ATD 2024 Draft Thread II

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ATD 2024: The 20th Anniversary Edition

The all-time draft is a what-if scenario, the counterfactual reasoning tool of the academic discipline of History. The greatest players of all time, from the amateur era to the NHL to the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, WHA, etc are drafted BASED on their whole career. No peak vs. career; instead, peak and career, all considerations. A player who was injury prone will be no less so in an all-time competition.

GMs are encouraged to provide bio info like stats, quotes and/or comments when at the podium to announce their picks.

(NO MENTIONING UNDRAFTED PLAYERS!)

Note for new GMs:
Active players today in the 2023-2024 season are judged BASED on their career to date, meaning no projections of what he will do in the future, but instead: Imagine they suffered a freak career-ending accident the day you draft them.

The draft clock will begin Monday, February 5th at noon Eastern. The 1st round clock will be 24 hours long, dropping to 12 hours for round 2.

2). Time Limits.

24 hrs for round 1
12 for round 2
10 for rounds 3-10
8 for 11-14
6 for 15-20
4 for rest.

There will be 24 rounds, with 18 starting skaters, 2 goalies, a coach and three others for the bench. After the draft there will be votes tallied by an ex-ATDer or mod and a regular season standings list resulting. Then playoff match-ups.

Time Deductions
Voight -2 hour
The Macho Man -2 hour
Claude The Fraud -1 hour
ResilientBeast & rmartin65 -1 hour

Round 1:

1. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Bobby Orr, D
2. tony d - California Golden Seals - Gordie Howe, RW
3. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Wayne Gretzky, C
4. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Mario Lemieux, C
5. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Doug Harvey, D
6. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires- Jean Beliveau, C
7. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Raymond Bourque, D
8. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Nicklas Lidstrom, D
9. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Denis Potvin, D
10. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Eddie Shore, D
11. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Sidney Crosby, C
12. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Bobby Hull, LW
13. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Maurice Richard, RW
14. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Red Kelly, D/C
15. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Howie Morenz, C
16. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Connor McDavid, C
17. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Mark Messier, C
18. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Larry Robinson, D
19. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Dominik Hasek, G
20. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Patrick Roy, G
21. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Viacheslav Fetisov, D
22. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Jaromir Jagr, RW
23. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Guy Lafleur, RW

Round 2:


24. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Alexander Ovechkin, W
25. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Chris Chelios, D
26. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Sergei Makarov, RW
27. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Stan Mikita, C
28. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Brad Park, D
29. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Bobby Clarke, C
30. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Frank Nighbor, C
31. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Brian Leetch, D
32. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Paul Coffey, D
33. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Bryan Trottier, C
34. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Ted Lindsay, LW
35. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - King Clancy, D
36. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Jacques Plante, G
37. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Bill Cook, RW
38. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Joe Sakic, C
39. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Chris Pronger, D
40. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Phil Esposito, C
41. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Mike Bossy, RW
42. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Cyclone Taylor, C/D
43. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Al MacInnis, D
44. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Scott Stevens, D
45. tony d - California Golden Seals - Steve Yzerman, C
46. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Frank Boucher, C

Round 3:


47. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Charlie Conacher, RW
48. tony d - California Golden Seals - Sprague Cleghorn, D
49. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Zdeno Chara, D
50. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Pierre Pilote, D
51. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Martin Brodeur, G
52. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Earl Seibert, D
53. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Henri Richard, C
54. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Milt Schmidt, C
55. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Valeri Kharlamov, LW
56. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Peter Forsberg, C
57. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Tim Horton, D
58. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Glenn Hall, G
59. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Dit Clapper, D/RW
60. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Ken Dryden, G
61. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Bernie Geoffrion, RW
62. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Jari Kurri, RW
63. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Terry Sawchuk, G
64. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Newsy Lalonde, C
65. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Syl Apps, C
66. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Borje Salming, D
67. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Ted Kennedy, C
68. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Bill Gadsby, D
69. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Eddie Gerard, D/LW

Round 4:


70. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Victor Hedman, D
71. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Anatoli Firsov, LW
72. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Vladislav Tretiak, G
73. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Evgeni Malkin, C
74. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Duncan Keith, D
75. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Andy Bathgate, RW
76. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Cy Denneny, LW
77. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Drew Doughty, D
78. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Dickie Moore, LW
79. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Brett Hull, RW
80. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Serge Savard, D
81. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Elmer Lach, C
82. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Aurele Joliet, LW
83. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Sid Abel, C/LW
84. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Teemu Selanne, RW
85. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Boris Mikhailov, RW
86. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Erik Karlsson, D
87. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Mark Howe, D
88. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Nikita Kucherov, RW
89. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Jarome Iginla, RW
90. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Rob Blake, D
91. tony d - California Golden Seals - Sergei Fedorov, C
92. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Patrick Kane, RW

Round 5:


93. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Scott Niedermayer, D
94. tony d - California Golden Seals - Jack Stewart, D
95. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Pavel Bure, RW
96. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Rod Langway, D
97. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Guy Lapointe, D
98. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires- Toe Blake, LW
99. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Frank Mahovlich, LW
100. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Alex Delvecchio, LW/C
101. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Shea Weber, D
102. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Bill Quackenbush, D
103. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Marcel Pronovost, D
104. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Martin St. Louis, RW
105. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Frank Brimsek, G
106. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Georges Boucher, D
107. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Valeri Vasiliev, D
108. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Johnny Bucyk, LW
109. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Jacques Laperriere, D
110. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Georges Vezina, G
111. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Ivan Johnson, D
112. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Alexei Kasatonov, D
113. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Vladimir Krutov, LW
114. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Ebbie Goodfellow, D/C
115. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Norm Ullman, C

Round 6:


116. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Alexander Maltsev, C/RW
117. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Marcel Dionne, C
118. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Doug Bentley, LW/C
119. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Tommy Phillips, LW
120. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Brad Marchand, LW
121. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Hod Stuart, D
122. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Moose Johnson, D
123. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Bryan Hextall Sr, RW
124. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS- Joe Malone, C
125. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Brendan Shanahan, LW
126. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Harry Cameron, D
127. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Lionel Conacher, D
128. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Eric Lindros, C
129. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Charlie Gardiner, G
130. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Doug Gilmour, C
131. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - JC Tremblay, D
132. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Busher Jackson, LW
133. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Henrik Zetterberg, LW/C
134. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Sweeney Schriner, LW
135. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - John Leclair, LW
136. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Dave Keon, C
137. tony d - California Golden Seals - Syd Howe, LW/C
138. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Hooley Smith, C/RW

Round 7:


139. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Art Coulter, D
140. tony d - California Golden Seals - Turk Broda, G
141. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Patrice Bergeron, C
142. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Marian Hossa, RW
143. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Russell Bowie, C
144. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Ed Belfour, G
145. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Clint Benedict, G
146. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Bill Durnan, G
147. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Mark Recchi, RW
148. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Vladimir Martinec, RW
149. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Cam Neely, RW
150. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Bert Olmstead, LW
151. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Max Bentley, C
152. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Nathan Mackinnon, C
153. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Daniel Alfredsson, RW
154. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Emile Bouchard, D
155. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Babe Siebert, D/LW
156. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Paul Kariya, LW
157. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Pavel Datsyuk, C
158. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Rick Middleton, RW
159. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Jan Suchy, D
160. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Ron Francis, C
161. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Mike Modano, C

Round 8:


162. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Jonathan Toews, C
163. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Nels Stewart, C/LW
164. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Frantisek Pospisil, D
165. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Lanny McDonald, RW
166. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Bob Gainey, LW
167. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Sylvio Mantha, D
168. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Tom Johnson, D
169. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Patrik Elias, LW
170. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Larry Murphy, D
171. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Harry Howell, D
172. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Anze Kopitar, C
173. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Carl Brewer, D
174. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Bill White, D
175. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Baldy Northcott, LW
176. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Luc Robitaille, LW
177. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Bill Cowley, C
178. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Ken Reardon. D
179. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Frank Fredrickson, C
180. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Lester Patrick, D
181. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Michel Goulet, LW
182. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Alexander Yakushev, LW
183. tony d - California Golden Seals - Sergei Zubov, D
184. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Jamie Benn, LW

Round 9:


185. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Allan Stanley, D
186. tony d - California Golden Seals - Roy Conacher, LW
187. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Yvan Cournoyer, RW
188. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Rod Brind'amour, C/LW
189. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Paul Thompson, LW
190. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Brent Burns, D/RW
191. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Fern Flaman, D
192. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Frank Foyston, LW/C
193. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Alex Pietrangelo, D
194. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Peter Stastny, C
195. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Woody Dumart, LW
196. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Cecil Dillon, RW
197. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Frank McGee, C
198. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Scotty Bowman, coach
199. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Adam Oates, C
200. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Steven Stamkos, C/RW
201. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Bob Pulford, LW/C
202. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Reg Noble, LW/C
203. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Alf Smith, RW
204. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Cale Makar, D
205. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Al Arbour, Coach
206. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - George Armstrong, RW
207. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Jimmy Thomson, D

Round 10:


208. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Roman Josi, D
209. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Toe Blake, Coach
210. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Vladimir Petrov, C
211. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Weldy Young, D
212. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Claude Provost, RW
213. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Doug Wilson, D
214. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Didier Pitre, RW/D
215. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Bernie Parent, G
216. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Herb Gardiner, D
217. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Keith Tkachuk, LW
218. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Theoren Fleury, RW
219. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Jean Ratelle, C
220. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Babe Dye, RW
221. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Lester Patrick, Coach
222. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Vladimir Konstantinov, D
223. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Brad McCrimmon, D
224. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Rod Gilbert, RW
225. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Dany Heatley, W
226. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Harvey Pulford, D
227. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Johnny Bower, G
228. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Eric Desjardins, D
229. tony d - California Golden Seals - Steve Larmer, RW
230. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Joe Thornton, C

Round 11:

231. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Tommy Ivan, coach
232. tony d - California Golden Seals - Red Horner, D
233. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Bill Barber, LW
234. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Mats Sundin, C
235. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Marty Barry, C
236. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Jacques Lemaire, C
237. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Glen Sather, coach
238. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Helmuts Balderis, RW
239. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Tony Esposito, G
240. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Derian Hatcher, D
241. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Auston Matthews, C
242. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Lionel Hitchman, D
243. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - George Hay, LW
244. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Hap Day, D
245. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Hugh Lehman, G
246. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Jon Cooper, coach
247. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Punch Broadbent, RW
248. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Guy Carbonneau, C
249. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Jack Crawford, D
250. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Markus Naslund, LW
251. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Igor Larionov, C
252. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Corey Perry, RW
253. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Hap Day, Coach

Round 12:


254. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Andrei Vasilevskiy, G
255. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Jack Campbell, D
256. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Sergei Gonchar, D
257. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Cooney Weiland, C
258. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Mike Gartner, RW
259. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Fred Shero, coach
260. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Herbie Lewis, LW
261. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Art Ross, D
262. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Jere Lehtinen, RW/LW
263. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Rick Tocchet, RW
264. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Dave Taylor, RW
265. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Marty Pavelich, LW
266. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Pat Stapleton, D
267. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Jiri Holik, LW
268. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Ryan Getzlaf, C
269. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Anatoly Tarasov, coach
270. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Gordie Drillon, RW
271. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Mickey Mackay, C/RW
272. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Bernie Morris, RW/C
273. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Vladimir Lutchenko, D
274. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Billy Smith, G
275. tony d - California Golden Seals - Craig Ramsay, LW
276. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Gordon Roberts, RW

Round 13:


277. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Grant Fuhr, G
278. tony d - California Golden Seals - Tommy Gorman, coach
279. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Claude Giroux, C/LW
280. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Jack Walker, C/LW
281. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Tony Leswick, RW/LW
282. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires- Ryan Suter, D
283. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Duke Keats, C
284. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Johnny Gottselig, LW
285. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Ryan Kesler, C/RW
286. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Joe Simpson, D
287. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Dean Prentice, LW
288. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Vyacheslav Starshinov, C
289. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Alex Ragulin, D
290. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Darryl Sittler, C
291. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Pete Green, coach
292. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Nicklas Backstrom, C
293. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Don Marshall, LW/C
294. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Glenn Anderson, W
295. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Jeremy Roenick, C
296. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Ace Bailey, RW
297. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Vaclav Nedomansky, C/RW
298. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Bun Cook, LW
299. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Larry Aurie, RW

Round 14:


300. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - John Tonelli, LW
301. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Ralph Backstrom C
302. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Ed WestFall, RW
303. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Dick Irvin Sr, Coach
304. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Ilya Kovalchuk, W
305. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Brian Propp, LW
306. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Leon Draisaitl, C
307. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Bobby Rousseau, RW
308. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Esa Tikkanen, LW
309. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Clark Gillies, LW
310. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Cecil Hart, coach
311. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - John Madden, C/LW
312. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Mike Peca, C
313. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Neil Colville, C
314. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Kris Letang, D
315. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Pit Lepine, C
316. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Joe Klukay, W
317. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Bob Goldham, D
318. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Claude Lemieux, RW
319. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Dave Poulin, C
320. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Zigmund Palffy, RW
321. tony d - California Golden Seals - Moose Vasko, D
322. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Jim Schoenfeld, D

Round 15:


323. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Artemi Panarin, LW
324. tony d - California Golden Seals - Gilbert Perreault, C
325. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Pat Burns, coach
326. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Gus Mortson, D
327. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Mike Grant, D
328. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Smokey Harris, LW
329. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - David Pastrnak, RW
330. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Cy Wentworth, D
331. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Wayne Cashman, W
332. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Jimmy Ward, RW
333. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Adam Foote, D
334. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Teppo Numminen, D
335. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Sergei Kapustin, LW
336. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Flash Hollet, D
337. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Alexander Mogilny, RW
338. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Don Luce, C
339. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Babe Pratt, D
340. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Dale Hawerchuk, C
341. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Bobby Baun, D
342. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Joe Hall, D
343. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Eric Nesterenko, RW
344. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Nick Metz, LW/C
345. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Steve Shutt, LW

Round 16:


346. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Joe Pavelski, C/RW
347. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Henrik Lundqvist, G
348. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Red Dutton, D
349. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Dave Andreychuk, LW
350. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Ryan O'Reilly, C
351. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Frank Finnigan, RW
352. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Jack Darragh, RW
353. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Don Marcotte, F
354. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Kevin Lowe, D
355. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Mark Giordano, D
356. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Frank Patrick, D
357. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Joe Mullen, RW
358. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Dirk Graham, RW
359. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Kevin Hatcher, D
360. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Phil Housley, D
361. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Reggie Leach, RW
362. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Joel Otto, C
363. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Vincent Damphousse, LW/C
364. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Bobby Bauer, RW
365. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Zach Parise, LW
366. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Pat Lafontaine, C
367. tony d - California Golden Seals - Tony Amonte, RW
368. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Ken Mosdell, C

Round 17:


369. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Dan Boyle, D
370. tony d - California Golden Seals - Steve Kasper, C
371. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - John Carlson, D
372. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Art Ross, coach
373. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Punch Imlach, coach
374. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Barry Trotz, coach
375. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Mark Stone, RW
376. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Edgar Laprade, C
377. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Rene Robert, RW
378. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Matthew Tkachuk, LW
379. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Lloyd Cook, D
380. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Joel Quenneville, coach
381. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Allan Cameron, D
382. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Mitch Marner, RW
383. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Ted Green, D
384. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Bill Hajt, D
385. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Blake Wheeler, RW
386. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Rusty Crawford, F/D
387. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Ken Hitchcock, coach
388. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Jerry Toppazzini, RW
389. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Gary Roberts, LW
390. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Art Duncan, D
391. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Roy Worters, G

Round 18:


392. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Aleksander Barkov, C
393. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Brian Rolston, F
394. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Derek Sanderson, C
395. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Jiri Holecek, G
396. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Bob Nevin, RW
397. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Peter Bondra, RW
398. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Joe Nieuwendyk, C
399. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Kevin Stevens, LW
400. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Doug Jarvis, C
401. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Mats Naslund, LW/C
402. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - George Hainsworth, G
403. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Tim Kerr, RW
404. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Daniel Sedin, LW
405. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Connor Hellebuyck, G
406. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Darryl Sutter, coach
407. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Owen Nolan, RW
408. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Roberto Luongo, G
409. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Doug Mohns, D/LW
410. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Jack Marshall, D/C
411. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Brian Rafalski, D
412. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Gary Suter, D
413. tony d - California Golden Seals - Curtis Joseph, G
414. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Vic Stasiuk, W

Round 19:


415. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Blair Russel, LW
416. tony d - California Golden Seals - Jiri Bubla, D
417. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Ed Litzenberger, RW/C
418. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Vladimir Vikulov, C/RW
419. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Bob Bourne, F
420. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Gilles Tremblay, LW
421. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - PK Subban, D
422. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Dick Duff, LW
423. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Denis Savard, C
424. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Leo Reise Jr, D
425. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Roger Neilson, coach
426. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Rick Nash, LW
427. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Dolly Swift, F
428. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Brent Sutter, C
429. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Pekka Rinne, G
430. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Floyd Curry, RW
431. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Leo Boivin, D
432. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Ryan McDonagh, D
433. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Gump Worsley, G
434. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Butch Goring, C
435. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Mike Ramsey, D
436. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Eddie Oatman, RW/D
437. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Terry Harper, D

Round 20:


438. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Jim Neilson, D
439. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Rod Flett, D
440. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Tiny Thompson, G
441. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Vitali Davydov, D
442. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Mark Tinordi, D
443. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Ott Heller, D
444. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Gennadiy Tsygankov, D
445. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Brent Seabrook, D
446. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Patrick Sharp, W
447. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Brad Richards, C/RW
448. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Red Sullivan, C
449. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Brian Campbell, D
450. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Shane Doan, RW
451. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Dan Bain, C
452. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Taylor Hall, LW
453. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Jean-Guy Talbot, D
454. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Glen Harmon, D
455. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Ken Randall, RW/D
456. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Fleming Mackell, F
457. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Carey Price, G
458. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Wendel Clark, LW
459. tony d - California Golden Seals - Danny Gare, RW
460. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Hap Holmes, G

Round 21:


461. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - Scotty Davidson, F
462. tony d - California Golden Seals - Jimmy Watson, D
463. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Jonathan Quick, G
464. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Sid Smith, LW
465. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Si Griffis, D/C
466. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Eddie Giacomin, G
467. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Rick Martin, LW
468. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Harry Lumley, G
469. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Miikka Kiprusoff, G
470. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Phil Watson, C/RW
471. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Odie Cleghorn, RW
472. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Ben Bishop, G
473. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Marian Gaborik, RW
474. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Alec Connell, G
475. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Charlie Simmer, LW
476. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Tuukka Rask, G
477. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Terry O'Reilly, RW
478. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Dickie Boon, D
479. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Tommy Dunderdale, C
480. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Brian Sutter, LW
481. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Kirk Muller, LW/C
482. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Chuck Rayner, G
483. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Bob Davidson, LW

Round 22:


484. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Barry Beck, D
485. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Billy Reay, coach
486. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Kent Nilsson, C
487. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Rat Westwick, F
488. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Gabriel Landeskog, LW
489. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Tom Barrasso, G
490. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Peter Laviolette, coach
491. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Dustin Byfuglien, D/F
492. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Adam Fox, D
493. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Wally Stanowski, D
494. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Shirley Davidson, F
495. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Vincent Lecavalier, C
496. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Marc-André Fleury, G
497. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Andrei Markov, D
498. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Bernie Federko, C
499. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Wade Redden, D
500. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Henrik Sedin, C
501. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Ernie Russell, RW/C
502. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Bob Johnson, coach
503. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Pierre Turgeon, C (Dropped for Dale Hunter)
504. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Justin Williams, RW
505. tony d - California Golden Seals - Patrick Marleau, LW/C
506. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmead Lunas - Lennart Svedberg, D

Round 23:


507. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmeade Lunas - David Backes, C/RW
508. tony d - California Golden Seals - John Tavares, C
509. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Milan Novy, C
510. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Robert Svehla, D
511. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Percy LeSueur, G
512. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Sandis Ozolinsh, D
513. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Willie Mitchell, D
514. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Arkady Chernyshev, coach
515. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Steve Duchesne, D
516. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Bobby Holik, C
517. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Camille Henry, LW/C
518. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Albert Leduc, D
519. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Fred Higginbotham, D
520. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Jordan Staal, C/RW
521. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Johnny Gaudreau, LW
522. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Trevor Linden, C/RW
523. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Joe Primeau, C
524. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Ken Hodge, RW
525. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Bucko McDonald, D
526. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Viktor Kuzkin, D
527. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Randy Carlyle, D
528. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Marty Walsh, C
529. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Walt Tkaczuk, C

Round 24:


530. Hawkey Town 18 - Chicago Shamrocks - Réjean Houle, F
531. ResilientBeast & rmartin65 - Montreal Victorias - Walter Smaill, D/LW/C
532. Claude The Fraud - Cape Breton Eagles - Pat Verbeek, RW
533. jigglysquishy - Regina Capitals - Bob McDougall, F
534. Boreal01 - Cleveland Barons - Sebastian Aho, LW/C
535. tinyzombies - Vagabonds de Montréal - Alex Kovalev, RW
536. Habsfan18 & VanIslander - Broome Dusters - Rogatien Vachon, G
537. BraveCanadian - Guelph Platers - Bobby Rowe, D/RW
538. Hitru & Professor What - Gallifrey TARDIS - Kris Draper, C
539. Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs - Gaye Stewart, F
540. BenchBrawl - Canadiens de Montréal - Chauncey Kirby, F
541. The Macho King - Richmond Renegades - Ondrej Palat, LW
542. Transplanted Caper - Sydney Millionaires - Hamby Shore, D
543. nabby12 - Winnipeg Falcons - Brady Tkachuk, LW
544. Voight - Lone Star Brahmas - Doug Weight, C
545. Hockey Stathead - Detroit Vipers - Ron Ellis, RW
546. Chet Donnelly - Emerald Flowsion - Mikko Rantanen, RW
547. spitsfan24 - Windsor Spitfires - Eric Staal, C/LW
548. ImporterExporter & Johnny Engine - Trois Rivieres AC - Jack Adams, C/LW
549. MVP of West Hollywd - Drumheller Dinosaurs - Phil Kessel, RW
550. GKJ - Philadelphia Firebirds - Carol Vadnais, D
551. tony d - California Golden Seals - Todd Bertuzzi, W
552. Dr John Carlson - Hogsmead Lunas - Mitch Korn, goalie coach

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Drumheller Dinosaurs will select D Robert Svehla as our spare defensemen, we don’t need anyone spectacular with this spot, just as solid/physical guy in his own end with acceptable offense.
 
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Drumheller Dinosaurs will select D Robert Svehla as our spare defensemen, we don’t need anyone spectacular with this spot,...
Ah, the ol' look-at-his-ice-time stat pick of seventieslord, the ATDer who introduced him to these drafts.

As an NHL rookie, Svehla was on the 1996 Stanley Cup cinderella run squad built on hard-checking clutch forward play and epic Panthers goaltending. He played under 10 NHL seasons (655 games in the era is very short), never once on a 1st place team, and only twice finishing higher than 3rd in the division in Florida (it's not like he was a top-pairing guy on a very good top-quartile team; heck, his division wasn't even one of the best).
 
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One of the areas Johnny and I focused heavily on was puck retrieval and transition, for Three Rivers.

Oftentimes that begins with the goalie. While Brodeur, who is the gold standard in that area, doesn't require many breaks, we did want to ensure his reserve had noted puck handling/passing abilities, to aid in the team structure.

At this stage of the draft, it may seem like, going through the motions, but we're both thrilled to see this gentlemen remain available, as he seems like the majority pick as best G ever, pre-George Vezina.

Welcome:

Percivale (Peerless Percy) St-Helier LeSueur, G

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He has a nice bio here


Bill Fitsell said:
LeSueur was a pioneer and innovator, par excellence. He was a stand-up goalkeeper in the era when the rules prohibited netminders from lying, sitting, or kneeling in stopping the puck. He had an intense, roving style later attributed to Jacques Plante. 'He played with the alacrity of a tiger, reported the Ottawa Free Press in 1907. 'He played with his hands, head, and feet. He never throws the puck away and in the tightest corners carries it to the back of his net and gives it to one of his forwards. 'Facing a breakaway against Quebec, he ran out on the points of his skates and floored the attacker before he could shoot. As a player he developed a pad for the goaltender's gauntlet and in 1911 designed and patented the LeSueur net, with 17-inch deep top and a 22-inch deep bottom. He was a keen observer of the game and in 1909 wrote and published a 48-page booklet called "How to Play Hockey"

And you can also find more from the top 60, pre-merger project:


The Ottawa Citizen 2 March 1907 page 2 said:
Lesueur is the greatest guardians [sic] of the net who has ever played in Eastern Canada. He is as quick as lightning, as cool as an ice-box and can skate out and intercept passes with marvelous effect. XXXXX, undoubtedly, is a good man, but he is not in it with Lesueur, despite the fact that he is older and has had far more experience. The Wanderers have been disappointed with XXXXX work this winter and in Montreal he is blamed for the loss of the Stanley cup. Lesueur never has an off-night, while XXXXXX sometimes goes up in the air and stays there until the match is over. Hearn is good on close-range shots, however, and the Ottawa forwards should not waste any on him.
 

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Drafting Tarasov then later Chernyshev is apt ;) (especially for a Vipers team with Mikhailov and Balderis at top right wing).

But Lidstrom and Pronger on the same team?

The last time that happened - even if again on separate pairings - my co-GM @Hockey Outsider and i got roasted!
 
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Drafting Tarasov then later Chernyshev is apt ;) (especially for a Vipers team with Mikhailov and Balderis at top right wing).

But Lidstrom and Pronger on the same team?

The last time that happened - even if again on separate pairings - my co-GM @Hockey Outsider and i got roasted!

That was the draft where the "Bad Pronger" argument stuck, wasn't it? Before my time but I read the arguments when I drafted Pronger and gave him a bump from the 80s to the 50s.

The "Bad Pronger" argument was that if he was in a position where he needed to be his team's policeman, without another tough guy to take the lead, he would get distracted, run around, and take bad penalties. Like he did in the 2000 playoffs, after his Hart Trophy season, when the Presidents Trophy winning Blues lost in the first round.

Maybe there's something to that idea, but I think it was an example where active/recent players got more scrutiny than old-timers.
 

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Ah, the ol' look-at-his-ice-time stat pick of seventieslord, the ATDer who introduced him to these drafts.

As an NHL rookie, Svehla was on the 1996 Stanley Cup cinderella run squad built on hard-checking clutch forward play and epic Panthers goaltending. He played under 10 NHL seasons (655 games in the era is very short), never once on a 1st place team, and only twice finishing higher than 3rd in the division in Florida (it's not like he was a top-pairing guy on a very good top-quartile team; heck, his division wasn't even one of the best).

It's been nearly 200 picks since even guys like Teppo Numinen and Adam Foote went. I'm not expecting a #1 on a champion, yearly Norris contender guy at this point. Svehla in his own end is pretty strong with a leading the league in hits type of style, and while not standing out on offense on ATD level, he was leading the Panthers defenseman in points every year.
 
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Ah, the ol' look-at-his-ice-time stat pick of seventieslord, the ATDer who introduced him to these drafts.

As an NHL rookie, Svehla was on the 1996 Stanley Cup cinderella run squad built on hard-checking clutch forward play and epic Panthers goaltending. He played under 10 NHL seasons (655 games in the era is very short), never once on a 1st place team, and only twice finishing higher than 3rd in the division in Florida (it's not like he was a top-pairing guy on a very good top-quartile team; heck, his division wasn't even one of the best).
Oh, give me a f***ing break.

1. Svehla was an excellent player.
2. The shelf is not exactly full of "#1 defenseman on a 1st place team" types at this point in the draft. I'm unclear on why that should be the expectation of a defenseman being drafted right now.
3. Yes, Svehla was the runway ice time leader on a bad-to-good-to-cup-finalist Panthers team every single season, but that's not the only reason to draft him. He earned scattered Norris and All-Star votes, was selected to play in an all-star game, was an Ironman, was a two-time NHL hits leader, was one of the higher scoring defensemen over a decade, and was frequently lauded for his strength, toughness and endurance. He's no Zhitnik.
4. Your characterization of me as someone who is obsessed with ice time for defensemen without any consideration to the strength or depth of the teams they played on, is frankly an offensive caricature. Give your head a shake.
5. Svehla was selected in MLD4, MLD5, ATD6 and ATD7 before I even knew what an ATD was.
6. Although yes, I did select him in ATD8 as a noob, but I sure never cited his ice time, in fact, I never talked about ice time regularly until ATD2010.
7. FWIW, I agree that the early 500s is far too early for a player like him to be taken.
 

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Well it doesn't necessarily mean he deserves it, but he got picked in the early 500s the last two drafts that went that far, ftr (500 in 2021 and 521 in 2020)
 

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... the runway ice time leader on a bad-to-good-to-cup-finalist Panthers team every single season....
To be clear: ONCE only, his rookie postseason, when the team he was on had a cinderella run generated by coaching, checking, widespread clutch forward play, and goaltending,... otherwise his team was NOT GREAT OR EVEN VERY GOOD MOST OF HIS 9 SEASONS in Florida.
...was an Ironman,
For "only" missing 6 games?.... press releases are blindly published and eaten up. He had 4 consecutive seasons without a game missed. Whoopee. A new expansion team Panthers accomplishment. Henrik Sedin had more consecutive games played than Svehla's entire 9-year career (and Sedin is outside the top-10 list of NHL Ironman accomplishments).
... Svehla was selected in MLD4, MLD5, ATD6 and ATD7 before I even knew what an ATD was.
Dang! I have long suspected you had a 15-year database. Either that or you repeatedly spend countless hours researching (and you ain't seemin' like us INTP types). After so many years and so many drafts, it's hard to not do either,.. unless you're Rain Man like.
... I never talked about ice time regularly until ATD2010.
"Regularly",... k, but you sure championed TOI over the years. Then you won the ATD and disappeared as a GM. *mic drop*
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7. FWIW, I agree that the early 500s is far too early for a player like him to be taken.
We 100% agree with the gist of my claim then about the player, not your use and the value of a specific analytical tool in this incidence.
 
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Well it doesn't necessarily mean he deserves it, but he got picked in the early 500s the last two drafts that went that far, ftr (500 in 2021 and 521 in 2020)
1. Mistakes are compounded.
2. Navel-gazing at last year's list is strategic, surely, in terms of predicting what the herd will do, not where the value is, where the lamb chop is!
3. Sundin was picked high in the top 100 one year - was a lambasted pick - yet it took YEARS for him to drop back to where he belonged.
4. Groupthink is strong. Resist it. This is not a popularity contest. It is honest, focused attention on a subject that 99% of the population don't gaf about but we love: hockey history!
5. Please take no offense.Though I did claim 70slord has a stat bias. That is the only uncomfortable truth i've spouted. It's like i poked the underbelly of a stegosaurus: the strong fierce creature had the same vulnerability as a tortoise.
 
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1. Mistakes are compounded.
2. Navel-gazing at last year's list is strategic, surely, in terms of predicting what the herd will do, not where the value is, where the lamb chop is!
3. Sundin was picked high in the top 100 one year - was a lambasted pick - yet it took YEARS for him to drop back to where he belonged.
4. Groupthink is strong. Resist it. This is not a popularity contest. It is honest, focused attention on a subject that 99% of the population don't gaf about but we love: hockey history!
5. Please take no offense.Though I did claim 70slord has a stat bias. That is the only uncomfortable truth i've spouted. It's like i poked the underbelly of a stegosaurus: the strong fierce creature had the same vulnerability as a tortoise.

But I still don't really agree with the argument that just because he played on non contenders it means he can't get picked. There have been lots of good players who didn't play on great teams. It's also not like he was on the worse team in the league every year, he played on two 98 pt teams, a 92 pt team that made the finals and an 89 pt team... could be worse?

What are some parts of Svehla's game that you think make him unpickable at a range where "Hall of Very Good" guys eg. Campbell, Markov are going (not saying those were bad picks, although I'm not a Campbell fan personally) It seems to me I could have taken offensive specialist defenseman more talented than him at that end, but not ones who also have his defensive reputation and physical element. And when you look at it, Svehla's offensive career is actually pretty reasonable, and with seasons of 27 and 23 PPA could even possibly be a powerplay replacement. If he was a more dominant and recognized version of a physical defenseman with decent offense he'd be what, Shea Weber, the 101st pick in the draft? Nobody is claiming he's that.
 
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