SPNHL East write up
What’s up everyone, ttommyboiii here and I’m going to give you a pre-season Eastern Conference overview and projected standings. For those who don’t know me, this will be my 4th season in sp, for the past 2 season I ran teams in Los Angeles and Toronto. We finished in the cup final when I was in my rookie campaign as an owner with the Kings and a nice 2nd last finish last season with the Leafs. This will be my first write up for SP and would love some feedback on how I did, both positive and negative. So here goes nothing…….
Toronto Maple Leafs 4rd in the Adams (6th in the east)
Notable draft picks: jaime14benn14 4th overall, Benner77 2nd round 10th pick
Best 6:
LW Tyler91seguin91
C Benner77
RW jaime14benn14
LD SliyumShady/Booseybad
RD SullivanI93I
G lxl-C-lxl/Troublekid1999
Lxl aka Mansel moves from Buffalo to the 6ix and right away made a big move and acquired elite winger Tyler91seguin91. Seguin looks set to lead this Leafs forward core and put up another stellar season. With the 4th pick in the draft Mansel takes jaime14benn14 who has a lot of chemistry with Tyler and also a very good winger. Playing centre in-between them will likely be Benner77 who he took in the 2nd round of the draft. On the back end, they look a tad thin with only 3 listed defencemen on the roster but, they do have Sullivan who is known as a good defenceman. Playing next to him will be Shady or Boosey, I don’t know much on Boosey but, after playing several games with Shady, he proved that he is a more than capable defenceman, question is will his skills transfer to league play. In net, they have plenty of depth and have many options with Mansel, Trouble and joeja. Mansel also made a move before the start of the season in trading Tanger for former SPNHL GM Appler.
Pittsburgh Penguins: 3rd in the Adams (4th in the east)
Notable draft picks: SmashNgrab21 2nd overall LD, BiPolarBear1387 13th overall G,
Best 6:
LW Cookie_man_412
C H-_A-_L-_A-_K
RW kinglyme89
LD smashNgrab21
RD captain21canada
G BiPolorBear1387
BrownsvilleSolja leads this interesting looking Pittsburgh Penguins team into season 26 looking for back to back Stanley cups. HAHA jokes, but yet again this season, without the puck even dropping for opening night he has guaranteed his team a Stanley cup. Offensively they have a weapon in Kinglyme89, with Cookie man and Halak who look to round off their top line. Defensively they’re looking solid with 2nd overall pick Smash leading the way with Cap Canada most likely being on that top pair. The man the myth the legend himself Soni and Bipolar will be sharing the net, not entirely sure whether who will be the starter but only time will tell.
 
New York Islanders: 2nd in the Adams (2nd in the east)
Notable draft picks: Ev0xgsr327 15TH overall, Bruiser4life2, 3rd round 15th pick
Best 6:
LW seedoftavares
C CantTreadOnMe_
RW Ev0xgsr327
LD Ajax32123
RD Breezy5457
G Bruiser4life2
After losing in the final 4 last season, Seed decided to move his team to Brooklyn and take over the Islanders. Pre-draft, Seed made a trade in acquiring CantTread from Anaheim who looks poised to be the teams #1 centre after having a fantastic rookie season. On his wings, will likely be Seed or Voltage on his left and on the right his 1st round pick Ev0 or Crevette. Offensively, they look very good but defensively they look absolutely stacked. Last season, Seed moved his buddy Fish for arguably the best defenceman in the league in Breezy and partnered him up with Ajax who is also very solid. This D pair is going to frustrate a lot of teams this season and don’t be surprised if one of these guys walk away with Norris. In net, they have Bruiser who looks to be the starter, who should have a great season, especially with this D pair in front of him.
New Jersey Devils: 1st in the Adams (1st in the east)
Notable draft picks: Rancher12345 3rd round 6th pick, Chieftrout 4th round pick 10
Best 6:
LW cornect57
C Burst-NightOwl
RW Linde94
LD Cuban1616
RD Iachoku
G Rancher12345
Cuban1616 returns as a gm and immediately they make the biggest move I think of the pre-season in acquiring former SPNHL Gm Burst. He did cost them a 1st and 2nd rounder but, it is 2 picks well spent because this guy is probably one of the most talented forwards in the league. On his wings will probably be Linde and cornect, who having seen both of them play look to form one of the best forward lines in the league. On D, majority of the games will consist of the duo of Cuban and Iachoku (what a surprise), these 2 also make one of the best d pairs in the league. In between the pipes, it will be their 3rd round pick Rancher who has a career 21-6 record in Sp and can most likely keep at this pace with the team in front of him. Depth wise, they have CheifTrout, who is very capable of playing both RW and RD who can certainly and can help out with this talented squad.
Boston Bruins: 4th in the Patrick (8th in the east)
Notable draft picks: Nowelbaby 9th overall, Grippinq 2nd round 8th pick
Best 6:
LW PistolPete7788
C steelersfan26
RW Grippinq/Quinzee
LD Nowelbaby
RD turdburgler169
G JMLPatriots
Pistol Pete returns as a GM from last season after he took control of Pittsburgh after the first week. This time around he got the privilege to pick his own team and did well selecting forwards like Grippinq and Quinzee who are coming off amazing rookie seasons. On the backend, Nowel looks set to lead this group with either Tar-pit or turdburgler on his right, in net, Pete resigned JMLPatriots who I’ve heard is a pretty decent goalie. Although Pete does have some nice talent to play with him, I think this team has a few holes such as Centre depth and on Right defence. Steelers is the only C on the roster BUT, he is only 3 a week, the question is who will he play there, the other 4-6 games, Grippinq? Quinzee? Also after Tar pit was placed on IR his only option at RD is turdburgler who has a grand total of 0 games played as a D in SP. Will Pete end up making a move to help out these holes during the first week, possibly.
Montreal Canadiens: 3rd in the Patrick (7th in the east)
Notable draft picks: Xtailsy 11th overall, Dafoumanchew 2nd round 15th overall
Best 6:
LW Xtailsy
C Killerpatou007
RW Clutchability
LD Irish_Pittbull69
RD jielking
G Dafoumanchew
Irish and the Montreal Canadiens also made a huge move and acquired a star in Clutchability, it did unfortunately cost him a 1st and 3rd rounder but this gives Irish another superstar to play with. Playing with Clutch looks to be Xtailsy on the left, who had a great rookie season and Killerpatou007 in the middle who is the only listed C but, both Irish and jielking can play C if needed. On the backend, it looks to be Irish and jielking but, Clutch and deadrising can play RD so Irish has some options on who is playing where. Surprisingly Irish doesn’t have a goalie on the roster but he does have Dafoumanchew (qc poutine) who is coming off a Stanley cup winning season and is a solid goaltender.
Ottawa Senators: 2nd in the Patrick (5th in the east)
Notable draft picks: Dynasty1989 7th overall, That-One_Shot-22- 5th round 4th pick
Best 6:
LW RandyMarsh2012
C Diirty_Triix_13
RW That-One_Shot-22-
LD Dynasty1989
RD Freefaii
G SgtVandoos
Long time SPNHL veteran Diirty Triix returns as an owner and moves his team to the nation’s Capital Ottawa. Playing on the wings with Triix will most likely be RandyMarsh and possibly the steal of the draft in One shot. This combo definitely has the capacity to put up lots of goals and will be a force to be reckon with. On defence it will likely be Dynasty, who is a good offensive defenceman and Freefaii who is also a very good defenceman. SgtVandoos will be the starter who can be an outstanding goalie but, does have some ugly moments. Triix is in a tough spot with 2 guys quitting on him before the start of the season but, he is a veteran and I’m sure he will find a way to make it work.
New York Rangers: 1st in the Patrick (3rd in the east)
Notable draft picks: Stiivii-66 3rd overall, mjvoell44 2nd round 4th pick
Best 6:
LW mjvoell44
C Ransom613
RW Mg2452
LD Mxster-77
RD Stiivii-66
G Mooner2014
The former Jack Adams winner Kozmo relocates north to New York and looks to go on a deeper playoff run this season. On the front, mjvoell rejoins former Calder winner Ransom, both these guys had outstanding rookie seasons and will likely have great sophomore seasons. Joining these 2 will be MG who is also a talented winger, these 3 look to be one of the best forward lines in the entire league and will be a nightmare for teams to try and stop. On the back end they have 2nd year rookie, Mxster on the left and Stiivii on the right side. Never played or seen these guys play but I’ve heard nothing but good things about Mxster and I’m going to assume Stiivii is very talented after being picked 3rd overall. Last season Kozmo picked Ransom 3rd overall and he ended up winning the Calder, I say there’s a good chance Stiivii is up there for the Calder vote. In net they have the duo of Mooner and Sazer who are both good goalies and can split time without any worries.