Season 39 Pre-Season Prediction
So with the door closed on Season 38 and Arizona’s run from bell to bell to win the cup we have a new start and a group of GM’s (Old & New) looking to dethrone Arizona and claim this seasons greatest prize the Stanley Cup
So here is what season 39 looks like at this moment….
Who’s Back
Tommy – Arizona
El Rookie – Montreal
Sportsgeek – LA
Icey – NYI
Truelegend – NJ
Plisk – Colorado
Reaper – Ottawa (formerly Seattle)
Toslick – Toronto
Who’s New
Curtis – Washington
Cuban – Calgary
Yesc – Dallas
Exe – San Jose
So with the existing GM’s Reaper moved from the West leaving Seattle and went to the East taking over Ottawa
Curtis took over St. Louis and moved them to Washington
Cuban took over Florida and moved to Calgary
Yesc took over Chicago and moved to Dallas
Exe took over Philly and moved to San Jose
So with Season 39 GM’s now picked and set it was time for the draft…
There was some trades that took place and some picks made and not to get into too much detail here it lead to a great draft night and after the dust settled here are what the teams rosters look like and here are the starting lineups for the teams told to me by the GM’s in charge
I am gonna breakdown these rosters and lineups and give my best prediction to what the current roster outcome could be
***these could change by the time you read this and also these are just regular season lineups and not what you might see come playoffs***
East
Toronto
We will start with the Eastern Conference defending champs. Toslick kept Chad and Grammy but traded Gram before the draft to the NYI for the 1st round 6th pick. Now with two 1st round picks Toslick wasted zero time picking up Smiirk LD and a few picks later Smokeshow Joe C
Toronto Roster after the Draft
RW – toslick
G – Chadkillz134
LD – SMiiRK-_-
C – SMOKESHOWJOE
RW – xB-Red94
RD – harkov47
LW – Dptickler
LW – CapBan_Clark1999
RD – Wheelchairdevon8
LW – LumberMango-
G – Shock_r
Starting Line
LW – xB-Red94
C – SMOKESHOWJOE
RW – toslick
LD – SMiiRK-_-
RD – harkov47
G – Chadkillz134
Just with Chad in net this team is playoff bound but with additions of Smiirk who has amazing stats in VGAHL and B-Red in LGAHL last season had 97 points in 26 games add in there toslick and havok and good old SmokeshowJoe, toslick is looking to finish what he started last season and bring home that cup.
Prediction: Season Record 30-15 Playoffs: Yes
New Jersey
Last season True and the Devils had a great run during the regular season to fall short of the Finals to Toronto. True’s roster from last season is gone with Thrice, DetAjax and bstieboy all did not signing up for this season and Cuban leaving to become a GM True went into the predraft resign and started rebuilding his team by picking up stamkos, Jeiel and Bert
In the draft he picked up Maxwell23 LD and DougCBJ RD
New Jersey Roster after the Draft
LW – TrueLegend07
C – I9i-stamkos-i1ic
G – Jeiel9876
C – xxBert-
LD – Maxwell23-_-
RD – DougCBJ
LD – DJ_DeaThSlapz85
RW – NTyrrell14
RD – Baseballmike792
G – Knxght30
Starting lineup
LW – TrueLegend07
C – I9i-stamkos-i1ic
RW – xxBert- / NTyrrell14
LD – Maxwell23-_-
RD – DougCBJ
G – Jeiel9876
Just looking at True and Stamkos up front it already is looking like another MVP type season from True and not knowing much about Maxwell at D its hard to judge what to expect from him but I do know Doug and he is a solid D-man so he definitely can lead the back line with anyone and the biggest question mark is obviously goalie not in his ability because statistically he is solid but is his availability going to be the same as when thrice was in net????
Prediction: Season Record 25 – 20 Playoffs: Yes
New York Islanders
So Icey returns this season and has put together a roster that on paper is as complete as they come. He resigned Pfarrcyde23 and Randymarsh2012 and then trades his First round pick 6th for Grammy and uses his first 2 on defense and takes Xtracts07 and mpurch. With the rest of his picks he goes and adds some depth and vets such as NowYoDead, X_beaster_x and PghFANATIC
NYI Roster after Draft
G – IceyAsylum23
C – Pfarrcyde23
RW – Randymarsh2012
RW – GrammyHands
LD – Xtracts07
RD – mpurch
RW – NowYoDead
LD – X_beaster_x
G – Kawpow_Barnes_69
LD – PghFANATIC
LW – A-mason_4
Starting lineup
LW – GrammyHands
C – Pfarrcyde23
RW – Randymarsh2012
LD – Xtracts07
RD – mpurch
G – IceyAsylum23
This starting lineup is as balanced and solid as they come. You got scoring and forechecking from your forwards and on the blue line the pair of Xtracts and mpurch look to shut opposing teams down before they get started. This squad is definitely one to be on the lookout for during the season and if things play out as well as they look on paper they will be the team in the East to beat in my opinion.
Prediction: Season Record 31- 14 Playoffs: Yes
Ottawa
Reaper returns to the East and takes his hometown team Ottawa and brings his linemate LeCupidon along for another season. He resigns Predator2477 RD and with his first round pick takes rich2k8 RD. Now I remember rich back in 2018 as a RW but he has since joined the darkside and moved his talents to the blueline and has established himself in VG as a very solid D man. Then with his 2nd round pick takes current VGNHL standout FreezeMothaSucka RD
Then Reap adds SgtVandoos in net and then with the rest of his picks took stock in D men adding 3 more over the next 4 picks giving him a total of 6 D men of a roster of 10. Reaper might have a plan in place that i am sure we all will get to see this season play out
Ottawa Roster after Draft
LW – Reapz2313
RW – LeCupidon
RD – Predator2477
RD – rich2k8
RD – FreezeMothaSucka
G – SgtVandoos
RW – M1keal
RD – Matrikstl
LD – Guesshoo1
RD – ToneCarbone
Starting Lineup
LW – Reapz2313
C – FreezeMothaSucka
RW – LeCupidon
LD – M1keal
RD – rich2k8
G – SgtVandoos
So we already know the pairing of Reap and Lecupid will translate into at least 15 wins on the season. It’s the rest of the team that we need to convert into wins and not knowing if FreezeMothaSucka will workout at C is maybe the biggest question mark and the next is rich2k8 at RD. If I know anything about Reap is that if he needs to make some changes he will just depends how long he’s willing to wait before he makes them. He has plenty of defense depth that he can convert to fwds when the time is right.
Prediction: Season Record 22 – 23 Playoffs: on the line
Montreal
El Rookie took over this team last season and took them from the outhouse to the penthouse…but really this team was in the bottom and turned it around and made the playoffs. Now going into Season 39 he cleaned house and started fresh and went into the resign draft and takes Fishhure, RiCKY69BoBBYjr & Notorious250 to begin his rebuild of the roster and with his first round pick takes JonFromEarth and follows that up with LL_CHIEF2STEP_LL aka Diirty_triix_13. Then with a real steal he gets a 7mil goalie after the 7th round for .5 mil
Montreal Roster after Draft
RW – EL_R_O_O_K_I_E
RW – Fishhure
RD – RiCKY69BoBBYjr
LD – Notorious250
C – JonFromEarth
C – LL_CHIEF2STEP_LL
RW – Eggman–1
LW – illbe_Backe
G – BomberAttack58
LD – mikey_mas
G – JoshuaDuhaime
Starting Lineup
LW – Fish
C – LL_CHIEF2STEP_LL
RW – JonFromEarth
LD – Eggman–1
RD – Notorious250
G – BomberAttack58
So just with the forward line of Fish, CHIEF2STEP, and Jon there will be no issues getting the puck into the zone and on the net. Egg and Noto on D is something to watch over the season. Egg has been known as a D man in the past but has been converting to play forward so does he still have that D man skill set? Notorious aka Noto is a solid RD that will hopefully get Egg back up to speed and help solidify the blue line. Bomber is listed here as the Goalie but I think EL might be playing more in the net that Bomber but we will see.
Prediction: Season Record 20 – 25 Playoffs: on the line
Washington
Curtis takes over St. Louis and resigns Kidmon3y and then trades him to Calgary for his first round 4th overall pick. Then trades his their 2nd round pick to Dallas for his resign x_jedi_x420.
So with 2 first round picks he takes LD – LouieDeuce8 and with his 2nd first rounder he lock up his net with G – ciulla19 Then with a 2nd rounder he acquired in another trade he picked up
C – cHELIOS-7x.
Washington Roster after Draft
RD – Curtisx18x
LW – x_Jedi_x420
LD – LouieDeuce8
G – ciulla19
C – cHELIOS-7x
RD – MikeeTeeze
LW – The-Freak-Show2
C – Bigtruss7786
C – p0itraz2z
RW – xHAC_Rambo
Starting Lineup
LW – x_Jedi_x420
C – cHELIOS-7x
RW – The-Freak-Show2
LD – LouieDeuce8
RD – Curtisx18x
G – ciulla19
As told to me by Curtis “All LGNHL line”
So there is plenty of talent on this team and depth. This team is looking to be at the top or the top in the East all season. Only question I have is will they be there in the playoffs. Not as in will they make the playoffs…that’s a Yes….its weather they will be available for them. The one thing I know about guys from other leagues typically value the other league. Not saying this will be the case but it is definitely something to keep an eye on.
Prediction: Season Record 33 – 12 Playoffs: Yes
Colorado
Bossman Plisk is keeping his position as GM of his beloved Avs and resigned Whitetees41 & captstalechips then went into the draft with his 1st pick (7th) takes RW – xDeedss and follows it up with 2nd rounder C – WARDO_05 and for good measure adds that solid vet RW ChiefTrout and C ShawnSauve8.
Colorado Roster after Draft
G – SA_Pliskin
LW – Whitetees41
LD – captstalechips
RW – xDeedss
C – WARDO_05
RW – ChiefTrout
C – ShawnSauve8
LW – PunjabiDancer
LD – ASticks21
RD – JoeyPistol-
RW – BasedGodEric-
Starting Lineup
LW – Whitetees41
C – WARDO_05
RW – xDeedss
LD – ASticks21
RD – captstalechips
G – SA_Pliskin
Whitetees41 is the cornerstone of the front line and will lead this team in scoring but if WARDO_05 and xDeedss cant contribute to take some of the load off Whitetees41 then Plisk has his work cut out for him already. As for Plisk well he will keep his team in every game the best he can the question is what can the D pairing of ASticks21 & captstalechips can do will definitely determine the night Plisk will have.
Prediction: Season Record 22 – 23 Playoffs: on the line
Dallas
New GM Yesc takes advantage of the pre-draft resign pool where he can add any player from another teams roster that was not resigned as long as he doesn’t resign anyone and he with that advantage he landed top pick/player Fluri37, then adds uStooPiiD and x_Jedi_x420 which he trades to Washington for pick. Then he makes his big move and trades his first round pick (3rd) and 3rd round pick and 5th round pick to Arizona for Iam-beanzy. Draft day with his first pick in the 2nd round he gets one of the top goalies in TopCheeseNeon.
Dallas Roster after Draft
C – Yesc__
C – Fluri37
RW – uStooPiiD
LW – Iam-beanzy
G – TopCheeseNeon
LD – JaGGeD1183
RW – ThatGuyShadow91
RD – Ma082ma
C – Teamrun420
LW – X-_-Pulver-_-X
Starting Lineup
LW – Iam-beanzy
C – Fluri37
RW – uStooPiiD
LD – JaGGeD1183
RD – Yesc__
G – TopCheeseNeon
I know it says Dallas on the roster but it kinda has the looks of Arizona’s from last season. Fluri and Beanzy and Neon then Yes and Stoop and this looks like a team making a run for a cup and for the first three mentioned back to back cups. This team will be the best out West and it literally will be theirs to lose. Not a weak spot on the ice for this team.
Prediction: Season Record 36 – 9 Playoffs: Yes
Arizona
Tommy looking to join the SP Elite with back to back cups as a GM a feat only done by 3 other GMs in 38 seasons. After such an amazing season with all that talent the salaries of his team ballooned up obviously and with only 17.5 mil to resign himself plus maybe one other guy he decides to keep the playoff MVP Iam-beanzy and then starts his rebuild with LW xSalda
But when offered such a sweet package of picks Tommy send beanzy to Dallas and now loaded with 3 picks in the top 13 he starts the rebuild with LD – sendthemnoods, LD – ProdigyToLegend and RD – jaguarknight then in the 3rd round adds G – Polar-1387 and in the 4th finishes up his lineup with RW – Jake_guentze
Arizona Roster after Draft
C – xToxiCBoY-_-
LW – xSalda-
LD – sendthemnoods
LD – ProdigyToLegend
RD – jaguarknight_
G – Polar-1387
RW – Jake_guentzel
C – Heedlessjem420
LD – Weedplug412
LW – Kingtom111
G – Handsome_dusty
Starting Lineup
LW – xSalda-
C – xToxiCBoY-_-
RW – Jake_guentzel
LD – sendthemnoods
RD – jaguarknight_
G – Polar-1387
Some would say after winning a cup and losing all the guys from the team and rebuilding that hey it was a great season last year and maybe in a few seasons you’ll get another but Tommy did an amazing job in the draft acquiring top picks that hauled in a group of guys that will give Dallas and the East something to talk about. Tommy with any group of wingers will move the puck and score and Noods and Jag on D have great puck skills as well. Polar is a good goalie but if this group out front performs he can be great. Question is do they have enough to overtake Dallas? We will see
Prediction: Season Record 31 – 14 Playoffs: Yes
Calgary
No your eyes arent deceiving you and as Tommy likes to say it’s not 2018 again. Yes Cuban is back as a GM and Yes he has taken over Calgary to maybe bring one more cup back to the Flames under his leadership. Cuban resigned Ivan and Woy and I_Matthews34_I. Then he trades his first round pick (4th) to Washington for Kidmo3ny and trades I_Matthews34_I to San Jose for a 2nd rounder which he turned into shepard-88- and in the 3rd takes his good friend and sometimes very very loud mouth buddy Fivestar
Calgary Roster after Draft
LD – Cuban1616
LW – IvanThyGreat
LW – vxWoytkiw8xv
C – Kidmon3y
RW – shepard-88-
RD – Fivestarcoock
RD – Coffey-lidstrom
LD – probablekoz
RW – Buzzy_11
RW – Ilovehugejugs69
Starting Lineup
LW – vxWoytkiw8xv
C – Kidmon3y
RW – shepard-88-
LD – Cuban1616
RD – Coffey-lidstrom
G – Fivestarcoock
So in familiar fashion Cuban makes a C his cornerstone and adds one of the best ones in SP Kid to go along with wingers Woy and Shep. Those 3 should be able to establish themselves offensively but can they build up chemistry together quick enough to keep up with the likes of Dallas and Arizona? Then on the Blueline Cuban will be looking for a new partner in crime since his old linemate is no longer in SP he is hoping Coffey-lidstrom will step into that role as his new wingman. With no natural position G on the roster Fivestar and Koz will be alternating the position in which is this team’s biggest question mark. If they don’t workout in net this team is in for a rough season in the West
Prediction: Season Record 22 – 23 Playoffs: On the line
Los Angeles
So after a hard luck season for Sports last year he comes into season 39 looking to turn the ship in the right direction and he starts with resigns of C – Beantwn_beatdwn and RD – Bufford80 and with his first pick 2nd overall he selects C – Elfpha and with the 2nd round pick takes RW – Dynasty1989 and in the 3rd round he adds RD – zappaforever
LA Roster after Draft
G – Sportsgeek5
C – Beantwn_beatdwn
RD – Bufford80
C – Elfpha
RW – Dynasty1989
RD – zappaforever
C – CSM0419_
G – ItsFatDino
RD – Dedstarks
RW – DocHolliday2681
C – cixtimes
LD – xBudz87
Starting Lineup ( Not Supplied by GM )
LW – cixtimes
C – Elfpha
RW – DocHolliday2681
LD – xBudz87
RD – Dedstarks
G – Bufford80
Sports put together an interesting team…I have not had an opportunity to play with or against many of the players on this roster so it is hard for me to judge how they will play and outside of guys like Buff, Dynasty and Budz the only one I did have a chance to play against is the goalie ItsFatDino who was impressive the game i saw him play. So I am not saying this roster isn’t going to compete but we will see as the season starts how well Sports did with putting this team together
Prediction: Season Record 18 – 37 Playoffs: No
San Jose
So ExE takes over as the GM of the Sharks and resigns PEACEKEEPER500 & CapitalsFan_08 and trades away a 3rd rounder for I_Matthews34_I and in the draft with the 1st overall pick takes RW – iZinczyi and then late in the 2nd round picks RD – TheMooCowTit
San Jose Roster after Draft
LD – ExE-_-53
G – PEACEKEEPER500-
C – CapitalsFan_08
C – I_Matthews34_I
RW – iZinczyi
RD – TheMooCowTit
G – OneHitPony_
LW – Cook_da_monster
RW – xquizT-kys
RW – Heroic_veil2
C – PensQc
RD – TourFwenty-_-
Starting Lineup
LW – CapitalsFan_08
C – I_Matthews34_I
RW – iZinczyi
LD – ExE-_-53
RD – TheMooCowTit
G – OneHitPony
ExE has scoring in the form of CapitalsFan_08 and iZinczyi and if he and TheMoo can play solid enough out front of G – OneHitPony this team has some scary potential to mix it up with some of the top teams in the West and East. But the question here is can ExE keep it together long enough to see it through?
Prediction: Season Record 15 – 30 Playoffs: No
Best of luck to all the teams this season…I think it will be a real competitive season and should have some exciting moments.
Cuban
