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nyrcrisfer · 03-17-2006, 02:03 PM

Best Trade as a GM?
Well there are a few deals made early in the season that look really good right now. So it goes if your a rebuilding team.
- Weight, Soderberg, and D. Richmond to Carolina for Yashin and Lundqvist. The Yashin for Weight swap was even and simply the preference of each team at the time. Getting Lundqvist for 2 good prospects looks great now. I thought he was a very good prospect, but who know he'd be so good so soon?

- Sturm and Colaiacovo to NYR for Savard. All 3 players are pretty good but Savard's NHL season increased his stock while neither Sturm or Cola have broken out this year.

- Trading Pronger to PITT and the deals that followed. Basically, Zubov and Torres came from PITT, Zubov was dealt for Bonk and Jackman, Bonk was dealt for Vandermeer and 2 1sts, Jackman was dealt etc etc. Each deal along the line was even, but in the end I got a ton of assets for 1 big player.

- Trading Cechmanek, no matter what I got.

Worst Trade?
I don't see any trade in particular that was purely a stupid move. Some trades had no meaning (Sauer for Berglund and 2 picks) but most deals haven't hurt too much. But overall, there are a few things I would have done differently.
- Not traded for so many picks. When I came into the league I put a higher value on picks than they really had in this league. Right now I have 5 1st rounders in 06, 2 in 07, and a lot of later picks. It's good to have those picks... but I should have gotten a player or two instead of some of them.
- The deadline deals with Savard going to Florida and Zubrus going to NYR. For Savard and Ric Jackman I got Jason Smith, Tucker, Vandermeer and Dom Moore. It improves my defense a lot but now I'm even weaker up front. I've got all offseason to add some offense but really I should have gotten more offense. If I could do it again maybe I would have been more patient and kept Savard until the summer.

Who do you prefer talking to on MSN?
There isn't anyone that I dislike talking to. I enjoy talking trade with everyone in the league, even if we disagree on players. After a full year with most of the GM's, it's pretty clear that there's some very different styles and personalities. But I think that makes it a lot of fun and a lot more interesting.

What pi$$es you off about the game?
Nothing major. I agree with Syl that ratings could be a little better. I don't like when GM's don't return emails or messages, but that rarely happens in this league. The sim can be a dirty, dirty whore sometimes. GM turnover gets a little annoying.

What do you about the game?
The thing I like most is the site. I think having so many features on the site makes it a lot easier and a lot funner to be a GM. Most leagues out there don't have a site like this.

03-17-2006, 02:03 PM	#12
nyrcrisfer Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Jul 2005 Exp:	Best Trade as a GM? Well there are a few deals made early in the season that look really good right now. So it goes if your a rebuilding team. - Weight, Soderberg, and D. Richmond to Carolina for Yashin and Lundqvist. The Yashin for Weight swap was even and simply the preference of each team at the time. Getting Lundqvist for 2 good prospects looks great now. I thought he was a very good prospect, but who know he'd be so good so soon? - Sturm and Colaiacovo to NYR for Savard. All 3 players are pretty good but Savard's NHL season increased his stock while neither Sturm or Cola have broken out this year. - Trading Pronger to PITT and the deals that followed. Basically, Zubov and Torres came from PITT, Zubov was dealt for Bonk and Jackman, Bonk was dealt for Vandermeer and 2 1sts, Jackman was dealt etc etc. Each deal along the line was even, but in the end I got a ton of assets for 1 big player. - Trading Cechmanek, no matter what I got. Worst Trade? I don't see any trade in particular that was purely a stupid move. Some trades had no meaning (Sauer for Berglund and 2 picks) but most deals haven't hurt too much. But overall, there are a few things I would have done differently. - Not traded for so many picks. When I came into the league I put a higher value on picks than they really had in this league. Right now I have 5 1st rounders in 06, 2 in 07, and a lot of later picks. It's good to have those picks... but I should have gotten a player or two instead of some of them. - The deadline deals with Savard going to Florida and Zubrus going to NYR. For Savard and Ric Jackman I got Jason Smith, Tucker, Vandermeer and Dom Moore. It improves my defense a lot but now I'm even weaker up front. I've got all offseason to add some offense but really I should have gotten more offense. If I could do it again maybe I would have been more patient and kept Savard until the summer. Who do you prefer talking to on MSN? There isn't anyone that I dislike talking to. I enjoy talking trade with everyone in the league, even if we disagree on players. After a full year with most of the GM's, it's pretty clear that there's some very different styles and personalities. But I think that makes it a lot of fun and a lot more interesting. What pi$$es you off about the game? Nothing major. I agree with Syl that ratings could be a little better. I don't like when GM's don't return emails or messages, but that rarely happens in this league. The sim can be a dirty, dirty whore sometimes. GM turnover gets a little annoying. What do you about the game? The thing I like most is the site. I think having so many features on the site makes it a lot easier and a lot funner to be a GM. Most leagues out there don't have a site like this.