Ho Borvat
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- Sep 29, 2009
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Looking for some insight towards my strategy going into this draft
14 Teams
Roster Spots
2- C, LW, RW, G
4- D
6- Bench
Skater Stats - G, A, PPP, GWG, PIM, Hits, Blocks
Goalie Stats - Win, GAA, Save %, Shutouts
Here is My Thought Process (Unless I get a top-4 pick)
- Take a goalie in Round 1 and 2 (2 of Lundqvist/Rask/Quick)
- Load up on offensive players from round 3-on
- Around round 6-8 try to get a couple overlooked offensive d-men (Burns/Campbell/Voynov)
- Start picking up my sleepers (Grabovski, Whitney, Drouin etc)
- Draft a 3rd goalie, around round 10-12 (hoping for Markstrom, more on this later).
- Round out my d-men with shot blocking/hitting/PIM guys like Luke Schenn.
Rationale
- I would like to draft a sleeper goalie like Markstrom (or Reimer/Bishop etc).
- I am (pretty much) guaranteed good goaltending w/ Lundqvist/Quick. ~1/3 of stats
- IF my sleeper goalie can put together an average season, it makes one of my top goalies more expendable
- Since there is 14 Teams in the league, goaltending will be scarce.
- I can likely get a desperate owner to overpay for a goalie (and fix any holes on my roster).
Summary
- Draft 2 elite goalies right away
- Draft sleeper goalie late
- Hope sleeper goalie plays well
- Trade 1 elite goalie later to a desperate GM for a premium.
- Goalies make up 4/11 stats (4 goalie, 4 offensive, 3 defensive).
14 Teams
Roster Spots
2- C, LW, RW, G
4- D
6- Bench
Skater Stats - G, A, PPP, GWG, PIM, Hits, Blocks
Goalie Stats - Win, GAA, Save %, Shutouts
Here is My Thought Process (Unless I get a top-4 pick)
- Take a goalie in Round 1 and 2 (2 of Lundqvist/Rask/Quick)
- Load up on offensive players from round 3-on
- Around round 6-8 try to get a couple overlooked offensive d-men (Burns/Campbell/Voynov)
- Start picking up my sleepers (Grabovski, Whitney, Drouin etc)
- Draft a 3rd goalie, around round 10-12 (hoping for Markstrom, more on this later).
- Round out my d-men with shot blocking/hitting/PIM guys like Luke Schenn.
Rationale
- I would like to draft a sleeper goalie like Markstrom (or Reimer/Bishop etc).
- I am (pretty much) guaranteed good goaltending w/ Lundqvist/Quick. ~1/3 of stats
- IF my sleeper goalie can put together an average season, it makes one of my top goalies more expendable
- Since there is 14 Teams in the league, goaltending will be scarce.
- I can likely get a desperate owner to overpay for a goalie (and fix any holes on my roster).
Summary
- Draft 2 elite goalies right away
- Draft sleeper goalie late
- Hope sleeper goalie plays well
- Trade 1 elite goalie later to a desperate GM for a premium.
- Goalies make up 4/11 stats (4 goalie, 4 offensive, 3 defensive).