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Old 10-09-2017, 07:45 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Rasmuth View Post
what happened to Mike Bossy...played less than 700 games.

Tell me about the fortunes of Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart. And also how did Ric Seiling do (a personal friend in real life.)
MIKE BOSSY

His career went much like real-life. Great start only to have injuries end it early. In 1977-78 Bossy scored 52 goals and 111 points as rookie to win the Calder Trophy and make the Second All-Star team. He followed that up with seasons of 47,65,67 and 59 goals before an injury limited his 1982-83 season to 31 games - although he still managed to score 28 goals that year. He rebounded with 69 goals the following season but that was the last great season of his career.

In 1985-86 the Islanders suffered through a terrible 37 point season and dealt Bossy to Toronto midway through the year. He would finish with 35 goals in 80 games that season but his stay in Toronto was short-lived as the Leafs moved him to Boston the following season and he even spent some time in the minors. At 29 years old he scored 21 goals in 56 games between the Leafs and Bruins but he would end up in the AHL the following year and finished out his career with 3 seasons for the Maine Mariners.

Bossy won a Cup with the 1981-82 Islanders, scoring 10 goals and 26 points in 20 games that playoff season. He was a 3-time second team all-star and won the Maurice Richard Trophy as top goal scorer in 1979-80. His final totals were 697 games played with 474 goals and 970 points. In real life he played 752 games with 573 goals and 1126 points.

EICHEL AND REINHART

The two played a key role in bringing Buffalo it's first two Stanley Cups - something Gil Perreault and Rick Martin came close to doing but could never quite accomplish.

Eichel would spend his entire 21 year career with the Sabres, playing 1463 career games while scoring 609 goals and 1573 points. Those numbers put him second behind Perreault for the franchise goal and point lead. Eichel would lead the NHL in scoring 4 times and win 3 Hart Trophy's. He also won the Selke twice and was a Conn Smythe winner in 2022 when the Sabres won their second of back-to-back Cups. Eichel was a 3-time first team all-star and was also named to the second team on 3 occassions. His 207 career playoff points rank him 20th all-time.

Reinhart would play just 9 seasons in Buffalo but was a key contributer on the 2 Cup winning teams. He had a career best 37 goals and 103 points in 2019-20 and won his only individual award that season when he was presented with the Lady Byng Trophy. He played a huge role in both Cup wins, scoring 21 points in 22 games the first year and 24 points in 20 games the year Buffalo won it's second title.

In the summer of 2024 Reinhart was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a deal for veteran Jeff Skinner and a fictional player by the name of Jiri Pech, who was a 2020 draft pick and would enjoy some very productive years in Buffalo. Reinhart spent the 4 years of his NHL career with the Penguins, finishing with 226 goals and 677 points in 899 career games.

RIC SEILING

Fashioned himself a decent career which was spent entirely in Buffalo. He broke in as a 20 year old in 1977-78 with 40 points in 62 games and would enjoy the most productive offensive season of his career the following year when he scored 31 goals and 60 points. Seiling was a regular with the Sabres for 9 seasons before his skills eroded a bit and he spent the final few years of his career bouncing between Rochester and Buffalo. The Sabres waived him in December of 1987 after Seiling had played 673 career NHL games, scoring 162 goals and 384 points. He would spend the final year and a half of his pro career with the Binghampton Whalers of the AHL. Seiling also played in 38 playoff games, scoring 10 goals and 23 points.

The sim career of Seiling was fairly close to his real life numbers of 738 games with 179 goals and 387 points.
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