Both those guys are still basically rated as front line players....unless I'm wrong Gonchar dropped from 82 to 80 (70) and Hemsky from 79 to 68 (78) so they weren't really axed. I think its also important to remember this sim doesn't total the ratings up the same way - so comparing ratings from the old sim across to the new sim isn't really the best way of approaching it. Since we used a new sim our approach was less about what the old ratings for players were and more what they should be.
Hemsky is a adequate front line player and his rating reflects that.
Gonchar is a blueliner with some nice skills but some holes in his game - his rating reflects that.
Thorburn might be a little low specically compared to a guy like Nystrom but its hard for us to catch everything which is why we gave opportunities to appeal.
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