NHL 1 Per Team Draft - Discussion

[als_revenge]

As for strategy - I have a list of players by team, with some cross over. I don't have any of superstars who only played a year or two in places, so I will be out drafted on that stuff.

I'm also trying, for fun, to get a balance of C's, LW's, and RWs. (Otherwise I'd probably end up with 16 wingers).

And if I've counted correctly, Detriot and LA Kings have 5 drafted, so I'm ignoring them. For Detroit, I'll have Datsyuk (great two way centre), but I also have a winger and D just in case those positions line up. But I can't name them, since they've played games for other teams, I suppose they could get snagged. For Kings, same thing with Kopitar. I have a few others, but can't name them.

A lot more strategy than I realized, I wish I built my list at the beginning instead of mid way through!

[stevegamer]

While I'm not in this draft, I can say, that I stumbled upon it, and have enjoyed seeing the picks there have been some things I thought were genius, and some things I thought were ... not genius. However, I understand people have favorite players who may have played on the teams they don't root for.

The strategy of going elite versus scarce is real. I did a draft sort of like this on another website, but it was a bit more wide-ranging (Americans with categories) and it was pretty deep: 16 "teams". There's a great falloff in some scarce categories - like president, not a lot of options.

Hope you don't mind the comment from a non-participant.

[als_revenge]

While I'm not in this draft, I can say, that I stumbled upon it, and have enjoyed seeing the picks there have been some things I thought were genius, and some things I thought were ... not genius. However, I understand people have favorite players who may have played on the teams they don't root for.

The strategy of going elite versus scarce is real. I did a draft sort of like this on another website, but it was a bit more wide-ranging (Americans with categories) and it was pretty deep: 16 "teams". There's a great falloff in some scarce categories - like president, not a lot of options.

Hope you don't mind the comment from a non-participant.

Please chime in. You could probably start drafting now and out-wit me. lol

I both love and hated the Belfour pick. I thought about him a few times, but I just can't get past the foot in the crease. I hate everything about Dallas.

[Dr.Brad]

Yeah, absolutely. The superstar vs super-scarce issue started about round 5. For example, I decided early that Canadiens had enough stars that I could wait awhile and not be burned out. Vegas, Florida, Arizona, SJS ... the drop-off is real.

[DusterDave]

Please chime in. You could probably start drafting now and out-wit me. lol

I both love and hated the Belfour pick. I thought about him a few times, but I just can't get past the foot in the crease. I hate everything about Dallas.

A friend of mine is a die hard Sabres fan and I recently sent him some snail mail of the foot in the crease photo along with a picture of Belfour hoisting the Cup. Just some friendly banter during these shitty times.

[stevegamer]

Please chime in. You could probably start drafting now and out-wit me. lol

I both love and hated the Belfour pick. I thought about him a few times, but I just can't get past the foot in the crease. I hate everything about Dallas.

I've been in fantasy hockey for 25 years or so. If I had to make an all-overrated team, Belfour is my starting goalie.

I think one thing that you guys will find interesting is not only to look at your teams, but also who got picked for what team in what round. I'm shaking my head at the Flyers picks, for example.

[Zorro]

I've been in fantasy hockey for 25 years or so. If I had to make an all-overrated team, Belfour is my starting goalie.

I think one thing that you guys will find interesting is not only to look at your teams, but also who got picked for what team in what round. I'm shaking my head at the Flyers picks, for example.

Lindros was great value as he was the most dominant player when he was at his peak in Philly.. I still like the pick!! HaHa

[PenguinHunter]

I've been in fantasy hockey for 25 years or so. If I had to make an all-overrated team, Belfour is my starting goalie.

I think one thing that you guys will find interesting is not only to look at your teams, but also who got picked for what team in what round. I'm shaking my head at the Flyers picks, for example.

Yes the Bobby Clarke pick was the best pick of the draft so far right?

[Zorro]

Nice pick Dr. Brad.. But I wanted Ted Lindsay(Detroit) over Datsyuk!! The other Red Wings taken so far are Howe, Lidstrom, Yzerman, Fedorov, and Lindsay.. I would definitely rank them all over Datsyuk, even though he was very special in his own right!!

[Dr.Brad]

Draft - Discussion

Nice pick Dr. Brad.. But I wanted Ted Lindsay(Detroit) over Datsyuk!! The other Red Wings taken so far are Howe, Lidstrom, Yzerman, Fedorov, and Lindsay.. I would definitely rank them all over Datsyuk, even though he was very special in his own right!!

sooo..... My plan was to pick either Lindsay (who I had in our all-time draft) or Datsyuk - was waiting for one to be chosen, then choose the other. And I agree - only one of them has an award named for him

[pmorrow]

Wait was drafting Roenick as a Coyote controversial? I see him as a foundational Coyote kinda like Fleury is in Vegas: yes, he had a reputation before, but he became an icon in the new market as well. Plus he played there 6 years and is still 2nd in scoring. My earliest memories of Roenick are in that ugly/beautiful first Coyotes jersey. Roenick was a journeyman who you could associate with Chicago, Phoenix or Philadelphia. But he was arguably the face of the Coyotes when they became a franchise.

[DusterDave]

So what’s the next draft PH? How about a nations draft where you assemble a team with national lines?

Draft a line of Canadians, Americans, Russians, Swedes and then the same on defence and goaltending. Of course we’d have to come up with a way to include Fins, Czechs and rest of Europe.

[PenguinHunter]

So what’s the next draft PH? How about a nations draft where you assemble a team with national lines?

Draft a line of Canadians, Americans, Russians, Swedes and then the same on defence and goaltending. Of course we’d have to come up with a way to include Fins, Czechs and rest of Europe.

Thats a good idea.

Another good idea that was suggest to me was one player from each draft Class from say 1999 to present day (or some range).

My thoughts for the next one is that someone else sets up the draft thread... so that two of us can be updating it.

[DusterDave]

Unfortunately I use my phone for all this stuff so editing threads isn’t ideal. If your stuck however, I can do my best.

[PenguinHunter]

Unfortunately I use my phone for all this stuff so editing threads isn’t ideal. If your stuck however, I can do my best.

Thanks for the offer! pmorrow has also offered... so I won't ask you to go through all that on the phone!