Hello SP, it has been a while, hope everyone has had a great summer and offseason from the chel grind. By popular request a lot of people have been saying how they missed some Tommy SP articles. I decided to stop being such a lazy POS and put in a bit of work on my off day from class. Over NHL 21, we have seen some super talented SP teams, so I did some digging and compiled a list of the 10 best teams that this league has featured the past year. Now, over the last 4 seasons 48 teams have been built and I am sure that I may have missed one or two, so if I snubbed your squad let me know.
Let’s get into it!
Honorable Mentions:
S38 New Jersey Devils 36-9-0 (Lost in the ECF)- GM: TrueLegend07
A lot of people might not remember this team but, they were always a tough match up. The forward line of True, Bstie and Tyrell was one of the best lines in the league. Ajax and Cuban as a top Dpair was above average for the league but Thrice in nets was their difference maker. They unfortunately got dominated by a better Leafs team in the ECF. However, 36-9 is the 3rd best record being featured on this list.
S41 New Jersey Devils 31-11-3 Presidents Trophy (Lost in the ECF)- GM: Wardo_05
Wardo made a lot of moves prior to the draft putting his squad into a great position to be dominant early. Picking up Dud, Smiirk (who he traded for Laffy) and himself as a top forward line was nasty. Lilj as a number 1 dman and Murray as a starter is also gross. The depth this team had was unreal as Wardo filled out the remainder of the team with his boy’s stale and dancer among others. Unfortunately, the team didn’t show up for round 2.
S39 Toronto Maple Leafs 30-14-1 (Lost in the ECF)- GM: toslick
Oh boy, s39 was a crazy season for SPNHL, there were a clear 4 amazing teams and this squad was one of them. This team so incredibly deep their F core consisted of Bred, stamkos, toslick and smokeshowjoe. On the back end, they were anchored by Smiirk and Rich, not to mention they had Chad in net. In the ECF Chad’s internet went down against their toughest match up in the Caps and was replaced by Cookie who stole the show. Wasn’t enough for them to make it to the SCF tho.
S41 Chicago Blackhawks 30-13-2 (Lost in the WCF)- GM: Fluri37
Fluri took over my Hawks team and didn’t even resign me (THAT’S NUTS). Out of the gate he picked up Noods and uStoopiid who were both studs for me in the past, at the deadline he built up that squad adding Hardiie and his buddy JohnDean. Adding those guys to a core of fluri, mikeh, noods, stevie just made them GROSS. They unfortunately got stopped by a red-hot Kraken team who went on to win the cup.
S40 Philadelphia Flyers 27-13-5 (Lost in the ECF)- GM: Peacekeeper500-
The amount of trades Peace made this season was absolutely absurd for a team as good as it was. End of the day, his prized stud Aali had an amazing season leading the squad that also featured players like Holland, Bstie, Benji, Sliyum among others (sorry I forgot). They took the future Stanley cup winner Florida Panthers to game 7 where they nearly won. Great squad.
Top 10:
A few of these teams could easily be higher or lower on the list but I went based on team accomplishments, records and actual players.
10th: S38 Toronto Maple Leafs 27-13-5 (Lost in the SCF)- GM: toslick
Toslick took over for Chad about midway through the season and this team was in shambles. Half of their team quit and they needed about 5 roster spots filled. So toslick did just that, and this team was stacked. Grammy, Semple, Chico and Slick up top with Shep, Mike holding down the back end and of course Chad in nets. A lot of people put an asterix next to this team because of the way it was put together but regardless they took the SC Champion Coyotes to 7 games and could’ve easily won this series.
9th: S40 Chicago Blackhawks 35-6-4 Presidents Trophy (Lost in the WCF)- GM: ttommyboiii
Now on paper, this team did not look like a 35-win team but, this was easily one of my favorite teams to manage and we were sneaky dominant. Myself and Prod as a 1-2 punch up top with a supporting cast of ustoopid, freeze, lekotkaniemi, jake_guentzel, zach and pgh was a great group. Turtle and shock in net doesn’t look like the most glamorous duo but they were among the best in the league. This team also had an 18-game win streak from mid-week 3 to mid-week 5. This record of 35-6-4 puts them 2nd ranked out of the 4 seasons only behind another team we will get to later. Losing to the Ducks in the WCF seemed like a disappointment but we fought hard and lost to the better squad.
8th: S41 Toronto Maple Leafs 31-13-1 (Lost in the SCF)- GM: Chadkillz134
Chad’s squad was stacked. He had 4 players in Adam, Beanz, Tees and himself who were easily top 3 in the league at their position as well as a great supporting cast of Cruz, Heroic, Neon among others. This team unfortunately got decimated in the finals, this was easily the most boring SP finals of NHL 21 but none the less this team is among the best and deserves to be on this list.
7th: S39 Dallas Stars 34-9-2 Presidents Trophy (Lost in the WCF)- GM: Yesc__
Speaking of dominant teams, was this team ever dominant. Yesc added Bean before the draft to himself, Fluri, ustoopid and put together probably one of the best teams created in SP for NHL21. Adding Neon in net, Fish at the deadline and jagged as a 3rd dman proved they were deep. The team went crazy in the first 2.5 weeks starting a whopping 22-2 but unfortunately got stopped in the playoffs by the Arizona Coyotes.
6th: S39 Arizona Coyotes 31-11-3 (Lost in the SCF)- GM: xToxiCBoY-_-
Hey it’s me again! One thing that set this team apart from many of the teams on this list is how deep our defense was, having Prod, Noods and Jag rotating always insured that we had 2 great dmen on the ice at all times. Polar and Josh in net was a great tandem and our F core of me, jenny, salda then adding shadow and Grammy at the deadline solidified us for a deep run. I did not think we would sweep the stars and I also didn’t think we’d play the Caps as well as we did. I am proud of this team that I put together.
5th: S40 Anaheim Ducks 21-20-4 (Lost in the SCF)- GM: EL_COOKIE
Cookie’s team was built different to say the least. The team had terrible availability but when they had their best 6 on the ice, look the fuck out. Bart/Bart/Hardiie in my opinion is the best forward line this league saw in NHL 21, not only skill wise but the chem was just unbelievable. This team was 1 defenseman and a great goaltender away from being the best team assembled in SP on NHL 21. They were the better team throughout the finals in my opinion but they got bested by SP’s goalie goat Chad and company in Florida.
4th: S40 Florida Panthers 31-12-2 (Stanley Cup)- GM: toslick
As much as I hate to give slick compliments because it makes his ego even bigger, this team was special. He used a similar recipe to his S38 Leafs team except he replaced Semple/grammy with Linde and Jags for Mike, making it even better. As I just mentioned Chad kind of stole this series for them but this team was also stacked. Chico, slick and linde also had some great chem up top and Shep and Jags on the back end have been playing together for years. The depth was also great with guys like shawn, shadow, honest and teamrun.
3rd: S41 Seattle Kraken 27-12-6 (Stanley Cup)- GM: Peacekeeper500-
Peace, this team was easily one of the best teams out of the draft that I’ve ever seen. Adding Woy and Cpenn in the resign draft and putting them with guys like Kyle, Hatty, sherm and reli was yucky. Adding BK at the deadline was a little overkill but my boy Cookie got himself a cup after losing the season before. The Kraken legit shit on the leafs in the finals, probably the easiest cup SP has given out since Sedinpower’s Canes run rampage in the league. What a squad.
2nd: S39 Washington Capitals 29-14-2 (Stanley Cup)- GM: Curtisx18x
Easily the most hated team in SP during NHL 21. Without a doubt this is the best team that SP has seen in a very long time. Elpha, Zinczy and Freakshow up top for a forward line is just insane, Curtis and capsfan with ciulla in net is a crazy good back 3 but they were also deep. Having guys available on the bench like Jedi, Mike, bigtruss and quizt just made this team ridiculous. The infamous trap this team played regardless if it was game 7 of the SCF or game 7 of the season had people wanting to bash their head into a wall. Although the way this team was built had some backlash, anyone with a brain would’ve done the same thing if they were offered what Curtis got. Props to him and this great team.
1st: S38 Toxiczona Coyotes 39-6-0 Presidents Trophy (Stanley Cup)- GM: xToxiCBoY-_-
Now, I know I’m going to get some hate because I put my team at the top spot but hear me out. This was the only team in SP NHL21 to win both the Stanley Cup and the Presidents Trophy. Not to mention they had the best record out of any team in SP during NHL21 in the regular season, as well as winning in the playoffs when it actually mattered. Upfront the forward core of myself, fluri, fish and bluedevil were all in the top 15 in scoring while we had 3 defensemen with Norris caliber stats in xtracts, noods and Bean. In net, we had a trio of Neon, Doug and Bean who had ridiculous records. This was the most fun I’ve had on any virtual hockey team and got myself the coveted SP cup.
If you’ve made it this far, thank you for reading. Hope everyone’s enjoying the new Chel game, can’t wait to get back to some 6’s hockey.
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Much love
- Tommygoat Boy Wonder