make NHL in career, but solid AHL depth.
Adam Tambellini (AHL) ---------------- Dan Cattenacci (AHL)	//	//	////	///	////	////	///	////	Tarmo Reunanen (ELC) Patrik Virta (ELC) Calle Sjalin (ELC)

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Free Agency

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers sign former Islander Jaroslav Halak to a 1-year deal.
July 1st, 2018
In the market for a new backup, the Rangers stayed in state, signing Islanders goalie Jaro Halak to a 1-year $2.000M deal. The veteran netminder will provide stability behind Henrik Lundqvist, allowing more rest.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Jaroslav Halak 83 33 N/A G Hybrid 52 GP
26-22-3
.917 SV%
2.56 GAA
2 SO 1/$2.000M
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BREAKING NEWS: Rangers steal RFA Kempe from Kings, forfeit 2nd rounder.
July 15th, 2018
With the Rangers looking to infuse their roster with young talent, they swooped in and preyed on the LA Kings, who couldn't sign their RFA Adrian Kempe. The Rangers offered a 3 year deal worth a total of $10.500M. Kempe will have a chance to earn himself a major role in the Rangers Top 6 forward group.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Adrian Kempe 82 22 Low Top 6F LW 2 way F 82 GP
18G-32A-50P
+1 ... 38 PIM 3/$3.500M
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Next Post: 2018-2019 NHL Season

kinger8998 · Mar 8, 2018

New York Rangers GM Mode

2018-2019 NHL Season

Season Preview

In nets the best goaltender of his generation returns for yet another season. Henrik Lundqvist was dazzling last season, and although there are always warnings that father time will catch up this season, the Rangers expect nothing less of Hank. To back him up, the Rangers have tasked Jaroslav Halak with those duties. The 33-year old was a Free Agent signing this offseason.

On defense, Brady Skjei begins his new deal which comes with bigger expectations as the teams #1 D-man. Also returning are Kevin Shattenkirk, Ryan Sproul and Tony DeAngelo. Filling out the defense are rookies Chris Bigras and Neal Pionk, who are somewhat of unknowns coming into the season.

The Rangers have a very young, talented forward group. Familiar faces return in 11 of 14 forwards on the roster including Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, Pavel Buchnevich, Mats Zuccarello, Vlad Namestnikov, Ryan Spooner, Kevin Hayes, Jimmy Vesey, Jesper Fast, Vinnie Hinstroza and Janne Kuokkanen. Joining them is FA signing Adrian Kempe and both of the Rangers 2017 first round picks Lias Andersson and Filip Chytil. The Rangers could use their surplus of forwards to acquire a defenseman if the currently inexperienced 3rd pair doesn't work. Cut from the team is vet Matt Beleskey, who finds himself buried in the minors and on the trading block.

Opening Night Lineup
LW | C | RW
Kreider 85 | Zibanejad 88 | Buchnevich 86
Kempe 82 | Namestnikov 84 | Zuccarello 85
Spooner 82 | Chytil 79 | Hayes 82
Vesey 82 | Andersson 77 | Fast 80
Hinostroza 78 | Kuokkanen 75

Skjei 87 | DeAngelo 82
Bigras 77 | Shattenkirk 86
Pionk 78 | Sproul 78
Kampfer 75

Lundqvist 90
Halak 83

First 3/4 of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers off to incredible start, sit first in NHL
Dec. 1st, 2018
The Rangers are 17-5-3 and have are atop the NHL standings heading into the winter of 2018. Goaltending has been the savior of the team that has been streaky offensively. Can they keep it up?

BREAKING NEWS: After incredible start, Rangers fall victim to a single win in December.
Jan. 1st, 2019
The Rangers were sitting pretty first overall until they got the Winter Blues, going 1-10-3 in the month of December. Lundqvist couldn't save them this time as they ran into injuries to top players in Zibanejad, Zuccarello and Shattenkirk. The rut plunged them to 5th in the Metro, and the last WC spot.

BREAKING NEWS: Halfway through season, Kempe leads Rangers in points.
Jan, 5th, 2019
The Rangers stars have struggled, but Kempe has thrived on Broadway. The young forward has 31 points (13-18-31) in 41 games this season. Kevin Hayes has struggled compared to last season, as has Chris Kreider. Henrik Lundqvist owns a .935 SV%
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BREAKING NEWS: Henrik Lundqvist injured, week-to-week.
Feb. 10th, 2019
With the Rangers needing to decide if they're contenders or pretenders heading into the Trade Deadline, this could finally push the wobbly train that has been the Rangers off their tracks.

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

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Duthie: Welcome to the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline folks! I'm James Duthie, here with our Trade Breakers, Insiders and others to follow the NHL, specifically the New York Rangers. I'll send you straight to our Deadline Panel for a Recap on the Rangers to this point.

McLennan: The Rangers have been a very interesting team, almost 3 different teams in the same season. After starting off their season on a torrid pace for the second straight year, this year they hit rock bottom in December, before finding a happy medium up until now. The only constant has been Henrik Lundqvist's incredible play, but with his injury you wonder if the Rangers are going to bite the bullet here and sell.

Ward: You'd have to think that's whats going to happen here. They have to resign Pavel Buchnevich this offseason, and can't do that AND sign Mats Zuccarello. One has to go and you can already assume it's going to be the elder.

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McKenzie: Sorry to interrupt guys but the Rangers have made a couple moves here. First off, they've moved Jimmy Vesey to the Toronton Maple Leafs for Sam Morin and Dmytro Timashov. And in a corresponding move, they've dealt Ryan Sproul, a 2nd in 2020 and a 6th in 2019 to the Anaheim Ducks for Maxime Comtois.

Ferraro: This signals change here in New York. They've dealt 2 roster players, and only gotten one in return. The real haul here is in prospects. Maxime Comtois obviously has seen his stock fall drastically since the year before his draft, but is still a solid prospects. Timashov does have his flaws, but the kids real talented. My favorite part here is Morin though. The swap of Sproul for Morin is a real good one for the Rangers, as they add a more defensive defenseman.

Dreger: Were not done here. The Rangers have traded yet another one of their captains. Mats Zuccarello, a fan favorite and one of the longest tenured Rangers, has been traded to the Bruins along with Matt Beleskey for Jakub Zboril and a 1st in 2019.

Biron: The Bruins are major contenders this year. But on the flip side, the Rangers are building a real nice crop of prospects. Zboril will be a top-4 defender one day in New York, and this gives the Rangers two first round picks in the upcoming draft.

Miller: The Rangers have added yet another prospect. This time at the expense of Kevin Hayes and a 4th round pick in this years draft, they've acquired Nikita Scherbak from the St. Louis Blues. Scherbak will join the Rangers right away and they expect him to be a major performer.

O'Neill: Kevin Hayes was really underperforming this season and the Rangers are lucky they got this haul for him. They preyed on the Blues desperation for size and depth up the middle, as any contending team needs. Scherbak gives the Rangers song depth on the wings, and a real shooter that they just lack for the most part up front. This is a real good haul.

LeBrun: Were just moments away from the deadline here and the Rangers seem to have made their final move to solidify the tank this season. They've traded Jaroslav Halak, while Henrik Lundqvist is already out, along with prospects Dawson Leedahl and Sergei Zborivskiy to the LA Kings for prospect Kale Clague, RFA Tobias Rieder, a 2nd rounder and a 6th rounder.

McGuire: Rieder can't be signed until the offseason, Clague is a prospect, and the draft picks are just that, draft picks. The Rangers have gutted their roster, with the remains a team barely recognizable. If this Trade Deadline was a success remains to be seem, but if they're goal is to sell, then they've completed that.

Button: Two more notes here guys. The Rangers have claimed Riley Nash off waivers from the Bruins, and he will join the team for their game tonight in Ottawa. Also, the Rangers have recalled Brett Howden from the AHL.

Duthie: Well, that's all here guys. We'll see you at the draft.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Jakub Zboril 74 22 Med Top 4D D 2 way D 63 GP

4G-10A-14P
-20 ... 14 PIM
2/$0.925M
Nikita Scherbak 78 23 Med Top 6F RW/C Playmaker 64 GP

23G-30A-53P
+17 ... 13 PIM
(AHL)
1/$0.935M
Samuel Morin 79 23 Low Top 4D D Defensive D 64 GP

3G-4A-7P
+7 ... 52 PIM
2/$0.915M
Dmytro Timashov 73 22 Med Top 9F LW Playmaker 63 GP

12G-31A-43P
+9 ... 4 PIM
1/$0.695M
Kale Clague 70 20 Med Top 6D D 2 way D 55 GP

5G-10A-15P
-11 ... 9 PIM
3/$0.795M
Riley Nash 77 29 N/A C/LW/RW 2 way F 65 GP

7G-12A-19P
+0 ... 14 PIM
1/$1.015M
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Post Deadline Lineup
LW | C | RW

Spooner 82 | Zibanejad 88 | Buchnevich 87
Namestnikov 84 | Chytil 80 | Kempe 82
Kreider 85 | Howden 80 | Scherbak 78
Nash 77 | Andersson 77 | Fast 80
Hinostroza 78

Skjei 87 | Shattenkirk 86

Morin 79 | DeAngelo 82
Bigras 77 | Pionk 78
Kampfer 75

Georgijev 69
Halverson 69
Lundqvist 90*

* - injured

Record Home Away GFPG GAPG PP% PK% Division Conference NHL Playoffs
40-31-11 21-13-7 19-18-4 2.70 (20th) 2.65 (13th) 20.2% (14th) 79.5% (20th) 6th 9th 15th No.
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Goalie Record SV% GAA SO
Henrik Lundqvist 25-15-8 .931 1.98 6
Alexandar Georgijev

Brandon Halverson
5-5-1

3-5-0
.887

.855
3.32

4.27
0

0
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Henrik Lundqvist ran into injured that derailed his chance at 30 wins again. Otherwise, posting the best SV% of his career, he was inredibly and the Rangers can count on him next year to carry them. They will need to find a new backup.

Player GP G A P +/- PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk 80 8 38 46 +7 6
Brady Skjei 82 5 39 44 -5 48
Tony DeAngelo 82 6 20 26 +1 20
Neal Pionk 82 0 16 16 +5 11
Samuel Morin 82 5 4 9 +10 70
Chris Bigras 80 2 4 6 -23 18
Steven Kampfer 5 0 0 0 -4 4
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Brady Skjei, Kevin Shattenkirk, Tony DeAngelo and Neal Pionk were all splendid. In his stint after the Trade Deadline, Samuel Morin was a calming defensive presence, but Chris Bigras struggled in his sophomore season. Kampfer Kampfer'd it.

Player GP G A P +/- PIM
Mika Zibanejad 79 25 30 55 +4 60
Pavel Buchnevich 82 23 32 53 +1 18
Vlad Namestnikov 82 17 32 49 -10 6
Ryan Spooner 82 19 29 48 +7 16
Adrian Kempe 82 17 24 41 -5 41
Chris Kreider 82 15 24 39 +2 65
Filip Chytil 82 13 17 30 -9 10
Jesper Fast 82 15 12 27 -4 14
Riley Nash 82 9 16 25 +3 16
Lias Andersson 82 9 14 23 -5 10
Brett Howden 19 4 4 8 +1 2
Nikita Scherbak 19 2 2 4 -3 6
Vinnie Hinostroza 5 2 1 3 +2 0
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Just a complete mess. That is except for Namestnikov, Spooner, Chytil and Howden.

Next Post: 2019 NHL Offseason and 2019-2020 NHL Season

ThorNton Apologist · Mar 8, 2018

Interesting to see you have Chytil at med elite over Andersson med top 6.
I do know Chytil is a great prospect

kinger8998 · Mar 10, 2018

ThorNton Apologist said:
Interesting to see you have Chytil at med elite over Andersson med top 6.
I do know Chytil is a great prospect

Chtyil could've probably been low elite, but after his season he's having in the AHL i felt comfortable giving him that high ceiling.

kinger8998 · Mar 10, 2018

New York Rangers GM Mode

2019 Offseason and 2019-2020 NHL Season

BREAKING NEWS: Jaromir Jagr retires from NHL, accumulated 1967 points in 1823 games.

Other notable retirements include MIke Ribeiro (1074 games), Matt Cullen (1409 games), Chris Kunitz (1018 games), Michael Rosival (1045 games) and Francois Beauchemin (1000 games).

2019 NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers move Kredier to Golden Knights for 2020 1st round pick.
NHL Entry Draft
The Rangers are making way for their young guys to get into the lineup. The youth movement is real. The Rangers are taking a calculated risk here that Vegas might be back enough for this pick to be high.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers move 3rd, 4th Round picks to Florida for McCann.
NHL Entry Draft
The Rangers after moving Kreider were looking for depth to fill spots in, and McCann fits the bill. The maligned prospect has now been passed on by Vancouver and Floirda, so the Rangers may be his last chance to make the NHL full time.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers select Nolan Foote with 15th overall pick
NHL Entry Draft

Resign Phase and Free Agency

* - FORGOT TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE SIGNINGS IN RESIGN PHASE I'LL RECAP BIGGEST ONES
~ Pavel Buchnevich, 2 years/$7.000M
~ Jared McCann, 2 years/$0.950M
~ Nikita Scherbak, 2 years/$0.950M
~ Chris Bigras, 1 year/$0.975M
~ Neal Pionk, 1 year/$0.950M
~ Vinni Lettieri, 3 years/$0.950M

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* - AND THE FREE AGENT SEASON...
~ Max Patioretty, 4 years/$7.000M
~ Nikita Zadorov, 2 years/$3.300M
~ Antti Raanta 2 years/$2.000M
~ Antoine Vermette, 1 year/$1.750M

2019-2020 NHL Season

Henrik Lundqvist returns with a roster in front of him that could legitimately win the cup. His partner in crime is an old friend in Antti Raanta, who returns to New York after his stint in Arizona.

The Rangers return with the best defensive core they've had since their sun to the Cup Finals in 2013-2014. Brady Skjei seems ready to become one of the league elite defenders, while Kevin Shattenkirk handles the offense on his right side. The second pair of Nikita Zadorov and Tony DeAngelo has a nice look and blend between defense and offense, while the third pair of Samuel Morin and Neal Pionk/Chris Bigras won't be pushed around.

The Rangers have possible the best offensive group in the league. Headlined by elite players such as Max Pacioretty, Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Buchnevich, the Rangers have top end talent they haven't had in a long time. The supporting cast includes established players such as Vlad Namestnikov, Ryan Spooner and Adrain Kempe along with sophomores like Nikita Scherbak, Filip Chytil and rookie Brett Howden. The Rangers round out their depth up front with newcomers Jared McCann and Tobias Rieder and rookie Ty Ronning, with Antoine Vermette and Vinnie Hionostroza serving as extras.

The Rangers decided to start Lias Andersson in the AHL after a disappointing rookie season, albeit on the 4th line.

Opening Night Lineup
LW | C | RW
Pacioretty 88 | Zibanejad 88 | Scherbak 80

Namestnikov 85 | Chytil 82 | Buchnevich 90

Spooner 82 | Howden 82 | Kempe 81

Rieder 79 | McCann 78 | Ronning 79
Hinostroza 79 | Vermette 77

Skjei 90 | Shattenkirk 86

Zadorov 84 | DeAngelo 84

Morin 81 | Pionk 78

Bigras 79

Lundqvist 90
Raanta 83

First Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Pacioretty scores Hattrick in first game with Rangers en route to 6-1 victory.
Oct. 5th, 2019
Another newcomer Jared McCann also registered 2 assists in the Opening Night victory.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers end November with 10-10-6 record, 7th in Metro.
Dec. 1st, 2019
It's funny how when you have a lesser roster you do better. With all the signs pointing towards this being the Rangers year, they've fallen apart at the starting line. The offsense is clicking, but defense and even goaltending have been issues with Lundqvist seemingly finally hitting his age.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
17-17-7	6-10-4	11-7-3	2.80 (9th)	2.71 (17th)	23.7% (2nd)	87.8% (1st)	7th	13th	24th	No.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	12-10-6	.916	2.27	0
Alexandar Georgijev Antti Raanta	0-1-0 5-6-1	.891 .890	4.07 3.30	0 0

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Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk	36	1	23	24	-8	9
Brady Skjei	38	1	20	21	-3	24
Tony DeAngelo	41	5	13	18	-4	8
Neal Pionk	41	1	6	7	+0	4
Chris Bigras	7	2	2	4	+2	2
Nikita Zadorov	41	2	1	3	-15	20
Samuel Morin	41	0	3	3	-4	20

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Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Pavel Buchnevich	41	9	29	38	+8	4
Max Pacioretty	41	27	9	36	+3	41
Mika Zibanejad	39	7	24	31	-1	28
Vlad Namestnikov	40	14	16	30	+7	8
Filip Chytil	41	6	18	24	+3	5
Brett Howden	41	8	11	19	-13	4
Nikita Scherbak	41	10	6	16	-4	6
Adrian Kempe	41	3	10	13	+0	21
Ty Ronning	41	7	4	11	-12	2
Ryan Spooner	41	5	6	11	-6	0
Jared McCann	26	1	6	7	-5	2
Tobias Rieder	41	4	1	5	-15	2
Antoine Vermette	18	2	0	2	-13	4
Vinnie Hinostroza	1	0	0	0	-1	0

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Second Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers GM Brant King holds press conference.

King: Hey folks, this is gonna be a quick one. I have a trade to announce, and a statement to put out there to you fans. We do not stand for losing. This group was given every opportunity to win, and they should have. Changes are being made to get a winning culture in this dressing room. Enough with the losing.

We've sent Nikita Zadorov and Tobias Rieder to the Chicago Blackhawks for Marian Hossa and Lance Bouma, along with a 2nd round pick in this years draft and a 3rd in next. Marian is an esteemed veteran who knows how to win and we want that. Lance will greatly contribute with a give it all attitude in our bottom-6.

That is all. See you at the Trade Deadline.

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BREAKING NEWS: Rangers and Red Wings swap struggling forwards, Rangers recieve 4th rounder.
Feb. 8th, 2020
The Rangers moved Ryan Spooner, who struggled to the tune of just 12 points, to the Red Wings for Andreas Athanasiou. AA is an RFA at years end, and wasn't going to comply to the Wings cap needs for struggling forward.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers complete Blockbuster with Arizona, acquire Dylan Strome.
Feb. 19th, 2020
Just days before the Trade Deadline the Arizona Coyotes approached the Rangers with a trade they couldn't refuse. The Rangers acquired Dylan Strome, and parted with Ryan MacLeod, Jakub Zboril, Noel Orzcley (2019 2nd rounder) and a 3rd round pick. Dylan Strome will become the teams 2nd line center.

The Rangers also sent Ty Ronning to the AHL.

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BREAKING NEWS: Rangers move Raanta to Stars for prospect, pick.
Trade Deadline Day
The Rangers didn't like the way Raanta's second stint in New York was going, so they traded him to the Stars along with Lance Bouma for prospect Jason Robertson and a 2nd round pick.

They then subsequently flipped that pick to the San Jose Sharks for backup Aaron Dell.

BREAKING NEWS: Rangers clinch Playoffs on last day of Regular Season off of 4 game winning streak.
March 5th, 2020
The Rangers return to the Playoffs as the 1st WC and will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
42-29-11	20-15-6	22-14-5	2.73 (12th)	2.50 (6th)	21.8% (6th)	85.7% (1st)	4th	8th	11th	Yes.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Henrik Lundqvist	34-19-9	.922	2.21	3
Alexandar Georgijev Aaron Dell	0-1-0 2-2-1	.891 .893	4.07 2.91	0 0

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~ Henrik Lundqvist rebounded back to his normal form, carrying the Rangers to the Playoffs once again.
~ The Rangers continue to search for a backup that performs after Dell's bad 5 games.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Kevin Shattenkirk	77	6	49	55	-9	15
Brady Skjei	77	2	32	34	-11	41
Tony DeAngelo	82	5	22	27	-2	18
Neal Pionk	82	1	15	16	+4	6
Chris Bigras	48	3	6	9	+12	10

Samuel Morin	82	1	6	7	+0	41

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~ Kevin Shattenkirk was incredibly offsensively but...
~ Him, Skjei and DeAngelo were all bad defensively.
~ Neal Pionk and Chris Bigras were pleasant surprises
~ Sam Morin was adequate.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Pavel Buchnevich	81	17	55	72	+17	14
Max Pacioretty	82	47	21	68	+3	59
Mika Zibanejad	80	19	49	68	+9	64
Vlad Namestnikov	81	21	28	49	+16	14
Dylan Strome	81	14	30	44	-16	2
Filip Chytil	82	13	26	39	-3	5
Brett Howden	82	15	20	35	-23	13
Nikita Scherbak	82	19	13	32	-7	6
Adrian Kempe	81	12	15	27	-3	51
Marian Hossa	86	9	18	27	-13	25
Andreas Athanasiou	81	9	10	19	-17	20
Jared McCann	27	1	6	7	-4	4
Antoine Vermette	37	2	2	4	-13	6
Vinnie Hinostroza	3	0	0	0	-1	0

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~ The Rangers were carried offensively by Pavel Buchnevich, Mika ZIbanejad and Max Pacioretty.
~ Vlad Namestnikov is by far the Rangers best 2 way forward
~ Dylan Strome was okay after being acquired
~ Filip Chytil and Brett Howden both disappointed this season
~ Nikita Scherbak was good in his first full season, while Adrian Kempe regressed ina limited role
~ Marian Hossas numbers were affected while in Chicago, but was great upon being traded to NYR
~ Antoine Vermette and Jared McCann roatated in on 4th line, advantage Vermette heading into PO
~ Vinnie Hinostroza continues to fail
~ AA was not as good as advertised

Next Post: 2020 NHL Playoffs and 2020 Offseason!

Daniel119 · Mar 14, 2018

My custom league
Eastern Conference
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Atlanta Flames
Boston Bruins
Cleveland Tribe/Monsters
Cincinnati Stingers
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Montreal Canadiens
Quebec Nordiques
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Metropolitan Division
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Washington Capitals
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Nashville Pioneers
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Daniel119 · Mar 14, 2018

Haven’t Decided a team name for Cleveland need help

kinger8998 · Mar 14, 2018

Am going to start a 32nd Expansion Franchise, Halifax Vikings is the name, will make first post in a bit.

abparry87 · Mar 14, 2018

kinger8998 said:
Am going to start a 32nd Expansion Franchise, Halifax Vikings is the name, will make first post in a bit.

What about your rangers one?

kinger8998 · Mar 14, 2018

Halifax Vikings Expansion Mode

Preview

Preview

I am very picky about my rosters, so it rubs me the wrong way to do an Expansion Draft using the old roster updates. So, using my updated roster, I will realistically take a player from each team from their protected Expansion lists (will be found out by entering the Expansion Draft and going through it choosing my players). The players chosen will then be traded to the Halifax Vikings roster, and I will also make some realistic side deals. Not many, because teams have said theyd stay away fro the most part, but I do expect some. The Arizona Coyotes franchise will be liquidated (roster players and porspects), with the Vikings getting the first 3 players, while the other players get sent around the league by team need from worst in the league to best (using 2016-2017 standings).

Expansion Draft and Liquidation Results

Here are the choices of the Halifax Vikings, by team:

~ Anaheim Ducks: Josh Manson
~ Boston Bruins: Kevan Miller
~ Calgary Flames: Jaromir Jagr
~ Carolina Hurricanes: Phil Di Giuseppe
~ Chicago Blackhawks: Adam Clendening
~ Colorado Avalanche: Nail Yakupov
~ Columbus Blue Jackets: Joonas Korpisalo
~ Dallas Stars: Stephen Johns
~ Edmonton Oilers: Anton Lander
~ Florida Panthers: Alex Petrovic
~ Los Angeles Kings: Alec Martinez
~ Minnesota Wild: Jonas Brodin
~ Montreal Canadiens: Phillip Danault
~ New York Islanders: Ryan Pulock
~ New York Rangers: Jesper Fast
~ Nashville Predators: Mattias Ekholm
~ Philadelphia Flyers: Michal Neuvirth
~ Pittsburgh Penguins: Olli Maatta
~ San Jose Sharks: Chris Tierney
~ St. Louis Blues: Joel Edmundson
~ Tampa Bay Lightning: Slater Koekkoek
~ Toronto Maple Leafs:
~ Vancouver Canucks: Reid Boucher
~ Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson
~ Winnipeg Jets: Tyler Myers

~ Buffalo Sabres: Traded prospect Victor Olofsson to the Vikings for taking Matt Moulson
~ Detroit Red Wings: Trade prospect Evgeny Svechnikov to the Vikings for selecting Justin Abdelkader
~ New Jersey Devils: Traded 2018 2nd round pick and John Quenneville to Vikings for selecting Andy Greene.
~ Ottawa Senators: Trade 2018 1st round pick (PIT) and Drake Batherson to Vikings for taking Bobby Ryan

Here are the results of the liquidation of the Arizona Coyotes, by team:

~ Halifax Vikings chose: Clayton Keller, Jakob Chychrun, Oliver Ekman-Larsson
~ Colorado Avalanche chose: Dylan Strome
~ Vancouver Canucks chose: Christian Dvorak
~ New Jersey Devils chose: Derek Stepan
~ Buffalo Sabres chose: Max Domi
~ Detroit Red Wings chose: Lawson Crouse
~ Dallas Stars chose: Brenden Perlini
~ Florida Panthers chose: Niklas Hjalmarsson
~ Los Angeles Kings chose: Richard Panik
~ Carolina Hurricanes chose: Laurent Dauphin
~ Winnipeg Jets chose: Brad Richardson
~ Philadelphia Flyers chose: Nick Cousins
~ Tampa Bay Lightning chose: Nick Merkley
~ New York Islanders chose: Antti Raanta
~ Nashville Predators chose: Alex Goligoski
~ Calgary Flames chose: Pierre Olivier Joseph
~ Toronto Maple Leafs chose: Pass
~ Boston Bruins chose: Pass
~ Ottawa Senators chose: Jordan Martinook
~ San Jose Sharks chose: Luke Schenn
~ St. Louis Blues chose: Pass
~ New York Rangers chose: Kevin Connauton
~ Edmonton Oilers chose: Ryan MacInnis
~ Montreal Canadiens chose: Jason Demers
~ Anaheim Ducks chose: Kyle Copabianco
~ Minnesota Wild chose: Darcy Kuemper
~ Columbus Blue Jackets chose: Pass
~ Chicago Blackhawks chose: Pass
~ Pittsburgh Penguins chose: Freddy Hamilton
~ Washington Capitals chose: Pass

Leading up to Season

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings sign pair of European forwards.
Sept. 16th, 2017
Heading into training camp the Vikings have signed 2 forwards out of Europe. Dominik Kubalik and Dominik Kahun will both start the season in the AHL, but will almost definitely become bottom-6 NHL forwards in Halifax one day.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Years/AAV
Dominik Kubalik 76 22 Med Top 9F LW 2 way Forward 2/$0.925M
Dominik Kahun 74 22 Med Top 9F LW Playmaker 2/$0.925M
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BREAKING NEWS: Halifax Vikings GM Brant King calls press conference.
Sept. 28th, 2017

King: Hi folks. Obviously in the results of our roster, it wasn't hard to see we took a surplus of great NHL defenders. I'm not into the business of ruining careers here, so we've obviously had to make some moves here to give some guys a chance to play. So right now I will be announcing the trades we've made.

~ Vikings acquire Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
~ Oilers acquire Tyler Myers

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Years/AAV
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 83 24 Med Top 6F C Playmaker 4/$6.000M
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~ Vikings acquire 2018 1st round pick and 2019 3rd round pick
~ Minnesota acquires Alec Martinez

~ Vikings acquire Jack Roslovic and a 2019 2nd round pick
~ Jets acquire Mattias Ekholm

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Years/AAV
Jack Roslovic 74 20 Low Top 6F C 2 way Forward 2/$0.925M
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~ Vikings acquire Boone Jenner, Matt Calvert, 2018 6th round pick
~ Blue Jackets acquire Olli Maatta

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Years/AAV
Boone Jenner 80 24 Med Top 6F LW/C 2 way Forward 1/$2.900M
Matt Calvert 79 27 N/A RW Sniper 1/$2.200M
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~ Vikings acquire Ryan Kesler and 2018 3rd round pick
~ Ducks acquire Kevan Miller and 2020 1st round pick

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Years/AAV
Ryan Kesler 85 33 N/A C 2 way Forward 5/$6.875M
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~ Vikings acquire Tobias Rieder and a 2019 5th round pick
~ Kings acquire Joel Edmundson

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Years/AAV
Tobias Rieder 79 24 Med Top 9F LW 2 way Forward 1/$2.225M
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~ Vikings acquire 2018 3rd round pick
~ Montreal acquires Tom Wilson

~ Vikings acquire J.T Brown
~ Ducks acquire Jesper Fast

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Years/AAV
J.T Brown 77 27 N/A RW 2 way Forward 1/$1.125M
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BREAKING NEWS: Vikings name leadership corps for 2017-2018 NHL season
Oct. 1st, 2017
The Vikings have set their leadership corps for the upcoming season. Jaromir Jagr will serve as the teams captain, while Bobby Ryan and Ryan Kesler will be the assistants.

Next Post: 2017-2018 NHL Season!

kinger8998 · Mar 14, 2018

Halifax Vikings Expansion Mode

2017-2018 NHL Season

First Half of Season

Opening Night Lineup
LW | C | RW
Keller 82 | Nugent-Hopkins 83 | Ryan 83

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings win Season and Home Opener 7-3 off of Keller hattrick
Oct. 5th, 2017
On Clayton Keller bobblehead night. In their inaugural game. Home opener. Season opener. Clayton Keller posted a hattrick and 4 points (3-1-4), while Bobby Ryan also had 4 points (1-3-4) en route to the Vikings drubbing of the Canadiens.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
15-22-4	9-7-2	6-15-2	2.44 (28th)	3.12 (30th)	18.9% (T-14th)	79.2% (T-24th)	8th	16th	31st	No.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Michal Neuvirth	10-14-3	.902	2.92	0
Joonas Korpisalo	3-3-0	.916	2.27	1
Adin Hill	2-5-1	.877	3.81	0

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The Vikings best goaltender, Joonas Korpisalo, was injured for 2 months. Michal Neuvirth was not expected to work miracles, but he was expected to be much better than this. In Hill's callup, he was not good.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	41	5	22	27	-3	6
Jonas Brodin	41	2	13	15	-8	18
Conor Carrick	41	6	3	9	-3	14
Josh Manson	41	2	5	7	-5	28
Jakob Chychrun	41	1	4	5	-7	16
Alex Petrovic	41	0	1	1	-11	29

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Oliver Ekman-Larsson has been incredible this season. Other than that the defense has been in rough shape.

Player GP G A P +/- PIM
Bobby Ryan 41 16 13 29 -2 30
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 41 7 22 29 -4 10
Ryan Kesler 41 9 19 28 -9 32
Clayton Keller 35 8 17 25 -2 0
Boone Jenner 41 8 11 19 -6 33
Phillip Danault 40 8 9 17 -8 25
Nail Yakupov 41 5 12 17 -5 2
Justin Abdelkader 41 8 6 14 +2 18
Matt Calvert 41 5 8 13 -3 2
Jaromir Jagr 40 5 7 12 -11 12
Tobias Rieder 41 4 4 8 -8 4
Chris Tierney 41 1 2 3 -9 2
Matt Moulson 7 0 2 2 -1 4
J.T Brown 1 0 1 1 0 2
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There are a few outliers to what is an ugly season for the Vikings. The 1st line of Bobby Ryan, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Clayton Keller has been unbelievable, while Ryan Kesler has been a stalwart on the second line. Justin Abdelkader has also been surprisingly good.

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings cash in on Abdelkaders bounceback year, trade him for 2nd round pick.
Feb. 2nd, 2018
Matt Moulson draws into the lineup in Abdelkaders spot.

Trade Deadline

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings ship Neuvirth to Flames for prospect Adam Ruzicka
Trade Deadline Day
The Flames needed to have backup security behing the oft-injured Mike Smith so they tabbed Michal Neuvirth for the job. It costed them their 2017 4th round pick Adam Ruzicka.

Players OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Adam Ruzicka 59 18 Low Top 9F C Low Top 6F N/A Unsigned
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Rest of Season

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
30-44-8	17-21-3	13-23-5	2.40 (27th)	3.07 (31st)	19.0% (11th)	78.8% (26th)	8th	16th	31st	No.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
David Rittich	0-5-0	.874	4.06	0
Joonas Korpisalo	14-13-2	.910	2.63	1
Adin Hill	2-5-1	.877	3.81	0

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Joonas Korpisalo the only positive here.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	82	13	40	53	-16	6
Jonas Brodin	82	3	27	30	-18	24
Josh Manson	82	3	8	11	-18	40
Conor Carrick	82	6	4	10	-11	36
Jakob Chychrun	82	2	5	7	-10	41
Alex Petrovic	82	0	3	3	-16	56

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Oliver Ekman-Larsson was incredible this season. Other than that the defense has been in rough shape.

Player GP G A P +/- PIM
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 82 18 48 68 +2 14
Clayton Keller 76 18 45 63 0 8
Bobby Ryan 82 30 25 55 -4 42
Ryan Kesler 82 17 32 49 -24 64

Phillip Danault
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81 18 21 39 -19 40

Boone Jenner
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82 15 21 36 -17 55
Nail Yakupov 82 12 23 35 -12 14
Jaromir Jagr 69 11 16 27 -17 25
Matt Calvert 82 9 13 21 -9 19
Tobias Rieder 82 6 8 14 -13 6
Chris Tierney 82 5 4 9 -13 10

Matt Moulson 23 2 3 5 -6 6
J.T Brown 27 1 4 5 -12 9
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There are a few outliers to what is an ugly season for the Vikings. The 1st line of Bobby Ryan, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Clayton Keller has been unbelievable, while Ryan Kesler managed to stay on par with previous seasons despite struggling linemates.

Next Post: 2018 NHL Offseason!

ThorNton Apologist · Mar 14, 2018

kinger8998 said:
Halifax Vikings Expansion Mode

Preview

Preview

I am very picky about my rosters, so it rubs me the wrong way to do an Expansion Draft using the old roster updates. So, using my updated roster, I will realistically take a player from each team from their protected Expansion lists (will be found out by entering the Expansion Draft and going through it choosing my players). The players chosen will then be traded to the Halifax Vikings roster, and I will also make some realistic side deals. Not many, because teams have said theyd stay away fro the most part, but I do expect some. The Arizona Coyotes franchise will be liquidated (roster players and porspects), with the Vikings getting the first 3 players, while the other players get sent around the league by team need from worst in the league to best (using 2016-2017 standings).

Expansion Draft and Liquidation Results

Here are the choices of the Halifax Vikings, by team:

~ Anaheim Ducks: Josh Manson
~ Boston Bruins: Kevan Miller
~ Calgary Flames: Jaromir Jagr
~ Carolina Hurricanes: Phil Di Giuseppe
~ Chicago Blackhawks: Adam Clendening
~ Colorado Avalanche: Nail Yakupov
~ Columbus Blue Jackets: Joonas Korpisalo
~ Dallas Stars: Stephen Johns
~ Edmonton Oilers: Anton Lander
~ Florida Panthers: Alex Petrovic
~ Los Angeles Kings: Alec Martinez
~ Minnesota Wild: Jonas Brodin
~ Montreal Canadiens: Phillip Danault
~ New York Islanders: Ryan Pulock
~ New York Rangers: Jesper Fast
~ Nashville Predators: Mattias Ekholm
~ Philadelphia Flyers: Michal Neuvirth
~ Pittsburgh Penguins: Olli Maatta
~ San Jose Sharks: Chris Tierney
~ St. Louis Blues: Joel Edmundson
~ Tampa Bay Lightning: Slater Koekkoek
~ Toronto Maple Leafs:
~ Vancouver Canucks: Reid Boucher
~ Washington Capitals: Tom Wilson
~ Winnipeg Jets: Tyler Myers

~ Buffalo Sabres: Traded prospect Victor Olofsson to the Vikings for taking Matt Moulson
~ Detroit Red Wings: Trade prospect Evgeny Svechnikov to the Vikings for selecting Justin Abdelkader
~ New Jersey Devils: Traded 2018 2nd round pick and John Quenneville to Vikings for selecting Andy Greene.
~ Ottawa Senators: Trade 2018 1st round pick (PIT) and Drake Batherson to Vikings for taking Bobby Ryan

Here are the results of the liquidation of the Arizona Coyotes, by team:

~ Halifax Vikings chose: Clayton Keller, Jakob Chychrun, Oliver Ekman-Larsson
~ Colorado Avalanche chose: Dylan Strome
~ Vancouver Canucks chose: Christian Dvorak
~ New Jersey Devils chose: Derek Stepan
~ Buffalo Sabres chose: Max Domi
~ Detroit Red Wings chose: Lawson Crouse
~ Dallas Stars chose: Brenden Perlini
~ Florida Panthers chose: Niklas Hjalmarsson
~ Los Angeles Kings chose: Richard Panik
~ Carolina Hurricanes chose: Laurent Dauphin
~ Winnipeg Jets chose: Brad Richardson
~ Philadelphia Flyers chose: Nick Cousins
~ Tampa Bay Lightning chose: Nick Merkley
~ New York Islanders chose: Antti Raanta
~ Nashville Predators chose: Alex Goligoski
~ Calgary Flames chose: Pierre Olivier Joseph
~ Toronto Maple Leafs chose: Pass
~ Boston Bruins chose: Pass
~ Ottawa Senators chose: Jordan Martinook
~ San Jose Sharks chose: Luke Schenn
~ St. Louis Blues chose: Pass
~ New York Rangers chose: Kevin Connauton
~ Edmonton Oilers chose: Ryan MacInnis
~ Montreal Canadiens chose: Jason Demers
~ Anaheim Ducks chose: Kyle Copabianco
~ Minnesota Wild chose: Darcy Kuemper
~ Columbus Blue Jackets chose: Pass
~ Chicago Blackhawks chose: Pass
~ Pittsburgh Penguins chose: Freddy Hamilton
~ Washington Capitals chose: Pass

Leading up to Season

Next Post: 2017-2018 NHL Season!

How do you move draft picks from other teams for picking players in the expansion draft? Wouldn’t you have to give up some assets to get it? There’s no way to move picks before you start the franchise mode.

kinger8998 · Mar 15, 2018

Halifax Vikings Expansion Mode

2018 NHL Offseason

BREAKING NEWS: Jaromir Jagr announces retirement from NHL
June 15th, 2018
Other notable players to announce their retirement are Brian Gionta, Mike Ribeiro, Kevin Bieksa and Johnny Oduya

2018 NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings win Draft Lottery, also have 7th overall pick (MIN)
NHL Entry Draft
The Rangers will select Rasmus Dahlin with the 1st overall.But who will they take with the 7th? Will they keep it?

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings select Rasmus Dahlin with 1st overall pick.
NHL Entry Draft
With the super rookie coming into the lineup immediately, who will go? The left side consists of Ekman-Larsson, Brodin and Chychrun already.

BREAKING NEWS: Halifax Vikings grab Ryan Merkley with 7th overall pick
NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings move 16th overall pick to Islanders for Eberle
NHL Entry Draft
The Vikings want more scoring depth after finishing near the bottom of the league in GPG. Eberle produces offense, so this is a nice acquisition.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Jordan Eberle 84 28 N/A RW Sniper 82 GP
21G-45A-66P
+12 ... 6 PIM 1/$6.000M
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Resign Phase

With $15.000M heading into the resign phase, the Vikings had some difficult decisions to make. With some big deals strapping them, they had to leave some RFA's qualified, and let some guys walk.

Gone are J.T Brown and Matt Calvert.

Qualified are Phillip Danault, Conor Carrick, Stephen Johns and Slater Koekkoek

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV	Thoughts
Boone Jenner	81	25	Med Top 6F	LW/C	2 way Forward	82 GP 15G-21A-36P -17 ... 55 PIM	3/$3.750M	Solid Top 6 stopgap or great 3rd line player. Vikings really like his 2-way game. Strong contender for letter w departure of Jagr.
Nail Yakupov	81	24	Med Top 6F	RW	Sniper	82 GP 12G-23A-35P -12 ... 14 PIM	4/$4.500M	Big money for a risky player. GM King believes after posting a career high in points, theres another level for Yakupov. He may just be right.
Rasmus Dahlin	78	18	Med Elite	D	2 way D	N/A	3/$0.925 (ELC)	1st overall pick and future All-star. Future of the Franchise will have all eyes on him heading into his rookie season.
Tobias Rieder	77	25	Med Top 9F	LW	2 way F	82 GP 6G-8A-14P -13 ... 6 PIM	2/$.950M	Struggled last year but Vikings are giving him a chance. Much more depth this season though, could be trade bait come opening night.
Chris Tierney	77	23	Med Top 9F	C	2 way F	82 GP 5G-4A-9P -13 ... 10 PIM	2/$.875M	Same said for Tierney.
Reid Boucher	76	24	Med Top 9F	LW	Sniper	82 GP 34G-26A-60P -1 ... 12 PIM	2/$0.925M	Vikings hoping Boucher can make jump after blowing all of his previous AHL career highs out of the water.
Phil Di Giuseppe	76	24	Med Bottom 6F	LW/C	2 way F	82 GP 12G-43A-55P +9 ... 30 PIM	2/$0.925M	Same said for Di Giuseppe.
Adam Clendening	75	25	Low 7th D	D	Offensive D	82 GP 11G-14A-25P +31 ... 15 PIM	3/$0.875M	Vikings like Clendening as 3rd pair D, but he'll probably have to settle for 7th heading into season. That's if he proves worthy, he could still go to AHL.
Victor Olofsson	71	22	Med Top 6F	RW	Sniper	N/A	3/$0.825M (ELC)	Prospect sent to Halifax for taking Moulson. Smaller, but the skill in undeniable. Watch for him to be on NHL roster by end of deal.
Ryan Merkley	67	17	Med Elite	D	Offensive D	N/A	3/$0.900M (ELC)	Vikings are glad he fell into their lap @ 7th OVR. Guy has incredible offensive skills, just needs to work on defense. He and Dahlin could be on a pair one day...

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The Vikings also signed Tye McGinn, Tyler Steenbergen (ELC), Adam Ruzicka (ELC) and David Rittich.

Free Agency

The Vikings had $7.900M heading into the Free Agency period, the Vikings had the money to go fishing. How big of a fish did they want to catch though? It appears they wanted the biggest one.

John Carlson hit Free Agency as the biggest name on the market, and that meant big money for him. The Vikings stepped up and offered a 3 year, $20.25M deal. That was an easy one to accept for Carlson.

The Vikings also signed depth forward Nikita Soshnikov to a 1 year deal worth $1.000M.

Later in June both Slater Koekkoek and Conor Carrick accepted their QO's.

Next Post: 2018-2019 NHL Season

kinger8998 · Mar 16, 2018

ThorNton Apologist said:
How do you move draft picks from other teams for picking players in the expansion draft? Wouldn’t you have to give up some assets to get it? There’s no way to move picks before you start the franchise mode.

I should've mentioned that before. If the team "owed" me a pick, I'd give myself their top prospect on roster outside of Franchise and then Trade that player back to the team. In order to not create duplicates (prospect in original pipeline and my team's) I traded each prospect to the Arizona Coyotes before I subbed them out so they'd erase from game and I would have only "copy" :laugh:

ThorNton Apologist · Mar 16, 2018

kinger8998 said:
I should've mentioned that before. If the team "owed" me a pick, I'd give myself their top prospect on roster outside of Franchise and then Trade that player back to the team. In order to not create duplicates (prospect in original pipeline and my team's) I traded each prospect to the Arizona Coyotes before I subbed them out so they'd erase from game and I would have only "copy"

Wow that’s pretty good! Thanks for the idea!

kinger8998 · Mar 17, 2018

Halifax Vikings GM Mode

2018-2019 NHL Season

First Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings trade Brodin to Flyers for 1st, 2nd and prospect.
Sept. 13th, 2018
Someone had to go, and that happened to be Brodin. In return the Vikings get the Flyers' 2019 1st and 2nd round picks, along with hulking defenseman Sam Morin. Morin will start in the AHL.

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings announce contract extension for OEL, name him assistant.
Sept. 18th, 2018
Oliver Ekman-Larsson will likely be a Viking for the res of his career. Or atleast until his twilight days. The defenseman signed a 7-year, $40.25M ($5.750M AAV) deal to remain with the Vikings. He joins Kesler and Ryan as the teams assitants for the season. The Vikings will not name a captain.

BREAKING NEWS: Koekkoek fails to make roster again, sent to AHL
Sept. 25th, 2018
The prospect is walking on thin ice with the organization after failing to live upto their expectations. The 24-year old has been put on the market.

BREAKING NEWS: Rookies Svechnikov and Roslovic make roster, as do Kahun and Kubalik
Oct. 1st, 2018
All four players will complete their first full NHL season should they remain with the team, as expected.

BREAKING NEWS: Petrovic accepts QO on Eve of Season, will be on teams 23 man roster.
Oct. 3rd, 2018
The defenseman missed the entire preseason and will undoubtedly be the teams 8th defender, but he's still an asset.

GM Brant King on his roster decisions:
On defense, Rasmus Dahlin and Andy Greene: After having talked things over with the coaching staff, we felt the best thing for starting off the season is to have 8D. Andy spent last season as our depth defenseman and didn't play any games due to a relatively healthy season, but we feel he's a good fit this year with Rasmus to provide a veteran presence. On Rasmus I'd say were going to ease him in, but we are very excited for the potential he has.
On 4 rookies making the roster: Were not delusional here. Were not expected to make a splash, but we believe these 4 guys help our team get towards our goal of the playoffs. Who knows? Maybe these guys help us shock the world.
On backup David Rittich: Guys, Rittsy is a real good goalie who struggled last year. I can't say I didn't look over some options but nothing worked financially for us so we felt the best thing to do was give David a chance to redeem himself.
On Slater Koekkoek in the AHL: I don't want to put a bad image on a great guy. He's a real hard worker and a talented hockey player. We just have so much depth theres not really a fit. That being said, we feel theres another level for him to get to that we haven't seen. Hopefully he can show us that this season.

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings win season opener 4-0 over St. Louis
Oct. 4th, 2018
In a season where not many wins are probable, the Vikings will enjoy winning their season opener at home in the RBC Centre. John Carlson was 1st star with a goal and an assist.

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings GM announces contract extensions for Keller, Chychrun.
Nov. 22nd, 2018
The future of the Vikings is here to stay. Clayton Keller and Jakob Chychrun have agreed to 6 year and 2 year contract extensions respectively. The young duo, both protected by the Vikings from the liquidation, project to be top line players for years to come.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV Ext. Years/AAV
Clayton Keller 84 20 Med Elite LW Playmaker 25 GP
4G-13A-17P
+6 ... 2 PIM 1/$0.915M 6/$6.000M
Jakob Chychrun 81 20 Med Elite D 2 way D 25 GP
0G-2A-2P
+0 ... 17 PIM 1/$0.925M 2/$4.750M
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BREAKING NEWS: Petrovic moved to Islanders for 3rd, 6th round picks.
Dec. 1st, 2018
Petrovic had not played a game yet for the Vikings.

Both selections are in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft (2019).

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
16-24-1	9-14-0	7-10-1	2.37 (22nd)	3.12 (31st)	21.4% (T-10th)	73.5% (27th)	8th	16th	31st	No.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Joonas Korpisalo	15-20-1	.894	3.00	3
David Rittich	1-4-0	.879	3.58	0

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The Vikings have the worst goaltending in the league. Are in the market for a veteran option to mentor Korpisalo.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	41	7	16	23	-6	0
John Carlson	41	5	17	22	-3	22
Jakob Chychrun	41	1	4	5	-3	17
Josh Manson	41	2	2	4	-9	25
Connor Carrick	22	2	1	3	-3	10
Andy Greene	19	1	0	1	-10	2
Rasmus Dahlin	41	0	1	1	-16	4

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Other than OEL and Carlson, the defense has been a dumpster fire. Perhaps the worst of them all has been Rasmus Dahlin. Highly disappointing.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	41	12	20	32	-2	6
Nail Yakupov	41	10	13	23	-10	4
Clayton Keller	41	6	17	23	-3	4
Bobby Ryan	41	12	9	21	-3	18
Jordan Eberle	41	9	12	21	-9	6
Dominik Kahun	41	3	15	18	-10	14
Ryan Kesler	41	6	11	17	-9	27
Boone Jenner	41	6	10	16	-10	8
Nikita Soshnikov	41	5	5	10	-6	12
Jack Roslovic	41	2	7	9	-6	22
Evgeny Svechnikov	41	5	3	8	-12	8
Dominik Kubalik	35	3	4	7	-6	0
Tobias Rieder	6	0	1	1	0	2

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Maybe it's something about having a hyphenated last name...seems those are some of the only players that constantly perform.

Second Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings recall Quenneville after recent injuries.
Feb. 4th, 2019
The forward will center the 4th line until Roslovic can return.

Trade Deadline

With a cap crunch on the horizon, the Vikings traded Jordan Eberle to the Vancouver Canucks for prospect Kole Lind and a 2020 2nd round pick. The Vikings have some serious pressure to be good next year because they lack a 1st round pick due to the trade that acquired Eberle.

The Vikings also moved Josh Manson to the Calgary Flames for a 2019 1st round pick. The defenseman was in the first year of a contract extension (signed by Anaheim) and the Vikings felt he wasn't performing up to that.

Retaining $1.500M of his salary, the Vikings moved Andy Greene to the St. Louis Blues along with a 2nd round pick for a 2019 6th round pick.

In a smaller move, the Vikings moved RFA Stephen Johns to the Golden Knights for Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The forward will step in on the 4th line, and could be a resigning this summer.

In their smallest move, Halifax acquired Nick Jensen to serve as their depth defenseman from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2019 4th round pick.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Kole Lind 65 20 Low Top 6F RW 2 way F N/A 3/$0.885M
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 77 33 N/A C 2 way F 56 GP
1G-5A-6P
-5 ... 12 PIM 1/$1.450M
Nikc Jensen 76 28 N/A D 2 way D 15 GP
0G-0A-0P
-2 ... 0 PIM 1/$0.815M
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BREAKING NEWS: Vikings claim Sutter off waivers from Canucks
March 1st, 2019
In a curious move after a Trade Deadline in which the Vikings focused on clearing out salary, they took on a overpayed player. Just doesn't make sense. Could be a move that haunts the team. Sutter will join the team immediately for their next game.

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV
Brandon Sutter	79	30	N/A	C/RW	2 way F	63 GP 7G-11A-18P -18 ... 14 PIM	3/$4.375M

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Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
36-42-4	19-21-1	17-21-3	2.45 (24th)	3.01 (29th)	17.6% (22nd)	77.7% (28th)	7th	15th	27th	No.

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The Vikings were much improved after the trade deadline, going 12-7-1, giving hope for next season.

Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Joonas Korpisalo	31-35-3	.902	2.86	5
David Rittich	5-7-1	.885	3.20	0

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The Vikings finsished with the worst goaltending in the league. Will undoubtedly look for a better backup and hope for progression from Korpisalo.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	82	11	38	49	-14	4
John Carlson	82	7	30	37	-15	40
Jakob Chychrun	82	2	9	11	-8	38
Connor Carrick	61	2	2	4	+1	20
Rasmus Dahlin	82	1	3	4	-27	10
Slater Koekkoek	20	0	1	1	+1	8

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The defense was much improved in the second half. Connor Carrick and Slater Koekkoek proved to be a valuable combo on the 3rd pair, while Chychrun was wonderful. Rasmus Dahlin needs alot of work.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	81	19	29	58	-17	12
Clayton Keller	82	16	34	50	-21	4
Boone Jenner	82	24	21	45	-7	28
Ryan Kesler	82	23	19	42	-14	61
Bobby Ryan	82	21	21	42	-19	42
Nail Yakupov	82	14	28	42	-16	10
Dominik Kahun	82	6	29	35	-8	16
Brandon Sutter	83 (20)	11 (4)	16 (5)	27 (9)	-13 (+5)	28 (14)
Evgeny Svechnikov	82	8	15	23	-18	12
Jack Roslovic	76	9	11	20	-9	26
Dominik Kubalik	76	5	11	16	-10	14
Nikita Soshnikov	55	5	7	12	-8	14
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare	76 (20)	4 (3)	5 (0)	9 (3)	-8 (-3)	16 (4)
John Quenneville	12	2	0	2	-1	2
Tobias Rieder	7	1	1	2	0	2

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*(___) - with team

Ryan-Nugent Hopkins and Clayton Keller were great. With Boone Jenners great season, is Ryan Kesler expendable?

Next Post: 2019 NHL Offseason!

kinger8998 · Mar 17, 2018

Halifax Vikings Expansion Mode

2019 NHL Offseason

2019 NHL Entry Draft

BREAKING NEWS: The balls have chosen, and the Vikings will pick 6th overall.
June 22nd, 2019

BREAKING NEWS: Halifax Vikings select Spike Bird with 6th overall pick
NHL Entry Draft
The defenseman

BREAKING NEWS: Ryan Kesler traded to Devils for prospect and Keith Kinkaid.
NHL Entry Draft
After Boone Jenners eye-opening season, the Vikings felt the declining Kesler was better moved now than later. So, when they got an offer of Nathan Bastian and Keith Kinkaid, they couldn't refuse. The deal gives them a solid prospect and solves their backup goaltending issues.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Nathan Bastian 73 21 Med Top 6F C 2 way Forward 79 GP
11G-22A-33P
-3 ... 10 PIM
(AHL) 1/$0.735M
Keith Kinkaid
79 29 N/A G Hybrid 25 GP
12-7-4, 1 SO
.910 SV%
2.82 GAA UFA
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BREAKING NEWS: Vikigns trade Bobby Ryan and 2nd to Flyers for two prospects.
NHL Entry Draft
Bobby Ryan had a hefty contract and the team needed some space. With the Flyers looking to compete with the back-to-back Cup Winning Blue Jackets, this deal makes sense.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Philippe Myers 70 22 Low Top 4D D 2 way D 80 GP
6G-8A-14P
+6 ... 13 PIM
(AHL) 1/$0.700M
Oskar Lindblom
77 22 Low Top 6F LW/C Sniper 66 GP
9G-40A-49P
+12 ... 6 PIM
(AHL) 1/$0.925M
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Resign Phase

The Vikings entered the resign phase with $28.500M in cap space after the trading of some albatross contracts in Greene, Kesler and Ryan. With many key RFA's to resign the GM was very busy.

The Vikings allowed Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to walk as he wanted to test FA.

Player	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV	Thoughts
Joonas Korpisalo	85	25	Med Elite	G	Hybrid	69 GP 31-35-3 .902 SV% 2.86 GAA 5 SO	5/$5.000M	Vikings starting goalie. They are expecting big things this season from him. Long term, big money deal is a huge risk.
Evgeny Svechnikov	81	22	Low Elite	LW	Sniper	82 GP 8G-15A-23P -18 ... 12 PIM	6/$4.175M	Another young player Vikings expect major progression out of. Could be major contributor in upcoming season. Another long term, big money bet that might turn out to be a mistake.
Phillip Danault	80	26	Med Top 9F	C	2 way F	N/A	3/$2.500M	After sitting last season out as an RFA, Danault returns after a long season of training and practising. One could wonder if he will be able to perform to the salary of this deal... GM Brant King making risky deals here.
Dominik Kahun	79	23	Med Top 9F	LW/C	Playmaker	82 GP 6G-29A-35P -8 ... 16 PIM	3/$1.500M	Solid rookie season for the Undrafted rookie. Should be a solid 3rd liner for the deal. 1st deal with good salary.
Keith Kinkaid	79	29	N/A	G	Hybrid	25 GP 12-7-4 .910 SV% 2.82 GAA 1 SO	2/$1.750M	Proven backup goaltender. Solid deal in both term and $$$.
Slater Koekkoek	78	25	Med Top 6D	D	2 way D	20 GP 0G-1A-1P +1 ... 8 PIM	5/$1.975M	Good to get a 3rd pair defender locked up long term for fair $$.
Connor Carrick	78	25	Med Top 6D	D	2 way D	61 GP 2G-2A-4P +1 ... 20 PIM	2/$1.000M	Will be holding off Ryan Merkley for a roster spot come camp. Solid depth D if he loses, solid 3rd pair if win.
Dominik Kubalik	77	23	Med Top 9F	LW/C	2 way F	76 GP 5G-11A-16P -10 ... 14 PIM	3/$0.975M	Solid 4th line/depth guy. Good term and $$$ for both situations.
John Quenneville	77	23	Med Top 9F	LW	2 way F	12 GP 2G-0A-2P -1 ... 2 PIM	2/$1.250M	Proved valuable at NHL level in small cameo. Good bridge deal.
Nick Jensen	76	28	N/A	D	2 way D	15 GP 0G-0A-0P -2 ... 0 PIM	1/$0.875M	Solid depth D/minors top 2D. Good to keep term @ 1 yr with young prospects coming up.
Samuel Morin	76	23	Low Top 4D	D	Defensive D	73 GP 11G-6A-17P +8 ... 98 PIM	1/$0.825M	Knocking at door of NHL, and could break it down. If not, good to keep $$ low for AHL deal.
Jack Roslovic	76	22	Low Top 6F	C	2 way F	76 GP 9G-11A-20P -9 ... 26 PIM	3/$1.150M	After solid if not slightly dis- appointing rookie season, a 3 year deal with low salary is reasonable. Will see if he will meet his high ceiling or top off at bottom 6F over duration of contract.
Jody Smits	56	18	Low Elite	D	Offensive D	N/A	3/$0.900M (ELC)	Taken in 7th round of 2018 Draft, defenseman has a high ceiling and it was smart to get him locked up now.
Sam Bitten	55	19	Med Top 9F	C/LW	2 way F	N/A	3/$0.825M (ELC)	2nd rounder in 2018 gets first NHL deal. Vikings like the way he plays, could be future bottom 6F for them.
Tyler Popowich	55	19	Low Top 6F	LW/RW	Power Forward	N/A	3/$0.875M	2018 3rd round pick has potential to be big time player in future for Vikings, good to atleast see where things go with ELC.

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Free Agency

After a busy resign Phase, the Vikings had saved around $10.000M to toy with in Free Agency. Would they go fishing for a big fish again? Or will they just round out their depth?

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings land Stone out of Free Agency
July 1st, 2019
The Halifax Vikings once again signed one of the biggest Free Agents of the class. Mark Stone comes to Halifax after a 60-point season with the Ottawa Senators and gives them a high end forward they don't yet have in the system. The deal, worth a total of $21.75M, spans 3 years.

Player OVR Age Potential Position Player Type Stats Years/AAV
Mark Stone 88 27 N/A RW Power Forward 82 GP
15G-45A-60P
+9 ... 56 PIM 3/$7.250M
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Next Post: 2019-2020 NHL Season!

kinger8998 · Mar 18, 2018

Halifax Vikings Expansion Mode

2019-2020 NHL Season

Season Preview

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings trade Rieder to Oilers for 4th round pick.
Sept. 27th, 2019
The forward had requested a Trade after being notified he would not make NHL club.

GM Brant King on roster decisions:
On Dahlins sophomore season and Merkley making the roster: We expect Rasmus to take a big step forward this season. He was getting acclimated to the NHL level last season and it took a little longer than expected. As for Merks, he's a real talented kid. Bright , young offesnvie defenseman. We expect that he will come in kind of like Rasmus and maybe struggle a bit, but overall were very confident in him.
On Tierney and Danault returning to roster: Last year we couldn't get Phil signed to a deal and Chris kind of let his game slip.But this year both of these guys came into camp very prepared, and they won themselves a roster spot. Nothing comes unearned here. They deserve it.
On goaltending: Last year was Korp's first year as a starter so of course there was going to be a learning curve. Now we've got Blockaid in here behind him and we feel he's a nice voice over Korp's shoulder as a vet. We expected great things from the crease out this season.

First Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Soshnikov accepts QO, joins AHL roster.
Nov. 22nd, 2019
Soshnikovs decision comes in the midst of the teams incredible month of November. He will head to the AHL, but could see a recall in the future.

BREAKING NEWS: Halifax Vikings go 11-1-2 in November, sit 1st in Atlantic
Dec. 1st, 2019
November was a great month for the Vikings, highligted by an 11-game point streak. The run got the Scandanavians to a record of
17-8-2, good for their first winning record in Franchise history heading into December.

BREAKING NEWS: Korpisalo injured, out for 1 week.
Dec. 10th, 2019
The Vikings have recalled Adin Hill from the AHL.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
21-15-5	7-8-3	14-7-2	3.00 (7th)	3.22 (29th)	19.4% (12th)	80.9% (17th)	1st	6th	10th	Yes.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Joonas Korpisalo	16-9-3	.904	2.88	0
Keith Kinkaid	5-6-2	.887	3.53	0

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Korpisalo continues to disappoint. Kinkaid came advertised as much better than his performance. The goaltending woes continue in Halifax.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	41	12	15	27	+2	2
John Carlson	41	5	22	27	-10	24
Rasmus Dahlin	39	5	2	7	0	8
Slater Koekkoek	38	1	3	4	-15	33
Ryan Merkley	41	1	3	4	-4	2
Jakob Chychrun	41	1	2	3	+3	20
Connor Carrick	5	0	0	0	+2	0

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OEL and John Carlson continue to do great things, while Rasmus Dahlin has been lightyears improved. Jakob Chychrun has taken on a shutdown role and excelled, while Ryan Merkley has been good on defense but more is expected offensively. Slater Koekkoek was a major disappointment and lost his lineup spot to Connor Carrick.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Clayton Keller	41	14	25	39	+5	4
Evgeny Svechnikov	41	11	25	36	-5	2
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	41	12	19	31	0	4
Boone Jenner	41	12	17	29	0	31
Mark Stone	38	10	19	29	+1	44
Nail Yakupov	41	11	17	28	+2	4
Phillip Danault	41	8	7	15	-3	38
Dominik Kahun	41	5	8	13	-3	0
Brandon Sutter	41	5	8	13	-8	19
Oskar Lindblom	41	2	11	13	-5	6
Chris Tierney	41	7	5	12	-11	2
Jack Roslovic	31	1	7	8	-6	14
Dominik Kabalik John Quenneville	10 3	0 0	3 1	3 1	-2 -3	4 2

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The forward group can be clearly divided into performing and not. Top-6 and Bottom-6. It's a shock to see the team doing as well as they are with barely any help from their depth guys. Clayton Keller has been incredible, while Evgeny Svechnikov is enjoying a breakout season.

Second Half of Season

BREAKING NEWS: Koekkoek traded to Nashville for Draft Pick.
Jan. 3rd, 2020
Fresh off signing a long term deal, the defenseman torpedoed his value which caused his trade to the Preds for a lowly 4th round pick in the upcoming Draft.

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings sign Jake Gardiner to 1-year deal.
Jan. 4th, 2020
The defenseman still had not found a deal in Free Agency. He will join the Vikings in Colorado for tonight's game.

The Vikings have also announced they've sent Jack Roslovic to the AHL, clearing $1.150M in the process.

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings sign Jakub Silfverberg to 1-year deal.
Jan. 5th, 2020
The Vikings bolster their bottom-6 forward depth with the signing. The forward will join the team in New York for their game against the Islanders tonight.

Trade Deadline

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

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Duthie: Hi folks, and thank you for tuning into the 2020 Edition of TradeCentre on TSN. Were here, back after a 3 year hiatus, to bring you coverage from around the NHL and specifically the Halifax Vikings. Let's send you right to Craig Button so he can tell us a little about the Trade Bait.

Button: Well James, the Vikings only have 2 players on the Trade Bait board. Chris Tierney, who spent last season in the AHL, returned to the NHL but has seen himself fall out of favor in the Vikings bottom-6. Also, Phillip Danault, who sat last season out as an RFA, has struggled in his return to the Vikings and finds himself on the Trade Block.

McKenzie: I have a trade coming in .... I'm hearing the Vikings have dealt Chris Tierney to the Canucks for Derek Dorsett. Dorsett will start in the AHL, presumably to mentor some young kids and provide a veteran voice.

Ferraro: Disappointing return. Just like Koekkoek, the Vikings had a guy here who torpedoed his trade value through poor play. The measly return of a now AHL'er is disappointing and should be considered a failure on GM Brant King's part.

Dreger: Another trade coming in here. The Vikings have made another move, trading Vancouvers 2nd round pick this year to the Minnesota Wild for Mikko Koivu. That's all for now.

McGuire: Redemption deal for King. He snags a veteran center for the playoff run. Now, over the last 2 months, he's bolstered his struggling bottom-6 with Jakob Silfverberg and Mikko Koivu. Pretty good job.

O'Neill: I have to agree there. Getting those two guys gives them a real threatening bottom-6 group. The depth they are building should get them into the playoffs and could even win them a round.

LeBrun: Just moments before the Deadline, I think we have a last deal from Halifax. They've acquired Cam Ward for 2 goaltending prospects. And they've placed Keith Kinkaid on waivers, who should clear due to bad play.

Biron: I like this from Halifax. Ward's a guy who has won a Cup and can really provide a good voice in the locker room. He can also take over if Korpisalo struggles.

Duthie: And that's it for us today! We'll see you at the 2020 Free Agent Frenzy.

Danault 80 | Sutter 78 | Quenneville 79

Kubalik 77 | Kahun 77

Ekman-Larsson 88 | Chychrun 86
Dahlin 80 | Carlson 88
Gardiner 84 | Merkley 80
Carrick 77

Korpisalo 86
Ward 81

BREAKING NEWS: Vikings clinch Playoffs with 4-2 win over Lightning
April 5th, 2020
Game 81. Remember this game. First time in Franchise history that the Halifax Vikings are heading to the Playoffs.

Record	Home	Away	GFPG	GAPG	PP%	PK%	Division	Conference	NHL	Playoffs
44-32-6	20-17-4	24-15-2	3.40 (T-3rd)	2.82 (23rd)	19.7% (14th)	80.5% (18th)	2nd	8th	13th	Yes.

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Goalie	Record	SV%	GAA	SO
Joonas Korpisalo	36-24-3	.913	2.57	3
Cam Ward	3-1-1	.905	2.74	2

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Korpisalo improved as the season went on, and Cam Ward showed as an upgrade over Kinkaid.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	82	20	34	54	+8	8
John Carlson	82	8	43	51	+2	52
Rasmus Dahlin	80	9	4	13	+5	12
Jakob Chychrun	82	2	7	9	+16	42
Jake Gardiner	41	2	6	8	+8	24
Ryan Merkley	82	1	7	8	-9	2
Connor Carrick	5	0	0	0	+2	0

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Jakob Chychrun and Rasmus Dahlin joined OEL and Carlson as great successes this season, while Jake Gardiner was good too. Ryan Merkley had an okay rookie season and Connor Carrick was adequate in his fill-ins.

Player	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
Evgeny Svechnikov	82	27	45	72	+5	6
Clayton Keller	82	24	46	70	+13	8
Mark Stone	79	24	44	68	+12	81
Boone Jenner	82	28	39	67	+13	56
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	82	17	38	55	+8	6
Nail Yakupov	82	26	28	54	+8	6
Mikko Koivu	79	21	19	40	-14	26
Phillip Danault	82	11	16	27	-8	44
Oskar Lindblom	82	4	22	26	-4	12
Brandon Sutter	82	14	11	25	-6	29
Dominik Kahun	65	7	15	17	-2	0
Jakob Silfverberg	40	10	5	15	-4	4
John Quenneville Dominik Kabalik	32 16	2 0	7 3	9 3	+2 -3	10 6

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Mikko Koivu and Jakob Silfverberg both helped round out the bottom-6 and stopped some of the bleeding. It's still a weak point heading into the Playoffs, though. Evgeny Svechnikov proved GM Brant King pretty smart for signing him long term though, didn't he?

Next Post: 2020 NHL Playoffs and 2020 Offseason!

daniel619 · Mar 19, 2018

kinger8998 said:
Halifax Vikings Expansion Mode
Do You have pics of unis

2019-2020 NHL Season

Season Preview

Opening Night Lineup
LW | C | RW
Svechnikov 82 | Jenner 84 | Stone 88
Keller 85 | Nugent-Hopkins 84 | Yakupov 83
Lindblom 79 | Danault 80 | Kahun 79
Tierney 79 | Sutter 78 | Roslovic 77
Kubalik 77 | Quenneville 79

Ekman-Larsson 88 | Chychrun 85
Dahlin 79 | Carlson 88
Koekkoek 79 | Merkley 80
Carrick 77

Korpisalo 86
Kinkaid 79

First Half of Season

Record Home Away GFPG GAPG PP% PK% Division Conference NHL Playoffs
21-15-5 7-8-3 14-7-2 3.00 (7th) 3.22 (29th) 19.4% (12th) 80.9% (17th) 1st 6th 10th Yes.
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Goalie Record SV% GAA SO
Joonas Korpisalo 16-9-3 .904 2.88 0
Keith Kinkaid 5-6-2 .887 3.53 0
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Korpisalo continues to disappoint. Kinkaid came advertised as much better than his performance. The goaltending woes continue in Halifax.

Player GP G A P +/- PIM
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 41 12 15 27 +2 2
John Carlson 41 5 22 27 -10 24
Rasmus Dahlin 39 5 2 7 0 8
Slater Koekkoek 38 1 3 4 -15 33
Ryan Merkley 41 1 3 4 -4 2
Jakob Chychrun 41 1 2 3 +3 20
Connor Carrick 5 0 0 0 +2 0
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OEL and John Carlson continue to do great things, while Rasmus Dahlin has been lightyears improved. Jakob Chychrun has taken on a shutdown role and excelled, while Ryan Merkley has been good on defense but more is expected offensively. Slater Koekkoek was a major disappointment and lost his lineup spot to Connor Carrick.

Player GP G A P +/- PIM
Clayton Keller 41 14 25 39 +5 4
Evgeny Svechnikov 41 11 25 36 -5 2
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 41 12 19 31 0 4
Boone Jenner 41 12 17 29 0 31
Mark Stone 38 10 19 29 +1 44
Nail Yakupov 41 11 17 28 +2 4
Phillip Danault 41 8 7 15 -3 38
Dominik Kahun 41 5 8 13 -3 0
Brandon Sutter 41 5 8 13 -8 19
Oskar Lindblom 41 2 11 13 -5 6
Chris Tierney 41 7 5 12 -11 2
Jack Roslovic 31 1 7 8 -6 14
Dominik Kabalik

John Quenneville
10

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-3
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The forward group can be clearly divided into performing and not. Top-6 and Bottom-6. It's a shock to see the team doing as well as they are with barely any help from their depth guys. Clayton Keller has been incredible, while Evgeny Svechnikov is enjoying a breakout season.
Second Half of Season

Updated Lineup
LW | C | RW
Svechnikov 82 | Jenner 84 | Stone 88
Keller 85 | Nugent-Hopkins 84 | Yakupov 83
Lindblom 79 | Koivu 81 | Silfverberg 82

Danault 80 | Sutter 78 | Quenneville 79
Kubalik 77 | Kahun 77

Ekman-Larsson 88 | Chychrun 86
Dahlin 80 | Carlson 88
Gardiner 84 | Merkley 80
Carrick 77

Korpisalo 86
Ward 81

Record Home Away GFPG GAPG PP% PK% Division Conference NHL Playoffs
44-32-6 20-17-4 24-15-2 3.40 (T-3rd) 2.82 (23rd) 19.7% (14th) 80.5% (18th) 2nd 8th 13th Yes.
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Goalie Record SV% GAA SO
Joonas Korpisalo 36-24-3 .913 2.57 3
Cam Ward 3-1-1 .905 2.74 2
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Korpisalo improved as the season went on, and Cam Ward showed as an upgrade over Kinkaid.

Player GP G A P +/- PIM
Oliver Ekman-Larsson 82 20 34 54 +8 8
John Carlson 82 8 43 51 +2 52
Rasmus Dahlin 80 9 4 13 +5 12
Jakob Chychrun 82 2 7 9 +16 42
Jake Gardiner 41 2 6 8 +8 24
Ryan Merkley 82 1 7 8 -9 2
Connor Carrick 5 0 0 0 +2 0
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Jakob Chychrun and Rasmus Dahlin joined OEL and Carlson as great successes this season, while Jake Gardiner was good too. Ryan Merkley had an okay rookie season and Connor Carrick was adequate in his fill-ins.

Player GP G A P +/- PIM
Evgeny Svechnikov 82 27 45 72 +5 6
Clayton Keller 82 24 46 70 +13 8
Mark Stone 79 24 44 68 +12 81
Boone Jenner 82 28 39 67 +13 56
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 82 17 38 55 +8 6
Nail Yakupov 82 26 28 54 +8 6
Mikko Koivu 79 21 19 40 -14 26
Phillip Danault 82 11 16 27 -8 44
Oskar Lindblom 82 4 22 26 -4 12
Brandon Sutter 82 14 11 25 -6 29
Dominik Kahun 65 7 15 17 -2 0
Jakob Silfverberg 40 10 5 15 -4 4
John Quenneville

Dominik Kabalik
32

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Mikko Koivu and Jakob Silfverberg both helped round out the bottom-6 and stopped some of the bleeding. It's still a weak point heading into the Playoffs, though. Evgeny Svechnikov proved GM Brant King pretty smart for signing him long term though, didn't he?

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saska sault · Mar 19, 2018

I have a question. I haven't bought NHL in years. I use to enjoy making a franchise.. and subbing in KHL and European teams instead of using NHL teams and making a long term franchise with all foreign teams . Is it possible to do that in 18? Can you sub european teams in franchise like before?

daniel619 · Mar 19, 2018

saska sault said:
I have a question. I haven't bought NHL in years. I use to enjoy making a franchise.. and subbing in KHL and European teams instead of using NHL teams and making a long term franchise with all foreign teams . Is it possible to do that in 18? Can you sub european teams in franchise like before?

Like the actual league or custom if you mean the actual league then no

Game	Score	NYR Goals	Goalie	Thoughts
1	4-2 NYR	Zibanejad (1,2,3), Buchnevich (1)	Lundqvist (.928 SV%)(2.00 GAA)	Zibanejad comes up big for the Rangers.
2	5-4 OTT (OT)	Namestnikov (1,2), Fast (1), Zuccarello (1)	Lundqvist (.896 SV%)(3.53 GAA)	Exciting game.
3	3-2 NYR	Spooner (1), Buchnevich (2), Nieves (1)	Lundqvist (.941 SV%)(2.00 GAA)	Rangers come back from down 2-0 to win.
4	4-3 OTT (OT)	Buchnevich (3,4), Hayes (1)	Lundqvist (1.000 SV%)(0.00 GAA) ------------------------------- Mazanec (.875 SV%)(4.25 GAA)	Namestnikov & Lundqvist both injured. Namestnikov out for 1 wk, Lundqvist to start next game.
5	2-1 OTT	Beleskey (1)	Lundqvist (.945 SV%)(2.00 GAA)	Rangers on verge of elimination.
6	4-2 OTT	Buchnevich (5), Zibanejad (4)	Lundqvist (.906 SV%)(3.01 GAA)	Rangers eliminated in 1st round of PO.
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Players	OVR	Age	Potential	Position	Player Type	Stats	Years/AAV
Adam Ruzicka	59	18	Low Top 9F	C	Low Top 6F	N/A	Unsigned

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