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  1. If Podkolzin and/or Hoglander are able to come over before next years playoffs. We can probably afford to move Jake for a right handed defender. I would love to move him to CGY for a kid like Rasmus Andersson, but with Hamonic possibly leaving that may not be the ideal fit. Perhaps a team out east would be the better fit so he doesn't torch us as often lol. Even a central team would be better than a pacific rival. Send him over to ARZ and they can take him to the central the season after next.
  2. That is so exciting to see Olli get brought along. This will be fantastic for his development! If he shows he is continually improving we could see him as a 6/7 D next season. This could help us save some cap on the backend if we can move out Jordie Benn. Olli thinks the game well and his hockey sense is at a very high level. That is what makes him still so promising even 4 years after his draft year. Funny the kid is still only 22, I believe he was one of the younger players in his draft class too if memory serves me right. We played like an entirely different team when Ferland was in the lineup to start the year. His presence and depth skill gave us more swagger both physically and offensively. Olli could be clutch for us and he is a player with a winning pedigree. He is the type of player who loves to be relied upon just like Bo, Petey, and Hughes. He use to be a little over confident but injuries and aging seems to have matured him up since his draft year. I loved the kids swagger when he was drafted but I know it may have rubbed some people the wrong way. All in all - I am ecstatic. Hockey is back and we may get a chance at some point to see both of these guys! Juolevi's quick progression in training camp shows he can adapt quickly with his high hockey sense. promising signs for us all to enjoy!
  3. I was thinking Draisaitl but Tarsenko is a good alternative.
  4. Oh an xp meter . That makes sense. I heard two way forwards also cannot reach max potential. I saw one gm mode where the person edited the player types to get those max levels. I am debating maybe considering that at the start of each training camp. Converting Chabot to an offensive D and signing Tanev in the summer might be a good idea. I dislike the idea of editing players though. I am now the second to last team in the NHL so that's a step forward lol. The oilers are behind me by 2 points. Funny enough my next game is against them. I am tempted to make a move for Leon but I know they would do a coaching change over moving Leon in real life. I will have to shift some scouts over and sign some new guys for my pro scouting soon. I cleared house on the pro side. Provably a bad idea too because they were all A / A+ in their regions lol. My coach is a A- overall but he has very low chemistry with Panarin my leading scorer and captain I feel that is a Di's service to my team. He tends to fit better with my 2 way guys Tierney, white etc. I'm waiting for another coach to get fired so I can check him out. I'm hoping it's the oilers coach soon. Maybe If we beat them in their next game they will relieve him lol. We are 6-10-2, Edmonton is 5-11-2. Should be a real barn burner lol. My team has the highest goals forward and the highest against. We average like 5 GAA per game. Shows how sloppy my defensive play is on superstar. Perhaps more component D might help. Update: My team didn't disappoint, we let in 5 goals again. We lost 5-4 to EDM, Leon scored twice, and they injured Brady. Thanks EDM. Now we are tied for worst in the NHL haha. I just noticed Dylan DeMelo is a pending UFA and has no interest in re-signing. I am debating packaging him up with Tierney for futures. Tierney wants 4.5M + a season on an extension. Which simply makes zero sense when he's an 82 OA 26 year old lol. I might package the pair for some picks. I got some offers in of 2 x 2nd rounders. Only issue though is I will be very thin on D again if I go that route. All things to consider :D My scouting staff may have uncovered a Franchise player on D. He is only 2 bars confirmed so far but I am sending the scouts back for a more detailed look. He is slated to go 25-26 OA. A nice finnish kid playing in the SHL. Lots of good Finns in this years draft. Once the draft class gets more filled out via scouting ill share some photos. Overall I am ecstatic with the series. I have Brady Tkachuk, Wayne Simmonds, Max Lajoie, and Dave Backes all out with injuries at the moment. I should be getting the latter 3 back by the 10th of Dec or so. Brady is still pending evaluation. It will be nice to get Lajoie back in the lineup that should help solidify my backend. He's been out for quite some time now. I am now in late November. I am hopeful the guys returning can help the squad. I had to call up Formenton and Studnica due to all the injuries. Duclair is day to day as well so I am opting to sit him out to prevent further strain on him. Once he's healed up i will ship Studnica back down. Camper (low elite D) has grown 7 points in the AHL with only 3 games of experience. So that isn't to shabby. Soderstrom and Brannstrom are also showing some growth. One of my fav sens prospects has shown the most growth with 11 so far in Filip Chlapík lol. I love that kid in these games for some reason. He was part of my dynamic duo in the AHL with him and Paajarvi.. Paajarvi unfortunately got hurt two weeks ago so Chippy is having a hard time finding his spot in the lineup wit him gone. I have given all my D some ice time in the AHL this week. Camper, Heniola, Soderstrom, and Brannstrom. Feel its worth the potential defensive sacrifice if it helps their growth. I am giving camper a game or two on the top pairing with Wolanin to see how he does. He is a defensive D so we shall see how he fairs. What overall did you give Rathbone? i see some high skating and shooting there.
  5. 3 Ways New Jersey Can Help You! 1) Depending on the situation / player. I may be willing to take on a contract for a cap strapped team for free if the contract is serviceable and not totally blown out of proportion. I will need roster players to be compliment so if your in a bind don't hesitate to chat me up. Worse I can say is no thank you. 2) Also have a buy slot open for any really bad contracts. Willing to take roster players in place of picks if it makes sense for the buyout. Currently I am at 12 Forwards, 4 Defenseman, and 1 Goaltender. I have some spaces to fill. Hit me up if interested. 3) Can also take on salary via retention in a 3-Way trade if teams wish to make a move that are otherwise trapped in with the flat cap. I have lots of free time on my hands. Feel free reach out and chat if you are interested!
  6. I honestly think the break has been good for him. He hasn't had time to decompress with a positive end to a season since coming here. Every year he leaves vancouver with the media and fans hating on him. He got to go into break relaxed and not despised because of his contract. Might have done wonders to helping him mentally reset. That or he just tried really hard in camp when others were only going 80%? Doesn't sound like the guys went easy though.
  7. That's ok but I'll still be making my predictions for fun lol
  8. This kid looks promising. I hope we don't face him in the playoffs 5 more days to exhibition action!!!!!!
  9. Camper I believe was in Europe I honestly didn't look that closely. But the fact he didn't return to the CHL I assume so. I probably should have left him unsigned as you said lol. My team's defence is brutal. I got offered MTLs 2020 and 2021 2nd's if I took on Alzner for CAR's 3rd, Trevor Lewis, and Chris Wideman. So I jumped on that deal. Now I have 6 x 2nd round picks and 2 x 1sts lol. I am debating making a push to maybe pull Kakko out of COL (for some reason he ended up there.) They really want Chabot though which is a tough ask since my D is terrible and he's the only decent piece currently on there. Sounds like you have had some good development with Woo and Utunen. I have way to many two way forwards its getting kinda crazy lol. I probably will end up moving Tierney (82 OA) for some defensive help. I returned DeAngelo back to the Rangers though because realistically they wouldn't ever deal him lol. I am trying to make the GM mode more realistic. I either have to have them offer the players, they must be on the block or there has to be a clear reason why they would move the player. DeAngelo leaving NYR made zero sense when he's their best offensive D. I have Soderstrom and Brannstrom getting regular ahl minutes in my bottom 6 D. Camper unfortunately doesn't get a ton of ice time. Heinola has gotten some spot duty though. I acquired Studnica by taking on the contract of David Backes and sending them a replacement and a pick. Backes works surprisingly well with Duclair. I feel I am making way to many trades but I feel like my team is so brutal defensively its taking the fun out of it lol. My Sens team is now 3-9-1 on the year. I relieved my associate coach and hired a new guy. I am curious though if you can grow a coach over time or if they are stagnant in their stats? I would love to have an offensive coach and my ahl's head coach is one but he doesn't have a good stat line lol. Maybe I can bump him to interim at a later date. I called up Soderstrom for a game to give him a taste. Will slide Petrovic back into the lineup after he gets a taste. Chabot is 86 OA after him everyone else is 81 Moore or 79 or lower on D. Lajoie was a great fit but a broken leg has taken him out of action lol. I feel I need to stop making trades though its ruining the real feel of it. I appreciate the insight on scouting as well. Perhaps I need to figure out how I can add talent without following such strict trade requirements because it feels like im swapping out 78 OA D for other 78 OA D constantly lol. I removed all of my pro and ahl scouts and replaced them with more amauter scouts. I think this may have been a mistake though lol. Appreciate the insight once again @Chickenspear! I finally found a buyer for Logan Brown. The Flames came up big and offered me Rasmus Andersson 1 for 1. This definitely helps me resolve some of my blueline woes. Now I have Andersson paired with Moore on my 2nd pairing. I managed to swap Petrovic to LA for Paul LaDue who meshes well with Karl Alzner. Lajoie is still injured with a broken leg which stinks. I ended up moving Gudbranson out with a 2nd for a 3rd with Colorado. I then played Colorado the next game without realizing it and he took a brutal shot on Colin White lol. We are hanging in games now but we definitely will need some more development time. Colorado wants Drake Batherson ++ for Kakko which simply isn't in the cards quite yet. I am going to give my youth some more time to grow maybe until the TDL or draft then reconsider. Batherson is currently sub'ing in on my top line since Simmonds is out. White has dropped to my third line. Lines are: Tkachuk - Batherson - Panarin Duclair - Backes - Tierney C. Wilson - Steen - White Clifford - Perreault - JT Brown Chabot - DeMelo (+3 chem) Moore - Andersson (+3 chem) Alzner - LaDue (+1 chem) Varly Andersson My bottom 3rd and 4th line are dangerous and a real handful for other teams top lines now. Which is very encouraging to see. JT Brown adds some much needed speed with the truculence and skill of Clifford and Perreault. My third line has a lot of skill and determination on it which helps when you need to get going. They are definitely an energy line that can pot some goals. Alzner struggled a bit vs Colorado's speed but I think that is a systems issue more than his skating. We traded chances with Colorado the entire game. We forced OT with 3 comeback goals in the 2nd but lost in OT. Varly is standing on his head but his stats are hurting because we are not well structured on defence. I am going to edit my coaching systems later tonight. Maybe shift to a more passive stance and do more man on man stuff. I hate the collapsing D system because they keep sneaking goals in from the point. I should get back to adjusting it on the fly but I haven't done that since NHL 05 lol. Appreciate all the help @Chickenspear. It feels like you are my A-GM over here lol. If you happen to know how to get a perfect fit +5 chem for chabot down the road please let me know! Andersson and Soderstrom are both +3. Perhaps coaching has more to do with it! How do you find the right guy tho? Also a random question can a coach grow in his skills and potential?
  10. EAST ROUND ROBIN BYES #1 #2 #3 #4 VS VS VS Points Points Points Points EAST WEST #5 FLA VS #12 TOR #5 DAL VS #12 EDM #6 BOS VS #11 OTT #6 CGY VS #11 ANA #7 CBJ VS #10 MTL #7 COL VS #10 SJS #8 BUF VS #9 NYI #8 STL VS #9 LAK Play In Seeds (Subject to change based on GM activity We are awaiting on confirmation and participation from: @Winter Soldier (TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING EAST #4 SEED) @Brunners (LAS ANGELES KINGS WEST #9 SEED) @RL. (TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS EAST #12 SEED) Please reply if you wish to compete in the play-in!! There is zero benefit from missing out! If these GM's fail to reply before the cutoff date the team behind them in the standings will fill their spot. IE: TBL opting out = FLA would move into Round Robin Phase. LAK opting out = SJS plays STL causing a trickling effect allowing ANA to qualify as 12th Team in West. STL opting out = CAR would qualify for the 12th east seed in the play-in round. TBL and STL both opt out it would move CAR to seed into slot #11 and PIT in slot #12. Let's make it easy and reply peeps! you can hear me connecting telepathically! come back my friends!
  11. @Primal Optimist predicting the round robin series is going to be a fun challenge. Who will walk out with the #1 seed in the east and west? I'll need my computer to bring up all the spreadsheets. Have you determined the point thresholds for each grouping (3,4,5 games ie close blowout etc) Just waiting on Brunner (LAK), winter (TBL), and RL (TOR). All 3 are currently scheduled to compete in the play in it the GMs show up.
  12. Spying on the enemy lol Dumba is out at the moment. (36 min mark they said :D)
  13. If I were to ever collect nhl items goalie helmets would be the goal lol. Wish there was replica masks made of more goalie helms. From wjc goalies to ahl/NHL. Even 1/3 or smaller scale helmets would be fun to collect.
  14. Offering unsigned 20 yr old Nando Eggenberger for free if you take on the remaining year of Axel Holmstrom's 850K contract. He was featured at the Canucks 2018 Development Camp a few years ago. Get your egg'n'burger lol. He might pan out but I would like to free up a contract slot if possible.
  15. STL NHL Players Potentially Available Nick Foligno (FP/G 4.27) 5.5M x 1 YR Blake Coleman (FP/G 4.36) 1.55M x 1 YR Thomas Jurco (FP/G 1.08) 0.800K x Rights Jake Gardiner (FP/G 2.03) 5.2M x 2 YRS Brendan Smith (FP/G 1.92) 3.2M x 1 YR Nick Jensen (FP/G 1.74)n 1.35M x 1 YR Collin Delia (FP/G 0.0)n 900K x RFA Rights Carter Hutton (FP/G 4.97) 2.5M x 1 YR Open to offers, may extend a couple guys but listening to offers. 50% Retention for 2 Years available on any player.
  16. It's on @Dion Phaneuf . Post your roster! let's do battle!
  17. Prospects in the STL System that could be had for picks or prospect swaps. Players with * will cost more. Some good unsigned guys and a few decent signed players. Asking for younger players 23 and under in return. The Blues will see some significant changes once the team is eliminated from the PlayIn/Playoffs. We will be re-tooling as Trevor Linden would say lol. Unsigned: Bulat Shafigullin Ilya Altybarmakyan Lenni Killinen Ryan O'Reilly Nando Eggenberger Amir Garayev Signed: Veini Vehvilainen * Cam Dineen Alexandre Carrier Vladimir Tkachev * Denis Smirnov Justin Almeida Axel Holmstrom Joel Teasdale Nick Pastujov Vladimir Kuznetsov Any interest in talking trades - I am available here or on our new discord server. We wish you all a wonderful week! Click player name to view elite prospects profile!
  18. You can click "expand all tables". The hold CTRL and press R. Then enter the name your after. No official search option I am aware of though.
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