Week 1 Overview - Suprises and Disappointments

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What is the biggest surprise so far after week 1

  1. NYR slow start

    22.9%
  2. PHI slow start

    10.1%
  3. WSH 2nd in the metro

    6.4%
  4. FLA in a playoff spot

    54.1%
  5. STL leading the central

    6.4%
  1. SweetLou9208

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    DISAPPOINTMENTS
    :team12:New York Rangers:team12:

    The defending cup champs return, without their Owner and GM from last season. @Im4thLineWorthy stepping down and going to AHL bidding to play with his former linemate and 5M+ fwd 2 seasons in bidding @Scumbag Jared who took mgmt. (way to go BOGS) left defending Hart and Art Ross Winning @Givemedings16 to run the team on a stellar 6.75M contract that any top player/owner would gladly take. The team was returning a number of pieces and Dings had 2 free spots to choose in an Owner and Gm and he went with @D4D USA and @NYR95 as a great pairing. With 14.75M heading into bidding and only 1 FWD spot 4 DEF and 2G spots this team looked to be primed for another fantastic season

    Boy did they shit the bed in bidding and the off season
    @D4D USA FREE CONTRACT 0-3
    @NYR95 FREE CONTRACT 0-3
    @justlax10 6M 0-3
    @Im Gonna Pre 1-2
    @l Sakic l 0-3
    @ll SiZZLe ll 0-2
    @PieR Talent 1-2
    @ScottLAX18 0-3
    @ll Superstar ll 0-3 (traded)
    @Jaxx IRI 3-0

    (*big shocker @Vcek playing no games)

    The NYR are LAST in the Metro division after week 1 with a 3-6-0 record with 6 Points They have a lot of chem and a number of good contracts. Their Owner/GM wont go 0-3 another weekend the rest of the team will start to come together. They also have some moveable contracts and dings is always nice with the trades. They already pulled the trigger on grabbing the promising young goalie @Zer0 Tension who looks to continue improving like he has in each of his 2 seasons in the NHL. They will probably continue to get top lines as they are viewed as a top team so may take some time for them to get back to where theyre expected to be but im confident this team will prevail.

    :team4:Philadelphia Flyers:team4:
    One of the most dangerous teams in the league last season looked to continue that trend this season by bringing in GM @Gwan who gets his good buddy and 1st liner @shmurds basically anywhere he goes, but had to give up some depth and lost a number of players who had outstanding seasons due to contracts expiring or moves to bring in the new friends. Carch decided to switch back to FWD which really seemed to hurt the Flyers depth before bidding with him switching to fwd and moving last seasons surprise superstar and Norris nominee on a 500K contract in @BlG LEW 69. PHI was active in the trade market making a number of moves to get ready for bidding and looked prime to be a top team. They seemed to have a plan in bidding to bring in one of Gwan and Shmurds FEARLESS teammates Trevor (scaryjoey) or Dups for but missed out on both while landing their cheap contracts which essentially stuck them with the cheap contracts and forced them onto another high player in the legend @Sbass19.

    They had a ton of cap heading into bidding and only needed 2 fwds spots, 3 Dspots and a backup G and came out with these players
    @Sbass19 1-2
    @sh4rpshooterrr 0-3
    @TehBass x 27 0-3
    @Denisov x 42 2-2
    @AKA DA GIBBS 0-3
    @LethaLMyke23 waived for @brandonbramanti 0-3

    A TOUGH week 1 for the Flyers after a devastating blow delivered by philadelphia native @Hopkins 28 and the incompetent NHL BOGS granting 1st line 500K player @Zigg989 as comp after Hopkins got all butthurt that Carch traded him to a good team after telling him he wasn't going to trade him just to "teach him a lesson" and openly talking about quitting to screw them over in the chatbox and then not being able to work out comp with the Leafs and the BOGS getting involved and blowing it big time. This led to PHI scrambling to fill out the roster and make some moves before week 1 and they had a tough week going 3-6-0 6Points tied for last in the Metro and on a 4game losing streak.

    This teams top 2 lines are deadly, they are going to need the new 3rd line guys picked up in bidding to start grinding some club together and pick it up or mix up the lines a bit. It would also help if a majority of the league didn't hate Carch bc of his heel personality (which is good for the league) which brings on tough lines for them. Look for PHI to bounce back this upcoming week and if not to make some moves but I don't see them staying at the bottom of the division for long.


    SURPRISES
    :team14:WASHINGTON CAPITALS :team14:
    Former AHL lifer and new NHL owner @xxCARUCHxx makes the jump to the NHL making a SPLASH by grabbing defending cup champ GM @Gilleh for a rumored amount of $300+ for a free virtual league, but if you have it, why not grab the best there is when it comes to LGHL. Gilleh may have fallen off a bit since becoming a Fortnite GOD and PC nerd but he still brings in on the stat sheet and will help with Caruch wanting to bring players in and them possibly giving him a chance and possibly wanting to stay. Caruch did a good job in bidding grabbing some studs in @KF x37 and @No Regretzkys along with some good depth and some of his AHL buddies and 2 very good tendys in @danlizhot and EASHL leaderboard goalie drafted @Bobrow97 who had a fantastic week 1 landing them in 2nd place in the very tough Metro division.

    The caps will not be able to maintain this pace. The Caps were able to go 4-3-2 in week 1 despite Caruchs line (the 3rd line) going 0-2-1. If they want to keep up this success his line will have to step it up. He will also have to keep gilleh interested in CHEL and showing up on time to games which has been rumored to have been a problem for him in recent seasons. The rest of this division is just too tough though as some of the top teams in the league are in this division as well as a lot of depth. As the weeks go on this team should fall back down to earth

    :team23:FLORIDA PANTHERS:team23:
    @POOPIE SNOOPY guaranteed playoffs this season AGAIN lol after his 4th unsuccessful season and boy is he off to a hot start. He brought in a guy who had been active in the ESHL discord and chatbot clubbing like crazy this offseason to AGM in @xF a w s t and former cup winning depth dman @Doanxr as a formidable mgmt. team who seemed to finally have a plan as a team heading into bidding. The 2nd and 3rd line which seems to be put together by the mgmt. team is off to a hot start BUT the big money guys have been a mess. Bidding strategy still seems to elude snoops teams, possibly bc of the unwillingness to play for his team but the continued bad contracts him and his mgmt. teams have put together over the seasons has been a real burden on his teams and the players. Highest paid fwds (bidding and waivers) @Auggy98 @BigJayAyotte @Sty l27l have been a real disappointment and take up most of the teams cap. Aug played 0 games and big jay and sty went 1-2. The rest of the team has been phenomenal though, led by mainly the draft picks or first time NHLers which was snoops MO last time he made a run at the playoffs.

    If Snoop, Doaner and Fawst are able to get these top line guys on board (although none of those guys are 1st liners but overpaid 2nd liners) on board then they will have a chance at keeping this up. All of those guys are decent players and should be pretty good together. If not hell have to part ways with them and try to bring together another chem line who WANTS to be there. The rookies and mgmt. team will also have to keep up their end of the bargain and maintain their hot start. It will be interesting to see if they can keep this up and more interesting to see if they start getting tougher lines if their record continues to trend upward.



    BONUS
    :team3:Saint Louis Blues:team3:
    This team was 2nd to last in the LGHL last season behind Snoopys last place FLA Panthers. They were an absolute mess. However, they were able to move a bunch of their players for draft picks and 2 season player assets. GM @JJr was able to bring in Jack Adams winner (Best owner) @Lehkonen x 62 to take over as owner and together they built a very good team this off season. They were able to use their DPs to help build a powerhouse and then did a very good job in bidding.

    Draft Grade A+ (way to go TBL)
    @Ix C M xI 3-0-0
    @Soto I99I 3-0-0
    @Burnsy x 95 2-0-1

    Bidding - pretty good job in bidding had cap to work with
    @Duggan 2-0-1
    @GmHz Mr Kaner 2-0-1
    @Franchise Matty 3-0-0
    @l Volcom x 28 l - (ESHL teammate of JJr and Lehk to round out their line) 2-1-0

    @xW 4 R D - top line dman, already had his dpartner on the team for 1M in Boon 2-0-1
    @Ix Lutvi xI 2-1-0
    @Melroses Mullet 3-0-0
    @I St Michel I 2-1-0
    @lBeLiEvEJESUSl 3-0-0

    @LEG3NDz R41Nz 2-1-1
    @Viktomize 4-0-0

    I wouldn't say the Blues are a surprise team as they put together a good roster and I think people predicted them to be a playoff team before the season started, but I do think their 1st place start in the shitty Central that the BOGS fucked up by not realigning is a bit surprising. The central was up for grabs and it seems like the Blues have taken the reigns. Will they be able to hold onto it? I think it depends on how they handle their "bad" weeks, if theyre able to get better and move past it, or argue, blow up and have to make trades.
     
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    great writeup man, love to see it
     
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    Not really surprised with the Rangers awful week
     
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    Nice write up Lou. Look forward to more.
     
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    Great write up Lou. My biggest surprise is the Flyers slow start, Florida and Washington haven't been given the best lineups of course anybody can win any game in this one but when looking at the lines they both played they both only played one *high end* line and they both lost. To go along with that you had to expect NYR and PHI getting mostly 1st and 2nd lines so you cant really be to shocked that they didn't have great weeks
     
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    @Scumbag Jared look we even get talked about in leagues we aren't in

    But on a real does me not returning have anything to do with it? NYR and D4N are better than me
     
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    It’s week 1 peoples need to chill out. All of u know what mean a week 1. It mean nothing.


    Ohh and Nice to read like usual lou.
     
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    As someone who has missed playoffs in the past based on tie breakers... I can tell you that wins in week one are equally as important as wins in week 9.
     
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    That is not what i meant. I am talking about the fact ppls are saying this team or this player is a mess. Good players and good teams know how to rebound.

    Yooo good point btw.
     
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