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I never got the roster update so I never had Rask. Wish I had but you can't update the roster in the middle of a dynasty I think, so no Rask at all in my game. It just doesn't make sense to trade two goalies in one deal. Trading them separately is better because you can usually get more for goalies than skaters.

http://freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID...069/1048/sports Sharks hire Red Wings assistant McLellan as head coach.

Trying to move Chara and his 7.4 million dollar hit, only about 30 games in and still no takers. I shopped him to Detroit, asking for 1st/2nd/prospect and they said no. I added a 76 overall centerman prospect that I use primarily for penalty killing and they said no. Asked for 1st/3rd/prospect and they said no. Tried Calgary (Chara WILL be going out west) and it was more of the same. I'm going to get a bite on him and he'll be moved. It'll take me a full 20 million under the cap with Bergeron coming up (he'll probably ask for at least 9.5 million...he has about 450 points over the last 3 seasons) as well as a lot of raises for other players to keep them around, including my drafted goaltender who went from a 70 overall to a 79 in just two years. Plus, next season is the year that Zherdev's contract is up and he'll be seeking a raise from 4 million. I need the cap space.

I didn't know anyone over the age of 11 still called it poontang pie.

Teams very rarely make trades that early in the season. Gotta wait until at least about halfway through the season.

I suggest the ol' "Go wide, throw out front for easy one-timer" then. Attack with a winger (in my case, always left), the center or right wing (sometimes both, depending on your offensive pressure) will go to the front of the net. Throw the puck out front and tap it in for the easy one-timer. Always a good go to when you need a goal.

Ha ha ha. I almost picked Morrow last round but knew that if I did, I could say bye bye to Perrault. Lidstrom-Park Howe-Morrow That's a fucking dynamite top 4. I dare any motherfucker to lineup against them, knowing that not only do you have to get through them, but you have to score on Hasek or Parent.

Oh man you need to get into the deke stick. Once you know that, you have offense. Savard LEAD the team my first season with 75 points. I think Thornton won the scoring race in my first year with 120 points or something. Zherdev is fifth in the league for me in my current year with 41 points in 29 games. Malkin leads the league with 49 points in 31 games.

Mess around with the create a play feature, that might help. Otherwise it's all about practice. I know that's easy enough but it took me about half the season to figure out how to score goals at all. My first season I finished 27th in the league in offense with Savard leading the team with only, like, 75 points.

Stick with Luongo and invest in a mobile defense. For instance, yooouuuurrr Boston Bruins starting six: Zdeno Chara-Braydon Coburn Shawn Belle-Jonathan Sigalet Trevor Daley-Luc Bourdon All six are guys who move well, hit well and block a ton of shots. I play the "Protect Net" style of defense where the defense collapses to the front of the net, routinely blocks shots and hits everyone who comes in the zone by himself. You're ok with having a dead guy on your defense? What's wrong with that? Am I supposed to trade him or something? I paid dearly to get him.

I lost a bit too at first. The biggest thing I can think of is how you're controlling the defense. Until I got comfortable with moving the guys around in front of the net I just let the AI control them and patrolled the blueline and slot with one of the forwards and blocked passes or forced shots.

I'm content just lining up my defense some more. I think with these picks I have the best top four in this thing. Now, I know that I throw around "underrated" or "overlooked" a lot but my next pick exemplifies this. Not only the son of one of the greatest players in NHL history but he went unheralded as an anchor on some of the best teams of the 1980's. He was traded to the Flyers after overcoming a serious injury and took off from there. His peak year was in 1985-86 where he had 82 points, including 7 shorthanded goals, to go with a remarkable +85. Of course that was the year that Paul Coffey rewrote every offensive category for defensemen and this player slipped under the radar. He finished second in Norris voting three times, losing to Rod Langway, Paul Coffey and Raymond Bourque. He was picked as a first team all star three times. He finished his career with the Red Wings, helping bring along a young Detroit defenseman named Nicklas Lidstrom. All in all, he finished his NHL career with 742 points in 929 games, a respectable number. But when you include his WHA stats, he finished with 1246 points in 1355 NHL/WHA games. Ladies and germs... Mark Howe. D. And I realize that by picking the next player that I might lose out on one guy that I really, really would like for this team, but I say fuck it. This player is the quintessential defensive defenseman, is probably one of the best positionally sound players to ever play and played for some of the most memorable teams in hockey history. He played very well for the US Olympic team in 1980 as a 23 year old, helping lead the US to the biggest upset in sports history. A few months later he found himself on the Stanley Cup winning Islanders where he would be a part of one of the most dominant runs in hockey history. While he didn't get all of the flash that most of the other defensemen did around his time, he was a physical force and a tough guy to play against, ultimately being forced into retirement at 33 due to chronic knee problems. My unnamed team is proud to select... Ken Morrow. D.

I didn't think it mattered.

I knew something was up since Zetterberg (27 points) and Datsyuk (23 points) outscored them in this year's playoffs.

True.

Gretzky has the record for points in a postseason. He had 47 in 1985.

Ken Griffey's son hit #600.

Stick with Luongo and invest in a mobile defense. For instance, yooouuuurrr Boston Bruins starting six: Zdeno Chara-Braydon Coburn Shawn Belle-Jonathan Sigalet Trevor Daley-Luc Bourdon All six are guys who move well, hit well and block a ton of shots. I play the "Protect Net" style of defense where the defense collapses to the front of the net, routinely blocks shots and hits everyone who comes in the zone by himself.

You must have missed this... which might be the greatest thing I've ever heard.

It was a complete non-story.

In a Sens jersey. You pick a guy to pair with the greatest defenseman of all-time, a Bruin, and of all the jerseys Z has worn, you pick a fucking Sens jersey? For shame.

Funny thing about that Lindros picture? There's no Nordiques jersey shown.

JJ picked him on the last page.

I'm curious what Lester did. If Remy is right and it was for hitting Crawford later in the game with a curveball and throwing up and in to Floyd, he should have been thrown out last night. As it is, what he did wasn't as bad as what Gomes was doing (throwing heavy body shots in a four man beatdown on Crisp) so I'm confused what Lester did that was so bad.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/bspli...u01&year=00 Five. Those are career numbers.