Detroit Red Wings dynasty
 

I am new to FHM3, so please forgive the obvious mistakes I am sure to make. My plan is to do monthly updates of the action. Stay tuned...

October 2016
 

Detroit had a good first month. Injuries included Niklas Kronwall and Thomas Vanek. I am trying to figure out what strategy works best for the team. Also, I am concerned that I will lose a player to waivers because of my lack of understanding of that process.

Zetterberg and Nielsen lead in points.
Tatar and Nyquist lead in goals.

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November 2016
 

Another good month (11-2-0) for the Red Wings. Kronwall (2G, 3A) and Vanek (3G, 3A) rejoined the team from injuries.

Tatar (11) and Nyquist (10) leads in goals.
Zetterberg, Nielsen, and Green all have 19 assists.

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December 2016
 

The month was mediocre at best as the Wings go 8-5-1. It included 4 shoot out games in which they go 3-1. Game by game below:

Dec 1 – Florida (5-0) (W)
Dec 3 – @ Pittsburgh (4-3) (SO-W)
Dec 4 – @ New York Islanders (3-1) (W) Nyquist leads with a hat trick and Smith is injured
Dec 6 – @ Winnipeg (2-7) (L) Mrazek is pulled after giving up 6 goals
Dec 9 – Columbus (3-1) (W)
Dec 11 – Philadelphia (2-1) (SO-W)
Dec 13 – Arizona (3-2) (W)
Dec 15 – Los Angeles (1-2) (L)
Dec 17 – Anaheim (2-4) (L)
Dec 19 – @ Carolina (1-5) (L) Mrazek is pulled after giving up 5 goals
Dec 20 – @ Tampa Bay (3-2) (SO-W)
Dec 23 – @ Florida (2-0) (W)
Dec 27 – Buffalo (1-2) (L)
Dec 29 – @ Ottawa (2-3) (SO-L) Green is injured (tailbone strain)

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December 2016 (additional stats)
 

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http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...1&d=1482077787

January 2017
 

January

Detroit end the month going 10-3-1.

Jan 1 – @ Toronto [The Centennial Classic] (4-2) (W) The season’s first outdoor game.
Jan 4 – @ Anaheim (3-2) (W)
Jan 5 – @ Los Angeles (3-1) (W) Zetterberg’s 10 game point streak comes to an end.
Jan 7 – @ San Jose (3-2) (W) Vanek puts 2 goals into the net.
Jan 10 – @ Chicago (1-5) (L)

Mid-season analysis:
31-10-1 63pts Detroit is atop the Eastern Conference.
Goals/game rank#5
Goals against/game rank #2
PP% rank #6 (20.0%)
PK% rank #26 (79.6%)

Jan 12 – @ Dallas (7-1) (W) Athanasiou gets 3 goals, Nyquist drops 2 goals, and Vanek passes for 4 assists.
Jan 14 – Pittsburgh (5-6) (L) Crosby scores 2 goals in the third qtr.
Jan 16 – Montreal (4-3) (W)
Jan 18 – Boston (2-3) (OT-L)
Jan 20 – @ Buffalo (2-1) (W)
Jan 22 – New York Rangers (6-4) (W) Tatar scores his 20th goal of the season.
Jan 24 – @ Boston (3-1) (W)
Jan 25 – Toronto (3-1) (W) Nyquist tallies his 20th goal of the season.

NY Rangers fire Alain Vigneault and hire Peter Lavoilette.

Petr Mrazek selected to the All-Star game.
Jan 28 – All-Star game Team Red wins 7-4

Jan 31 – New Jersey (3-6) (L)

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January 2017 (additional stats)
 

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I have run the month of February. I am trying to learn more about contracts/signings before advancing to March 1 (deadline). I would like to have some information about planning and executing a strategy for long-term team development.

If their is a forum post some place - please let me know.

February 2017
 

February 2017

Detroit goes undefeated during the month (11-0-0). A fabulous month with (7) 1-goal games.

Feb 3 – New York Islanders (2-1) (W)
Feb 4 – @ Nashville (5-4) (SO-W) Shoot out went 8 rounds.
Feb 7 – Columbus (6-2) (W)
Feb 9 – @ Washington (3-1) (W)
Feb 11 – @ Columbus (6-2) (W)
Feb 12 – @ Minnesota (3-2) (OT-W)
Feb 15 – St. Louis (2-1) (W) Ericsson injured.
Feb 18 – Washington (3-2) (OT-W)
Feb 19 – @ Pittsburgh (5-2) (W) Larkin scored one goal (his 5th straight game with a goal). Vanek is injured.
Feb 21 – New York Islanders (2-1) (W) Zetterberg has an assist (his 900 career point). Larkin’s streak ends.

Detroit gets a week off – hoping to get all healed.
Detroit inks extensions with Tatar (5 yrs) and Athanasiou (2 yrs).

Feb 28 – @ Vancouver (2-1) (W)

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February 2017 (additional stats)
 

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March 2017
 

March 2017

Detroit goes 9-3-3 for the month.

Mar 3 – @ Calgary (4-3) (SO-W)
Mar 4 – @ Edmonton (6-1) (W) Detroit gets one goal each from the top 5 leading goal scorers on the team. (Tatar, Nyquist, Zetterberg, Nielsen, Larkin) The other goal was LD Ouellet. Zetterberg’s goal marks his 20th of the season.
Mar 7 – @ Toronto (1-3) (L) Detroit ends a 13-game win streak.
Mar 8 – @ Boston (1-3) (L)
Mar 10 – Chicago (3-1) (W) Nyquist adds his 20th goal of the season and the fourth line puts in 2 goals.
Mar 12 – New York Rangers (1-3) (L)
Mar 15 – @ Colorado (1-2) (SO-L)
Mar 16 – @ Arizona (1-2) (SO-L) Shoot-out goes 12 rounds.
Mar 18 – Colorado (7-1) (W) 2 goals each for Tatar and Zetterberg. Tatar gets goal 30 and 31 for the season.
Mar 20 – Buffalo (4-3) (W)
Mar 21 – @ Montreal (2-3) (SO-L)
Mar 24 – Tampa Bay (6-3) (W) Athanasiou gets 2 goals.
Mar 26 – Minnesota (5-1) (W) Athanasiou 1G 2A
Mar 28 – @ Carolina (3-2) (SO-W) Larkin injured (day to day).
Mar 30 – @ Tampa Bay (3-0) (W) Nielsen scores 2 goals (20, 21).

Power Play - 6th (20.0%)
Power Killing - 15 (83.5%)

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March 2017 (additional stats)
 

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Strategy
 

This is the strategy that I have used for the majority of the season.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...1&d=1482290378

April 2017
 

April 2017

Red Wings finish the season with an April of 2-3-0.

Apr 1 – Toronto (3-4) (L) Nyquist (day to day – thumb contusion) and Zetterberg (10 days – twisted ankle) injured.
Apr 3 – Ottawa (2-0) (W)
Apr 4 – @ Ottawa (0-5) (L)
Apr 8 – Montreal (1-2) (L)
Apr 9 – New Jersey (3-0) (W)


Detroit Red Wings finish 1st in Eastern Conference (59-18-5 123 pts)

Team Stats
Goal leaders – Tatar (36), Nyquist (27), Zetterberg (25), Nielsen (22), Vanek (17), Athanasiou (15), Helm (15), Larkin (14), Green (13)
Assist leaders – Zetterberg (56), Green (46), Nielsen 46), Kronwall (28), Larkin (27), Tatar (27), Abdelkader (25), Helm (23), Athanasiou (21), Nyquist (20)
Points leaders – Zetterberg (81), Nielsen (68), Tatar (63), Green (59), Nyquist (47), Larkin (41)

Power Play – 6th (19.3%)
Power Killing – 19th (82.3%)

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April 2017 (additional stats)
 

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2017 Playoffs (Round 1)
 

2017 Playoffs

Round 1

Game 1 – Philadelphia (2-3) (OT-L) Goals: Sheahan and Jurco.
Detroit gives up a two-goal lead and lose in OT.

Game 2 – Philadelphia (3-2) (W) Goals: Tatar (2) and Vanek.
Detroit worries the home town fans as they score two goals and then let Philadelphia tie it up in the third period. Vanek scores the game winning goal.

Game 3 – @ Philadelphia (6-1) (W) Goals: Zetterberg (2), Jurco, Larkin, Nyquist, and Nielsen.

Game 4 – @ Philadelphia (3-1) (W) Goals: Nyquist, Larkin and Smith (EN). Mrazek stops all 16 biscuits.

Game 5 – Philadelphia (7-4) (W) Goals: Tatar (2), Larkin (2), Nyquist (2), Athanasiou.

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2017 Playoffs (Round 2)
 

2017 Playoffs

Detroit faces Ottawa. The regular season matchups resulted in Ottawa winning 3 of 4 games (Ott 3-2)(Ott 3-2)(Det 0-2)(Ott 5-0).

Round 2

Game 1 – Ottawa (2-4) (L)
Detroit Goals: Green, Nyquist.
Ottawa Goals: Lazar, Nylander , Karlsson, Neil.
Athanasiou injured (day to day- sore thumb).

Game 2 – Ottawa (2-0) (W)
Detroit Goals: Nyquist, Green.
Ottawa Goals: -

Game 3 – @ Ottawa (3-2) (OT-W)
Detroit Goals: Smith, Tatar, Nyquist.
Ottawa Goals: Lazar, Hoffman.
Hoffman ties game with 0:03 seconds left in the third period.
Nyquist scores a goal 2:38 into the OT.

Game 4 – @ Ottawa (4-1) (L)
Detroit Goals: Larkin
Ottawa Goals: Chabot, Nylander, Neil (2)
Neil scores an empty netter with 33 seconds left in the game.

Game 5 – Ottawa (2-0) (W)
Detroit Goals: Larkin, DeKeyser
Ottawa Goals: -
DeKeyser hits the empty netter with 0:34 seconds left.
Mrazek’s get his second shutout.

Game 6 – @ Ottawa (6-3) (L)
Detroit Goals: Zetterberg, Vanek, Ouellet
Ottawa Goals: Ryan (2), Karlsson (2), Borowiecki, Kelly (EN)

Game 7 – Ottawa (4-2) (W)
Detroit Goals: Ericsson (2), Nyquist, Helm
Ottawa Goals: Ryan, Hoffman

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2017 Playoffs (Conference Finals)
 

2017 Playoffs (Conference Finals)

Detroit faces Pittsburgh. The regular season matchups resulted in Detroit winning 2 of 3 games. (4-3)(5-6)(5-2)

Conference Finals
Game 1 – Pittsburgh (2-1 ) (W) Detroit Goals: Larkin, Nielsen
Pittsburgh Goals: Kessel

Game 2 – Pittsburgh (2-4 ) (L) Detroit Goals: Sheahan, Vanek
Pittsburgh Goals: Daley, Hornqvist, Kuhnhack, Dumoulin
Pittsburgh up 2-1 after the first period. Zetterberg hurt (strained tricep – 4 weeks) in the second period. No scores in the second period. Detroit adds 1 goal to Pittsburgh’s two goals in the third period.

Game 3 – @ Pittsburgh (0-1 ) (4OT -L) Detroit Goals: -
Pittsburgh Goals: jalmarsson
Period one, two and three end scoreless. First OT ends – SOG: Pitt 35 and Det 22. Second OT ends – SOG: Pitt 41 and Det 31. Third OT ends – SOG: Pitt 50 and Det 35. Hjalmarsson scores.


Game 4 – @ Pittsburgh (1-3) (L) Detroit Goals: Green
Pittsburgh Goals: Kessel, Hagelin, Letang (EN)

Game 5 – Pittsburgh (1-4) (L) Detroit Goals: Nyquist
Pittsburgh Goals: Letang (2), Bonino, Pouliot

Detroit's season comes to an end. I obviously needed to adjust my tactics against Pittsburgh. Now the off-season. Not sure what or how to navigate this part of the game. Wish me luck.

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2017 Stanley Cup Finals
 

Dallas and Pittsburgh.

The series goes to 7 games.

Game 1: Dallas (1-0)
Game 2: Pittsburgh (3-2)
Game 3: Pittsburgh (3-2)
Game 4: Dallas (5-2)
Game 5: Dallas (3-2)
Game 6: Pittsburgh (1-0)
Game 7: Dallas (5-0)

2017 Awards
 

Awards
Hart: Victor Hedman, TB (10-44-54)
Conn Smythe: Rick Nash, DAL (20-23-43)
Vezina: Carey Price, MTL (32-23 2.45 .911%)
Norris: Drew Doughty, LAK (25-53-78)
Calder: Dylan Strome, ARI (22-41-63)
Selke: Ryan Kesler, ANA (34-36-70)
Richard and Ross: Evgeni Malkin, PIT (50-41-91)
+/-: Brendan Smith, DET (+36)
Crozier Saving Grace: Brian Elliott, CAL (24-28 2.72 .918%)
Jennings: Petr Mrazek, DET (42-13 2.03 .912%)