Despite the long loading times for PS3 (especially Be A GM), I decided to give it a shot.
I got inspired by the Caps' recent struggles IRL and decided to start a game with them. I might start writing here after a long break on NHL, so if someone wants me to do some posting, I'll do it.
RECORD (Overall): 33-24-3
RECORD (February): 5-7-0
NOTES: The Stars started the month by losing the first four games, extending a losing streak to five games. GM Modano reacted by calling Washington GM George McPhee. A trade was made between the teams, sending center prospect Scott Glennie to Washington for veteran defenseman, 35 year old, Tom Poti. The deal also included placing Dallas D-man Danny Syvret on the waivers for Washington to claim. The losing streak started with the forwards of the team being cold, when they got better the D and especially the goalies started to slump. Both Bachman and Lehtonen seemed to struggle. The tide was turned with a trip Northwest and two back to back wins over the Flames and the Oilers and Dallas has played a bit over .500 since. Brayden Schenn and Jaromir Jagr combo has been producing the goods as of late. Schenn has 16 + 19 for 35 points in 57 games and Jagr has 22 + 19 for 41 points in 50 games. Jagr now has 687 career goals.
No
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Score
49
Fri 1 Feb
Dallas
Florida
0-4 L
50
Sat 2 Feb
Dallas
Tampa Bay
0-3 L
51
Tue 5 Feb
Anaheim
Dallas
6-5 L
52
Fri 8 Feb
Detroit
Dallas
5-2 L
53
Mon 11 Feb
Dallas
Calgary
4-3 W
54
Tue 12 Feb
Dallas
Edmonton
4-3 W
55
Fri 15 Feb
Dallas
Vancouver
5-7 L
56
Sun 17 Feb
Calgary
Dallas
1-4 W
57
Tue 19 Feb
Vancouver
Dallas
4-1 L
58
Thu 21 Feb
Winnipeg
Dallas
2-3 W
59
Sat 23 Feb
Columbus
Dallas
4-1 L
60
Tue 26 Feb
Dallas
Toronto
4-1 W
TEAM LEADERS
Player
CAT
PTS
L. Eriksson
G
28
D. Roy
A
37
L. Eriksson
+/-
12
A. Rome
PIMS
81
K. Lehtonen
W
19
TRANSACTIONS AROUND THE LEAGUE
1st February 2013
DET acquired D Mark Streit from NYI
NYI acquired a 2014 - 1st round pick (DET) from DET
3rd February 2013
CAR acquired D Blake Parlett and a 2014 - 3rd round pick (NYR) from NYR
NYR acquired LW Alexander Semin from CAR
4th February 2013
DAL acquired D Tom Poti from WSH
WSH acquired C Scott Glennie from DAL
4th February 2013
WSH claimed D Danny Syvret off waivers from DAL
7th February 2013
WSH claimed D Steve Eminger off waivers from NYR
28th February 2013
BOS acquired C Mike Ribeiro and a 2013 - 3rd round pick (WSH) from WSH
WSH acquired C C. Cunningham, RW J. Knight and G N. Svedberg from BOS
NOTES: The games were close in the month of March, most of them were decided in either OT or SO but many went into the W column for the Stars. Schenn now has a 20+ goal season and Benn hit the 30 goal mark. Unfortunately, Benn got injured in late March but he'll be back for post-season play, which is now secured for Dallas! Dallas Stars will play a playoff series for the first time since the 2007-2008 season! Moves-Like-Jagr now has 690 career goals, tying former Penguin teammate and current owner, Mario Lemieux! He'll hit 700 if he plays next year. Modano is planning to resign Jagr in the offseason. GM Modano also made a trade at the deadline. Modano sent underperforming G Richard Bachman and solid young PWF Matt Fraser to Phoenix in exchange for G Jonas Gustavsson, who Phoenix had acquired earlier the same day from Detroit, and D Chris Summers. Initially Modano tried for Rundblad instead of Summers but Phoenix GM Don Maloney said no. This move also meant that Jamie Oleksiak was sent to AHL affiliate Texas Stars, who look like they will just miss the playoffs (Texas are 2 over .500 play).
No
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Score
61
Fri 1 Mar
Stars
Blue Jackets
2-1 W
62
Sun 3 Mar
Devils
Stars
2-3 W
63
Tue 5 Mar
Flames
Stars
0-4 W
64
Thu 7 Mar
Stars
Kings
5-2 W
65
Sat 9 Mar
Stars
Sharks
3-1 W
66
Tue 12 Mar
Ducks
Stars
6-3 L
67
Thu 14 Mar
Stars
Blues
3-2 W
68
Sat 16 Mar
Blackhawks
Stars
1-2 W
69
Mon 18 Mar
Sharks
Stars
2-1 SO
70
Wed 20 Mar
Stars
Avalanche
3-2 W
71
Fri 22 Mar
Stars
Red Wings
6-1 W
72
Sat 23 Mar
Sabres
Stars
4-3 SO
73
Mon 25 Mar
Kings
Stars
2-1 SO
74
Fri 29 Mar
Red Wings
Stars
3-2 L
75
Sat 30 Mar
Lightning
Stars
2-3 W
TEAM LEADERS
Player
CAT
PTS
L. Eriksson
G
34
D. Roy
A
47
D. Roy
+/-
20
A. Rome
PIMS
95
K. Lehtonen
W
27
TRANSACTIONS AROUND THE LEAGUE - TRADE DEADLINE EDITION
3rd March 2013
COL acquired a 2014 - 1st round pick (NYR) from NYR
NYR acquired RW Milan Hejduk and D Matt Hunwick from COL
ANA acquired a 2013 - 1st round pick (LA), LW D. King and a 2014 - 1st round pick (LA) from LA
LA acquired RW Corey Perry from ANA
WSH claimed D Jeff Woywitka off waivers from STL
5th March 2013 - Trade deadline
TB claimed D Matt Hunwick off waivers from NYR
DET acquired D Brent Sopel from PHX
PHX acquired G Jonas Gustavsson and RW Mitch Callahan from DET
WPG acquired C Jarret Stoll from LA
LA acquired D Ron Hainsey from WPG
ANA acquired a 2014 - 2nd round pick (BUF) and C Phil Varone from BUF
BUF acquired RW Teemu Selanne from ANA
TB acquired LW Mason Raymond from VAN
VAN acquired LW Benoit Pouliot from TB
DAL acquired D Chris Summers and G Jonas Gustavsson from PHX
PHX acquired LW Matt Fraser and G Richard Bachman from DAL
WPG acquired a 2014 - 1st round pick (BOS) from BOS
BOS acquired LW Alexei Ponikarovsky from WPG
LA acquired D Hal Gill from NSH
NSH acquired LW Dustin Penner from LA
FLA acquired a 2013 - 1st round pick (NYR) from NYR
NYR acquired D Ed Jovanovski and RW Alex Kovalev from FLA
Glen Sather apparently is going all in this year. First he acquires Semin, then Hejduk and now Kovalev and Jovanovski.
OTT acquired a 2014 - 1st round pick (TOR) from TOR
TOR acquired C Peter Regin and D Mike Lundin from OTT
Leafs nation consider this a steal and Nieuwendyk gets praised.
BUF acquired RW Martin St. Louis from TB
TB acquired a 2013 - 1st round pick (BUF) and RW Jonathan Parker from BUF
TEAM STANDINGS
WESTERN
Pos
Team
Pts
GP
1
San Jose Sharks (X)
97
75
2
Vancouver Canucks (Y)
97
77
3
Detroit Red Wings (X)
95
76
4
Dallas Stars (X)
92
75
5
Nashville Predators
92
75
6
Phoenix Coyotes
88
75
7
St. Louis Blues
86
75
8
Columbus Blue Jackets
79
75
9
Los Angeles Kings
78
75
10
Chicago Blackhawks
78
76
11
Minnesota Wild
77
75
12
Calgary Flames
77
76
13
Edmonton Oilers
75
75
14
Anaheim Ducks
68
76
15
Colorado Avalanche
66
75
EASTERN
Pos
Team
Pts
GP
1
New York Rangers
91
75
2
Toronto Maple Leafs
89
74
3
Florida Panthers
84
75
4
Montreal Canadiens
89
76
5
Boston Bruins
89
76
6
New York Islanders
85
75
7
Philadelphia Flyers
84
76
8
Pittsburgh Penguins
83
75
9
Buffalo Sabres
83
75
10
New Jersey Devils
81
75
11
Winnipeg Jets
80
75
12
Carolina Hurricanes
78
76
13
Ottawa Senators
77
75
14
Tampa Bay Lightning
74
75
15
Washington Capitals
69
76
GOALS
Player
Team
Pts
P. Marleau
SJ
39
Z. Parise
MIN
35
J. Carter
LA
35
L. Eriksson
DAL
34
S. Stamkos
TB
33
M. St. Louis
BUF
32
ASSISTS
Player
Team
Pts
J. Thornton
SJ
58
P. Datsyuk
DET
57
J. Tavares
NYI
55
R. Getzlaf
ANA
50
H. Sedin
VAN
48
S. Stamkos
TB
48
D. Roy
DAL
47
POINTS
Player
Team
Pts
S. Stamkos
TB
81
J. Tavares
NYI
81
P. Datsyuk
DET
79
H. Sedin
VAN
79
M. St. Louis
BUF
75
J. Thornton
SJ
75
R. Getzlaf
ANA
73
SAVE% and GAA
Player
Team
Sv%
GAA
P. Rinne
NSH
.936
2.02
M. Brodeur
NJD
.936
1.89
C. Price
MTL
.932
2.04
H. Lundqvist
NYR
.931
2.03
Last edited by The Right Price: 02-09-2013 at 04:33 PM.
just a bit of advice, NEVER EVER get Lecavalier unless he its at the deadline when he is a pending UFA and you can afford it
I traded Nash for the first overall pick and him at the deadline (one bad contract for another) and was planning on trading him in the offseason for cheap, but literally no team will take him. I offered Lecavalier, a prospect, a 2nd, and a 1st for a SEVENTH ROUND PICK and the computer said no because they didnt want his contract haha
just a bit of advice, NEVER EVER get Lecavalier unless he its at the deadline when he is a pending UFA and you can afford it
I traded Nash for the first overall pick and him at the deadline (one bad contract for another) and was planning on trading him in the offseason for cheap, but literally no team will take him. I offered Lecavalier, a prospect, a 2nd, and a 1st for a SEVENTH ROUND PICK and the computer said no because they didnt want his contract haha
I signed Doan (age 36) for 7 years, 2,5m per and traded him for Alfredsson at the TDL next year.. Phew. I didn't want to pay him 2,8m per for 2 years so saved 0,3M there for a while
BREAKING: Washington Capitals has fired GM George McPhee, new GM is Larry Sather
Today the 24th of September Capitals have fired their GM George McPhee, due to results what team was having under his era. New GM, Larry Sather is ex Kings and Blackhawks GM. Sather will take coaching position too. Sather's contract is three years.
"Owners called me and interviewed me at some days ago, if I was interested in to take this team in my hands. Of course I'm, it's honor to take team with this kind of history to your hands. Capitals are in situation where they must be carried well. Some moves, which help this team now and in future we will win the Stanley Cup, I think. I want to make a new Capitals. Very big and bad Capitals. I want that we fight and battle for wins. I promise to bring the Stanley Cup here in these three years", said new GM Larry Sather.
"Now we are having training camp, so we will watch with my staff which players will start their season with the Stars, and which not. Of course we are ready to pull the trigger with some kind of trades. But as for now, there are untouchable guys too. Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Bäckström, Karl Alzner and John Carlson won't be moving anywhere. That's what I want to say in public too", ended his first press as a GM of Washington Capitals
Alexander Ovechkin will stay in Capitals
Washington Capitals will play their first game in Friday 28th against Tampa Bay Lightning.
Won the cup last season thanks to Neuvirth and good D, Ovie scored 14 goals in the Playoffs with 7 of them being Game Winning Goals, awesome. Just completed this trade:
To COL: M. Ribeiro, K. Versteeg
To WSH: P. Stastny, M. Sgarbossa
Needed a 2nd line Center since Ribeiro (wasn't bad) was getting old and K. Versteeg really didn't have a spot on the roster due to Filatov (yeah I know haha) and Yakupov ready to step up. Looking good, I think. Cap hell to come soon but whatever.
Last edited by Vertzedyek: 02-10-2013 at 06:53 AM.
Reason: ffs
Just claimed Ryan McDonagh (88 OVR) from the waivers because the Rangers traded for Jay Bouwmeester! Thank you NY!
EDIT: Also, during the 2016 Entry Draft a move that WILL come back and haunt me.
To CGY: A. Ovechkin, 2nd round pick in 2016
To WSH: S. Bärtschi, 1st round pick in 2016 (7th overall)
Yeah.. Had to clear some cap space and OVs contract is up in 2017.. Ugh, didn't feel like dangling with the cap and try to sign him then (most likely for 11m+). So I think it's an OK move.. Still, feels odd. Have fun in CGY with no one I guess..? And oh, Bärtschi's offensive skills are great. 5,4m cap hit for 3 more years. Also, OV has been really underperforming, never hit 85+ points with me and last two years under 70 points. More I think of it, this move makes sense. But watch OV score 50+60 in Calgary.. Haha. Glad it's in the Western Conference though.
Last edited by Vertzedyek: 02-10-2013 at 08:35 AM.
When you guys do Fantasy Draft, how do you draft? Like after getting your 23 man roster, what do you draft after that? To keep things realistic I'd rather not draft 9 more guys with 4.5 stars.. I'm going to be creating an expansion club with a fantasy draft so
I havent seen a lot of crazy waivers. Best player I have EVER seen go on waivers is Phil Kessel. Ive seen guys like Nik Grossmann and Luke Schenn go on though. But they never make it to me!
Hello everyone I'm new to this forum but I am going to start a maple leafs be a gm and do write ups about it on here
BREAKING NEWS
There is breaking news in the hockey world today as Toronto maple leafs newly hired general manager dave nonis has stepped down from his position today. When asked why by the media, nonis responded "I did not like the pressure of succeeding here in Toronto. It was all too much for me" In his place the leafs hired young Patrick Tremblay. "I am thankful for the organization to offer me this job" said Tremblay when interviewed later that day. Hockey insider bob Mackenzie was able to sit down with Tremblay to ask him a few questions.
Bob: How confident are you in the leafs current roster
Tremblay: I think the roster needs some tweaking but it is a great group of young guys ready to play
Bob: What do you think of your current prospect pool?
Tremblay: I think we have a great group. Guys like Morgan Reilly and jake Gardner are being counted on to carry the leafs in the coming years
Bob:what team needs do you have to address?
Tremblay: I think our top priority right now is a number 1 centre. Trading could address tho need but we got some great guys who may fill the role
Bob: Thanks for your time
More coverage on the leafs and Patrick Tremblay will come after the preseason
Just hit the trade deadline with my Edmonton Firebirds, current record is 50-11-2 (FYI, i have played all the games by myself, and on Superstar)
Current line-up and points:
I. Kovalchuk (A) [63gp, 36g+34a=70p] - J. Thornton (C) [63gp, 23g+43a=66p] - P. Kane [62gp, 37g+26a=63p]
A. Semin [65gp, 33g+26a=59p] - R. Linkonen [63gp, 17g+32a=49p] - M. Havlat [63gp, 35g+29a=64p]
M. Raymond [53gp, 18g+11a=29p] - B. Marchand [64gp, 14g+17a=32p] - C. Clutterbuck [61gp 9g+14a=23p]
M. Cooke [63gp, 9g+13a=22p] - M. Malhotra [63gp, 6g+12a=18p] - M. Bradley [63gp, 6g+10a=16p]
A. Emelin [63gp, 5g+17a=22p] - V. Hedman [65gp, 4g+20a=24p]
C. Ehrhoff (A) [48gp, 16g+32a=48p] - J. Wisniewski [63gp, 14g+41a=55p]
F. Boullion [1gp, 0g+1a=1p] - D. Rundblad [30gp, 1g+8a=9p]
Scratches: LW A. Giroux [10gp, 1g+2a=3p]
Injuries: D R. Josi [50gp, 10g+24a=34p]
Halifax Makes it Look Difficult; Will Face Rival Leafs Just Weeks after Kessel and Reimer Injuries
Will Crosby be ready for the play-offs after leaving the game against the Rebels?
All Halifax had to do was win one of their final 4 games to guarantee themselves a play-off spot.
Instead, they lost their next 4, put their play-off fate in the hands of the Montreal Canadiens, and stumbled their way into the 7th seed in the East.
Thankfully, the Canadiens punched Halifax's ticket for them earlier. After an embarrassing 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins with 3 games to go, the Habs dropped their next game, thereby guaranteeing that Halifax would at least secure the 8 seed. The Rebels did little to celebrate their 2nd consecutive play-off appearance, losing 3-1 to the 8th seed Hurricanes and 5-2 to the golf course-bound Capitals with back-up rookie netminder Anders Nilsson (9-8-0-6, 2.01 GAA, .918%) between the pipes. Jonas Hiller (28-25-4-11, 2.46 GAA, .900%) closed out the season at home, dropping the game in overtime to the Flyers.
The lead-up to the play-offs in the last week of the regular season saw some interesting developments. In their game against Halifax, Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby left the game with what was later diagnosed as symptoms of a concussion. Penguins' brass insist that he'll be ready for the play-offs, but one has to believe Pens fans everywhere are holding their collective breath.
The Penguins also did a number on the Toronto Maple Leafs. Without Phil Kessel and James Reimer since their last game against Halifax, the Leafs only won 3 of their next 8 games, and gave up the top seed in the East to the Penguins on the last day of the season.
The Edmonton Oilers won the Western Conference sweepstakes for the 8th seed, winning on the last day of the season to leapfrog both Los Angeles and Nashville, who dropped their final games.
Play-off Matchups
Western Conference
1) Chicago Blackhawks (106 points) v. 8) Edmonton Oilers (80 points)
2) San Jose Sharks (95 points) v. 7) Columbus Blue Jackets (82 points)
3) Calgary Flames (94 points) v. 6) Colorado Avalanche (90 points)
4) Detroit Red Wings (95 points) v. 5) Dallas Stars (90 points)
Eastern Conference
1) Pittsburgh Penguins (98 points) v. 8) Carolina Hurricanes (83 points)
2) Toronto Maple Leafs (97 points) v. 7) Halifax Rebels (83 points)
3) Tampa Bay Lightning (88 points) v. 6) Winnipeg Jets (85 points)
4) Buffalo Sabres (89 points) v. 5) Florida Panthers (86 points)
Everyone expected this series to be physical, but who came out of Toronto with an edge?
Game 1
The Halifax Rebels continued their limp into the play-offs with a limp into Ontario.
By the end of the 1st period, everyone watching this game back home in Nova Scotia might have rightfully decided to turn the television off, and find something better to do. Out-shot 10-2, out-hit 12-3, and spending just 93 seconds in the Toronto zone, the Rebels looked nothing like the team that last beat these Leafs into submission near the end of the regular season. On the opening goal from James van Riemsdyk, Rebels defenceman Ty Wishart left Jonas Hiller out to dry, completely missing a hit along the boards and letting Riemsdyk walk in and fire a wrist shot over Hiller's glove, a goal which would essentially open the floodgates.
van Riemsdyk fires the first of Toronto's 5 game one goals into the back of the net
The second period was essentially a repeat of the first, with Halifax managing just 3 more shots on Dan Eliis and boosting the confidence in the Air Canada Centre through the roof, no doubt making everyone in the building forget about the absence of Phil Kessel and James Reimer. Toronto added another goal in the 2nd, and for good measure, continued their same level of play in the 3rd to bury any hopes Halifax had of finding their play-off legs in this one. The closest Halifax would come was on a Niclas Bergfors break-away, which beat Ellis clean, but clanged off the crossbar and up over the glass.
Bergfors was Halifax's only hope at finding a spark in the 3rd, which sizzled as early as it began
TOR 5 | HFX 0
Game 2
Halifax had no reason to be confident heading into game 2... but they decided to be anyway.
The Rebels finally began to look like a play-off team. They came out flying in the 1st, peppering Ellis with 7 shots before Toronto even made it into the Rebels' zone. Halifax would get on the board twice in the 1st period to take a 2-0 lead into the locker room. However, discipline became a big problem in the 2nd, as the Rebels took 2 key penalties in the period trying to ward off Toronto's relentless attack out of the gate to start the period. The Leafs would make no mistakes, with Clarke MacArthur and Bobby Ryan each potting a power play goal in the 2nd to send the game into the 3rd tied. The 3rd period was arguably one of the most passionate periods in Rebels hockey history. The hitting stepped up along with both goalies, and tempers flared after Oskar Osala went down after what looked like a clean hit, albeit with his head turned to find the puck, in front of the net. Both Bergfors and Ryan Jones dropped the gloves on the next 2 two face-offs, and that seemed to give the Rebels all the energy they needed. Nigel Dawes scored with just over a minute left in the 3rd to seemingly give the Rebels the game. However, with Ellis pulled and just 11 seconds left, Jesse Joensuu blocked a Dion Phaneuf slapshot, catching Hiller offguard and giving Joffrey Lupul a wide open cage to send the game into OT.
Lupul gives the Leafs a chance to take a 2-0 series lead
The action went back and forth early in OT, with both goalies making fantastic glove saves that gave their teams a fighting chance. It was 3 minutes in that Milan Michalek made a rush along the boards into the Toronto zone. He was bumped as he drew the puck back to fire a wrist shot, kept control, fired a blind pass out in front... and cue the captain...
John Tavares, firing a one-timer from his knees, sends the series back to Halifax tied at 1
HFX 4 | TOR 3 (OT)
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Play-off Matchups
Western Conference
1) Chicago Blackhawks 2 v. 8) Edmonton Oilers 0
2) San Jose Sharks 2 v. 7) Columbus Blue Jackets 0
3) Calgary Flames 1 v. 6) Colorado Avalanche 1
4) Detroit Red Wings 1 v. 5) Dallas Stars 1
Eastern Conference
1) Pittsburgh Penguins 2 v. 8) Carolina Hurricanes 0
2) Toronto Maple Leafs 1 v. 7) Halifax Rebels 1
3) Tampa Bay Lightning 2 v. 6) Winnipeg Jets 0
4) Buffalo Sabres 2 v. 5) Florida Panthers 0
Last edited by Vikes88: 02-11-2013 at 12:38 AM.
Reason: Few grammar things I noticed.
When you guys do Fantasy Draft, how do you draft? Like after getting your 23 man roster, what do you draft after that? To keep things realistic I'd rather not draft 9 more guys with 4.5 stars.. I'm going to be creating an expansion club with a fantasy draft so
This is what I do to make things pretty even and to not make it ridiculously unfair:
Refers to ages of players ...
Centers (6): 1 x 18-21, 1 x 22-25, 1 x 26-29, 1 x 30-33, 1 x 34-37, 1 x 38+
Left Wingers (6): 1 x 18-21, 1 x 22-25, 1 x 26-29, 1 x 30-33, 1 x 34-37, 1 x 38+
Right Wingers (6): 1 x 18-21, 1 x 22-25, 1 x 26-29, 1 x 30-33, 1 x 34-37, 1 x 38+
Left-Handed Defensemen (5): 1 x 18-22, 1 x 23-27, 1 x 28-32, 1 x 33-37, 1 x 38+
Right-Handed Defensemen (5): 1 x 18-22, 1 x 23-27, 1 x 28-32, 1 x 33-37, 1 x 38+
Goaltenders (4): 1 x 18-20, 1 x 21-24, 1 x 25-34, 1 x 35+
No signing/trading until end of pre-season in first year.
Only allowed to trade draft picks from current year.
Waivers off.
2012-2013 NHL SEASON (END OF REGULAR SEASON REPORT)
RECORD (Final): 45-31-6
RECORD (April): 2-5-0
NOTES: The final stretch of the regular season started with a five game losing streak for the Stars. In those games their GF:GA ratio was a dismal 4:18. However, GM Mike Modano kept the media cool by playing it down, saying that the boys were just resting (maybe a bit too much) for the post-season contests that awaited. A secured playoff berth meant that backup Gustavsson started 4 of the last 7 regular season games, though he lost all four of them. Lehtonen stepped in and took control, winning the team the final two games of the regular season. The Stars finished 6th in the West and will meet the Vancouver Canucks in the conference quarterfinals.
"It will be a heated series no doubt", said Modano when asked about the Canucks. "I do truly dislike them more then some teams in the league and it would bring me a lot of satisfaction to defeat them".
Regarding injuries, D Philip Larsen will miss the rest of the season with a back injury suffered in the game against the Sharks. Luckily for Dallas the replacement was found a week later when NY Rangers placed Michael Sauer on the waivers.
The last day of the regular season was full of drama. In the West the final seed was contested between the Los Angeles Kings and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Going into the final games Blue Jackets had 88 points against Kings' 87. However, Columbus lost to the Minnesota Wild 2-1 while Los Angeles beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2. This meant that Columbus' decent season ended; so close, but yet so far. In the East, Islanders had 91 points while the Flyers had 89. Flyers did win their game against the Rangers 4-3 in a SO. It wasn't enough. The Islanders got one point in a 4-3 SO loss to the Devils.
No
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Score
76
Mon 1 Apr
ANA Ducks
DAL Stars
3-0 L
77
Thu 4 Apr
DAL Stars
LA Kings
0-3 L
78
Fri 5 Apr
DAL Stars
ANA Ducks
1-4 L
79
Sun 7 Apr
DAL Stars
SJ Sharks
2-5 L
80
Tue 9 Apr
LA Kings
DAL Stars
3-1 L
81
Thu 11 Apr
DAL Stars
MIN Wild
3-0 W
82
Sat 13 Apr
NSH Predators
DAL Stars
1-3 W
TEAM LEADERS
Player
CAT
PTS
Loui Eriksson
G
37
Derek Roy
A
47
Jamie Benn
+/-
20
Aaron Rome
PIMS
97
Kari Lehtonen
W
29
Forwards
GP
G
A
PTS
Loui Eriksson
75
37
28
65
Derek Roy
76
18
47
65
Jamie Benn
76
33
31
64
Jaromir Jagr
72
26
25
51
Brayden Schenn
79
21
23
44
Brenden Morrow
81
17
20
37
Ray Whitney
78
9
18
27
Vernon Fiddler
76
12
15
27
Eric Nystrom
82
9
8
17
Tom Wandell
73
5
12
17
Colton Sceviour
81
6
6
12
Alex Chiasson
31
2
3
5
Ryan Garbutt
29
2
1
3
Tomas Vincour
14
2
0
2
Defensemen
GP
G
A
PTS
Trevor Daley
74
6
46
52
Alex Goligoski
74
6
42
48
Philip Larsen
77
3
15
18
Aaron Rome
75
5
10
15
Tom Poti
84
2
13
15
Michael Sauer
28
2
3
5
Andreas Lilja
22
0
3
3
Jamie Oleksiak
63
0
2
2
Chris Summers
30
1
0
1
Jordie Benn
5
0
1
1
Goaltenders
GP
GAA
W
SV%
SO
Kari Lehtonen
53
2.38
29
.9229
5
Jonas Gustavsson
19
2.44
9
.9156
1
Jack Campbell
8
3.04
4
.9000
0
TRANSACTIONS AROUND THE LEAGUE
14th April 2013
DAL claimed D Michael Sauer off waivers from NYR
TEAM STANDINGS
WESTERN
Pos
Team
Pts
GP
1
Detroit Red Wings (Z)
105
82
2
San Jose Sharks (Y)
103
82
3
Vancouver Canucks (Y)
100
82
4
Nashville Predators (X)
99
82
5
Phoenix Coyotes (X)
97
82
6
Dallas Stars (X)
96
82
7
St. Louis Blues (X)
94
82
8
Los Angeles (X)
89
82
9
Columbus Blue Jackets
88
82
10
Minnesota Wild
87
82
11
Edmonton Oilers
83
82
12
Chicago Blackhawks
83
82
13
Calgary Flames
83
82
14
Anaheim Ducks
77
82
15
Colorado Avalanche
72
82
EASTERN
Pos
Team
Pts
GP
1
Montreal Canadiens (Z)
99
82
2
NY Rangers (Y)
98
82
3
Florida Panthers (Y)
93
82
4
Toronto Maple Leafs (X)
97
82
5
Pittsburgh Penguins (X)
95
82
6
Buffalo Sabres (X)
95
82
7
Boston Bruins (X)
93
82
8
NY Islanders (X)
92
82
9
Philadelphia Flyers
91
82
10
Winnipeg Jets
88
82
11
New Jersey Devils
87
82
12
Carolina Hurricanes
82
82
13
Ottawa Senators
81
82
14
Tampa Bay Lightning
80
82
15
Washington Capitals
74
82
Most Goals For: Detroit (244), San Jose (236), St. Louis (234), Dallas (231)
Least Goals For: New Jersey (189), Carolina (182), Washington (170)
Most Goals Against: Colorado (264), Anaheim (236), Dallas (232)
Least Goals Against: Montreal (183), Toronto (188), Buffalo (191)
Best PP%: Phoenix (.217), Buffalo (.212)
Best PK%: Philadelphia (.864), Montreal (.863), NY Rangers (.862)
PLAYER STATISTICS
GOALS
Player
Team
Pts
Patrick Marleau
SJ
40
Jeff Carter
LA
39
Zach Parise
MIN
37
Loui Eriksson
DAL
37
Sidney Crosby
PIT
36
Bobby Ryan
ANA
35
Steven Stamkos
TB
34
Rick Nash
NYR
34
Johan Franzen
DET
34
Martin St. Louis
BUF
34
Jamie Benn
DAL
33
Daniel Sedin
VAN
33
Dany Heatley
MIN
32
Henrik Sedin
VAN
31
Jason Pominville
BUF
30
Phil Kessel
TOR
30
ASSISTS
Player
Team
Pts
Pavel Datsyuk
DET
63
Joe Thornton
SJ
62
John Tavares
NYI
60
Ryan Getzlaf
ANA
57
Henrik Sedin
VAN
52
Steven Stamkos
TB
51
Jason Spezza
OTT
49
Martin St. Louis
BUF
48
Logan Couture
SJ
47
Corey Perry
LA
47
Claude Giroux
PHI
47
Derek Roy
DAL
47
POINTS
Player
Team
Pts
Pavel Datsyuk
DET
89
John Tavares
NYI
89
Steven Stamkos
TB
85
Henrik Sedin
VAN
83
Joe Thornton
SJ
82
Martin St. Louis
BUF
82
Ryan Getzlaf
ANA
80
Zach Parise
MIN
79
Sidney Crosby
PIT
77
Jason Spezza
OTT
74
Patrick Marleau
SJ
74
Corey Perry
LA
73
Logan Couture
SJ
71
Jeff Carter
LA
71
POINTS - DEFENSEMEN
Player
Team
Pts
Keith Yandle
PHX
52
Trevor Daley
DAL
52
Alex Goligoski
DAL
48
Dion Phaneuf
TOR
47
Joni Pitkanen
CAR
47
Andrei Markov
MTL
45
Niklas Kronwall
DET
45
POINTS - ROOKIES
Player
Team
Pts
Jonathan Huberdeau
FLA
60
Vladimir Tarasenko
STL
53
Jakob Silfverberg
OTT
48
Nail Yakupov
EDM
38
Justin Schultz
EDM
32
Dougie Hamilton
BOS
32
Mikhail Grigorenko
BUF
27
Alex Galchenyuk
MTL
26
SAVE%, GAA, W and SO
Player
Team
Sv%
GAA
Wins
SO
Pekka Rinne
NSH
.9366
2.02
43 Wins
9 SO
Henrik Lundqvist
NYR
.9309
2.04
38 Wins
10 SO
Carey Price
MTL
.9329
2.00
34 Wins
6 SO
Ryan Miller
BUF
.9346
2.06
33 Wins
9 SO
Martin Brodeur
NJ
.9338
1.94
31 Wins
6 SO
Andreas Lindback
TB
.9310
2.16
29 Wins
8 SO
PIMS, PLUS MINUS and HITS
Player
Team
PIMS
Stu Bickel
NYR
173
Adam McQuaid
BOS
158
Shane O'Brien
COL
142
Johnny Boychuk
BOS
131
Player
Team
PLUS MINUS
Andrei Markov
MTL
+36
Henrik Sedin
VAN
+30
Mikko Koivu
MIN
+30
Player
Team
HITS
Shea Weber
NSH
282
Josh Gorges
MTL
281
Brad Stuart
SJ
269
Ryan Suter
MIN
259
Last edited by The Right Price: 02-10-2013 at 04:19 PM.
just a bit of advice, NEVER EVER get Lecavalier unless he its at the deadline when he is a pending UFA and you can afford it
I traded Nash for the first overall pick and him at the deadline (one bad contract for another) and was planning on trading him in the offseason for cheap, but literally no team will take him. I offered Lecavalier, a prospect, a 2nd, and a 1st for a SEVENTH ROUND PICK and the computer said no because they didnt want his contract haha
I feel your pain man.
It's not just Lecavalier though -it's a lot of older players who have hefty contracts but are considered on the decline. Or just players who are considered overpaid in general.
I don't mind it though - I like that element of the CPU recognizing some contracts as untouchable (Wade Redden contract while a Ranger, Scott Gomez in MTL, etc). I like the challenge that it brings to the game; in previous games it was way too easy to get yourself out of mistakes that you made. This time though, you have to be creative about it.
It's not just Lecavalier though -it's a lot of older players who have hefty contracts but are considered on the decline. Or just players who are considered overpaid in general.
I don't mind it though - I like that element of the CPU recognizing some contracts as untouchable (Wade Redden contract while a Ranger, Scott Gomez in MTL, etc). I like the challenge that it brings to the game; in previous games it was way too easy to get yourself out of mistakes that you made. This time though, you have to be creative about it.
What irks me is that teams will go and sign garbage players instead of signing older, far better players to 1-year deals.
For example, signing Garth Murray (59 OVR) to an 3-year deal instead of signing Daniel Alfredsson (84 OVR) to a 1-year deal despite having like $20M in cap space.
When you guys do Fantasy Draft, how do you draft? Like after getting your 23 man roster, what do you draft after that? To keep things realistic I'd rather not draft 9 more guys with 4.5 stars.. I'm going to be creating an expansion club with a fantasy draft so
I usually just pick some borderline nhlers so i can call them up in case of an injury, and then i pick up a couple chlers and then i just try to fill my AHL with decent players.
2012-2013 NHL SEASON (CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS REPORT)
NOTES: Dallas Stars outplayed the Canucks and advanced to the Conference Semis in six games. In Game 1 in Vancouver Kari Lehtonen showed up and shutout the Sedin Bros & Co. Game 2 was the opposite of Game 1, 11 goals were scored. The decisive goal was scored in the first 5 minutes of OT as Loui Eriksson turned the puck over and it didn't take long for Kesler to score. Jaromir Jagr got hurt and missed games 3 and 4. Derek Roy came back from injury for Game 4. Game 3 in Dallas was a nailbiter and the fans were overjoyed when Eric Nystrom put a Colton Sceviour rebound in the net when four minutes remained of the first OT period. Game 4 was difficult for the Stars as Canucks goalie Cory Schneider stopped every shot he faced that night. Game 5, back in Vancouver and Dallas won a tight game 4-2 with Ray Whitney scoring 2. In Game 6 the score was 1-1 when Jaromir Jagr scored, and saluted, at the 38 minute mark. At the start of the 3rd Brayden Schenn made it 3-1. Canucks made it a one goal game but it wasn't enough and Dallas finished it off with empty netters from Whitney and Eriksson. The Stars will meet Phoenix Coyotes next round.
(1) vs (8)
Injuries:
DET Streit, Zetterberg
LA Brown, Martinez, Hainsey, Gill
Goals scored in series: 30 - 4.29 GPG
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Score
Series
Apr 15th
Kings
Red Wings
2-3
DET 1-0
Apr 17th
Kings
Red Wings
0-1 OT
DET 2-0
Apr 19th
Red Wings
Kings
3-2
DET 3-0
Apr 21st
Red Wings
Kings
1-5
DET 3-1
Apr 23rd
Kings
Red Wings
4-1
DET 3-2
Apr 25th
Red Wings
Kings
1-2
Tied 3-3
Apr 27th
Kings
Red Wings
2-3 OT
DET 4-3
(3) vs (6)
Injuries:
VAN None
DAL Roy, Larsen
Goals scored in series: 31 - 5.17 GPG
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Score
Series
Apr 15th
Stars
Canucks
1-0
DAL 1-0
Apr 17th
Stars
Canucks
5-6 OT
Tied 1-1
Apr 19th
Canucks
Stars
2-3 OT
DAL 2-1
Apr 21st
Canucks
Stars
1-0
Tied 2-2
Apr 23rd
Stars
Canucks
4-2
DAL 3-2
Apr 25th
Canucks
Stars
2-5
DAL 4-2
(1) vs (8)
Injuries:
MTL Pacioretty, Gionta, Prust
NYI Hamonic, Grabner, Campoli
Goals scored in series: 27 - 5.4 GPG
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Score
Series
Apr 15th
Islanders
Canadiens
4-3 OT
NYI 1-0
Apr 17th
Islanders
Canadiens
4-3
NYI 2-0
Apr 19th
Canadiens
Islanders
2-1 OT
NYI 2-1
Apr 21st
Canadiens
Islanders
2-3 OT
NYI 3-1
Apr 23rd
Islanders
Canadiens
3-2
NYI 4-1
(3) vs (6)
Injuries:
FLA Versteeg, Upshall
BUF Stafford, Selanne, Mancari
Goals scored in series: 25 - 4.17 GPG
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Score
Series
Apr 15th
Sabres
Panthers
2-1 OT
BUF 1-0
Apr 17th
Sabres
Panthers
1-3
Tied 1-1
Apr 19th
Panthers
Sabres
2-3 OT
BUF 2-1
Apr 21st
Panthers
Sabres
4-2
Tied 2-2
Apr 23rd
Sabres
Panthers
0-4
FLA 3-2
Apr 25th
Panthers
Sabres
2-1
FLA 4-2
(2) vs (7)
Injuries:
SJ Boyle, Burns
STL Tarasenko, Grachev, McRae
Goals scored in series: 29 - 4.83 GPG
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Score
Series
Apr 16th
Blues
Sharks
2-4
SJ 1-0
Apr 18th
Blues
Sharks
4-1
Tied 1-1
Apr 20th
Sharks
Blues
1-5
STL 2-1
Apr 22nd
Sharks
Blues
5-1
Tied 2-2
Apr 24th
Blues
Sharks
2-1 OT
STL 3-2
Apr 26th
Sharks
Blues
0-3
STL 4-2
(4) vs (5)
Injuries:
NSH Halischuk
PHX Boedker, Sullivan, Klesla, Gordon
Goals scored in series: 30 - 5.00 GPG
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Score
Series
Apr 16th
Coyotes
Predators
3-1
PHX 1-0
Apr 18th
Coyotes
Predators
3-4
Tied 1-1
Apr 20th
Predators
Coyotes
3-1
NSH 2-1
Apr 22nd
Predators
Coyotes
2-4
Tied 2-2
Apr 24th
Coyotes
Predators
3-1
PHX 3-2
Apr 26th
Predators
Coyotes
2-3
PHX 4-2
(2) vs (7)
Injuries:
NYR Semin, Hejduk
BOS Lucic, Thornton
Goals scored in series: 23 - 3.83 GPG
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Score
Series
Apr 16th
Bruins
Rangers
4-1
BOS 1-0
Apr 18th
Bruins
Rangers
1-3
Tied 1-1
Apr 20th
Rangers
Bruins
1-3
BOS 2-1
Apr 22nd
Rangers
Bruins
2-0
Tied 2-2
Apr 24th
Bruins
Rangers
2-1 OT
BOS 3-2
Apr 26th
Rangers
Bruins
2-3
BOS 4-2
(4) vs (5)
Injuries:
TOR Gunnarsson, Gardiner, Lupul
PIT None
Goals scored in series: 23 - 3.83 GPG
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Score
Series
Apr 16th
Penguins
Maple Leafs
1-2 OT
TOR 1-0
Apr 18th
Penguins
Maple Leafs
0-1
TOR 2-0
Apr 20th
Maple Leafs
Penguins
1-3
TOR 2-1
Apr 22nd
Maple Leafs
Penguins
1-5
Tied 2-2
Apr 24th
Penguins
Maple Leafs
1-3
TOR 3-2
Apr 26th
Maple Leafs
Penguins
3-2 OT
TOR 4-2
SCORING - PLAYOFFS
Player
Team
G
A
PTS
Dmitry Kulikov
FLA
2
6
8
John Tavares
NYI
2
6
8
Alexander Steen
STL
4
3
7
Joe Pavelski
SJ
2
5
7
Martin Hanzal
PHX
2
5
7
Oliver Ekman-Larsson
PHX
1
6
7
Jeff Carter
LA
3
3
6
Brad Boyes
NYI
3
3
6
Andrei Markov
MTL
2
4
6
Chris Higgins
VAN
2
4
6
Anze Kopitar
LA
2
4
6
Valtteri Filppula
DET
1
5
6
Martin Erat
NSH
1
5
6
Matt Moulson
NYI
1
5
6
Drew Doughty
LA
1
5
6
Tom Poti
DAL
1
5
6
Brian Campbell
FLA
0
6
6
Sean Bergenheim
FLA
4
1
5
Last edited by The Right Price: 02-12-2013 at 01:04 AM.
2012-2013 NHL SEASON (CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS REPORT)
NOTES: The first game of the series against the Coyotes was a high scoring affair. Loui Eriksson scored a hat-trick and Yotes' Martin Hanzal scored twice. Stars pressed hard for an equaliser that would've tied the game at 6 but Lauri Korpikoski hit a empty netter. In Game 2 regulation time wasn't enough to seperate the teams. In OT, David Moss scored the winner at the 75 minute mark when he found the puck in a scrum in front of Lehtonen and Poti wasn't able to react in time. In Game 3 Dallas got the early lead but the game was tied by Korpikoski late in the second period. Soon after, Lehtonen got injured and was replaced by Gustavsson. Gustavsson allowed two goals and suddenly Dallas was down 3-1 in the game. Phoenix finished off with a empty netter for a 4-1 final score and grabbed a 3-0 series lead. Lehtonen wasn't seriously injured and returned for Game 4. Going into the third period of Game 4 the game was 2-1 to Phoenix. However, Tom Wandell tied the score with nine minutes remaining in regulation. Overtime started with Dallas dominating the first 10 minutes. Then Phoenix got the hang of it and Jamie Oleksiak was called a questionable interference penalty on Shane Doan. Phoenix capitalized big time on their PP with Captain Doan scoring and this meant that Phoenix swept Dallas 4-0 in the series.
(1) vs (7)
Injuries
DET Kronwall, Franzen, Samuelsson
STL Oshie, Tarasenko, Grachev
Goals scored in series: 18 - 3.6 GPG
(1) vs 
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(1) vs 
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(3) vs 
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(2) vs 
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(4) vs 
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(2) vs 
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