I'm about to place my pick guys...as was suggested, will put in my pick, then do my write up later in the day, however, the next person up is team Hab Hater...is that his actual screen name? If not, how do I alert him he will be on the clock next?
Anyways, hopping over to the picks threads to put in mine.
Oh...and damn you two GM's who selected Yzerman and Haske before I could get ahold of them!!
EDIT: Nevermind...I see that it is BMC. I can alert him then.
It is amusing that I started a mini goalie run, though.
I can't see anyone late in the first round not thinking goalie
It'll be interesting....a lot of this depends on what people are using as criteria for ranking teams.
IMO, goaltender is the one position that has markedly improved in the last 30 years. I truly believe that the 15th best goaltender today, if magically placed onto a 1985 roster, would be top 5.
So, will people look down on a successful (team-wise) goaltender from the 80's with a +3.00 GAA and sub .900 Save %, in comparison with a more recent goaltender who didn't win anything but has a 2.50 GAA and +.900 save %?
It'll be interesting....a lot of this depends on what people are using as criteria for ranking teams.
IMO, goaltender is the one position that has markedly improved in the last 30 years. I truly believe that the 15th best goaltender today, if magically placed onto a 1985 roster, would be top 5.
So, will people look down on a successful (team-wise) goaltender from the 80's with a +3.00 GAA and sub .900 Save %, in comparison with a more recent goaltender who didn't win anything but has a 2.50 GAA and +.900 save %?
Yup which I think after the big 3 goalies, I wouldn't pick a goalie for a while.
Yeah, definitely. And today's batting approach, tons more strikeouts than back in the day. Different mindset, also the plethora of today's fireballers on the mound.Kind of harkens back to the baseball ATD with how you would evaluate the modern hitter with high slug/low avg vs old timey hitters with high avg/low slug
Most likely.Same thing with the 2 defensemen.
NOW, I think it's BPA for a bit.
NOW, I think it's BPA for a bit.
Most likely.
And judging by the first round, I can tell everyone did their homework.
Good stuff.
I think the real fun is going to be when we get to the point of picking our 3rd and 4th liners and 3rd pair defensemen.
I think the real fun is going to be when we get to the point of picking our 3rd and 4th liners and 3rd pair defensemen.
Agreed!I think the real fun is going to be when we get to the point of picking our 3rd and 4th liners and 3rd pair defensemen.
I think BMC got a jump on this part...?
Is that Avery pick real?
We need to keep the Pick Only thread as clean as possible to help with the ease of navigating this draft. I don't mind any joking, ribbing, and general tomfoolery, but keep it in the Discussion thread.
Yeah, when you do your writeup, post in the same post as your announcement post.This may be a silly question, but will ask it anyways...
When we do write ups, are those going to be put in with the picks?
For instance, my pick for Patrick Roy is obviously announced in the Picks Thread.... do I go in and edit my post to include his write up there?
I noticed some people did do mini write ups and accolades there...if so, I may follow that template.