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Critch · 04-04-2023, 08:37 AM

2035/36 Western Conference Final - Atlanta Thrashers
It's Anchorage v Atlanta in the West and Hartford in the East, 3 of the 4 2024 expansion teams. For this year's expansion teams, three of the four finished last in their division (as expansion teams should) while Nova Scotia finished third in the Atlantic division and made the playoffs. They lost in round 1 to Ottawa.

For Atlanta, they've reached the playoffs in six straight seasons now, they've won a couple of Central divisions too, and talent wise are probably the best in the league. Four 5.0 star players LD Louis-Joseph Boutin, C Brandon Gorzynski, RW Rasmus Rinne (second to Gavin in the Rocket Richard Trophy for top goalscorer this year) and RW Braiden Scuderi. They've got a pair of young goalies, a 22 year old and a 23 year old, neither of them particularly good so that's one place Anchorage have the advantage.

Game 1 - Anchorage Huskies 3 Atlanta Thrashers 4
I said in the last post that Anchorage would have home advantage, apparently not. We're #1 in the Pacific and a division winner, they're #2 in the Central but they got more points than Anchorage. So home advantage to Atlanta. Henry Mews is back to 100% for Anchorage, but 2nd line defenseman Johan Dahlberg will be out probably for the whole series. He's got a sports hernia. John Fireman will step into his place. Fireman isnt very good, but neither is Dahlberg. Anchorage dont play well, outshot 35-18, and fall behind 1-0 in the series. Borje Svensson puts Anchorage 1-0 up in the first but Louis-Joseph Boutin ties it up with a power play goal and it's 1-1 at the end of the first. In the second period Atlanta are completely in control, outshoot Anchorage 19-4 and score three times. Beglaryan, Uusitalo and Scuderi. Period three gets Anchorage back into it, a goal from Hrovatin at 7:47 then Urho Mattila at 19:30, we end the game with an empty net and a little bit of 6-on-4 when Atlanta take a late penalty, but no coming back. Atlanta 1-0 up.

Game 2 - Anchorage Huskies 3 Atlanta Thrashers 1
A little bit of shuffling of the lines, 4th line center Enzo Landrey hasnt been playing well so he drops out and RW August Pettersson comes back in with a little line shuffling to make sure everybody is playing a position they can play. It works out, D Carsen Adair scores for Anchorage in the first, Henry Mews in the second and it's 2-0 going into the third. Atlanta get back into it at 4:45, but Jordan Gavin adds a late power play goal and the series is tied at one. But it seems like there are a few injuries too.

Game 3 - Atlanta Thrashers 2 Anchorage Huskies 4
The bad news is top line defenseman Matt Leader is out, short term but not worth risking him in this game. The good news (for Anchorage) is that Atlanta's top defenseman Louis-Joseph Boutin is also out, he's gone for the series. It's a blast from the past in the first, the reanimated corpse of 34 year old Vasili Podkolzin scores after 1:57. He's on the last few weeks of his 6.5mil waste-of-money contract. Atlanta tie it up in the second, Cooper Simpson again, but Jeff Martin (10:38) and Jordan Gavin (13:32) put Anchorage two up. Atlanta cut it to a one goal lead in the third at 7:26, but a late empty net goal froom Jeff Martin and we're 2-1 up ith a home game to come.

Game 4 - Atlanta Thrashers 0 Anchorage Huskies 2
I didnt mention Calder Hamilton in the last game, he was the defense replacement for Matt Leader, he did ok in the third pairing so we'll not be risking Matt Leader again. Anchorage are well on top for most of the game, outshoot Atlanta 13-8 in the first, 15-4 in the second and 13-6 in the third. Atlanta have fallen away since their captain Louis-Joseph Boutin got injured. Jeff Martin puts Anchorage 1-0 up in the first, Urho Mattila makes it 2-0 in the second (a first assist for Vasili Podkolzin) and we're on our way to a 3-1 lead in the series. Back to Atlanta needing one win for a third Stanley Cup final in 4 years.

Game 5 - Anchorage Huskies 2 Atlanta Thrashers 5
It's not over yet. Anchorage lead twice, 1-0 in the first with a Peter Hrovatin goal and 2-1 in the second with a Borje Svensson power play goal (out power play has been a strength this year, 24%, 2nd in the NHL) but Atlanta deserve their win. It's 3-2 Atlanta after two, they add a couple more in the third and it's back to Anchorage for a game six. In the Eastern Conference Pittsburgh are 3-2 up over Hartford.

Game 6 - Atlanta Thrashers 3 Anchorage Huskies 2 overtime
Matt Leader is still not 100% but it's time to risk him, he's into the third pairing with Dollack to try to keep down his icetime a little since he has a knee issue. He shows he's back by putting Anchorage up in the first. Braiden Scuderi brings Atlanta level in the second, I think he's scored in every game so far. Except the one where Atlanta didnt score. So not every game. Rasmus Rinne puts Atlanta ahead 3:58 into the third period but Mark Dollack scores after 12:34 and we're onto over time. 4:04 into overtime Johannes Parviainen scores for Atlanta and it's back to Atlanta for a game seven. I'm not sure I've seen a second overtime period in any game.

Game 7 - Anchorage Huskies 4 Atlanta Thrashers 1
Matt Leader is back to 100% so we go into the game with only D Jonas Dahlberg out. In the first period Borje Svensson scores his seventh of the playoffs, it was late season he moved up to the second line and he's been great since. He also takes a penalty in the first for tripping but the penalty is killed so no harm. Second period at 16:07 John Fireman makes it 2-0 with his first ever play off goal and it's 2-0 after two periods. Third period there are a couple of penalty kills for each team, until Rasmus Rinne scores for Atlanta after 8:42. Atlanta push for their equalizer, they outshoot Anchorage in the third, but Borje Svensson makes it safer at 3-1 after 16:06, Jordan Gavin kills them off with a late empty net goal and Anchorage are going to their third Stanley Cup in 4 seasons. We're a dynasty!

It'll be Pittsburgh Penguins in the Final. We're 13 years in the future so Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang have all finally retired.

04-04-2023, 08:37 AM	#77
Critch lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Herndon, VA	2035/36 Western Conference Final - Atlanta Thrashers It's Anchorage v Atlanta in the West and Hartford in the East, 3 of the 4 2024 expansion teams. For this year's expansion teams, three of the four finished last in their division (as expansion teams should) while Nova Scotia finished third in the Atlantic division and made the playoffs. They lost in round 1 to Ottawa. For Atlanta, they've reached the playoffs in six straight seasons now, they've won a couple of Central divisions too, and talent wise are probably the best in the league. Four 5.0 star players LD Louis-Joseph Boutin, C Brandon Gorzynski, RW Rasmus Rinne (second to Gavin in the Rocket Richard Trophy for top goalscorer this year) and RW Braiden Scuderi. They've got a pair of young goalies, a 22 year old and a 23 year old, neither of them particularly good so that's one place Anchorage have the advantage. Game 1 - Anchorage Huskies 3 Atlanta Thrashers 4 I said in the last post that Anchorage would have home advantage, apparently not. We're #1 in the Pacific and a division winner, they're #2 in the Central but they got more points than Anchorage. So home advantage to Atlanta. Henry Mews is back to 100% for Anchorage, but 2nd line defenseman Johan Dahlberg will be out probably for the whole series. He's got a sports hernia. John Fireman will step into his place. Fireman isnt very good, but neither is Dahlberg. Anchorage dont play well, outshot 35-18, and fall behind 1-0 in the series. Borje Svensson puts Anchorage 1-0 up in the first but Louis-Joseph Boutin ties it up with a power play goal and it's 1-1 at the end of the first. In the second period Atlanta are completely in control, outshoot Anchorage 19-4 and score three times. Beglaryan, Uusitalo and Scuderi. Period three gets Anchorage back into it, a goal from Hrovatin at 7:47 then Urho Mattila at 19:30, we end the game with an empty net and a little bit of 6-on-4 when Atlanta take a late penalty, but no coming back. Atlanta 1-0 up. Game 2 - Anchorage Huskies 3 Atlanta Thrashers 1 A little bit of shuffling of the lines, 4th line center Enzo Landrey hasnt been playing well so he drops out and RW August Pettersson comes back in with a little line shuffling to make sure everybody is playing a position they can play. It works out, D Carsen Adair scores for Anchorage in the first, Henry Mews in the second and it's 2-0 going into the third. Atlanta get back into it at 4:45, but Jordan Gavin adds a late power play goal and the series is tied at one. But it seems like there are a few injuries too. Game 3 - Atlanta Thrashers 2 Anchorage Huskies 4 The bad news is top line defenseman Matt Leader is out, short term but not worth risking him in this game. The good news (for Anchorage) is that Atlanta's top defenseman Louis-Joseph Boutin is also out, he's gone for the series. It's a blast from the past in the first, the reanimated corpse of 34 year old Vasili Podkolzin scores after 1:57. He's on the last few weeks of his 6.5mil waste-of-money contract. Atlanta tie it up in the second, Cooper Simpson again, but Jeff Martin (10:38) and Jordan Gavin (13:32) put Anchorage two up. Atlanta cut it to a one goal lead in the third at 7:26, but a late empty net goal froom Jeff Martin and we're 2-1 up ith a home game to come. Game 4 - Atlanta Thrashers 0 Anchorage Huskies 2 I didnt mention Calder Hamilton in the last game, he was the defense replacement for Matt Leader, he did ok in the third pairing so we'll not be risking Matt Leader again. Anchorage are well on top for most of the game, outshoot Atlanta 13-8 in the first, 15-4 in the second and 13-6 in the third. Atlanta have fallen away since their captain Louis-Joseph Boutin got injured. Jeff Martin puts Anchorage 1-0 up in the first, Urho Mattila makes it 2-0 in the second (a first assist for Vasili Podkolzin) and we're on our way to a 3-1 lead in the series. Back to Atlanta needing one win for a third Stanley Cup final in 4 years. Game 5 - Anchorage Huskies 2 Atlanta Thrashers 5 It's not over yet. Anchorage lead twice, 1-0 in the first with a Peter Hrovatin goal and 2-1 in the second with a Borje Svensson power play goal (out power play has been a strength this year, 24%, 2nd in the NHL) but Atlanta deserve their win. It's 3-2 Atlanta after two, they add a couple more in the third and it's back to Anchorage for a game six. In the Eastern Conference Pittsburgh are 3-2 up over Hartford. Game 6 - Atlanta Thrashers 3 Anchorage Huskies 2 overtime Matt Leader is still not 100% but it's time to risk him, he's into the third pairing with Dollack to try to keep down his icetime a little since he has a knee issue. He shows he's back by putting Anchorage up in the first. Braiden Scuderi brings Atlanta level in the second, I think he's scored in every game so far. Except the one where Atlanta didnt score. So not every game. Rasmus Rinne puts Atlanta ahead 3:58 into the third period but Mark Dollack scores after 12:34 and we're onto over time. 4:04 into overtime Johannes Parviainen scores for Atlanta and it's back to Atlanta for a game seven. I'm not sure I've seen a second overtime period in any game. Game 7 - Anchorage Huskies 4 Atlanta Thrashers 1 Matt Leader is back to 100% so we go into the game with only D Jonas Dahlberg out. In the first period Borje Svensson scores his seventh of the playoffs, it was late season he moved up to the second line and he's been great since. He also takes a penalty in the first for tripping but the penalty is killed so no harm. Second period at 16:07 John Fireman makes it 2-0 with his first ever play off goal and it's 2-0 after two periods. Third period there are a couple of penalty kills for each team, until Rasmus Rinne scores for Atlanta after 8:42. Atlanta push for their equalizer, they outshoot Anchorage in the third, but Borje Svensson makes it safer at 3-1 after 16:06, Jordan Gavin kills them off with a late empty net goal and Anchorage are going to their third Stanley Cup in 4 seasons. We're a dynasty! It'll be Pittsburgh Penguins in the Final. We're 13 years in the future so Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang have all finally retired.