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Nice to write for you once again! This issue is the 1st of the season. As you already know, the Chlnews is the paper for the league. Everybody are welcome to write to us to publish an articles. We publish about 1 issue each month. For this month the beging season prediction and the news about summer are the mainframe. At the very beginning, you could find our official prediction made by a complex stats calculus. Next, Siman, our Commish, said his word with a little GM ranking. After that, one of our reporter, Eugen Kogan, made an article about his view for the season for each division. Finnaly, Sean Sackrider wrote about some summer transaction. We hope you'll like this issue. Thanks Eric Brunelle
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Eric Brunelle
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The CHL 5th season is now off to a hopefully
great start after a long and boring off-season. There were not too many
big names to sign with on the free agent market this summer. But i hope
every team has the roster they wanted to the run for the cup.
Good luck for everyone ! Siman Zsolt
Ranking of the General Managers in CHL as
of 1st Oktober (based on activity):
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As the fifth season of the CHL is underway, I will take a look at the two conferences, and make my predictions for team records.... The East: The West: That and Chris Pronger. The Kings, Flames, Red Wings, and Predators could find themselves in a long and tediousdog fight for the last four spots of the Western conference playoff seeds, but the Kings are probably a step above the other three. Colorado, San Jose, and Vancouver are not far behind, but are all missing something that is needed for them to challenge one of the other teams for the playoffs. Chicago and Phoenix are in the rebuilding phase.Here are my final predictions for records and playoff seeding for all the teams in the league. Please note that they more or less represent individual assessments, not a league assessment. Since there is either one winner and one loser for every game, or in the event of a tie, no winners and no losers, then the overall number of wins and losses should be equal to one another in a real league assessment. But this chart doesn't take that into consideration. Just record predictions... EASTERN CONFERENCE
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Eugen Kogan
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With the new season finally getting of to a start we had some pretty wacky trades and transactions that happend this off season. Most of the wacky things had to do with the teams over the cap that decided to not try and trade but just lose there highest paid players. When a team like Ottawa lost Teemu Selanne it could be a very devistating lose to them, but in the case of Mike Modano being cut by New Jersey Devils it seems with the depth and team that they have it won't really affect them as much as ottawa. Also losing key players was Carolina losing Petr Bondra and FLordia losing Marian Hossa. The only winner out of those off season cuts seems to be The Phoenix Coyotes who were able to sign Teemu Selanne and Petr Bondra. There were many blockbuster deals that happend this offseason including deals that saw superstars as patrick roy actually being traded 2 times,Peter Forsberg being traded along with superstars Steve Yzerman,Rob Blake,NiklasLidstrom,Olaf Kolzig. The big deals this offseason were Los Angeles traded Grahame, Afanasenkov, Laraque, Sutton, Holland, McKenna, Kohn, Gelinas and Finley to Toronto for Roy, Bordeleau, Murray, Delisle and 3,560,000 Anytime Patrick Roy is invloved in a deal that automatically becomes a big deal. Also included toronto recieved up and coming goalie prospest John Grahame which is the only reason why this deal happened. The Kings wow what can I say received a great deal getting Rem Murray Sebastien Bordeleau Patrick Roy and money to help pay for roy's contract and all they gave up is Grahame and Afanasenkov with the other players in this deal cheap players signed to long term contracts. Toronto traded
Thibault, Niininaa, Delisle, Boileau, Gavey and 200,000 to
In this deal Roy was basically traded for Thibault just like in the real NHL. Give the edge in this deal to Ottawa as they also came out with Janne Niininmaa and some cash. Detroit traded
Hebert, Boston 1st round and Montreal 2nd round draft picks to
This deal is also a WOW. If just judged on this deal you would think
Thibault was a top 3 goalie in this league in what Boston was able to get
for him.
New Jersey traded Graves, Van Impe
and Conroy to
This deal was pretty even with 2 old LWers with great goal scoring abiltity for each other. Detroit traded
Hecht and Montreal 2nd round draft pick to
In this deal you have the Underachiever Radek Bonk being traded for
the up and cmoing superstar to be Jochan Hecht. Both maybe come out to
be just a 1 season fluke. As Bonk looks good after his last season could
be proving he is not a horrible bust after all and Jochan Hecht would like
to show that he was more than a rookie sensation. Look for this young star
to not fall into the Sophmore Jinx class liek so many before him.
Washington traded Zubov and Zhamnov
to
This is the deal that set up the Detroit/WAshington deal. give the big
advantage to the NY Rangers in accuiring both Sergei Zubov and Alexei Zhamnov.
Zhamnov looks like he is finally getting his scoring back up, and Zubov
always seems to be a top defender. Washington took on 2 players who look
like they may be 2 hug bust.
New Jersey traded Lehtinen, Slegr,
Hatcher and 2nd round draft pick to
this deal set up the other one with Washington and New York. New Jersey
was
Atlanta traded
York, Phillips, Bouillon, Walker and 46th overall draft pick to
All I can say is Pittsburgh what were you thinking?Although that can
be said for a lot of the Maple Leafs trades as well.
Atlanta traded
Tanguay and Varada to
Another deal involvong young talent.There is no real edge at this moment
due to the inexperience of all 4 players. If these players play liek they
did this last season give the huge advantage to Edmonton.
Montreal traded Morozov
and Zelepukin to
Canadiens sure made a steal here. Getting the awesome young center Chris
Drury. Sure they get Dimitri Nakobov who looks like he will be a huge bust,
but all they gave up is old man Valeri Zelepukin and possible good RW Alexei
Morozov if he ever gets his act together
Boston traded
Forsberg to
This looks liek a steal for the Predators who were able to get Forsberg
due to his huge salary at a low price. Anytime you can get a player with
Forsbergs abilities you always get the advantage unless you deal your whole
team which the PRedators did not
This offseason saw many teams shake up there rosters a lot. The Maple Leafs have almost a whole new roster after coming in last place. Don't expect many changes from them although they do win least improved team this offseason. The most improved team this season has got to be the Phoenix Coyotes.
Anytime
The bets deal for both teams this off season looks to be New Jersey trading Graves, Van Impe and Conroy to
Thats all for my very first column in the NEW CHL newspaper. If you
like the transaction report please let me know as well as if it sucks please
tell me why so I can make everyone happy since this isn't my newspaper
it is the
Sean Sackrider
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Editor: Eric Brunelle, Ana GM Editorialist: Siman Zsolt, Bos GM Reporter and Analyst: Eugene Kogan, Mtl GM Sean Sackrider, Tor GM John Leipert, Crl GM Kurt Lashuk, Nas GM Billy Young, Col GM Larry Gross, LA GM |
Next Issue: At the end of November