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silentsim · 11-27-2012, 07:36 PM

This deal was really really tough for me, but in the end I went with it since I felt Ovechkin has a solid chance of regaining his elite scoring touch. Ovechkin had a great start to the season in Chicago (17P in 15GP) but sucked in Pittsburgh, like many other players, so we are not worried on that front.

What can I say about Bergeron? He is a Phoenix GM Favorite. Love the way he plays and he has amazing FO and DF stats and will be a great guy in all roles for Phoenix.

In regards to Edler-Carle, we find Carle to be really good in the sim. However, one constant thing we noticed throughout game after game was the lack of production from the blue line. We believe Edler will be a big boost in this department over Carle, as his scoring stat goes from 52-73. This should help our PP and overall production hopefully.

As per Marchand-Oshie, we think very highly of both of them, but Marchand is a favorite from coming from the Halifax' Mooseheads. We love his pesty two way game.

This deal was definitely done over a long period of time, and required patience on the ends of both GM's. It looked like any chance of a deal was over until it finally clicked for both.

All in all, we did this deal because we think it makes us a better team.

11-27-2012, 07:36 PM	#3
silentsim #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SW calgary Exp:	This deal was really really tough for me, but in the end I went with it since I felt Ovechkin has a solid chance of regaining his elite scoring touch. Ovechkin had a great start to the season in Chicago (17P in 15GP) but sucked in Pittsburgh, like many other players, so we are not worried on that front. What can I say about Bergeron? He is a Phoenix GM Favorite. Love the way he plays and he has amazing FO and DF stats and will be a great guy in all roles for Phoenix. In regards to Edler-Carle, we find Carle to be really good in the sim. However, one constant thing we noticed throughout game after game was the lack of production from the blue line. We believe Edler will be a big boost in this department over Carle, as his scoring stat goes from 52-73. This should help our PP and overall production hopefully. As per Marchand-Oshie, we think very highly of both of them, but Marchand is a favorite from coming from the Halifax' Mooseheads. We love his pesty two way game. This deal was definitely done over a long period of time, and required patience on the ends of both GM's. It looked like any chance of a deal was over until it finally clicked for both. All in all, we did this deal because we think it makes us a better team. Last edited by silentsim; 11-27-2012 at 07:40 PM.