dudacek's Sabrespace Offseason NHL Player Ranking Game Thread

[WildCard]

But we aren't drafting a team.

True, but the value of a player depends a lot on their position, IMO

[Thorny]

True, but the value of a player depends a lot on their position, IMO

I concur.

[GASabresIUFAN]

True, but the value of a player depends a lot on their position, IMO

I agree. We are "drafting" the 200 best players in the NHL. When I made my list I thought of it as 10 teams give or take. I broke it down as 125-130 forwards, 65-70 D and 10 goalies and then starting making my list.

Edited July 18, 2017 by GASabresFan

[Sabres Fan in NS]

This is really hard choice. I'm having a hard time with the fact that we haven't drafted a goalie. Holtby and Bob should really be in this area or higher. But this is a BPA draft and this guy is ranked higher then Holtby and Bob.

 

G-d I hate this guy, but ............ with the 22nd pick, the GASabresFAN selects Boston LW and agitator Brad Marchand. With back to back 35+ goal seasons, who has finally developed his passing game in the more dynamic Boston offense, we should see another strong season from this jerk.

 

Thanks for picking that POS.  Now I won't have to.

 

The server was down for an extended period yesterday.

 

I have a lot on the go today, so I may not be online when it's time for my next two picks ... I think 4th and then 6th from the current pick.  Paging Derrico ...

 

So, I will send a PM to the gate keeper just in case.

[Derrico]

This is a bit of a gamble as he will no longer be riding shotgun to Kane. But the times I've watched him he still looks like one hell of a player. I'll take

 

Artemi Panarin

[Sabres Fan in NS]

This is a bit of a gamble as he will no longer be riding shotgun to Kane. But the times I've watched him he still looks like one hell of a player. I'll take

 

Artemi Panarin

 

Worth the risk, but he is not in my next top 5, but anyway.

 

It's easy to see who the early risers are around here, although it is just about 8:00 AM here in the real timezone.

[Derrico]

Worth the risk, but he is not in my next top 5, but anyway.

 

It's easy to see who the early risers are around here, although it is just about 8:00 AM here in the real timezone.

I yearn for the university days when I wouldn't have a class before 11am.  This whole 'adult' business with driving kids to daycare, organizing lunches and working 8-4 is really putting a damper on my sleep time :lol:

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Working 8 - 4 ...

 

:unsure:

[Derrico]

Working 8 - 4 ...

 

:unsure:

Ya I use the term working very loosely :D

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Ya I use the term working very loosely :D

 

I hear you ... 9:00 AM in the Great Satan and I notice that you are still active on here ...  ;)

 

What does that say about me though ... I am at work dealing with a spam email situation in which it appears that a spammer has taken my work email hostage and is sending all kinds of crap using it.  I had about 250+ emails and replies in my inbox this morning.

[Derrico]

I hear you ... 9:00 AM in the Great Satan and I notice that you are still active on here ...  ;)

 

What does that say about me though ... I am at work dealing with a spam email situation in which it appears that a spammer has taken my work email hostage and is sending all kinds of crap using it.  I had about 250+ emails and replies in my inbox this morning.

Oh no, that's a rough morning......I worked my ass off at a private company for a few years but found my way over to the government.....same pay and there are literally entire days that go by where I'm waiting on other people so I can continue with my job.  Muuuuuuuuch slower pace.  Gives me more time on here to call out True on his bogus stats ;)

[Randall Flagg]

This guy wouldn't be this high on my list if it was for more than the next season, but he was the 1C on a conference finals team and had 73 points in 74 games.

 

Ryan Getzlaf.

Eleven, NS, dudacek, dudacek, NS, Eleven.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

This guy wouldn't be this high on my list if it was for more than the next season, but he was the 1C on a conference finals team and had 73 points in 74 games.

 

Ryan Getzlaf.

Eleven, NS, dudacek, dudacek, NS, Eleven.

 

Uuuuggghhhh ...

 

Check your PM, please.

[Randall Flagg]

I got PMs from each of the next two posters.

 

Eleven takes Duncan Keith and NS takes Kessel. 

 

dudacek gets 2 players. 

[dudacek]

This guy wouldn't be this high on my list if it was for more than the next season, but he was the 1C on a conference finals team and had 73 points in 74 games.

 

Ryan Getzlaf.

Eleven, NS, dudacek, dudacek, NS, Eleven.

Definitely. It's an interesting summer to do this.

How many warhorses are past their prime? How many shiny new toys will be here for the long run?

[Sabres Fan in NS]

I got PMs from each of the next two posters.

 

Eleven takes Duncan Keith and NS takes Kessel. 

 

dudacek gets 2 players. 

 

Let it ride, my friend.

 

I am logging off now, so make sure you make my next pick properly, as only I would do it ...  ;)

[dudacek]

Bergeron

And Barkov

[Eleven]

Bergeron was my next pick. I'm about to hit the road for a few hours so I'm PMing one to Flagg again.

[Randall Flagg]

DAMMIT DUDACEK I WANTED TO BE THE ONE TO TAKE BARKOV

[Randall Flagg]

ROUND 1

 

1.) dudacek: Connor McDavid (2, +1)
2.) Sabres Fan in NS: Sidney Crosby (6, +4)
3.) Eleven: Patrick Kane (1, -2)
4.) Flagg: Erik Karlsson (17, +13)
5.) Derrico: Brent Burns (93, +88)
6.) nfreeman: Nikita Kucherov (58, +52)
7.) EichSnipe: Jack Eichel (9, +2)
8.) Taro T: Alex Ovechkin (8, -)
9.) GASabresFan: Leon Draisaitl (No ranking, -)
10.) ubkev: Auston Matthews (No ranking, -)
11.) Thorny: Evgeni Malkin (16, +5)
12.) WildCard: John Tavares (3, -9)
13.) North Buffalo: Jamie Benn (19, +6)
14.) TrueBlueGED: Victor Hedman (42, +28)
IrwinNelson:
15.) Sabres79: Patrik Laine (NR, -)
16.) Sabres79: Vladimir Tarasenko (20, +4)
IrwinNelson
17.) TrueBlueGED: Nicklas Backstrom (13, -4)
18.) North Buffalo: Mark Scheifele (NR, -)
19.) WildCard: Drew Doughty (18, -1)
20.) Thorny: Steven Stamkos (7, -13)
21.) ubkev: PK Subban (21, -)
22.) GASabresFan: Brad Marchand (164, +142)
23.) Taro T: Brayden Holtby (129, +106)
24.) EichSnipe: Tyler Seguin (11, -13)
25.) nfreeman: Carey Price (24, -1)
26.) Derrico: Artemi Panarin (NR, -)
27.) Flagg: Ryan Getzlaf (23, -4)
28.) Eleven: Duncan Keith (32, +4)
29.) Sabres Fan in NS: Phil Kessel (66, +37)
30.) dudacek: Patrice Bergeron (28, -2)

 

 

ROUND 2

31.) dudacek: Aleksander Barkov (57, +26)
32.) Sabres Fan in NS: Nikolaj Ehlers (NR, -)
33.) Eleven: Ryan Suter (55, +22)
34.) Flagg: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, (29, -5)
35.) Derrico: Roman Josi *(38, +3)
36.) nfreeman: Joe Pavelski (36, -)
37.) EichSnipe: Sergei Bobrovsky (133, +96)
38.) Taro T: 
39.) GASabresFan: 
40.) ubkev: 
41.) Thorny: 
42.) WildCard: 
43.) North Buffalo: 
44.) TrueBlueGED: 
IrwinNelson:
45.) Sabres79: 
46.) Sabres79: 

 IrwinNelson
47.) TrueBlueGED: 
48.) North Buffalo: 
49.) WildCard: 
50.) Thorny:
51.) ubkev: 
52.) GASabresFan: 
53.) Taro T: 
54.) EichSnipe: 
55.) nfreeman:
56.) Derrico: 
57.) Flagg: 
58.) Eleven: 
59.) Sabres Fan in NS: 
60.) dudacek: 

NS takes Ehlers, Eleven takes Ryan Suter, and I take Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

 

I had Barkov 15th and my 3rd best Atlantic Division player.

 

Derrico is up next, followed by nfreeman and EichSnipe.

IrwinNelson, I need you to say you're good to go before I add you back in.

Edited July 18, 2017 by Randall Flagg

[Derrico]

Damn you Flagg that's a good pick.

I'll go

 

Roman Josi

[nfreeman]

Pavelski.

[Randall Flagg]

EichSnipe, Taro, GA, ubkev.

[dudacek]

Pavelski seems to be perennially underrated. Is there a higher scoring American over the past five years?

 

And I believe the correct pronunciation is EHLERS!

Edited July 18, 2017 by dudacek

[Huckleberry]

Forsberg