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silentsim · 11-07-2013, 10:15 AM

Phoenix GM Sim has been happy with his team's early performance- but has not been pleased with the effectiveness of the 3rd line. This was a big concern that a soft 3rd line would not take me anywhere.

The line was
Ennis-Brassard-Simmonds

Depsite Simmonds general beast-iness, this line just didn't cut it

Thus, the line has been revamped through two trades.

First trade:
To Edm:
Derick Brassard
Tyler Ennis

To PHO:
Brandon Dubinsky
Marcus Foligno

Love the CK rating of Dubinsky combined with his good NHL play. Should be a great fit on our checking line. Big fan of Duby and once had him so it was nice to re-acquire him. Brassard was not fitting well on the 3rd line for us so felt the need to change it up.

in the big deal that completes the checking line

To SJ:
Wayne Simmonds
Marcus Kruger
Matt Frattin

To PHO:
Jordan Staal
Scott Hartnell
Matt Calvert
2014-3rd.
Cap.

This now changes our 3rd line to
Hartnell-Staal-Dubinsky

we believe this new line will be alot tougher to play against and improve our team in the long run.

11-07-2013, 10:15 AM	#1
silentsim #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SW calgary Exp:	Phoenix goes on a trade spree despite hot start! Phoenix GM Sim has been happy with his team's early performance- but has not been pleased with the effectiveness of the 3rd line. This was a big concern that a soft 3rd line would not take me anywhere. The line was Ennis-Brassard-Simmonds Depsite Simmonds general beast-iness, this line just didn't cut it Thus, the line has been revamped through two trades. First trade: To Edm: Derick Brassard Tyler Ennis To PHO: Brandon Dubinsky Marcus Foligno Love the CK rating of Dubinsky combined with his good NHL play. Should be a great fit on our checking line. Big fan of Duby and once had him so it was nice to re-acquire him. Brassard was not fitting well on the 3rd line for us so felt the need to change it up. in the big deal that completes the checking line To SJ: Wayne Simmonds Marcus Kruger Matt Frattin To PHO: Jordan Staal Scott Hartnell Matt Calvert 2014-3rd. Cap. This now changes our 3rd line to Hartnell-Staal-Dubinsky we believe this new line will be alot tougher to play against and improve our team in the long run.