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NHL ranked me dead last at the beginning of the season. 
Haha! I have no idea how he's that good! One of my best players (not attributes wise)dave1927p wrote:I've used your screenshot as a scouting report...I have just signed Tomas Vlasak to the Toronto Maple Leafs
This is correct. As a lifelong Wings fan I am (and was) so glad they did not make that trade. Yashin was immensely talented but he was no Steve Yzerman and he had some "personality" issues as well.Primis wrote:There was more than that, there were specific talks IIRC. DET had worked a deal to get Alexei Yashin back for Yzerman, and owner Mike Illitch stepped in and said "No, we will not trade Yzerman, period" and vetoed the move, according to most second-hand accounts. There's some debate as to when exactly this all took place, but evidence points to it being some time between 1995 (when DET lost to NJ in the Cup Finals) and 1997 (when DET won their first Cup in the modern era).Manimal wrote:There were a lot of rumours about Yzerman getting traded to his hometown Ottawa Senators. Mid-to-late 90s IIRCdave1927p wrote: Realistically Yzerman wouldn't of gone to any other team besides Detroit...maybe Toronto
There had been rumblings that Yzerman was "too quiet" as a leader and couldn't lead a team to anything that way (never mind that DET could have maybe won that Cup in 1995 had the league just decided to start calling all Holding and Interference again, in retrospect more people should have realized what it would lead to). DET therefore was going to move Yzerman out, try to get mostly equal talent back, and then bring in another leader to wear the "C".
He's not working out for me. 20 games in the 2003-04 season and he has 7 points, -12, and a 6.30 AvR. That's the brilliance of EHM!jhcjobpb wrote:Haha! I have no idea how he's that good! One of my best players (not attributes wise)dave1927p wrote:I've used your screenshot as a scouting report...I have just signed Tomas Vlasak to the Toronto Maple Leafs
) The main reason was because they have Henrik Sedin so I thought they should reunite. 
You are very much still a similar team to mine before I restarted a new game. I restarted and took over DET instead to see if I can make them not waste Pavel Datsyuk.jhcjobpb wrote:This is my team for 2001/2002 season.
Traded away Nieuwendyk for a second round pick. (never really liked the dude and felt like he was under performing)
Then I also traded away my best prospect Daniel Sedin to CBJ for a first round pick 2005 (a chance to land Crosby
Detroit has Datsyuk in my save now.Primis wrote:You are very much still a similar team to mine before I restarted a new game. I restarted and took over DET instead to see if I can make them not waste Pavel Datsyuk.jhcjobpb wrote:This is my team for 2001/2002 season.
Traded away Nieuwendyk for a second round pick. (never really liked the dude and felt like he was under performing)
Then I also traded away my best prospect Daniel Sedin to CBJ for a first round pick 2005 (a chance to land Crosby
I'm surprised Zalapski is still an NHLer for you though. Sandstrom must also be on his last legs...
Haha no!Primis wrote:That's not Joey Kocur you have in goal on the farm, right?
Or did you decide "what the heck" and somehow train him to goalie, since he already could do F and D?
It's someone named Jevon Kocur!? 
I like that! Seems like "the right thing to do" HaHajhcjobpb wrote: Then I also traded away my best prospect Daniel Sedin to CBJ for a first round pick 2005 (a chance to land Crosby
No 1 D-man Darnell Nurse got injured only 13 seconds into Game 4 suffering a broken foot while blocking a slapshot.Awesome! I used to love playing with newly promoted div1 teams in Allsvenkan, and later Elitserien if lucky, and see how far I could take them (compare with lower league challenges in FM).South-Side wrote: All in all it is an easy league and the fact that you can sign players at any time and release them with no financial impact if they don't fit the bill makes it eeven easier.
Now in the SHL with all the signings i was billed main title contender. With no rules for foreign players i've stacked up on free NHL-ers so it should be a funny ride this season.
I'm curious how other participants on this forum find playing in Sweden ?
I remember when this happened, it was October and November of 1995. The Wings started the next regular season after the loss to the Devils and Bowman was playing Yzerman on the third and fourth lines, a lot of talk on WDFN about this trade but I don't remember anyone confirming the talks actually took place.Primis wrote:There was more than that, there were specific talks IIRC. DET had worked a deal to get Alexei Yashin back for Yzerman, and owner Mike Illitch stepped in and said "No, we will not trade Yzerman, period" and vetoed the move, according to most second-hand accounts. There's some debate as to when exactly this all took place, but evidence points to it being some time between 1995 (when DET lost to NJ in the Cup Finals) and 1997 (when DET won their first Cup in the modern era).Manimal wrote:There were a lot of rumours about Yzerman getting traded to his hometown Ottawa Senators. Mid-to-late 90s IIRCdave1927p wrote: Realistically Yzerman wouldn't of gone to any other team besides Detroit...maybe Toronto
There had been rumblings that Yzerman was "too quiet" as a leader and couldn't lead a team to anything that way (never mind that DET could have maybe won that Cup in 1995 had the league just decided to start calling all Holding and Interference again, in retrospect more people should have realized what it would lead to). DET therefore was going to move Yzerman out, try to get mostly equal talent back, and then bring in another leader to wear the "C".