Four of the first five games are EHM Low Challenge Percentage Specials, with the first three featuring the Hawks, Rangers and Penguins all losing 3-1 at home versus the Blues, Avalanche and Senators (no surprises there, amirite?), and the fourth being the Bolts shocking the Stars thanks to a thrilling 12-save shutout from Carey Price. Then the Leafs had a normal one, stomping the Isles 5-1.
As promised, I replaced shitty vopatizers with approximately equally shitty non-vopatizers and got rid of rights for any players over 23:
Replacing vopatizer Player Caron, Jordan [team:CHI, rights:CHI], 30.98yrs, 600000x1 with Player Elgestål, Kevin [team:none, rights:UFA], 25.41yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Cormier, Patrice [team:PHI, rights:PHI], 31.37yrs, 750000x1 with Player Jenner, Boone [team:none, rights:UFA], 28.36yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Mikkelson, Brendan [team:MIN, rights:MIN], 34.35yrs, 700000x1 with Player Gareev, Stanislav [team:none, rights:UFA], 27.20yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Urakcheyev, Marat [team:ARI, rights:ARI], 31.41yrs, 800000x1 with Player Frk, Martin [team:none, rights:UFA], 28.06yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Hamill, Zach [team:STL, rights:STL], 33.09yrs, 800000x1 with Player Yurtaikin, Danil [team:none, rights:UFA], 24.32yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Smaby, Matt [team:ANA, rights:ANA], 37.03yrs, 600000x1 with Player Edmundson, Joel [team:none, rights:UFA], 28.33yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Caputi, Luca [team:NYR, rights:NYR], 33.07yrs, 600000x1 with Player Repo, Sebastian [team:none, rights:UFA], 25.34yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Giroux, Claude [team:WPG, rights:WPG], 33.79yrs, 800000x1 with Player Wigle, Joel [team:none, rights:UFA], 27.70yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Rowat, Linden [team:MIN, rights:MIN], 32.33yrs, 600000x1 with Player Bibeau, Antoine [team:none, rights:UFA], 27.49yrs, 100000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Mayorov, Maxim [team:NYI, rights:NYI], 32.59yrs, 600000x1 with Player Bourke, Troy [team:none, rights:UFA], 27.58yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Walsh, Dustin [team:MTL, rights:MTL], 30.60yrs, 600000x1 with Player Salinitri, Anthony [team:none, rights:UFA], 23.64yrs, 100000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Spaling, Nick [team:MIN, rights:MIN], 33.10yrs, 600000x1 with Player Oke, Scott [team:none, rights:UFA], 28.61yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Panik, Richard [team:WSH, rights:WSH], 30.72yrs, 600000x1 with Player Maksimovich, Kyle [team:none, rights:UFA], 23.63yrs, 100000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Latta, Michael [team:BUF, rights:BUF], 30.42yrs, 600000x1 with Player Tesink, Ryan [team:none, rights:UFA], 28.43yrs, 100000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Oliver, Nick [team:WSH, rights:WSH], 30.48yrs, 600000x1 with Player Paquin-Boudreau, Gabryel [team:none, rights:UFA], 26.68yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Reid, Cameron [team:PIT, rights:PIT], 30.17yrs, 600000x1 with Player Baillargeon, Robert [team:none, rights:UFA], 27.92yrs, 600000x0
Replacing vopatizer Player Gelinas, Eric [team:WSH, rights:WSH], 30.47yrs, 600000x1 with Player Pokka, Ville [team:none, rights:UFA], 27.40yrs, 600000x0
Releasing rights to Player Bielke, Dominik [team:none, rights:SJ], 31.01yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Kalapudas, Antti [team:none, rights:COL], 25.26yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Yemets, Ivan [team:none, rights:MTL], 24.31yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Izacky, Jakub [team:none, rights:STL], 27.92yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Kuznetsov, Vladimir [team:none, rights:BOS], 23.69yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Letunov, Maxim [team:none, rights:DAL], 25.68yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Hauner, Norman [team:none, rights:EDM], 28.89yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Krikunenko, Roman [team:none, rights:LA], 23.83yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player O'Regan, Daniel [team:none, rights:VAN], 27.74yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Loibl, Stefan [team:none, rights:CBS], 25.34yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Rossi, Aleksi [team:none, rights:SJ], 28.62yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Felixson, Oliver [team:none, rights:MTL], 23.63yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Bouramman, Gustav [team:none, rights:NAS], 24.75yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Boldin, Igor [team:none, rights:WSH], 26.78yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Kokes, Martin [team:none, rights:STL], 26.37yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Stencel, Jan [team:none, rights:VAN], 26.66yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Yazkov, Nikita [team:none, rights:NAS], 25.66yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Rafikov, Rushan [team:none, rights:STL], 26.45yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Eisenschmid, Markus [team:none, rights:PHI], 26.76yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Zhukenov, Dmitri [team:none, rights:NJ], 24.59yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Tomek, Matej [team:none, rights:BOS], 24.42yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Nazarkin, Yevgeni [team:none, rights:CBS], 25.01yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Rouhiainen, Jere [team:none, rights:CHI], 25.78yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Alexeyev, Dmitri [team:none, rights:DAL], 23.69yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player From, Mathias [team:none, rights:CBS], 23.86yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Lyszcarczyk, Alan [team:none, rights:DAL], 23.69yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Younan, Alexander [team:none, rights:PHI], 24.62yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Zaitsev, Yegor [team:none, rights:BOS], 23.48yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Danielsson, Hugo [team:none, rights:COL], 23.16yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Stadler, Livio [team:none, rights:DAL], 23.59yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Polunin, Alexander [team:none, rights:STL], 24.42yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Lindholm, Johan [team:none, rights:CHI], 24.74yrs, 100000x0
Releasing rights to Player Iilahti, Jonathan [team:none, rights:PIT], 29.50yrs, 100000x0
and we still shut out the Stars?!