ATD 2022 DRAFT THREAD I

[The Macho King]

I swear if I see another defenseman compared to Lidstrom in these quotes...

Not knocking the pick - fine pick, one of the best D available and all that, but I feel like every defender that doesn't check people into paste is getting the Lidstrom comparison by some talking head.

 

[The Macho King]

We'll finish off our top unit with Syd Howe, LW/C, another player whose style of play brings a lot of different elements to the table.

The Globe And Mail 14 Nov 1941


Stan Fischler's "Hockey Chronicle"

If @ImporterExporter didn't try to gouge me on the trade he was who I was taking... Good pick.

 

[VanIslander]

Love Syd!

 

[ResilientBeast]

If @ImporterExporter didn't try to gouge me on the trade he was who I was taking... Good pick.

Thank goodness he did, because given the rate we've been scooped at LW I would've gone outside and tossed my phone into the snow

 

[ImporterExporter]

Thank goodness he did, because given the rate we've been scooped at LW I would've gone outside and tossed my phone into the snow

Howe was a real consideration lol. But D are getting thin pretty quickly, especially those who can play multiple roles.

You guys made a great pick!

 

[ImporterExporter]

Love Syd!

He's just a real solid all around winger. Doesn't blow you away in any one department but nothing to really nitpick. Plus he's super versatile.

 

[ResilientBeast]

He's just a real solid all around winger. Doesn't blow you away in any one department but nothing to really nitpick. Plus he's super versatile.

Yeah, a good secondary defensive piece on the top line and reads like someone who just plays hard winning hockey which is great for an Esposito line.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

We'll finish off our top unit with Syd Howe, LW/C, another player whose style of play brings a lot of different elements to the table.

The Globe And Mail 14 Nov 1941


Stan Fischler's "Hockey Chronicle"

You guys got so lucky that he fell this far. Just what your top line needed

 

[ResilientBeast]

You guys got so lucky that he fell this far. Just what your top line needed

@rmartin65 and I are do for some luck after you took Sid Abel like 20 picks earlier than he has gone in recent memory lol

We've had some bad luck, everytime we agree on a name that based on old draft trends should be available he goes in the next 2/3 picks

Edit: Hard for me to not think that Howe honestly saved our draft give how aggressive the market for guys with intangibles has been

 

[Dreakmur]

Going to start my 2nd line now with centre Eric Lindros.

I was soooooo temped to add him to Orillia...

 

[ResilientBeast]

He's just a real solid all around winger. Doesn't blow you away in any one department but nothing to really nitpick. Plus he's super versatile.

Y'all are going to be blown away by our master plan to play Howe and Hooley as our 3rd D pairing

Edit: Gerard and Howe will switch back and forth at their lesiure

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

Orillia will select two-way centre who was known best for his elite fore-checking... Norm Ullman

Ullman - Kane is a nice combo

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

I was soooooo temped to add him to Orillia...

Should have done it.

 

[Dreakmur]

Should have done it.

Would have been funny to continue to accumulate supervillains.

 

[Sturminator]

With the 137th pick of the draft, the Montreal Canadiens are very pleased to select C/RW Alexander Maltsev.

Next pick coming soon.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Le Bleu Blanc Rouge selects the original great defender, a giant who brings an all-around game, Hod Stuart, D

 

[Sturminator]

IE, Maltsev is the guy I thought of when you drafted Martinec. I'm not at all sure that Martinec was better, nevermind by a wide margin. Don't really feel like debating it at the moment (though we can if you like), but suffice it so say, I think they're quite comparable.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

IE, Maltsev is the guy I thought of when you drafted Martinec. I'm not at all sure that Martinec was better, nevermind by a wide margin. Don't really feel like debating it at the moment (though we can if you like), but suffice it so say, I think they're quite comparable.

Martinec was better defensively, so he fits into more schemes... he also has more of a big game rep

But yes, when Maltsev dropped this far, I was certainly hoping to snag him

 

[ImporterExporter]

IE, Maltsev is the guy I thought of when you drafted Martinec. I'm not at all sure that Martinec was better, nevermind by a wide margin. Don't really feel like debating it at the moment (though we can if you like), but suffice it so say, I think they're quite comparable.

Maltsev isn't a pure RW, some of his value is tied to C, no? Not much different than Sid Abel and swinging him to LW with 2/3 of his career coming at C.

I agree, on an all time scale it's probably splitting hairs, though Martinec is pretty clearly a better 200 foot player, which breaks the pendulum in his favor. Also don't like the fact that Maltsev was noted to not exactly enjoy playing in rougher conditions.

My point on Martinec, was that for a pure RW, where you can accumulate all his value, he was easily the best one on the board. Just my .02 of course.

 

[Dreakmur]

With the 137th pick of the draft, the Montreal Canadiens are very pleased to select C/RW Alexander Maltsev..

That's who I thought TDMM was going to pick when he grabbed Malone.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Maltsev isn't a pure RW, some of his value is tied to C, no? Not much different than Sid Abel and swinging him to LW with 2/3 of his career coming at C.

I agree, on an all time scale it's probably splitting hairs, though Martinec is pretty clearly a better 200 foot player, which breaks the pendulum in his favor. Also don't like the fact that Maltsev was noted to not exactly enjoy playing in rougher conditions.

My point on Martinec, was that for a pure RW, where you can accumulate all his value, he was easily the best one on the board. Just my .02 of course.

Abel spent a larger percentage of his career at LW than Maltsev did at RW.

That said, when you're switching a guy between two forward positions and he proved he could do both to similar levels,* I don't see why you'd necessarily dock him.

*I guess Maltsev is more of a goal scorer on the wing and playmaker at C, though I'm not sure that carries into the ATD.

I mean, certain skills definitely need to be used at C, but Maltsev wasn't exactly known for dominating faceoffs or defending the center of the ice.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

That's who I thought TDMM was going to pick when he grabbed Malone.

I thought you thought I was going to pick Charlie Gardiner, with your lawnmower reference?

I was feverishly trying to trade up for Maltsev since last night though...

 

[The Macho King]

No idea why Stuart fell so much.

 

[Johnny Engine]

I'm going to take a guy who has really proven that - hold on, I think I have a stomach bug or something, I just need to sit down. just a moment.

...

(loud retching noises)

...

OK, as I was saying before I was taken with a completely unrelated illness, I'm going to give another huge bump to a player who's been the ...uh hum... most well-rounded and top-2 left wing in the game for a 5 year stretch, while in competition with a near-generational talent for a peer and he - just hold on a second...

....

OK, I think that was the last of it. Anyway, that's a peak to rival any of the last few LWs, his 7-year VsX is up in the mid 80s, plus he's got a great defensive reputation and a smattering of Selke support in a time where wingers don't really get any, and he's playing next to another generational talent in the area of accumulating Selke support. Add that to a certain...agitating X-factor, and the pedigree of a consistent winner and a beacon of constant self-improvement, and I don't see why I shouldn't use this pick on...

(vomits everywhere, in front of everyone)

Sorry, that was embarrassing. Hey, at least I didn't lick anyone's face, right? That's a funny joke, isn't it?

Brad Marchand, get your Kentucky Thoroughblades jersey and get out of my face.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

No idea why Stuart fell so much.

I've noticed that over the last few years, GMs have become quite reluctant to pick pre-WW1 players.