 It is the start of year 2 boys. Year 1 didn't go as planned like we said in previous videos but year 2 I have a good feeling. So again just going over the lines before we start simulating some year 2 months here. First line is looking like Eric Stahl playing with Malcolm and Jake Gensel, Jason Zucker playing with Crosby and Kasperi Kaepernan, Brandon Tana will be playing with Mikael Granlin and Jared McCann and then Brian Ross with Jan Kelski and Teddy Bluger. On D we got Pedersen with LaTang, Haminik with Matheson, Joseph with Marino so I'm excited to see how Joseph will do this year. Third line minutes he is 22 years of age he's a depth defenseman top four so hopefully we get his overall up where we can throw him up here with Haminik but yeah it's looking good and as of now these starters KC to Smith we went with him last year and I think he's gonna do well for us here so if we see that things aren't going well with him in that Tristan Jari we'll always get a shout in a net so we just got to simulate through the preseason here we'll see how we do there and our first game is against the Kings which is interesting we should actually edit the trade block here we'll keep Eric Stahl up there we'll keep Rust up there we'll take off Tannib take off Weber take up Connor I kind of want to see what Melkin will interest any team he's got a year left I think he'll be interesting to have on the block I think after the first month I want to see what kind of trade talks this guy can generate he's got a year left I don't know if I plan on signing him after this year it would be cool to try to want to cup with him this year but if we can get something for him that'd be great Melkin and I think we'll just leave it at that so our wants is a great question we want a forward a first line guy would be great to get back from Gino so we'll do that we'll do another forward but this time second line anywhere from 17th or we'll do like 22 to 40 and then we will do a defense man if we can get a top forward a fence man that'd be absolutely huge so I think that's pretty good for the most part we're also gonna throw on the first round pick if we still have it this year which we do again we're trying to win a cup so our first round pick is eligible for trades and we will throw up our 20 do we have our 2022 second round we do so there we go that's all good to go now like I said if we can generate some big trades for Evgeny Melkin we might pull the trigger now I do want to try and win a cup with Crosby and him one more time but with that being said if we can generate a good price for him then we're gonna go for it again we'll wait for a couple months see how the team's doing if it's a season where we're tanking we're gonna trade them away if not we keep them and and we run with it and then we try to sign them and then maybe move them next year so let's go to a sign of the scout actually everything looks good here I don't know if we have to really if we really have to change a fine prospects we'll do skaters early first round we'll do like late first round for the entire season for that guy okay so I guess that's good and so we went perfect in the yeah we went perfect in the preseason but that doesn't really mean much we're here at the start of the season the team is it ready to go to say the least let me just make sure Casey to Smith is are starting that minder we will probably sim through three months to this video we'll do it a month at a time just to check in with these squad so yeah let's simulate the first month here see how we do first game we win 6-3 a nice 5-2 win all right not too bad nice 4-2 and 0 record we'll continue with that and okay we're taking a bunch of L's come back with a win a nice 8-0 win so at the end of one here we are 7-5-1 that's okay we are in fifth at the time being tied for fourth with the blue jackets we're one point behind the devils and flyers and two points behind the hurricanes Gino we're talking about trading him away he's leaving the team in points with 15 and 13 looking at the team here doesn't look like any overalls have gone up Joseph is out of 81 so I kind of want to try him out there yeah I mean we can work with these guys at 81 Latanglin up to hold on all right so if we do that if we put Joseph playing with Latang Matheson with Hammonek and Marina with Pedersen it works I kind of want to leave Joseph on the top pair let him develop but in one month he went up what two or three overalls 13 games played two goals two assists only four penalty minutes pretty good so I definitely do like the Latang is having himself a season as well so good stuff from there looking at Casey Smith he played four games a month with two wins okay not too bad and then Tristan Jari played majority of the games there for some reason even though we don't have the assistant coach editing our lines for us but it is what it is not about first month let's go ahead simulate the second month here okay we are in a string of elves here not what we like to see that is for sure we're stringing together some wins so that's good to see let's continue winning here back-to-back elves we got a point out of one game there which is nice and okay December 1st okay so at the end of two months we were 12 9-4 not too great we are in fifth still tied for fourth with the Islanders the jackets are right behind us so are the capitals it's a race in this metro Crosby now leading the team with points 26 and 25 which isn't too bad yeah that's not too bad no overalls went up here on defense Joseph still at an 81 he got three more goals this month which is nice he's a minus four up on that pairing maybe we go back and switch it to where Joseph plays here just so he gets that plus one will let him develop there it just kind of sucks that we can't get him on the second pairing there it would be interesting to see him there it just doesn't work out for some reason so believe him on the third pairing for now in terms of a goal tending Tristan Jari 19 games played nine wins and 902 safe percentage not the greatest and yeah Casey the Smith has been the better goalie if we can just keep that that'd be great and you know what with that being said I do think it's gonna make sense to throw Tristan Jari up on the trade block because I think Casey to Smith is the guy we're gonna go with here so we're gonna try to sell we're gonna try the trade finder here so Tristan Jari he is a starter let's see what we can what kind of trade trades this guy will get us here so the Bruins offering us picks no picks picks picks and picks okay so nothing good I do want to check not that I want to trade them away I want to see what kind of trade talk I've getting Malcolm would get in no trades to be found okay interesting interesting stuff but what we will do we'll take off that second round pick we will put Tristan Jari on the trade blocks see what kind of trade interests he maybe gets us but we do need to be better I'm not a fan of the record I'm not a fan where we are in the metro right now so we'll sim another month see where we are after that and reevaluate what we want to do with the team here so I think it's pretty simple as of that we are on a little bit of a winning streak here so we do like to see that we do not want to do that trade not that either we are on a huge winning streak hold on hold the phone we will count that up once this month is done what a month from this team we were on a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 game of winning streak until we lost the Leafs and wow a 10 game winning streak now puts us at 24 11 and 4 we are currently in first place in the metro what a month from this Pittsburgh Bangwins team 52 points we are leading the metro the hurricanes right behind us by two points we are in third in the entire NHL which is very nice I've getting Malcolm had himself a month he now leads a team with 46 points in 39 games good stuff so definitely gonna reevaluate what I wanted to do Jake and so I believe went up and overall this first line is absolutely poppin any overalls that went up here doesn't look like it Joseph still at an 81 but he is now a plus 3 when he was a minus 2 last month he's now at 8 goals and 5 assists so it's pretty good for a third pairing there Crystal Tang is no longer in the minus either so I don't think Joseph and Latang really worked when that was happening there but good stuff from this team Tristan Jari 903 I don't know why they're playing him more than Casey to Smith I really don't I wish I can you know say this guy is the starter but anyways a very good third month maybe we will simulate it one more month I usually like to do three months at a time we'll do no you know what we're gonna yeah we'll do one more month one more month I think it's fair alright simulate one more month here with these Pittsburgh Penguins team hopefully we have another great start to this month as we did last month we're taking a bunch of vowels but we're stringing together some wins here which is very nice we are on a little bye week now here which is okay and at the end of four months we're now 30 15 and 6 good stuff from this Penguins team we're still leading the metro we're still ahead by two points we are second in the entire NHL which is very good Malcolm with 53 points in 51 games again he's just having himself a season it's a contract year for him and if we don't trade him away because I don't think we will we're gonna try to win a cup with these two obviously who are tied in points which is crazy you know it's gonna be interesting to see what his asking price is going to be next year he's 35 years old maybe we bring him back for a year or two and then maybe we spice up the trade talk but he's having himself a season so is Jay Gensel with 52 points pretty good stuff from this team in terms of goal-tending here Tristan Jari it's been playing the majority of the games this year so that gives him the reason to have a lower safe percentage he's 69 to 5 which is pretty good no shutouts Casey to Smith is 14 61 with two shutouts so again I want Casey to Smith to be our starter they're just not giving him the starting minutes for some reason which is interesting looking at the lines here no overalls have changed actually I think Malcolm went down one overall I swear he was a 92 last month I could be wrong though on defense Joseph is still in 81 I love checking in on his progression don't think he put up any points this month but he is still a plus two which I like to see in that third pairing and Crystal Tang is still a plus eight and Marcus Patterson is really working out with Crystal Tang so that is very nice to see Hamanic is a plus 30 on this line and Michael Matheson is a plus 23 so in all honesty we're gonna keep the decor the way it is because they're just pretty much playing well together which is nice to see yeah that's going to be it for this GM mode video it's a bit of a shorter one which I do apologize we went through four months next episode is pretty much going to be wrapping up the season in year two we got the trade deadline coming up so with that being said if you guys have any potential I don't know I guess we're gonna look into some more depth pieces making trades like we acquired Mikael Grandlin last trade deadline on year one so if you guys have any suggestions of players that we should bring on to this team if we should keep or trade Gino in my opinion we should keep him for the season let me know in the comment section below but that is it for today's video if you guys did enjoy it be sure to 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