Hey SP! The season starts tonight so I thought I would share my pre-season power rankings.
The way I will format this is I will put my projected standings, each team’s g7 lineup, who I think will win each award, and then lastly I will give a brief analysis of each team and their record. I am also going to put the best/worst picks in the draft, Enjoy!
Eastern Conference
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Florida Panthers
- Detroit Red Wings
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Montreal Canadiens
- Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Flyers: GM- Cuban1616 13-26-4
Now to start off I have the Flyers when looking at their roster I don’t think that Adxm trade benefited them, they essentially got KidMon3y and JayScott555 for Adxm…. Overall looking at this team it seems to be a somewhat deep team but no X-Factor caliber player. This team could shock me but I’m not counting on it.
LW Ivan
C Jayscott
RW Detjax
LD Eggman
RD Kidmon3y
G Dynasty
Montreal Canadiens: Gm- Reapz 21- 18-4
Now with this team, I usually don’t want to count Reap and Cup out but after them, it gets very slim. Their D-core is probably among the weakest in the league. Having Vis and CaptCanada as your top 2 D might get scary come to a playoff push. But I can see Cup and Reap getting their backpacks out and somehow bringing this team to a playoff spot but we will see how reap manages the team throughout the season.
LW: Reap
C: Serv or Fly
RW: Cup
LD: Canada
RD: Vis
G: Jean
Pittsburgh Penguins: GM- WheelChairDevon8 23-17-3
This team has a pretty nice forward core but they have the same problem as most teams but it is the lack of a d core that will be this team’s downfall. Now I have not seen randy on RD but he is a good enough player to the point where he won’t struggle. If this team’s avail can be good I can see this being their ceiling but they have a pretty bad floor if it gets to it. But having Drydxn- is a massive W for them.
LW: OGBobbyBartIett
C: John_Dean_16
RW: Randymarsh2012
LD: FreezeMothaSucka
RD: wheelchairdevon8
G: drydxn-
Detroit Red Wings: Gm- Coffey-Lidstrom 24-16-3
This team has a couple of good players but after that, it goes downhill. They got Cati at a great draft position. Their forward core especially getting Smiirk for the deal they got is decent but when you check their defense out it is very thin. Curtis is going to run that D core but the rest is a yikes. This team I think has the potential to shock me and be a top team but my gut says it won’t happen.
lW:Catigory
C:Smiirk
RW:Jcpens22
LD:Curtis
RD:Coffey
G:Ranch
Florida Panthers: GM- ExE-_53 24-17-2
The way it seemed that ExE built this team I think he wanted to be decent at everything but not great at anything which is what this roster looks like. The forwards will be decent with Yung, Karlsson, and Grattzky as their main core. For the D it’s led by ExE, and Dead. Their goalie is solid with Spencer knight. This team will be very solid but they may not have the game-breaking player to bring them all the way.
Carolina Hurricanes: GM- Uberpwned6969 28-13-2
This team is one of the teams that I consider “contenders’ ‘. They are extremely solid with getting an X-Factor player in Whitetees, tees will be their main piece with very solid supporting roles in Uber, Fish, Shady, and SlapNutz. Their goalie with xchoo will be extremely solid and can steal them a game or two. Having Shock as a reliable backup will be super solid and their depth I’m unsure of a lot of them but I think they will be a team to look for.
Lw tees
C shady
Rw fishure
Ld uber
Rd slap_nutz2
G xChoo-_-
Toronto Maple Leafs: GM- Toslick (Toxslick) 32-9-2
This team is my cup favorites if they make the playoffs, that is not to say they are bad but their avail could be an issue but if their avail is decent they will 100% be a top team. Having Cpennback on D even though he’s a main forward, they will be set up there. Having Tommy (ass), Semple, and Slick as their forward core will be amongst the top tier. Getting Shep where they got him was nice and they easily have the best G7 roster by far. They have good depth with Montoni, Clark, and Fox. Having goalieman as their Tendy will solidify their goalie spot.
LW: Semple
C: Tommy
RW: Toxslick
LD: Shep
RD:Cpenn
G:Goalieman
Western Conference
- Vancouver Canucks
- Toxic Yotes
- Colorado Avalanche
- LA Kings
- Vegas Golden Knights
- Seattle Kraken
- Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers: GM- ThatGuyShadow91 15-25-3
This team even though they had 2 first-round picks I think will be a bottom team with no shock potential in them. They got Brocc at the #3 pick who’s a gross player but has the temper of a child. Brocc is going to be good until he requests a trade after they go 0-3, the rest of the team is solid with Trauma, Buckley, team run, and lastly billcrxsby in the net. This team I think has one of the best depth but overall they kinda stink besides a couple of good spots.
LW: Buckley
C: Rook
RW: Brocc
LD: Scottie
RD: Trauma
G:bill
Seattle Kraken: GM- PEACEKEEPER500- 20-20-3
Last season I counted this team out and they proved me wrong but this season they are going to have to do it again. Peace built a team where it’s not as good as last season but it’s not a horrible team. They have KyleJ as their guy and he will be the one with the backpack on. Peace got a couple of other good players one of them was Vaniskk who is solid but this team just has way too many holes with a super weak D core and next to no depth. If Edmonton has good avail they will pass this team but if Edmonton doesn’t suck then this team will bottom-feed. Salda was a great pick late but they aren’t going to have the power to make the playoffs in my eyes.
LW: Salda
C:Kyle
RW: Vaniskk
LD:Louie
RD:xKlutch
G:Peace
Vegas Golden Knights: GM- Benji_frank_100 22-18-3
This team is solid but lacks top-end players. Sedin is a solid player (Tlance05) he will be their Centerpiece but after that, it’s a lot of decent guys but this team I think can shock me but I think that the lack of great players will slow them down. They have some solid depth guys with smokxy, xcheechoo, and Kbatch. The rest of the team will be solid starters especially having a forward core with frauts, Chief, Benji , and maybe Tlance. Their D core will mainly be Lance, Smokxy, shxyne, and Batch. Their main goalie being Sharkie will be alright but might need a trade to get him a tandem partner.
LW: benji_frank_100
C: tlance05
RW: Frauts
LD: Smoxky
RD: xshxyne
G: sharkie
LA Kings: GM- Probablekoz 23-18-2
With Koz taking the route of doing his whole team from the draft he left himself with some picks to work with. Koz had the #1 and #3 pick where he took BoKnows and Staleee- (captstalechips) Stale was a questionable pick considering what talent was there but he will keep their defense in line while Bo drops a solid 4ppg. This team has a lot of boom or bust potential where they could be great or a complete flop. Having Bo and Stale as your top two will be a great start. Having Parrot (shesterkxn) as their top goalie is huge for them. Their depth is questionable especially after losing Budz and marner. Koz will have to eventually make some moves to become contenders but for now, they are just a fringe playoff team. Having Dom where they got him will be a start to a good depth squad. If their depth can step up and their stars can thrive they could be a very good team.
LW: beaster
C: Dom
RW: Bo
LD:Stale
RD: Five
G: Parrot (shesterkxn)
Colorado Avalanche: GM- SA_Pliskin 26-15-2
The squad that Plisk built will be very good in my opinion. They have an X- factor player in Adxm, they have some very solid depth guys with Plisk, Jhursi, Spud, and benner. They will have a very solid team in the chemistry department. Having the ability to play Plisk anywhere will be life-saving for them. Some of their bottom-depth guys are not the best with a couple of guys that I don’t want to name but they can’t stop a beachball or can’t put the puck anywhere near their teammates but this team shouldn’t have to worry about that. Blade should be someone they can count on though so if he or Plisk are in the net they are set.
LW: Plisk
C: Benner
RW: jhursi
LD: Adxm
RD: zerczy
G: Blade
Arizona Coyotes: GM- mrlolchico13 28-12-3
Chico got himself a very solid roster with great depth and enough big players to get him far. Chico made a pretty shit trade to lose Smiirk but his team still looks great. His top D pairing is amongst the league’s best with himself and Jag. This D pair will be super nice especially when playoffs hit. They also had Bentpxxn who can play some RD and can be a solid fill-in player. Their forwards are decent with Pepsi, Pete, Jcpens , and maybe bentpxxn. Having Polar for the few weeks he has him is still very good. Chico will just need his backup G’s to step up when they are missing polar. This team can easily contend on day one for the chip 100%. If this team beats you just don’t look in the discord.
LW:Jcpens
C:Pepsi
RW:Bentpxxn
LD: Chico
RD: Jag
G: Polar
Vancouver Canucks: GM- chadkillz134 33-8-2
This team is my favorite to win the cup but it’s close. Chad got himself a very good team with the best G7 lineup by far. Chad has himself as their top G and he is no doubt the best G in SP. Their main Forward core consists of Hardie, Laffy, and Flyersnation. Their D core is again solid with Flyers again, DBS and Cookie. Cookie can also play G if Chad is not there which is solid. Having Flyers Play LD and fwd is going to be great for them. They are going to be a high-powered offensive team but if they don’t score a lot you better believe that they won’t let in much either.
LW: Laffy
C: Flyers
RW: Hardie
LD: Cookie
RD: DBS
G: Chad
Award predictions
For these awards, I am going to go off of who is most likely not who is the best player in that part of the game. I am going to do just player awards, the team awards are just dumb for rankings.
Jack Adams: Plisk
Now this award could have been projected to a few other guys but I think it will end up being Plisk because he has already made some good moves and if his team finishes as high as I think they will I think it will be because Plisk makes, even more, moves to put his team into that “contender” role.
Hart memorial: Adxm
This was honestly tough for me because of the number of even players I could have gone with. When I came to my conclusion of it being Adxm it just felt like the safest choice. Adxm was the Norris winner last season and will be this season (spoiler) he is going to be the biggest piece to the Avs and their hopeful Cup run. He is going to be a big offensive guy and still bring enough on defense to keep a balanced two-way game. Overall Adxm was the safest pick as he is the best player in SP and will bring his team all the way on his shoulders.
Frank J. Selke: Catigory
With this one, I decided to go with a defenseman who is going to play most of his games at forward. This felt like the right choice because with the team they have he is going to be playing a big defensive role to help out on the back end. Having Cati be a usual D-man just makes this more likely because he has the habits and skills of a D-man but he just is on forward here.
King Clancy: PeaceKeeper
Peace was a huge reason as to why SP was able to start when we did have the numbers that we did. Peace took a lot of money out of his own wallet to try and get guys into the league. Peace set up deals with other discord servers and he did his own recruiting. Peace is my 100% no-doubt choice for this award.
Bill Masterton: Salda
Salda last season was known as the pass around of SP but he was always positive about everything. I think that this season even if his team is bad he will stick it through and give all the support and hopefully the limited toxicity to whatever team he lands on.
Lady Byng: Reapz
Reapz is a prime candidate for this because he has won it before but he was close to winning it last season. Reapz is always one of the top players in SP and if he continues that trend then he will more than likely be in this spot as he does not take pens often especially with how many games he plays.
Maurice Richard: Reapz
Now, this could be very controversial because of the amount of talent in SP but reap is still one of the better players in SP and is always a high goal scorer. Reapz is always in the top 5 ish for most games played and if you mix that with his goal-scoring ability you get a great candidate for this award.
Art Ross: WhiteTees
This award i think will end up being tees because he is constantly a top player in SP and he will more than likely get a lot of games in. Tees is going to be with a very good team as well where they will be able to set him up and he will do the same. Tees will easily be up there if he has the games played near the top.
Norris: Adxm
I have already gone over it but I think Adxm will go back to back because he is going to be the main piece to the Avs offense which will lead to him getting a crazy amount of points. Adxm Is also going to be bridging a good amount of defense to his game to give him the best chance to win this award.
Vezina: Parrot (shesterkxn)
Now you could easily say that it will be Chad but parrot is going to be a top goalie on a fringe team, if he can be the main part of their success then he will be a top candidate for this award. Parrot is easily a top g in SP and if you mix his ability to make the Kings a fringe team to a pretty solid one. Count my early vote in here.
William M. Jennings: ChadKillz
This award is easily Chad’s to win because he will be on a tip-top team in SP. their team is going to control a lot of the play in the other team’s end while playing great defense when it is in their end. Capping that off with Chad being a great goalie who can get himself this award even if he had an ok team.
Plus/minus: Hardie
Vancouver is going to be a great two-way team that is going to absolutely beat up the bad teams and almost never get blown up themselves. Hardie will be a big piece to that and if he gets a lot of games in I think he will be a top guy for this award.
Calder memorial: Parrot (shesterkxn)
Clearly if I have him winning the Vezina as a rookie he should be the one getting this award since he will for sure be the most outstanding rookie.
Top 3 best and worst pickups
For this section, I expect to get some heat but I’m excited to receive it. This loss is going to be rated off either their draft position, salary cap, and if they suck or not.
Top 3 best
(these are in no order)
- XxGrahame_47xX (Clark) 500k
This is where I expect the heat, Clark isn’t a bad player by any means he will 100% outperform the contract but the only way he is still worth this contract is if he stays muted in SP chat and in the team chat. Clark can be a decent player if he uses his brain but that only happens 1/10 games. Overall he will be 100% be worth this contract under those circumstances.
- Drydxn- 4M RND 3 pick 2
This pick is absolutely gross, Drydxn is a great goalie who could easily make a huge run for the Vezina and was drafted this late. He is going to be one of his Team’s X Factor players and hopefully bring his team all the way or at least to a respectable spot.
- Parrot 3.5M RND 3 pick 13
Yes, I know another goalie but he is going to be a huge part of the King’s success and for a little piece of their cap and draft capital, that is going to be great. parrot is going to show why he is a top goalie quick into the season and make Koz look great with where he got him.
Top 3 Worst
- Stale RND 1 pick 3 7M
Koz had a lot of talent to choose from but he decided to go to Stale who is a good player for sure but he is not equivalent to what was on the board at pick 3. Koz wanted to get his D solidified but there were better players that can play D. Now Stale is a good player but I don’t think he can 100% live up to what Koz is expecting.
- CaptCanada RND 2 pick 6 6M
SP is very slim on defensemen but picking CaptCanada in the second round is a bit of a reach, yes Capt can bring some SP experience and maybe some good vibes in the party but when it comes to winning that just isn’t the play for D men for that pick or even total players.
- Spencer_Knight30 RND 2 pick 8 4M
Now Knight is a good player but compared to the goalies that were left on the board you were better off taking a skater and waiting for the next round. This is going to backfire hard on them because of all the Goalie talent that was left especially for the draft capital they used on him.
Well SP that was my Pre Season rankings,
see you next time