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[Ottawa_Biatch]

*GM Biatch steps up to the podium waving to the the millions and millions of fans, the fans start clapping with their free plastic clappers sponsored by Arby's, the fans are going absolutely beserk like a million twelve yr old girls at a Jonas Brothers concert, finally he steps up to the mic*

"Thank you, thank you. You are wonderful people. You are the reason, members of the Magically Delicious eat their green eggs and ham, eat their vitamins, drink their OJ, and put it all out on the ice. Without the fans, none of this would be possible. This team we'll be going a new direction. We no longer will be the dark and scary Scarborough Smugglers (crowd boooooooooos), we will now always have happy thoughts, listen to Disney Music, drinking vitamin water, supporting omega eggs, and wearing promise rings. This is a new direction, be ready for it AHL!!

First some changes. We have ridden ourselves of Maxim Afginininininiov, that little slut was sleeping around with Elena Dementivia (the tennis player), so we had to send him packing like the strawberries.

Paul Statsny also was getting too expensive and we can't have any diva's on our team, so we needed to rid ourselves of him to make room for the young and upcoming prospects from the Disney Channel.

We are excited for the free agent draft and also the entry draft as we hold 3 1st rounders, 2 2nd rounders, which include the #2, and #3 overall pick. We have also acquired more 1st rounders for later years. Below is the team.

We're extremely excited to have a core of Zack Boychuk, Nikita Filatov, Sam Gagner, Cody Hodgson, and David Krejc .

ACTIVE ROSTER

Pos First Last Team Signed 2008 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
D SAMI LEPISTO WSH ml $0.25
D BRENDAN BELL OTT fa $0.25 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
D PETER HARROLD LA fa $0.50 $0.50 -- -- -- --
D NIKLAS HJALMARSSON CHI fa $0.25 $0.50 -- -- -- --
D BRIAN RAFALSKI DET fa $1.00 $3.00 $3.75 $4.50 $5.50 $6.75
D KARLIS SKRASTINS FLA fa $0.25 $0.25 -- -- -- --

F RENE BOURQUE CGY fa $3.75 $5.00 $5.50 $6.25 $7.00 $7.75
F ZAC BOYCHUK CAR fa $0.50 $0.75 -- -- -- --
F BRIAN BOYLE NYR fa $0.50 $0.75 -- -- -- --
F RYAN CARTER ANA fa $0.25 $0.25 -- -- -- --
F NIGEL DAWES PHX fa $0.75 $0.75 -- -- -- --
F NIKITA FILATOV CBJ fa $0.50 $0.75 -- -- -- --
F SAM GAGNER EDM fa $2.00 $2.00 -- -- -- --
F MIKE GRIER SJ fa $0.25 $0.25 -- -- -- --
F CODY HODGSON VAN fa $0.50 $0.75 -- -- -- --
F DUSTIN JEFFREY PIT fa $0.50 $0.75 -- -- -- --
F DAVID KREJCI BOS fa $0.75 $1.75 $2.00 $2.25 $2.50 $2.75
F KAMIL KREPS FLA fa $0.25 $0.25 -- -- -- --
F MAXIM LAPIERRE MTL fa $0.25 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
F FRANS NIELSEN NYI fa $0.25 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50
F JAY PANDOLFO NJ fa $0.50 $0.50 -- -- -- --
F JAKUB PETRUZALEK CAR fa $0.25 $0.50 -- -- -- --
F RYAN POTULNY EDM fa $0.25 $0.50 -- -- -- --
F TIM CONNOLLY BUF 2 $2.25 $2.25 $2.25 --- ---

G GOALIES-B PHOENIX PHX fa $0.25 $1.25 $1.50 $1.75 $2.00 $2.25
G GOALIES-B NASHVILLE NSH 4 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 --

FARM TEAM

D JOONAS LEHTIVUORI PHI ml $1.00 --- --- --- ---
D BOB SANGUINETTI NYR ml $2.00 --- --- --- ---
D KEVIN SHATTENKIRK COL ml $2.00 --- --- --- ---
D VYACHESLAV VOINOV LA ml $2.00 --- --- --- ---

F ARTEM ANISIMOV NYR ml $1.50 --- --- --- ---
F JOE COLBORNE BOS ml $2.00 --- --- --- ---
F LARS ELLER STL ml $2.00 --- --- --- ---
F SIMON HJALMARSSON STL ml $1.00 --- --- --- ---
F DIMITRI KUGRYSHEV WSH ml $0.50 --- --- --- ---
F BRETT MACLEAN PHX ml $0.50 --- --- --- ---
F IGOR MIRNOV OTT ml $1.00 --- --- --- ---
F OSKAR OSALA WSH ml $1.50 --- --- --- ---
F RYAN STOA COL ml $0.25 --- --- --- ---
F COLIN WILSON JR ml $3.00 --- --- --- ---
Exempt List

F LADISLAV NAGY LA FA $5.00 --- --- --- ---

[ajs510]

There's a whole lot of potential on that roster.

[rinswun]

this team is in surprisingly good shape in a league this deep. biatch got an easy ride!

[serge]

Biatch is making some crazy trades...Traded a very hot commodity in Paul Stastny, but got a shit load of picks and cash.

[SBriand]

so why does the Phx B goalies rise a $1 in one year?

[MapleLeafpoker]

this team is in surprisingly good shape in a league this deep. biatch got an easy ride!

his team is truly stacked. Very good pro-ready prospects and some very nice upside on the farm too.

[BigDMcGee]

Mustangs world will not forget the treachery of the Magically Delicious GM.. 'Stangs world does not forgive, and does not forget..

[serge]

lol loved that

[Ottawa_Biatch]

Trades made by GM Biatch this season so far:

TRADE 1

The Ottawa Shortstackers receive:
Evgency Artukhin (TB) [farm] <forward>
Kyle Chipchura (MTL) [farm] <forward>
Janne Pesonen (PIT) [farm] <forward>
Stanislav Lascek (TB) [farm] <forward>

Magically Delicious receive
$0.75 cap in 10/11

Reasoning: The farm has a limit of 20, and we originally had 17 people on the farm, and 7 picks coming in, I had to release some guys. These four I was going to release anyways, so getting $0.75 for them was a bonus.

TRADE 2

Canadian Gothic Trades:
Canadian Gothic 1st rounder in 2010-11
Canadian Gothic 1st rounder in 2011-12
Canadian Gothic 2nd rounder in 2011-12
F-Artem Anisimov-NYR (farm)
$4 cap in 9/10
$3 cap in 10/11
$2 cap in 11/12


Magically Delicious Trades:
F-Paul Stastny-COL $4.00, $4.50, $5.00
D-Anton Strallman-CGY $0.75

Reasoning: This is the one trade I don't think I got enough and that I made a bit of a mistake. The main reason I made the trade is that I figure my team won't be able to compete until about two-three years from now. And that point Statsny I see as a pretty good player so his cap hit would be about $7.00 something, so I didn't really want to pay it and think it would be hard to trade. So I thought it might be better to trade it now while the cap his is low, his potential is high, and also to get picks to make me better two years from now. I also value the 10/11 draft very much, as the the 9/10 draft is a little depleted due to the juniors. Getting the picks were huge, and also we feel Anisimov will make a big impact this year in the NHL. The cap will help us with numerous future options.

TRADE 3

The Mustangs Receive:
Maxim Afinogenov $2.75 $2.75

Magically Delicious Receive:
$0.75 CASH in 10/11

Reasoning: Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? What about where in the world is Maxim Afinogenov? I know I didn't get much in cap, but the main thing is that I got $2.75 off the books for the next two years to help me out.

TRADE 4

Mustangs get:
Toronto Goalies

Magically Delicious Get:
0.25 in 2010/2011

Reasoning: I wasn't going to resign the Toronto goalies, so getting anything was good. I tried to start a bidding war between JP and Serge, by placing some adjectives in front of the the Toronto goalies, and adding the two in an msn conversation, but it failed miserably.


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Picks look like this right now.

1st round pick 2009 (#2 overall)
1st round pick 2009 (#3 overall)
1st round pick 2009 (#14 overall)
2nd round pick 2009
2nd round pick 2009
3rd round pick 2009
3rd round pick 2009

1st round pick 2010
1st round pick 2010 (Gothic)
2nd round pick 2010
3rd round pick 2010
4th round pick 2010
5th round pick 2010

1st round pick 2011
1st round pick 2011 (Gothic)
1st round pick 2011 (Mustangs)
2nd round pick 2011
2nd round pick 2011 (Gothic)
3rd round pick 2011
4th round pick 2011
5th round pick 2011

Obviously the late round picks likely will be traded or moved. At the moment, we still have some decisions to make in regards to the farm players on the team as to if they are worth keeping or not.

[DanielNegreanu]

Are you sure that Filatov and Hodgson salary is correct? That can't possibly be right, can it? Weren't both drafted as juniors???

[Ottawa_Biatch]

Are you sure that Filatov and Hodgson salary is correct? That can't possibly be right, can it? Weren't both drafted as juniors???

I'm just going off what is on the contracts page, excel sheet, and website.

[digitalmonkey]

Are you sure that Filatov and Hodgson salary is correct? That can't possibly be right, can it? Weren't both drafted as juniors???

Daniel, Jesse used the loophole to take them both as free agents.

[MapleLeafpoker]

Daniel, Jesse used the loophole to take them both as free agents.

so, Im guessing at the 2007 UFA auction, he took Filatov and Hodgson at .25 at the end?

Has that been closed off? I see the rules for the entry draft, but it doesnt say anything in the UFA auction part about not being able to take someone like Hall for instance.

ENTRY DRAFT

This draft is held each year prior to the free agent draft. Only players who have previously been drafted and have fewer than 10 games of NHL experience who has not been a member of any other Alternative League Hockey team qualify to be drafted. The order of the draft will be in reverse order of the previous year's standings. Each draft will consist of four rounds, with all non playoff teams selecting first. Players acquired in this draft will not be considered part of your roster, Rather they will be in your farm system and will not receive a salary until called up. You may call up a player at any time. However, once he has been called up, he cannot be sent back down. The only exception to this rule is during spring call ups. At the time of the free agent draft, your minor league roster cannot exceed 20 players. Prior to and afterwards, you may have as many minor leaguers as you wish.



FREE-AGENT DRAFT

The free agent draft is held annually. Here you bid on players not currently under contract with another team. The player will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Bids must be in increments of $ 0.25.The final bid on the player will be his salary for the upcoming season. Each owner in turn nominates a player, bidding on each player will continue clockwise with each owner either raising the bid or dropping out. When only one owner remains, that player is awarded to him. In the event that an owner does not attend the free agent draft, no other owner in the pool may draft for him. He may however send a representative to the draft. If he does not attend he must fill his roster within 24 hours of the draft. The draft will start promptly at the scheduled time whether you are there or not!

[FCP Bob]

Even if the wording of the rules doesn't say it that loophole was for sure closed before our last draft.

In order for a player to be drafted in the free agent draft they have to have been drafted or signed by an NHL team now.

[DanielNegreanu]

So what the heck are they doing on his roster? That's a pretty significant error I'd say lol. The wording in the rules, as Bob pointed out is just wrong. A player can only be picked up if he is on an NHL roster. For example, you could not pick up Mario Lemieux right now. So I guess it's legit after all... glad we closed that loophole! This team is going to be scary in a few years.

[DanielNegreanu]

The rule was addressed in the pick up section but not the FA section:

Pick ups can be made at any time. In order to pick up a player, you must first create a spot on your roster, either by trading, releasing or by placing a player on your reserve list. After a pickup, your roster must be full and may not exceed the limit. Failure to do so will result in your roster moves being void and the chosen player going back into the unclaimed pool. A player must be on an NHL team's active roster in order to be picked up. Any pick ups made after 6 p.m. will be considered to be a transaction of the following day. Therefore a player picked up after 6 p.m. cannot be used in that evening's lineup. Any player dropped will not be available to be picked up for a period of 7 days. Pick ups can be made at any time and are on a first come first served basis. For roster moves and transactions, please check the website.

[FCP Bob]

So what the heck are they doing on his roster? That's a pretty significant error I'd say lol. The wording in the rules, as Bob pointed out is just wrong. A player can only be picked up if he is on an NHL roster. For example, you could not pick up Mario Lemieux right now. So I guess it's legit after all... glad we closed that loophole! This team is going to be scary in a few years.

The rule was addressed in the pick up section but not the FA section:

Pick ups can be made at any time. In order to pick up a player, you must first create a spot on your roster, either by trading, releasing or by placing a player on your reserve list. After a pickup, your roster must be full and may not exceed the limit. Failure to do so will result in your roster moves being void and the chosen player going back into the unclaimed pool. A player must be on an NHL team's active roster in order to be picked up. Any pick ups made after 6 p.m. will be considered to be a transaction of the following day. Therefore a player picked up after 6 p.m. cannot be used in that evening's lineup. Any player dropped will not be available to be picked up for a period of 7 days. Pick ups can be made at any time and are on a first come first served basis. For roster moves and transactions, please check the website.

The pick up rule has always been that way where they have to be on an active roster.

What Jesse did was make sure he was the last person still needing players and then started drafting 16 year olds who were highly rated and nobody could outbid him. When he did it it was allowed and in fact Darrell was the first person I think to do it. It was obviously a problem and was stopped before last year's draft.

[MapleLeafpoker]

Thanks for the clarification. Im guess Im onto Plan B.


AHL Stratedgy

PLAN A. Wait until everyone else is out of money, and then bid $.25 on T.Hall, K.Kabanov, M.Granlund.
PLAN B. Take Wayne Primeau+Colton Orr, and hope Serge is drunk enough to trade me Gerbe right after the auction.

[Ottawa_Biatch]

Swackers Get:
Rene Bourque $5.00 ($5.50, $6.25, $7.00, $7.75)
Brian Rafalski $3.00 ($3.75, $4.50, $5.50, $6.75)
Phoenix Goalies $1.25 ($1.50, $1.75, $2.00, $2.25)
Igor Mirnov (farm) (OTT)
Simon Hjalmarsson (farm) (STL)
Dmitri Kugryshev (farm) (WAS)
$4 CASH in 2009/10
$4 CASH in 2010/11


Magically Delicious Get:
Kris Versteeg $0.75 ($0.75, $0.75, $0.75, $0.75)
NYI Goalies $1.50
2nd round pick 2010
4th round pick 2010
1st round pick 2011
$2 in CASH 2011/12
$2 in CASH 2012/2013

Reasoning: The farm players in the deal are irrelevant as I was going to have to release them anyways for my draft picks are I'm going to be near the limit of 20 with my draft picks. I don't think any of them are going to make a substantial difference in the NHL. Rene Bourque I would have signed just based on the free agents available, but long term wise he didn't make much sense to keep with me. As I wouldn't be able to afford him more then 3 yrs. As his contract would be too large. Rafalski I could afford more then 3 yrs, but I don't know if he has 3 more years left in the NHL. He's a top 10 D, and I wanted to trade him at his top value. I had some offers for multiple picks in 2009 for Rafalski, but I like this offer better as I get Versteeg, who I can sign for the next five yrs at $0.75, which I think is a huge steal. Versteeg especially is a huge asset in a league as 20 deep as this. He also had chemistry with Toews and Kane near the end of the year, so this could be the start of something special.

Goaltending was just put in there, I don't intend on signing NYI goaltending.

Also, the cash wasn't too valuable to me as my team sucks. But getting cash in those future years helps me, when I maybe intend to make a run for it. We'll see, lol.

Hip hip Hooooooray!!!

[rinswun]

gotta say, i dont like this deal much for you at all biatch. hjalmarsson and kugryshev are both good prospects who are likely to feature in top 6s in the nhl within a few years. i would have thought you could have pushed that angle and got a lot more of a return for them and rafalski