By breakout I'm talking about the way Winnipeg and Toronto have come into their own this year - a young team that has sucked for a few years but is ready to take the next step.
Some of my thoughts:
Arizona (I think they will suck for a very long time)
Edmonton (I think they will suck for a long time)
Colorado (I think they may be the next Maple Leafs)
How about you?
I am a die-hard Avalanche fan!
PARTIAL DYNASTY (Keep 20 from year to year)
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2G every night
G ,A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SOG, Hits, Blocks
Wins, Saves, SV%, GAA, SO
C-Eichel, Marner (RW), Matthews
L- Skinner, Pacioretty, Vanek, Perlini, Palat
R- Hoffman, Byron, Tuch, Kerfoot, Sprong
D- Ekblad, Gostisbehere, Rielly, Borowiecki, Montour, Girard, Orpik, Schenn
G-Fleury, Rask, Brossoit, Saros, Kuemper, Appleby
ESPN Roto 10 team
24 man roster (+3 IR) - Keep 20 - Daily settings
Start 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 5D, 2G, 1UTIL
G,A,PTS, +/-, PIM, PPA, PPG, D PTS - W, SV, SV%
C- Zegras, Suzuki, Carlsson
RW- Batherson, Foerster, Michkov, Kakko, Toffoli
LW- BTkachuk, Stutzle(C), Byfield(C), McTavish(C), Benson
D- Minyukov, Sanderson, LHughes, Clarke, Faber
G- Wolf, Askarov, Wallstedt
IR- Norris(C)
IR- Fantilli(C)
IR- Quinn(RW)
Picks in 2024/25 rounds 1,1,1,2
Picks in 2025/26 rounds 1,1,3,4
Buffalo. They just need Lehner to have that career yr to cover up a lot of mistakes. Kinda like what Andersen is to the Leafs. Any team that's bad tho just needs to find their goalie.
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
And some teams are just better at building and rebuilding than others. Edmonton and Arizona have both been bad for a very long time. Edmonton did well in 2006-2007 but aside from that it's just been high draft picks and low standing finishes.
I am a die-hard Avalanche fan!
PARTIAL DYNASTY (Keep 20 from year to year)
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2G every night
G ,A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SOG, Hits, Blocks
Wins, Saves, SV%, GAA, SO
C-Eichel, Marner (RW), Matthews
L- Skinner, Pacioretty, Vanek, Perlini, Palat
R- Hoffman, Byron, Tuch, Kerfoot, Sprong
D- Ekblad, Gostisbehere, Rielly, Borowiecki, Montour, Girard, Orpik, Schenn
G-Fleury, Rask, Brossoit, Saros, Kuemper, Appleby
I'm going to pick the Carolina Hurricanes..
Zorro says "vote for Dobber"
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I'm investing in Philly's youth, that team could be a powerhouse in a couple of years.
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My money is on Buffalo in two years time.
I like the Philly and Canes suggestions as well.
10-team Pts only, 19-man roster, 9F, 4D, 2G, 4bench 95M cap league
F: T.Tompson Pasta Kaprizov Rantanen Gaudreau Necas Greig Zegras Vilardi
D: Josi Bouchard Sandin Sanheim
G Shesterkin Samsonov
B: Woll Perfetti Poitras
Farm: Guenther, Will Smith