THIS WAS OUR 1ST FREE AGENCY WITH THE FREE AGENT DRAFT FORMAT, IT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO DO WELL BUT I WAS STILL NOT SURE HOW WELL BALANCED IT WOULD BE.
WELL NOW THAT IT IS COMPLETE I THINK IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND FROM WHAT I HEAR FROM MOST OF YOU, YOU FELT THE SAME WAY. SO LETS BREAK DOWN THE WINNERS AND LOSERS.
LAK - OUTS.WEISS 84
C.KOBASEW 78
B.GERVAIS 79
LAK - INCHARA 94
V.NICHUSHKIN 77
J.CORVO 77
WINNERS BIG TIME...CHARA ALONE MADEE THIS A WIN BUT NICHISHKIN WAS A NICE ADDED BONUS AS WELL.
TBL - OUTJ.MITCHELL 79
E.WELLWOOD 76
J.CORVO 77
TBL - INRASK 87
D.WINNIK 80
T.PECKHAM 77
WINNERS AGAIN RASK ALONE MADE IT A WIN, I WAS A LITTLE SHOCKED WITH THE PICK SINCE TBL HAVE 2 STARTING GOALIES ALREADY IN THE MIX BUT IM SURE GLENN HAS A PLAN.
PHI - OUT
C.OREILLY 75
T.BRODIE 80
D.LEGGIO 72
PHI - IN
M.STAAL 87
M.GRANLUND 77
B.MCNABB 76
WINNERS AGAIN BIG LOST NEXT TO NOTHING GAINED A TOP 2 DMAN AND A GOOD PICK UP IN GRANDLUND.
BOS - OUT
D.PERRON 84
M.STAAL 87
J.CAMPBELL 74
BOS - IN
N.KADRI 85
T.BRODIE 80
C.GILLIES 76
LOSERS THIS IS THAT ODD TIME WHERE A BOTTOM TEAM JUST GOT BAD LUCK OF THE DRAW, GETTING KADRI MADE UP SOME OF THE GAP SPECIALLY SEEINGS HOW HE JUST WON A CUP ON THE SABRES BUT IN THE END LOSING PERRON AND STAAL HURT.
PIT - OUT
P.BYRON 72
A.KHOKHLACHEV 68
A.STRALMAN 78
PIT - IN
PERRON 84
K.RUSSELL 79
T.KENNEDY 75
WINNERS LOST NOTHING GAINS A TOP 6 FORWARD, ON TOP OF THAT THIS TEAM WAS ALREADY GOOD AND JUST UNDERACHIEVED, LOOK OUT FOR THIS TEAM
WSH - OUT
T.RUUTU 85
L.SBISA 84
H.RUOPP 70
WSH - IN
M.KOIVU 87
T.BERTUZZI 80
B.CROMBEEN 75
LOSERS YOUR PROBABLY THINKING HOW KOIVU IS WAY BETTER THEN RUUTU AND THAT MAY BE TRUE IN THE NHL BUT IN THE GAME RUUTU AND KOIVU ARN'T TO FAR OFF AND LOSING SBISA A TOP DEFENSIVE DMAN HURTS. HOWEVER OVERALL I DONT KNOW IF THIS WILL HURT THE TEAM ANYMORE SO YOU MAY EVEN CALL IT A WASH.
MIN - OUT
P.DUPUIS 82
M.STRANSKY 68
S.MASON 79
MIN - IN
J.HOWARD 88
R.ELLIS 77
A.CLENDENING 75
WINNERS HOWARD PLAYED GREAT LAST SEASON AND WITH BERNIER IN THE MIX AS WELL MIN MUCH IMPROVED
AVS - OUT
C.VANDEVELDE 70
M.DE ZOTTO 84
R.JOSI 82
AVS - IN
M.GREEN 85
B.SMITH 80
P.MAROON 75
LOSERS PICKED UP GREEN WHICH IS A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT GAME WISE OVER DEL ZOTTO BUT THE LOSE OF JOSI HURTS AND SMITH JUST DOESN'T CLOSE THE GAP.
DET - OUT
M.REINHART 70
S.THORNTON 76
C.NEIL 79
DET - IN
Z.BOGOSIAN 86
M.COOKE 80
C.O'REILLY 75
WINNERS COOKE REPLACES NEAL OREILLY REPLACES THORNTON AND THEN ADD IN BOGOSIAN BIG TIME WINNERS
NYR - OUT
D.WINNIK 80
M.KOSTKA 78
S.MAYFIELD 69
NYR - IN
C.STEWART 85
D.RUNDBLAD 77
E.ODELL 74
WINNERS BETTER DEFENSIVE DEPTH ADDED AND ILL TAKE STEWART OVER WINNIK ANYDAY OF THE WEEK....BIG IMPROVEMENT AND FOR A TEAM THAT JUST MISSED THE PLAYOFFS I EXPECT THEM IN THE TOP MIX FOR SURE.
STL - OUT
S.GLENNIE 71
P.MAROON 75
T.BRENNAN 77
STL - IN
B.SCHENN 83
M.PERRAULT 79
C.GAUNCE 74
WINNERS NOTHING HUGE BUT LOST A BUNCH OF LOW LEVEL DEPTH AND PICKED UP A DECENT 30+ PT CENTER IN SCHENN AND PERRAULT IS DECENT ON THE 3RD 4TH LINE
VAN - OUT
B.SCHENN 83
G.ROE 68
M.COOKE 80
VAN - IN
T.RUUTU 85
C.NEIL 79
A.URBOM 74
WASH IN THE NHL SCHENN IS HAVING A DECENT YEAR WHERE AS RUUTU SUCKS BUT IN THE GAME THEY PRODUCE ABOUT THE SAME MAYBE A SLIGHT ADVANTAGE TO RUUTU IF HE PLAYS ON THE TOP LINE, NEIL AND COOKE ARE A WASH SO OVERALL ITS A WASH MAYBE A SLIGHT WIN WITH THE LOW LEVEL DEPTH
CHI - OUT
M.PERREAULT 79
J.NORDSTROM 73
M.GREEN 85
CHI - IN
M.DEL ZOTTO 84
J.MITCHELL 79
M.ELLIS 73
LOSERS IT WASN'T A HUGE LOSS BUT DEL ZOTTO JUST ISN'T QUITE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS GREEN THE DEPTH IS CLOSE SO AGAIN NOT A HUGE LOSE BUT NOT QUITE A WASH
NYI - OUT
T.PUKLLINEN 71
Z.BOGOSIAN 86
M.BARTKOWSKI 76
NYI - IN
T.DALEY 85
B.GERVAIS 79
J.NORDSTROM 73
LOSERS BUT NOT BY MUCH VERY CLOSE TO A WASH LOW LEVEL DEPTH IS CLOSE BUT DALEY NOT QUITE THE SAME LEVEL AS BOGOSIAN SO HAD TO RATE IT A LOSS
SJS - OUT
J.HAYES 75
R.GUDAS 76
A.CLENDENING 75
SJS - IN
J.WISNEWSKI 83
R.GUDAS 76
J.SMITH 73
WINNERS RESIGNED GUDAS SMITH IS A SMALL LOSS RIGHT NOW AGAINST HAYES BUT WISNEWSKI BIG UPGRADE OVER CCLENDENING.
NSH - OUT
M.SCHEIFELE 77
R.KLINKHAMMER 75
J.WISNIEWSKI 83
NSH - IN
L.SBISA 84
B.MCMILLAN 78
P.BYRON 72
LOSERS BASED ON NUMBERS IT LOOKS PRETTY EVEN BUT SBISA IS MORE DEFENSIVE IN THE GAME THEN WISNIEWSKI THOUGH ID STILL GIVE THAT A WASH DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR BUT THE DEPTH LOST ISN'T AS GOOD AS THE DEPTH GAINED
CAR - OUT
P.BOUCHARD 83
B.CROMBEEN 75
K.RUSSELL 79
CAR - IN
C.HAGELIN 82
A.STRALMAN 77
D.LEGGIO 72
WINNERS AGAIN NUMBERS LOOK PRETTY EVEN BUT HAGELIN HAS MUCH MORE TRADE VALUE THEN BOUCHARD
ANA - OUT
Z.GIRGENSONS 74
Z.CHARA 94
T.RASK 87
ANA - IN
S.MASON 79
P.BUDAJ 78
T.PULKKINEN 71
LOSERS BIG TIME NOONE AT THE HELM WHEN FREE AGENCY CAME SO NO PLAYERS LOCKED UP AND 2 MASSIVE HITS TAKEN, IRISHWING NOW AT THE HELM AND IS A VET GM AND KNOWS WHAT HES DOING SO I BELIEVE HE CAN GET THIS TEAM BACK IN SHAPE.
OTT - OUT
A.GALCHENYUK 82
C.HAGELIN 82
B.BULMER 71
OTT - IN
A.GALCHENYUK 82
C.KOBASEW 78
S.GLENNIE 71
LOSERS RESIGNED GALCHENYUK BUT KOBASEW DOESN'T REPLACE HAGELIN
WPJ - OUT
V.NICHUSHKIN 77
B.SMITH 80
N.NESTEROV 69
WPJ - IN
R.JOSI 82
J.HAYES 75
B.BULMER 71
WASH JOSI AND HAYES I WOULD RATE AROUND THE SAME AS NICHUSHKIN AND SMITH U LOSE ON FORWARD BUT GAIN HUGE ON D SHOULD WORK OUT PRETTY GOOD MAYBE EVEN A WIN UNTIL NICHUSHKIN GOS UP IN RATING
FLA - OUT
T.DALEY 85
B.MCNABB 76
J.HOWARD 88
FLA - IN
WEISS - 84
M.KOSTKA 78
H.SATERI 70
LOSERS ANOTHER TEAM NOONE AT THE HELM AND TOOK A BIG HIT LOSING DAILY BUT GAINING WEISS ISN'T BAD BUT THE LOSS OF HOWARD IS A HUGE HIT TO THIS TEAM
CBJ - OUT
C.GILLIES 76
T.KENNEDY 75
D.RUNBLAD 77
CBJ - IN
C.SMITH 81
M.REINHART 70
C.VANDEVELDE 70
WINNERS LOST ONLY LOW LEVEL DEPTH ALTHOUGH RUNBLAD IS DECENT BUT C.SMITH IS HAVING A GOOD NHL SEASON AND SIMS WELL IN THE GAME SO OVERALL A WIN
DAL - OUT
K.JEAN 69
R.CLOWE 82
R.ELLIS 77
DAL - IN
A.MACDONALD 82
BARTKOWSKI 76
H.RUOPP 70
WINNERS IT COMES DOWN TO MACDONALD AND CLOWE, CLOWE IS CONSIDERED 3RD LINE DEPTH AND MACDONALD EVEN PLAYING ON A 3RD PAIRING DEFENCE IS STILL MORE VALUABLE AND WILL PROBABLY DO THE SAME OR MORE PRODUCTION WISE
MTL - OUT
L.LEBLANC 74
A.URBOM 74
H.SATERI 70
MTL - IN
T.BARRIE 82
R.KLINKHAMMER 75
S.MAYFIELD 69
WINNERS LOST NOTHING BUT SOME LOW DEPTH AND GAINED A DECENT TOP 6 DMAN
NJD - OUT
M.KOIVU 87
E.ODELL 74
T.PECKHAM 77
NJD - IN
P.BOUCHARD 83
S.THORNTON 76
K.JEAN 69
LOSERS TOOK A BIG HIT LOSING KOIVU AND ONLY GAINED BACK BOUCHARD WHICH WONT DO HALF WHAT KOIVU DID FOR THIS TEAM EVEN THE DEPTH WAS A LOSS
EDM - OUT
C.STEWART 85
A.MACDONALD 82
S.DESPRES 80
EDM - IN
R.CLOWE 82
J.CAMPBELL 74
N.NESTEROV 69
LOSERS GM COLTHORN HAD THE WORST LUCK OF ANY GM LOSING WITH BOTH TEAMS AND HE LOST 3 GOOD PLAYERS AND REPLACED THEM WITH 1 3RD LINE GUY. THIS WAS A TOP TEAM LAST SEASON IN FACT WAS THE VERY TOP IN THE SEASON SO WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO STAY THERE THIS SEASON.
PHX - OUT
M.GRANLUND 77
T.BERTUZZI 80
T.BARRIE 82
PHX - IN
P.DUPUIS 82
L.LEBLANC 74
G.ROE 68
LOSERS GETTING DUPUIS IS DECENT BUT LOSING A TOP 6 DMAN AND GRANLUND IS A BIT OF A HIT I DONT THINK IT WILL CAUSE THIS TEAM TO STRUGGLE BUT A LOSS NON THE LESS
TOR - OUT
C.SMITH 81
C.GAUNCE 74
P.BUDAJ 78
TOR - IN
M.SCHEIFELE 77
T.BRENNAN 77
A.KHOKHLACHEV 68
LOSERS IF BUDAJ WAS A 3RD STRING GOALIE ON THIS TEAM SO THAT WASN'T BAD BUT SMITH WAS BEING USED ON THE 2ND LINE AND RELIED ON A LOT SCHEIFELE IS DECENT AND PROVED HE CAN PUT UP PTS IN THE PLAYOFFS FOR NSH BUT WONT REPLACE SMITH.
CGY - OUT
B.MCMILLAN 78
T.KRUG 74
M.ELLIS 73
CGY - IN
T.KRUG 74
Z.GIRGENSONS 74
M.STRANSKY 68
WASH GIVE GIRGENSONS THE SAME ICE TIME AS MCMILLAN AND HE WILL DO THE SAME OR MORE DESPITE THE 4 OVERAL DIFF. ELLIS IS BETTER DEPTH BUT AT THE LOW RATING WOULD BARELY IF EVER BE USED ANYWAY.
BUF - OUT
N.KADRI 85
C.CARRICK 68
J.SMITH 73
BUF - IN
S.DESPRES 80
E.WELLWOOD 74
C.CARRICK 68
LOSERS THIS COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE SINCE THE TEAM HAD NO LOCKS BUT KADRI WAS THE MAIN GO TO GUY FOR THIS TEAM LOSING HIM HURTS AND GAINING BACK A 6-7TH DMAN JUST DOESN'T MAKE UP FOR IT
Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:55 am by tommyboy