Post-Lockout NHL- Quebec Nordiques BAGM (NHL13-PS3)

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THEY'RE BACK!
Ils sont retournés!

After a tumultuous summer which saw the firing of Gary Bettman and most of the NHL head honchos, we're nearly ready for hockey.

All that remains before the start of the 2012-13 NHL season is the player dispersal draft. The draft will feature 32 rounds, giving teams more than enough players to fill out their NHL rosters.

The salary cap has been eliminated, and there is no hard cap for individual player salaries. $450K is still the minimum contract in the league.

Quebec have been awarded a new team, which will take over the spot of the New York Islanders in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team will play at the Colisée Quebecor, or Quebecor Coliseum, with a seating capacity of 20257, making it the third-largest arena in the NHL.

The player dispersal draft is September 8th, and will be held in New York, NY.

The General Manager of the new franchise is unknown Carlos Verde, formerly the GM of the WHL Swift Current Broncos.

The new head coach is Bob Hartley, formerly of the Atlanta Thrashers.

GAMEPLAY DETAILS
Sim-Only
5 minute periods
Will control every aspect of team (free agents, trades, waivers, lines)
Plan to report every 10 games

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Quebec Nordiques Dispersal Draft
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1		Evgeni Malkin	C	91
2		Jaroslav Halak	G	85
3		Jason Spezza	C	87
4		Jay Bouwmeester	D	86
5		Ryan Callahan	RW	84
6		Daniel Briere	RW	84
7		Dennis Seidenberg	D	84
8		Matt Moulson	LW	82
9		Dan Boyle	D	86
10		Wojtek Wolski	LW	80
11		Jacob Markstrom	G	76
12		Mike Ribeiro	C	82
13		Stephane Robidas	D	82
14		Andy McDonald	LW	81
15		Dylan McIlrath	D	66
16		Michael Ryder	RW	80
17		Sergei Gonchar	D	83
18		Sven Bartschi	LW	68
19		Jordin Tootoo	RW	77
20		Nail Yakupov	RW	62
21		Jack Campbell	G	65
22		Jaromir Jagr	RW	81
23		Radek Faksa	C	57
24		Alex Petrovic	D	67
25		Mark Pysyk	D	61
26		John Gibson	G	61
27		Quinton Howden	LW	66
28		Joseph Morrow	D	63
29		Jordan Weal	C	64
30		Martin Marincin	D	62

I'm very happy with my core roster. I probably won't challenge for a cup in my first few seasons, but the final seven or eight picks ensure that as long as I sign everyone, my team will be stacked in 3-5 seasons. My roster has five 4.5 star potential players and eight 4-star potential players. Team is looking good.

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First off, I'd like to mention how kick *** my pre-season was. I know it's completely unrelated to regular season play, but the team went 4-0-0 while scoring 22 goals and allowing just 5. Pretty impressive stuff. Ryan Callahan scored 7 goals, is he breaking out of his second-line mold? Let's hope so!


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Pittsburgh Penguins at Quebec Nordiques
Oct 12, 2012 1 2 3 F PIT (1-0-0) 2 2 0 4 QCN (0-1-0) 0 2 1 3 Three Stars Niklas Bergfors, LW (PIT) 3G, 1A Thomas Vanek, LW (PIT) 1G, 1A Daniel Briere LW (QCN) 1G, 1A	Team Stats Comparison PIT QCN Shots on Goal 37 28 Hits 18 12 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17-19 19-17 Penalty Minutes 8:00 14:00 Power Plays Converted 3 1 Power Play Opportunities 7 4 Time on Attack 5:16 4:38
Scoring Summary

Definitely a tough loss on opening night, we almost had the comeback! Niklas Bergfors just came out of nowhere and ripped. I'll have the lines up next!

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*NO INJURIES*

BEST LINES

Jagr (81) - Malkin (91) - Briere (84)
Moulson (82) - Spezza (87) - Callahan (84)
McDonald (81) - Ribeiro (82) - Ryder (80)
Wolski (80) - Tootoo (77) - Bartschi (68)
Bouwmeester (86) - Boyle (86)
Seidenberg (84) - Gonchar (83)
Ellis (72) - Robidas (82)
Halak (85)
Markstrom (76)

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Things have been up and down through the first month, we started 1-3-0, won three in a row, and had lost 4 in a row coming into the game with Carolina below. Jaro Halak had been saving my D in goal.

Quebec Nordiques at Carolina Hurricanes
Nov 2, 2012 1 2 3 F QCN (4-6-0) 1 1 0 2 CAR (7-2-1) 1 2 2 5 Three Stars Umberger (LW) (CAR) 2G, 1A Yip (RW) (CAR) 1G, 2A Summers (D) (CAR) 1G	Team Stats Comparison QCN CAR Shots on Goal 22 36 Hits 11 15 Faceoffs Won-Lost 12-17 17-12 Penalty Minutes 8:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 1 4 Time on Attack 4:51 8:17

Things aren't really headed in the right direction, and while my boss wants me to make the playoffs this year (yeah right), it's probably not in the cards. Give me a year or two, and then I'll start beasting. Evgeni Malkin is leading the team with (wait for it) - THREE goals! He's also surprisingly leading the team in PIMS, maybe a testament to my lack of grit? Who knows. Things gotta turn around soon though, otherwise Quebec could be saying A plus tard (see you later) to coach Bob Hartley!

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It's really amazing what a group of guys can do. Despite having Matt Moulson (2 weeks), Wojtek Wolski (3 weeks), Ryan Ellis (5 weeks) and Jaromir Jagr (6 weeks) all out of the line-up, the team has managed to keep its head above water! Evgeni Malkin has picked things up nicely (9G) to lead the offensive charge, and Jaro Halak continues to stonewall the opposition.

Phoenix Coyotes at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 1, 2012 1 2 3 F PHO (8-8-5) 0 0 1 1 QCN (12-8-3) 1 2 0 3 Three Stars E. Malkin (C) 1G, 2A J. Halak (G) 28/29 SV/S M. Moulson (LW) 1G, 1A	Team Stats Comparison PHO QCN Shots on Goal 29 33 Hits 17 18 Faceoffs Won-Lost 10-12 12-10 Penalty Minutes 8:00 10:00 Power Plays Converted 1 2 Power Play Opportunities 5 4 Time on Attack 6:53 5:48
Scoring Summary

NHL Standings - Updated: Dec 1, 2012
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	16	3	1	33
Pittsburgh	13	5	5	31
Boston	11	7	4	26
Carolina	12	8	4	28
QUEBEC CITY	12	8	3	27
Philadelphia	13	9	0	26
Ottawa	12	9	1	25
Washington	12	11	0	24
Tampa Bay	10	7	3	23
New Jersey	9	9	3	21
NY Rangers	10	12	0	20
Toronto	9	11	1	19
Florida	9	11	1	19
Montreal	8	11	2	18
Buffalo	7	11	2	16

I'm absolutely thrilled with the way things have gone. The month of November hit us with the injury bug pretty hard, but Evgeni Malkin led the charge offensively and Jaroslav Halak backstopped us to some key victories. Maybe this season isn't a write-off after all...?

I'll be simming to the All-Star Game!

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NHL Standings - Updated: Jan 27, 2013
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	27	14	3	57
QUEBEC CITY	26	14	5	57
Boston	23	15	9	55
Tampa Bay	25	13	6	56
Washington	26	18	4	56
Pittsburgh	25	16	5	55
Philadelphia	25	17	4	54
Ottawa	24	16	6	54
Carolina	22	18	9	53
New Jersey	23	16	5	51
Florida	22	20	3	47
Buffalo	20	19	7	47
Toronto	22	20	2	44
NY Rangers	21	24	0	42
Montreal	16	24	7	39

What a run it's been! The team is on FIRE! The month of January saw us go 7-2-0, including a five-game winning streak going into the break.

Quebec Nordiques Stats - 2012-13
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
E. Malkin	45	21	29	50	+20		47
J. Spezza	45	15	22	37	+12		20
R. Callahan	45	17	18	35	+24		56
M. Ribeiro	45	9	24	33	+2		4
D. Briere	32	8	15	23	+13		4
A. McDonald	42	11	12	23	+12		2
J. Bouwmeester	450	2	21	23	+17		57
J. Jagr	28	6	11	17	+12		6
W. Wolski	33	8	7	15	+6		0
D. Boyle	45	3	11	14	+15		6
M. Ryder	45	4	7	11	+2		0
M. Moulson	17	5	5	10	+3		2
D. Seidenberg	45	0	9	9	+11		57
N. Yakupov	24	4	4	8	-3		8
S. Robidas	45	2	6	8	+7		39
S. Gonchar	36	2	5	7	+7		2
J. Tootoo	45	4	2	6	-2		47
S. Bartschi	45	1	3	4	-12		2
R. Faksa	28	3	1	4	-2		17
R. Ellis	24	0	3	3	EVEN		0
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
J. Halak	45	25	14	5	2.02	2707		.931	5
J. Markstrom	1	1	0	0	0.00	10		1.00	0

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Good luck with your Nordiques. (The Habs are doing another bad job here....arghhhh)