Challenge 8: Team Poll

Post by **Calv** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:40 pm

Please pick your choice for the challenge 8 team from the following:
Phoenix Coyotes:
A team that always seem to find the bottom of the conference in my games, plus a bugdet of $42.1mil will be hard to reduce

New Yersey Devils:
A good team with good players, your challenge here will be to reduce their salaries to the $36mil budget. Which highly paid players will you sacrifice to reduce the salaries from $47.1mil and still take them to glory?

Toronto Maple Leafs:
A complete overhaul is required here to take the Leafs to glory and get rid of their overpaid d-men. They start off with $42.6mil total salaries

New York Rangers:
Another team that need a bit of an overhaul, reducing their budget from $42.6mil could also be a challenge

Post by **batdad** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 2:49 am

Hmmm...laffs/Devils...Laffs...Devils....

Laffs

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 4:06 am

So all teams will be give a TBL budget of $36M? All the choices are interesting but I went with the Rangers. There are a few guys there with big salaries that will need to be dumped. I think the Leafs would be better suited for our long term, 5 year challenge. They really don't have many great prospects, so you'll really have to think ahead. The Rangers have a mix of highly paid players and a few good young stars. You could try to trade away most of your big names but will your young guys be ready to make the jump.

Post by **Danny** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 5:05 am

Same thought here about the Leafs

I was leaning towards the Coyotes, started a quick game and it's fairly easy to build a very good team for 30-31m with them once you offload Jovo

Still, no problem with playing with them, it's just that it looks more difficult at first than it really is.

Post by **CatchUp** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:12 am

I voted for the Leafs as well.

42.6 mil is the current payroll and Sundin is an untradeable 7.6 of that. Then you've got McCabe (5.75), Kaberle (4.25) and Kubina (5.00) for another 15 mil. $22.6 million dollars on those 4 alone! That is going to force some creative trades - which is what I love to see in the Challenges!

Post by **Danny** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 2:42 pm

What if 2 teams get the same amount of votes ?

Post by **Calv** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 2:57 pm

Danny wrote:What if 2 teams get the same amount of votes ?

Admin decision is final

Post by **Calv** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:54 pm

you guys have until Thursday to make your decision then I'm gonna close the poll and start the challenge

Post by **Minstrel** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:46 pm

New Yersey

Post by **batdad** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:29 pm

Yeah...that is the state right between New Jork and Penssjlvanja.

Why is their no knee-slapper or really horrid joke smiley?

Cause in my head that was funny...on paper...not so funny.

kennec · Post by **kennec** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:06 pm

how many seson will challange be? i would vote for male leafs if long challange

Post by **batdad** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:10 pm

This one will likely be our usual 2 year challenge...as we are waiting on an unfaked database to be done by our own superstar Devils88

V4ND3RP00L · Post by **V4ND3RP00L** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:17 pm

I went ahead and picked the Maple Leafs. I still enjoy watching them from time to time on TV or even playing them in games.

Needless to say, when it comes down to it, I'm a Leafs fan.

Anyway, I think it would be fun to take them over. They have plenty of players that you can trade for those who are just as good if not better and they are cheaper.

Plus, I want to take part in my first challenge ever.

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:43 pm

kennec wrote:how many seson will challange be? i would vote for male leafs if long challange

Yup. That's why I went with the NY Rangers for this one. The Maple Leafs would be much better for a 5 year challenge. They really don't have a lot of good prospects in the system so you'd have to draft and develop them. I have a feeling the Leafs won't be as fun for a short 1 or 2 season challenge.

Post by **Calv** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:46 pm

batdad wrote:Yeah...that is the state right between New Jork and Penssjlvanja.

Why is their no knee-slapper or really horrid joke smiley?

Cause in my head that was funny...on paper...not so funny.

I'm sorry guys, we normally keep batdad caged up, not sure how he got out....

We'll make sure he doesn't try and post anymore jokes from now on

Post by **Danny** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:58 pm

Haha your effort is appreciated

V4ND3RP00L · Post by **V4ND3RP00L** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:42 pm

I never thought about it being a short session. I know if you did take the Maple Leafs over, it would be a big haul to get them doing anything in a few years. Especially with what you might get in return.

Post by **Danny** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:52 pm

JVanderpool wrote:I never thought about it being a short session. I know if you did take the Maple Leafs over, it would be a big haul to get them doing anything in a few years. Especially with what you might get in return.

It's actually not that hard to get a decent team together in a short time, even with the Leafs. Hell, a lot of teams rate Hal Gill or Nik Antropov at ****

They would be more fun in a long challenge, I agree, because of the aforementioned lack of any hot prospects.