In the previous blog, i redrafted the entire NHL, in this one i'll be simulating 3 seasons and making some trades, free agent signings and draft picks as well.
2020-2021 Season Simulation:
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
1. Toronto Maple Leafs
2. Tampa Bay Lightning
3. Buffalo Sabres
Metropolitan
1. New Jersey Devils
2. Washington Capitals
3. Carolina Hurricanes
WC1-Detroit Red Wings
WC2-New York Islanders
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Missing the playoffs:
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Columbus Blue Jackets
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
Florida Panthers
New York Rangers
Western Conference
Central
1. Nashville Predators
2. Minnesota Wild
3. Dallas Stars
Pacific
1. Calgary Flames
2. Vancouver Canucks
3. Vegas Golden Knights
WC1-Winnipeg Jets
WC2-Arizona Coyotes
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Missing the playoffs:
Chicago Blackhawks
San Jose Sharks
St.Louis Blues
Edmonton Oilers
Colorado Avalanche
LA Kings
Anaheim Ducks
Playoffs:
1st round
TOR vs NYI: TOR wins 4-3
TB vs BUF: BUF wins 4-1
WSH vs CAR: WSH wins 4-2
NJ vs DET: NJ wins 4-2
NSH vs ARI: NSH wins 4-2
CGY vs WPG: CGY wins 4-2
MIN vs DAL: MIN wins 4-1
VAN vs VGK: VAN wins 4-2
2nd round
TOR vs BUF: TOR wins 4-2
WSH vs NJ: NJ wins 4-3
NSH vs MIN: MIN wins 4-3
CGY vs VAN: VAN wins 4-2
3rd round
TOR vs NJ: NJ wins 4-2
MIN vs VAN: MIN wins 4-3
Stanley Cup:
Minnesota Wild beat the New Jersey Devils in 6 games to win the 2021 Stanley cup.
Seattle enters the NHL in 2021.
Retirements
Joe Thronton
Zdeno Chara
Alex Steen
Mike Smith
Ilya Kovalchuk
Buyouts
ANA-Cory Schneider
Antoine Roussel
ARI-Michael Ferland
BUF-James Neal
Expansion draft trades:
SEA receives 1st round pick 2021 from BOS to NOT select Pekka Rinne or Connor Ingram.
SEA receives 1st round pick 2022 from DAL to NOT select Tristan Jarry.
SEA receives 1st round pick 2021 from NJ to NOT select Evan Bouchard.
SEA trades Artturi Lehkonen, Nikita Zadorov to NYI for Brock McGinn, 2nd round pick 2022.
SEA trades Paul Byron, Ryan Donato to PIT for Oskar Steen, 3rd round pick 2022.
SEA trades Sam Bennett, Matt Roy to LA for Stephen Johns, 3rd round pick 2022.
SEA trades Jason Dickinson, Evan Rodrigues to STL for 2nd round pick 2021, 4th round pick 2022
SEA trades Antti Raanta to NYR for 2nd round pick 2021
SEA trades Andrew Cogliano to VAN for 3rd round pick 2021
Seattle's Final Roster after Expansion
A.Galchenyuk-M.McLeod-J.Carter
N.Paul-L.Brown-J.Donskoi
D.Kuhun-A.Wennberg-JT.Compher
S.Kuraly-S.Laughton-B.McGinn
M.Kempny-T.Liljegren
J.Edmundson-M.Bowey
M.Grzelcyk-N.Zaitsev
R.Lehner
I.Samsonov
Spares: S.Johns, O.Steen
This brings us to the 2021 draft:
2021 draft Results
COL-Aatu Raty
CHI-Owen Power
STL-Kent Johnson
SEA-Chaz Lucius
SEA-Brandt Clarke
LA-Dylan Guenther
OTT-Matthew Beniers
FLA-Carson Lambos
PIT-Simon Edvinsson
PHI-Fabian Lysell
NYR-Mason McTavish
EDM-Zachary Bolduc
SJ-Jesper Wallstedt
ANA-Zachary L'Heureux
MTL-Luke Hughes
CBJ-Brennan Othmann
ARI-Connor Roulette
WPG-Artem Grushnikov
NYI-Francesco Pinelli
DET-Samu Tuomaala
DAL-Brett Harrison
BUF-Cole Sillinger
CAR-Logan Stankoven
VGK-Carson Ceulemans
TB-Issac Belliveau
WSH-Daniil Chayka
VAN-Joshua Roy
CGY-Sasha Pastujov
NSH-Aiden Hreschuk
TOR-Xavier Borgault
NJ-Cameron Whynot
MIN-Stanislav Svozil
Trades:
ANA trades Ryan Nugent-Hopkins to BUF for Ethan Bear, 1st round pick 2022
CGY trades Adam Henrique to CAR for Roope Hintz, 2nd round pick 2022
COL trades Alex Killorn to CBJ for 2nd round pick 2022, 3rd round pick 2023
FLA acquire Kasperi Kapanen from ARI for 1st round pick 2023
OTT trade Nick Cousins to TB for 6th round pick 2023
PHI acquire Viktor Arvidsson from STL for 1st round pick 2022
2021 FA Signings
ARI-Chris Driedger
BUF-Vladislav Namestnikov
Carter Hutton
COL-Michael Ferland
DAL-Kevin Connauton
EDM-Derek Forbort
Zack Smith
MTL-Cory Schneider
Mike Green
NSH-Colin Wilson
Jason Spezza
NYR-James Neal
OTT-Antoine Roussel
Matt Nieto
SJ-Henrik Lundqvist
Radko Gudas
TOR-Mathieu Perreault
VGK-Anders Nilsson
WSH-Jimmy Howard
The Changes in the offseason will have a major effect on the 2021-2022 season.
2021-2022 Season Simulation:
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
1. Buffalo Sabres
2. Boston Bruins
3. Toronto Maple Leafs
Metropolitan
1. Philadelphia Flyers
2. New Jersey Devils
3. Carolina Hurricanes
WC1-New York Islanders
WC2-Washington Capitals
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Missing the playoffs:
Pittsburgh Penguins
Tampa Bay Lightning
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Florida Panthers
Ottawa Senators
Detroit Red Wings
Columbus Blue Jackets
Western Conference
Central
1. Nashville Predators
2. Winnipeg Jets
3. Minnesota Wild
Pacific
1. Vancouver Canucks
2. Arizona Coyotes
3. Edmonton Oilers
WC1-Calgary Flames
WC2-Dallas Stars
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Missing the playoffs:
Colorado Avalanche
Vegas Golden Knights
LA Kings
San Jose Sharks
St.Louis Blues
Chicago Blackhawks
Anaheim Ducks
Seattle
Playoffs:
1st round
BUF vs WSH: BUF wins 4-2
PHI vs NYI: NYI wins 4-2
BOS vs TOR: BOS wins 4-3
NJ vs CAR: NJ wins 4-2
NSH vs DAL: NSH wins 4-1
VAN vs CGY: VAN wins 4-1
WPG vs MIN: MIN wins 4-2
ARI vs EDM: ARI wins 4-2
2nd round
BUF vs BOS: BUF wins 4-2
NJ vs NYI: NYI wins 4-2
NSH vs MIN: MIN wins 4-2
VAN vs ARI: VAN wins 4-2
3rd round
BUF vs NYI: BUF wins 4-2
VAN vs MIN: MIN win 4-2
Stanley Cup:
Buffalo Sabres win the Stanley cup in 6 games over the Minnesota Wild
Retirements
Johnny Boychuk
Jason Spezza
Deryk Engelland
Frans Nielsen
Mikko Koivu
Loui Eriksson
Buyouts
CHI-Zach Parise
DET-Jeff Skinner
MIN-Kyle Turris
PHI-Milan Lucic
SEA-Jeff Carter
TOR-Kyle Okposo
VGK-Loui Eriksson
2022 draft selections
VGK-Shane Wright
CBJ-Matthew Savoie
SEA-Brad Lambert
MTL-Ivan Miroshnichenko
FLA-Rutger McGroarty
OTT-Seamus Casey
LA-Maddox Fleming
STL-Tristan Luneau
COL-Frank Nazar
NYR-Simon Nemec
CHI-Juraj Slafkovsky
TB-Jack Hughes
SJ-Jack Devine
PIT-Issac Howard
ANA-Simon Forsmark
DET-Cruz Lucius
DAL-Jordan Dumais
WSH-David Goyette
CGY-Lane Hutson
NYI-Michael La Starza
TOR-Ty Nelson
EDM-Joakim Kemmel
CAR-Jere Lassila
BOS-Noah Grueter
ARI-Elmeri Laakso
WPG-Jonathan Lekkerimaki
NJ-Justin Cote
STL-Paul Ludwinski
NSH-Charlie Leddy
VAN-Conor Geekie
MIN-Ludwig Persson
ANA-Filip Bystedt
Trades:
ANA acquires David Krejci from DET for Michael Rasmussen, 1st round pick 2024
CHI acquires Filip Hronek from PIT for 1st round pick 2023
CHI trades Ty Smith to COL for Gabriel Vilardi
COL acquire Ryan Strome, Pavel Buchnevich, Jason Dickinson from STL for 1st round pick 2023, 2nd round pick 2025,
DAL trades Matt Murray to MTL for 1st round pick 2023, Jake DeBrusk
DET acquire Brett Connolly from CGY for 4th round pick 2023
LA acquires Joel Eriksson Ek from OTT for Sam Steel
MIN acquire Nolan Patrick from ANA for 2nd round pick 2023, 2nd round pick 2024
NYI trade Cam Talbot to COL for Thomas Greiss, 3rd round pick 2024
NYR acquire Radek Simek from MTL for 6th round pick 2023
NJ acquires Kyle Palmieri, Troy Stecher, 1st round pick 2024 from TB for Brandon Saad, Evan Bouchard
NJ acquire Jacob Larsson from CAR for 2nd round pick 2023
SEA acquires Victor Olofsson from MIN for Dominik Kahun, 1st round pick 2024
WSH trades Christian Dvorak to NYI for Warren Foegele, 1st round pick 2023
2022 Free Agency Signings
ARI-Mikko Koskinen
CHI-Nazem Kadri
COL-Robby Fabbri
DAL-Jonathan Bernier
EDM-Erik Haula
Josh Archibald
FLA-Alex Galchenyuk
LA-Jared McCann
NSH-Artem Anisimov
MIN-Derick Brassard
MTL-Wayne Simmonds
NYI-Kyle Okposo
NYR-Kyle Turris
SEA-Zach Parise
SJ-Eric Staal
Boone Jenner
STL-Alexander Radulov
TB-Jeff Skinner
TOR-Derek Stepan
Frank Vatrano
The Changes in the 2022 offseason will have a major impact on the 2022-23 season standings.
2022-23 Season Simulation:
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
1. Buffalo Sabres
2. Montreal Canadiens
3. Tampa Bay Lightning
Metropolitan
1. Philadelphia Flyers
2. Washington Capitals
3. New Jersey Devils
WC1-New York Islanders
WC2-Pittsburgh Penguins
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Missing the playoffs:
Florida Panthers
Boston Bruins
Carolina Hurricanes
Ottawa Senators
Columbus Blue Jackets
Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
Western Conference
Central
1. Minnesota Wild
2. Nashville Predators
3. Winnipeg Jets
Pacific
1. San Jose Sharks
2. Vancouver Cancuks
3. Edmonton Oilers
WC1-Calgary Flames
WC2-Colorado Avalanche
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Missing the playoffs:
Anaheim Ducks
Arizona Coyotes
St.Louis Blues
Vegas Golden Knights
LA Kings
Dallas Stars
Chicago Blackhawks
Seattle
Playoffs:
1st round
BUF vs PIT: BUF wins 4-2
PHI vs NYI: PHI wins 4-2
MTL vs TB: MTL wins 4-2
WSH vs NJ: WSH wins 4-2
MIN vs COL: MIN wins 4-1
SJ vs CGY: VAN wins 4-2
NSH vs WPG: WPG wins 4-2
VAN vs EDM: EDM wins 4-2
2nd round
BUF vs MTL: BUF wins 4-2
PHI vs WSH: PHI wins 4-2
MIN vs WPG: MIN wins 4-2
SJ vs EDM: SJ wins 4-2
3rd round
BUF vs PHI: BUF wins 4-2
MIN vs SJ: SJ win 4-2
Stanley Cup:
San Jose Sharks win the Stanley cup in 6 games over the Buffalo Sabres.
After simulating 3 seasons, a lot has changed around the league, more changes will be sure to come next blog when i simulate another 3 years.
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