Totems Build Story, No Golden Knights Story - An EHM build story (BKarchitect NHL32v7.0)

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I tried posting this before but since I started a new job working 60+ hours a week I wasn't sure how many updates I could post. I think I can still keep up ok with this so I'll try again. Again not sure anyone will care but it's fun for me.

July 2, 2018
Surprise Expansion Announcement!
The NHL announced today that effective immediately the Seattle Totems were opening operations. Seemingly out of nowhere the team popped up and in exchange for a smaller expansion fee they will not have an expansion draft. The team starts with absolutely nothing.
Totems announce GM!
Totems have announced that Rodney McKay is taking over control of the hockey operations as GM. He has no experience at all in the hockey world coming from a academia background. The Canadian is a well know academic with very few people skills, and it appears that Totems think he can just outsmart the "old boys club".

July 5th, 2018
Totems round out staff, including announcing Ralph Krueger as Head Coach
Totems have announced that they have lured Ralph Krueger away from the English Premier League back to hockey with a head coaching job. Clint Malarchuk, Teemu Selanne, Scott Stevens, and Bryan Trottier round out the old school hockey lineup of assistant coaches. Former Stars GM Les Jackson is announced as assistant GM. Mike Sands is announced as head scout with a staff including Joe Nieuwendyk.

July 6th, 2018
Totems announce first round of signings
Totems have signed a wide variety of NHL veterans along with some young players to fill out the system. Notable NHLers include LW Scottie Upshall, RD Cody Franson, RW Alex Chiasson, RW Jannik Hansen, RW Logan Shaw, RW Emerson Etem, LW Dwight King.

July 7th, 2018
Totems announce Vermette as Captain among other transactions
Totems have announced they've signed C Antoine Vermette and named him the inaguaral captain of the team. The 36 year old 14 year veteran has long been lauded as a leader. Also signed are C Nick Shore, C Mark Letestu, LW Shane Prince, RW Drew Stafford, G Kari Lehtonen, RW Daniel Winnik, LD Marc-Andre Gragnani among many other minor leaguers.

July 8th, 2018
Totems announce another round of signings
G Steve, RW Tommy Wingels, RD Ryan Sproul, RD Paul Postma, RW Lee Stempniak, LD Brandon Davidson, RW Brandon Kozun, LD Jakub Jerabek, LW Tomas Jurco, RD Frank Corrado, C Mike Cammalleri are the most notable names announced. More minor leaguers and prospects added as well.

July 12th, 2018
Totems announce last round of major signings.
GM McKay announces that their last round of major signings have been finalized. LD Tobias Enstrom, LW Jussi Jokinen, LW Jiri Hudler, LW Rick Nash highlight the names signed today.

July 28th, 2018
Totems sign veteran Martin
LD Paul Martin, a target of the team from opening day, finally agrees to a one year deal with the team.

July 31, 2018
This month in the NHL
Controversial RD Vyacheslav Voynov returns to the NHL with a 1 year deal with the Canucks. In a subsequent move Vancouver moved RD Troy Stetcher to Calgary for rights to C Milos Roman. Many other minor signings were made.

Training Camp Report
Totems Open Camp with no expectations and roster battles galore
With just a couple months to prepare a roster, it is a truly open battle for spots everywhere. Below are the roster breakdown.

Goalie: Kari Lehtonen and Steve Mason are basically locks for the roster. 23 year old Andrei Kareyev is the wildcard but is facing an uphill battle. Matt Galajda and Stephen Dhillon are expected to battle for backup role in AHL.

Defense: Tobias Enstrom, Jakub Jerabek, Brandon Davidson, Paul Martin and Cody Franson are expected to be locks. The last 2 spots are expected to be contended by NHL vets Frank Corrado, Paul Postma, Marc-Andre Gragnani, and Ryan Sproul. European veteran Michal Cajkovsky and college signee Ian Scheid are expected to be dark horses. Mattias Goransson, Alec McCrea, Thomas Gregoire, and Colton Poolman are minor league bound.

Forwards: LW Jiri Hudler, LW Mike Cammalleri, C Mike Letestu, C Antoine Vermette, RW Rick Nash, RW Lee Stempniak, RW Drew Stafford, RW Jussi Jokinen, RW Jannik Hansen are considered locks for the roster. LW Scottie Upshall, LW Daniel Winnik, C Nick Shore, RW Jussi Jokinen, RW Tommy Wingels are considered likely to make the roster. LW Dwight King, LW Shane Prince, LW Tomas Jurco, RW Emerson Etem, RW Logan Shaw, RW Brandon Kozun, RW Alex Chiasson are considered the bubble players. Young players LW Ryan Kuffner, C Nico Sturm, C Mason Bergh, Tyler Wong, RW Max Veronneau, RW Tyler Sheehy, and RW Nick Halloran are considered longshots. It will be a full on battle.

September 26, 2018
Totems claim C Martin Hanzal off waivers from Stars
Despite the large contract the Totems have claimed C Martin Hanzal off waivers from the Stars. He will help solidify the weak Totems center ice position.

September 28, 2018
Totems claim RW Tom Kuhnhackl off waivers from Islanders
The grinding RW is claimed to help the depth of the Totems.

Around the NHL news
Avalanche claim LW Max Pacioretty off waivers from the Canadiens. Pacioretty had fallen out of favour in Montreal but the waive was still a surprise.

September 29, 2018
Totems finish pre-season, announce roster
The Totem finish the pre-season 2-4-1 and announce their final roster. LD Marc-Andre Gragnani, LW Daniel Winnik, LW Thomas Jurco, C Nick Shore, RW Tommy Wingels, RW Emerson Etem, and RW Logan Shaw are among the players to hit the waiver wire.

Seattle Totems
Hudler - Cammalleri - Nash
Prince - Hanzal - Stempniak
Jokinen - Vermette - Kozun
Upshall - Letestu - Hansen

Enstrom - Postma
Martin - Sproul
Davidson - Corrado

Mason
Lehtonen

Ex: Kuhnhackl, Stafford
Inj: Franson
IR: Jerabek

Fresno Falcons
King - Shore - Etem
Hancock - Wingels - Shaw
Kuffner - Sturm - Wong
AHL - Sheehy - Veronneau

Gragnani - Goransson
Cajkovsky - Scheid
Gregoire - AHL

Kareyev
Galajda

Ex (Too many veterans): LW Tomas Jurco, RW Alex Chiasson

Alaska Aces
G Stephen Dhillon
RD Alex McCrea
LD Colton Poolman
C Mason Bergh
RW Nick Halloran

The starting roster looks very unimpressive. How will this roster do?

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October Update
October 4, 2018
Totems lose franchise opener on road
Totems lose 5-2 to the San Jose Sharks in their franchise opener. Jonas Donskoi opened the scoring but C/LW Mike Cammalleri scores the first goal in Totems history later in the first to tie the game. San Jose added 2 goals in 2nd and despite Rick Nash making it 3-2 early in the 3rd but San Jose adds two more to finish it off.

October 8, 2018
Totems make minor move
After starting 0-3 the Totems have moved AHL forwards RW Alex Chiasson and LW Dwight King to Dallas for a 2019 6th round pick. Stars needed to add a depth winger and former Star rookie standout Chiasson will add depth for them along with King. The Totems had too many veterans in AHL for roster spots with the 5 veteran limit so it clears up room for them.

October 23, 2018
Totems make trade after disaster start
Totems have started out to a pathetic 0-8-1 start and have consequently made a move that should help the defense out. Totems have acquired LD Brendan Smith and his anchor contract (3 years remaining at 4.35 AAV) in exchange for depth forward Emerson Etem. They agreed to take on the negative value contract in the most important point, but clearly the Totems feel he can be a player on their weak blueline.

October 26, 2018
Totems shake up roster with big trade after 0-9-1 start
Totems have traded their biggest offseason pickup RW Rick Nash along with RW Drew Stafford to the St. Louis Blues for RW Nikita Soshnikov. Nash has produced 2 goals and 3 points in 7 games to date, while Stafford has 0 points in 6 games. Soshnikov has 0 points in 3 games to date. GM McKay answered questions very frankly to the shakeup.

Reporter: Nash was the Totems highest paid player at 3.5 million and the biggest signing of the off-season, why was he dealt so early?
McKay: Rick Nash is a solid player. We loved Nash. But he is 34 years old. After our disaster start clearly we are not making playoffs. Blues made a young winger available that we liked it was the price we had to pay.
Reporter: Why did you not save Nash for a deadline deal for more future assets?
McKay: Soshnikov is a guy we really liked. He is only 25 years old. We think he has great potential. He is a guy that can help us a bit now, but likely at least as much as a pick would help us in the future. We gave up some veterans now, but we have a guy that can be here for a decade.

October 31, 2018
Totems earn first win!
The misfit toys of the Totems have finally managed to earn a win on the year. A home win was earned with a great performance from Kari Lehtonen making 21 saves along with goals from Cody Franson and Brendan Smith.

Seattle Totems 3 Stars of the Month
1. C Mark Letestu - 13gp, 5g, 1a, 6pts, +1
2. LW Jiri Hudler - 13gp, 1g, 6a, 7pts, -11
3. RW Jannik Hansen - 13gp, 2g, 2g, 4pts, +3

NHL Players of the Month
POM: G Aaron Dell (SJS) - 3gp, 3Win, 1SO
ROM: LD Sami Niku (WPG) - 12gp, 5g, 6a, 11pts
OPM: RW Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) - 12gp, 12g, 6a, 18pts
DPM: G Andrei Vasilevsky (TBL) - 11gp, 10Win, 3SO

NHL Scoring
1. Couturier (PHI) - 19pts
1. Oshie (WSH) - 19pts
3. Tarasenko (STL) - 18pts
4. Voracek (WSH) - 17pts
5. Giroux (PHI) - 16pts

Standings:
SJS - 12gp, 20pts
WSH - 11gp, 19pts
STL - 12gp, 19pts
PHI - 13gp, 19pts
TBL - 14gp, 18pts
WPG - 12gp, 18pts

Totems Current Roster
Hudler - Letestu - Soshnikov
Cammalleri - Vermette - Kozun
Prince - Hanzal - Stempniak
Kuhnhackl - Upshall - Hansen

Jerabek - Franson
Davidson - Smith
Martin - Postma

Lehtonen
Mason

Ex: Sproul, Winnik, Wingels
IR: Enstrom, Jokinen

 

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November Update
November 17, 2018
Totems make 6 player trade
Totems have made yet another big roster shakeup early into their disastrous inaugural season. At 1-18-1 the team has moved out veteran LD Paul Martin (19gp, 3pts, -6) along with LW Shane Prince (13gp, 1g, 2pts, -6) and RD Alex McCrea (ECHL 18gp, 4g, 13pts, -3) in exchange for RD Mark Pysyk (10gp, 0pts, -5), C Derek MacKenzie (18gp, 1g, 3pts, -9), and LW Dryden Hunt (No GP). The Panthers get some depth on the blueline along with a borderline player. The Totems get a younger guy on a overpriced contract in Pysyk along with a veteran that might have been the captain but is clearly no longer NHL quality.

November Report
Totems = 1-22-2 (0-11-1)

Totems 3 Stars of the Month
1. RW Brandon Kozun - 12gp, 5g, 2a, 7pts, -8
2. C Antoine Vermette - 12gp, 1g, 6a, 7pts, -2
3. LD Brendan Smith - 12gp,1g, 5a, 6pts, -6

NHL Players of the Month
POM: Giroux (PHI) - 4gp, 3g, 3a, 6pts
ROM: Lindblom (PHI) - 13gp, 5g, 6a, 11pts
OPM: Connor (WPG) - 10gp, 9g, 7a, 16pts
DPM: Murray (PIT) - 10gp, 9win, 2so

NHL Scoring
1. Voracek (PHI) - 27gp 33pts
2. Tavares (TOR) - 26gp, 29pts
2. McDavid (EDM) - 26gp, 29pts
4. Couturier (PHI) - 27gp, 28pts
4. Laine (WPG) - 25gp, 28pts

NHL Standings
1. San Jose - 24gp, 38pts
2. Tampa Bay - 26gp, 38pts
3. Winnipeg - 25gp, 37pts
4. Philadelphia - 27gp, 37pts
5. Washington - 24gp, 26pts

Totems Current Roster
Hudler - Soshnikov - Kozun
Cammalleri - Letestu - Stempniak
Jokinen - Vermette - Hansen
MacKenzie - Hanzal - Kuhnhackl

Smith - Pysyk
Enstrom - Jerabek
Davidson - Franson

Mason
Lehtonen

Ex: Postma, Upshall, Wingels

 

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December Update
December 14th, 2018
Totems claim Coyotes Dauphin off waivers
Totems have claimed C/LW Laurent Dauphin off waiver for the Arizona Coyotes. The defensive forward has 0 points in 2 games with a -1 rating for the Coyotes. In a subsequent move Totems waiver 37 year old forward C Derek MacKenzie who has 0 points in 10 games for the Totems this year, and 1g, 3pts in 28 games this year in NHL including the time in Florida previous to the trade.

December 19th, 2018
Totems sign LW Andrei Kuzmenko
The Russian forward buys out his contract and agrees to come over the Totems. He signs a 2 year ELC with the Totems.

December Report
Totems = 2-33-5 (1-11-3)

End of Month Roster
Hudler - Soshnikov - Kozun
Cammalleri - Letestu - Stempniak
Jokinen - Vermette - Hansen
Dauphin - Hanzal - Kuhnhackl

Jerabek - Pysyk
Enstrom - Franson
Smith - Davidson

Mason
Lehtonen

Ex: Postma, Upshall, Wingels

 

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January Update
January 12, 2019
Totems move out veteran Hudler, announce 4 re-signings including leading scorer Kozun
Totems have traded LW Jiri Hudler along with DAL 2019 6th round pick to Tampa Bay for TBL 2nd Round Pick in 2020, TBL 3rd Round Pick in 2019, TBL 3rd round Pick in 2020. Hudler adds some depth scoring for the Lightning at a much cheaper price than a guy like Tatar got last year. Totems get some picks as they try to rebuild. RW Brandon Kozun signs a 2 year extension worth 2.5 million per year. Depth forward Tom Kuhnhackl also signed a 2 year extension worth 1.65 million a year. Captain Antoine Vermette signs on for another year at 1.6 million per year to continue to try to lead this team out of the building phase. G Steve Mason signed a 4 year contract worth 1.95 million per year as they seem to commit to him as the starter for the foreseeable future.

January 15, 2019
Totems claim LD Jake Chelios off waivers
27 year old Chelios has appeared in 47 games at AHL level this year but Detroit decided to give him a chance by placing him on waivers. Totems decide to bank on it with the claim.

January 16, 2019
Totems continue firesale with veteran Enstrom and sign LD Jerabek to an extension
Totems have dealt LD Tobias Enstrom back to the Winnipeg Jets for a 2nd in 2019 and 3rd in 2020. Enstrom adds depth to a Jets team who has struggled along the blueline after not signing LD Josh Morrissey as an RFA this year. LD Jan Jerabek signs a front loaded 2.35million AAV contract for 4 years to continue with the Totems.

January 18, 2019
Totems trade retiring Jussi Jokinen
Just days after Jussi Jokinen tells the team and the world that he will retire at the end of the year the Bruins pick him up for their playoff run in exchange for a 3rd Round Pick in 2021 and RW Karson Kuhlman who has 18g, 35pts in 43 games at ECHL level as a 23 year old. Jokinen will add depth the Bruins roster lacking it for a very low price for the rest of the year.

January 24, 2019
Totems trade G Kari Lehtonen
Totems trade Lehtonen to the Maple Leafs for TOR 4th Round in 2019 and BOS 4th Round in 2019. Maple Leafs were using a 20 year old rookie as a backup and needed some insurance in net going forward. Totems have committed to Mason as the starter going forward.

January 28, 2019
Totems announce 2 extensions
Suspended forward Nikita Soshnikov re-signs on a one year extension worth 930K. He has played a big role since coming over, but has struggled with consistency getting just 9g, 16pts in 39 games. LD Brandon Davidson also re-signed for 3 years worth 2.2mil per year.

End of Month Report
1-11-0 (3-44-5)

End of Month Roster
Jurco - Vermette - Kozun
Kuhnhackl - Letestu - Stempniak
Upshall - Dauphin - Hansen
Winnik - Hanzal - Wingels

Jerabek - Pysyk
Smith - Franson
Davidson - Postma

Mason
Kareyev

ex: Chelios, Shore
IR: Cammalleri
SUS: Soshnikov

 

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February Update
February 18, 2019
Ottawa acquires C Vincent Trocheck from the Florida Panthers in exchange for C Jean-Gabriel Pageau, PIT 3rd Rd in 2019 and OTT 4th Rd in 2019

February 19, 2019
Two Playoff teams shore up blueline
Winnipeg Jets have acquired RD T.J. Brodie from Calgary in exchange for rights of 2 prospects C David Gustafsson and LD Giovanni Vallati.
Pittsburgh has acquired RD Mike Green from Detroit for their 1st Rounder in 2019 along with rights to RD Calen Addison and LW Jan Drozg.

February 23, 2019
Deadline Deals start to flood in. Jets make biggest move landing Stepan but at a huge price. Pittsburgh, Washington, and Nashville load up for another run. New York Rangers, New Jersey, Arizona, and Ottawa sell off assets for a rebuild.
To NJD: LD Luca Sbisa. To OTT: C Michael McLeod, Rights to G Akira Schmid
To NYR: LD Victor Mete. To MTL: G Olof Lindbom, Rights to LD Jacob Ragnarsson, NYR 3rd in 2019, NYR 3rd in 2020
To NSH: LD Michael Del Zotto. To VAN: LD Yannick Weber, Rights to RD Spencer Stastney
To WSH: C Gilbert Brule, Rights to C Samuel Houde. To MTL: G Vitek Vanecek, Rights to RD Alex Kannok-Leipert, WSH 4th in 2019, WSH 4th in 2020
To WSH: RW Richard Panik. To ARI: LD Jonas Siegenthaler, WSH 2nd in 2019, WSH 3rd in 2019
To LAK: LD Jake McCabe, Rights to RD Miska Kukkonen. To BUF: G Cal Petersen
To NJD: RD Vyacheslav Voynov, Rights to LD Toni Utunen. To VAN: LD Mirco Muller, Rights to LD Jeremy Davies, NJD 2nd in 2019
To FLA: LW Thomas Vanek. To DET: Rights to LD Max Gildon, PIT 3rd in 2019
To PIT: LW Mats Zuccarello, Rights to RD Joey Keane. To NYR: RW Daniel Sprong, Rights to LD Clayton Phillips
To VGK: LD Jan Rutta. To CHI: Rights to LW Jonas Rondbjerg
To WPG: C Derek Stepan. To ARI: C Michael Spacek, Rights to LD Declan Chisholm, WPG 1st Rd in 2019, WPG 1st Rd in 2020

Totems make a record number of deals on the deadline day as they reshape moving forward.

To SEA: LW Marcus Sorensen, RW Melker Karlsson, RW Joachim Blichfeld. To SJS: LW Scottie Upshall, LW Daniel Winnik, LD Marc-Andre Gragnani, TOR 4th Rd in 2019
On the surface this deal makes little sense for San Jose, but San Jose has been desperately shopping often scratched Karlsson (who has just 5pts in just 30gp) all year. He is owed another 2 million next year. Sorensen had previously been waived and been at AHL level. Upshall and Winnik are valuable veterans for them moving towards the playoffs. The Totems get some decent depth wingers going forward.
To SEA: C Mitch Hults, ANA 3rd in 2022, ANA 4th in 2019. To ANA: RD Cody Franson
Anaheim gets a valuable 4/5 defenseman for a useless ECHL prospect and a couple of mid round picks as Totems start sell off.
To SEA: C Tyler Bozak. To STL: LW Mike Cammalleri
With just 3 goals and 10 points in 41 games and even a heathly scratch at times it was clear Bozak was not working out in St. Louis. With 2 more years at 5 million dollars per year he carried pretty much negative value. He will get a chance to turn things around in a bigger role with Totems. Cammy had 10g, 24pts in 50 games for Totems and can be a depth scoring option for Blues as they attempt to make playoffs.
To SEA: LD Kevin Gravel, LW Nolan Vesey, EDM 3rd Rd in 2019. To EDM: RD Paul Postma, RW Jannik Hansen
Hansen is still a valuable depth piece for playoff bound Oilers. Postma adds depth to the blueline. Gravel has not shown much in NHL, Vesey is a bad prospect.
To SEA: MTL 3rd Rd in 2020. To MTL: RW Lee Stempniak
Depth piece for a mid round pick
To SEA: G Peter Budaj, LAK 2nd in 2021. To LAK: C Mark Letestu, STL 4th in 2019
Letestu was likely the Totems best asset with 11g, 22pts and a +/- of 0 in 57 games proving he can still play. Kings shore up their center ice position. Totems need the high picks, but Budaj allows Kareyev to head back to AHL to finish up year.
To SEA: LW Chris Kunitz, C Marcus Kruger, CHI 2nd in 2019. To CHI: LW Marcus Sorensen, LD Kevin Gravel
A hastily put together deal as Totems move acquired players Sorensen and Gravel to Blackhawks were they should fit in nicely as depth pieces for the playoff hunting Blackhawks. Kruger and Kunitz have been horrendous for Hawks (2assists 17gp and 1g, 2pts 33gp respectively).
To SEA: C Matt Hendricks, MIN 6th in 2019. To MIN: C Marcus Kruger
Kruger was not a piece needed going forward so Totems flip him for useless veteran and a late pick.
To SEA: LW Jori Lehtera, PHI 4th in 2021. To PHI: RW Tommy Wingels
Philedelphia gets rid of Lehtera is the headline, while only giving up a 4th and get a piece that might help down stretch.

February 24, 2019
Totems claim Tanev, re-sign 5
Totems have claimed LW Brandon Tanev off waivers from the Winnipeg Jets. He found himself off roster after Stepan acquistion and he will be a depth piece for the Totems. They've also announced new deals for 5 minor pieces in RD Ryan Sproul, RW Logan Shaw, LW Tomas Jurco, RD Frank Corrado, LW Laurent Dauphin. All are one year deals.

February 26, 2019
Totems claim LW William Carrier
Carrier was claimed off waivers from Golden Knights after struggling this season much like last. The Totems are latest to try to capitalize on his skill that just doesn't seem to translate to success.

February 28, 2019
Totems sign prospect Holwell
Totems add depth prospect LD Adam Holwell from ECHL.

Totems Month Report:
3-8-3 (6-52-8)

End of Month Roster
Jurco - Vermette - Karlsson
Tanev - Hanzal - Soshnikov
Dauphin - Bozak - Shore
Hendricks - MacKenzie

Jerabek - Smith
Davidson - Pysyk
Chelios - Corrado
Sproul

Mason
Budaj

Inj: Carrier, Kuhnhackl, Shaw
IR: Kozun

Fresno Falcons (AHL)
Lehtera - Sheehy - Kuzmenko
Kunitz - Sturm - Veronneau
Kuffner - Hancock - Blichfeld
Hunt - Wong - Halloran

Gregoire - Cajkovsky
Holwell - Scheid
Poolman - Goransson

Kareyev
Galajda

Alaska Aces (ECHL)
G Dhillon
LW Vesey
C Hults
C Bergh
RW Kuhlman

The trade deadline has left Totems over filled with picks in 2019. Great way to start to build.
1 - SEA
2 - WPG, CHI, SEA
3 - EDM, TBL, SEA
4 - ANA, SEA
5 - SEA
6 - MIN, SEA
7 - SEA
For Future years they've also acquired an additional 2nd in 2020, 3 3rds in 2020, 2nd in 2021, 3rd in 2021, 4th in 2021, and a 3rd in 2022.

 

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End of Regular Season Report
Seattle Totems
Record: 11-62-9 = 31pts (8th in Pacific, 16th in West, 32nd in League)
Goals For: 178 (8th, 16th, 32nd)
Goals Against: 351 (8th, 16th, 32nd)
Powerplay Percentage: 13.3% (8th, 16th, 31st)
Penalty Kill Percentage: 73.4% (8th, 16th, 31st)

Player Stats (x- indicates player was moved mid-season)

Player	Age	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	SOG	ATOI	AvR
RW Brandon Kozun	29	69	22	28	50	-57	46	187	21:04	7.13
RW/C Nikita Soshnikov	25	69	19	19	38	-50	85	207	21:01	5.80
C/LW Antoine Vermette	36	74	14	16	30	-42	40	112	16:38	6.23
x-LW Jiri Hudler	35	41	7	21	28	-38	26	112	22:29	6.93
x-RW Lee Stempniak	36	61	11	16	27	-10	8	110	14:49	7.25
LD Jakub Jerabek	28	76	3	23	26	-42	54	97	22:03	6.71
LW Tomas Jurco	26	34	12	12	24	-8	12	134	20:15	7.65
x-LW/C/RW Mike Cammalleri	37	50	10	14	24	-20	12	112	17:05	6.74
x-C Mark Letestu	34	57	11	11	22	0	22	64	12:27	6.53
LD/RD Brendan Smith	30	68	3	17	20	-28	88	57	21:40	6.84
x-RW Jannik Hansen	33	58	8	11	19	-6	26	96	12:34	7.21
x-RW/C/LW Jussi Jokinen	36	36	7	8	15	-9	16	68	10:57	7.08
RW/LW Tom Kuhnhackl	27	69	3	12	15	-16	51	101	8:24	6.91
C Tyler Bozak	33	20	4	10	14	-11	12	51	23:19	5.90
x-RD Cody Franson	31	54	2	12	14	-14	18	63	16:02	6.83
C Martin Hanzal	32	73	6	7	13	-22	40	76	13:27	6.51
RD Frank Corrado	26	29	3	10	13	-7	19	25	20:39	7.10
LW/C Laurent Dauphin	24	50	7	5	12	-5	8	44	9:32	6.80
RW Melker Karlsson	28	20	4	6	10	-11	0	46	17:01	7.10
LW William Carrier	24	16	5	4	9	-8	2	32	13:51	7.19
LD/RD Brandon Davidson	27	69	1	8	9	-32	18	36	17:27	6.70
x-LW/RW Scottie Upshall	35	46	4	4	8	-12	31	34	9:58	6.91
RD Mark Pysyk	27	62	1	6	7	-26	38	49	21:38	6.42
RD Ryan Sproul	26	29	0	7	7	-21	2	38	16:30	6.86
x-LD Tobias Enstrom	34	37	0	7	7	-24	10	35	21:26	6.49
x-RD Paul Postma	30	36	0	6	6	-30	10	17	16:33	6.53
x-LW/RW Tommy Wingels	31	18	2	3	5	2	6	23	8:12	6.94
RW Logan Shaw	26	18	2	3	5	-2	4	25	9:34	6.83
C/RW Nick Shore	26	19	1	4	5	0	8	15	8:16	6.74
LW/C/RW Matt Hendricks	38	13	0	4	4	4	2	10	7:57	7.08
LD Jake Chelios	28	14	0	4	4	-3	2	5	15:50	6.93
x-RW Rick Nash	35	7	2	1	3	-10	2	23	19:41	6.71
x-LD Paul Martin	38	19	0	3	3	-6	8	13	20:11	6.63
LW Brandon Tanev	27	15	0	3	3	0	4	27	12:44	7.00
C Derek MacKenzie	38	20	2	0	2	-2	12	4	6:56	6.55
x-LW Shane Prince	26	13	1	1	2	-6	0	22	10:38	7.00
x-LW Daniel Winnik	34	8	1	0	1	1	0	10	8:14	7.13
RW Tyler Sheehy*	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	12:12	7.00
LW Andrei Kuzmenko*	23	2	0	0	0	-2	2	3	15:22	6.50
x-RW Drew Stafford	33	6	0	0	0	-4	2	8	11:14	6.83

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Player	Age	GP	W	L	OTL	MIN	GAA	SvP	SO	AvR
G Andrei Kareyev*	24	2	0	2	0	120	3.50	.901	0	7.50
G Peter Budaj	36	3	0	2	1	185	3.24	.897	0	7.00
G Steve Mason	31	55	10	39	5	3247	4.10	.875	0	6.44
x-G Kari Lehtonen	35	25	1	19	3	1409	4.51	.874	0	6.28

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Fresno Falcons Leaders
1. C Tyler Sheehy 76gp, 65pts
2. RW Max Veronneay 82gp, 50pts
3. RW Tyler Wong 82gp, 47pts
4. LW Ryan Kuffner 82gp, 39pts
5. LW Dryden Hunt 48gp, 38pts
6. LW Andrei Kuzmenko 42gp, 36pts
7. LW/C Kevin Hancock 78gp, 34pts
8. C Nico Sturm 80gp, 31pts
9. LD Thomas Gregoire 78gp, 30pts
10. LD Michal Cajkovsky 81gp, 27pts
1. G Andrei Kareyev 58gp, .889Svp, 28W

NHL Leaders
Top Points
1. C Steven Stamkos (TBL) - 94
1. C Nico Hischier (NJD) - 94
3. C Tyler Seguin (DAL) - 91
3. C Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH) - 91
5. C Connor McDavid (EDM) - 86
6. C Aleksander Barkov (FLA) - 84
7. C Sean Couturier (PHI) - 83
8. RW Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) - 82
8. C John Tavares (TOR) - 82
8. RW T.J. Oshie (WSH) - 82
11. C Nathan MacKinnon (COL) - 80
11. LW Taylor Hall (NJD) - 80
13. RW Jakub Voracek (PHI) - 79
14. RW Nikita Kucherov (TBL) - 77
14. RW Pavel Buchnevich (NYR) - 77
14. RW Brock Boeser (VAN) - 77
14. RW Patrik Laine (WPG) - 77
14. LW Jaden Schwartz (STL) - 77
19. C Sidney Crosby (PIT) - 75
20. LW Alexander Ovechkin (WSH) - 74
20. LW Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM) - 74
20. C Brayden Point (TBL) - 74
20. LD Victor Hedman (TBL) - 74

Goals
1. C Steven Stamkos (TBL) - 44
1. RW Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) - 44
3. RW Nikita Kucherov (TBL) - 43
3. LW Alexander Ovechkin (WSH) - 43
5. C Nathan MacKinnon (COL) - 42

Defensemen Points
1. LD Victor Hedman (TBL) - 74
2. LD Cam Fowler (ANA) - 68
3. RD Sami Vatanen (NJD) - 62
3. RD Mikhail Sergachyov (TBL) - 62
5. RD John Carlson (WSH) - 56
6. RD Kris Letang (PIT) - 54
6. RD Charles McAvoy (BOS) - 54
8. LD Nick Leddy (NYI) - 53
8. RD Dustin Byfuglien (WPG) - 53
10. RD Alex Pietrangelo (STL) - 49
10. RD Kris Russell (EDM) - 49
10. LD Dmitry Orlov (WSH) - 49
10. RD Brandon Montour (ANA) - 49

Rookie Scoring
1. C Martin Necas (CAR) - 61
2. RW Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) - 55
3. C Elias Pettersson (VAN) - 54
4. C Casey Mittelstadt (BUF) - 51
5. RW Eeli Tolvanen (NSH) - 44

Goalies
1. G Cory Schneider (NJD) - .930SVP, 34W
2. G Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) - .929SVP, 44W
3. G Pekka Rinne (NSH) - .927SVP, 39W
3. G Matt Murray (PIT) - .927SVP, 38W
5. G Corey Crawford (CHI) - .923SVP, 35W

Rookie Goalies
1. G Ilya Samsonov (WSH) - .912SVP, 14W

Standings
West
1. Nashville 121
2. Anaheim 113
3. Winnipeg 114
4. Los Angeles 103
5. Vegas 101
6. Dallas 101
7. Edmonton 100
8. St. Louis 98
9. Minnesota 93
10. Colorado 93
11. San Jose 90
12. Chicago 89
13. Calgary 80
14. Vancouver 75
15. Arizona 70
16. Seattle 31
East
1. Tampa Bay 119
2. Washington 115
3. Philadelphia 110
4. New Jersey 109
5. Toronto 99
6. Florida 98
7. Pittsburgh 103
8. Boston 96
9. New York R 88
10. Columbus 85
11. Montreal 80
12. Buffalo 76
13. Carolina 75
14. New York I 75
15. Detroit 63
16. Ottawa 57

Playoff Preview
West
1. Nashville Predators v 8. St. Louis Blues
Anchored by a strong blueline and outstanding goaltending the Predators are heavy favourites. They depend on young scoring up front with Forsberg, Fiala, Tolvanen to bolster veterans Turris, Johansen, Arvidsson. Blues lack the depth of the Predators but have strong top end talent in Tarasenko, Schwartz, O'Reilly, Pietrangelo.
2. Anaheim Ducks v 7. Edmonton Oilers
Ducks are a surprise to finish so high with young players carrying the load with Fowler, Rakell, Kase, Montour, Steel having big roles while veterans Getzlaf, Perry have taken steps back. Oilers depend almost entirely on their top 3 forwards in McDavid, RNH, and Draisaitl and will need them to carry them.
3. Winnipeg Jets v 6. Dallas Stars
Jets are deep and balanced. They addressed their two biggest weaknesses (depth D and 2nd line C) with big in season moves acquiring Brodie and Stepan to make them even more dangerous. Laine, Connor, Wheeler, Scheifele, Ehlers, Byfuglien, Niku, Trouba, Roslovic, Stepan, Brodie is a very hard core. Hellebuyck was just so-so at .917 and might be the question mark. Stars have a young D core and struggled in net this year. Their stars up front in Seguin, Benn, Radulov carry them offensively and they will need lots of goals from them to win.
4. Los Angeles Kings v 5. Vegas Golden Knights
Both teams look very mediocre on paper. Kings are decent all around but depend on Kopitar, Doughty, Quick to lead them. Carter is out for the 1st round. Golden Knights have a solid roster up front led by Karlsson, Smith, Marchessault, Tuch, Stastny, Tatar but outside of Theodore don't have much on D.
East
1. Tampa Bay Lightning v 8. Boston Bruins
Lightning are a strong contender. They have stars in Hedman, Stamkos, Kucherov, Point, Sergachyov, and Vasilevsky but have depth for days. Bruins have not had great goaltending from Rask, and depend too much on two-way guys Bergeron, Marchand, Krejci. They have a few nice young pieces like Pastrnak, McAvoy, Heinen but not enough to hang with the big boys.
2. Washington Capitals v 7. Pittsburgh Penguins
And Crosby v Ovechkin battle comes again. Much like last year it appears the Capitals have too much though. Ovie, Kuznetsov, Oshie, Vrana, Carlson, Backstrom, Orlov along one of the best tandems in the league in Holtby and Samsonov. Pittsburgh has little depth past Crosby, Malkin, Kessel, Letang, Murray.
3. Phildelphia Flyers v 4. New Jersey Devils
Strong veterans in Couturier, Voracek, Giroux, van Riemsdyk, Gostisbehere supported by strong youngsters Patrick, Konecny, Provorov, Lindblom, Sanheim but let down in net with Elliot. The Devils have seen Hischier, Vatanen, Butcher, Zacha break out with great goaltending along with veterans Hall, Palmieri, Johansson means the Devils have a chance here, but unlikely to make a run.
5. Toronto Maple Leafs v 6. Florida Panthers
It's a minor miracle the Leafs made the playoffs with what happened this year. Andersen was mediocre, Marner (40pts), Marleau (33pts), Kadri (27pts), Brown (22pts) were all bad (none missed time with injury). Tavares, Matthews and Nylander carried a poor roster to the playoffs. The surprising Panthers stand a good shot here with an underrated roster led by Barkov but the island of misfit toys in Luongo, Dadonov, Hoffman, Yandle were key pieces to the core of Huberdeau, Bjugstad, Ekblad, Matheson.

McKay Predictions
NSH 4, STL 1
WPG 4, DAL 0
ANA 4, EDM 3
LAK 4, VGK 2
TBL 4, BOS 0
TOR 2, FLA 4
WSH 4, PIT 2
PHI 3, NJD 4

NSH 3, WPG 4
ANA 1, LAK 4
TBL 4, FLA 0
WSH 4, NJD 1

WPG 4, LAK 0
TBL, 4, WSH 3

TBL 4, WPG 3

 

[BKarchitect]

That would be a mildly disappointing season for Colorado but I see they are in pole position along with your Totems to potentially snag Jack Hughes thanks to Ottawa being every bit as bad as I want them to be!

Florida really did poorly trading Trochek at that price especially compared to what the worse and older Stepan brought back.

On the other hand, many of the deadline deals seem pretty plausible. Of course Habs gonna Hab so they sell the young crown jewel of their blueline rebuild in Mete for a bag of beans. Lol.

 

[Holden Caulfield]

That would be a mildly disappointing season for Colorado but I see they are in pole position along with your Totems to potentially snag Jack Hughes thanks to Ottawa being every bit as bad as I want them to be!

Florida really did poorly trading Trochek at that price especially compared to what the worse and older Stepan brought back.

On the other hand, many of the deadline deals seem pretty plausible. Of course Habs gonna Hab so they sell the young crown jewel of their blueline rebuild in Mete for a bag of beans. Lol.

I lost the draft lottery (picking 4th). Don't really have assets to move up so I am hoping that Turcotte (ranked 5th) is still there or I will be taking Byram probably which sucks. I stopped last night just before draft, will be doing a draft review post soonish. The post-offseason/pre training camp update will be later cause I want to make sure teams do things right in off-season (ie get Morrissey back from KHL lol). But yeah I agree deadline deals except really Mete and Trocheck deal weren't too bad.

 

[MasterMatt25]

Could you show us the rankings for the draft?

 

[BKarchitect]

Could you show us the rankings for the draft?

Well guaranteed Broberg and possibly Podkolzin will be ranked too low...next update either tomorrow or Saturday will include a ton of post-Hlinka adjustments.

But yeah, curious as well and also interested to see Seattle first draft class in its entirety!

 

[Holden Caulfield]

Keeping a consistent schedule when I'm randomly working 16 hours some days is hard. Catching up with some stuff that I've already played past. The off-season will take a while as I try to make CPU teams not being idiots.

Playoff Update
1)NSH 4 v 8)STL 3
3)WPG 4 v 6)DAL 1
2)ANA 4 v 7)EDM 3
4)LAK 4 v 5)VGK 3

1)TBL 4 v 8)BOS 0
5)TOR 4 v 6)FLA 2
2)WSH 4 v 7)PIT 0
3)PHI 1 v 4)NJD 4

1)NSH 4 v 3)WPG 1
2)ANA 1 v 4)LAK 4

1)TBL 4 v 5)TOR 2
2)WSH 4 v 4)NJD 1

1)NSH 4 v 4)LAK 1

1)TBL 4 v 2)WSH 0

1)NSH 4 v 2)TBL 1

Nashville wins their first Stanley Cup! Tampa Bay put on a great effort despite losing Stamkos for the playoffs in the very first game of the playoffs. Rinne .935 led the way, Johansen and Forsberg tied for goalscoring lead with 11 and Johansen led with 20 points. Ellis had 15 points from the blueline but the youngsters Fiala and Tolvanen with 17 points were key to the win.

Leading Scorers
1. Johansen (NSH) - 20
2. Kucherov (TBL) - 19
3. Tolvanen (NSH) - 17
3. Fiala (NSH) - 17
5. Point (TBL) - 16
6. Forsberg (NSH) - 15
6. Kempe (LAK) - 15
6. Ellis (NSH) - 15
9. Ovechkin (WSH) - 14
9. Kovalchuk (LAK) - 14
9. Hedman (TBL) - 14
Goalies (4 or more GP)
1. Vasilevsky (TBL) - .938
2. Rinne (NSH) - .936
3. Quick (LAK) - .926

 

[Holden Caulfield]

Pre-Draft Analysis

June 7, 2019
Kraken add 4 European UFA's
Kraken have added some help from in Europe. 23yo C Pius Suter, 24yo LW Martin Reway, 24 LD Matus Holenda, and 23yo LW Dominik Kubalik have come over. Kubalik and Suter are two way threats that can contribute right away, Reway is a skilled forward with a troubled past who is a low risk high reward player while Holenda is an undersized defenseman who is solid all around but not sure how he will adapt to smaller ice.

June 19, 2019
Kraken add top NCAA UFA Jimmy Schuldt
24yo Schuldt out of St. Cloud was one of the top 5 NCAA UFA's and the only one the Totems manage to land despite being in on many. Schuldt is a solid leader with a big shot but has many holes in his game.

Pre-Draft Analysis
Top 30 Ranks
1. C Jack Hughes (USNDTP, USHL)
2. RW Kaapo Kakko (Dynamo, KHL)
3. LD Bowen Byram (Vancouver, WHL)
4. G Spencer Knight (USNDTP, USHL)
5. C Alex Turcotte (USNDTP, USHL)
6. C Alex Newhook (Victoria, BCHL)
7. RW Dylan Cozens (Lethbridge, WHL)
8. C Kirby Dach (Saskatoon, WHL)
9. LD Michael Vukojevic (Kitchener, OHL)
10. C Blake Murray (Sudbury, OHL)
11. LD Matthew Robertson (Edmonton, WHL)
12. RW Raphael Lavoie (Halifax, QMJHL)
13. C Ryan Suzuki (Barrie, OHL)
14. LW Peyton Krebs (Kootenay, WHL)
15. LW Arthur Kaliyev (Hamilton, OHL)
16. LW Dmitri Sheshin (Metallurg Mg, KHL)
17. RW Maxim Cajkovic (Saint John, QMJHL)
18. RD Anttoni Honka (JYP, SM-Liiga)
19. C Trevor Zegras (USNDTP, USHL)
20. LW Samuel Poulin (Sherbrooke, QMJHL)
21. C Valentin Nussbaumer (Shawinigan, QMJHL)
22. LW Matthew Boldy (USNDTP, USHL)
23. LD Cam York (USNDTP, USHL)
24. RW Cole Caulfield (USNDTP, USHL)
25. LD Tobias Bjornfot (Djurgarden, SHL)
26. LW Vasili Podkolzin (SKA, KHL)
27. G Colten Ellis (Rimouski, QMJHL)
28. RD Victor Soderstrom (Farjestad, SHL)
29. LD Ben Brinkman (Minnesota, NCAA)
30. LW Nolan Foote (Kelowna, WHL)

Draft Order
1. Vancouver Canucks
2. Arizona Coyotes
3. Detroit Red Wings
4. Seattle Totems
5. Colorado Avalanche (from Ottawa Senators)
6. New York Islanders
7. Carolina Hurricanes
8. Buffalo Sabres
9. Calgary Flames
10. Montreal Canadiens
11. Columbus Blue Jackets
12. New York Rangers
13. Chicago Blackhawks
14. Buffalo Sabres (from San Jose Sharks)
15. Colorado Avalanche
16. Minnesota Wild
17. Boston Bruins
18. Buffalo Sabres (from St. Louis Blues)
19. Edmonton Oilers
20. Detroit Red Wings (from Pittsburgh Penguins)
21. Florida Panthers
22. Toronto Maple Leafs
23. Dallas Stars
24. Vegas Golden Knights
25. Los Angeles Kings
26. New Jersey Devils
27. Philadelphia Flyers
28. Arizona Coyotes (from Winnipeg Jets)
29. Anaheim Ducks
30. Washington Capitals
31. Tampa Bay Lightning
32. Nashville Predators

 

[Holden Caulfield]

Draft Day!
Totems are set to begin their first draft day. The team has announced a pair of trades on the eve of the draft. GM McKay said while the team explored the options to move up in the draft after losing the lottery the prices were too high so just minor moves were made.
Totems trade RW Nick Halloran and LD Ian Scheid to Dallas for LD Gavin Bayreuther and MIN 4th in 2019
Halloran and Scheid are two mediocre prospects that have shown flashes but did not put it together last year in AHL. Bayreuther is a borderline 25 year old who might crack the roster next year but more likely an AHL vet.
Totems trade RW Logan Shaw to Ottawa for RW Marian Gaborik, OTT 5th in 2019 and OTT 5th in 2021
Shaw was re-signed to an ill thought out extension after playing well for a month pre-deadline. To get out from that contract Totems take on the much bigger Gaborik contract for buyout purposes (despite McKay's irrational love of Gaborik but he is done) and get two picks in the deal.

Totems take LD Byram Bowen 4th overall
McKay admitted the totems top 3 all went off the board in the top 3, but Bowen is a nice consolation prize. He is a determined player that skates, passes, and stickhandles at an NHL level already, albeit still struggles in the defensive game. He scored 34goals, 82points in just 64 games this year in WHL.
Totems take C Albin Grewe 33rd Overall
The determined Swede has a strong all around game but doesn't stand out in any one way. His strongest comparable is Sharks C Logan Couture and that's what the Totems are hoping for.
Totems take G Dustin Wolf 45th Overall
The LA native is very undersized for an NHL goalie but has some of the best reflexes anyone has ever seen from an 18 year old. He is determined which is good since he needs to be worked on quite a bit.
Totems acquire pick #46 from San Jose for pick #60 and pick #65
Totems take C Henri Nikkanen 46th Overall
The big Finn from Norway is another solid all around C with great potential but the question mark is his determination. Has great defensive skill, solid skating, with a decent shot.
Totems take RD Noah Laaouan 83rd Overall
The small determined defender moves the puck well with a good shot and good skating, but again needs alot of rounding out.
Totems take RW Alex Beaucage 95th Overall
The thick build RW has a solid twoway game and sees the ice well. He likes to play with grit and grinds it out.
Totems trade pick #97 to Tampa Bay for pick #127 and pick #159
Totems take LD Layton Ahac 112th Overall
The determined LD has committed to move on to Ohio State next year has a strong hockey sense. He moves the puck decently, works hard, skates ok. He has comparables to Josh Manson but has many years of development ahead.
Totems take RD Libor Zabransky 125th Overall
After being passed over last year the slick skating, passing, shooting defenseman has a knack for playing big in big situations. The Czech born Kelowna defenseman has great potential but could be an outright bust just as easy.
Totems take LW Oliver Okuliar 127th Overall
For the 2nd straight pick Totems take a guy who was passed over last year. The Slovak playing in QMJHL is one of the most determined players in the draft while having a solid hockey sense. He loves to muck it up, but struggles with skills and his skating is just ok. Potential as a nice grinder with upside.
Totems take C Mitchell Russell 129th Overall
Russell is a traditional goalscorer with a solid wrist shot, good awareness to find soft spots and a good skater. He is determined to improve the rest of his game which is very raw.
Totems take C Trevor Kuntar 130th Overall
Kuntar is all about what's between the ears. Committed to Harvard, he was off the roof in the interview. He sees the ice well, is determined, works well with others, and skates ok, but his skills need a lot of work.
Totems take LD Nathan Allensen 159th Overall
Considered by some the steal of the draft the smooth skating undersized defenseman stickhandles really well and passes extremely well and works real hard but has massive holes in his game. A project but one with huge upside.
Totems take LD Mike Koster 161st Overall
Totems clearly have a type. Another small determined smooth skating smooth passing solid shooting defenseman with big holes in the defensive game. He is committed to Minnesota for next year.
Totems take C Gleb Murtazin 176th Overall
The Russian center playing in USHL is determined with smooth skating and solid shot he has been compared to a young Jeff Carter. His defensive game is atrocious to this point though.
Totems take RW Alexei Sergeyev 193rd Overall
The tiny Russian winger has top end potential with his hockey sense, speed, and shot and while his all around game is ok he is considered a long shot to be an impact player. But if he pays off he could be a top player.
Totems trade RW Karson Kuhlman to Nashville for pick #224 and NSH 6th in 2020
Totems take LW Jack Jensen 224th Overall
Totems traded to get this pick since this other Minnesota commit again was great in the the interview and skates well. The rest of his game is hugely raw but the upside is big.

So in summary
1 - #4 - LD Bowen Bryam (Vancouver, WHL)
2 - #33 - C Albin Grewe (Djurgardens IF J20, SWEU20)
2 - #45 - G Dustin Wolf (Everett, WHL)
2 - #46 - C Henri Nikkanen (Jukurit, SM-Liiga)
3 - #83 - RD Noah Laaouan (Cape Breton, QMJHL)
3 - #95 - RW Alex Beaucage (Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL)
4 - #112 - LD Layton Ahac (Prince George, BCHL)
4 - #125 - RD Libor Zabransky (Kelowna, WHL)
4 - #127 - LW Oliver Okuliar (Sherbrooke, QMJHL)
5 - #129 - C Mitchell Russell (Owen Sound, OHL)
5 - #130 - C Trevor Kuntar (Youngstown, USHL)
5 - #159 - LD Nathan Allensen (Barrie, OHL)
6 - #161 - LD Mike Koster (Chaska, HS-MIN)
6 - #176 - C Gleb Murtazin (Green Bay, USHL)
7 - #193 - RW Alexei Sergeyev (Quebec, QMJHL)
7 - #224 - LW Jack Jensen (Eden Prairie, HS-MIN)

Overall Draft (Pick - Team - Player (Rank) - Team)
1 - Vancouver Canucks - C Jack Hughes (1) - USNDTP, USHL
Hughes is a phenom. Already a #1C that plays both ends he is at least a Jack Eichel. Canucks finally got something to build on.
2 - Arizona Coyotes - C Alex Turcotte (5) - USNDTP, USHL
Basically a lesser version of Hughes. A strong two way player with a great attitude and strong hockey IQ he should be a day one NHLer. Perhaps struggles a bit right in close to the net, but he is a great everywhere else.
3 - Detroit Red Wings - RW Kaapo Kakko (2) - Dynamo, KHL
Basically another phenom in this draft. Kakko does everything well an instant day 1 NHLer. Has everything you'd want from a franchise winger.
4 - Seattle Totems - LD Bowen Byram (3) - Vancouver, WHL
Another great mental player like the first 3, he adds fantastic skating, passing and stickhandling to the package. Has holes in the defensive game.
5 - Colorado Avalanche - C Alex Newhook (6) - Victoria, BCHL
Another strong mental player, he has elite skating as well. Spent the year dominating the BCHL it remains to be seen how he does at the next level. Has a very good shot, very good passing and positioning well. Still has a few holes but Kyle Turris is a reasonable comparable but some have Matt Duchene which is fitting considering the team.
6 - New York Islanders - RW Dylan Cozens (7) - Lethbridge, WHL
A star from the Yukon is rare enough but Cozens has top end potential. He is determined and has perhaps the best all around game of any player in the draft. But his skating and overall skills are still developing. Has good hands around the net but needs to find how he will contribute at next level.
7 - Carolina Hurricanes - LD Matthew Robertson (11) - Edmonton, WHL
Carolina drafting at #7 and they take a big, good skating defenseman from the Oil Kings again. Will it work out this time? He passes well, shoots well and is determined though so he might work out better.
8 - Buffalo Sabres - G Spencer Knight (4) - USNDTP, USHL
Committed to Boston College Knight dominated with a stacked USNDTP but his long term potential is still questionable as it is with all goalies. Beyond determined he has little to stand out.
9 - Calgary Flames - C Kirby Dach (8) - Saskatoon, WHL
The best passer in the draft with great size he is determined to improve. Has great stickhandling and has great hockey sense. Struggles with skating and all around game. He could be Joe Thornton, but something around Kevin Hayes is also possible.
10 - Montreal Canadiens - C Ryan Suzuki (13) - Barrie, OHL
Great hockey sense, determined, good skater, good stickhandler, good passer he has the all around skills. But has nothing to differentiate himself and needs work everywhere.
11 - Columbus Blue Jackets - C Blake Murray (10) - Sudbury, OHL
Another good skater determined player with solid passing and solid shot he has good potential. Likely not game breaking potential.
12 - New York Rangers - LW Peyton Krebs (14) - Kootenay, WHL
Flair for days and can stickhandle inside a phone booth while seeing a guy across the rink but struggles in corners and in front of the net. Elite offensive potential.
13 - Chicago Blackhawks - G Colten Ellis (27) - Rimouski, QMJHL
First big reach is for Chicago to get a replacement goalie for Crawford. He is determined with solid reflexes, positioning but struggles with rebounds and his skating. Still needs lots of work.
14 - Buffalo Sabres - C Valentin Nussbaumer (21) - Shawinigan, QMJHL
Another bit of a reach but a great pick. He is nearly NHL ready with a great all around game in both ends.
15 - Colorado Avalanche - LW Vasili Podkolzin (26) - SKA-1946, MHL
Shot up after strong interviews, good skater but his skills still need work.
16 - Minnesota Wild - LW Samuel Poulin (20) - Sherbrooke, QMJHL
Determined with good passing, solid shot, but poor skater.
17 - Boston Bruins - C Trever Zegras (19) - USNDTP, USHL
Buried at C on USNDTP he has great stickhandling and skating along with great hockey sense perhaps a home run despite being behind Hughes and Turcotte.
18 - Buffalo Sabres - LD Michael Vukojevic (9) - Kitchener, OHL
Buffalo had a goalie and forward already so they go D. Vukojevic is an old school D that hits, positions well and has a cannon shot.
19 - Edmonton Oilers - LW Dmitri Sheshin (16) - Metallurg Mg, KHL
As is common had just 12pts in 35gp in KHL this year. Tiny at just 5'9'' 149lbs but skates well with great passing and stickhandling. Will be a star or a bust.
20 - Detroit Red Wings - LW Arthur Kaliyev (15) - Hamilton, OHL
Great hockey sense, but mediocre on the ice he has good potential as a sniper.
21 - Florida Panthers - LW Nolan Foote (30) - Kelowna, WHL
Much like his father a throwback, he is a power forward with a wicked wrist shot that grinds and fights but struggles with skating and all around game. Questioned on determination.
22 - Toronto Maple Leafs - RW Raphael Lavoie (12) - Halifax, QMJHL
The big winger is among the biggest slider. He is determined and is among the most all around players but doesn't stand out nearly anywhere.
23 - Dallas Stars - RW Maxim Cajkovic (17) - Saint John, QMJHL
Perhaps the best shot in the draft. Great skater. Horrendous defensive game.
24 - Vegas Golden Knights - LW Matthew Boldy (22) - USNDTP, USHL
Determined with excellent two way skills, he is an odd case. Great in key skills, struggles in odd and ends. Question marks about how much he was helped by teammates.
25 - Los Angeles Kings - RD Anttoni Honka (18) - JYP, SM-Liiga
Plays much like his brother with great passing and skating. However he has far less all around skill compared to his brother and a terrible year albeit among men in Finland led to his falling from pre-season ranking.
26 - New Jersey Devils - RD Nikita Okhotyuk (34) - Ottawa, OHL
A true all around defenseman, he was a big of a reach as many see his upside as a better Esa Lindell.
27 - Philadelphia Flyers - RD Victor Soderstrom (28) - Brynas J20, Swe20
Great passer and skater with an excellent interview he is very very raw.
28 - Arizona Coyotes - RW Cole Caulfield (24) - USNDTP, USHL
The tiny detemined winger has a wicked shot but lacks an overall game. Many attribute his ridiculous 36g, 6a season to the great USNDTP C's.
29 - Anaheim Ducks - LD Ben Brinkman (29) - Minnesota, NCAA
Very determined, with solid skating, solid passing, solid shot is a prototypical new age defenseman.
30 - Washington Capitals - C Jakob Pelletier (33) - Moncton, QMJHL
The tiny center skates incredibly well, passes and stickhandled very well. Great offensive awareness but question marks remain about the boom or bust prospect.
31 - Tampa Bay Lightning - C Matvei Guskov (36) - London, OHL
Great defensive game, great interview, the questions revolve around his offensive upside.
32 - Nashville Predators - LW Xavier Parent (49) - Halifax, QMJHL
Poor season had him underrated, great shooter, big determination, great skater. Compared to Jeff Skinner but smaller.

Outside of 1st Round Notables
Biggest Reachs
1. 2 - #39 - Vancouver Canucks - RD Moritz Seider (71)
2. 2 - #62 - Arizona Coyotes - RW Wilson Johansson (114)
3. 3 - #76 - Montreal Canadiens - LW Yaroslav Likhachyov (NR)
Biggest "Steals"
1. 4 - #115 - San Jose Sharks - LD Henry Thrun 65)
2. 2 - #36 - Arizona Coyotes - LD Cam York (23)
3. 5 - #151 - Dallas Stars - C Carl Wassenius (93)

Totems Top 20 Prospects List
1. LD Bowen Byram - 18yo - Vancouver - WHL
2. C Albin Grewe - 18yo - Djurgarden J20 - SWE20
3. G Dustin Wolf - 18yo - Everett - WHL
4. C Henri Nikkanen - 18yo - Jukurit - SM-Liiga
5. LW Andrei Kuzmenko - 23yo - Fresno - AHL
6. RD Noah Laaouan - 18yo - Cape Breton - QMJHL
7. G Andrei Kareyev - 24yo - Fresno - AHL
8. RW Tyler Wong - 23yo - Fresno - AHL
9. RD Libor Zabransky - 19yo - Kelowna - WHL
10. LD Nathan Allensen - 18yo - Barrie - OHL
11. G Matthew Galajda - 21yo - Fresno - AHL
12. LW Dominik Kubalik - 23yo - Ambri-Piotta - SWI
13. C Pius Suter - 23yo - ZSC - SWI
14. RW Alex Beaucage - 17yo - Rouyn-Noranda - QMJHL
15. RW Tyler Sheehy - 23yo - Fresno - AHL
16. C Mitchell Russell - 18yo - Owen Sound - OHL
17. C Nico Sturm - 24yo - Fresno - AHL
18. RW Alexei Sergeyev - 19yo - Quebec - QMJHL
19. LW Dylan Hunt - 23yo - Fresno - AHL
20. LD Jimmy Schuldt - 24yo - St. Cloud State - NCAA

 

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Awards Updates
NHL
Art Ross - C Steven Stamkos (TBL) - C Nico Hischier (NJD) - C Tyler Seguin (DAL)
Maurice Richard - C Steven Stamkos (TBL) - RW Vladimir Tarasenko (STL) - RW Nikita Kucherov (TBL)
Ted Lindsay - G Pekka Rinne (NSH) - LD Victor Hedman (TBL) - G Cory Schneider (NJD)
James Norris - LD Victor Hedman (TBL) - RD Mikhail Sergachyov (TBL) - RD Charles McAvoy (BOS)
Vezina - G Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) - G Pekka Rinne (NSH) - G Cory Schneider (NJD)
William M Jennings - G Pekka Rinne/G Juuse Saros (NSH)
Roger Crozier - G Cory Schneider (NJD) - G Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) - G Pekka Rinne (NSH)
Frank J Selke - C Nico Hischier (NJD) - C Patrice Bergeron (BOS) - C Ryan Nugent Hopkins (EDM)
Calder - RW Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) - RW Eeli Tolvanen (NSH) - RD Rasmus Dahlin (BUF)
NHL General Manager of the Year - David Poile (NSH) - Steve Yzerman (TBL) - Brian MacLellan (WSH)
Lady Byng - C Aleksandr Barkov (FLA) - RW TJ Oshie (WSH) - RW Nikita Kucherov (TBL)
Mark Messier - LD Victor Hedman (TBL) - LW Alexander Ovechkin (WSH) - RW Vladimir Tarasenko (STL)
King Clancy - C Patrice Bergeron (BOS) - C Mikko Koivu (MIN) - C Tomas Plekanec (MTL)
Jack Adams - Peter Laviolette (NSH) - Jon Cooper (TBL) - Todd Reirden (WSH)
NHL Plus-Minus - LD Victor Hedman (TBL) - C Nico Hischier (NJD) - LW Taylor Hall (NJD)
Hart - LD Victor Hedman (TBL) - LW Alexander Ovechkin (WSH) - LW Taylor Hall (NJD)
Conn Smythe - G Pekka Rinne (NSH) - RW Filip Forsberg (NSH) - C Ryan Johansen (NSH)
Bill Masterton - RW Patrik Laine (WPG) - LD John Carlson (WSH) - LD Charles McAvoy (BOS)

First Team All-Stars
G Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL)
LD Victor Hedman (TBL)
RD Mikhail Sergachyov (TBL)
LW Taylor Hall (NJD)
C Aleksandr Barkov (FLA)
LW Alexander Ovechkin (WSH)
Second Team All-Stars
G Pekka Rinne (NSH)
LD Charles McAvoy (BOS)
RD Alex Pietrangelo (STL)
C Leon Draisaitl (EDM)
C Tyler Seguin (DAL)
RW Vladimir Tarasenko (STL)
All Rookie Team
G Ilya Samsonov (WSH)
RD Rasmus Dahlin (BUF)
LD Sami Niku (WPG)
RW Andrei Svechnikov (CAR)
C Martin Necas (CAR)
RW Eeli Tolvanen (NSH)

 

[BKarchitect]

Excellent read, thanks for taking the time to share!

 

[Holden Caulfield]

I think I just accidentally deleted about 2 hours worth of play from the off-season. Next update will be very delayed.

 

[MasterMatt25]

Bump

 

[Holden Caulfield]

Bump

Yeah sorry I'm trying to replay the off-season which I lost like 2+ hours of play I did but working 80 hours a week or so makes it tough. I will update as soon as possible.