EHM The Blue Line

Posted: **Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:45 pm**

Liberec season 2004-05
Josef Beranek - Roman Simicek - Radoslav Kropac
Lubomir Korhon - Harri Suutarinen - Pavel Kabrt
Pavel Kasparik - Rok Pajic - Vaclav Novak
Patrik Roszival - Stanislav Prochazka - Rudolf Vercik

Jiri Kuntos - Josef Reznicek
Ladislav Smid - Valdemar Jirus
Richard Jares - Angel Krstev

Martin Prusek - Marek Roznik

Roznik was probably my best find, sporting advantage marks like 8.60 playing down in the Slovakian juniors for Trencin, although he was the best goalie of the team (!). He began the season as a starter, and did well (it's not his fault that i couldn't resist when Prusek wanted to get into the team). He recently was the best goaltender at the WJC.

Posted: **Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:19 pm**

My Capitals at the start of the first season.

Acquisitions bolded as usual:

Alexander Semin - John Madden - Mariusz Czerkawski
Alexander Ovechkin - Yanic Perreault - Dainius Zubrus
Darcy Verot - Jeff Halpern - Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre
Brian Sutherby - Andrew Cassels - Boyd Gordon

Brad Bombardir - Brendan Witt
Jason Doig - Ben Clymer
Steve Eminger - Boris Mironov

Olaf KÃ¶lzig
Rastislav Stana

If you're wondering, how come I have Madden in the team, although in an earlier topic I showed a piccy of Madden going to St. Louis. Well, I had a crash at that game, and out of frustration restarted the whole game. And this time New Jersey traded him with me.

Madden is a defencive (or two-way) forward, but he's in the first line, simply because even if he's not really considered a star first liner, he's still my best center in the offencive end. Also, Halpern is good defencively, but not so much offencively. So I use Halpern as defencive center, and gave Madden an offencive role.

If I remember correctly, I'm currently negotiating with Chris Tamer, to strengthen my weak defence, but he hasn't decided which team to take yet.

Also on the process of trading Brian Willsie (currently benched) to Jiri Fishcer with the Red Wings. They haven't replied yet.

Posted: **Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:24 pm**

Still playing with the Buffalo Sabres. In 2010 I won my third straight Cup and my second Presidents' Trophy in two years.

The lines and defense pairings I won the last time with looked like this...

Ilya Kovalchuk - Zach Parise - Jarome Iginla
Rick Nash - Gilbert Brule - Rostislav Olesz
Peter Mueller - Clarke MacArthur - Milan Michalek
Daniel Paille - Ryan Oulahen - Jarret Stoll
Jed Ortmeyer

Dion Phaneuf - Sergei Gonchar
Paul Martin - Brent Sopel
Brendan Witt - Jack Johnson

The no. 1 goalie was Marc-Andre Fleury and the back-up was Marc Denis, who I landed for Ryan Miller at the deadline.
Olesz was aquired in exchange for Jeff Carter and a 2nd rounder in mid-February.

In the off-season, I got rid of Gonchar (since he couldn't log big minutes anymore) and captain Brendan Witt.

After landing Brent Seabrook from the Rangers, I still had one more spot to fill on defense, so a made d-man Ryan Parent a regular on the blueline.

Right now, I'm in the middle of training camp, and for the upcoming season, this is the roster I have in mind:

Kovalchuk - Parise - Iginla
Nash - Brule - Olesz
Kenndal McArdle - either Angelo Esposito or John Tavares - Mueller
MacArthur - Stoll - Michalek

Phaneuf - Johnson
Martin - Seabrook
Parent - Sopel
First call-up would be Ryan Kerr, I guess.

Fleury in goal and Denis to back him up.

McArdle, a restricted free agent at the time, was strangely aquired from the Panters for a 2nd rounder and one four-star prospect. I tied him up for five years at $2.5M each ammediateley.

My total payroll's at $69M, even though my budget's at a massive $92M.

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:44 pm**

Just aquired Alyn McCauley from the Stars for Daniel Paille and a 3rd rounder.

He'll center my third-line.

Rostislav Olesz scored a total of 42 points in 8 pre-season games. $\:D/$

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 4:14 pm**

Systemfel wrote:Rostislav Olesz scored a total of 42 points in 8 pre-season games. $\:D/$

What have you been feeding him?!

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:45 pm**

archibalduk wrote:What have you been feeding him?!

Apparently, Brule's been feeding him pretty good. Hope Nash doesn't get all jelaous at him.

Posted: **Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:33 pm**

First season Buffalo Sabres

signed as free agents
farm/first team
traded

Hecht - Demitra - Bondra
Satan - Briere - Dumont
Pyatt - Drury - Afinogenov
Vanek - Svatos - Kotalik
Roy

Kalinin - Numminen
McKee - Tallinder
Campbell - Chelios
Jillson

Noronen - Biron

HC - Lindy Ruff

Posted: **Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:49 pm**

I'd say that my Sabres line-up owns yours big-time, Fortune.

Just kidding...

Posted: **Thu Nov 24, 2005 9:53 pm**

Systemfel wrote:I'd say that my Sabres line-up owns yours big-time, Fortune.

Just kidding...

What's so good about your line-up?!

Posted: **Fri Nov 25, 2005 1:10 am**

Didn't play last weeks at all, so here's my roster at the beginning of 2005-06.
At the moment I didn't manage to aquire a 2nd line right wing (as a replacement for Dany Bousquet, who sucked as my 2nd line RW), but I'm still hoping to get something satisfying in North America.
Except Christian Lukes all the guys are aquired during the 2005 off-season.

KASSEL HUSKIES 2005-06
aquired players bolded

Kreutzer - Swanson - Langfeld
Gosselin - Corso - Bombis
Acker - Drury - Sychra
Valenti - Abstreiter - Hommel

Kopitz - Obsut
Laflamme - Furey
Lenz - Retzer
Lukes - Lavallee

Gage
Kauhanen

and if you wonder who's my 3rd line LD... ok, it's ME... yes, ME

I was as narcisstic to create myself (even with my rollerhockey-toughness ratings *g*), but when my pic is already included by 'faceinthegame' I just get enticed

Posted: **Fri Nov 25, 2005 9:23 am**

Ak Bars Kazan 1st season after the first window transfer

Vorobiev - Zinovjev - Morozov
Zaripov - Tereshenko - Lisin
Chupin - Zhukov - Stepanov
Badyukov - Yunkov - Dudarev

Giroux - Denisov
Klimentiev - Nikulin
Proshkin - Sokolov
Korneev - Razin

Brathwaite
Chistov
Eremenko

Posted: **Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:29 am**

Latest reincarnation of my team (started last night):

Palffy - Richards - Crosby
Cole - Malkin - Malone
Hagman - Nichol - Recchi
HolmstrÃ¶m - PÃ¥hlsson - Roy
Foglino (my 2006 1st round pick #13) - Stone - Oullet as main backup guys, all in AHL

Phaneuf - PitkÃ¤nen
TÃ¤rnstrÃ¶m - J.Smith
Whitney - Orpik
Lilja & Tanabe as main backup guys & salary dumps

Raycroft - Caron
Fleury still in AHL tearing it up and getting experience

Looking into getting rid of Palffy for a 1st or 2nd line RW after the second season as I believe Crosby and the lads will be looking for bigger salaries by then. This change would also allow me to play Malone in his natural LW position. Recchi is also a guy to dump after this season as he's declining rather rapidly. As for the others, Raycroft was the best goalie I could get after losing the bidding war for both Turco and Vokoun, and so far his performance hasn't been impressive.

Posted: **Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:22 pm**

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Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Monday October 3rd 2011
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Roster
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No.Name Position(s) Nation Born Age Height Weight Wages Expires Reputation
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3 Barker, Cam LD CAN 4.4.86 25 6'3'' 209 $1,300,00Jun 2012 Superb

11 Bergeron, Patrice C-RW CAN 7.24.85 26 6'1'' 189 $2,400,00Jun 2012 Superb

9 Cormier, Patrice LW CAN 6.14.90 21 6'2'' 207 $1,200,00Jun 2012 V. Good

22 Dwyer, David C-RW USA 5.4.87 24 6'0'' 183 $1,600,00Jun 2012 Star

1 Ellis, Dan G CAN 6.19.80 31 6'0'' 183 $500,000 Jun 2012 Good

35 Fleury, Marc-Andre G CAN 11.28.84 26 6'2'' 171 $1,100,00Jun 2012 Superb

10 Gagne, Simon LW-C CAN 2.29.80 31 6'0'' 194 $3,200,00Jun 2014 Star

5 Hannan, Scott RD CAN 1.23.79 32 6'2'' 229 $2,700,00Jun 2013 Superb

13 Heatley, Dany LW-RW CAN 1.21.81 30 6'3'' 213 $2,800,00Jun 2013 Superb

4 Kerr, Ryan LD CAN 3.4.89 22 6'2'' 202 $1,300,00Jun 2013 V. Good

23 Marleau, Patrick C CAN 9.15.79 32 6'2'' 218 $3,900,00Jun 2014 Superb

14 Mueller, Peter C-LW USA 4.14.88 23 6'3'' 200 $1,300,00Jun 2012 Superb

44 Peters, Evan C CAN 4.19.92 19 6'2'' 178 $1,000,00Jun 2013 Good

25 Regehr, Robyn LD-RD CAN 4.19.80 31 6'2'' 224 $2,900,00Jun 2014 Superb

19 Ryan, Bobby RW USA 3.17.87 24 6'1'' 222 $1,600,00Jun 2012 Superb

24 Saprykin, Oleg LW-RW RUS 2.12.81 30 6'1'' 194 $1,900,00Jun 2013 V. Good

7 Seabrook, Brent RD CAN 4.20.85 26 6'3'' 213 $1,300,00Jun 2012 Superb

26 Staal, Eric C-LW CAN 10.29.84 26 6'3'' 180 $4,000,00Jun 2014 Superb

2 Tyutin, Fedor LD RUS 7.19.83 28 6'2'' 198 $1,600,00Jun 2012 Superb

A dominant team scoring 425 goals while allowing fewest in the Nhl in the last season resulting in winning the presidents trophy/cup, but lots of faÂ´s in 2012 and that will force me to trade away key high paid players

, with that roster I am at 38 mill so not much room for raises. Got the first and second overall draft picks in 2011 draft unsigned, that I have high hopes for in the future. No idea why Gagne keeps accepting 3.2 mill p/a, he has done that ever since 2006, where I picked him up as a ufa hehe.

Posted: **Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:23 pm**

This is my Ottawa team heading into the 2006 play-offs.

Heatley - Spezza - Alfredsson
Vermette - McCauley - Havlat
Fisher - Draper - Neil
Hagman - Hollweg - McGrattan

Redden - Chara
Meszaros - Hannan
Schubert - Volchenkov
Hnidy

Emery/Hasek

Got Hannan from the Sharks for Philips and a 2nd. McCauley also came from San Jose in exchange for Smolinski. Hollweg was aquired for Chris Kelly and a 7th. Landed Hagman from the Stars for another 7th. Hnidy...got him and a 7th for Tomas Malec.

I probably won't be able to re-sign Chara, he wants $4M+. Other guys with contracts expiring are Neil, Vermette and Hagman (all qualified) and Hasek, who I won't re-sign.

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:24 am**

A pretty physical defense you have there Systemfel, but has Hannan been better then Philips has for the sharks?, he always seems to be rock solid physical D-man, but average rating normally around 7.30 isnt spectacular. Wondering if was really an upgrade other then adding grid, which is always good ofc. I aquired him for 2 second round picks in the first season myself to compare in terms of value.

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:41 am**

Dunno how Philips' been for the Sharks, all I know is that it was a great pick-up for me. I just couldn't help pressing the 'Confirm' button.

He was aquired to replace Chara on the top pairing come 2006-2007.

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:46 am**

Well, haven't been on here for a while. Well here is my Penguins side...

2006-07

Malkin - Christensen - Crosby
Semin - Bonk/Mario - Palffy
Sutherby - Cibak - Ruutu
Saprykin - Talbot - Kukumberg

T. Kaberle - Orpik/Pilar
Phillips - Suchy/Welch
Kuba - Ric Jackman

Caron - Fleury

My Defensemen all kinda switch around a bit depending on form and fitness.

Crosby had 106 points in 65 games in his rookie season, Mario had 111 points aswell. But over the offseason Mario forgot how to skate so he played 20 games then i sent him upstairs, but then brought him back to the ice as i struggled with Bonk out of the line-up.

in 56 games so far this season Sidney has 106 points and Malkin in his rookie season has 101.

my season record is: 44-9-3

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:11 pm**

Who's this Mario fellow?

Systemfel wrote:Emery/Hasek

Forget about Hasek. Just waived his lazy ass.

Jeff Glass is now my back-up. He went 3-1-0 when Hasek was injured.

Posted: **Fri Dec 30, 2005 8:53 am**

Here my Toronto Maple Leafs at the start of the 06/07 season

Tanguay - Sundin - O'Neil (Sundin and O'Neil both had 130+ points last season)
Czerkawski - Lemiuex - Perry (Kukumberg fills in on this line when Lemiuex tires)
Axelsson - Fisher - Tucker

Vaananen - McCabe
Boughner - Morris
Gauthier - Sarich

Caron

Went with 3 forward lines and have Kukumberg on the second PP and filling in for injured players or when Lemiuex gets tired. Currently have no back-up goalie, o well, Caron won me the cup last year.

Posted: **Sat Jan 14, 2006 1:15 am**

archibalduk wrote:I've never tried signing Ovechkin! I must be the only person who hasn't!

No, You are not the only one who never tryed to sign him..

IÂ´ve never tryed....

Posted: **Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:39 am**

Washington Capitals 05/06

Goalies
O. KÃ¶lzig - S. Caron

Forwards

1:a K. Tkachuk - J. Halpern - A. Ovechkin
2:a A. Semin - M. Talbot - B. Sutherby
3:e P. Worrell - D. Zubrus - J. Ortmeyer
4:e M. Pettinger - R. Hollweg - B. McGratten

Defense pairs

1:a B. Witt - S. Eminger
2:a B. Muir - B. Clymer
3:e N. Yonkman - M. Green

Players in green are new.
The first and second line is supposed to dicate the offensive play and the 3rd and 4th are all about knocking the opponets uncounsios (spell?) and kill time.

We are last in our Conference after 65-20-41-4 so the season is pretty much over... Ovechkin started the season suberb with 38 Pts after 24 Games (first in the league) , but now he is kind of avarage and has fallen down to a mediocre 49th place with 58 pts in 64 games.

Posted: **Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:00 am**

Philadelphia Flyers 2010-2011

I have one four of the five Stanley Cups.

Forwards
Average Age: 28 years old
Assessment: By far the most talented forward group I have used in my tenure.

Simon Gagne - Jason Spezza - Jeff Carter (Combined for 289 points in 55 games)
Alexander Ovechkin - Mike Richards - Michael Ryder
Eric Messier - Brandon Metz - Mike Grier
Jay Pandolfo - Chris Moran - Jed Ortmeyer
IR: Hugh Jessiman

Defense
Average Age: 25.5 Years Old
Assessment: The youngest defense I have had in my tenure.

Henrik Tallinder - Joni Pitkanen
Tomas Kloucek - Erik Moe
Bobby Reiners - Zdenek Buzek

Goalies
Average Age: 29 Years Old
Assessment: Strong, Vezina Winning Goalie, Reliable Backup I have had (used to have Kari Lehtonen as a backup)

Antero Niittymaki
Pascal Leclaire

Teams Stats
Estimated Salary Cost: $38,500,000
Record: 55GP - 40W - 13L - 2 O/SL - 82 Points - 1st in East, 2nd in League
Goals For: 252 - 3rd in League
Goals Against: 178 - Tied for 5th in League
Power Play: 29.3% - 2nd in League
Penalty Kill: 82.9% - 2nd in League

Pending Free Agents
Zdenek Buzek (RFA)
Jeff Carter (UFA)
Jason Spezza (UFA)
Hugh Jessiman (UFA)
Tomas Kloucek (UFA)
Eric Messier (UFA)
Erik Moe (RFA)
Chris Moran (RFA)
Jed Ortmeyer (UFA)
Alexander Ovechkin (RFA)
Joni Pitkanen (UFA)
Henrik Tallinder (UFA)

Spezza is likely to be gone to make room for Alexander Ovechkin and Jeff Carter's salary increases

Hugh Jessiman is likely to be traded once he returns, Ryder, who was signed right after his injury, has produced well.

Posted: **Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:51 pm**

Washington Capitals 06/07

Goalies
S. Caron - A. Auld

Forwards

1:a K. Tkachuk - B. Little - A. Ovechkin
2:a A. Semin - J. Halpern - A. Sopin
3:e B. Sutherby - B. Maxwell - Lelkes
4:e P. Worrell - R. Hollweg - J. Ortmeyer

Defense pairs

1:a B. Witt - S. Eminger
2:a O. VÃ¤Ã¤nÃ¤nen - R. Wilson
3:e C. Barthel - M. Green

Players in green are new for the season.

1st and 2nd is all about offense, the third line is defensive but can go on offense while the 4th is all about krush, kill & destroy.
All the new players, except VÃ¤Ã¤nÃ¤nen and Auld, are rookies.

Posted: **Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:28 am**

IF MalmÃ¶ Red Hawks 06/07

GK1 D. Henriksson
GK2 C. Nilstorp

Forward lines
1st Korolyuk - Pavlikovsky - Fleury
2nd Tomik - D. Svensson - Moravec
3rd Magnertoft - Wahlberg - P. Thunberg
4th Swenson - Staal - Soling

Defense pairs
1st M. Magnusson - FrylÃ©n
2nd Sekeras - Stepanek
3rd Kangasniemi - Hersley
4th Skoog - Persson

First season I managed to win the league but in "Kvalserien", after beating the two Elitserie-teams LuleÃ¥ (away) and Leksand at home Kim Staal was injured and I had no one to center my first line so some worthless player from Latvia had to play and sucked so I lost three straight games and in the end missed promotion by 3 points. Now it's a two-horse-race between me and LuleÃ¥. I don't know why Korolyuk and Fleury wanted to go to me but they arrived late last season, in the first game Korolyuk scored 5 goals and assisted on 2 others while Fleury scored 1 goal and had 6 assists. Pretty good debut

Posted: **Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:37 am**

I've noticed Jed Ortmeyer's name up on a lot of these posts, which is unusual because he's certainly no Ovechkin or Iginla. That said, I have him on my team and he's been really impressive as a checker, so for those of you glancing at the top two lines of each team and moving on, take note! Also, I'd suggest Chuck Kobasew as a first or second line right wing. He's scored at least 45 goals in each of the last five seasons for me on a second line underneath Jarome Iginla and sometimes with questionable centermen. All that and he stays cheap!

EHM The Blue Line

Who's in your team?