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EXPANSION DRAFT
My plan going in was to establish a team full of younger veteran players with a few older veterans in hopes of being competitive right away. Listed below is who I drafted from each team. Also listed is their age, position, player type, overall and their role.
Regular Season
Below are notes from how the season went. I broke the season up into four quarters. All games were simmed.
Final Thoughts
This mode was one I initially didn’t pay attention to, but with NHL 19 growing stale on me this take on franchise mode now has me totally invested again. For anyone looking for new challenges in NHL 19, expansion draft is where it’s at. Where will you place your organization? What will your first year results be?
BAP storyline like NBA 2K
Playing NBA 2K21 MyCareer because I got bored with Chel. From the face scan player to the cut scenes, college commitment, epic moment setups, draft night suit selection, agent selection, brand endorsements, etc..
NHL 22 really needs to fix uniforms
Rant time- as a fan of uniforms and aesthetics this game really pisses me off because the uniforms in game are such poor renditions of their real-life counterparts. Some of these things are really easy to fix and could only cite laziness as the reason they haven’t been. Since I’m a NYI fan I’ll use them as an example for how many issues there are…
Menu Screen
Boys, I'm hoping they completely overhauled the box style menu for 22. It's so unappealing and garbage at this point I think I puke a little in my mouth every time I start up the game.
Alex Newhook
Alex Newhook fell off the path a little when he got sent down to the AHL, but since then has been a great depth player for the Avalanche this season. The Avalanche have possibly the best third line in hockey right now as Newhook centers Logan O’Connor and Nicolas Aube-Kubel.
10. Jonathan Dahlén
This 2016 second round pick has been playing very well for the Sharks this season and has secured himself as a very competent and reliable middle six forward. He currently sits at 10th in the NHL for rookie scoring with 8 goals and 6 assists for 14 points in 31 games.
9. Seth Jarvis
Seth Jarvis continues to look like a solid pick up for the Hurricanes and one of the few players from the NHL Draft class in 2020 to be a regular in the NHL this season. He had three really good seasons for Portland in the WHL and last season had an outstanding 11 points in 9 games for the Wolves after the WHL season ended, 9 of which were goals.
8. Jamie Drysdale
We will never know how great the 2020-21 Erie Otters could have been with Drysdale in his last year, but for a Ducks fan it might be the best thing that could have happened for the franchise.
7. Anton Lundell
Lundell is like Jarvis in being one of the few 2020 players to be a regular in the NHL, and Lundell is more than a regular.
6. Michael Bunting
We’ve sung the praise of Michael Bunting finding a home in Toronto after not being given a proper shake in Arizona. His play has been so good for the Leafs as of late, he has found himself on the top line with Auston Matthews and Ondřej Kaše.
5. Dawson Mercer
The Devils aren’t expected to make the playoffs this year, but Mercer has been a nice pickup for the Devils in the center position, with Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier the Devils middle could be horrifying in a few years.
Starting My Franchise
Expansion Draft
- My plan going in was to establish a team full of younger veteran players with a few older veterans in hopes of being competitive right away. Listed below is who I drafted from each team. Also listed is their age, position, player type, overall and their role. Anaheim Ducks – Michael Del Zotto D 28 years old (offensive defenseman) – 81 overall – top 4 Arizona Coyotes – Josh Archibald R…
Regular Season
- Below are notes from how the season went. I broke the season up into four quarters. All games were simmed.
Final Thoughts
- This mode was one I initially didn’t pay attention to, but with NHL 19 growing stale on me this take on franchise mode now has me totally invested again. For anyone looking for new challenges in NHL 19,expansion draft is where it’s at. Where will you place your organization? What will your first year results be?