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I might as well write a ton of words about my team, the Lightning. Let's start with the forwards: Daniel Sedin-Tyler Seguin-Jakub Voracek Sam Bennett-Nicklas Backstrom-Travis Konecny Andrew Cogliano-Tomas Plekanec-J.T. Miller Riley Nash/Cody Eakin-Nick Cousins-Nic Petan Evgeni Svechnikov The first line is obviously excellent. Voracek is an excellent playmaker, and he should be able to feed both Tyler Seguin - who is a surefire 30 goal scorer - and Daniel Sedin - who has also scored 30 goals multiple times and is coming off a 28 goal campaign. They're also all excellent possession drivers. Beyond that, the forward situation is a bit more fluid. Right now, I have Nicklas Backstrom centering Sam Bennett and Travis Konecny on the second line. Both Bennett and Konecny are natural centers, but I have quite the abundance of centers, and putting them on a line with a veteran center, particularly one with Backstrom's pedigree, should allow them to do what they do best, which is score. Bennett, as a 19 year old rookie, put up 36 points in 77 games last season. Konecny spent his post-draft year in the OHL, scoring 101 points in 60 games. He's a small, offensively gifted forward, who will hopefully jump right in to the role I'd be giving him. He's pretty clearly my top prospect, and I hope to give him every chance to succeed. The bottom six has less scoring talent than my top two lines, but they can still drive play a bit. Plekanec is a consistent 50 point center, and while he's getting a bit older, and won't be given quite as much ice time, I still think he can score 40 points a year. Cogliano is an absolute workhorse, who hasn't missed a single game in his career. He's coming off a 32 point campaign despite a career low 6.9 shooting percentage. J.T. Miller is another good two way player, and while I don't think he'll live up to his first round pedigree, he should be a consistent 10-15 goal scorer, if not better. The fourth line is, in a lot of ways, similar to the third line. Cousins and Petan weren't incredibly impressive during their first seasons, but they've shown they can score at lower levels, and they'll have easy assignments against other teams bottom lines to continue developing. Riley Nash and Cody Eakin will likely swap in and out of the lineup. Nash is the better possession player, but Eakin has more scoring talent. Either one is a good player to put on the fourth line, and I suspect if Cousins or Petan slump or if someone gets injured, one of the two will win a permanent job. Eakin's contract is not good, but I like him as a player, and he should be able to will a permanent role. Svechnikov, a 2015 Red Wings 1st round draft pick, will start off in the minors, not affecting my rather crowded cap situation. Sedin, Plekanec, Cogliano, and Nash are all going to be UFA's after 2018, not only opening up a lot of cap space for me to sign both RFA's and UFA's, but also open up a spot for Svechnikov and any recent draft picks. The only forwards I have signed after 2018 are Seguin, Voracek, Backstrom, and Eakin, along with Konecny and Svechnikov on their ELC's. The defense is a bit less impressive: Sami Vatanen-Michael Stone Julius Honka-Dan Hamhuis Brandon Davidson-Brandon Manning Greg Pateryn In a lot of ways, I picked my defenders mostly for their scoring talents. Both Vatanen and Stone aren't excellent possession drivers, but they can both score, and they can both move the puck pretty well. The plan is less to have them be top flight D-men, and more for them to get the puck forward as quickly as possible. This is part of the reason why I chose Peter Laviolette to be head coach as well. His system, which emphasizes attacking waves, is suited well to puck movers. On the second pairing, I have Julius Honka, one of the Stars top defensive prospects. He's definitely more of an offensive D-man than a two way player, but being paired with Hamhuis, a good all-around defenseman, should let him take risks on the blueline without having to worry too much. Both Brandon's on the bottom pair have good fancy stats overall, despite a lack of top end offensive talent. Pateryn, a very generic young defenseman, should be able to step in on the third pairing if anyone gets injured. In terms of the cap, Vatanen is under contract until 2020; other than him, all of my defensemen are free agents before then, either RFA or UFA. The impending cap room involved in the departure of Daniel Sedin and a couple other forwards should allow me to shore up the defense in a couple years when Dan Hamhuis departs as well. Before I talk about the goaltending, I figure I'll post my special teams units. The power play: Sedin-Seguin-Voracek Backstrom-Vatanen Miller-Bennett-Konecny Plekanec-Stone The first unit is meant to overwhelm the opposition with talent. Voracek and Backstrom can both be powerplay quarterbacks if need be, but I think Backstrom is probably better at it. The second unit, much like the second line, is designed to give Bennett and Konecny every chance to succeed. The front line forwards can probably be shuffled around a bit, but I like Plekanec as the quarterback more than any of the other players I have there. Perhaps one of the forwards could be moved to the first unit so Voracek can organize the second. In addition, Honka will likely get powerplay time as well; maybe I could use two defensemen on the second unit, pairing Honka and Stone. The penalty kill: Cogliano-Voracek Vatanen-Hamhuis Eakin-Plekanec Davidson-Manning/Pateryn I'm kind of stretching resources thin on the penalty kill, as I don't have a lot of forwards who have done it in the past. I'm banking on Voracek's superior possession skills and offensive creativity to turn the top unit into something more of a play driver rather than a strict penalty kill unit. I suspect, just like the rest of the team, the penalty kill will be quite aggressive, and score quite a few shorthanded goals to go along with a lot of powerplay goals allowed. The goaltending is much simpler. Ben Bishop is an excellent goaltender, and he's under contract for the next year. Philipp Grubauer is a more than capable backup; if he ends up being good enough to start, the Lightning could let Bishop go, sign a backup, and make Grubauer the starter. Or they could sign him to an extension and rely on both of them. They're both NHL caliber, and they should help bail out a less than amazing defense. I think, between the goaltending and the agressive forwards, the Lightning would be bound for the playoffs, if not an Atlantic division title.
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Brodeurs Nanny posted:Price have to MVP-will it in the most Montreal of quotes
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Aug 16, 2016 22:34
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my team has the highest SAT scores
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Aug 16, 2016 22:39
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Teemu Pokemon posted:my team has the highest SAT scores Too bad you can't draft Tom Poti to captain your team full of loving nerds.
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Aug 16, 2016 22:42
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So, 9 of my 23 players are either a UFA or an RFA after this season. That could be a long-term problem, though I shouldn't have to worry about not having the room to pay Barzal or Vesey if they're successful
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Aug 16, 2016 22:43
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i am the bird posted:Too bad you can't draft Tom Poti to captain your team full of loving nerds. He's currently one of my best scouts, checking out libraries across the country
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Aug 16, 2016 22:53
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i'll take sergei plotnikov with my last pick. his name is awesome my team, coached by karri kivi: david pastrnak - mikael granlund - tomas hertl andrei burakovsky - jori lehtera - marian gaborik oscar lindberg - victor rask - elias lindholm sergei plotnikov - zemgus girgensons - anton rodin roman josi - john klingberg anton stralman - nikita zaitsev carl gunarsson - nikita nesterov erik gustafsson - jryki jokipakka luca sbisa thomas greiss eddie lack obviously i'll have to trade a dman or two for a couple veteran forwards at the deadline, but i like my team
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Aug 16, 2016 23:39
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the talent deficit posted:i'll take sergei plotnikov with my last pick. his name is awesom He signed back in Russia and doesn't have an NHL contract. Is he permitted?
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Emerson Etem for my last forward. I like my top 3 centers. My wings are eh unless Nash and Pominville bounce back but that second line will shut down if not score. One of the kids could displace Roussel. That defence is sneakily good if healthy, and young. 1st round playoff bounce I'd guess At least they're better than the real deal. Rieder - Monahan - Tarasenko Nash - Staal - Pominville C.Wilson - Soderberg- Roussel Blandisi - T. Mitchell - Jurco Ex: Scott Wilson, Emerson Etem Maatta - Jones De Haan - Parayko Zadorov - Marincin Ex: Petteri Lindbohm Gibson Hutchinson Coached by Gerard Gallant (of the Panthers) Good Soldier Svejk fucked around with this message at 01:07 on Aug 17, 2016 |
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Aug 17, 2016 00:55
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ThinkTank posted:He signed back in Russia and doesn't have an NHL contract. Is he permitted? I mean he can have him but he's not eligible for his team
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Aug 17, 2016 01:24
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Sergei Plotnikov was a terrible disappointment but his fancy stats make him look like some sort of lesser hockey deity.
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Aug 17, 2016 01:32
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Infidel Castro posted:Oh hey, Vladislav Kamenev is still available. Guess I have my centre prospect now! This team will probably be pretty good in a yesr or two. I refuse to believe that anyone would name their child Oak Hewer except as a nasty practical joke.
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Aug 17, 2016 01:55
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Oh poo poo there is one more pick still? What the hell, gimme Dale Weise in all his bad Philly contract glory. Pretty sure if your teams lose to my team, you should just quit hockey. Forever. Perreault-Fabbri-Perry Pearson-Desharnais-Teravainen Ho Sang-Kruger-Dano Wilson-White-Shaw Danault,Weise Keith-Ekblad Wideman-Hjalmarsson Kostka-Girardi (this pair will probably cause most Rangers fans to have horrible PTSD flashbacks while I cackle maniacally) Pardy Crawford Niemi Coach: Angry Paul Maurice
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Aug 17, 2016 02:28
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ThinkTank posted:He signed back in Russia and doesn't have an NHL contract. Is he permitted? is sergei kalinin taken then? if so, i guess i'll take the lesser granlund
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Lucic - O'Reilly - Niedereitter Abdelkader - Matthews - Stafford Wennberg - Sheahan - Soshnikov Mackenzie - Sceviour - Garbutt Beaulieu - Shattenkirk McQuaid- Trouba Nurse - Kindl Vasilevski Pavelac Scratch: Prout, TBD, TBD Farm - Forsberg, Roslovic Coach: Paul MacLean Who the gently caress knows with this squad.
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Boomer The Cannon posted:Lucic - O'Reilly - Niedereitter This team reads a lot like the current Buffalo Sabres to me - with a better generational talent and defense (but only just with the defense. I'd say swap Kindl and McQuaid so you have at least 2/3 capable pairings because that 3rd is going to get lit up regardless. Good Soldier Svejk fucked around with this message at 16:31 on Aug 17, 2016 |
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Aug 17, 2016 02:46
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I'll take Joel Eriksson Ek for the last pick cause that's a cool name
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So we were all in favour of an expansion draft, yes? Should we recruit a Vegas GM after the community picks for the remaining teams and after the sim is done?
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Yaya posted:So we were all in favour of an expansion draft, yes? Should we recruit a Vegas GM after the community picks for the remaining teams and after the sim is done? Absolutely
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I'm pretty sure I could protect my entire team outside of Zatkoff and my fourth line lol
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Yaya posted:So we were all in favour of an expansion draft, yes? Should we recruit a Vegas GM after the community picks for the remaining teams and after the sim is done? If this is done Im not simming post-expansion draft in EHM, just what we ended with here.  Assuming I figure out how to create a new roster file in EHM to begin with. Shits a lot more confusing than I anticipated. 
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Someone c/d if I'd have to protect Demko or not because unless I read the rules wrong, I think that he won't have enough pro time?
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Furnaceface posted:If this is done Im not simming post-expansion draft in EHM, just what we ended with here. Just find an updated roster you like and do a fantasy draft with 30 teams controlled, that's what I did.
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Teemu Pokemon posted:Someone c/d if I'd have to protect Demko or not because unless I read the rules wrong, I think that he won't have enough pro time? People on ELC's are exempt.
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Yaya posted:People on ELC's are exempt. I think it's just first/second year pros and unsigned prospects. If you're on the third year of your ELC you have to be protected.
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Aug 17, 2016 06:50
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I am not going to figure out who's protected on the Sabres Palat - MacKinnon - C. Smith Hagelin - Johnson - Meier Kunitz - E. Staal - Hartnell Crouse - Tierney - Nieto Sorensen, Ek Sekera-Subban B. Smith-Pietrangelo Morrissey-Y. Weber Chabot Bobrovsky Khudobin Jon Cooper
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T-Bone posted:I think it's just first/second year pros and unsigned prospects. If you're on the third year of your ELC you have to be protected. So I don't have to protect Larkin either  E: or is it when you're going into the 3rd year, because then I definitely have to protect him
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Aug 17, 2016 07:28
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Use the General Fanager expansion tool to figure it out you drat nerds
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Yeah, basically just go through the teams your players are from on General Fanager and see if they're auto-protected/exempt
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eXXon posted:This team will probably be pretty good in a yesr or two. That's basically the time table I was going for. Hell, I think I have a decent shot at a lower playoff seed right off the bat, but I really was building for the long term. Plus the expansion draft shouldn't hurt too bad. Sanheim, Fiala, Kamenev, and Donskoi are all exempt, so I can protect pretty much everyone of any real importance. Stamkos, Smith, Trocheck, Klefbom, Barrie, and Murphy are for sure getting protected. I'm leaning Korpisalo for my protected goalie. Really the only decision I need to make is do I protect Murphy and either Grigorenko or Arvidsson, or protect both of the forwards and I guess Eriksson maybe?
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LA Kings Expansion Draft Protected F1. Leon Draisatl F2. Jonathan Drouin F3. Jakub Silfverberg F4. Frans Nielsen (NMC) F5. Henrik Zetterberg F6. Radek Faksa F7. Troy Brouwer F8. Connor McDavid (auto) F9. Tyson Jost (auto) D1. Jake Muzzin D2. Matt Niskanen D3. Kevin Bieksa (NMC) D4. Anthony DeAngelo (auto) G1. Andrew Hammond G2. Ilya Samsonov (auto) Exposed Patrick Maroon (F) Vladimir Sobotka (F) Luke Glendening (F) Trevor Lewis (F) Kevan Miller (D) Colin Miller (D) Justin Braun (D) Roberto Luongo (G) No difficult decisions here. I don't like exposing Braun over Bieksa but lol at Bieksa having a NMC. Hammond v. Luongo took a minute but I need to be prepared in case ol' Bobby Lu is dead. I think better goalies will be in play, as well, so I'm not super worried.
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Protected Claude Giroux Jonathan Toews Patrik Berglund Nick Foligno Travis Zajac Lars Eller Patrik Elias Torey Krug Jason Demers Jared Spurgeon Tuukka Rask Exempt Kyle Connor Mikko Rantanen Nick Schamltz Brock Boeser Steven Santini Michal Kempny Ivan Provorov Olli Juolevi Pierre-Luc Dubois Matthew Tkachuk Michal Kempny Exposed Jeff Zatkoff Mike Richards
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Missed a few depth picks so I'll update this but here's who I'm protecting in bold. Exempt is in italics. James Neal - Ryan Getzlaf - Patrick Kane Andrew Ladd - Boone Jenner - Patrick Marleau Viktor Stalberg - Curtis Lazar - Jesper Fast Matt Puempel - Chris Kelly - Mason Raymond Brent Seabrook - Shea Weber Tobias Enstrom - Cody Ceci Mirco Mueller - Luke Schenn x Haydyn Fleury Michal Neuvirth Jacob Markstrom Available for expansion draft: FW: Stalberg, Fast, Puempel, Kelly, Raymond D: Enstrom, Mueller, Schenn G: Markstrom
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Unless there's something I don't know about the Millers, Braun is as good as gone. My lovely team: Schwartz-Barkov-Hornqvist Vrana-Little-Hansen Pouliot-Reinhart-Bjorkstrand Prince-Fehr-Kulemin (Logan Brown) DeKeyser-Faulk Hickey-Larsson Theodore-Fayne (Forsling)-(Bowey) Domingue Husso The centers own. They'll be better than the Giroux-Johansen-Eller-Jarnkrok group I picked first time around, more likely than not. If Vrana and Bjorkstrand are all they're cut out to be, and they should, the wingers will be nice too. The top line are all good possession-wise and the rest are at at least decent while being kwality point producers. In fact, sorting forwards by P/60 over the last two seasons, I've got Schwartz (27), Hornqvist (49), Barkov (52), Pouliot (50), Little (76) and Hansen (84) in the top 90 league-wide. Kulemin sucked badly the past season but he can PK and he gets me within spitting distance of the cap floor. Faulk is a good young #1D. Larsson has proven to be worth Taylor Hall and can be buried with tough defensive zone starts, kind of like Phaneuf was but instead of taking dumb penalties he is just kind of there. DeKeyser doesn't appear to have any particular talents and is sadly not suited to a top pairing role. Hickey is an underrated point producer and plays more minutes than most #5 D and so could handle a promotion but really I'm just praying that Theodore is ready for big minutes. Forsling was good in the SHL so maybe he'll transition to the pros quickly - probably not in real life unless that Kempny character is a huge bust. Bowey didn't have a particularly outstanding rookie AHL season so who knows. He did headshot a decent Leafs prospect in the playoffs so if he doesn't pan out, gently caress him. Fayne had an awful stretch to start the season but after getting back from banishment to Oklahoma he was at least average while paired with Sekera. He won't play big minutes anyway. I have never seen either of those goalies play and I'm not convinced that they're real. Oh right, the coach is Dave Hakstol. He is youngish and seems to have done a good job with the Flyers and their tire fire defense, even dragging them to the playoffs in the wasteland that is the Eastern Conference. He'll feel right at home with this group, I think, even if it's lacking an above-average goalie. Protected: 1. Schwartz 2. Barkov 3. Hornqvist 4. Little 5. Hansen 6. Pouliot 7. Prince 1. Faulk 2. Larsson 3. Hickey Exposed 1. Eric Fehr 2. Nikolai Kulemin 3. Danny DeKeyser 4. Thomas Hickey 5. Mark Fayne 6. Louis Domingue? I picked so many ineligible players that I'd have to expose Domingue according to the dumb rules but are we seriously following them to the letter? Anyway, in this fantasy universe I'd expose DeKeyser over Hickey because Ken Holland signed him to an overly rich contract for what he brings. Otherwise I'd keep him over Hickey. I would not shed tears over anyone else on that list. Precambrian Video Games fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Aug 17, 2016 |
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T-Bone posted:Exposed Teams must expose one defenceman who played 40 NHL games the previous year, two forwards who played 40 games and one goaltender under contract.
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ThinkTank posted:Teams must expose one defenceman who played 40 NHL games the previous year, two forwards who played 40 games and one goaltender under contract. /signs Stephen GIonta, Eric Gelinas, Joseph Blandisi I've got what, 26 contract slots at least left? Probably more with Boeser?
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Rieder - Monahan - Tarasenko Nash - Staal - Pominville C.Wilson - Soderberg- Roussel Blandisi - T. Mitchell - Jurco Ex: Scott Wilson, Emerson Etem Maatta - Jones De Haan - Parayko Zadorov - Marincin Ex: Petteri Lindbohm Gibson Hutchinson Parayko is auto-protected thank christ. My only big waffling decision is whether I'd expose Zadorov or De Haan. I hate to expose De Haan but he's due a big raise and Zadorov is younger and getting better (not to mention putting up better suppression numbers on an infinitely worse team.)
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:Rieder - Monahan - Tarasenko Your decision is about to be a lot easier because you can only protect 3 defensemen. e: Nevermind, didn't realise Parayko was exempt.
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Paulocaust posted:Your decision is about to be a lot easier because you can only protect 3 defensemen. Parayko is going into his second year. He's safe in this context. In the real draft it would be that much worse for sure.
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Skinner-Kopitar-Coyle Domi-Horvat -Okposo Bailey-McCann-Kassian Paul-Vatrano-Stewart Scratches/AHL: Copp, Compher Brodie-Edler Kulikov-Montour Hutton-Gudbranson Connauton Schneider Gustavsson Bold: Protected Italics: Exempt Exposed: F: Zack Kassian, Chris Stewart D: Eric Gudbranson, Kevin Connauton G: Jonas Gustavsson
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