5xfaster's Winnipeg Jets (NHL 12)

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5xfaster's Winnipeg Jets Dynasty
I'm a big Pittsburgh Penguins fan, but with their early departure from the playoffs (), I needed something to get me through the playoffs and to next year! So here we are. I've got some changes I want to make to the Jets, personnel wise, prior to the 2011-2012 season and those will be posted here in a few minutes. I'm planning on updating this thing game-by-game, because I plan on playing each game, but who knows, that may change as this thing evolves. Now, down to the details...

Period Length: 9 minutes
Difficulty: All-Star
GM Difficulty: Hard
Sliders: Starting with Tazer19's All-Star Sliders (but with the V1.01 Tuner)
Starting Point: 2011-2012 Regular Season

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Winnipeg Hires New GM To Lead Franchise
WINNIPEG-The Winnipeg Jets have hired a new GM to lead their franchise in their first NHL season since 1996! Mike Dipyatic, of Pittsburgh, PA, was named GM today, leading to excitement around the city. He released this statement earlier today:

"The city of Winnipeg is what hockey should stand for: crazy, diehard fans and good, hard-played hockey. I'm proud to have been named the GM for this great franchise, and I plan on bringing a great product onto the ice each and every game for this city. I plan on bringing in world-class talent that will bring us into contention for the Stanley Cup. I will not disappoint!"

Dipyatic also acknowledged that there would be change coming to Winnipeg prior to the preseason. More updates to come.

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TRADE ANNOUNCED!
Also, preseason results and opening night rosters/depth charts revealed!
WINNIPEG - When new Jets GM Mike Dipyatic said changes were coming to Winnipeg, he wasn't kidding. Today, Dipyatic traded Nik Antropov, along with Winnipeg's first and second round 2013 Draft Picks to Pittsburgh in exchange for Jordan Staal. Dipyatic expressed the want to get younger down the middle of his lineup, and adding the 23 year old Center certainly does that.

"Jordan will not only add a great defensive presence to our forward lines, but he's also coming into his own as a scorer. I believed that over the past few years, Jordan has shown that he is ready to be a Starting center in the league, and here in Winnipeg he'll have the change to prove that."

Meanwhile, in the preseason, Winnipeg went 2-0-2 with wins coming against the Florida Panthers (5-3) and Carolina Hurricanes (4-1), and overtime losses to the Tampa Bay Lightning (5-4) and Washington Capitals (3-2). Newcomer Jordan Staal and Andrew Ladd shared the team lead in points with 5, and Staal also took the lead in assists with 4. Ladd led the team with 5 goals, with 3 of them coming on the powerplay. The Jets now are preparing for their first regular season home game and first regular season NHL action since 1997 when they take on the Montreal Canadiens on October 9. This is the opening night depth chart, see you all at the home opener!

Winnipeg Jets Depth Chart - 2011
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	Andrew Ladd (85)	Evander Kane (83)	Chris Thorburn (80)	Tanner Glass (79)
C	Jordan Staal (85)	Alexander Burmistrov (82)	Bryan Little (83)	Jim Slater (79)
RW	Kyle Wellwood (83)	Blake Wheeler (83)	Antti Miettinen (82)	Eric Fehr (81)
D #1	Dustin Byfuglien (87)	Ron Hainsey (82)	Grant Clitsome (78)
D #2	Tobias Enstrom (84)	Zach Bogosian (83)	Mark Stuart (82)
G	Ondrej Pavelec (84)	Chris Mason (80)

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Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets
Oct 9, 2011 1 2 3 F MON (0-0-0) 0 0 2 2 WPG (0-0-0) 0 0 0 0 Three Stars Ondrej Pavelec 37 saves Carey Price 26 saves Rene Bourque 1G, 1P, +2	Team Stats Comparison MON WPG Shots on Goal 38 26 Hits 12 10 Faceoffs Won-Lost 16 9 Penalty Minutes 6:01 4:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 3 2 Time on Attack 6:41 5:07
Scoring Summary THIRD PERIOD MON PPG - 18:59 - Bourque (1) (Campoli, Pacioretty) MON EN - 19:52 - Gionta (1) (Plekanec, Kaberle)

Thoughts: We simply didn't play well enough during this game. We need to get more shots on goal, and we need to capitalize on powerplay opportunities. Overall, not a bad performance, but not good enough. We've got 3 days off before traveling to Chicago.

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Winnipeg Jets at Chicago Blackhawks
Oct 13, 2011 1 2 3 F WPG (0-1-0) 0 0 2 2 CHI (1-1-0) 3 2 0 5 Three Stars Jonathan Toews 1G 1A Corey Crawford 29 saves Patrick Sharp 1G	Team Stats Comparison WPG CHI Shots on Goal 29 33 Hits 16 12 Faceoffs Won-Lost 11 17 Penalty Minutes 2:00 6:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 3 1 Time on Attack 4:54 5:28
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD CHI 1:38 - Kane (1) (Toews, Seabrook) CHI 14:57 - Frolik (2) (Mayers, Stalberg) CHI PPG - 17:59 - Sharp (3) (Unassisted) SECOND PERIOD CHI SHG - 7:01 - Toews (3) (Unassisted) CHI 16:31 - Keith (1) (Morrison, Seabrook) THIRD PERIOD WPG 8:45 - Kane (1) (Burmistrov, Wheeler) WPG 18:12 - Clitsome (1) (Kane)

Thoughts: We were horrible in the first two periods of this game, just putrid. Chicago pretty much had their way with us. We pulled it together in the third period, but by then it was too late. Pavelec couldn't stop anything and we may need to look into starting Chris Mason if Pavelec doesn't get his act together.

(On a side note, I think I'm going to switch my sliders up. The game just doesn't feel right on these settings. I'll note if/when I get things right. Hope you guys are enjoying.)

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Winnipeg Jets at Phoenix Coyotes
Oct 15, 2011 1 2 3 F WPG (0-2-0) 2 2 1 5 PHO (0-3-0) 0 1 1 2 Three Stars Dustin Byfuglien 2A 5 hits Blake Wheeler 1G 1A Bryan Little 1G	Team Stats Comparison WPG PHO Shots on Goal 39 22 Hits 20 12 Faceoffs Won-Lost 8 17 Penalty Minutes 2:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 1 1 Time on Attack 9:39 3:27
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD WPG 5:39 - Burmistrov (1) (Kane, Wheeler) WPG PPG - 13:49 - Wheeler (1) (Ladd, Byfuglien) SECOND PERIOD WPG SHG - 1:34 - Little (1) (Unassisted) PHO 1:48 - Doan (2) (Ekman-Larsson, Hanzal) WPG 12:00 - Slater (1) (Thorburn, Stuart) THIRD PERIOD PHO 19:04 - Yandle (1) (Vrbata) WPG EN - 19:20 - Staal (1) (Enstrom, Byfuglien)

Thoughts: It was great to see some offense from our guys tonight. We still had some defensive breakdowns, but to see our offense step up tonight and put the puck in the net was great. It doesn't look like our first line (Ladd-Staal-Wellwood) is our best line right now, as the second line (Kane-Burmistrov-Wheeler) is really playing well. Might shake things up and put either Kane or Wheeler on the top line with Staal and Ladd. Big matchup with the Penguins on the 17th at home.

(This game played a little too one sided in my favor this time, so there's gonna be some more tweaking of the sliders, possibly after the Pittsburgh game. I don't know if it was that the sliders were tilted in my favor, or Phoenix is really that bad. I'll play the Pittsburgh game with these sliders and then tweak some things.)

[moose141]

Like the move to get Staal, and it doesn't surprise me that the Pens moved him (though you initiated the deal) since they could get a lot of return for a strong young player like Staal. Keep up the good work.

[SENS_AK27]

Good start, I'll be following. A pretty fair deal to pick up Staal. About time he broke out and could be a top 2 center on most teams.