Playoff Voting for Vedder's Mock Draft-Central Division

[The Legend]

Ok here's the voting for the central division, deadline two days from now 11:59 Friday Night EST. Vote for the best team, top 2 move on.:

Columbus Blue Jackets:

Martin Havlat -- Martin Straka -- Glen Murray
Petr Bondra -- Andrew Cassels -- Milan Hejduk
Eric Daze -- Petr Cajanek -- Eric Fehr
Krystof Oliwa -- Trevor Letowski -- Chuck Kobasew

Extras: Brandon Bochenski, Petr Vrana

Dick Tarnstrom -- Eric Weinrich
Lubomir Visnovsky -- Aaron Miller
Trevor Daley -- Steve Emenger

Extra: Mark Popovic

Marc Denis
Robert Esche
Yann Danis

Detroit Red Wings


Simon Gagne-Mike Richards-Jonathan Cheechoo
Scott Thornton-Pierre Turgeon-Maxim Afinogenov
Dallas Drake-Dan Fritsche-Justin Williams
Ethan Moreau-Tim Taylor-Tomas Holmstrom
Magnus Kahnberg-Rene Bourque

Darryl Sydor-Dion Phaneuf
Keith Carney-Niklas Kronwall
Shea Weber-Kurtis Foster
Ondrej Nemec

Roberto Luongo
Rastislav Stana
Corey Crawford


NASHVILLE PREDATORS

Scott Hartnell#17-Jason Arnott#45-Alexander Radulov#23
Brian Rolston#21(A)-Robert Lang#20-Igor Grigorenko#34
Milan Michalek#9-Mike Ricci(C)#18-Adam Hall#19
Rem Murray#15-Steve Begin#22-Turner Stevenson#24
extras: Dmitri Afanasenkov#29-Ryan Bayda#16

Zdeno Chara#3-Kimmo Timonen#44(A)
Christian Ehrhoff#46-Mark Eaton#4
Cory Cross#23-Shane Hnidy#34
extra: Jonathan Aitken#56

Jose Theodore#60
Chris Mason#30
extra: Ari Ahonen#31


saint louis blues


Roberts - Peca - Stewart
Vermette - Fisher - Mellanby
Bulis - Holik - Eaves
Konowalchuk - Svitov - Chistov
(Shishkanov, McClement)

Pronger - Ohlund
Backman - Foote
Wesley - Hale
(Ramholt)

Belfour
Lundqvist
(Malek)



And the Blackhawks didn't post, so unless a roster is posted to this thread, don't vote for them.

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[AnThGrt]

Detroit though i think they are a bit young might not win right away but in 2 years should

 

[mytor4*]

Detroit though i think they are a bit young might not win right away but in 2 years should

we're not doing a poll for two yrs from now it's this yr. the jackets have 2 first lines second to nobody. all around one of the best teams in the league.

 

[jacketracket*]

I voted CBJ

Seriously, I also think my gaoltending tandom is one of the best in the league, too.

Denis and Esche ...

 

[Master Lok]

we're not doing a poll for two yrs from now it's this yr. the jackets have 2 first lines second to nobody. all around one of the best teams in the league.

I respectfully disagree. While the CBJ's wingers are very strong, Straka and Cassels as the top two centres could be improved. The top two defenders of Tarnstrom and Weinrich, is bettered by any of the top four on the STL Blues either (Pronger/Ohlund/Foote/Backman).

 

[mytor4*]

I respectfully disagree. While the CBJ's wingers are very strong, Straka and Cassels as the top two centres could be improved. The top two defenders of Tarnstrom and Weinrich, is bettered by any of the top four on the STL Blues either (Pronger/Ohlund/Foote/Backman).

stl has the best defencsive team in the draft. there problem they have no scoring punch. the only way they win is by 1-0 or 2-1 scores. in the new nhl few teams will be held down to two goals so that leaves stl in lots of trouble

 

[The Legend]

we're not doing a poll for two yrs from now it's this yr. the jackets have 2 first lines second to nobody. all around one of the best teams in the league.

Au contraire, if you the voter feel that the Wings can be successful in 2 years and that is more important, then vote for detroit by all means

 

[jacketracket*]

I respectfully disagree. While the CBJ's wingers are very strong, Straka and Cassels as the top two centres could be improved. The top two defenders of Tarnstrom and Weinrich, is bettered by any of the top four on the STL Blues either (Pronger/Ohlund/Foote/Backman).

Good point about the D, but I tried to draft with the idea in mind that when play resumes, scoring chances will be way up, along w/PP time. I wanted Dmen who could score.

The D is balanced, with a solid stay-at-home guy paired w/an offensive Dman.

 

[wolfen]

I'll believe we truly have a new order in the NHL when I see games deep in the playoffs where most of the obstruction is getting called...

 

[wolfen]

stl has the best defencsive team in the draft. there problem they have no scoring punch. the only way they win is by 1-0 or 2-1 scores. in the new nhl few teams will be held down to two goals so that leaves stl in lots of trouble

I wouldn't say no scoring punch. Not enough is definitely a possibility, and the weakest point of my team. My idea was that, rolling 4 lines evenly, most of the forwards on the blues are capable of 15-20 goals and a few are capable of 20+. Especially with pronger, ohlund, backman on the blueline. The power play would be a weak spot and would rely heavily on creativity from vermette and chistov, which is obviously a gamble. All the same, I think overall it could add up to enough offense to win lots of games.

I just don't see this team giving up 3+ goals on a regular basis, new rules or not.

 

[The Legend]

congrats to columbus and detroit for advancing

 

[jacketracket*]

... so what do we do now?

 

[The Legend]

Just wait a day or two, round 2 is coming up!