Lightning Flik

Gr... To you and your Ottawaian team... And your ulimated money problems. I must say though, I got an offer from Boston though that just made me cry from laughter. Sean O'Donnell for Josh Chavayada. That was the straight up deal. I don't understand it any better than you could, but oh man that was funny... And the other trade that was at least made by Atlanta that made a hell of a lot of sense (Hnlicka and 1st round and some other player for two little players and Chavayada). But yah, I definitely need to find someone to take the heat off of Chavayada cause he can't do it all. I think I'll see if I can swing a deal for a good leftwing. If it flys... Well, I'll be damn well surprised. Probably make it Berezin as he's not doing much for me.

Well, ya see, that's the problem with Chavayada... He's been on the third line until recently (and powerplay 2), so I just promoted him to first line for all he's been doing. I've been trading games between Fleury and Potvin so they are relatively even, but I'm kinda hesistant to pull the trigger on Potvin, as with Potvin I'm 8-1 (2.36 GAA, 21 GA, 92.7%, 286 SA) whereas with Fleury I'm 5-4 (3.14 GAA, 28 GA, 92.1%, 352 SA). For some reason, my team gets more wins, less shots and less goals scored on them with Potvin in net, and hence why I'm not sure if I should trade him.

Hopefully the herd will be thinned this week. Of course I thought the same thing last week and it only got worse... Cleveland's fault there. If Cleveland won the fucking game like they should've, I would have an 8-6 record heading into this week and it would've been a little less messy.

Oh boy. I'm kinda scared about Chavayada. I've currently got 105 goals scored by the team. 33 of them by Chavayada. I'm only 23 games into the season... Now then, what scares me is that until lvl 5 in any category upgrades, your playing sub-par. Which means Chavayada isn't in AT his highest potential... Needless to say, I'm quite happy I didn't decide to trade him earlier because he'd probably come back to bite my ass... But I also worry about him going down to injury as the rest of my team isn't producing as good as him. Oh, and I'm finding that getting Potvin was a minor upgrade from Fleury as the only thing Potvin is doing better than Fleury in right now is Endurance rating. That's about it.

Nope. There are only two wild cards per conference... Then can you get the division rankings up so I can see where the bloody hades I stand in that wild card race (I should still be in it)? Just like to thank you for kkk explaining things to me (via a PM), and as showing me how messy the NFC is... Ugh... 10 teams possibly battling for two playoff wildcards will be interesting.

that would be fucking gold! Now that, would be gold +some more.

Nope. There are only two wild cards per conference... Then can you get the division rankings up so I can see where the bloody hades I stand in that wild card race (I should still be in it)?

Huml deal is a good one, but he'll have to sneek into my lineup. As for DeFauw, I'm not sure about him myself, but he's gotten 12 pts so I picked him up for the heck of it. Pasani is a great player that really will become a first line player. Yet again, he's someone who will appear on my lineup by chance. Oh and really, I was more into dumping players that are complaining about time they aren't getting. I've still got problems (I still have Sutton and Green), but I'm happy I ditched a lot of them.

^ THAT SHOULD BE GAME OF THE WEEK! Why? Because if I lose and Flyboy wins, it all comes down to Week 17, as we both will have the exact same record. Kinda funny that way... Cause each division has a wild card doesn't it? Atlanta = 19 A > B means B wins A < B means A wins Atlanta > Tampa Bay Kansas City < Minnesota New England > N.Y. Jets Baltimore > Cleveland Cincinnati > St. Louis Detroit > Carolina Miami > Buffalo New Orleans > Jacksonville N.Y. Giants > Dallas Tennessee < Houston Washington < Chicago San Diego > Pittsburgh Arizona > Seattle San Francisco > Philadelphia Denver > Indianapolis Green Bay < Oakland

Well, I went shopping on today (November 24, 2003): I only wish I could find a way to keep my trades remembered. Found out I was in the negative, so I started getting rid of people whom I didn't need *grin* so I went shopping for picks. Just recently I traded Holzinger, Bergiven, and Neckar to Carolina for DeFaux and 5th round pick. Then I traded to Edmonton, I got rid of Morozov for Pasani and a 2004 draft pick (4th round). And finally to Boston for a 4th round pick and Huml, I got rid of McCenna, Eastwood, and Lintner. Not too bad I say. Now I'm exactly (more or less) at even steven with my revenue so I'm not complaining. I might end up trading Potvin near the deadline (I CAN use Fleury, I just need to play good). Now if you'll excuse me, but after my recent loss to Ottawa (and the end of my 7 game winning streak) I need to make some new lineups.

Happy B-Day to both of you!

Hm, I'll see what I can do with him but yah, dealing him might be an idea. However, considering Morozov is in low morale, I think I'll package the two of them together in deal to get a better left-wing. Hopefully it works.

Hm... Well considering I lost my 4th already to aquire Nolan and Green, I'm kinda hesistant to do it again. Although, I'll see what I can manage. My biggest worry is not a powerful one line combo, but rather a powerful ONE MAN team. Seriously, Chavayada is like the ultimate goal scorer (for some reason), I mean, yes, he's taken 90 some odd shots, so he's bound to get some in, but the guy can be like DEAD tired and still beat the goalie. But in all honesty, line two probably does need to be seperated because I've got Nolan, Green, and Chavayada on it and they produce a lot. Then again, my line one with Meloche and Comrie are clicking (I'm not adding Berezin because the bastard just gets all the heat from the +/-). And the other lines are producing as expected of them (hey, when most of the team has 5 pts to their name, I consider that producing). As for Hnat Domenichelli, if I remember correctly, he's a centre and I've already got problems at Centre since Green is bitching about playing time, I've got Comrie whom I'm worried about dropping to line 2 (since my line 2 really is much better of a line), I've got Holzinger complaining about ice time as well, and then I've got to figure out how to add Marc Savard into my lineup (I traded for him while injuried, stupid me). So it's going to be interesting. Well as for the PK, if I'm on the PK and play offensively, I get out of it ok. I play defensively on the PK, and I usually end up scrambling and getting my ass scored on. I'll have to see what I do offensively on PK I guess and translate that into my PK. And I'm now on a 7 game winning streak! WOOOO!

See? It's working. Actually, basketball isn't my well known sport. I actually know more baseball then basketball. Goes something like this in my knowledge of sports. 1) NHL 2) NFL 3) MLB 4) NBA 5) PGA

Um... If that was directed at me, I'm more bitching that I had planned to watch NWO and now I can't... And now I'd have to save up a shitload more money to fly to 2004 SummerSlam to watch him win it. That's my bitch. If the above isn't directed at me, just letting you know still. ...like anyone would really CARE, but I thought I should say still.

Ok... Salei and Rozsival you say? I'll have to look up that pairing for my next outting. It has definite ring to it. Just means I demote Salei to second line and bump up Eriksson to first line, but that's not a big deal. Also, I think I might trade Potvin, it it wasn't in the last 5 wins he's gotten (or was it six, oh wait, that was Fleury who played a game), he's only allowed 9 goals. And four of those came from a game where I played shitty, shitty, shitty hockey (my bad, totally), which actually happens to be the very last game I played. I'm still giving Fleury some time in some games, but he's been off and on again (kinda Chemanicky), so I'll just have to wait it out I guess. He's been pretty good. It's really going to depend here as if I manage to retain my 1st place division ranking then I'll probably keep Potvin, but if not, then I'll probably trade him. But I must tell you some seriously bad news Max. I've already traded Tarnstrom. I traded him away to get Salei. Sorry, but he's gone already. And I'm thanking myself for doing that. Oh and I found out some disturbing news. To stop teams from beating my ass a lot, is not only stop making good mistakes, but make sure that I don't get on the penalty kill. In my last 6 games, almost all the goals came while I was shorthanded (that's 9 of 12, with one more after the penalty ended) so as long as I don't get on the PK, I should win! Great news for me. Also, I find it amusing that my offense's only consistant producer is my RW (well, currently playing left-wing on line two with Green at Centre and Nolan as RW) Chavayada. The guy is a f'n behemoth when it comes to goal scoring. Currently he has 20 of the 73 goals scored by the team and recently been on tear getting at least 4 hattricks in his last 10 games. Needless to say, I'm happy someone is producing on my team (he's also leading the team with 24pts). Now if I could only get another top player and I'd be REALLY doing some damage. Oh and just to let you all know, since my last questioning about defense and such, I've been on a six game winning streak. Going into a tough back to back schedule of games against the Devils (who blew me out the last time 7-1) and then the Sens (only 4 pts back from me), so I'm in for a loss I'm thinking.

Wait... Now NWO is not going to be held in MY HOMETOWN? I won't get to see Chris Benoit win the title in MY HOMETOWN? GODFUCKING DAMMIT! And 2004 SummerSlam is how long I'd have to wait so I could at least see it? FUCK YOU WWE!

No, not really. If I actually ATTEMPTED to be last, well... I might turn out respectable. Case in point: NFL Smartmarks League. I tried to suck in that league, and I was actually contending for a final playoff spot. This time, I'm not trying to suck, but just letting it happen at a natural pace.

Happy B-Day, Zack.

Well, I made some slight changes to my roster: I signed Comrie and Potvin so as I had a true first line centre and not having to depend on Fleury to be shelled every night with a so-so defense. I'm probably going to trade Tarnstrom or Rozsival away to pick up someone. Maybe even trade away a draft pick or two. I'll have to look up the FA market as well, as there is some free agents that look quite good as well. *looks* Well, that turned up nothing. Crap. Oh well, time to look and see what's being offered. Ok... I traded Tarnstrom for R. Salei. I then placed Salei were Sutton was and put Rozsival were Tarnstrom is. Well, I'm going to be playing the Panthers... My team's endurance has taken a hit because I did two long practices after my last loss, so I hope my team comes out of this alright. As well as my team is playing below what they should be due to not having good enough upgrades (although, I'm 38 points from getting another one). Also, I'm looking into finding a LW when the time comes.

Well the reason why I'm looking into trades and pickups is because my team can't do anything worth a damn. I'm 14 games in, I'm in the second for the division (even though I've lost the last four games, last five of six), so I'm kinda in a bind for getting something to work. What really bites, is my defense just blows up everytime I turn around. I mean, 40 shots were fired at my goaltender in those last six games, and frankly, I'm not impressed... My offense works, just the defensive end blows up... I don't know why. It's pissing me off to hell.

About two minutes. Not long really. So you think this is alright? Only thing I see a problem with is I'm a little bit on the PK lately, so I'm thinking that I should probably put some more regulars on. I also just recently found out in my last game that Meloche and Chavayada are a pretty good team as Meloche set up 2 of Chavayada's 3 goals against the Isle. Then again it IS the Islanders, so that can be taken with a grain of salt (second time I've blown them out, 8-3 this time and players just hit the back of the net with anything). I'm just a little worried about how far my defense will take me. I give up about 3-4 goals a game, averagely, so I'm concerned if I sputter out on offense.

It's ok... If you want something flashy and different, I'd say go for it.

Your kidding? ...no apparently not... But the WHOLE staff? Oh man, Carolina is probably going to be on quite a bit of a losing stall fora while now, as they'll probably be implementing a whole new system now... Best knowning you now.

Well... Hopefully the pickup will help my team out. ...... yah, right.