The NHL all-time draft

[CanadianGuitarist]

Deal. You'll recall my disdain during the sign-ups regarding the lack of you, Nskie, and Czech. Maybe we can get him as a play-by-play guy or something.

Gents, we have a new GM for the 14th and 15th picks.

 

Clock's ticking, Baron, but I'm drunk, and he's my boy.

 

Like Gord Downie, he'll get some grace,too. His pick is forfeited if he hasn't chosen by the time I wake up Monday.

[nl5xsk1]

Welcome to the party, Max, and thanks for making my pick over the weekend.

 

And while I was hesitant to say this until he was selected, but I'm shocked that Orr fell as far as he did - he would have been my top choice if I was picking first overall. While 99 & 66 had more gaudy numbers offensively, #4 could do so-much-more defensively.

 

And in a mock draft for bragging rights on the internet, what's more important than playing all three zones well?

[CanadianGuitarist]

Tough luck, Baron.

 

Goblin, you're up.

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin]

The gretaest leader in NHL history:

 

Steve Yzerman, C

[nl5xsk1]

Hey, just for confirmation, are we picking 12 forwards - regardless of their position - or 4 LW/4 C/4 RW?

[the max]

So since we skipped Baron, does that mean it's my turn?

 

And I pick twice, right?

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin]

Yah you get 2 picks.

[the max]

I guess if Baron isn't making picks that I'd better get to stepping.

 

With the...next picks in the draft:

 

Nicklas Lidström

 

 

Aaaaaaand

 

Dominik Hašek

 

 

Building from the net out, motherfuckers.

[CanadianGuitarist]

No, I'm fine with 12 forwards instead of 4/4/4. Baron's pick is gone for this round - he's gone for good if he misses his pick again tomorrow, but that'll have no effect on any picks so far.

 

Goblin, who will first benefit from the wisdom of...Edit: Oh shit, you already called him the best leader. Pick someone.

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin]

I don't like him but I can't deny how good he is:

 

Martin Brodeur, G

[CanadianGuitarist]

Baron's up again, by 8:11 Wednesday morning. Since I'm ostensibly working until about 6 eastern tomorrow, that's his cut-off.

[Lt. Al Giardello]

Kick him out... He knows I'm in the draft so he's too scared to make his picks.

[Nightwing]

I'm not a part of this, but I was wondering, since this hasn't been clarified:

 

Are you looking at full careers, or would you take people whose careers was cut short? In particular, I was thinking Mike Bossy. Just wondering if you are doing it all on career numbers or just actual talent achieved.

 

And a few quick observations:

 

- I'm surprised that Orr wasn't taken in the Top 3.

- I think max made an absolute steal with his two picks. I thought more defensemen would go quickly, since there are (in my opinion) fewer big game defensemen in comparison to the plethora of forwards one could find. Along with Hasek, and he has one hell of a start. Bravo.

- I didn't think Messier would go as high as he did... or maybe that's because he went higher than Orr. *Shrugs*. Also, I could think of at least one person I might pick over Jean Beliveau, though his leadership qualities probably make Beliveau more valuable. Can't wait to see the rest of the next round.

[CanadianGuitarist]

Yeah, that's probably it, EHME.

 

Each pick is assumed at the player's peak, so it's sort of a combination of reasons. Most people are explaining or 'selling' their picks, but it's basically an individual's reasoning behind each pick.

 

I'm a little surprised Orr went so low as well.

[Prophet of Mike Zagurski]

I sort of have my picks planned out. It's sort of hard to compare teams because we aren't playing any type of strat-o-matic or sim hockey league.

[CanadianGuitarist]

I sort of have my picks planned out. It's sort of hard to compare teams because we aren't playing any type of strat-o-matic or sim hockey league.

I was thinking a fantasy tournament.

[Prophet of Mike Zagurski]

That sounds interesting. How would this work?

[nl5xsk1]

Does anyone know if whatifsports allows people to load custom teams for a game or league?

 

If so, we could just add our teams to that site and let their computer simulate the games for a tournament or season.

[Red Baron]

Too lazy to search, but my first pick.

 

 

Paul Coffey.

[CanadianGuitarist]

Welcome back.

 

Re: the tourney. If whatif doesn't do what Nskie suggested, I'll randomly draw up some divisions, and arrange an inter-division round robin, to be voted upon by three out-of-division GM's. Playoff bracket to follow. If anyone else has ideas, throw 'em out there, we still have forseeably a couple of weeks before push comes to shove.

 

Smartly, you're up.

[Smartly Pretty]

 

He's played 245 games in his career. In those 245, he's scored 310 points. I crunched numbers last night. That's 1.25 points per game. So let's say he plays 1400 games. That's 1,750 career points, which would land him third all time. I pick Alex Ovechkin.

[Prophet of Mike Zagurski]

He'll also be a Stanley Cup champ when Caps eventually trade him.

[CanadianGuitarist]

He'll also be a Stanley Cup champ when Caps eventually trade him.

I don't think it's a stretch to say the Caps will be Cup contenders in two or three years. But here is not the place for that.

 

Treble, make your pick, under the graces of my obligatory Holiday Inn Guy comment.

[treble]

I'll be the first to pick a coach, I guess. Scotty Bowman, even if it is another Canadien.

[Nightwing]

If they actually learn to play good team defense, they could be a serious threat. They definitely have the youth to stick around for a while.

[CanadianGuitarist]

Nskie, your pick.

[CanadianChris]

Shit, I was taking Bowman if he was available.

[CanadianGuitarist]

EDIT: I'm not saying anything here re: Bowman, lest I give any ideas away.

[nl5xsk1]

The Northern Lights Five are proud to select Doug Harvey with the (whatever # pick this is) pick.

 

7 time Norris trophy winner

6 time Stanley Cup champ

Tremendous offensive skills from the blueline

IMHO, the second best defensemen in the history of the game.

 

And since I wasn't around to explain my selection of Ken Dryden: Like Max, I was planning on building from the net out, so I knew I wanted a netminder with my first choice, and it was between Dryden & someone else. I ended up going with Dryden because (1) he helped lead the Habs to 6 Cups between '71 & '79 (and that's not including his hold-out year), (2) 5 Vezina trophies in 7 years, and (3) I wanted a smart, intellectual player to neutralize some of the more bombastic players that are on my wish-list. And Dryden is most assuredly intellectual.

 

MF'erExtreme, you're up.

 

 

 

 

[MFer]

 

Terry Sawchuk