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League established October 1st, 1999
Volume #9, Issue #5 – January 29, 2023

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Current League Officers:

Commissioner: Mark McNeil
Email List Administrator: Mark McNeil

Email the whole league: mailto:RHL2000@googlegroups.com

League Web Site: http://www.blades99.com/RHL/RHL.htm

MESSAGE FROM THE COMMISSIONER 

Block 4 is complete and while no one is totally out of the fight, there is a lot of space between 1st and last in each division right now.  Some teams are already making plans to be sellers at the deadline (NY Islanders have announced their intention to make moves) and there are a few obvious buyers including Dallas who makes the first trade of the regular season with St. Louis as they look to shore things up on the forward ranks.  No real surprises at the top of the scoring leader board with Draisaitl and McDavid leading the way, but then there are a ton of players within striking distance for points, though Draisaitl is looking to run away and hide in the goal scoring race up by 9 already and averaging a goal a game. After block 5 we will be halfway through the season and playoff standings will be posted, so look for more on that soon.

Block 4 is finished and the updated league file and Excel file is on the website.  Remember that all injuries this year are coaches decisions BUT all players are limited to the exact number of NHL games from last year, so plan accordingly.  If you are sending the same lineup for all 8 games then just a regular coach should work. If you want to set specific lineups for each game, then you need to use the Daily Lineups as it gives you a lot more flexibility. As soon as you have your coach set for your first 4 road games, please send that out to the list (and list who the coach is for so it is easier for teams to keep the ones they need).  Also, I would ask you PLEASE include your 4 home strats as well both for your sake and mine as if I have to sim your home games for any reason I will just let the game set up your strat if none is defined and you will have to deal with any penalties later on.  I am going to start using the strat file page and upload everyones coaches to the website like I did in the past so they are easy to find when needed.

**** IMPORTANT  - Action PC Game File Update dated 1/11/2023. 

You need to send out game exports as well as boxscores for all 4 home games by the second Sunday of the block at 9 pm This is MANDATORY, both the exports AND boxscores please.   Game summaries are nice, even if it’s just one quick comment for all 4 games, just adds to the league and makes it easier for everyone to see what is going on.  If I do not receive game exports after sending updates on Saturday and Sunday, I will send one more request directly about an hour before the deadline on Sunday.  Unless I get a request for an extension of time, I will wait til the deadline and about 30 minutes later I will sim games so I can get new files out before I go to bed Sunday night. 

  
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Schedule

www.blades99.com/RHL/Schedule2223.htm

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Standings – Block 4 Standings

Tim Horton     G  W  L OL  Pts  ROW   GF  GA Diff        Home           Road          Last 10

Washington    32 17 12  3   37   16   93  87    6    10  5  0  1     7  7  0  2     4  5  0  1

Philadelphia  32 16 11  5   37   15  103  94    9    10  5  0  1     6  6  0  4     3  5  0  2

Anaheim       32 15 14  3   33   15   93  93    0     7  7  0  2     8  7  0  1     4  5  0  1

Arizona       32 12 15  5   29   12  102 108   -6     9  5  0  2     3 10  0  3     4  4  0  2

St. Louis     32 12 17  3   27   11   89 109  -20     8  6  0  2     4 11  0  1     5  3  0  2

Buffalo       32 10 21  1   21    9   81 109  -28     5 11  0  0     5 10  0  1     5  5  0  0

 

Gordie Howe    G  W  L OL  Pts  ROW   GF  GA Diff        Home           Road          Last 10

New York R    32 23  6  3   49   21  129  94   35    13  0  0  3    10  6  0  0     8  1  0  1

Chicago       32 20 10  2   42   19  107  92   15    13  2  0  1     7  8  0  1     5  5  0  0

New Jersey    32 17 10  5   39   16  109  98   11     9  5  0  2     8  5  0  3     6  3  0  1

New York I    32 18 12  2   38   16   92  87    5     9  7  0  0     9  5  0  2     4  6  0  0

Detroit       32 15 10  7   37   12  105 116  -11     8  5  0  3     7  5  0  4     5  3  0  2

Carolina      32 10 16  6   26    9   90 112  -22     7  7  0  2     3  9  0  4     3  4  0  3

 

Bobby Orr      G  W  L OL  Pts  ROW   GF  GA Diff        Home           Road          Last 10

Dallas        32 24  7  1   49   23  121  95   26    15  1  0  0     9  6  0  1     8  1  0  1

Montreal      32 18 10  4   40   17  104  93   11     8  7  0  1    10  3  0  3     5  3  0  2

San Jose      32 18 11  3   39   17   95  87    8    12  2  0  2     6  9  0  1     6  3  0  1

Los Angeles   32 15 17  0   30   13   73  90  -17     8  8  0  0     7  9  0  0     4  6  0  0

Boston        32 12 17  3   27   12   88 115  -27     7  8  0  1     5  9  0  2     3  7  0  0

Toronto       32  7 24  1   15    7   90 129  -39     4 11  0  1     3 13  0  0     3  7  0  0

 

Mario Lemieux  G  W  L OL  Pts  ROW   GF  GA Diff        Home           Road          Last 10

Florida       32 24  6  2   50   24  123  81   42    14  2  0  0    10  4  0  2     6  2  0  2

Pittsburgh    32 24  6  2   50   23  107  77   30    15  0  0  1     9  6  0  1     9  0  0  1

Vancouver     32 22  8  2   46   21  121  88   33    11  4  0  1    11  4  0  1     7  2  0  1

Edmonton      32 12 17  3   27   11   88 108  -20     5  9  0  2     7  8  0  1     2  8  0  0

Colorado      32 12 18  2   26   11   84 109  -25     5 10  0  1     7  8  0  1     3  7  0  0

Calgary       32 11 18  3   25   10   98 114  -16     6  8  0  2     5 10  0  1     5  3  0  2

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OVERUSAGE  (season)

Player                  Team  GP/Max

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RHL upcoming calendar (all 9 PM Eastern):

Block 5 Start  Monday, January 30th, 2023
Block 5 Strats Wednesday, February 18th        
Block 5 End    Sunday, February 12th, 2023

Block 6 Start  Monday, January 13th, 2023
Block 6 Strats Wednesday, February 15th        
Block 6 End    Sunday, February 26th, 2023

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TRANSACTIONS:

Dallas trades Andre Burakovsky, Sami Vatanen and DAL #2 ’24 to St. Louis.

St. Louis trades Drake Batherson to Dallas.

 

 

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