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[EagleBelfour]

No there is not. When players like Eric Staal, Dion Phaneuf and Owen Nolan are getting drafted that is bad. Why was LapierreSports, MXD, vancityluongo and Pwnasaurus let in when 24 teams is plenty? Looks like someones going to have to draft Shea Weber now to go along with Phaneuf.

Even with 28 teams, if you do your homework, you shouldn't have to take either Staal or Phaneuf.

I still think 24 teams is enough though . Oh well I think BM67 know what he's doing.

 

[VanIslander]

Maybe we will see more ROLE PLAYERS and less third liner oddities: Forsberg, Leclair, Nicholls, Mats Naslund, Mullen??? ... that was just strange.. those guys just aren't third liners, and with a few extra teams this draft, hopefully they won't be! Some did make sense on the third line: Modano, Primeau and fourth line: Hlinka, Smyl,... though some of them could be good bumped up a line on an all-time team.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain*]

Even with 28 teams, if you do your homework, you shouldn't have to take either Staal or Phaneuf.

I still think 24 teams is enough though . Oh well I think BM67 know what he's doing.

I didn't take them. This draft is only going to take about a year but if BM wants it to take that long then whatever.....

 

[raleh]

No there is not. When players like Eric Staal, Dion Phaneuf and Owen Nolan are getting drafted that is bad. Why was LapierreSports, MXD, vancityluongo and Pwnasaurus let in when 24 teams is plenty? Looks like someones going to have to draft Shea Weber now to go along with Phaneuf.

shhh..please don't talk about undrafted players!

 

[VanIslander]

I didn't take them. This draft is only going to take about a year but if BM wants it to take that long then whatever.....

Most of us vets are pretty fast with our picks, a couple of hours... and we'll have a time reduction penalty for subsequent picks if someone misses their window... and we'll have a live round or two it seems

so things should hum along...

i think an 8 hour clock is doable because (a) it'll encourage more shortlists and (b) not a big loss to have a guy or two draft ahead of you if you miss your window ( after the first few rounds of course)

but even a 10-hour clock would be adequate

 

[VanIslander]

Suggestion: Make Crosby, Ovechkin, Staal and any other player under the age of 25 in today's NHL unavailable for the draft, as playoff voting bias in their favour will be much greater than they have demonstrated careerwise, even though they lack playoff experience, the potential, potential, potential of present-day youngsters (under age 25) is too much a distortion in a history draft.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain*]

Ya and there is another problem! If we have an 8 hour clock that will kill plenty of teams. People do tend to sleep at times...... I hate sending lists, never have, never will. 8 hour clock would be just stupid especially when I sleep longer then that.

 

[VanIslander]

Ya and there is another problem! If we have an 8 hour clock that will kill plenty of teams. People do tend to sleep at times...... I hate sending lists, never have, never will. 8 hour clock would be just stupid especially when I sleep longer then that.

at most one would have to have a shortlist of TWO players over a 16 hour period of an 8-hour window draft... and making up a pick isn't the end of the world, especially after the first few rounds

 

[VanIslander]

We could start with a 12-hour window, then go down to 10 and then to 8 in later rounds

 

[Zetterberg4Captain*]

12 hours should be the LOWEST time limit that we go to. Anything lower would be awful.

 

[shawnmullin]

Wow this is tremendously dissapointing.

Step away from this particular forum for a few days and I'm out.

I did the whole minor league draft for practice 'cause I was really looking forwad to that.

What a bummer.

 

[shawnmullin]

I'm gonna take another post here to mope.

*sigh*

I've been looking forward to this for 2 months.

Darn you all

 

[Zetterberg4Captain*]

Wow this is tremendously dissapointing.

Step away from this particular forum for a few days and I'm out.

I did the whole minor league draft for practice 'cause I was really looking forwad to that.

What a bummer.

If anyone even thinks about going to 30 teams just so Mullin can participate dont even say it. 28 is already to much!!! It is his fault he was late, better luck next time!

 

[VanIslander]

volunteer to be an ALTERNATE... sometimes a guy has to bail due to commitments

and in the meantime SUB as an assistant-g.m.-on-call, willing to fill in where needed

 

[VanIslander]

If anyone even thinks about going to 30 teams just so Mullin can participate dont even say it.

 

[shawnmullin]

If anyone even thinks about going to 30 teams just so Mullin can participate dont even say it. 28 is already to much!!! It is his fault he was late, better luck next time!

... I didn't even say they should do that, but you are awful harsh.

Have you put any time into doing this previously to act so high and mighty? It's not like someone sends out a flare over my house when the sign up thread goes up.

"It is his fault he was late"

Classy man, very classy.

 

[VanIslander]

The #7 All-time Draft

The Jim Coleman Conference

Don Cherry Division:

1 BM67 - New Jersey Devils
14 Evil Speaker - Boston Bruins
10 HankyFourFingers - (Hartford Whalers)
17 Evil Sather - (New York Rangers)
12 reckoning - Buffalo Sabres
20 John Flyers Fan - (Philadelphia Flyers)
28 MXD - Miami Screaming Eagles

Foster Hewitt Division:

8 kruezer - Seattle Metropolitans
19 VanIslander - Las Vegas Thunder
4 Nalyd Psycho - St. Louis Eagles
7 EagleBelfour - Detroit Falcons
21 Spitfire11 - Detroit Red Wings
26 Pwnasaurus - Kansas City Scouts
9 Wisent - Adler Mannheim

The Red Fisher Conference

Jim Robson Division:

22 The Lone Elvi - Vancouver Canucks
6 pitseleh - Nanaimo Clipper
2 God Bless Canada - Trail Smoke Eaters
3 Murphy2 - Edmonton Oilers
5 Brett_Lebda - Saskatoon Blues
24 pnep - Siberian Bears
27 vancityluongo - ?????

Bob Cole Division:

13 #66 - Les A's de Quebec
15 Hockey Outsider - Montreal Canadiens
18 raleh - (Montreal Maroons)
16 Leaf Lander - Toronto Maple Leafs
11 pappyline - Barrie Flyers
23 arrbez - Aurora Tigers
25 LapierreSports -Montreal Wanderers

waiting list: shawnmullin

 

[shawnmullin]

volunteer to be an ALTERNATE... sometimes a guy has to bail due to commitments

and in the meantime SUB as an assistant-g.m.-on-call, willing to fill in where needed

I don't think there's really any use for random subbing... but oh well, thanks for the suggestions... just sucks.

 

[VanIslander]

I don't think there's really any use for random subbing... but oh well, thanks for the suggestions... just sucks.

how about a fixed assistant- or co-g.m. position...

it sure is fun to debate who to pick, team strategy, available options, pros and cons... better with someone on msnmessenger than just in one's own head

 

[shawnmullin]

Well surely, that'd be a ton better than missing out and would definately be fun... but that's up to somebody else to actually want to do that.

I appreciate the suggestions, at least you didn't just say "well too bad for you it's your fault"

 

[Murphy]

My first place team got bounced in the opening round, With the playoffs, anything can happen. And many love an underdog.

Sorry about kicking Burnaby's butt there VanIslander..................not!

It was a great series, maybe we can battle again at the end of this.

28 teams is great, just remember newbys get your picks in on time! It'll be a draft based on strategy with this many no doubt, looking forward to it.

With this many teams though, a 8-10 hour window is plenty in my opinion.

Mullen, I wouldn't mind teaming up with you for this draft, I can use all the help I can get.

Is LL going to get the draft order done up by this weekend?

Just got back from a hockey tourney dinner, Dennis Hull is here speaking, what a comedian, I'll draft him....

I'm drunk...............

 

[Nalyd Psycho]

Suggestion: Make Crosby, Ovechkin, Staal and any other player under the age of 25 in today's NHL unavailable for the draft, as playoff voting bias in their favour will be much greater than they have demonstrated careerwise, even though they lack playoff experience, the potential, potential, potential of present-day youngsters (under age 25) is too much a distortion in a history draft.

I can state with 100% conviction, that there is absolutly no voting bias for young NHLers. Against them? You bet.

If anyone even thinks about going to 30 teams just so Mullin can participate dont even say it. 28 is already to much!!! It is his fault he was late, better luck next time!

Whaaa whaaa. If you can't find 672 picks worth making then from Mullin's participation in the Minor League draft, we know he can, so why not give your spot to him.

 

[VanIslander]

I thought it... Nalyd Psycho wrote it.

 

[BM67]

Now we just need to name the conferences (no #1 and #2 conference this time).

They were named last time. The Red Fisher and Jim Coleman Conferences.

 

[VanIslander]

They were named last time. The Red Fisher and Jim Coleman Conferences.

K... got it...

Must've happened in the later rounds of the playoffs, when I was on my winter vacation trip overseas.