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The Awkward Team: NHL 13 HUT 03/14

Posted on March 15, 2013 at 04:40 PM.

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I wasn't planning to make any purchase two night ago but there were bargains all over!

First, Steve Mason, 85 goalie for 350pts with 10 games contract. And since I have lots of goalie consumables for some reason, I jacked him up to 89 for the next 5 games... That should shore up my goaltending situation until next week.

My team is a bit too grinder style with Ladd, McGinn, David Jones, Brandon Read, etc. so I am looking to add some snipers and finishers... and David Perron fell in my lap! Prices for him recently have been in the 3000-3500 range but I got him for 2000pts for 11 games. Not sure which line he will play on but it should be a good addition.

And finally the deal of the week: Victor Hedman, 84 dman with a 30 game contract for 400pts! I haven't played with him yet but he is tough when playing against and with such a big body and 88 speed, he's got to be at least able to hold his own... and even if I don't end up keeping him, 30 games for 400 pts is still a steal.

I only played one game (3-1 win over BOS) and spent half my cash but it was a good night.

I still haven't played with Hedman as I am trying to win the Pacific tournament so I need my 2 San Jose dmen (Vlasic & Demers) in there but I can't wait to try him out.

I did however create a new #1 line after buying Nicklas Backstrom for 5900pts (24 games). I put him between David Perron & Jakub Voracek. I played only a couple of games so far but it's not going great: I can't get Backstrom to get in open space and his passing ability hasn't been great... and I am not playing too well with Perron. Not enough speed to get around the D down the wing so I try to wrap around but rarely are Backstrom or Voracek open.

Let's see how it goes in the next few games but it might have been a mistake here. I should have kept my cash for someone better than Backstrom... like Eric Staal, Giroux or even Toews.