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  1. Superdraft - where would every NHL player get picked today?

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    I don't even know what this nonsense is based on. Also have to consider he's on a very team friendly contract for a few years, compared to somebody like Kane who is about to be paid almost double annually. Solid, if unconventional, pick.

     

    Contract is irrelevant to this draft, which is to rank the best/most valuable players in the league.

    Rules are in the top post of the page:

     

     

    So let's keep this simple.

    Guy with the first pick posts his pick, then PMs the guy with the second pick to let him know he's up, and so on.

    Everybody else mocks the pick and we move on to the next guy.

    Let's do at least 10 rounds, then decide if we want to keep going.

     

    I'm going to go with the spirit of the thread: ranking the best players.

    So take the highest-ranked player on your board, regardless of position or contract.

    Maybe we can do a team-building one after that.

     

  4. Superdraft - where would every NHL player get picked today?

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    Posted · Edited by dudacek

    So let's keep this simple.

    Guy with the first pick posts his pick, then PMs the guy with the second pick to let him know he's up, and so on.

    Everybody else mocks the pick and we move on to the next guy.

    Let's do at least 10 rounds, then decide if we want to keep going.

     

    I'm going to go with the spirit of the thread: ranking the best players.

    So take the highest-ranked player on your board, regardless of position or contract.

    Maybe we can do a team-building one after that.

     

    Wildcard you are on the clock:

     

    EDIT:

    Up to date list as requested, round one:

     

     

    1. WildCard (Buffalo) - Patrick Kane
    2. Randall Flagg (Arizona) - Connor McDavid
    3. Liger (Edmonton) - John Tavares
    4. JJ (Toronto) - Corey Perry
    5. Qwksndmonster (Carolina) - Jonathan Toews 
    6. Dudacek (New Jersey) - Sidney Crosby
    7. Eleven (Philly) - Steven Stamkos
    8. WildCard (Columbus) - Alexander Ovechkin
    9. Thorny (San Jose) - Jack Eichel
    10. Derrico (Colorado) - Shea Weber
    11. TrueBlue (Florida) - Tyler Seguin
    12. Whisky (Dallas) - Ryan Johansen
    13. 3Putt (LA) - Niklas Backstrom
    14. Taro (Boston) - Nathan MacKinnon
    15. Ubkev (Calgary) - Claude Giroux
    16. Ubkev (Pittsburgh) - Evgeni Malkin
    17. Eleven Nfreemen (Winnipeg) - Erik Karlsson
    18. Dudacek (Ottawa) - Drew Doughty
    19. Taro (Detroit) - Jamie Benn
    20. JJ (Minnesota) - Vladimir Tarasenko
    21. Derrico (NYI) - PK Subban
    22. Whisky (Washington) - Logan Couture
    23. Hoss (Vancouver) - Ryan Getzlaf
    24. Hoss (Chicago) - Carey Price
    25. Liger (Nashville) - Filip Forsberg
    26. Thorny (Tampa) - Anze Kopitar
    27. 3Putt (St. Louis) - Sean Monahan
    28. Flagg (Anaheim) - Patrice Bergeron
    29. Flagg (Montreal) - Oliver Ekman-Larson
    30. TrueBlue (NYR) -

     

  5. Superdraft - where would every NHL player get picked today?

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    Posted · Edited by dudacek

    Dudacek: New Jersey #6, Ottawa #18


    Liger: Edmonton #3, Nashville #25


    Flagg: Carolina #5, Arizona #2


    Hoss: Vancouver #23, Chicago #24


    Derrico: Colorado #10, Islanders #21


    Whisky Bottle: Dallas #12, Washington #22


    Eleven: Philadelphia #7, Winnipeg #17


    Ubkev: Calgary #15, Pittsburgh #16


    Taro: Boston #14, Detroit #19


    TrueBlue: Florida #11, Rangers #30


    Wildcard: Buffalo #1, Columbus #8


    3Putt: Los Angeles #13, St. Louis #27


    Qwk: Montreal #29, Anaheim #28


    JJ: Toronto #4, Minnesota #20


    Thorny: Tampa #26, San Jose #9


  7. Superdraft - where would every NHL player get picked today?

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    Posted · Edited by dudacek

    So I think we do this to rank NHL players, right?

    Not to build complete teams?

     

    The first way is in the correct spirit of the thread.

     

    We've got 15 people in for sure: I'm going to cut it off there and draw two teams out of a hat for each poster.

    We'll pick in reverse order of the NHL standings: i.e. if you pull the Sabres and Oilers, you pick first and third.

  14. Roster review: Strachan and Benoit

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    Posted · Edited by dudacek

    Our player discussion series continues with a pair of UFA defencemen

     

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    #24 Tyson Strachan D (30-year-old UFA)

    Buffalo 46/0/5/5/-30/44

     

    #61 Andre Benoit D (31-year-old UFA)

    Buffalo 59/1/8/9/-19/20

                         

    Two defencemen whose careers epitomize the term fringe journeyman, this pair ended up spending the entire season in the NHL last year. Strachan has played for nine teams in nine pro seasons, with last year marking his first season played entirely in the NHL. Benoit's tally is nine teams in 10 years, with a 27-point campaign for Colorado in 2013-14 marking a surprise breakthrough for him.

     

    Both were in and out for the Sabres last year, at times in top-four pairings, at times in the press box. Strachan is a slow-footed stay-at-home type with some jam to his game. Benoit is a smaller puck-mover.

     

    Each was probably signed to be depth filler and ended up playing more than they would have under different circumstances. Will either be back to fill a depth role again? Or will the Sabres move on, consigning them to the franchise record books as footnotes in a forgettable season? 

     

    Links to the rest of the series:

    Anders Linback: http://forums.sabres...nders-lindback/
    Pat Kaleta: http://forums.sabres...patrick-kaleta/
    Johan Larsson: http://forums.sabres...-johan-larsson/
    Matt Hackett: http://forums.sabres...1-matt-hackett/
    Andrej Meszaros: http://forums.sabres...ndrej-meszaros/

    Phil Varone, Zac Dalpe, Jerry D'Amigo: http://forums.sabres...e-dalpe-damigo/

  23. What are you eating (or drinking)?

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    Posted · Edited by dudacek

    Last night I took a few mild Italian sausages made by the local butcher and threw them on the grill, along with pineapple chunks and grape tomatoes.

    Boiled a pot of brown rice then mixed in some thai peanut sauce — not overpowering, just enough to give it some flavour.

    Added fresh snap peas, chopped but still in the pods, some pecans and some crumbled feta.

    Thin-sliced the grilled sausage, dropped it in a big salad bowl with the grilled tomatoes and pineapple, added the rice mixture and tossed it all together.

    Strange mix, but unbelievably good.

  24. Roster review #25 Mikhail Grigorenko

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    I find it interesting how vastly differently people around here view the 2nd best C prospect from the draft 3 years ago (a draft viewed as typical for prospect quality) and the the top C prospect from last year's draft (a draft viewed as below average for prospect quality).Neither guy was ready for the NHL in his draft year. The older guy was kept up too long before being sent back to juniors and burned a year off his contract; the younger guy was sent down after a look-see and didn't burn a year off his contract. Both played very well when in juniors after being drafted. Both were viewed as belonging in the AHL the year they were drafted.That stated, 1 is getting penciled in as a bust/near bust after playing fairly well centering the default 2nd line after trades and injuries forced his (since fired) coach to play him there; and the other is getting penciled in as the 2nd line C from day 1 of his 2nd pro-eligible year.Realizing these sentiments aren't universal, but they do seem to be dominant.

    Good post. But I have to point out that the dominant position in this poll is top three centre next year so maybe the near-bust view isn't as dominant as we think.

  25. Roster review #25 Mikhail Grigorenko

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    Posted · Edited by dudacek

    The old guys on here will remember the late 70s Montreal dynasty and a centre by the name of Peter Mahovlich.

    Lemaire got the first line gig, Jarvis faced off against the other team's top guys and Risebrough played in the feisty situations.

     

    Mahovlich feasted on the PP and against all the other team's scrubs and ended up one of their leading scorers.

    His skill set was a lot like Grigo's.

     

    I can see a team where Eichel plays Lemaire, Reinhart Jarvis, Compher Risebrough and Grigo racks up great numbers against the other team's third and fourth units.

     

    It's OK to have four good centres.

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