Frightened Inmate #2
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I wouldn't say that I am writing players off but rather that I would heed caution on players - especially goaltenders who played the game before the 1929 due to the changes in the game. The goals per game in 1928-29 was 2.9 goals per game (for both teams of course). After offensive forward passes were instituted the goals increased to 5.9 goals per game. Looking at all of the statistics (as one doesn't have the benifit of game film or a large viewing audience) I would say that he was one of the best 3-4 goaltenders in the pre-Original 6 era of the NHL and I don't really think that is elite in an all time draft and I would put Benedict near the bottom in terms of overall goaltenders selected.
Skill wise I still stronly believe that Tkachuk - Messier - Fleury will be able to produce goals against the much slower second line of Denneny - Clarke - Kerr. And Yakushev looks out of place on the first line as I always viewed him as a second line player - and one whose reputation was helped a great deal due to the Summit Series - similar to Paul Henderson in a way.
Skill wise I still stronly believe that Tkachuk - Messier - Fleury will be able to produce goals against the much slower second line of Denneny - Clarke - Kerr. And Yakushev looks out of place on the first line as I always viewed him as a second line player - and one whose reputation was helped a great deal due to the Summit Series - similar to Paul Henderson in a way.