Florida Panthers (NHL 12)

[thedudedominick]

Here are the players with B- or better potential in my system:

D- Erik Gudbranson- 19/78 B
D- Dmitry Kulikov- 20/82 B-
C- Shawn Matthias- 23/78 B-
C- Jonathan Huberdeau- 18/70 B
D- Jonathan Racine- 18/61 B-
C- James Wright- 21/75 B-
RW- Michal Repik- 22/75 B-
LW- Quinton Howden- 19/69 B-
C- John McFarland- 19/67 B-
D- Alex Petrovic- 19/68 B-
G- Jacob Markstrom- 21/77 B

Here are my thoughts. I might package guys like Matthias, Wright and Repik to bring in a better single player. What do you guys think?

Damn I didn't save after the TB game so I have to replay that.

[thedudedominick]

Game 4

Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Oct 17, 2011 1 2 3 OT F FLA (2-1-1) 2 1 0 1 4 TAM (3-2-1) 1 1 1 0 3 Three Stars TB- Nate Thompson 2G FLO- Kris Versteeg 2G FLO- Mikael Samuelsson 1G 1A	Team Stats Comparison FLA TAM Shots on Goal 32 31 Hits 11 26 Faceoffs Won-Lost 20 18 Penalty Minutes 4:00 19:00 Power Plays Converted 2 0 Power Play Opportunities 4 2 Time on Attack 8:22 4:11
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD FLA M. Samuelsson (1), (J. Skille, S. Weiss) PP FLA S. Bergenheim (1), (S. Upshall, B. Campbell) TAM B. Gervais (1), (D. Tyrell, T. Pyatt) SECOND PERIOD TAM N. Thompson (1), (V. Hedman) FLA K. Versteeg (1), (M .Samuelsson) PP THIRD PERIOD TAM N. Thompson (2), (Unassisted) OVERTIME FLA K. Versteeg (2), (Unassisted)
Florida Panthers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Markstrom 31 28 90% 2.81
Tampa Bay Lightning - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA M. Garon 32 28 88% 3.75

Game Notes

-Thompson tied it up for TB with .3 seconds left. Was a great game.
-Clemmensen will be in net for the game the next day at Washington.
-Versteeg had just gotten out of the penalty box in OT when the puck bounced to him for a breakaway and game winner.

[bthomp05]

Nice win. Nate Thompson with the tieing goal..

[thedudedominick]

Florida Makes Huge Trade

-In the press conference following the win over Tampa Bay a trade with the Anaheim Ducks was announced.

Florida Receives:
RW Bobby Ryan

Anaheim Receives:
RW Mikael Samuelsson
RW Michal Repik
2012 1st Round Pick
2013 1st Round Pick

-Florida wanted to bring in a player who could take over games and was also a future superstar. The organization sees Bobby Ryan as this player. They were willing to get rid of Repik and two first round picks to get him as well as sending out Samuelsson. This move shows Florida wants to win now and not wait for draft picks and prospects to pan out. At just 24 years old we will see how Ryan deals with immediately becoming the top player in a new organization after being overshadowed by Perry and Getzlaf in Anaheim.

-Ryan will be suited up tomorrow night in Washington.

-Florida now is rumored to be searching the trade blocks for a pure sniper who can step in and be a top 6 skater for them right now. The Panthers are also looking for a veteran goalie to spend one season as the starter while Markstrom develops in the AHL.

(What do you guys think of this trade? Also the snipers I am currently looking at to trade for Tyler Ennis, Nikolai Kulemin, Jakub Vorecek, Matt Moulson, or Michael Grabner. Which of those guys do you think would make the most realistic acquisition?)

[thedudedominick]

Game 5

Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals
Oct 18, 2011 1 2 3 F FLA (3-1-1) 0 2 1 3 WAS (3-2-0) 2 0 0 2 Three Stars FLO- Scott Clemmensen 41SV FLO- Keaton Ellerby 1G WAS- Joel Ward 1G	Team Stats Comparison FLA WAS Shots on Goal 24 43 Hits 14 7 Faceoffs Won-Lost 10 16 Penalty Minutes 11:00 5:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 0 3 Time on Attack 6:49 5:34
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD WAS A. Semin (5), (N. Backstrom, A. Ovechkin) WAS J. Ward (1), (M. Hendericks, J. Halpern) SECOND PERIOD FLA K. Versteeg (3), (B. Ryan, S. Weiss) FLA S. Matthias (1), (J. Skille) THIRD PERIOD FLA K. Ellerby (1), (T. Fleischmann)
Florida Panthers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA S. Clemmensen 43 41 95% 2.00
Washington Capitals - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA M. Neuvirth 24 21 88% 3.01

Game Notes

-Ellerby's game winner came with 22 seconds left. Just threw the puck on net and it bounced in.
-John Madden was called up as Florida needed a center who could win faceoffs.
-This left Matthias as the odd man out getting sent back to the AHL.
-Markstrom will play the next game against Buffalo. From there I will decide to name him the number 1 or send him back down.

Forward Lines after Trade and Roster Movement

Versteeg - Weiss - Ryan
Bergenheim - Fleischmann - Upshall
Santorelli - Madden - Skille
Sturm - Goc - Kopecky

[bthomp05]

Excellent trade.

Bobby is a big guy who can put the puck in the net, will do wonders for you - plus Florida has been in rebuild, well least on the prospect side, for a few years so losing two 1st rounders is not a big deal considering what you brought in. Kudos

If your looking for realism then maybe Moulson but it depends on how those other players and thier teams are playing right now.

[bthomp05]

Fleischmann is playing for the wrong team, ow wait a minute he's a Panther now. ha-ha..

[thedudedominick]

I'm going to see what I can do with just the addition of Ryan to my lineup. He was clearly the best player on the ice for me against Washington and as long as my second line continues to play solid as well I should be alright. My bottom 6 can do just enough scoring that my top 6 wont have to completely carry the team. I'm going to have to keep winning with defense. I give up a lot of shots but like I said before it's because I force everything to stay to the outside and the other team just throws it on net.

Now if the CPU offers me a trade I will consider it.

If you have any suggestions for an older goalie who can be a solid number 1 this season let me know. It's the one position I need more than anything right now.