New Look Jackets Ready!

[MJK]

With several days off of simming, GM Penney had an opportunity to take a really good look at his club. There was several nice pieces but he did not think he had a team to make a strong push and do some damage in the playoffs. With no guarantees this year and several teams struggling, Penney decided to go all out and try to build a real competitive team in as little of time as possible. Overall the club had come a LONG way from the only good asset being Patrick Kane but now we feel we can compete.

Last week's roster:

Plekenaec - Weiss - Arnott
Byfuglien - Horton - Oshie
Hudelr - Hanzal - Van Reimsdyk
Moss - Letestu - Kaleta

Coburn - Martin
Meszaros - Vlasic
Mikkelson - Meech

Nitty
Backstrom

The All New Columbus Blue Jackets

Sedin - Sedin - Oshie
Stempniak - Horton - Malkin
Hudler - Hanzal - Moss
Kaleta - Draper - Stortini

Byfuglien - Martin
Coburn - Mezsaros
Lebda - Meech

Auld
Halak

We significantly upgraded our forwards and moved Big Byf back to D. Got a lot younger in goal but didn't downgrade. I think we'll take a run at the cup now...with a couple more moves we should be ready. Watch out suckers!

The Moral of the Story: Trading works! If your team is average, start making deals and the pieces will fall into place. Trade, trade, trade...it's fun too!

[DFO]

Well done! The overhaul has been nothing short of stunning IMO.

[Cheese]

Originally Posted by MJK

With several days off of simming, GM Penney had an opportunity to take a really good look at his club. There was several nice pieces but he did not think he had a team to make a strong push and do some damage in the playoffs. With no guarantees this year and several teams struggling, Penney decided to go all out and try to build a real competitive team in as little of time as possible. Overall the club had come a LONG way from the only good asset being Patrick Kane but now we feel we can compete.

Last week's roster:

Plekenaec - Weiss - Arnott
Byfuglien - Horton - Oshie
Hudelr - Hanzal - Van Reimsdyk
Moss - Letestu - Kaleta

Coburn - Martin
Meszaros - Vlasic
Mikkelson - Meech

Nitty
Backstrom

The All New Columbus Blue Jackets

Sedin - Sedin - Oshie
Stempniak - Horton - Malkin
Hudler - Hanzal - Moss
Kaleta - ??? - Stortini

Byfuglien - Martin
Coburn - Mezsaros
Mikkeslon - Meech

Auld
Halak

We significantly upgraded our forwards and moved Big Byf back to D. Got a lot younger in goal but didn't downgrade. I think we'll take a run at the cup now...with a couple more moves we should be ready. Watch out suckers!

The Moral of the Story: Trading works! If your team is average, start making deals and the pieces will fall into place. Trade, trade, trade...it's fun too!

Say no more brother MJK....Say no more.

[MJK]

Amen.

[Goffie]

Jackets looking good...solid trades!!!

[JiriHrdina]

Trading works but if one team is getting a lot better - it probably means someone is getting worse.

[SweetDoc]

Not necessarily, one team might be improving their CPHL roster while the other is loading up on ECHL talent...nothing wrong with hording :P

[Da_Chief]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Trading works but if one team is getting a lot better - it probably means someone is getting worse.

In order for bad teams to get better, someone else has to get worse. eg. Blue Jackets were a bad team before, better now so some other decent or good club got worse. Nothing wrong with that. Most CPHL teams have been going through this good-bad cycle, few exceptions.

[JiriHrdina]

Originally Posted by Da_Chief

In order for bad teams to get better, someone else has to get worse. eg. Blue Jackets were a bad team before, better now so some other decent or good club got worse. Nothing wrong with that. Most CPHL teams have been going through this good-bad cycle, few exceptions.

Agreed - I'm just saying that some GMs are fantastic traders and that's how they build their clubs. But championships have also been won by patient GMs who take a different approach. The neat thing about the game is that there is no one path to success. Different strategies work.

[MJK]

Shut up hoarder!

[Hanna Sniper]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Agreed - I'm just saying that some GMs are fantastic traders and that's how they build their clubs. But championships have also been won by patient GMs who take a different approach. The neat thing about the game is that there is no one path to success. Different strategies work.

And one year, CMPunk and I will one day be sucessfull in gooning our way to a championship

[Prototype]

I have to say, in his many stints in the CPHL, MJK has absolutely amazed me with what he's able to start with, and what he's able to ice for a team in a short period of time.

And the teams that usually get worse, that Grant mentioned, seem to have me attached to them... and we don't even trade that often with Columbus.

[Cheese]

Most championships are won by teams that trade consistently vs hoarding and waiting.
Even Grant's Minnesota team that won came on the back of his deals.

[MJK]

The good hoarding comes after a team has been built via trade. GM's can afford to be patient when they already ice a nice team.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by MJK

The good hoarding comes after a team has been built via trade. GM's can afford to be patient when they already ice a nice team.

I can see your point here, but its kind of chicken and egg. I say this because you need to hoard a little bit to have assets worth trading and upgrading in order to be able to trade your way up...know what I'm sayin?

I guess that isn't truly hoarding, but its kind of a hoarding until you are ready to do some serious trading, or some upgrading and trying to win.