I've decided to start a Fantasy Draft game with the Calgary Flames. I gave myself the #1 pick, AND I turned snaking draft order off. Yeah I know... I'm a cheater, and I love it. I drafted a team which I think is extremely good, and I'm hoping the team can live up to my expectations.
The only prospect of note I drafted was goaltender Tuuka Rask. I'll list off the roster players I drafted (which will be the ones playing, barring injury).
G Dominik Hasek
G Vesa Toskala
D Chris Pronger
D Robyn Regehr
D Sami Salo
D Niklas Kronwall
D Ossi Vaananen
D Zbynek Michalek
LW Alex Tanguay
LW Daniel Sedin
LW Jay Pandolfo
LW Niklas Hagman
C Sidney Crosby
C Henrik Sedin
C Pavel Datsyuk
C Shawn Bates
C Blair Betts
RW Maxim Afinogenov
RW Jonathan Cheechoo
RW Samuel Pahlsson
RW Aaron Asham
I know I listed 5 centers. I decided Pavel Datsyuk would be a good player to trade, since I already have a second line center in Henrik Sedin, and you can't separate the Sedin sisters. I offered him to a lot of teams for one (and in some cases two) 1st round picks. I decided to accept Montreal's offer, even though it was only a single first round pick. Why? To put it simply, Montreal are the favorites to finish 30th in the league in my books. They don't have any left wingers on their team. Literally. They have 0 left wingers on their team, and the rest of their offense is rubbish anyway. They do have a decent defensive group, and a decent goalie (DiPietro), but I still think they are going to suck. Angelo Esposito, anyone? Nevertheless, the message board junkies on Calgary Puck were screaming at me for that trade. For once, the "Bring back Conroy" threads were being drowned out by the anti-Krieger threads.
Anyway, here is what I expect my lines to be for the start of the season:
Tanguay-Crosby-Afinogenov
D. Sedin-H. Sedin-Cheechoo
Pandolfo-Bates-Pahlsson
Hagman-Betts-Asham
Regehr-Pronger
Kronwall-Salo
Vaananen-Michalek
Hasek
Toskala
I'll keep you updated on the victories, losses, signings and trades. I hope you enjoy my story.
Calgary Flames - From Fantasy Draft to Lord Stanley
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Krieger99
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Well, I thought I'd give you a little bit of an update. I finished the preseason with a 7-2-0 record, but I mainly used this time for getting my tactics right. The Flames spanked the Oilers 7-2 in the season opener. Scoring points for the Flames were:
Niklas Kronwall - 2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS
Henrik Sedin - 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS
Maxim Afinogenov - 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS
Sidney Crosby - 2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS
Sami Salo - 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS
Shawn Bates - 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS
Jonathan Cheechoo - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Samuel Pahlsson - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Chris Pronger - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Robyn Regehr - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Daniel Sedin - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Alex Tanguay - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Calgary outshot Edmonton 50-27. The PP was 4/9 and the PK was 2/2.
I'm not going to keep posting game-by-game updates, however. I just thought this blowout was worth mentioning, as it was also the season opener. Home opener is next, against the same Oilers team.
Niklas Kronwall - 2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS
Henrik Sedin - 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS
Maxim Afinogenov - 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS
Sidney Crosby - 2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS
Sami Salo - 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS
Shawn Bates - 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS
Jonathan Cheechoo - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Samuel Pahlsson - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Chris Pronger - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Robyn Regehr - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Daniel Sedin - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Alex Tanguay - 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS
Calgary outshot Edmonton 50-27. The PP was 4/9 and the PK was 2/2.
I'm not going to keep posting game-by-game updates, however. I just thought this blowout was worth mentioning, as it was also the season opener. Home opener is next, against the same Oilers team.