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Originally Posted by dynastymgrguy |
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Great article. Thanks. I play with Columbus in my NHL 19 franchise. Panarin rejected any offer of an extension and signed with the Buffalo Sabres in the offseason. Not exactly the limelight. However, I kept him for the playoffs run and the Blue Jackets defeated the Dallas Stars 4-1 for the 2018-2019 Stanley Cup.
I signed Jeff Skinner and Wayne Simmons in free agency period, re-signed goalie Sergei Bobvrosky to long term deal and paid him whatever he wanted to keep him. Now, the Jackets are struggling. Artemi Panarin's 1st Line production can't be replaced, and Skinner and Simmons' offense is so-so. Locker room chemistry/morale needs a lot of working on.
One thing I will say about NHL 19, I didn't grow up around hockey, barely paid attention to it for most my life, but since NHL 18, I've been engaged in the GM aspect of it. NHL 19 + Fog of War, setting operations budgets, understanding nuances of Qualified Offers, Offer Sheets, marketing, profits, etc... really a lot for a gamer who likes managing the front office to get into. Loving it.
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I also use CBJ for my franchise... I was able to keep both Bobrovsky and Panarin (I gave Panarin a 5 year deal worth $6.25 per) same for Bobrovsky... With a week before the trade deadline, Ottawa sent me a trade request, Duchene and a pick for Riley Nash a 1st and a 3rd... I quickly jumped on this since it was the day he was traded late last week... I wanted to play thru, but waited after the Sharks game impatiently, just in case CBJ did more deals, which they did, I was able to trade Duclair for Dzingel... I was shocked, got them both... Then was able to get McQuaid for a pick, but was never able to get Kinkaid and wasn't about to blow up my roster too much... So they only difference I have playing past the trade deadline is I am without Riley Nash, which, no big loss to me, in the game, he only had 4 goals and 5 assists, in real life, I am not a fan of him, wish he was dealt, dude has 1 goal all year, which is only one less than Wennberg (which I can't understand because in the game, I have 13 G and 22 A)... Plus if I would have gotten rid of Wennberg, my 17 year old daughter would have shot me... LOL
In my franchise, I am leading the metro with a 41-14-6 record... NYI isn't even on the radar, worst record in the NHL, I guess when I started, they had Greiss and Lehner rated low because neither have done anything. Scoring no where near how it's been this year either, no one even close to 100 points at this point, closest is Matthews (TOR) with 88... I have Panarin (24 G 55 A), Atkinson (39 G 36 A) and Dubois (31 G 40 A) all in the 70's, been a solid line all year. Bobrovsky is a Vezina candidate (has to be) 2.22 GAA .929% 34-9-4