Post by ALL CAPS on Jul 28, 2018 13:35:27 GMT -5
I am willing to part ways with power forward Austin Watson in the right deal.
For any GM that has not used their NHL re-rates because of a lack of impact options look not further. Austin is a former 1st round pick that has morphed his game from a one-dimensional offensive player into one of the baddest dudes in the league.
Without a re-rate, Austin is only a useful AsHL player in the sim at the present time. I'm happy to have him on my AsHL team, but if there is a GM out there willing to give him an NHL re-rate, I will explore options to provide him the opportunity to make an impact in the NsHL.
Check out his highlight reel and you will see plenty of punishing hits, old-style fights and skillful goals. Yep, the kid can do it all.
Based on his strength, hitting ability and offensive skills, Austin will become an incredibly useful NsHL player with an NHL re-rate likely in the 71-72 overall range (if you care about overall rating).
This is not a dump. Yes, Austin was involved in a domestic violence issue earlier this year. He has pleaded no contest, as the charges were laid against him by witnesses and police, not his longtime girlfriend and mother of his infant child. If you read into the situation more, it does become clear that this is not the prototypical domestic violence issue (see: Slava Voynov). The victim was intoxicated early in the day and the abuse from Watson was apparently verbal during a stop at a gas station on the way to a wedding.
Watson was sentenced earlier this week by the justice system and he could face a short suspension from the NHL as a result.
Austin will no doubt recover from this situation and continue his good work in the community (including the AMEND Together program with the YWCA in Nashville that works to educate people on issues of domestic violence) and he will continue to be a solider on the ice putting up 15-20 goals while being one of the most feared hitters in the game.
He scored 14 goals in the NHL last year.
Cheers,
-Rob, Washington GM
For any GM that has not used their NHL re-rates because of a lack of impact options look not further. Austin is a former 1st round pick that has morphed his game from a one-dimensional offensive player into one of the baddest dudes in the league.
Without a re-rate, Austin is only a useful AsHL player in the sim at the present time. I'm happy to have him on my AsHL team, but if there is a GM out there willing to give him an NHL re-rate, I will explore options to provide him the opportunity to make an impact in the NsHL.
Check out his highlight reel and you will see plenty of punishing hits, old-style fights and skillful goals. Yep, the kid can do it all.
Based on his strength, hitting ability and offensive skills, Austin will become an incredibly useful NsHL player with an NHL re-rate likely in the 71-72 overall range (if you care about overall rating).
This is not a dump. Yes, Austin was involved in a domestic violence issue earlier this year. He has pleaded no contest, as the charges were laid against him by witnesses and police, not his longtime girlfriend and mother of his infant child. If you read into the situation more, it does become clear that this is not the prototypical domestic violence issue (see: Slava Voynov). The victim was intoxicated early in the day and the abuse from Watson was apparently verbal during a stop at a gas station on the way to a wedding.
Watson was sentenced earlier this week by the justice system and he could face a short suspension from the NHL as a result.
Austin will no doubt recover from this situation and continue his good work in the community (including the AMEND Together program with the YWCA in Nashville that works to educate people on issues of domestic violence) and he will continue to be a solider on the ice putting up 15-20 goals while being one of the most feared hitters in the game.
He scored 14 goals in the NHL last year.
Cheers,
-Rob, Washington GM