Draft Retrospective- all-positive-vibes edition
(in keeping with tradition, trying to avoid mentioning any of my own here...)
Biggest Steal(s) of the draft:
Montreal Division- I like Larry Robinson at 93 even more than Guy Lafleur at 95, or Howie Morenz at 64.
Original 6 except Montreal Division- I've very rarely said kind words about Bill Cowley, but him at 172 is insane value.
Non-original 6 Division- Jan Suchý at 121 was pretty handy.
Smartest/best strategic pick in the draft:
Three selections within 10 picks of each other served notice that I was swimming in a shark-pool... and maybe contributed to a reach on my part-
RB taking Bill Cook with pick 21. [It's a fair ways down to the next Ranger.]
BB taking Paul Coffey with pick 26. [Allows builds in different directions.]
scraps taking Sweeney Schriner with pick 30. [Mainstream Hall-of-Famer from a Franchise that offers about literally nothing else of value to anyone.]
A player finally getting respect in the draft: Michael Peca. [Dammit. Another 'F***-me-Award']
A player you've discovered in this draft: Twin mentions- George Hay & Art Duncan (Duncan would go un-drafted... but I looked at him.)
Most underrated player taken: Vladislav Tretiak
Favorite scoring line of the draft: Lindsay-Morenz-Jágr
Favorite checking line of the draft: J. Holik-M.Schmidt-Recchi
Best assembled line of the draft: Sid Abel-Mario Lemieux-Mike Bossy
Favorite pairing of defensemen: Gotta be Stevens-Harvey
A funny/dramatic story (related to the ATD) you've learned about since the start of the draft: [Here I've got to mention my own guy...] Frank Fredrickson's exploits in The Great War, culminating with his "be-sure-to-save-the-violin!" moment.