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[Pwnasaurus]

I am going to be off work for a week or two with wisdom teeth issues lucky me

I'm getting mine out on Tue. Seems to be a theme with the ATD thread.

 

[Wisent]

So, do we keep the 21st now or are we starting earlier?

 

[pitseleh]

We could always start it today but not have time limits enforced until the 21st. That way we may be able to get a head start but no one will be unfairly penalized assuming they didn't realize that we started this thing already.

 

[VanIslander]

We could always start it today but not have time limits enforced until the 21st. That way we may be able to get a head start but no one will be unfairly penalized assuming they didn't realize that we started this thing already.

exactly: a win-win solution

leagues that do it also tend to have more trades at the outset, as the slow start (when the best players are on the board) gives ample time for trade discussions

and let me help things along by assuring you with utmost certainty that if Vancouver selects Orr as announced earlier then...

1 The Lone Elvi - Vancouver Canucks - Bobby Orr
2 LapierreSports - Montreal Wanderers - Mario Lemieux
3 Nalyd Psycho - St. Louis Eagles - Wayne Gretzky
4 Wisent - Adler Mannheim - Gordie Howe
5 Hockey Outsider - Montreal Canadiens

That 5th overall pick will be the biggest surprise, as it'll almost certainly be a Quebecer going to Montreal, the question is just which one.

Let's slowly get things going.

 

[MXD]

exactly: a win-win solution

leagues that do it also tend to have more trades at the outset, as the slow start (when the best players are on the board) gives ample time for trade discussions

and let me help things along by assuring you with utmost certainty that if Vancouver selects Orr as announced earlier then...

1 The Lone Elvi - Vancouver Canucks - Bobby Orr
2 LapierreSports - Montreal Wanderers - Mario Lemieux
3 Nalyd Psycho - St. Louis Eagles - Wayne Gretzky
4 Wisent - Adler Mannheim - Gordie Howe
5 Hockey Outsider - Montreal Canadiens

That 5th overall pick will be the biggest surprise, as it'll almost certainly be a Quebecer going to Montreal, the question is just which one.

Let's slowly get things going.

You guys know yourselves too much!!!

 

[BM67]

You guys know yourselves too much!!!

If it helps any he's also wrong.

 

[Wisent]

If it helps any he's also wrong.

He is, but not by much.

 

[Murphy]

I keep checking in today in hopes this thing kicks off, anything to divert my attention away from my household chores today.

So am I to understand we're waiting on a rookie already????

Any guesses as to what the 18th pick will be?

 

[BM67]

He is, but not by much.

He's got at least two picks wrong.

 

[BM67]

I keep checking in today in hopes this thing kicks off, anything to divert my attention away from my household chores today.

So am I to understand we're waiting on a rookie already????

Any guesses as to what the 18th pick will be?

Tie Domi will be gone by then.

 

[Know Your Enemy]

Please nobody take it upon themselves to start the draft thread. BM67 is the only one who should be given this right....ever.

 

[Murphy]

Please nobody take it upon themselves to start the draft thread. BM67 is the only one who should be given this right....ever.

Unless of course someone wants to put in the mountain of work it takes to upkeep it and with BM67's standard of accuracy and timely manner.

That should scare anyone off.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

I'm looking to move into the 7-10 range if anyone's interested PM me.

 

[Murphy]

Tie Domi will be gone by then.

Ouch, Wendel Clark maybe........

 

[arrbez]

exactly: a win-win solution

leagues that do it also tend to have more trades at the outset, as the slow start (when the best players are on the board) gives ample time for trade discussions

and let me help things along by assuring you with utmost certainty that if Vancouver selects Orr as announced earlier then...

1 The Lone Elvi - Vancouver Canucks - Bobby Orr
2 LapierreSports - Montreal Wanderers - Mario Lemieux
3 Nalyd Psycho - St. Louis Eagles - Wayne Gretzky
4 Wisent - Adler Mannheim - Gordie Howe
5 Hockey Outsider - Montreal Canadiens

That 5th overall pick will be the biggest surprise, as it'll almost certainly be a Quebecer going to Montreal, the question is just which one.

Let's slowly get things going.

I just assumed it would be Blake Wheeler, no?

 

[reckoning]

and let me help things along by assuring you with utmost certainty that if Vancouver selects Orr as announced earlier then...

1 The Lone Elvi - Vancouver Canucks - Bobby Orr
2 LapierreSports - Montreal Wanderers - Mario Lemieux
3 Nalyd Psycho - St. Louis Eagles - Wayne Gretzky
4 Wisent - Adler Mannheim - Gordie Howe
5 Hockey Outsider - Montreal Canadiens

That 5th overall pick will be the biggest surprise, as it'll almost certainly be a Quebecer going to Montreal, the question is just which one.

Lemieux being picked before Gretzky and Howe, if true, would be so wrong on every possible level.

The #5 pick is obvious considering that Raleh pretty much revealed why he traded up to get it. #6 is easy to predict too since pnep usually goes by his HHOF Monitor list.

The hardest ones to predict will be the newcomers, which is why it's always good to have some rookies as GMs to mix things up a bit.

 

[LapierreSports]

Wanderers ready to go

Ok guys, ready to start. Since I have the 2nd pick, I will go for Orr at number and Gretzky at number 2. No surprise there obviously. Lets get the draft thread started....Ready to get this draft going !

 

[BM67]

The Red Fisher Conference

Don Cherry Division:

BM67 - New Jersey Devils
Evil Speaker - Boston Bruins
Evil Sather - New York Rangers
reckoning - Buffalo Sabres
John Flyers Fan - Philadelphia Flyers
MXD - Miami Screaming Eagles
Wisent - Adler Mannheim

Foster Hewitt Division:

kruezer - Seattle Metropolitans
HankyFourFingers - Portland Buckaroos
VanIslander - Las Vegas Thunder
Nalyd Psycho - St. Louis Eagles
EagleBelfour - Detroit Falcons
Spitfire11 - Detroit Red Wings
Pwnasaurus - Kansas City Scouts

The Jim Coleman Conference

Jim Robson Division:

The Lone Elvi - Vancouver Canucks
pitseleh - Nanaimo Clippers
God Bless Canada - Trail Smoke Eaters
Murphy2 - Edmonton Oilers
Brett_Lebda - Saskatoon Blues
pnep - Siberian Bears
vancityluongo - ?????

Bob Cole Division:

#66 - Les A's de Quebec
Hockey Outsider - Montreal Canadiens
raleh - Montreal Maroons
Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs
pappyline - Barrie Flyers
arrbez - Aurora Tigers
LapierreSports -Montreal Wanderers

Last draft we determined divisions based on draft position. If we do the same again, with the same format, here's how it will look:

The Red Fisher Conference:

Don Cherry Division:
The Lone Elvi - Vancouver Canucks
reckoning - Buffalo Sabres
VanIslander - Las Vegas Thunder
vancityluongo - ?????
HankyFourFingers - Portland Buckaroos
pappyline - Barrie Flyers
John Flyers Fan - Philadelphia Flyers

Foster Hewitt Division:
LapierreSports -Montreal Wanderers
MXD - Miami Screaming Eagles
Spitfire11 - Detroit Red Wings
Brett_Lebda - Saskatoon Blues
Murphy2 - Edmonton Oilers
kruezer - Seattle Metropolitans
Pwnasaurus - Kansas City Scouts

The Jim Coleman Conference

Jim Robson Division:
Nalyd Psycho - St. Louis Eagles
pnep - Siberian Bears
Evil Sather - New York Rangers
Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs
BM67 - New Jersey Devils
raleh - Montreal Maroons
#66 - Les A's de Quebec

Bob Cole Division:
Wisent - Adler Mannheim
Hockey Outsider - Montreal Canadiens
arrbez - Aurora Tigers
Evil Speaker - Boston Bruins
God Bless Canada - Trail Smoke Eaters
EagleBelfour - Detroit Falcons
pitseleh - Nanaimo Clippers

One last bit of bother. Which of these division lineups do we want. Vote please.

We can then place this at the start of the roster thread.

 

[Know Your Enemy]

I'd rather have the divisions determined by draft order, random is the way to go. I vote GBC's propsal.

 

[VanIslander]

I thought REGIONAL alignment would be easier to keep track of mentally: one division for America East/Atlantic (Don Cherry: NJ, Boston, NY, Buffalo, Philly, Miami, Mannheim), America West (Foster Hewitt: Seattle, Portland, Vegas, KC, St, Louis, Detroit, Detroit), Central canada (Bob Cole: Toronto, Barrie, Aurora, Quebec, Montreal, Montreal, Montreal) and a western canada division (Jim Robson: Vancouver, Nanaimo, Trail, Edmonton, Saskatoon, vancity, Siberia via Vladivostok).

This way Barrie and Aurora are in the same conference!
This way Seattle and Portland are in the same division
This way Toronto is in the Bob Cole Division (how can you honour Cole without the Leafs!)

The other way doesn't make as much sense with our 28-team format this time.

 

[Spitfire11]

I'd rather have the divisions determined by draft order, random is the way to go. I vote GBC's propsal.

agreed, stick with GBC's

 

[pappyline]

I prefer random=draft order

 

[VanIslander]

One way balances out the newbie distribution

the other way loads up one conference with rookie g.m.s

 

[MXD]

Raleh somewhat scares me with his trading up out there...

 

[VanIslander]

Raleh somewhat scares me with his trading up out there...

either way he won't be in your conference, so you wouldn't have to worry about his team until the final