ATD 2021 REDUX

[Hawkey Town 18]

Phantom Joe is a Silver Knight.

Where’s the dislike button? I wanted him to center Lafleur and Moore!

 

[VanIslander]

Due to a transcontinental flight today, tabness left a list and his first option remains and is drafted: Bill Quackenbush, D

Where’s the dislike button?

I hear twitter is getting one.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Due to a transcontinental flight today, tabness left a list and his first option remains and is drafted: Bill Quackenbush, D

I hear twitter is getting one.

I came really close to picking him, before deciding I preferred Hedman's slight skew towards offense over Quackenbush's slight skew towards defense as Seibert's partner.

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

Well, this guy isn't a good as Malone, but his skillset as a two-way goal scoring center is an even better fit with Moore and Lafleur. He's also a fantastic ES scorer.

Chicago selects Norm Ullman, C

AS record: 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 7


Next pick coming shortly

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

In the 6th Round Chicago selects Ebbie Goodfellow, D/C

Goodfellow will play D for us and is a candidate for team Captain

 

[VanIslander]

tabness listpicks Eric Lindros, C

 

[VanIslander]

Henderson goes BPA and selects the silent cucumber, cool under pressure and quietly goes about his business between the pipes.

Georges Vezina, G

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

Henderson goes BPA and selects the silent cucumber, cool under pressure and quietly goes about his business between the pipes.

Georges Vezina, G

Back when I took Sawchuk I was considering waiting and picking Vezina instead since I knew I would have first pick this round, he's good value here.

 

[VanIslander]

Back when I took Sawchuk I was considering waiting and picking Vezina instead since I knew I would have first pick this round, he's good value here.

Once you and tabness took goalies, i knew i would be able to get Vezina now.

Picking first every other round gives you a huge advantage in terms of planning: you can ink in every other round's pick and build around that plan.

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

tabness listpicks Eric Lindros, C

Lindros probably would've been my pick this round had I taken a Dman last round, but you guys took all my top D candidates.

Also, I know Lindros was ranked quite a bit above Ullman in the most recent top 100 project, but IMO they're a lot closer, and I'm not even sure if I would have Lindros ahead. Ullman was certainly a better fit for my team.

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

Once you and tabness took goalies, i knew i would be able to get Vezina now.

Picking first every other round gives you a huge advantage in terms of planning: you can ink in every other round's pick and build around that plan.

Yeah it's very nice, one of the reasons I was happy to get the last pick.

 

[tabness]

Thanks for making my picks @Dirt 101

Pleased to get Quackenbush, I needed a steady guy like him for this team style, I wasn't actually really expecting to get him so I put Tremblay and Laperriere as backups for that round.

No backups for my round six pick. For Lindros, the flattering stat I will point to is road stats. I generally look at road stats for a lot of things as it is a quick and easy way to reduce arena affects (for stats like giveaways, takeaways, and the like, and even faceoffs), as well as show how a player can perform when coaching and matchups aren't favorable to them (specifically road even strength goals and points). Generally the reasons why a player would do well on the road relative to home are almost always flattering (more defensive role at home, doesn't run up the score at home when winning, less affected by best opposing defenses and systems) or at least due to some hindrance at home. Lindros even looks good on the +/- tip, certainly not my favorite stat but hey, dude is looking good by every metric.

 

[Claude The Fraud]

The Kamloops Blazers would like to welcome, from Mimico, Ontario, Craig Janney’s best friend, Brendan Shanahan.

 

[tinyzombies]

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Charlie Gardiner, G

The other guy with an argument for best pre-WW2 goaltender ever. (Yes, I'd take Vezina first due to longevity)

 

[VanIslander]

In ATD 2019, the drop in great goalies who are clearly top-100 all-time players was repeatedly discussed.

Sawchuk went absurdly low, as did Vezina and Gardiner.

Forgotten in line building: A goaltender is usually one of the top stars on a successful team.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Lindros probably would've been my pick this round had I taken a Dman last round, but you guys took all my top D candidates.

Also, I know Lindros was ranked quite a bit above Ullman in the most recent top 100 project, but IMO they're a lot closer, and I'm not even sure if I would have Lindros ahead. Ullman was certainly a better fit for my team.

Two trends on the Top 100/200 projects at play here: Generosity towards late 1990s/early 2000s player with abbreviated careers due to injuries, and harshness towards pre-expansion players who didn't win the Stanley Cup.

 

[VanIslander]

Let me say about the Blazers...

Bourque & Bossy?

Every goalie should be wetting their pants (and no one drafted Roy, Hasek, Plante or - some say near equal - Brodeur).

ADD to that the PLAYOFF clutch play this squad adds that of Forsberg and Dryden...

And Conn Smythe Savard?

We are having our pants pulled down.
We better have enough to show for it!

 

[tinyzombies]

In ATD 2019, the drop in great goalies who are clearly top-100 all-time players was repeatedly discussed.

Sawchuk went absurdly low, as did Vezina and Gardiner.

Forgotten in line building: A goaltender is usually one of the top stars on a successful team.

This was the year several teams started loading up on d early, like, all 4 d.

 

[tony d]

So can we pick anyone in round 21? Ie anyone that didn’t get pick in the first 20 rounds of the redux draft?

 

[VanIslander]

No no no.

Jean Beliveau cannot be picked in round 21.

Read the op carefully.

ANY player not drafted in rounds 1-20 of ATD 2021 (not in ATD REDUX - see the diff) is fair game to be picked in rounds 21-24 of ATD 2021 REDUX.

 

[tony d]

That changes my strategy greatly.

 

[The Macho King]

Dave Keon.

Can someone PM next?

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

I PMd Tony

 

[tony d]

Dave Keon would have looked good on my 2nd line, I'll go with the next best thing and select Pavel Datsyuk. I'll also pick Goalie Turk Broda.