RandyMarsh here, your local two-time hurricane survivor.
I did a breakdown of the teams in the Eastern Conference while Doranz- does the breakdown of the West.
The toughest choice I had was picking which team between Buffalo and Philadelphia would be ranked #2, I expect both of these teams to have some real good games against one another, Jmosh is gonna want to get some serious stream coverage on that shit fo sho.
Eastern Conference
Carolina Hurricanes
Owner: Doranz-
Roster: xBradeii–, Lxppy–, Blade0Muffin, BejimoSzn, bxnana–, Jets76-bradyk14, xDeBrincat, TommyDubz_716, TIMBOGY, X3_Svechnikov_X7
Projection: 1st in East
Forward Rating: 10/10
Defense Rating: 9/10
Goalie Rating: 8/10
Strengths: This teams offense will be the strongest in the league at any given night, even their 4th forward would be a starter on any other team. I don’t expect Randymarsh to survive these hurricane games….
Weaknesses: I’m not too familiar with their defensive depth pieces, but there could be potential issues with the talent level.
Overall Grade: A+
Philadelphia Flyers
Owner: Hughsy28-
Roster: BoKnows88-, reimatttack34, Jcpens22, PickleTickler69, II-megga-II, Spelliscy_21, Maintenance_84, Sportsgeek5, LispDoge, Billyg7718, NYfrijoles
Projection: 2nd in East
Forward Rating: 8/10
Defense Rating: 10/10
Goalie Rating: 7/10
Strengths: With Hughsy and Reim on defense this team will have one of the best d-pairings in the league, also with Megga and the option to put Jonturner in nets I wouldn’t expect to score too many goals against these guys,
Weaknesses: The lack of Centre depth could be a potential issue for these guys, just recently heard that LispDoge could’ve been the sleeper of the draft and for this Flyers squad I hope that is true. Having Boknows is real nice for this squad though, expect him to have the puck often.
Overall Grade: A
Buffalo Sabres
Owner: uStooPiiD
Roster: kylej83, Ande91, KarlssonIsGod, Sniiider, Liljxgren, xSalda-, Clake, CabRelix, X7-Arrow-7X, Shadyko4, Nomoderation, Savage_Eze26
Projection: 3rd in East
Forward Rating: 8/10
Defense Rating: 10/10
Goalie Rating: 6/10
Strengths: This d-pairing of ustoopid and kylej83 scares me more than Philadelphias pair, both guys have religiously given me a hard time anytime I’ve ever played them. With Ande, Karlsson, Sniiider, and salda being the spare depth forward, this team will be tough to compete against.
Weaknesses: Liljxgren had a great playoff run last season with the Capitals but he didn’t have many regular season games played, I’m concerned this team’s biggest struggle could be finding a goalie each night. But with the type of defense they will have in front of them, a monkey could get the job done.
Overall Grade: A
Washington Capitals
Owner: Eggman–1
Roster: John_Dean_16, Fluri37, FreezeMothaSucka, NowYoDead, Bray4x_Fyb, AlecMcLay7, PghFANATIC, Turdburgler, Jockey138, Terrance2nice, RiCKYxBoBBYjr, Troyuh-_-
Projection: 4th in East
Forward Rating: 8/10
Defense Rating: 7/10
Goalie Rating: 8/10
Strengths: This team will never have a bad forward line on the ice, getting AlecMcLay in the 6th round was a real nice pick too. Bray4x was one of the top goalies in the draft as well, with turdburgler backing him up these guys look solid.
Weaknesses: I wouldn’t necessarily call it a weakness, but defense will likely be the reason these guys lose any games, I think Eggman went all in with the idea that Freeze and Dead could fill those gaps on the blue line, but they both signed up for forward and the way this game plays there could be a good reason for that.
Overall Grade: B+
Toronto Maple Leafs
Owner: Wheelchairdevon8
Roster: Fishhure, Jhursi, Complexitii-, xMarucci–. Philmorin, Teamrun420, PistolPete7788, Frody410, JeanTheDon42, xPugz_420, Thee_Ghosty, bg9m9r
Projection: 5st in East
Forward Rating: 5/10
Defense Rating: 4/10
Goalie Rating: 5/10
Strengths: Ouf, compared to the teams above these guys don’t have much for strengths, fish and jhursi are nice to have, this team will be leaning on these guys heavily if they want to have a chance at winning games. Expect this team to have a minimum of 3 guys running truculence.
Weaknesses: Devon needs to find a first line LW, I don’t think complexitii will cut it with fish and jhursi, also this team would look a lot nicer on defense if pistolpete was more available than 3 a week.
Overall Grade: D
Now here is Doranz- breakdown of the West teams.
Western Conference
Colorado Avalanche
Owner: SA_Pliskin
Roster: Hxrdie-, rich2k8 , scorezov, flowsoclean, ItsBinklee, illusionz_13, race2chasee, Sergein, tibod, reallUncleLarry, Mgm2425, sourrrBH
Projection: 1st in the west
Fwd: 8/10
Def 6/10
G 6/10
Strengths:
pliskin put together one of the best fwd lines in SP with Having hardie, Scorezov, and rich this is going to give this team an opportunity to outscore any team.
Also, this team has extremely good depth and very well managed.
Weaknesses;
I can see the Defense either being hit or miss literally, Pliskin is a goon.
Goalie availability could be an issue w binklee can only play 5 could see plisk in net every once in a while.
Overall Grade: A
San Jose Sharks
Owner: Randymarsh2012
Roster: Bxrt67, Philnee, Buckley, curtisx18x, Iamsmokxy-_-, Korrowan, xFlashify, Logan29-_-, Beeper_tha_1st_a, LaterSmitty, VBumqs-, Dooteees
Projection: 2nd in the west
Fwd: 7/10
Def 7/10
G: 5/10
Strengths:
Bxrt at defense will be able to breakout the puck and carry the defense workload.
Randy Phill and buck are a really good fwd line
Expect Logan29-_ to be the surprise player kid has thumbs
Weaknesses:
Biggest thing for this team is availability
Sus Goalie
Overall Grade: B+
Vegas Golden Knights
Owner: Shock_r
Roster: xBeanZy, LeCupidon, premierplayer, Mr-_-goobs, ThaFoSix, Heroic_veil2, xHAC_Rambo, Korrupto-777, pc3pseidon, A-mason_4, xGilmour93, LUYEYEP123, Lieutenantemu
Projection: 3rd in the west
Fwd: 7/10
Def: 6/10
G: 6/10
Strengths:
Bean!!!!!!!! And LeCupidons in between the Leg dekes.
Consistent Goalie.
Weaknesses:
PremierPlayer just a skating liability on offense.
Shock_r could be consistently good or bad.
Avail in their Star player.
Defense could surprise everyone but probably not
Overall Grade: B
Calgary Flames
Owner: chadkillz134
Roster: mrlolchico13, Semple19, j_sherminator, xShxyne, Heedlessjem, alonzi401, Washko86, JubJJJJJub, Ndirishman22, Alltro1, Lyrad99, DustyRoads052
Projection: 4th in the west (could be 3rd)
Fwd: 5/10
Def: 7/10
G: 9/10
Strengths:
ChadKillz and this team defense won’t let much in
Weaknesses:
Dont see this Fwd line producing much
No depth
No Top talent
Overall Grade: B
LA Kings
Owner: Cuban1616
Roster: DetAjax17, SliyumShady, EL_R_O_O_K_I_E, IvanThyGreat, Mikeyl92123l, xshepxrd, Gamertagrequird, CTN_laneyboo, Martok77, we345_-, X_apex-killa_x, Play-boyPaul420
Projection; 5th in the West
Fwd: 3/10
Def: 5/10
G: 3/10
Strengths:
Hopefully alot of heart
Depth at defense
Weaknesses:
No Fwds to score the puck.
Mid Dmen wont be able to produce offense.
Goalie might be a hit or miss.
No top talent.
Overall Grade: D-
Here is the team rankings as a league based on the Overall Grades given:
- Carolina Hurricanes A+
- Philadelphia Flyers A
- Buffalo Sabres A
- Colorado Avalanche A
- Washington Capitals B+
- San Jose Sharks B+
- Vegas Golden Knights B
- Calgary Flames B
- Toronto Maple Leafs D
- LA Kings D-
Well, it looks like the Eastern Conference will be top heavy this season (shocked!) with 4 of the top 5 ranked teams. The West looks like it will be a battle as well with all the rankings being similar. Toronto and LA have a lot to prove to start this season though, Doranz and I were not nice to them at all.
Have a fun season everyone, don’t break any controllers (John Dean).
Special thanks to Doranz- for doing the West breakdown for us and keeping me honest about my Sharks.
Stay Gutless SP,
RandyMarsh