Keeper league 2004 Mock (worth a look!)

[habsfan4life]

I've posted this link upon request. It's the 2004 draft from the keeper league that I'm in. All 32 teams (Quebec & Winnipeg expansion) are run by different people... who do you think did the best drafting?

Anyone in particular that you think went much higher or lower than they should have gone / will go in the NHL?

Also, some note worthy players that may have opted out of the 2003 draft (ie: Al Montoya) were drafted last year in our keeper league, if you're wondering why he/they are not on the draft list.

*Rounds 5-8 are done by the sim*

http://www.ehslhockey.com/2004DraftOrder.html

EDIT: spelling

Click to read more...

 

[zamboni]

NJ totally stole Thelen with the 16th pick.

 

[KH1]

O'Neiil and Green before Thelen ? Whoever has NJ must be jumping with joy.

 

[Desibasha]

Calgary didn't have a pick in first 4 rounds..they traded them all?

who'd they get, i'd like to know..thanks

 

[GaborikRules10!!!]

How did I do??? Im the Dallas GM. I traded down from late 1st to get 2 seconds where I picked up Blake Wheeler and Kris Chucko and I got 2 million bucks too

 

[habsfan4life]

How did I do??? Im the Dallas GM. I traded down from late 1st to get 2 seconds where I picked up Blake Wheeler and Kris Chucko and I got 2 million bucks too

haha! hey, what's up Dev!

 

[habsfan4life]

Calgary didn't have a pick in first 4 rounds..they traded them all?

who'd they get, i'd like to know..thanks

Calgary lost a majority of their picks as compensation when they signed Derrick Morris as an a restricted free agent a few seasons back.

 

[DownFromNJ]

Wow, I wonder what NJ gave up for all those picks.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Minnesota must absolutely suck in this league...

 

[habsfan4life]

Minnesota must absolutely suck in this league...

Why?

 

[thestonedkoala]

Because if they are taking all goalies, WHAT the hell are they doing with the wings and defense? I guess they look okay but wow...5 tenders?

29 Dave Scatchard
16 Trevor Linden
33 Henrik Sedin
10 Marc-Antoine Pouliot
15 Pavel Vorobiev
22 Daniel Sedin
26 Erik Cole
41 Vitali Yachmenev
39 Kyle Calder
18 Fredrik Sjostrom
25 Branko Radivojevic
27 David Vyborny
23 Radim Vrbata
28 P.J. Axelsson
8 Mike Van Ryn
5 Dennis Seidenberg
40 Karlis Skrastins
14 Scott Hannan
43 Yannick Tremblay
59 Nick Schultz
2 Jiri Fischer
60 Ty Conklin
1 Andrew Raycroft

Farm Roster
30 Andy Hilbert
13 Mikhail Yakubov
52 Shane Endicott
38 Brandon Reid
50 Brooks Laich
51 Ryan Getzlaf
32 Ivan Huml
61 Jari Tolsa
42 Tuomas Pihlman
35 Blair Betts
48 Tim Jackman
17 Colby Armstrong
31 Simon Gamache
9 Jens Karlsson
3 Tomas Kloucek
49 Matthew Spiller
19 Olli Malmivaara
12 Johnny Boychuk
34 Ryan Whitney
76 Andreas Holmqvist
64 Tomas Slovak
24 Fedor Tyutin
65 Viktor Utchevatov
37 Brent Seabrook
4 Cory Sarich
6 Kiril Safronov
36 Drew MacIntyre

 

[habsfan4life]

Because if they are taking all goalies, WHAT the hell are they doing with the wings and defense? I guess they look okay but wow...5 tenders?

Yea, Minny does alright for himself... he's patient. He drafted goalies with all of his picks!?

 

[ZombieMatt]

I'm surprised to see Valabik last until several picks deep into the second round.

Interesting draft though.

 

[ZombieMatt]

Upon looking deeper, I am shocked, and pleasantly surprised, to see someone pick up Clayton Stoner in the third round.

I can't imagine that happening in the NHL draft however.

 

[West]

Upon looking deeper, I am shocked, and pleasantly surprised, to see someone pick up Clayton Stoner in the third round.

I can't imagine that happening in the NHL draft however.

Why not? I could see him going easily in the second or third.

 

[habsfan4life]

Upon looking deeper, I am shocked, and pleasantly surprised, to see someone pick up Clayton Stoner in the third round.

I can't imagine that happening in the NHL draft however.

It takes a good deal of scouting to draft well in the mock drafts. No one in this league had even heard of Brent Burns last year... he was drafted by the sim in the 6th or 7th round.

We also do this draft far before the final CSB's (which i heard were released today) and monthes before the NHL does their draft, so it always comes out a lot different.

 

[KingofSpain]

Wow, Liam Reddox 31st overall. Even if the GM had to have him, I think this pick could have waited at least until the 2nd or 3rd round.

 

[habsfan4life]

Wow, Liam Reddox 31st overall. Even if the GM had to have him, I think this pick could have waited at least until the 2nd or 3rd round.

Yep, you'll find this happens a lot in a sim league. Gm's may know a player personally, or maybe the player plays in his/her home town, so rather than draft the best skill available, they waste a good pick on a fringe prospect.

That's why I was able to draft Pineault & Zajac where I did... I think it's fair to say that his happens in the NHL as well, when a team falls in love with a prospect.

 

[HabbyGuy]

I thinks Boston did quite well with their first 4 picks, ofcourse having 2 top 5 picks didn't hurt their cause. But still....

1. Alexander Ovechkin
5. Rotislav Olezs
21. Jakub Sindel
44. Adam Berti


that's a pretty solid day at the draft table

 

[habsfan4life]

I thinks Boston did quite well with their first 4 picks, ofcourse having 2 top 5 picks didn't hurt their cause. But still....

1. Alexander Ovechkin
5. Rotislav Olezs
21. Jakub Sindel
44. Adam Berti


that's a pretty solid day at the draft table

Yea, and he already has:
- Ramholt
- Niinimaki
- Hudler
- Higgins
- Ryder
- Kostitsyn
- Pleckanen
- Leopold
- Phaneuf
- Daley
- Coburn
- Belle

 

[HabbyGuy]

Yea, and he already has:
- Ramholt
- Niinimaki
- Hudler
- Higgins
- Ryder
- Kostitsyn
- Pleckanen
- Leopold
- Phaneuf
- Daley
- Coburn
- Belle

OUCH!! He'll be looking pretty in a few years...