"NHL Contraction Draft" Discussion Thread
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Wolski-Backstrom-Alfredsson
Huselieus-Stepan-Pominville
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Kaberle-Wisniewski
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Halak
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what you think of my new and improved team
Wolski-Backstrom-Alfredsson
Huselieus-Stepan-Pominville
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Kaberle-Wisniewski
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Halak
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what you think of my new and improved team
Here's my problem with your team: you have a lot of skilled guys, but they are more of the one-dimensional type. All your forwards are skilled, but none of them offer any toughness or physicality. Ditto for Kaberle.
It's great to have skill players, and at the same time, you have to compliment them with guys with character, physicality & two-way play. Having 1 or 2 guys like Clowe, Kunitz, Penner, Malone, Morrow & Backes may be superior to some of your selections. Or taking more of a physical, two-way guy like Seabrook, Edler or Marc Staal over Kaberle.
Also, in general, I am surprised that more people in this draft haven't put more of an emphasis on defensemen over forwards, which I think is opposite of what most NHL GMs would do.
With all that said, you've got some great players and plenty of time left to round out your team!
NYR Sting
Heart and Soul
I don't think that's the case in today's NHL. Not that blueliners aren't important, but I think that the most important position in the game is center.
KittysGotClaws
We See Red
Kris Versteeg is available for a second line center or second pairing defenseman, and maybe a pick swap.
Addison Rae
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I just really like those colours!
Turris was a good pick. I think you have the makings of a very solid team. Now, you just need to round it out with some good veterans.
Sorry! I actually wasn't even planning on taking him. I made the trade because I was targeting a different player, and as I was typing in the selection, I just realized that Kunitz made more sense at that time, given the youth of that roster, wanting physical presence, etc.
Hopefully I get my other guy with the next pick, and hopefully you do too!
NTP 3
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It's cool, I just wanted Kunitz cause he fits my team very well I'm trying to build a very physical team and Kunitz hits anything that moves.
Thanks everyone for keeping things moving along. I was away for a couple of days and am back now, and have updated the first page with the selections in the draft thread.
I will make picks for NJ soon.
I will make picks for NJ soon.
THE BIG BAD BRUINS
Nash(A) - M.Richards(C) - C.Stewart
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Jovanovski(A) - Bogosian
Ballard - Pietrangelo
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I like the young core so far, just hoping to get the right balance from here on.
Thoughts?
Nash(A) - M.Richards(C) - C.Stewart
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Jovanovski(A) - Bogosian
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I like the young core so far, just hoping to get the right balance from here on.
Thoughts?
tarheelhockey
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To Carolina
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To Los Angeles
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To Los Angeles
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cody hodgson isnt in the NHL and hasnt played a game for the Canucks. I thought we were having a separate prospect draft?
The NHL draft can include any player who could legally play in the NHL right now. So this would NOT include players that are in juniors or college, but could include players in the AHL because they could theoretically be called up to play at any moment.
And I suppose that if Hodgson never had his injury, he would be a pretty darn good 2nd line centre on most teams in the NHL right now.
Again, this draft is a theoretical means to asess what kind of talent pool a 26 team league would have, so freak injuries like what happend to Hodgson, or other NHLers who have missed time for fluke reasons (i.e. concussion), needn't necessarily be a factor; although guys that have been injury prone & injured often (i.e. Hemsky or Gagne), may not be as high on some GM's list, and for good reason.
HockeyH3aven
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KittysGotClaws
We See Red
I'm actually rather impressed with how many people are managing to pick players that couldn't possibly be left at this point in the draft. Ctrl - F people.
Ctrl- F doesn't help much if the name of the player isn't spelled right... which happened to me.
KittysGotClaws
We See Red
Well if that's the case, then yes, you're definitely not at fault. Still, a lot of other people have definitely blown that with correct names.
loving my team right now
Wolski-Backstrom-Alfredsson
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Halak
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Wolski-Backstrom-Alfredsson
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Kaberle-Wisniewski
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Halak
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Wraparounds
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Marc Methot is available for a draft pick in the next round and for me to move up in later rounds. PM me.
