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Senko1291 · 07-03-2019, 12:08 AM

2019-2020 Season!

The 2019-2020 season started and we caught immediate fire. We were going into January and sitting at 25-12-2 good for 52 pts and 1st place in the pacific.
Mark Stone was doing what Mark Stone does and had 19 goals, 22 assists good for 41 points in 40 games.The biggest surprise this year was the kid Nikita Gusev I signed to the ELC. He is skating on the 2nd line in between Faksa and James Neal on the right side. He has an astounding 14 goals, 22 assists good for 36 pts in 40 games. We were really expecting to have another down year to really get some good picks for the draft and continue our rebuld but this team was destined to make me a buyer at the deadline.

Shortly before the trade deadline our #1 D J. Spurgeon went down with a grade 2 quad strain that was expected to keep him out until the playoffs. If we made it...

At that point we had a decision to make on the direction we wanted to head this season. Did we want to turn around and sell again to try and help along this rebuild or see if we couldn't make the playoffs in our 2nd full season in the league? After discussing it with our owners they gave us the green light on getting some help to replace the production lost from the Spurgeon injury at the deadline.

The Seattle Totems also had a couple players that werent very happy with their playing time and due to such success the current lineup was having we were reluctant to insert them in as every day players. We spoke with them and informed them that we would be finding them a better situation to be apart of at the trade deadline as long as it worked for both sides. At the deadline, we did a little bit of both selling and being a buyer..

SEA trades T. Lewis to WSH for a 2020 3rd round pick

SEA trades R. Reaves and a 2020 4th round pick to STL for a 2020 3rd round pick.

Here is our buy...

SEA trades a 2020 4th round pick and the rights to O. Zaitsev to NJ for S. Vatanen.

NJ was long gone out of the playoff picture and with Vatanen becoming a UFA at the end of the year we were interested in him for a pure rental to help replace the loss of Spurgeon. With the addition of Vatanen our team kept up their stellar play and ended up clinching a playoff spot in the 2020 NHL playoffs.Our record to finish the season was 46-30-6 good for 98 pts and 2nd in the pacific. Our very first playoff series in franchise history was going to be against the Edmonton Oilers. M. Stone finished the season with impressive 35 goals and 42 assists. N. Gusev, the biggest surprise this year finished the regular season with 23 goals and 36 assists equaling 59 points. He skated on the left side of R. Faksa and J. Neal.

Round 1:

Our 1st round playoff matchup vs Edmonton lasted 6 games. We ended up dispatching the Oilers in 6 games. Saros was outstanding but ended up going down with an injury late in game 6.

Round 2:

Our 2nd round matchup was with the Calgary Flames. Thomas Griess had to start the first 2 games in the series which we dropped in Calgary. We split our 2 home games with Saros back but sadly in game 5 the Flames dispatched us and sent us home for the summer.

Overall we were happy with our season. We got a taste of playoff hockey and see that it definitely intensifies each and every game you play. We look forward to next season hoping we can get back to playoff hockey.

Congratulations to the Nashville Predators on winning the Stanley Cup!

07-03-2019, 12:08 AM	#5
Senko1291 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 46	2019-2020 Season! The 2019-2020 season started and we caught immediate fire. We were going into January and sitting at 25-12-2 good for 52 pts and 1st place in the pacific. Mark Stone was doing what Mark Stone does and had 19 goals, 22 assists good for 41 points in 40 games.The biggest surprise this year was the kid Nikita Gusev I signed to the ELC. He is skating on the 2nd line in between Faksa and James Neal on the right side. He has an astounding 14 goals, 22 assists good for 36 pts in 40 games. We were really expecting to have another down year to really get some good picks for the draft and continue our rebuld but this team was destined to make me a buyer at the deadline. Shortly before the trade deadline our #1 D J. Spurgeon went down with a grade 2 quad strain that was expected to keep him out until the playoffs. If we made it... At that point we had a decision to make on the direction we wanted to head this season. Did we want to turn around and sell again to try and help along this rebuild or see if we couldn't make the playoffs in our 2nd full season in the league? After discussing it with our owners they gave us the green light on getting some help to replace the production lost from the Spurgeon injury at the deadline. The Seattle Totems also had a couple players that werent very happy with their playing time and due to such success the current lineup was having we were reluctant to insert them in as every day players. We spoke with them and informed them that we would be finding them a better situation to be apart of at the trade deadline as long as it worked for both sides. At the deadline, we did a little bit of both selling and being a buyer.. SEA trades T. Lewis to WSH for a 2020 3rd round pick SEA trades R. Reaves and a 2020 4th round pick to STL for a 2020 3rd round pick. Here is our buy... SEA trades a 2020 4th round pick and the rights to O. Zaitsev to NJ for S. Vatanen. NJ was long gone out of the playoff picture and with Vatanen becoming a UFA at the end of the year we were interested in him for a pure rental to help replace the loss of Spurgeon. With the addition of Vatanen our team kept up their stellar play and ended up clinching a playoff spot in the 2020 NHL playoffs.Our record to finish the season was 46-30-6 good for 98 pts and 2nd in the pacific. Our very first playoff series in franchise history was going to be against the Edmonton Oilers. M. Stone finished the season with impressive 35 goals and 42 assists. N. Gusev, the biggest surprise this year finished the regular season with 23 goals and 36 assists equaling 59 points. He skated on the left side of R. Faksa and J. Neal. Round 1: Our 1st round playoff matchup vs Edmonton lasted 6 games. We ended up dispatching the Oilers in 6 games. Saros was outstanding but ended up going down with an injury late in game 6. Round 2: Our 2nd round matchup was with the Calgary Flames. Thomas Griess had to start the first 2 games in the series which we dropped in Calgary. We split our 2 home games with Saros back but sadly in game 5 the Flames dispatched us and sent us home for the summer. Overall we were happy with our season. We got a taste of playoff hockey and see that it definitely intensifies each and every game you play. We look forward to next season hoping we can get back to playoff hockey. Congratulations to the Nashville Predators on winning the Stanley Cup! Attached Images Last edited by Senko1291; 07-07-2019 at 11:33 PM.