This is HOCKEYTOWN- A Red Wings Dynasty

[datszatta]

Well since i managed to save over my previous Red Wings chise ive decided I am going to do another Redwings chise, They are my fav team and i just cant do a chise with another team. I am going to sim the 2011-12 season. Post the end of season stuff and then do updates every 10 games or end of each month during 2012-13 season.

Diffculty settings: Super star
Sliders: mine
Period length: 9 mins

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Good luck...

[datszatta]

Update:
i will start this new wings chise tonight or tomorrow but ive decided that i am going to make some changes to the starting lineup for the 2011-12 season. I am still going to sim the season so i can get to the off-season stuff.

here is the new starting lineup:

Detroit Red Wings Depth Chart - 2011
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LW	Valtteri Filppula	Johan Franzen	Justin Abdelkader	Jan Mursak
C	Pavel Datsyuk	Henrik Zetterberg	Darren Helm	Cory Emmerton
RW	Gustav Nyquist	Tomas Tatar	Chris Conner	Drew Miller
D #1	Nicklas Lidstrom	Niklas Kronwall	Kyle Quincey
D #2	Jonathan Ericsson	Brendan Smith	Ian White
G	Jimmy Howard	Ty Conklin

Gone:
Jiri Hudler
Brad Stuart
Todd Bertuzzi

New:
Gustav Nyquist
Tomas Tatar
Brendan Smith
Chris Conner

Hudler, Stuart and Bertuzzi will be traded during pre-season, i will post who/what i get for them later on.

[datszatta]

Simply Recap of the 2011-12 season which i simmed to get to the off-season:

Detroit ends 2011-12 season 2nd in the Western Conference. In the 1st round of the playoffs they got past Calgary in 7 games. in the 2nd round they would see the end of their playoff run when the Anaheim Ducks knocked them out in 6 games.

Washington Capitals would go on to win the Stanley Cup for the 2011-12 season.

Detroit Red Wings final player stats

Player	GP	G	A	Pts
Pavel Datsyuk	81	37	53	90
Henrik Zetterberg	80	40	49	89
Valtteri Filppula	78	31	33	64
Johan Franzen	75	24	40	64
Nicklas Lidstrom	82	10	40	50
Ian White	82	12	34	46
Tomas Tatar	73	23	23	46
Gustav Nyquist	77	14	28	42
Niklas Kronwall	80	7	27	34
Brendan Smith	81	4	29	33
Justin Abdelkader	82	10	9	19
Kyle Quincey	82	1	18	19
Darren Helm	82	4	14	18
Chris Conner	82	9	7	16
Cory Emmerton	77	5	8	13
Jonathan Ericsson	82	2	10	12
Drew Miller	20	7	4	11
Patrick Eaves	28	5	6	11

Final NHL Standings


Next up will be draft and off-season transactions

[datszatta]

Detroit went into the 2012 Entry Draft armed with 3 1st rd picks they acquired prior to the season.
Recap of the how the extra picks were acquired plus 1 other trade:
Jiri Hudler traded to Colorado for 1st rd pick
Brad Stuart traded to Anaheim for 1st rd pick
Todd Bertuzzi traded to Minnesota for 3rd pick and Matt Kassian

At the draft Detroit would package all 3 picks in an offer to Colorado for the 1st overall pick. Colorado would accept that offer and Detroit would get the 1st pick while Colorado would get the 22nd, 25th and 29th picks.

With the 1st overall pick Detroit would take Mikhail Grigorenko to give them a top end prospect at the center position. "We felt we had good depth on the outside with Tatar, Nyquist currently with the Wings and Jurco, Pulkkinen and Tvrdon coming up." Gm Ken Holland said about the pick.

Detroit has plenty of centers but only one is seen as a top 6 forward, Calle Jarnkrok, after that they have centers who look to be more suited for the bottom end of the lineup.

Detroit Red Wings top 4 draft picks from 2012 draft

[datszatta]

DETROIT FREE AGENT PERIOD
Detroit, MI- NHL entry draft completed and the Wings were able to add some important pecies to their team. Now they move onto free agency. The Wings had a few very important players that needed new contracts.

The 1^st puzzle to fall was that Nicklas Lidstrom will return for at least 1 more season as a Red Wing. He signed a 1 yr contract to contuine playing. Once Lidstrom signed everything else started.


After Detroit took care of their own free agents they went into the market looking to add a couple players. They put out offers to a couple RFA’s from other teams but those offers were matched. They did bring in 2 UFA in Lee Stempniak and Michal Handzus.


Justin Adbelkader and Ty Conklin were both released/allowed to hit the free agent market. Conklin was the Wings backup but didn’t have a great season. With the addition of Kassian who impressed the team staff, Abdelkader found himself on the outside.

Re-Signed:
Nicklas Lidstrom, Nicklas Kronwall, Darren Helm, Chris Conner, Tomas Tatar, Matt Kassian, Kyle Quincey

Released:
Justin Abdelkader, Ty Conklin

Signed Entry Level Contract:
Calle Jarnkrok(A-/B/B), Mikhal Grigorenko(A-/B/A-), Riley Sheahan(C/C/B-), Teemu Pulkkinen(B/C/B-), Alexi Marchenko(C/B-/C), Petr Mrazek(C/A-/A)

Additions:
Lee Stempnaik, Michal Handzus

[datszatta]

Detroit Red Wings Pre-Season Recap

Game 1

3
2 so

Grigorenko, Stempniak and Handzus played their 1st game as Red Wings. Franzen did not play. Ian White hurt will miss rest of pre-season. Should be ready for season opener.

Game 2

4
2

Calle Jarnkrok, Adam Almqvist, Chris Conner made their pre-season debuts. Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom and Val Filppula did not play


Game 3

3
4

Alexi Marchenko, Johan Franzen make pre-season debuts. Pavel Datsyuk plays, Joey Mcdonald starts in net. Zetterberg, Kronwall, Cleary did not play


Game 4

4
3

Before game Detroit sent Marchenko, Almqvist, Jarnkrok to Grand Rapids. Grigorenko stayed for the final pre-season game to play with the full squad.

After the game Grigorenko was sent back to his juinor team.

Detroit finished the pre-season 1-2-1 and will open the new season against Edmonton.

Opening night lineup
Filppula-Datsyuk-Nyquist
Franzen-Zetterberg-Tatar
Stempnaik-Helm-Cleary
M. Kassian-Handzus-Conner

Lidstrom-Ericsson
Kronwall-Smith
Quincey-White

Howard

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Good luck again on your Wings dynasty.