FHM 6 Update - 1995 Vancouver Canucks

As my FHM 6 season moves along with the Vancouver Canucks in 1995 there are two things that come to mind. I have one of the best first first lines in the NHL and I gutted my farm system.

Pavel Bure, Trevor Linden and Pavol Demitra are now what I call the three amigos because they are amazing to seem them put up points at the rate they do. In fact. I'm curious to see how my team progresses in the next five years as they go into their prime.

Could you imagine all these players playing together on a real team?

Pavel Bure
Trevor Linden
Pavol Demitra
Peter Nedved
Stu Barnes
Ryan Smyth

Those players were all stars in their prime that I hope to keep together. The bad part out of all of this is I have traded a lot of young players to get my team to where they are.

My trade deadline accusations were Nick Kypreos and Patrick Kjellberg in two separate trades. This costed me my last notable Canuck that made a contribution for the Canucks in Adrian Acouin. That was a bitter pill to swallow for me as Acouin was one of the first Canucks players I ever remembered.

That being said, the majority of his career he was depth to role player type defenseman so I'm hoping he is replaceable.

My defense has held up so far at 13th in the league so I have fixed a few problems from last year. Jeff Norton has proved to be a stud defenseman for me so far this year with four goals and 24 assists.

This has all led to a 19-14-3 record so far with a top four seed in the Western Conference still a serious possibility. 

Vancouver Canucks - 1995 FHM Update

Half way through my 1995 season and I have a decent 13-9-2 record so far. I sit in 5th place place in the Western Conference 6 points out of 1st place with two games in hand.

It has been a crazy year for me. I'm 1-3-1 against San Jose and Anaheim but also have wins against Los Angeles,  Calgary and Detroit.

Kay Whitmore has took the starting job over Andy Moog which is crazy because Moog started off so hot. He had a 2.17 GAA at one point and now its up to 3.08. In contrast, Whitmore, is posting a 2.59 GAA and has started 13 out of the 24 games.

The best thing about my roster so far is that Gerard Gallant has more points than Peter Nedved. I hope this continues throughout the whole season because I think it would be really funny.

The trading deadline is near and I'm trying to add winger depth. I added Konstantin Shafranov a few weeks ago from free agency. At 26, this was a a low risk high reward move.

The next four days leading up to the trade deadline should be interesting. 

1995 Vancouver Canucks FHM 6 Update

With Ryan Smith playing his way on the team for the shortened 1995 season, I was anxiously awaiting the start of the 48 game season.

I'm 12 games in and at times my team looks like a high octane offense looks like the best thing I have ever assembled.

Pavel Bure has 18 points in 11 games while Demitra

has also added 18 points as well. On games that I score four or more goals I feel like I shouldn't make a trade until my core is in their prime. I have Cliff Ronning on the fourth line, Stu Barnes on the third, Petr Nedved on the second and Trevor Linden on top line.

If that isn't stacked I'm not sure what is. Goaltending has been solid, Moog had a GAA at 2.17 before the last two games ended 5-5 and a 6-4 win respectfully.

A big concern on my mind is how I'll resign Bure in the offseason. He wants 1.4 Million over 3 years and right now he is showing me that number is worth it even though that would be 15% percent of my player payroll next year assuming that my budget stays the same.

To put that in perspective, Jon Tavares of the Toronto Maple Leafs has 12% of the Maple Leafs cap space.

I'm super excited for the remaining 36 games and I believe a division title is a strong possibility.   

Vancouver Canucks 1995 FHM Update

Well, this game gets more realistic as I go forward in this game. The 1995 season will only be a 48 game season because of a NHL lockout that happened in real life.

Here is an update on how my offseason went:


Additions:                                                  Subtractions
Andy Moog Trade                                       Kirk McLean
Stu Barnes Trade                                         Murray Craven
Jeff Norton Trade                                        Micheal Peca
Todd Nelson Trade                                      Dixon Ward
Mark Astley Trade                                       Greg Adams
Ken Hammond UFA                                     Tim Hunter


I added a bunch of defense which was my goal but had to give up some important pieces to my playoff team last year. Here is a break down of the moves. 

Kirk McLean to Winnipeg for Stu Barnes and a 9th 

If there is one thing I have done well in one year on the job is acquire stud players for players in their prime. McLean had a 3.18 GAA average last year which is decent for the Mid-90's but not so good for being my second highest paid player on my team. Stu Barnes will give a loaded roster of Top 6 forwards which has me super excited for the season.

Murray Craven and a second to Dallas for Andy Moog 

I went a few days without a goalie so I had to overpay and Moog, at 34 is not a long term solution but is a upgrade in the short term.

Michael Peca to San Jose for Jeff Norton 

This was a hard trade to make but I wanted to make sure I had enough defenseman. With the addition of Barnes, there was really no room for Peca even though I wanted to keep him.

Greg Adams to Washington for Todd Nelson 

Greg Adams had a 53 point season in 1993 and only mustered 32 points and 0 in the playoffs in 1994. Trading an aging forward for depth defense was something I am excited about.

Dixon Ward to Buffalo for Mark Astley 

Every time I turned around he seemed to be taking a penalty.  I'm glad he is off my team.

Ken Hammond UFA Signing 

Hammond played 62 games with Ottawa in their expansion season in 1993 and he should fit the bill if I have injuries to my back end.

Tim Hunter UFA Departure

Tim Hunter was 33 and was happy to move on from him this offseason. 

1994 Vancouver Canucks - Post Draft

The one good thing about reliving the NHL in the 1990's is that you can make the playoffs and get a Top 15 pick. This is what happened to me in 1994. An underachieving year landed me the 13th pick in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

And let me be honest with you. The 1994 draft was stacked!!! There were a number of talented players on the board when I picked 13th last night.

I decided to go with Ryan Smyth from the Moose Jaw Warriors. I know I am super deep at Forward but Smyth is a rare talent like that  falls down in the draft

This wasn't at all bad drafting by the teams ahead of me either. I missed out on a good player in the second round by trading away my second in the Adam Foote deal.

In real life, Smyth was drafted 6th overall so falling down to 13 isn't a big fall in the big picture. Going forward, I am concerned about my talent on defense moving forward. However, drafting a Defense-man wasn't going to improve my team for the upcoming year.

Other notable draft picks were Bryce Salvador, Wade Belak and Wayne Primeau and Cristobal Huet.

My goals in the offseason are to improve on Defense and try to determine if my franchise player is Peter Neded, Trevor Linden or Pavel Bure. I don't think I'll have enough money to keep all three in their prime.

That being said, it all comes down to if my owner wants to increase my budget for next year.

Last goal will be to upgrade in net. Paying McLean 745,000 for a 3.16 GAA is expensive and something I might need to upgrade on.  

FHM 6 1994 Vancouver Canucks Update

It was a disappointing end to the year for the Vancouver Canucks in 1994. I ended up losing in 7 games to the Dallas Stars who ended up losing in the Western Conference Finals to the Detroit Red Wings in 4.

The Detroit Red Wings went on to win the Stanley Cup going 16-2 in the playoffs completing their generational season. They had the most goals scored and least goals against on route to a 59-18-7 record.

They defeated Quebec in the 1994 SCF's which I'm taking full credit for their appearance as they were night and day a better team with Geoff Courtnall on their roster.

As for my Canucks, I am mildly satisfied with the season I just had and cautiously optimistic that my future is bright. Having Linden, Bure, Nedved, Demitra and Foote all on the same team and all under 25 is a special thing to have but it comes with a few concerns going forward.

1. Bure heading into his last year of contract    

At 800,000 he is one of the best players to have in the game but only playing in 24 regular season games for me last year makes me wonder how much I'll have to pay him next offseason. For one, it will be more than 800,000 because of inflation but also his above point per game production rate is bittersweet. If he would to get injured more in the future it would prove to be a bad contract and I don't want to be over paying him.

2. Goaltending situation could get ugly 

Kirk McLean is a folk lour hero in real life for the Vancouver Canucks but Kay Whitmore is proving to be way better bang for my buck. McLean posted a 26-29-8 record this year with a 3.16 GAA. In comparison, Whitmore was 9-7-1 this year with a 2.82 GAA. Whitmore's stats are slightly better but is it that much better to listen to offers for Mclean? He is making 745,000 while Whitmore is making 105,000

3. The Draft  

I'm picking 13th in this years draft and I'm anxious to build my farm system back up after trading four prospects in the Demitra trade. Their a half a dozen franchise players in the 1994 draft but I think they will all be taken before pick 13. Will be also curious to see how fast the goalies go.

Here is what the draft should have been basked on stats:

Player	Pos	Drafted From	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	Last Season
6	133	Ottawa	Daniel Alfredsson	R	Vastra Frolunda HC [SEL]	1246	444	713	1157	510	2013-14
2	51	New Jersey	Patrik Elias	L	Kladno [Czech]	1240	408	617	1025	549	2015-16
1	6	Edmonton	Ryan Smyth	L	Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL]	1270	386	456	842	976	2013-14
4	87	Quebec	Milan Hejduk	R	Pardubice HC [Czech]	1020	375	430	805	316	2012-13
9	233	New Jersey	Steve Sullivan	C	Soo Greyhounds [OHL]	1011	290	457	747	587	2012-13
3	72	Quebec	Chris Drury	L	Fairfield Prep. (Conn.)	892	255	360	615	468	2010-11
10	257	Detroit	Tomas Holmstrom	L	Bodens BK [Swe-1]	1026	243	287	530	769	2011-12
1	11	San Jose	Jeff Friesen	L	Regina Pats [WHL]	893	218	298	516	488	2006-07
1	1	Florida	Ed Jovanovski	D	Windsor Spitfires [OHL]	1128	137	363	500	1491	2013-14
1	3	Ottawa	Radek Bonk	C	Las Vegas Thunder [IHL]	969	194	303	497	581	2008-09
1	5	Hartford	Jeff O'Neill	C	Guelph Storm [OHL]	821	237	259	496	670	2006-07
3	64	Toronto	Fredrik Modin	L	Sundsvall IF [Swe-1]	898	232	230	462	453	2010-11
10	249	Washington	Richard Zednik	L	Bystrica (Slovakia)	745	200	179	379	563	2008-09
1	13	Vancouver	Mattias Ohlund	D	Pitea (Sweden)	909	93	250	343	885	2010-11
1	2	Anaheim	Oleg Tverdovsky	D	Krylja Sovetov [Russia]	713	77	240	317	291	2006-07
3	71	New Jersey	Sheldon Souray	D	Tri-City Americans [WHL]	758	109	191	300	1145	2012-13
2	43	Buffalo	Curtis Brown	L	Moose Jaw Warriors [WHL]	736	129	171	300	398	2007-08
1	14	Chicago	Ethan Moreau	L	Niagara Falls Thunder [OHL]	928	147	140	287	1110	2011-12
10	256	Toronto	Sergei Berezin	L	Voskresensk Khimik [Russia]	502	160	126	286	54	2002-03
11	286	NY Rangers	Kim Johnsson	D	Malmo IF [SEL]	739	67	217	284	406	2009-10
2	42	Vancouver	Dave Scatchard	C	Portland Winter Hawks [WHL]	659	128	141	269	1040	2010-11
2	50	Pittsburgh	Richard Park	C	Belleville Bulls [OHL]	738	102	139	241	266	2011-12
6	140	Philadelphia	Alexander Selivanov	L	Moscow Spartak [Russia]	459	121	114	235	379	2000-01
3	59	Los Angeles	Vitali Yachmenev	L	North Bay Centennials [OHL]	487	83	133	216	88	2002-03
3	77	Calgary	Chris Clark	R	Springfield Olympics (NEJHL)	607	103	111	214	700	2010-11
2	49	Detroit	Mathieu Dandenault	R	Sherbrooke Faucons [QMJHL]	868	68	135	203	516	2008-09
1	8	Tampa Bay	Jason Wiemer	C	Portland Winter Hawks [WHL]	726	90	112	202	1420	2005-06
6	132	Anaheim	Bates Battaglia	L	Caledon Canadians [OPJHL]	580	80	118	198	385	2007-08
1	17	Buffalo	Wayne Primeau	C	Owen Sound Platers [OHL]	774	69	125	194	789	2009-10
4	89	San Jose	Vaclav Varada	L	Vitkovice HC [Czech]	493	58	125	183	410	2005-06
5	107	Calgary	Nils Ekman	R		264	60	91	151	188	2006-07
2	30	Winnipeg	Deron Quint	D	Seattle Thunderbirds [WHL]	463	46	97	143	166	2006-07
6	141	San Jose	Alexander Korolyuk	R	Krylja Sovetov [Russia]	296	62	80	142	140	2003-04
11	272	NY Islanders	Dick Tarnstrom	D	AIK [SEL]	306	35	105	140	254	2007-08
2	36	Florida	Ryan Johnson	C	Thunder Bay Flyers [USHL]	701	38	84	122	250	2010-11
4	90	NY Islanders	Brad Lukowich	D	Kamloops Blazers [WHL]	658	23	90	113	369	2010-11
4	83	Hartford	Hnat Domenichelli	C	Kamloops Blazers [WHL]	267	52	61	113	104	2002-03
6	138	Tampa Bay	Bryce Salvador	D	Lethbridge Hurricanes [WHL]	786	24	86	110	696	2014-15
7	161	Pittsburgh	Serge Aubin	C	Granby Bisons [QMJHL]	374	44	64	108	361	2005-06
2	27	Florida	Rhett Warrener	D	Saskatoon Blades [WHL]	714	24	82	106	899	2007-08
9	221	Vancouver	Bill Muckalt	R	Kelowna Spartans [BCJHL]	256	40	57	97	204	2002-03
9	234	NY Rangers	Eric Boulton	L	Oshawa Generals [OHL]	654	31	48	79	1421	2015-16
5	106	Anaheim	Pavel Trnka	D	Plzen HC [Czech]	411	14	63	77	323	2003-04
7	173	Buffalo	Shane Hnidy	D	Prince Albert Raiders [WHL]	550	16	55	71	633	2010-11
6	151	Boston	Andre Roy	L	Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL]	515	35	33	68	1169	2008-09
10	247	Vancouver	Tyson Nash	L	Kamloops Blazers [WHL]	374	27	37	64	673	2005-06
7	166	Philadelphia	Colin Forbes	W	Sherwood Park Crusaders [AJHL]	311	33	28	61	213	2005-06
3	63	NY Islanders	Jason Strudwick	D	Kamloops Blazers [WHL]	674	13	42	55	811	2010-11
2	35	Quebec	Josef Marha	C	Dukla Jihlava [Czech]	159	21	32	53	32	2000-01
2	29	Ottawa	Stanislav Neckar	D	Ceske Budejovice HC [Czech]	510	12	41	53	316	2003-04
1	10	Washington	Nolan Baumgartner	D	Kamloops Blazers [WHL]	143	7	40	47	69	2009-10
2	33	Los Angeles	Matt Johnson	L	Peterborough Petes [OHL]	473	23	20	43	1523	2003-04
7	175	Calgary	Ladislav Kohn	R	Swift Current Broncos [WHL]	186	14	28	42	125	2002-03
2	32	Edmonton	Mike Watt	L	Stratford Cullitons (MOJHL)	157	15	26	41	41	2002-03
11	262	Anaheim	Jeremy Stevenson	L	Soo Greyhounds [OHL]	207	19	19	38	451	2005-06
4	99	Boston	Eric Nickulas	R	Cushing Academy [Mass H.S.]	118	15	23	38	82	2005-06
4	84	Florida	David Nemirovsky	R	Ottawa 67's [OHL]	91	16	22	38	42	1998-99
2	40	Chicago	Jean-Yves Leroux	L	Beauport Harfangs [QMJHL]	220	16	22	38	146	2000-01
1	25	New Jersey	Vadim Sharifijanov	L	Ufa Salavat Yulayev [Russia]	92	16	21	37	50	1999-00
11	261	Florida	Per Gustafsson	D	HV71 Jonkoping [SEL]	89	8	27	35	38	1997-98
3	54	Montreal	Chris Murray	R	Kamloops Blazers [WHL]	242	16	18	34	550	1999-00
1	19	Calgary	Chris Dingman	L	Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL]	385	15	19	34	769	2005-06
1	12	Quebec	Wade Belak	D	Saskatoon Blades [WHL]	549	8	25	33	1263	2010-11
4	98	Dallas	Jamie Wright	L	Guelph Storm [OHL]	124	12	20	32	54	2002-03
9	227	Calgary	Jorgen Jonsson	C	Rogle (Sweden)	81	12	19	31	16	1999-00
1	24	Pittsburgh	Chris Wells	C	Seattle Thunderbirds [WHL]	195	9	20	29	193	1999-00
1	18	Montreal	Brad Brown	D	North Bay Centennials [OHL]	330	2	27	29	747	2003-04
9	226	Montreal	Tomas Vokoun	G	Poldi Kladno (Czech.)	700	0	23	23	125	2012-13
9	225	Buffalo	Craig Millar	D	Swift Current Broncos [WHL]	114	8	14	22	73	2000-01
5	124	Dallas	Marty Turco	G	Cambridge H.S. (Mass.)	543	0	22	22	168	2011-12
11	279	Calgary	Pavel Torgayev	C	TPS Turku [SM-liiga]	55	6	14	20	20	1999-00
7	172	St. Louis	Roman Vopat	C	Litvinov HC [Czech]	133	6	14	20	253	1998-99
7	176	Buffalo	Steve Webb	R	Peterborough Petes [OHL]	321	5	13	18	532	2003-04
5	115	San Jose	Brian Swanson	C	Omaha Lancers [USHL]	70	4	13	17	16	2003-04
2	44	Montreal	Jose Theodore	G	St. Jean Lynx [QMJHL]	648	1	16	17	40	2012-13
9	219	San Jose	Evgeni Nabokov	G	Kamenogorsk (Russia)	697	1	15	16	118	2014-15
1	4	Edmonton	Jason Bonsignore	C	Niagara Falls Thunder [OHL]	79	3	13	16	34	1998-99
11	274	Ottawa	Antti Tormanen	L	Jokerit Helsinki [SM-liiga]	50	7	8	15	28	1995-96
11	266	Edmonton	Ladislav Benysek	D	Olomouc (Czech.)	161	3	12	15	74	2002-03
2	47	Boston	Daniel Goneau	L	Laval Titan [QMJHL]	53	12	3	15	14	1999-00
2	28	Anaheim	Johan Davidsson	C	HV71 Jonkoping [SEL]	83	6	9	15	16	1999-00
3	57	Pittsburgh	Sven Butenschoen	D	Brandon Wheat Kings [WHL]	140	2	12	14	86	2005-06
1	20	Dallas	Jason Botterill	L	U. of Michigan [CCHA]	88	5	9	14	89	2003-04
8	202	Philadelphia	Ray Giroux	D	Powasson (NOHA)	38	0	13	13	22	2003-04
9	218	Philadelphia	Johan Hedberg	G	Leksands IF [SEL]	373	0	10	10	96	2012-13
3	70	Montreal	Marko Kiprusoff	D	TPS Turku [SM-liiga]	51	0	10	10	12	2001-02
9	229	Boston	John Grahame	G	Sioux City Musketeers [USHL]	224	0	9	9	51	2007-08
4	93	Washington	Matt Herr	C	Hotchkiss Academy (Conn.)	58	4	5	9	25	2002-03
2	38	NY Islanders	Jason Holland	D	Kamloops Blazers [WHL]	81	4	5	9	36	2003-04
1	23	Detroit	Yan Golubovsky	D	CSKA Moscow [Russia]	56	1	7	8	32	2000-01
9	217	Quebec	Tim Thomas	G	U. of Vermont [ECAC]	426	0	7	7	43	2013-14
4	104	NY Rangers	Sylvain Blouin	L	Laval Titan [QMJHL]	115	3	4	7	336	2002-03
1	9	NY Islanders	Brett Lindros	R	Kingston Frontenacs [OHL]	51	2	5	7	147	1995-96
10	253	Calgary	Mike Peluso	R	Omaha Lancers [USHL]	38	4	2	6	19	2003-04
3	66	San Jose	Alexei Yegorov	R	St. Petersburg SKA [Russia]	11	3	3	6	2	1996-97
2	31	Florida	Jason Podollan	R	Spokane Chiefs [WHL]	41	1	5	6	19	2001-02
5	108	Winnipeg	Craig Mills	R	Belleville Bulls [OHL]	31	0	5	5	36	1998-99
3	69	Buffalo	Rumun Ndur	D	Guelph Storm [OHL]	69	2	3	5	137	1999-00
1	26	NY Rangers	Dan Cloutier	G	Soo Greyhounds [OHL]	351	0	5	5	147	2007-08
3	58	Winnipeg	Tavis Hansen	R	Tacoma Rockets [WHL]	34	2	1	3	16	2000-01
2	48	Toronto	Sean Haggerty	L	Detroit Junior Red Wings [OHL]	14	1	2	3	4	2000-01
1	7	Los Angeles	Jamie Storr	G	Owen Sound Platers [OHL]	219	0	3	3	26	2003-04
5	111	Los Angeles	Chris Schmidt	C	Seattle Thunderbirds [WHL]	10	0	2	2	5	2002-03
9	215	Los Angeles	Jan Nemecek	D	Ceske Budejovice HC [Czech]	7	1	0	1	4	1999-00
1	16	Toronto	Eric Fichaud	G	Chicoutimi Sagueneens [QMJHL]	95	0	1	1	4	2000-01

1994 Vancouver Canucks Playoff Preview

I have been struggling to play my FHM 6 season lastly. The last four games of my season didn't go well. Tow losses to San Jose and Anaheim has ended my regular season on a five game losing streak.

Fortunately, I didn't slip in the standings. I finished 6th place in the Western Conference and now have a date with the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Quarterfinals.

This is a good match-up for Vancouver as I went 3-1 in the season series this year.

The down side is that I'm out three top players in Pavol Demitra, Cliff Ronning and Peter Nedved. For me this is huge as I have relied on Nedved for most of the year.

As for the game it's self, I feel it is really authentic but the standings finished similar to what they did in real life. This has me a bit concerned but I'm hoping things differ as rosters change in comparison to real life.

As for the short term, if I can't turn this thing around fast, I see Dallas winning this series in 5.

The other Western Conference Quarterfinals are as follows:

1. Detroit vs 8. Edmonton
2. Calgary vs 7. St. Louis
4. Winnipeg vs 5. LA

In the Eastern Conference:

1. Pittsburgh vs 8. Philadelphia
2. New York Islanders vs 7. Buffalo
3. Boston vs 6. Quebec
4. New York Rangers vs  5. New Jersey