Introduction:
Hello hockey fans and welcome to another Be a GM. Now I know a lot of people on this site are currently doing them, and as I follow theirs I'd love to do one of my own. After a recent poll being held it was decided that NHL 13 be the game I do the GM mode on. The first person to suggest a team for the game suggested the Ducks, and so I decided that I'd be willing to do all three over time starting with this team and ending with the Sharks. Below will be all the things you need to know in order to follow this with perfection. Also with this team being my favorite in the NHL, I plan to re-tool them and build them how I'd like, so do not expect my top three to move and do not expect Fowler to move. I'll try my best though.

NHL Roster
Ryan (86) - Getzlaf (88) - Perry (88)
Hagman (78) - Cogliano (80) - Selanne (82)
McMillan (78) - Holland (72) - Palmieri (77)
Beleksy (75) - Fox (54) - Sexton (74)

Sbisa (84) - Fowler (77)
Visnovsky (82) - Beauchemin (83)
Lydman (81) - Sarich (80)

Gibson (61)
Hiller (82)

AHL Roster
Maroon (74) - Bonino (73) - Smith Pelly (73)
Emelin (60) - Smith (70) - Etem (66)
Brittain (63) - Kennedy (63) - Kurtz (59)
Heed (59) - McGinnis (60) - Kolesnikovs (55)

Cumiskey (74) - Clark (74)
Guenin (70) - Brookbank (70)
Kolesnikovs (55) - Schaus (68)

Bobkov (56)
Doig (51)

Team Record
0 - 0 - 0

Team Salary Cap
$16,980,000

Draft Results
2012:
6th overall - Dane Fox©
36th overall - Nikita Kolesnikovs(D)
66th overall - Ville Pokka(D)
96th overall - Alex Galchenyuk
116 overall - Myles Bell(D)
136 overall - Morgan Reilly(D)

Trade Block
Anaheim 2013 1st round selection
Defender - Lubomir Visnovsky
Goalie - Jonas Hiller

Transactions
Season One:
- Released Saku Koivu
- Released Jason Blake
- Released Dan Ellis
- Released Jeff Delauries
- Resigned Sheldon Brookbank (2 years, 700K)
- Resigned Nick Bonino (3 years, 850K)
- Resigned Niklas Hagman (2 years, 2.025M)
- Resigned Teemu Selanne (1 year, 3M)
- Resigned Kyle Cuminskey
- Resigned Patrick Maroon
- Signed Dane Fox (3 years, 925K)
- Signed Nikita Kolesnikovs (3 years, 850K)
- Signed Corey Sarich (1 year, 2.850M)

Injuries

DANE FOX

Oliver Cleary || Defence || Seattle Argonauts
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Player Name: Oliver Cleary
SHL Team: Seattle Argonauts
SMJHL Team: Detroit Falcons
Position: Defence
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215 lbs
Born: Toronto, Ontario
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S48: GP: 50 | G: 3 | A: 9 | P: 12 | -12 | PIM: 38 | H: 84 | SB: 61
S49: GP: 50 | G: 3 | A: 7 | P: 10 | 7 | PIM: 62 | H: 135 | SB: 68
S50: GP: 50 | G: 5 | A: 13 | P: 18 | -3 | PIM: 52 | H: 148 | SB: 81
S51: GP: 50 | G: 7 | A: 19 | P: 26 | 17 | PIM: 130 | H: 119 | SB: 67
S52: GP: 50 | G: 1 | A: 12 | P: 13 | -3 | PIM: 89 | H: 157 | SB: 61
S53: GP: 50 | G: 16 | A: 20 | P: 36 | 19 | PIM: 22 | H: 58 | SB: 53
S54: GP: 50 | G: 7 | A: 23 | P: 30 | 14 | PIM: 12 | H: 100 | SB: 64
S55: GP: 50 | G: 8 | A: 16 | P: 24 | -14 | PIM: 24 | H: 92 | SB: 96
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S48: Did Not Qualify
[pbl]S49: GP: 6 | G: 0 | A: 1 | P: 1 | -3 | PIM: 11 | H: 13 | SB: 8
S50: GP: 5 | G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2 | -5 | PIM: 17 | H: 15 | SB: 15
S51: GP: 15 | G: 3 | A: 8 | P: 11 | 8 | PIM: 33 | H: 40 | SB: 20
S52: GP: 7 | G: 0 | A: 5 | P: 5 | -3 | PIM: 26 | H: 25 | SB: 7
S53: GP: 11 | G: 1 | A: 2 | P: 3 | 0 | PIM: 0 | H: 19 | SB: 17
S54: GP: 12 | G: 0 | A: 7 | P: 7 | -1 | PIM: 4 | H: 24 | SB: 20
S55: Did Not Qualify
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S46: Did Not Play
S47: GP: 50 | G: 1 | A: 5 | P: 6 | 0 | PIM: 48 | H: 81 | SB: 51
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S46: GP: 9 | G: 0 | A: 0 | P: 0 | -2 | PIM: 6 | H: 4 | SB: 0
S47: GP: 10 | G: 2 | A: 3 | P: 5 | 7 | PIM: 8 | H: 14 | SB: 4
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Transactions:
S46: Signed as pre-draft free agent with Detroit Falcons
S47: Drafted 14th Overall by Montreal Militia
S47: Traded to Detroit Falcons
S48: Drafted 4th overall to the Los Angeles Panthers
S48: Signed 3 years/1M Contract with Los Angeles Panthers
S48: Called up from Detroit to Los Angeles
S51: Re-signed 3 years/3M with Los Angeles Panthers
S54: Re-signed 2 years/6M with Los Angeles Panthers
S56: Traded to Manhattan Rage
S56: Signed 4 years/6M with Manhattan Rage
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Awards
S47: Golden Aardvark Award for a contract holdout with the Montreal Militia  

Originally posted by Buster@Jan 2 2013, 12:11 AM
DANE FOX

looks like he'll be a stud.

He's random. I've had him stop at an 82 overall 3rd liner and a 90 overall 1st line, once even a 92 overall 2nd liner (Figure that one out)

Oliver Cleary || Defence || Seattle Argonauts
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Player Name: Oliver Cleary
SHL Team: Seattle Argonauts
SMJHL Team: Detroit Falcons
Position: Defence
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215 lbs
Born: Toronto, Ontario
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S48: GP: 50 | G: 3 | A: 9 | P: 12 | -12 | PIM: 38 | H: 84 | SB: 61
S49: GP: 50 | G: 3 | A: 7 | P: 10 | 7 | PIM: 62 | H: 135 | SB: 68
S50: GP: 50 | G: 5 | A: 13 | P: 18 | -3 | PIM: 52 | H: 148 | SB: 81
S51: GP: 50 | G: 7 | A: 19 | P: 26 | 17 | PIM: 130 | H: 119 | SB: 67
S52: GP: 50 | G: 1 | A: 12 | P: 13 | -3 | PIM: 89 | H: 157 | SB: 61
S53: GP: 50 | G: 16 | A: 20 | P: 36 | 19 | PIM: 22 | H: 58 | SB: 53
S54: GP: 50 | G: 7 | A: 23 | P: 30 | 14 | PIM: 12 | H: 100 | SB: 64
S55: GP: 50 | G: 8 | A: 16 | P: 24 | -14 | PIM: 24 | H: 92 | SB: 96
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S48: Did Not Qualify
[pbl]S49: GP: 6 | G: 0 | A: 1 | P: 1 | -3 | PIM: 11 | H: 13 | SB: 8
S50: GP: 5 | G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2 | -5 | PIM: 17 | H: 15 | SB: 15
S51: GP: 15 | G: 3 | A: 8 | P: 11 | 8 | PIM: 33 | H: 40 | SB: 20
S52: GP: 7 | G: 0 | A: 5 | P: 5 | -3 | PIM: 26 | H: 25 | SB: 7
S53: GP: 11 | G: 1 | A: 2 | P: 3 | 0 | PIM: 0 | H: 19 | SB: 17
S54: GP: 12 | G: 0 | A: 7 | P: 7 | -1 | PIM: 4 | H: 24 | SB: 20
S55: Did Not Qualify
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S46: Did Not Play
S47: GP: 50 | G: 1 | A: 5 | P: 6 | 0 | PIM: 48 | H: 81 | SB: 51
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S46: GP: 9 | G: 0 | A: 0 | P: 0 | -2 | PIM: 6 | H: 4 | SB: 0
S47: GP: 10 | G: 2 | A: 3 | P: 5 | 7 | PIM: 8 | H: 14 | SB: 4
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Transactions:
S46: Signed as pre-draft free agent with Detroit Falcons
S47: Drafted 14th Overall by Montreal Militia
S47: Traded to Detroit Falcons
S48: Drafted 4th overall to the Los Angeles Panthers
S48: Signed 3 years/1M Contract with Los Angeles Panthers
S48: Called up from Detroit to Los Angeles
S51: Re-signed 3 years/3M with Los Angeles Panthers
S54: Re-signed 2 years/6M with Los Angeles Panthers
S56: Traded to Manhattan Rage
S56: Signed 4 years/6M with Manhattan Rage
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Awards
S47: Golden Aardvark Award for a contract holdout with the Montreal Militia  

Real Day: January 2nd, 2013

Season Objectives
- Move Jonas Hiller
- Make adjustments to bottom 6
- Bulk up defense

Pre-season Results
vs. San Jose (W)
vs. Phoenix (W)
vs. LA (L)
vs. Dallas (L)

Record - 2-2-0
We are impressed with this record as the team doesn't look overly competitive just yet and has prospect goalie John Gibson between the pipes. Overall the team looks solid but could use some better defensive players on both the offense and defense lines, so we shall look into making some deals. With Gibson developing well, we look to move Hiller for a smaller downgrade on back-up position and plan to upgrade on one of our other needs.

Game Results This Sim
vs. San Jose (SOL)
vs. Dallas (W)
vs. Carolina (L)
vs. Edmonton (L)
vs. Phoenix (SOL)
vs. Nashville (L)
vs. Boston (W)
vs. Montreal (L)
vs. Toronto (W)
vs. Philadelphia (L)
vs. Ottawa (L)
vs. Vancouver (W)
vs. NY Isles (W)
vs. Buffalo (L)
vs. Columbus (L)

Record: 5-7-3
We are not pleased with the result but not overly shocked. We lost three big names to injuries but they just so happened to come back periodically (Getlzaf, Selanne, Sarich and Visnovsky). With Selanne still injured my lines are all messed up and Gibson is performing horribly so Hiller will be jumping in for a bit.

Transactions This Sim
- Claimed Stephane Robidas off Waivers

Injuries This Sim
- Teemu Selanne (9 days)

Team Leaders
Goals - Perry (7)
Assists - Sbisa (10)
+/- - Ryan (+6)
PIMS - Beauchimen (21)
Wins - Hiller (4)

this will be scrapped, going to do a new one.