Team: 2021-22 Custom Team

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 14, 2021

Published: Sep. 14, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

First Line: One guy with size.
1LW: Top skill, size (even if not a black-and-blue player), ability to finish.
1C: Top skill, Foot speed, first power-play unit, 65 points or better, leader.
1RW: Sniper, Foot speed, green light to score, first power-play unit.

Second Line: Two guys with size.
2LW: Size (even if skilled), secondary scoring, second power-play unit.
2C: Second skill level, responsible defensively, face-off skill.
2RW: Size (with some bite), scoring ability, second power-play unit.

Third Line: Size, fighter disciples.
3LW: Must be smart, above average skating, ability to move, shootout skill.
3C: Penalty killer, face-off guy, high hockey IQ, foot speed a must, workaholic, right-handed shot.
3RW: Size, Second fighter, middleweight, skilled and smart enough to shut people down, penalty killer.

Fourth Line: Grit, fighter disciples.
4LW: Penalty killer, responsible, hard to play against, last minute of each period.
4C: Size, face-off skill, shot blocker, shutdown role, agitator.
4RW: Fighter and can play, penalty killer, speed, last minute of each period.

13th Forward: Tougness, fight in any weight class.

First Defence Pair: Skill.
1LD: Can move puck, or lug it out of trouble, top-end foot speed, high hockey IQ.
1RD: Size, play against top line, hard shot, can shut people down and move the puck, right-handed shot.

Second Defence Pair: Size.
2LD: Skill, second power-play unit, good decision-maker, eliminate/pin (even if no hard finish), some penalty killing.
2RD: Smart, mobile, finish and pin/eliminate, some bite, penalty killer, right-hand shot.

Third Defence Pair: Big size, one fighter.
3LD: Penalty Killer, hard minutes against bottom-six forwards, third fighter.
3RD: Size, hard to play against, fights when needed, finish checks hard, penalty killer.

Goaltenders.
Starter: Play 60-65 games, battles, elite athlete, great mechanics.
Backup: Great work ethic in practice, push the starter, makes shooters better, survive with low workload, popular.