EHM SAS Fantasy Draft Simulation Extravaganza

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T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

mennoknight posted:

Tanner Crocknuts, Yancy Gloober, Mike Mikkelson, Garrett Cumswap, Horton Knuf, Prince

Yes! We're now in our third iteration of the somehow annual SAS Fantasy Draft wherein we redraft the entire league and make specious arguments about whose team is better and gleefully slot rapists into our top six.

But now! with the power of technology and Sports Interactive's "new" (it's basically 07 with tweaks) Eastside Hockey Manager http://store.steampowered.com/app/301120/ we can truly see who would have the best team in an unrealistic goalie/first line centric world. I have sadly edited my EHM roster so that each of our pathetic and poorly constructed teams are fully assembled, and I will be simulating an entire season (or more!) with these Goon made monstrosities battling it out.

This simulation is based on our 2nd draft, which took place in the morass that was the 2014 offseason:

Rosters are viewable here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a80PmyvcOnXidTbKzsd0mkxjVKIP1LoiHcXtMuUMKjU/edit#gid=671811590

I'm not really sure how I'm going to structure the sim yet. I'm thinking NHL/AHL/Canadian Hockey League with full detail (since a bunch of prospects were taken in this version of our draft) and monthly updates. I'll probably actually let the computers control all the teams because it would be a nightmare to set lines through injuries and I don't know what horrible combinations you Don Waddell juniors envisioned.

Anyway, embarrassing updates coming soon!

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Aug 22, 2015

# ¿ Aug 22, 2015 19:31

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 05:20

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fits posted:

I didn't have time to do the fantasy draft this year so basing it off last year is a good idea, in my opinion

Jordan is going to do this year's when we finish!

# ¿ Aug 22, 2015 19:41

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

Spamtron7000 posted:

If the Bruins are any good I'm going to take credit. If not, it's all Jamwad.

They won't be good.

Rask is a magic man in EHM I wouldn't be surprised if they make the playoffs.

# ¿ Aug 22, 2015 20:20

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

I forgot to mention too that undrafted players will just remain on their original teams unless they cause cap problems (hello Sheldon Souray).

e: Actually I think I'm gonna remove any undrafted significant (1.5m+) contract, seems like the fairest way.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Aug 22, 2015

# ¿ Aug 22, 2015 20:30

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Preseason underway, mockery incoming. Running with NHL/AHL/CHL/International on full detail so I'll even have box requests upon some insane person's request.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 00:34 on Aug 23, 2015

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 00:25

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

argh the stupid loving put all the preseason injuries back on when I reloaded this is so irritating. Ok, have to reset one more time guys. This load will hopefully not be retarded.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Aug 23, 2015

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 00:42

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

eXXon posted:

McEichel here I come!

Can you post my players ratings? I imagine that my forwards are all garbage.

These are just the offense ratings:

Anyway, update soon. Everything looks good.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 05:53

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

OK hopefully everything is set properly because I'm done doing edits I have at least a minimal life.

Preseason has finished! Here is the salary cap situation on October 2nd, going into the regular season. Note that the Sharks have not hit the floor but I don't even think the penalties are programmed in so not to worry:

Let's take a look at the trade block too. For some reason the Detroit GM always wants to trade Glendening in every sim I do, but he's actually pretty decent!

No trades to report yet but we do have some amusing/horrible signings:

And here is what the Computer GMs think of your terrible teams:

There were also two major preseason injuries that you can blame your respective failures on:

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 06:09

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

Opening night line combos oh my god:

Atlantic Division

Is Randy still coaching? What is a Lindstrom and why is it on the 2nd line?

There's no McDavid to save you now Taylor. The 3rd line is better than the 2nd line. Maatta is still hurt so the D will be better thank god.

Good news: Trouba is a day away from returning so the D will escape the dumpster fire that is currently consuming it. Bad news: Tyler Johnson tore his MCL in his first game and is out three months.

David Desharnaising all over the first line. The free Pastrnak is nice though.

Sharp is out for a few days so he's not pictured here. Prust-Briere-Heatley folks.

For some reason Tyson Barrie got sat in the first game.

Babs going with the vets.

Neal being suspended still does not in anyway excuse David Jones on the first line.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 07:23 on Aug 23, 2015

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 06:29

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Metropolitan Division

I like the D but what is up with the loving Thorburn obsession.

Gallagher is out a few weeks so the free Dano helps.

I'm not sure if playing Chris Phillips in all situations is the most prudent move.

LD Depth Chart: Hillen, Allen, McDonagh

This roster respects the Voynov suspension so yeah.

Is it suspicious or embarrassing that the computer has hosed up my lines less than anyone else's?

Ginette's bottom four D are also the first four bosses in Double Dragon.

Sutter finds his purpose.

West lines coming soon. Keep in mind that the lines in computer hands are very fluid in EHM so these combinations will change often.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 06:43 on Aug 23, 2015

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 06:41

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

eXXon posted:

What the gently caress is the AI sitting Wiercioch and Dillon to play Allen and Hillen?

Even worse what the gently caress is that first line? Nate Thompson Jay McClement and Zach Boychuk?? Can you please fire my coach ASAP

I think that's actually a preseason lineup -- your team hasn't played its first game yet.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 06:49

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

Central Division

The free Klingberg is pretty nice. I don't have anything mean to say about this team sadly.

The free Dubnyk will be nice when Ma$on inevitably falters. Losing Niskanen really hurts this D.

I think the comp scrambling to sign Andrew Ference adequately describes this defense (Krug is hurt for a couple of days).

I know, the forwards don't look great -- but Bozak is out for 10 days.

Did I mention goalies were really important in EHM? This is another team where the comp is doing reasonable lines though.

Top 6 or bust.

From Sobotka with love.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 07:25 on Aug 23, 2015

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 06:58

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the talent deficit posted:

I don't even remember taking Brandon Sutter. Is Brooks Laich hurt or does EHM just think he sucks more than Tyler Kennedy?

The comp is trying to trade Laich lol

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 06:58

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

Pacific Division

Not pictured: One Vinny Lecavalier.

Gormley still hasn't been picked in our current draft.

Bizarro Oilers.

I kind of like this team if Mike Smith doesn't blow it.

Joe Cannata is what happens when you don't draft a backup goalie.

This team signed Horcoff and Weiss. Inspiring start.

I like this team in reality but those goalies are trouble in EHM.

OK that's it for tonight. Tomorrow I'll sim a month or two. I'll post ratings requests/whatever too -- let me know.

e: Simmed a day to get eXXon's actual opening night lines:

de:

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 07:16 on Aug 23, 2015

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 07:10

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Klingberg is really good.

Paulocaust posted:

My team gets worse every time I look at it. Carlyle still haunts me and is playing a guy that washed out of the league irl on my second line.

Quick dominates though, bet you still do well.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Aug 23, 2015

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 18:46

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

November 1st Update

Tampa is off to a hot start in the East although the +2 G/D isn't great. Detroit and Ottawa appear to have the best underlying numbers while Paulo's leafs really need to score more. My poor little Devils

I knew there was a reason I liked the Sharks. Meanwhile the Avalanche have been truly dreadful and are leading the hard charge for McJesus.

Tomas Plekanec is tearing it the gently caress up and The Semin has returned.

You can see why San Jose is doing so well. Ekblad's hot start doesn't bode well when factored into Calgary's poor start.

Quick is doing his best to drag the Leafs into contention. Rask looks like the Vezina favorite so far.

loving San Jose man.

We have one sad little trade:

Major injuries of note:

McDavid/Eichel update:

If anyone wants a team specific update let me know, I'll wait a bit before the next month's sim to accommodate requests

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 19:49

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the talent deficit posted:

who is gonna replace faulk in the caps lineup? i think they're pretty doomed without him. they were already playing two rookie d

Current lines (Turris is out 2 weeks)

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 20:03

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Boomer The Cannon posted:

Holy crap.

Your D isn't great but I like your forwards and Bishop is quite good. I think you'll get out of the basement at least.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 20:22

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

I'm gonna go ahead and post team updates for posters itt

Boomer The Cannon posted:

Holy crap.

(Versteeg is hurt)

fits posted:

cats

JoelJoel posted:

wow, really though the Ottawa Young Guns would have a much harder time in the EHM sim. Though it's only been a month, so I'm cautiously optimistic.

Also, this thread T-Bowns.

Starsfan posted:

god drat it Niemi and Enroth. You're sinking the team!

**still ahead of the pace of the real life Sabres so I can hold on to that

Twin Cinema posted:

I'm glad I got a free Klingberg (is he any good in this game?) because he fills out my defense. Hopefully Semin doesn't suck as bad in this game as he did this past season. Also, Paajarvi on the second line while Ryan Strome and Huberdeau on the fourth? Uh, okay.

Paulocaust posted:

My team gets worse every time I look at it. Carlyle still haunts me and is playing a guy that washed out of the league irl on my second line.

Apparently Gardiner is out 4 months.

Verviticus posted:

thankfully in EHM every player can handle 60 mins and every goalie can play 82 games

but holy poo poo... canucks would've been a good real life team but are going to be a very bad EHM team unless the computer just plays zetterberg/ovie 45 mins a game which uh, might happen. and then i'll win every game. hopefully andersen has a good rating in these rosters

legit concerned about that PP though. santorelli probably has like a 4 for creativity and passing

anyways i think the blackhawks, jets, caps, canucks, devils jets and islanders are probably all going to turn out pretty well all in all

eXXon posted:

Jordan drafted a great top 6 for the Hawks but evidently forgot about defense after Chara.

e: ok that lineup is much better, whoever did the ratings must be a big Mantha fanboy though.

Stickarts posted:

Hell yes. Team Saskatchewan is ready for a red hot 24th place finish.

Luke Schenn pulled his hammy.

Spamtron7000 posted:

If the Bruins are any good I'm going to take credit. If not, it's all Jamwad.

They won't be good.

ThinkTank posted:

You are a saint T-Bone.

Marc Staal is out a few days.

Jordan7hm posted:

yep

mentholmoose posted:

I'd like to see how the Flyers are 5-5 with nobody on any leaderboard except for Bernier, who's 24th in save percentage so far.

Iginla is out for a week.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 20:52

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and here's my poo poo team:

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 21:01

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

You are 28th in SOG but yeah it's a bit low event compared to RL.

Paulocaust posted:

LOL the guy Carlyle puts at 2nd line over Beleskey and Killorn has 0 points in 9 games

4.1% PP wtf

Give Quick the Vezina already

Can we do anything to alter our team like trades, fire coaches, etc or do I have to watch this dumpster fire burn

I was thinking no for this one just because everyone isn't here, but maybe I'll run a sim in this soon where people can do that.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 21:19

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VJeff posted:

Can't Zazz the Mraz.

I'm sad about Ilya getting released.

I've never heard of my second line center, why are Tatar and Jurco in my bottom six, why the sweet dancing gently caress is Kopecky on my top line. BABS.

heading out to beer league hockey but I'll try to do another update tonight.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2015 22:29

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mennoknight posted:

Mikael backlund, 4th line centre. Cmon kuemper!

Elias is day to day.

eXXon posted:

Alex Burrows, 4th line center despite not playing C at all, nice.

I'm surprised my team is even above .500 with that poo poo goaltending. Is Lehner already injured or something or is the CPU stubbornly starting Hutch for no good reason? Also what happened to make Matt Read suck so bad?

Lehner is healthy but he's not that great in EHM, at least off the start.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 02:50 on Aug 24, 2015

# ¿ Aug 24, 2015 02:47

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

Wasn't he the guy who was the greatest ball hockey player in the world at one point?

# ¿ Aug 24, 2015 03:43

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December 1st Update

My Devils have rebounded and stab's team of merry goons is somehow good in EHM (Carey Price). In the West, the Sharks continue to look like the Cup favorite although the Stars are still there. The Flyers and Avalanche have a hard beat on McDavid/Eichel.

Semin going for 50 in 50 :stare:

Ryan Murphy may be a tad overrated:

Lou is having a big time year on the island.

Drouin and Ekblad are dueling for the Calder.

Weird November trades

Major injuries:

Varlmov and Lehtonen have fractured wrists, but they're only DTD right now.

POTM

Meanwhile, in Colorado:

(no head coach has been hired yet so Joe is GM/Coach at the moment).

I'll post some team updates later.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 01:22

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tofes posted:

Did Stamkos die or something?

I think your team will rebound because Fasth has been pretty solid actually and your scorers are all good in EHM but just underperforming. Stammer is 8-7-15 and he usually tears it up.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 01:30

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

East Updates (just gonna do stats this time, will do lines next time/on request although quite frankly EHM lines in the comps hands are really fluid so its best to look at TOI).

Pat Clements and his Metropolitan leading New York Islanders

stab's Atlantic leading assholes V1

My implausible Devils

~~Jamwad's~~Spamtron's Bruins

A Typical Goon's Perron needed Datsyuk not Crosby

Ginette's American goalies have been really bad

JoelJoel's tiny little baby hockey men

ThinkTank's bro squad

Zod's Chris Phillips: 24:00 TOI

Vjeff's we miss you Jimmy Howard

Paulo's Jonathan Quicks

the talent deficit's we hate you Jimmy Howard

Starsfan's boys are ahead of the Nolan curve

Fits's cats will make a run if Bob plays a little better

eXXon is bringing conspiracy charges against his goalies

menthol's Flyers played to his regression prediction

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 05:21 on Aug 25, 2015

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 04:24

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Some team stats while I do the West:

you could say the Jets are due for a rebound and yeah EHM is even more low event than I thought.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 04:41 on Aug 25, 2015

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 04:33

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Paulocaust posted:

pp up to 9.9% yay double digits soon. Why has Quick only played 13 games?

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 04:46

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eXXon posted:

at Bickell's statline.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 05:02

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West update:

Habibi's regular season warriors

Twin Cinema's we don't need no stinkin buyout

johnfw50's Kings (does he still post?)

Rutkowki's Yotes (are really benefiting from a free overrated Duclair)

Jordan's Hawks (are gonna get done in by his 2nd line pretty soon)

Laderhan's why the heck won't PK shoot more (because D don't score nearly enough in EHM)

Danny LaFever's Oilers are seriously loving bizarre how is this team in the playoffs

Boxc's Ducks are getting killed by Clarkson and co

Verv's Canucks are seriously going to miss the playoffs if Jim Benning doesn't trade for a backup goalie (which apparently he can't use his 1st or 2nd round pick for)

lazerwolf's Wild can't loving score

Stickarts's Blues should probably actually be worse

tofe's Jets need to start burying it and stop starting Greiss

menno's Flames really don't look that bad (if they could get a few loving saves)

Boomer's Holy Crap

Another update tomorrow probably (with a WJC bonus round). I'm also running AHL/CHL in full detail if anyone wants an update there (or just a prospect update in general, all other leagues will generate stats).

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 05:36

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

Doan, Fisher and Williams all have solid ratings. It's surprising they're doing bad (but it could continue if EHM age regression kicks in). Koivu and Toffoli are rated quite well and almost certainly will turn it around.

e: Actually Koviu is a little worse than I thought but I've seen Toffoli finish top ten in scoring but maybe that was in 2015-2016.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 05:43

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Verviticus posted:

tavares should not be posting a 6.5 with 7 points lmao. his rating is like 186

He's even a little better in my roster:

That team also has Bishop who routinely leads Tampa to the ECF/SCF in my normal sims in Year 1 so I don't know what's up with them.

T-Bone fucked around with this message at 05:55 on Aug 25, 2015

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 05:52

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Also I forgot Good Soldier Svejk took over the Rangers last year. Whoops.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 06:17

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johnfw50 posted:

Just found out about this thread. Thanks for running this T-Bone. Also, I have no clue how the hell my team is doing well.

The Return of the King

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 06:56

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eXXon posted:

I need to see this team's lineup, they should be right in the McEichel race.

Well I guess it would be more reasonable if you swapped Booth and Brunner's stat lines with Vrbata and Nielsen?

At work but it's even more incredible because Karlsson hasn't been that great. He's usually on a 60-70p pace.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2015 16:13

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January 1st Update

About halfway through the season, stab's Habs have taken a turn for the worse, dropping all the way from first place to out of the playoffs. Vjeff's Red Wings are back in but Paulo's Leafs are right on their tail, and the Canadiens, Capitals, Blue Jackets, and Sabres are all still in contention. There's a little more consolidation in the West. Habibi's Sharks continue to roll, although the weakness of the Central may allow the Jets to knock out the Hawks. The Avs are only four points out!