Starting a new season with the expansion Seattle Kraken. I'm giving them a Slap Shot goon squad type of identity by trading some of the alumni to the team. Rather than making them an all star squad with the likes of Gretzky, Lemieux, Howe, Coffey, Roy etc I'm taking guys who can play but are also known for their robust physical styles and (at least in most cases) their formidable fighting ability.
My line one center is Eric Lindros and he's the only real superstar player (I allowed myself one) but he also plays physically. All he has to do is avoid getting a concussion and he should be fine. My created player is my line one right winger, basically a high scoring classic forward like Tocchet or Neely but I have a hair trigger temper due to my 99 aggression rating and lack of poise, so I end up taking a lot of penalties (it makes things a little more interesting). Also, I'm a 99 fighter and body checker so combine that with a ton of ice time and I basically rack up 70s Dave Schultz penalty minutes. Due to my Al Iafrate esque slap shot and my Esposito esque habit of scoring on the rebound I can still rack up points despite only an average deking rating.
Line two includes Wendel Clark and Terry O'Reilly at each wing with Doug Gilmour at center (okay fine two superstars, whatever). I call this line Demolition like the classic WWF tag team and they even have Demolition's theme as their theme song. Keep those Seattle area babysitters away from Dougie!
Line three features Bob Probert at left wing and Tie Domi at right wing. Both of them are rated 80 overall and I believe they were being a little generous with Tie's rating but I'm okay with that.
Line four features Peter Worrell at left wing and Sandy McCarthy at right wing. Okay I lied, not everyone on this team is a good player but I've always had a soft spot for goonery. The more the merrier!
On defense, I left Jamie Oleksiak alone because he's a beast, and also kept Giordano for his veteran leadership and robust physical style. Got rid of a couple of guys and replaced them with Ken Daneyko and Rob Ramage. Undecided if I should add Marty McSorley or Garth Butcher for added depth. Maybe Brian Marchment? We'll see.
Move over 91-92 Sabres, thirty years in the making your league record for most team penalty minutes in a season is about to be utterly annihilated by my fictional 21-22 Seattle Kraken!