Life as an AHL GM: Lake Erie Monsters (NHL 09)

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Hello there again, everyone.

I have come up with (hopefully) a completely new idea. I will take control of the Colorado Avalanche. However, I will not be playing with them, ever. I will play out my GM career with the Avs AHL affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters.

I will have a full team under contract at all times, and make signings and trades just as if I was controlling the NHL team.

I am not 100% sure how this is going to work yet, so the first season is going to be a test run more than likely. I will be simming regular season and stuff, then playing the key playoff games (elimination games, Calder Cup winning games), pending I make it to the playoffs in my first season.

I will give month by month reviews most likely. I am using the newest rosters provided by NHL 09, which aren't all that new, but it is only the AHL anyways.

[Bolts_26]

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Sounds interesting.

Can I ask: Do you call players up and if you can Will you call up your key players?

Also, say an NHL'er gets hurt. Will you call up an AHL superstar or just some crappy guy so it does not have an impact o your team?

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Sounds interesting.

Can I ask: Do you call players up and if you can Will you call up your key players?

Also, say an NHL'er gets hurt. Will you call up an AHL superstar or just some crappy guy so it does not have an impact o your team?

The only way I will get players on my AHL team is by signing to two-way deals, or if 2-way NHL player is performing badly.

If an NHLer gets hurt, I will send up the player best suited as a replacement. I am not going to get super greedy. The NHL has to succeed too.

[Bolts_26]

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The only way I will get players on my AHL team is by signing to two-way deals, or if 2-way NHL player is performing badly.

If an NHLer gets hurt, I will send up the player best suited as a replacement. I am not going to get super greedy. The NHL has to succeed too.

Okay, cool.

with that being said, I'm REALLY looking forward to this!

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Monsters Transactions

Signings -
LW, Brandon Nolan 71, 2/500k
RW, Niko Dimitrakos 73, 2/650k

Monsters Lines

T.Fritsche (A) - T.Hensick (C) - C.Stewart
B.Nolan - M.Sertich - N.Dimitrakos
C.Durno - T.Galiardi - B.Willsie
P.Ledin - N.Smith - J.Boulerice

N.Williams - K.Cumiskey (A)
R.Wilson - R.Macias
W.O'Neill - D.Peltier

J.Bacashihua
T.Weiman

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October Report

6-2-1
1st in the Western Conference

RW Chris Stewart - 9+3=12 in 9 GP
D Nigel Williams - 3+9=12 in 9 GP
G Jason Bacashihua - 6-3, 2.55 GAA, 89.3% Sv

Monsters Transactions
None

Monsters Injuries
None

Top 5 AHL Scorers
1. R.Vesce 15 (WOR)
2. N.Willams 12 (LEM)
3. C.Stewart 12 (LEM)
4. A.Anisimov 12 (HFD)
5. B.Walter 11 (BRI)

Notes:
Lake Erie is riding a 5-game WINNING streak!

Good first sim. Team played pretty well right off the bat.

On to November!

[mzator21]

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Cool idea! I am following and may do one myself!

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November Report
9-8-2 (3-6-1 in Nov.)
11th in the Western Conference

RW Chris Stewart - 13+5=18 in 19 GP
D Nigel Williams - 4+11=15 in 19 GP
G Jason Bacashihua - 9-9, 2.55 GAA, 89.6% Sv

Monsters Transactions
None

Monsters Injuries
None

Top 5 AHL Scorers
1. R.Vesce 29 WOR
2. B.Walter 27 BRI
3. T.Stapleton 27 TOA
4. J.Heward 26 TOA
5. B.MacLean 25 SAN

Notes:
Not such a good sim for the team this time. I might make a trade or two, bring in some more offensive-minded AHLers.

Stay tuned.

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Monsters Make a Pair of Trades!

To LEM:
RW Stefan Legein 75

To SYR:
C Marty Sertich 72
RW Jesse Boulerice 71
2009 2nd Round Pick

To LEM:
LW Oskar Osala 72

To HER:
C Nathan Smith 69
LW Chris Durno 70
D Ray Macias 71

Lake Erie tries to send down Osala... Claimed by Nashville.... FML!

Monsters claim:
D Brian Pothier 77 from WAS
LW Ville Peltonen 75 from FLA
G Jason Labarbera 75 from VAN

Monsters sign:
LW Jan Hlavac 73 2/875k

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December Report
19-11-2 (10-3-0 in Dec.)
6th in the Western Conference

RW Stefan Legein - 18+18=36 in 35 GP
D Nigel Williams - 7+15=22 in 32 GP
G Jason Labarbera - 10-3, 2.30 GAA, 90.2% Sv

Monsters Transactions
COL calls up G Jason Bacashihua

Monsters Injuries
None

Top 5 AHL Scorers
1. B.Walter 41 BRI
2. O.Osala 39 MIL
3. B.MacLean 38 SAN
4. J.Azevedo 37 MCH
5. F.Fedorov 37 LOW

Notes:
Got screwed over on the whole Osala bit, he is 2nd in the AHL in point now, but Legein has done quite well for me. The waiver pick ups I got have helped a whole lot as well.

[gibbey9]

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This is pretty good man, and interesting, uhm I'm just wondering, because I'm a little confused, why are you only reporting the stats of 2 players? They surely can't be the only ones getting points, I think it would be better if you had a full team stat report at the the end of a month, either way, I'm liking it and I'm following

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I am posting my top forward, defenseman, and goalie. Stat wise that is. Maybe I will start putting more players next season or so.

[Bolts_26]

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I am posting my top forward, defenseman, and goalie. Stat wise that is. Maybe I will start putting more players next season or so.

Yea. I think that would help a lot.

You should be able to finish a season in like 1 week on here. So I think full team stats will add a lot. Even if it is for every 2 months or whatever.

If you don't wana do that then at least put it at the end of the season.

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I was planning on doing end of the year reports. For every player.

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January Report
23-21-3 (4-10-1 in Jan.)
11th in the Western Conference

RW Stefan Legein - 22+24=46 in 50 GP
D Kyle Cumiskey - 6+26=32 in 47 GP
G Jason Labarbera - 14-14, 2.66 GAA, 89% Sv

Monsters Transactions
LEM trades K.Montgomery D 67
HFD trades D.Weise RW 69

Monsters Injuries
None

Top 5 AHL Scorers
1. O.Osala 49 MIL
2. F.Fedorov 48 LOW
2. A.Anisimov 48 HFD
3. B.MacLean 47 SAN
4. J.Azevedo 47 MCH


Notes:
Horrible, horrible, horrible sim. The team is only 2 points out of 8th place in the conference, but if they don't pick up their play, we will miss the playoffs this year.

Look for some changes to be made over the course of February.