ATD2020 Draft Thread I

[rmartin65]

Mountain Lake selects Cy Denney, LW

Scoring LWs are rare, and Denney brings some nice physicality to mesh with Gretzky.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Mountain Lake selects Cy Denney, LW

Scoring LWs are rare, and Denney brings some nice physicality to mesh with Gretzky.

Very good pick there, Denneny should work great with Gretzky. Different center from what he had in real life, but both were playmakers.

 

[VanIslander]

That line just needs a defensive presence to backcheck and go into corners.

 

[BenchBrawl]

That line just needs a defensive presence to backcheck and go into corners.

Denneny is somewhat responsible defensively, as was required playing for Ottawa. Obviously not a great defensive player, but not a total black hole neither.

That said, agreed a RW with some defensive acumen would be preferable.

 

[nabby12]

Winnipeg Victorias select Aurele Joliat and Joe Malone.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Winnipeg Victorias select Aurele Joliat and Joe Malone.

Nice picks there nabby. Will you play Malone at center or LW?

Joliat I have the feeling tends to be underrated. His name is still big in Montreal for a player of his era.

 

[ImporterExporter]

@rmartin65 is back up already!

Great picks there nabby. I think to maximize Malone's value you play him at C.

 

[nabby12]

Thanks guys. I think Joliat (LW) and Malone (C) are definitely my first line forwards!

 

[BenchBrawl]

Thanks guys. I think Joliat (LW) and Malone (C) are definitely my first line forwards!

Ex-GM overpass did a nice biography of Joe Malone.

 

[rmartin65]

Mountain Lake kicks off our defense with... Valeri Vasiliev, D

At this stage in the game, no D can really be considered a value pick, but I think he is the best D available.

 

[The Macho King]

Winnipeg Victorias select Aurele Joliat and Joe Malone.

I was also considering Joliat and was hoping he may fall to my next pick (doubted it) - good two way player, complete offense, and a bit of a honey badger. Good picks.

Edit - will say I dont think postseason is a strong suit of his though.

 

[The Macho King]

I was also considering Joliat and was hoping he may fall to my next pick (doubted it) - good two way player, complete offense, and a bit of a honey badger. Good picks

And now I have no plan weeeeeee.

 

[Dreakmur]

Mountain Lake kicks off our defense with... Valeri Vasiliev, D

At this stage in the game, no D can really be considered a value pick, but I think he is the best D available.

There goes my quick selection lol

 

[Dreakmur]

I suppose it's time to take Drew Doughty

 

[VanIslander]

Drew's top-100 debut.

(a 34-slot jump up)

 

[BenchBrawl]

I suppose it's time to take Drew Doughty

Great pick, I tend to prefer Doughty over Keith, so not sure why the gap last year. In any case they're in the same ballpark.

 

[Dreakmur]

Great pick, I tend to prefer Doughty over Keith, so not sure why the gap last year. In any case they're in the same ballpark.

Doughty hurts himself by playing to the importance of the game. If the game isn't important, he's less engaged. In the biggest games, in the biggest moments, on the biggest stage, Doughty is a monster.

Even with lots of time left in his prime, I think if he stays in LA, he won't add much to his resume. They suck, and he's not going to have anything to play for, so he might just waste the end of his career.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Doughty hurts himself by playing to the importance of the game. If the game isn't important, he's less engaged. In the biggest games, in the biggest moments, on the biggest stage, Doughty is a monster.

Even with lots of time left in his prime, I think if he stays in LA, he won't add much to his resume. They suck, and he's not going to have anything to play for, so he might just waste the end of his career.

Reminds of me a certain Mark Messier

I agree with you though, he should try to move if he can or cares. If a team can get him for a "bargain", he's a steal because he can still be that bonafide #1D workhorse on the blueline.

 

[tinyzombies]

I'm not sure, could be. I know their main star defenseman was injured to the knee by Cleghorn, but it was accidental.

So the Canadiens of 23-24 and 24-25 were basically the Flyers, except they policed themselves and didn't win the western challenge the second year?

 

[ResilientBeast]

We need a second thread

 

[VanIslander]

We need to cut out having to scroll down each page to get past what us already on the first page.

 

[tony d]

Just home. Give me a half hour 45 minutes and I Will pick.

 

[ResilientBeast]

We need to cut out having to scroll down each page to get past what us already on the first page.

I won't pin it, we've crossed the threshold I set

 

[BenchBrawl]

We need a second thread

OK

 

[BenchBrawl]

@ResilientBeast new thread is up.