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Old 09-27-2003, 05:14 PM   #1
MizzouRah
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NHL 2004: "Do you bleed blue?"

Well, I almost took this game back to the store today. Played game after game and started liking what I saw. Much harder than previous versions and learning the game has been quite fun. Most things I didn't like right off the bat became extinct as I learned the game. Learning an EA game?

Anyhow, there are a few things that bother me here and there, but I decided to start a dynasty with the Blues.

Settings
Medium difficulty
5:00 periods
Penalties +2 from default
Fighting -1 from default
Everything else game defaults


"Today Blues ownership announced the time has come to clean house and start fresh. Joel Quenneville will remain as head coach, but GM Larry Pleau was fired and replaced by 32 year old Missouri resident, Todd Volmert. Although young and inexperienced, Todd has been a Blues fan all his life and hopes to take this team to a new level."

On keeping Joel Quenneville:
"He's been very good for this team and I wanted to keep him because he understands this team and has a great desire to win. It's my job to give him the best possible tools to win with." -Todd

On the Larry Pleau firing:
"This team has become stale and boring, the fans want a changeup and we believe Todd can take this team to the next level. It might take a few years, but fans are tired of first round playoff exits" -Blues ownership


It should be an interesting 2003-2004 season.....


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Old 09-27-2003, 05:30 PM   #2
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2003-2004 St. Louis Blues

Scoring Line 1
[LW] K. Tkachuk (89)
[C] D. Weight (86)
[RW] S. Mellanby (83)

Scoring Line 2
[LW] P. Demitra (87)
[C] P. Cajanek (75)
[RW] E. Boguniecki (82)

Checking Line 3
[LW] J. Mayers (82)
[C] S. Martins (76)
[RW] D. Drake (82)

Checking Line 4
[LW] D. Tkaczuk (70)
[C] R. Johnson (72)
[RW] M. Rycroft (67)

Defensive Pairing 1
[LD] B. Jackman (78)
[RD] A. MacInnis (87)

Defensive Pairing 2
[LD] B. Salvador (74)
[RD] C. Pronger (88)

Defensive Pairing 3
[LD] A. Khavanov (79)
[RD] C. Backman (87)
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Old 09-27-2003, 05:41 PM   #3
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Power Play 1
[LW] K. Tkachuk
[C] D. Weight
[RW] S. Mellanby

[LD] B. Jackman
[RD] A. MacInnis

Power Play 2
[LW] P. Demitra
[C] P. Cajanek
[RW] E. Boguniecki

[LD] A. Khavanov
[RD] C. Pronger

4-Man Power Play 1
[LW] K. Tkachuk
[C] P. Cajanek
[LD] P. Demitra
[RD] A. MacInnis

4-Man Power Play 2
[LW] S. Mellanby
[C] D. Weight
[LD] E. Boguniecki
[RD] C. Pronger

Penalty Kill 1
[LW] J. Mayers
[C] S. Martins
[LD] B. Jackman
[RD] B. Salvador

Penalty Kill 2
[LW] D. Drake
[C] R. Johnson
[LD] A. Khavanov
[RD] C. Backman

3-Man Penalty Kill 1
[C] D. Weight
[LD] B. Jackman
[RD] A. MacInnis

3-Man Penalty Kill 2
[C] P. Cajanek
[LD] A. Khavanov
[RD] C. Pronger

Extra Attacker
K. Tkachuk
D. Weight

Goalies
[G] C. Osgood (87)
[G] B. Johnson (84)
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Old 09-27-2003, 06:11 PM   #4
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Minors

[C] M. Danton (65)
[D] J. Finley (63) - Released
[D] T. Koivisto (68)
[D] C. Laflamme (61)
[D] M. Walker (64)
[D] M. Mottau (61) Potential (82) - Signed from FA
[RW] R. Low (60)
[RW] E. Nickulas (64)

[G] R. Divis (70)
[G] C. Sanford (73)
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Old 09-27-2003, 06:23 PM   #5
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Team Salary
$58.5M (higher vs rest of league)

Staff Salary
$0.2M (lower vs rest of league)

Facility Expenses
$0.3M (higher vs rest of league)

Operating Costs
$7M (even vs rest of league)

Total: $66M
Yearly Profit: $10.1M


Ticket Prices: $65 (lower vs rest of league)
Attendance next game: 16168/19022


Upgrades

Staff
Scouting: 1
Medical: 1 (2)
Coaching: 1 (2)
Marketing: 2
Legal: 1

Facilities
Equipment Room: 2
Team Travel: 2
Team Gym: 2
Practice Rink: 1 (2)
Locker Room: 2

*Upgraded Medical (each new level = 1 week faster recovery for injured players)
*Upgraded Coaching (each new level = helps players reach their potential 4 months faster)
*Upgraded Practice Rink (each new level = all players attributes +1 to +2 for home games)

(I know all this sounds like a triple play type game, but your team morale is really low to start the season with all the firings and you have to build them back)


GM Ranking: 14th

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Old 09-27-2003, 06:35 PM   #6
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Old 09-27-2003, 06:59 PM   #7
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October 2003

You can schedule 3 different types of practices as well as days off in between games.

DO - Day Off (+4 Endurance, -2 Attributes, Morale +1)
S - Short Practice (+2 Endurance, -1 Attributes)
M - Medium Practice (+1 Attributes)
L - Long Practice (-2 Endurance, +1 Attributes)

I'm not sure yet how these affect your players from game to game, but I'll learn as I go. I think these change as your improve your staff and facilities.

10/01 [DO]
10/02 [DO]
10/03 [DO]
10/04 [DO]
10/05 [DO]
10/06 [DO]
10/07 [DO]
10/08 [M]
10/09 [DO]
10/10 [at Phoenix]
10/11 [S]
10/12 [at Colorado]
10/13 [DO]
10/14 [L]
10/15 [S]
10/16 [at Nashville]
10/17 [DO]
10/18 [vs Washington]
10/19 [S]
10/20 [M]
10/21 [at Edmonton]
10/22 [at Vancouver]
10/23 [DO]
10/24 [at Calgary]
10/25 [L]
10/26 [M]
10/27 [DO]
10/28 [vs Nashville]
10/29 [at Detroit]
10/30 [S]
10/31 [M]

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Old 09-27-2003, 07:17 PM   #8
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Game 1
vs Phoenix

St. Louis starts off with a goal from [C] Cajanek to go up 1-0 early in the first period [Demitra assisted on the play]. A goal from [C] Johnson, made the game 2-0 in favor of the Blues after one period of play [Tkaczuk and Khavanov assited].

Second period gets Phoenix on the board with a power play goal by [LW] Nagy, [Langkow and Johnson assisting] Blues 2-1. Blues winger Tkachuk nets his first goal of the season, which puts the Blues up 3-1 [MacInnis with an assist].

St. Louis adds one goal in the third period to beat the Coyotes 4-1. It was [LW] Demitra's first of the year [Boguniecki assisting].


Overall I'm pleased with game one of the season, the crowd was into it, but Osgood stopped 27-28 shots for his first win of the season. Colorado's up next, should be an early season test for us.

Stats STL - PHO
Goals: 4 - 1
Shots: 19 - 28
Hits: 10 - 14
Faceoffs won: 9 - 22
Pass %: 72 - 63
Penalty mins: 4 - 2
Power play: 0/1 - 1/2

3 Stars of the game
#3 STL [C] Johnson (1G, 0A)
#2 STL [LW] Demitra (1G, 1A)
#1 STL [G] Osgood (27 saves)


Up next: at Colorado

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Old 09-27-2003, 07:41 PM   #9
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Game 2 (1-0-0-0) 2pts
vs Colorado (1-0-0-0) 2pts

Blues [LW] Demitra scores his 2nd goal of the season on the power play to put the Blues up early 1-0 [Khavanov gets the assist]. Colorado strikes back as [LW] Forsberg scores on the power play to tie the game at 1 [Blake and Selanne with the assists]. End of peroid.

The second period was all Colorado as they score three times to take a 4-1 lead on the Blues. Scoring for the Avalanche were Nikolishin [Foote], Foote [Forsberg], and then Foote again with his 2nd of the game [Forsberg].

Blues foward Boguniecki [Pronger] strikes early to make it a 4-2 game. Colorado remains strong and adds another goal late in the third to win 5-2, Sakic [unassisted] scores his first of the season to put the Blues away.


You can definitly tell the difference in Phoenix and Colorado. The Forsberg line hammered me all game long and I couldn't get much of a rhythm. Even without Roy, they are still one of the elite teams in the league.


Stats STL - COL
Goals: 2 - 5
Shots: 20 - 34
Hits: 9 - 10
Faceoffs won: 16 - 10
Pass %: 70 - 70
Penalty mins: 7 - 9
Power play: 1/2 - 1/1

3 Stars of the game
#3 STL [LW] Demitra
#2 COL [LW] Forsberg (1G, 2A)
#1 COL [D] Foote (2G, 1A)


Up next: at Nashville

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Old 09-27-2003, 08:01 PM   #10
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** Trade Offer from San Jose **

San Jose Offers
[D] K. McLaren (82) $2.2M
[D] M. Rathje (80) $2.1M
[D] J. Fahey (74) $0.6M

FOR

[D] A. Khavanov (79) $1.2M
[D] C. Pronger (88) $9.5M
[G] B. Johnson (84) $0.6M


Now, even though there's no way I'd trade Pronger alone for what they are offering, it's nice to see the CPU is offering me trades already DENIED!
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Old 09-27-2003, 08:16 PM   #11
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Go Hawks

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For my 2000th post, I say down with the Hawks!!




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Old 09-27-2003, 09:36 PM   #12
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Game 3 (1-1-0-0) 2pts
vs Nashville (0-2-0-0) 0pts

Penalties go back -1

Blues [G] Brent Johnson gets his first start of the season.

First Period:
Demitra starts it off for St. Louis scoring his 3rd goal of the season (short handed) and putting the Blues on top early 1-0 [unassisted]. Nashville strikes back as Eaton nets his 2nd goal of the season on the power play [Hartnell (3), Vokoun (1)] 1-1.

Second Period:
All Nashville as Hall nets his 3rd of the season to put Nashville in the lead 2-1 [Hartnell (4), York (1)]. Legwand gives Nashville a 2 goal lead with his 2nd goal of the season [Walker (2), Johansson (1)] 3-1.

Third Period:
Nashville comes out and really puts St. Louis in a hole, as Kloucek scores his 1st goal of the season and the Predators go up by 3, 4-1 [Arkhipov (3), Hartnell (5)]. Cajanek scores his 2nd of the season and the Blues cut the lead to 2, 4-2 Boguniecki (2), Pronger (2)]. Nashville holds strong, but Weight manages one through Vokoun's legs to trim the lead to 1 goal [Jackman (1), B. Johnson (1)] 4-3.

That's how the game would end and St. Louis heads home (1-2-0-0).


So far, our special teams are pathetic and I'm thinking about making some callups from the minors for our home opener. 0 for 6 on the power play is not good. We need a big win at home vs Washington.


Stats STL - NSH
Goals: 3 - 4
Shots: 30 - 34
Hits: 11 - 11
Faceoffs won: 17 - 18
Pass %: 62 - 75
Penalty mins: 11 - 17
Power play: 0/6 - 1/3

3 Stars of the game
#3 NSH Kloucek (1G, 0A)
#2 NSH Eaton (1G, 0A)
#1 NSH Hartnell (0G, 3A)


Up next: vs Washington

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Old 09-27-2003, 11:34 PM   #13
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Bad dynasty report! I dont need to buy this game!
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Old 09-28-2003, 12:16 AM   #14
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I wouldn't worry too much about your powerplay with 5 minute periods. It's bound to be abysmal.
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Old 09-28-2003, 12:27 AM   #15
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Go Johnson go! Kick Ossie out and let the Brent era begin.

(Note, the preceding comes from a guy that used Johnson in a 2003 league and ended up riding that horse to the Cup finals in back to back seasons, he was awesome for me.)
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Old 09-28-2003, 03:13 AM   #16
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Are you playing or just watching in coach mode? Also, can you auto-schedule your practices, or do you have to set up every day off in-between 82 games?
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Old 09-28-2003, 08:14 AM   #17
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I wouldn't worry too much about your powerplay with 5 minute periods. It's bound to be abysmal.


Even though 20:00 periods play like 5:00, power plays and last minute of each period play in REAL time. One thing I really like about this years version.


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Old 09-28-2003, 08:16 AM   #18
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Are you playing or just watching in coach mode? Also, can you auto-schedule your practices, or do you have to set up every day off in-between 82 games?



Playing each game. The practices are auto-set, but I'm changing them month to month.


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Old 09-28-2003, 08:18 AM   #19
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Go Johnson go! Kick Ossie out and let the Brent era begin.

(Note, the preceding comes from a guy that used Johnson in a 2003 league and ended up riding that horse to the Cup finals in back to back seasons, he was awesome for me.)

I think Ozzie has at least one good year left in him. BJ is my goalie of the future, that's for sure!


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Old 09-28-2003, 08:20 AM   #20
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Old 09-28-2003, 09:46 AM   #21
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Game 4 (1-2-0-0) 2pts
vs Washington (2-1-2-0) 6pts

Paid Attendance: 16168/19022

Roster moves:
Checking Line 4
[RW] M. Rycroft (sent down)
[RW] E. Nickulas (called up)


First Period
A tight checking game thus far, no scoring as both defenses shine. 0-0

Second Period
Again, defenses hold and both goalies are up to the task of keeping the puck out of the net. 0-0

Third Period
An unbelievable period as [D] Salvador gets kicked out of the game for punishing [RW] Grier in a fight late in the game. Demitra scores his 4th goal of the season [unassisted] on a breakaway with 7 seconds left in the game. [D] Gonchar turned the puck over in the neutral zone and Demitra used his speed to deke [G] Kolzig on the right side of the net to win the game 1-0.

What a great home opener! Osgood was unreal and my defense played like I know they can.

St. Louis improves to (2-2-0-0)


Stats WAS - STL
Goals: 0 - 1
Shots: 37 - 17
Hits: 15 - 17
Faceoffs won: 13 - 11
Pass %: 72 - 64
Penalty mins: 17 - 13
Power play: 0/4 - 0/6

3 Stars of the game
#3 WAS Kolzig (16 saves)
#2 STL Demitra (1G, 0A)
#1 STL Osgood (37 saves)

Next home game attendance: 16929/19022 (+761)

Yearly Profit: $13.3M (+$3.2M)

GM Ranking: 3rd (+11)



Up next: at Edmonton

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Old 09-28-2003, 01:07 PM   #22
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Old 09-29-2003, 07:24 AM   #23
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Old 09-29-2003, 07:31 AM   #24
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ping...you getting my email?

no... and you must not be getting mine....


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Old 09-30-2003, 12:15 AM   #25
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Game 5 (2-2-0-0) 4pts
vs Edmonton (2-2-1-0) 5pts


First Period:
MacInnis gets the Blues on the board with his 1st goal of the season, assisted by Johnson (1). That would be all the scoring in the first 1-0 STL.

Second Period:
Deja-vu, MacInnis nets his 2nd goal of the game, unassisted, on the power play 2-0 STL.
Blues goalie, Chris Osgood makes a terrible pass out of the net and York scores a crucial goal short handed, his 2nd of the season [Unassisted] 2-1 STL.

Third Period:
Edmonton comes out on fire, scoring the next two goals to tie the game at 2. Reasoner netted his 3rd [Smith (3)] and Smith scored his 2nd point of the night with a wrister past Osgood to put Edmonton in the lead [Comrie (2)] 3-2 EDM.

Martins would add his 1st goal of the season to tie the game once again [Mayers (1), Backman (1)], but York gets his 2nd goal of the game [Smyth (4)] and earns his team 2 more points.


I was in control of the game right up until I made a bad pass with Osgood. That shorthanded goal got the crowd back into the game and ignited the Oilers tonight. Not much else to say. Two good periods wasted on a mistake.

St. Louis goes below .500 (2-3-0-0)


Stats STL - EDM
Goals: 3 - 4
Shots: 23 - 31
Hits: 13 - 8
Faceoffs won: 17 - 14
Pass %: 56 - 70
Penalty mins: 11 - 11
Power play: 1/3 - 1/3

3 Stars of the Game
#3 EDM Smyth (1G, 1A)
#2 STL MacInnis (2G, 0A)
#1 EDM York (2G, 0A)


Next home game attendance (est): 15407/19022 (-1522)

Yearly Profit: $8.4M (-$4.9M)

GM Ranking: 6th (-3)


Up next: at Vancouver
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Old 10-01-2003, 04:03 AM   #26
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Darn email. I just got the one you sent on the 30th, and I've responded. Hope you get it. I'll give you a call soon, at least I'll try!
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Old 10-01-2003, 11:22 PM   #27
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Game 6 (2-3-0-0) 4pts
vs Vancouver (1-2-3-0) 5pts


First Period:
The game got off to a slow start, but Sopel scored a goal late in the game to give the Canucks a 1-0 lead.

Second Period:
Tight defensive hockey game until Chubarov scores for Vancouver and they take a 2-0 lead into the third period.

Third Period:
MacInnis booms a slap shot home for his 3rd goal of the season, Vancouver goes into defensive mode and May nets an empty net goal to seal the deal 3-1.


I came out and took Vancouver right out of their game, but they kept a defensive pace and waited for me to make a mistake. The penalty killing unit needs some re-thinking.

St. Louis slides to (2-4-0-0)

Stats STL - VAN
Goals: 1 - 3
Shots: 15 - 17
Hits: 9 - 13
Faceoffs won: 13 - 12
Pass %: 68 - 66
Penalty mins: 7 - 11
Power play: 0/3 - 1/1

3 Stars of the Game
#3 VAN Cloutier (14 saves)
#2 VAN Chubarov (1G, 1A)
#1 VAN Sopel (1G, 1A)



Next home game attendance: 14456/19022 (-951)
Yearly Profit: $5.4M (-$3.0M)
GM Ranking: 8th (-2)


Up Next: at Calgary
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Old 10-03-2003, 11:07 PM   #28
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Game 7 (2-4-0-0) 4pts
vs Calgary (2-3-0-0) 4pts


First Period:
A tightly checked game thus far, but Calgary gets on the board as Reinprecht scores to give the Flames a 1-0 lead.

Second Period:
Keith Tkachuk scores his 400th goal of his career to tie the game at 1. It was a powerplay goal.

Third Period:
Both teams were stingy with the puck, but Calgary prevails on a wrister by McAmmon. The Blues now have five losses.


Great game, but we can't get any momentum going in a game. We have to get through this.


Stats STL - CAL
Goals: 1 - 2
Shots: 23 - 37
Hits: 5 - 12
Faceoffs won: 12 - 10
Pass %: 65 - 71
Penalty mins: 6 - 8
Power play: 1/3 - 0/3

3 Stars of the Game
#3 CAL McAmmond (1G)
#2 CAL Turek (22 saves)
#1 STL Johnson (35 saves)


Next home game attendance: 13695/19022 (-761)
Yearly Profit: $2.9M (-$2.5M)
GM Ranking: 9th (-1)


Up Next: vs Nashville
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Old 10-03-2003, 11:18 PM   #29
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Old 10-03-2003, 11:23 PM   #30
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Game 8 (2-5-0-0) 4pts
vs Nashville (2-3-1-1) 4pts

** Our second home game of the season, can we get back on track? **

First Period:
St. Louis gives up the first goal once again as Walker scores for Nashville to give them a 1-0 lead.

Second Period:
The Blues allow another power play goal, this time to Johansson to go down 2-0. Just as the crowd starts to chant, "Lets go Blues", Walker silences the crowd as he scores his 2nd goal of the game. 3-0 NAS

Third Period:
Rycroft adds a goal for the Blues, but Vokoun is too tough as he leads the Predators to a 3-1 victory.


Wow, Vokoun stood on his head and my penalty kill is really bad so far this season. We really need a win and it doesn't get any easier going into Detroit.


Stats NAS - STL
Goals: 3 - 1
Shots: 28 - 23
Hits: 6 - 13
Faceoffs won: 15 - 20
Pass %: 67 - 72
Penalty mins: 15 - 11
Power play: 1/3 - 0/5

3 Stars of the Game
#3 NAS Johansson (1G, 1A)
#2 NAS Vokoun (22 saves)
#1 NAS Walker (2G)


Next home game attendance: 13695/19022 (NC)
Yearly Profit: $2.9M (NC)
GM Ranking: 12th (-3)


Up Next: at Detroit

Last game of October!

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Old 10-04-2003, 06:20 PM   #31
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I'm going to Colorado next week (Sunday) on business, but I'm bringing my playstation if I can fit it in my carry on. I'll also have my laptop to keep the dynasty alive. If I can't fit it, I'll resume next weekend.

I'm going to do a standings, stats, leaders, type report at the end of each month.


Todd

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Old 10-07-2003, 12:26 AM   #32
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Game 9 (2-6-0-0) 4pts
vs Detroit (3-3-2-0) 8pts


Can you say, "Butt Whoopin"?


First Period:
Chelios gets Detroit on the board with a tip in past Osgood 1-0. Demitra ties the game at 2 with his 5th game of the season 1-1. Boguniecki puts St. Louis on top with a slapper from the left circle 2-1. The lead wouldn't hold as Lidstrom ties the game at 2. Weight scores on a screened shot to end the period up 3-2.

Second Period:
Detroit comes out of the dressing room and proceeds to go on a tear, showing St. Louis why they are an elite team in the NHL. Yzerman, Holmstrom, Schneider, and Hull all score unanswered goals to put the game away early 6-3. A total of 3 powerplay goals in two periods kill the Blues.

Third Period:
The Redwinds decide to rub it in as McCarty and Draper add goals to send St. Louis running out of Detroit 8-3.


A laugher, the first period left me feeling so confident and then it all fell apart in the second period. Detriot skated circles around my 3rd and 4th lines. I've won 2 games out of 9 in October and I'm glad this month is over.


Stats STL - DET
Goals: 3 - 8
Shots: 26 - 50
Hits: 15 - 6
Faceoffs won: 8 - 25
Pass %: 67 - 73
Penalty mins: 12 - 8
Power play: 1/4 - 3/5

3 Stars of the Game
#3 DET Draper (1G, 1A)
#2 STL Demitra (1G, 1A)
#1 DET Yzerman (1G, 2A)


Next home game attendance: 13695/19022 (NC)
Yearly Profit: $2.2M (-$0.7M)
GM Ranking: 12th (NC)


Up Next: Stats & Standings
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Old 10-07-2003, 02:58 AM   #33
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Doug Weight makes me sad. Another Oilers defector...
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Old 10-07-2003, 04:33 AM   #34
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I hope you're around when I get back! (11th!)
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Old 10-08-2003, 11:19 PM   #35
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October Review


Western Conference
Colorado (6-0-3-0) 15pts
San Jose (6-0-2-1) 15pts
Detroit (4-3-2-0) 10pts
Vancouver (4-2-3-0) 11pts
Edmonton (4-2-2-0) 10pts
Columbus (4-3-2-0) 10pts
Minnesota (3-3-2-2) 10pts
Calgary (4-5-0-0) 8pts
Nashville (3-3-1-1) 8pts
Anaheim (2-5-3-1) 8pts
Chicago (3-6-1-0) 7pts
Dallas (2-5-2-1) 7pts
Los Angeles (2-3-3-0) 7pts
Phoenix (2-6-1-0) 5pts
St. Louis (2-7-0-0) 4pts

Eastern Conference
Toronto (7-1-1-0) 15pts
Philadelphia (5-2-2-0) 12pts
Florida (4-3-2-1) 11pts
Boston (5-3-1-1) 12pts
NY Islanders (5-3-1-0) 11pts
Buffalo (5-4-1-0) 11pts
Montreal (4-3-2-1) 11pts
Washington (4-2-2-1) 11pts
Atlanta (5-4-0-0) 10pts
New Jersey (4-3-1-0) 9pts
Tampa Bay (4-1-0-1) 9pts
Carolina (3-3-2-0) 8pts
Ottawa (1-3-2-1) 5pts
NY Rangers (1-3-3-0) 5pts
Pittsburgh (1-5-1-1) 4pts


Powerplay %: Colorado 27.1%
Penalty Kill %: Toronto 100%


League Leaders
Goals: [COL] Sakic (8), [VAN] Nasland (8), [TB] Lecavalier (8)
Assists: [MIN] Kuba (12)
Points: [BOS] Murray (16)
Penalty Minutes: [NSH] Hartnell (49)
Plus Minus: [NYI] Peca (+8)
Power Play Goals: [COL] Sakic (5)
Shots: [BOS] Murray (44)
Face Offs Won: [STL] Weight (52)
Hits: [BOS] Boynton (40)

Goalies
GAA: [WAS] Kolzig (1.41), [SJ] Nabokov (1.41)
Wins: [TOR] Belfour (6), [SJ] Nabokov (6), [COL] Aebischer (6)
Save %: [WAS] Kolzig (0.933)
Shutouts: [SJ] Nabokov (2)


St. Louis Blues Stats
Goals For: 19
Goals Against: 30
Power Play %: 12.1%
Penalty Kill %: 64.0%


St. Louis Player Stat Leaders
Goals: Demitra (5)
Assists: Khavanov (3), Boguniecki (3)
Points: Demitra (7)
Penalty Minutes: Jackman (19)
Plus Minus: Rycroft (+2), Johnson (+2)
PP Goals: Tkachuk (1), Boguniecki (1), Demitra (1), MacInnis (1)
Shots: Tkachuk (32)
SH Goals: Demitra (1)
GW Goals: Demitra (1)
Hits: Tkachuk (16)

Goalies
Osgood (2-5-0) 2.98 GAA
Johnson (0-2-0) 4.00 GAA



Up Next: November
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Old 10-08-2003, 11:31 PM   #36
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November 2003

DO - Day Off (+4 Endurance, -2 Attributes, Morale +1)
S - Short Practice (+2 Endurance, -1 Attributes)
M - Medium Practice (+1 Attributes)
L - Long Practice (-2 Endurance, +1 Attributes)


11/01 [vs Chicago]
11/02 [DO]
11/03 [M]
11/04 [vs Anaheim]
11/05 [S]
11/06 [vs San Jose]
11/07 [M]
11/08 [vs Florida]
11/09 [DO]
11/10 [L]
11/11 [M]
11/12 [S]
11/13 [at San Jose]
11/14 [DO]
11/15 [at Los Angeles]
11/16 [at Anaheim]
11/17 [M]
11/18 [S]
11/19 [at Phoenix]
11/20 [M]
11/21 [DO]
11/22 [vs Dallas]
11/23 [M]
11/24 [S]
11/25 [vs Boston]
11/26 [DO]
11/27 [M]
11/28 [at Tampa Bay]
11/29 [vs Detroit]
11/30 [S]

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Old 10-08-2003, 11:33 PM   #37
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Originally posted by JeeberD
Doug Weight makes me sad. Another Oilers defector...


Yeah, I really like Douggie. I think he'll have another good year this year for the Blues.


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Old 10-08-2003, 11:33 PM   #38
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I hope you're around when I get back! (11th!)

I'll be at the Missouri - Nebraska game!

The 11th? Wow!


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Old 10-08-2003, 11:39 PM   #39
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Well, it can' get any worse for our team than it was in October. Hopefully I managed the calendar better for November. We need to get off to a good start vs Chicago at home.


Roster Change:
Released [C] D. Tkaczuk
Signed [LW] K. Koltsov

Koltsov has an OVR of (66) and a POT of (95), he will get the start right away on the Checking line #3 with Cajanek and Mayers. He has great speed and agility, but he's only 22.


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