Guest Report post Posted July 9, 2008 My lines look like Gillies-Forsberg-Bossy Cicarelli-Sakic-Larmer Nolan-Federko-Larionov Probert-Goring-Tikkanen Chara-Orr © Blake-Wesley McSorley-Svoboda Fuhr Vachon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 Here is how my line up will look... Mogilny-Lemiuex-Iginla Mahovlich-Damphousse-Mullen Elias-Ronning-Mellanby Sanderson-K.Primeau-Graham L.Robinson-Suter Phanuef-Carlyle Iafrate-Markov Eddie Belfour Tom Barrasso Coach: Ken Hitchcock Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianGuitarist 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 Ok, here's what I came up with: Once the draft is done (any day now), PM me your 1-14 order if the teams were to round robin. I'll tally up points (14 for first, 13 for second, etc.). Each team gets into the playoffs, because nothing says "NHL" like an abundance of teams in the spring. 1 vs. 14, 2 vs. 13 and so on. With those decided, the highest ranked team still playing in the second round recieves a bye. Then, we'll reshuffle the remaning teams in a highest vs. lowest format. Same thing for the third round. As for the head-to-head matchups, I'll assign, via a random draw, two bi-partisan GM's to select a winner. If there's a tie, I'll randomly draw a third GM to break the tie. We'll follow a similar format for the following rounds, with these exceptions: Second Round: Three random GM's per series. Third round: Seven random GM's per series. Fourth Round: Eleven random GM's per series. I'll ensure that each matchup is bipartisan. For the sake of discussion, name a captain with your lines please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianGuitarist 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 And I feel badly snubbing Gilmour, but he's not my captain. Fedorov-Gilmour-Hull Gartner-Loob-Kurri Stevens-McNab-Muller© Lemieux-Lindros-Verbeek Jovo-Numminen Schnieder-Daneyko Baun-Barilko Roy Luongo Neilson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 I'm guessing that we should abstain from voting for ourselves? I mean, I could easily send my 1-14 with my team on top, just because. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted July 9, 2008 Orr's my captain. Like, duh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smartly Pretty 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 Leetch is my captain. Could I, in my right mind, not let the 1994 Conn Smyhe winner captain a team selected by a Ranger fan? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 Three guesses, first two don't count. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianGuitarist 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 I'm guessing that we should abstain from voting for ourselves? I mean, I could easily send my 1-14 with my team on top, just because. Good call, especially since I said bipartisan an estimated 65 times during the set-up. Do 1-13. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 I guess Messier's my captain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJ Johnson 0 Report post Posted July 9, 2008 Paul Coffey's getting the C for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 Stevie Y is my captain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 Bucyk-Dionne-Francis Goulet-Perrault-Schmidt © Cashman-Smith-Lemaire MacLeish-Broten- Lidstrom-Park Howe-Morrow Duchesne-Persson Hasek Parent Jack Adams Uncle Milty will captain this group. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 Sorry no pic right now. Gert's Frozen PondScum selects: John Ogrodnick/LW Will post my lines tomorrow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 A nice surprise to have this guy as my last pick. Dickie Moore 6 All-Star Games played 2-time NHL All-Star 1st team 1-time NHL All-Star 2nd team 2-time Art Ross Trophy winner #31 on The Hockey News list of 100 greatest hockey players I'll also post my lines later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 Since the talent will do most of the 'heavy-lifting' when it comes to winning games, I don't think a coach will play as large of a role in our league as it does IRL. Thus, I'm going with a guy that will help draw attention to the team in Boston, a city that has hockey in 4th place in their hearts right now. Don Cherry, coach of the Northern Lights Five. And my lines? Joe Juneau Joe Thornton Cam Neely (I don't like the idea of Juneau on the 1st line, but he went for 30 & 72 with Oates & Neely, and Thornton > Oates) Luc Robitaille Sidney Crosby Peter Bondra Stephane Richer Pat Lafontaine Tony Amonte Bernie Nicholls Howie Morenz Terry O'Reilly Doug Harvey Rod Langway Dit Clapper Kevin Hatcher Mike Ramsey Lyle Odelein Ken Dryden / Pelle Lindbergh (they'd split playing time pretty much 50/50 unless one was playing noticably better) EDIT: I never named a captain; Terry O will wear the C, and Neely & Harvey will wear the A's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 I knew you were taking Grapes. He was my original pick for coach until I saw all the Europeans and French guys on my roster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 Thomas Steen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 I knew you were taking Grapes. He was my original pick for coach until I saw all the Europeans and French guys on my roster. About half-way through the draft I decided that I wanted Grapes as my coach (and I'm thinking "too many men" era Grapes, not the current loud mouth-era version) and made a conscious decision to draft as exclusively North American as possible. Only a couple of French Canadians and one Euro ... Cherry should be Ok with the team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 Super Mario is my captain... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smartly Pretty 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 I have one final pick. I need a centerman. This is my favorite player of all time. Don't ask me why, I don't know why. I passed on Vincent Lecalvalier for this guy. Right now, I'm passing on Joe Malone for this guy. He's the perfect guy to center my fourth line. Mike York, C He's scrappy, he skates hard, always hustles, has a little bit of a scoring touch (moreso towards the beginning of his career than now) and is versatile enough to play all three forward positions. Mike York, dude. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJ Johnson 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 All that's left for me to pick is a backup goalie, and this goalie is one I think was painfully overlooked. Jean-Sebastien Giguere, G 2007 Stanley Cup Winner 2003 Conn Smythe Winner (On the losing team, no less) In 2003 WCF, held Minnesota to one goal in four games, for a preposterous .25 GAA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zetterberg is God 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 So Gobblin isn't here and he asked me to make his pick for him, which is: Evgeni Nabokov, G 208 wins 40 shutouts 2.37 career GAA Calder Trophy winner, 2001 Two time all-star World Championship gold medalist, 2008 Vezina Trophy finalist, 2008 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 Final pick, one of the favorite Boston Bruins of the 1980's. Fight, hit, put in a few goals (career high 84 points the same season as his career high in PIM with 177). Played a physical, two-way style that will go well on my fourth line with MacLeish. Finished with only 494 points, but was a consistant player through his 10 seasons. With the final pick in the TSM NHL All-Time Draft, the Excitable Boys are very proud to select: Keith Crowder. R. Bucyk-Dionne-Francis Goulet-Perrault-Schmidt © Cashman-Smith-Lemaire MacLeish-Broten-Crowder Lidstrom-Park Howe-Morrow Duchesne-Persson Hasek Parent Jack Adams Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted July 10, 2008 With those decided, the highest ranked team still playing in the second round recieves a bye. Then, we'll reshuffle the remaning teams in a highest vs. lowest format. Same thing for the third round. Just curious -- why wouldn't you just give a bye to the top two teams in the balloting in the first round? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the max 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Are we to describe our teams so as to get votes? Ala the NBA All-Time draft? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJ Johnson 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 That's what I'm going to do, but then, my team needs all the help it can get. Toe Blake in the second round my ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smartly Pretty 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Bobby Hull - Joe Nieuwendyk - Alexander Ovechkin Andy Bathgate - Michael Peca - Rod Gilbert Daniel Alfreddson - Jason Spezza - Dany Heatley Alex Tanguay - Mike York - Ilya Kovalchuk Brian Leetch© - Larry Murphy Babe Pratt - Earl Siebert Mattias Ohlund - Wade Redden Glenn Hall John Vanbiesbrouck Herb Brooks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJ Johnson 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Dale Hawerchuk - Mats Sundin - Ziggy Palffy Brian Bellows - Vincent Lecavalier - Markus Naslund Keith Tkachuk - Mike Modano - Tim Kerr Marian Hossa - Doug Weight - Milan Hejduk Paul Coffey © - Tim Horton Sergei Zubov - King Clancy Brian Rafalski - Kimmo Timonen George Hainsworth Jean-Sebastien Giguere Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0 Report post Posted July 11, 2008 Finalized for consideration: Adam Graves - Mark Messier © -Teemu Selanne Slava Kozlov - Henri Richard (A) -Theo Fleury Sean Avery - Tiger Williams -Darren McCarty Ryan Smyth -Adam Oates -Joffrey Lupul Defense Raymond Borque (A) - Eric Desjardins Adam Foote - Ulf Samuelsson Derian Hatcher -Craig Hartsburg Goaltenders Mike Vernon Ron Tugnutt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
