EHM The Blue Line

The basic concept is to rate the team of the poster just before you, and then post your team...and here is mine to start it out

Season 2011-2012 - Philadelphia Flyers

Simon Gagne-Mike Richards-Jeff Carter
Alexander Ovechkin-Tyler Arnason-Nathan Horton
Curtis Brown-Kevyn Adams-Mike Grier
Rob Neidermeyer-Jukka Voutilainen^-Jed Ortmeyer

Jordan Leopold-Henrik Tallinder
Tomas Kloucek-Bobby Reiners**
Anton Kadeykin*-Eric Cairns

Antero Niittymaki
Jeff Glass

^Starts in Finland with HPK
*Starts in Russia with Lokomotiv, Devils Draft Pick in 2002
**2007 Draft Pick, Not A Regen

Hey man,

I think you have a strong set of wingers, top to bottom. Especially with excellent role players in Brown and Niedermayer. You also have some scoring on the left side with Gagne and Ovechkin. That being said, I would like to see how your defense fares outside of Leopold. Kloucek is also a solid player, especially in the physicality department, but I am unsure of Kadeykin. I read some good things about him when he was drafted, but haven't heard much of him since. Goaltending is a strong suit as well, with Niittymaki and Glass. I am a big fan of Antero's potential as much as it pains me to say as a Pens fan. I also wonder about Cairns. He's a specimen at 6 foot 6, all right, but not much else. All in all, you should be very proud of a high-flying team with some discipline up front.

2005-2006 Pittsburgh Penguins (I'm still new to the game)

Tomas Surovy-Mario Lemieux-Mark Recchi
Ziggy Palffy-Rico Fata-Sidney Crosby
Konstantin Koltsov-Shane Endicott-Ryan Malone
Matt Murley-Lasse Pirjeta-Andre Roy
Injured: John LeClair, Colby Armstrong
Suspended: Michel Ouellet

Sergei Gonchar-Ric Jackman
Dick Tarnstrom-Brooks Orpik
Josef Melichar-Lyle Odelein
Spare: Rob Scuderi

Sebastien Caron
Jocelyn Thibault

Here are some questions I have, that, as a newbie, would like some insight on.
1. Should I sign Milan Kraft to potentially work out a trade for Rico Fata? He hasn't produced much for me this season, mainly as a 3rd line center, and I know the talent that Kraft has. I don't match lines, and I roll all four equally for the most part.

2. Crosby is struggling somewhat as my 2nd line center, with a quiet 7 points in 8 games, despite being on the highest scoring team in the league. I'm trying now to put him on a line with Palffy and Malone to get him going, after getting Ouellet back. He had some success playing with LeClair, but would it be wiser to put him possibly on the top line with both Palffy and Recchi? LeClair is due back soon from injury.

3. Kurt Sauer has just become available on the market. Would it be wise to maybe pick him up off waivers, send Scuderi to Wilkes Barre-Scranton, and put Odelein as my No. 7 defenseman? I like Odelein's leadership alot, but how useful is that when I could get a younger guy to fill the same role, with perhaps a bit more upside?

Thanks for any help, and feel free to post any other comments.

You have a decent team even if i think you should try to shop out some veterans lice LeClair. And about the qestions...kraft is a good player so i'd pull the trigger if i'll be in your shoes. About Crosby i don't know...you should try to do the best for the team, not for the single player(s). And finally about Sauer...i think he's not a good player in both IRL and ehm
And now my team

Season 1, Colorado Avalanche

Tanguay - Sakic - Jagr
Brunette - Turgeon - Hejduk
Laaksonen - McLean - Svatos
Lundmark - Mair - Hinote

Liles - Skrastins
Tverdovski - Komisarek
Vaananen - Brisebois

Theodore
Huet

I roll equally all lines so to say that x doesnt play enough it's kinda wrong

Your 13th forward doesn't play enough!

Your offense is great, that first unit is top-notch. The defense is solid, but not a whole lot more, I'm afraid.

Season 4, Calgary Flames

Staal (Eric) - Carter (Jeff) - Iginla
Cole - Richards (Mike) - Hossa (Marian)
Gaustad - Talbot - Sjöström
Boogard - Hollweg - Ortmeyer

Phaneuf - Pitkänen
Hamhuis - Leopold
Kloucek - Sarich

Kiprusoff, Niittymäki

I like that team, but how on earth did you get all of those players? Staal, Carter, Hossa, Richards...jesus...did you sign them to offersheets or something?

nice 1-2 punch in scoring, then two lines to goon it up...defense and goaltenders are solid

Here is my team again, but the next season

Philadelphia Flyers - 2012/13

Simon Gagne - Wes Bates* - Jeff Carter
Pat Davis** - Jarkko Immonen - Alexander Ovechkin
R.J. Umberger^ - Danny Fritsche^^ - Mike Grier
Curtis Brown - Adam Mair - Manny Malhotra

Extras: Michael Forney - Roy Duncan*** - Jed Ortmeyer

Jordan Leopold - Henrik Tallinder
Tomas Kloucek - Bobby Reiners
David Hale - Anton Kadeykin

Extra: Maxim Vagin, Erik Moe

Antero Niittymaki - Miika Wiikman

Rookie
Free Agent Signing
Trade

* Wes Bates: 37 Games - 16 Goals - 28 assists - 44 points - 1st in Rookie Scoring
** Pat Davis: 42 Games - 14 Goals - 12 assists - 26 points - 3rd in Rookie Scoring
*** Roy Duncan: 42 Games - 7 goals - 13 assists - 20 points - 7th in Rookie Scoring
^ Signed January 3
^^ Signed January 9

Harper wrote:I like that team, but how on earth did you get all of those players? Staal, Carter, Hossa, Richards...jesus...did you sign them to offersheets or something?

I'll try to remember...

Hossa, at least, was a UFA. Signed a two-year deal worth like $2M in November.

Staal was signed to an offer sheet in the summer of '05.

Richards was aquired in exchange for Hamrlik.

Pitkänen was also a UFA signing. For some reason the Flyers failed to qualify him.

Carter was a waiver claim.
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Who's that Bates fellow you have centering your top unit, Harper? Regen of some great HOF'er? Could you post a screenshot of him?

Drafted #5 Overall in 2010. Doug Weight possibly? Weight retired the off0season before Bates' history starts.

Carter off waivers...wow...Booby fluffed up...and Pitkanen too. I ended up trading him, always injured after a couple of years.

Yeah, Weight was my first thought as well.

Blackhawks, end of season 2.

Tanguay-Brad Richards-Rutuu
Calder-Arnason*-Anson Carter
Cooke-Bell-Grier
Brown*-Sharp*-Taffe

Suter-Aucoin*
Willie Mitchell-Seabrook
Keith*-Vandermeer*

Giguere
Miller

* = will be traded or released in the offseason.

Have a bunch of rookies/free agents coming in this offseason. should look like this:

Tanguay-Richards-Ruutuu
Calder-Kessell-Carter
Cooke-Bell-Bolland
Brown-Gaustad-Grier

Barker-Suter
Smid-UFA
Mitchell-UFA

Giguere
MIller