OPPF Draft 2020 - Draft Thread 2

[BenchBrawl]

PM us and give us until Monday to vote, then there will be NO excuse not to!

I have to verify who you will send the votes to before. Waiting on a reply.

 

[BenchBrawl]

VOTING IS OPEN UNTIL MONDAY AT 17H (EST)

Send your votes to @Theokritos

Rank the teams from 1 to 12.

 

[tony d]

Voted.

 

[The Macho King]

If I could make a suggestion (too late now of course if votes are already in) -

We should leave our own team out of the voting from here on. Some may (honestly or not) rank their teams at the top, while others may try for a more objective measurement that has their own team lower. I'd rather not have placement on someone ranking their own team higher than someone else ranked theirs.

 

[BenchBrawl]

If I could make a suggestion (too late now of course if votes are already in) -

We should leave our own team out of the voting from here on. Some may (honestly or not) rank their teams at the top, while others may try for a more objective measurement that has their own team lower. I'd rather not have placement on someone ranking their own team higher than someone else ranked theirs.

Everyone should rank their own team #1 as a reward for voting.

 

[BenchBrawl]

My votes are in too.

 

[VanIslander]

If there are no divisions, then just the top 8 should make the playoffs.

The 9th thru 12th seeds has zero chance (given when we do have divisions, 4th seeds never win it).

 

[VanIslander]

9th to 12th should play a 2-round head-to-head relegation playoff (9th vs. 12th, 10th vs. 11th) to determine which to get the Most Underrated Award. Give them the Alex Barkov trophy.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Every team is making the playoffs, with the Top 4 getting a bye.

So it goes:

5 vs 12
6 vs 11
7 vs 10
8 vs 9

Then, assuming the favorite always win for the sake of clarity:

1 vs 8 (or 9)
2 vs 7 (or 10)
3 vs 6 (or 11)
4 vs 5 (or 12)

then

1 vs 4
2 vs 3

then

1 vs 2

 

[Habsfan18]

Will vote tomorrow.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Just got back from a mini-vacation. First time I've slept somewhere other than my apt since before the pandemic.... I'd do some assassinations tomorrow, but it seems most of you have voted already.

I'll vote by Monday.

 

[ResilientBeast]

Will be voting in the morning

My hockey jersey shelf collapsed and I need to rebuild it to be stronger

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

Just voted, had a real tough time separating the top few teams. Definitely room for upsets in the playoffs.

 

[Habsfan18]

Voted. Good luck everyone.

 

[The Macho King]

If y'all wouldn't mind I can't vote until late tonight - first day of work today and my wife's birthday over the weekend.

 

[BenchBrawl]

If y'all wouldn't mind I can't vote until late tonight - first day of work today and my wife's birthday over the weekend.

Theokritos is leaving soon, so send them now if you can, else you'll have another chance to vote in the 1st round but we'll go forward without your votes for the regular season. We have 9 ballots right now which is enough, and I want to avoid waiting until tomorrow for the results.

 

[Theokritos]

Result of the regular season voting:

1. Maroons (@ImporterExporter)
2. Wanderers (@BenchBrawl)
3. San Jose (@TheDevilMadeMe
4. Cougars (@Hawkey Town 18
5. Kelowna (@ResilientBeast
6. Portland (@Dirt 101 aka VanIslander)
7. Richmond (@The Macho King)
8. Cherry Hill (@ChiTownPhilly)
9. Houston (@Habsfan18)
10. Better Logos (@vadim sharifijanov)
11. Owen Sound (@tony d)
12. Unnamed team (@scrappylilnobody)

 

[BenchBrawl]

Result of the regular season voting:

1. Maroons (@ImporterExporter)
2. Wanderers (@BenchBrawl)
3. San Jose (@TheDevilMadeMe
4. Cougars (@Hawkey Town 18
5. Kelowna (@ResilientBeast
6. Portland (@Dirt 101 aka VanIslander)
7. Richmond (@The Macho King)
8. Cherry Hill (@ChiTownPhilly)
9. Houston (@Habsfan18)
10. Better Logos (@vadim sharifijanov)
11. Owen Sound (@tony d)
12. Unnamed team (@scrappylilnobody)

Thank you for compiling the votes Theo.

Congrats IE on winning the RS.

Now on to the playoffs. I will post the threads tomorrow.

 

[BenchBrawl]

The 1st round threads are up; the playoffs can begin! I'll give from 5 to 7 days depending on activity.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Wow, wasn't quite expecting #1. Appreciate the assessment everyone. Thanks to Theo and BB for running numbers/admin.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Voting will be open tomorrow on Monday November 2 at 13h (EST) and will close on Thursday.

Send your votes to @Theokritos

 

[BenchBrawl]

Voting is officially open for the 1st round until Thursday evening, PMs sent.

Send your votes to @Theokritos

 

[ChiTownPhilly]

What undrafted did everyone else reluctantly leave on the cutting room floor?

NOT reluctantly, but...

I considered Art Duncan with the pick that I used for Jimmy Ward. Funny thing was- Ward was pretty much a hunch/sentimentality pick at the time. Still, I think it turned out better that I melded the Maroons card, as opposed to the pre-NHL card.

I still had the option to pick Duncan when I instead plumped for Teppo Numminen. Again, I found it useful to keep holding the pre-NHL card. X-ing out the Winnipeg-Phoenix column didn't cost me dick... and I still retained pre-NHL for George Hay or Frank Fredrickson. Then, @The Macho King selected Hay and gave me the situation articulately rhapsodized in pop-cavatina by the immortal DEVO... Freedom From Choice.

When I said I was "eschew[ing] the Junior High Chemistry Project" at the time I selected Fredrickson, I was banishing the last residual thoughts I had of taking Brian Sutter to connect to brother Brent. I believe that would have been a blunder. And yet, it might have wound up happening if I hadn't picked Ward when I did.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Voted.

Don't let the elections be an excuse not to vote before tomorrow evening. Send in your votes!

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

Voted.

Don't let the elections be an excuse not to vote before tomorrow evening. Send in your votes!

wait, before thursday night, right?