what does the future look like for Jeff Skinner? I know he is only 23 years old so there is plenty of time for him to turn it around, but will he? Does he need a change of scenery or does he just need more help in NC?
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Peterka, PKane, Bunting, Voronkov, BClarke, Perreault
G- Vasilevskiy, Oettinger, Blackwood
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He had some very good chemistry with Lindholm at times this past year. I expect an uptick in his PP points, as he only had seven last season (the lowest of his career) in past seasons he was been in the teens and upwards to 20. Could be because he got less PP ice time last season under Peters by almost a full minute under Muller.
He is still an elite shot producer (235 last season) but his 7.7% shot percentage was awful last year. For comparison purposes, in his two 30-goal seasons he was at 12.0% and 14.4%. Obviously tough to reach those numbers every year, but even if he gets to 10.0% with 235 shots thats 5-6 more goals than last season.
Always has been a streaky player but he had periods of 7 games, 8 games and 10 games last season without a point.
From above, I notice him staying to the perimeter way more than earlier in his career. He was a guy who wasn't afraid to go to the net a bit more early in his career. Injuries obviously have been there but thats been well documented.
Canes are rumored to have tried to trade him multiple times, but that ~6M contract for a minus player who plays 15 minutes a night isn't going to get you a lot of return even if he is 23. I hope he gets back some of the magic but his game doesn't seem to fit Peters profile (definitely not on the defensive end). He's still a dynamic scorer when he gets it going and there is all the talent in the world there. Change of scenery could help, but I can't imagine him playing better in a market with a microscope because he would have had a whole lot more heat on him this season if so.
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WHL - World Hockey League (24-Team Daily H2H)
Weighted Scoring: G(1),A(1),PPP(0.5),+/-(0.5), SOG/PIM/HIT/BLK(all 0.05), FOW-C(0.01)
Cleveland Barons
C(3): Kopitar, Brassard, J.Staal
LW(3): Schwartz, Ladd, Skinner
RW(3): Frolik, Michalek, Wingels
F(3): Michalek, Josefson, Tlusty
D(6): Ekblad, Maatta, Niskanen, Garrison, Emelin, Clendening Marincin
G(1): Holtby, Ortio
Bench: R.Nash(C), Brodziak(C), Bellemarre(C), JT Brown (RW), Marincin(D)
Prospects(10):
F: Larkin (C), Petan (C), W.Karlsson (C), C.White (C), Bracco (RW), Compher (LW)
D: Honka, Manning, Tennyson
G: Desrosiers
Semin on waivers for buyout.
https://twitter.com/MSmithCanes/stat...13015074885632
#Canes have placed Alex Semin on unconditional waivers with intent of buying out his contract.
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Weighted Scoring: G(1),A(1),PPP(0.5),+/-(0.5), SOG/PIM/HIT/BLK(all 0.05), FOW-C(0.01)
Cleveland Barons
C(3): Kopitar, Brassard, J.Staal
LW(3): Schwartz, Ladd, Skinner
RW(3): Frolik, Michalek, Wingels
F(3): Michalek, Josefson, Tlusty
D(6): Ekblad, Maatta, Niskanen, Garrison, Emelin, Clendening Marincin
G(1): Holtby, Ortio
Bench: R.Nash(C), Brodziak(C), Bellemarre(C), JT Brown (RW), Marincin(D)
Prospects(10):
F: Larkin (C), Petan (C), W.Karlsson (C), C.White (C), Bracco (RW), Compher (LW)
D: Honka, Manning, Tennyson
G: Desrosiers
Will Eric Staal go back to centering his own line? Or will his bro be his center?
Likely will be some of both. My opinion is that he will start the year at center, and if it isn't working he will move to wing. Both Jordan and Eric drive possession a ton when on the ice, and both are above 50% in face-off percentage (Jordan was 56% after his injury last year) so its good to have that possession and ability spread across two lines when possible.
Obviously this kicks Victor Rask and Elias Lindholm to the wing as both need to be in the top six on this team. When Eric shifts to wing, Rask would likely be in the 2C hole. 3C likely will be filled by Riley Nash, and 4C by Jay McClement.
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Weighted Scoring: G(1),A(1),PPP(0.5),+/-(0.5), SOG/PIM/HIT/BLK(all 0.05), FOW-C(0.01)
Cleveland Barons
C(3): Kopitar, Brassard, J.Staal
LW(3): Schwartz, Ladd, Skinner
RW(3): Frolik, Michalek, Wingels
F(3): Michalek, Josefson, Tlusty
D(6): Ekblad, Maatta, Niskanen, Garrison, Emelin, Clendening Marincin
G(1): Holtby, Ortio
Bench: R.Nash(C), Brodziak(C), Bellemarre(C), JT Brown (RW), Marincin(D)
Prospects(10):
F: Larkin (C), Petan (C), W.Karlsson (C), C.White (C), Bracco (RW), Compher (LW)
D: Honka, Manning, Tennyson
G: Desrosiers
I hope he stays at center really need his FOWs. His shift to wing killed me in the finals last year.
I think like above it's going to be a switch back and forth but without semin there is obviously changes things not sure hot but let's hope with the move back to center
24 team salary cap (15% over NHL) H2H Keeper League
G/A/PIM/SOG/PPP/SHP/GWG/FOW/Hits&blks/TOISH/TKs-D/W/GAA/SV/SA/SV%/SHO
play 3c,3LW,3RW,3F/6d/1G (2min start)/4bench
C: Crosby,Bedard,Barkov,Evans,Rooney,Lowry
LW: B.Tkachuk,Joshua,McBain,Berggren
RW: Kucherov,Boldy,Marner,Motte
D: Dobson,Walman,Hutton,DeHaan,Slavin,Burroughs,Juuls en
G: Shesterkin,Skinner
IR: Zegras,Vaakanen
Prospects of note: Askarov,
Just a small note...Bill Peters was on the Puck Daddy podcast and when asked about line combos this year...right away he said he can't wait for Aho, TT and Lindholm to play together.
Thought that was a very interesting combo
I am curious to see how Stempniak is used and who he plays with.. Does anybody think he will eclipse the 50 point mark again and specifically with the Carolina Hurricanes??
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10 team full keeper roto 4C/LW/RW,6D,2G
G,A,P,+/-,PIM,SOG,GWG,PPP,SHP,Hit,Blk,FOW
W,GAA,SV,SV%,SHO
C-Aho,Couturier,Matthews,O'Reilly
LW-Ehlers,Giroux,Panarin,Rust
RW-Kucherov,Palmieri,Pastrnak,Wilson
D-Burns,Carlson,Gudas,Josi,Nurse,Pietrangelo
G-Fleury,F.Andersen,Markstrom
BN-Zacha
Under 250 gp farm
Beaucage,Berggren,Bokk,Brisson,Chytil,Dugan,Foerst er,Foote,Frost,Grewe,K.Johnson,Lindblom,Mikheyev,N ybeck,Peterka,Pospisil,Protas,Ranta,Raty,Stankoven ,Suzuki,Tuomaala
Alexeyev,Brook,Foote,Graves,Poirier,Sanderson,Seid er,Wilde,Woo,Zamula
Berdin,Brossoit,Commesso,Ersson,Husso,Knight,Koche tkov,Lafontaine,Oettinger,Primeau,Sandstrom,Stolar z,Ustimenko,Vladar
10 team full keeper roto 4C/LW/RW,6D,2G
G,A,P,+/-,PIM,SOG,GWG,PPP,SHP,Hit,Blk,FOW
W,GAA,SV,SV%,SHO
C-Aho,Couturier,Matthews,O'Reilly
LW-Ehlers,Giroux,Panarin,Rust
RW-Kucherov,Palmieri,Pastrnak,Wilson
D-Burns,Carlson,Gudas,Josi,Nurse,Pietrangelo
G-Fleury,F.Andersen,Markstrom
BN-Zacha
Under 250 gp farm
Beaucage,Berggren,Bokk,Brisson,Chytil,Dugan,Foerst er,Foote,Frost,Grewe,K.Johnson,Lindblom,Mikheyev,N ybeck,Peterka,Pospisil,Protas,Ranta,Raty,Stankoven ,Suzuki,Tuomaala
Alexeyev,Brook,Foote,Graves,Poirier,Sanderson,Seid er,Wilde,Woo,Zamula
Berdin,Brossoit,Commesso,Ersson,Husso,Knight,Koche tkov,Lafontaine,Oettinger,Primeau,Sandstrom,Stolar z,Ustimenko,Vladar
He sure did, but I guess we won't really know until we see him in a Hurricanes sweater and actually see how he is utilized.. He is a guy that can pretty much be slotted anywhere.. I just don't follow the Hurricanes close enough and that's why I asked it here to the Hurricanes fans out there!!
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Who is going to be on the top PP unit in Carolina this season??
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Where does Williams fit into this line-up? Do these lines seem about right?
FORWARDS
Skinner Rask Williams Aho Staal Lindholm Teravainen Ryan Stempniak Nordstrom Kruger Jooris
DEFENCE
Hanifin Faulk Slavin Pesce Dahlbeck TVR
GOALIES
Darling Ward
He's top 6 for sure, but I don't know enough about Carolina to be more specific. One thing I do see is that, looking at that lineup, I think Carolina is underrated and may surprise many observers. Could be their goaltending is what will make or break them.