Sam Pollock Division Discussion Thread

jarek

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NOTE: Please read the following prior to discussion.

The discussion in this thread is related to the division specified in the title only. All other potential matchups that could occur league wide are irrelevant as it pertains to the results of voting in this division. As such, compare only the 3 teams in this division to each other when voting.

@Namba 17 @Johnny Engine @VanIslander

Please post your rosters as you'd like us to view them as it pertains to voting. Mods, can you guys please make sure the 3 roster posts are at the top of the thread and all in-between posts are deleted?

Discussion may begin once all rosters are posted.
 

Namba 17

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Portage Lakes Hockey Club
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Coach: Pat Burns


PP 2
Michel Goulet - Marty Barry - Bill Mosienko/Joe Primeau
Lester Patrick - Ott Heller

PK 1
Mark Messier - Larry Aurie
Willie Mitchell - Dave Burrows

PK 2:
Syd Howe - Joe Primeau

Nicklas Lidstrom - Guy Lapointe

Estimated min per game, forwards

PlayerESPPPKTotal
Mark Messier130417
Smokey Harris130013
Bill Mosienko*113/0**014/11**
Syd Howe130316
Marty Barry133016
Larry Aurie130417
Michel Goulet133016
Denis Savard134017
Odie Cleghorn130013
Dany Heatley*94013
Joe Primeau70/3**310/13**
Tim Kerr74011
Totals1382114
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* Heatley can take some Mosienko's minutes, especially in D-zone starts.
** If second PP needs a passer, Primeau can play there instead of Mosienko.

Estimated min per game, defencemen

PlayerESPPPKTotal
Nicklas Lidstrom174324
Guy Lapointe174324
Lester Patrick163019
Ott Heller163019
Dave Burrows130417
Willie Mitchell130417
Totals921414
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VanIslander

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Worcester Railers
coach Viktor Tikhonov
incessant skating, puckhandling, playmaking & blueline shots
associate coach Roger Neilson


PP1: Henry - Lach - Lafleur - Chara - Wilson
PP2: Lewis - Gilmour - Hossa - Seibert - Burns
PK1: Gilmour - Kesler - Gardiner - Seibert - Sawchuk
PK2:
Lach - Lewis - Chara - Wilson - Sawchuk


COACHING STRATEGY: The Railers have a hard-working bunch, with a defensive-minded center, creative right winger and puck-wielding defenseman on every shift, utilizing the strategy of rolling four lines (though of course the top lines jump the bench more often), as per the Tikhonov way, with each left winger renowned for their ability to get into opportunistic scoring positions by the crease. The squad is to maintain a relentless pace and focus on puck possession and puck recovery, with a lot of shots on net by blueliners and freedom to experiment by wingers. Tikhonov didn't stifle the on-ice creativity of his stars, like Balderis, Makarov, Krutov and Fetisov - quite the opposite - he has the reputation for getting the most out of his players and letting creativity reign as long as pivots backchecked and passing lanes were maintained (I'm confident he'll use associate coach Captain Video and his savvy scouting and NHL rules usage to the team's advantage more often than not, giving insight to Lafleur, Hossa, Palffy and Russell on the tactics of opposing goalies and tendencies of defensemen that they can capitalize on in their creative surges) . This is not dump-and-chase hockey, though a lot of shots on net will result in a lot of rebounds and deflections to corners for forechecking; as well, corner work will help dmen counter dumps by the opposition in the Worcester end of the ice (Lach, Gilmour and Tonelli are highly praised cornermen).

NOTE. Multipositional info: Lewis was once an NHL all-star RW, Kesler once a Selke finalist RW and Burns drafted as a RWer and for a couple of years a decent NHL RWer, so the options to cover for injuries to Palffy are numerous.

NOTE. Fighting is a part of the game in some eras of hockey history and the team can accommodate where need be with Egan, Corbeau, Russell, Tonelli and Noble able and willing to drop the gloves. The PK units could ice a 3rd unit of Selke finalist Tonelli with either Hossa or Walsh. That said, this team doesn't go looking for roughhousing. This blueline has giants that will contain physical dirty play by Messier types, as Seibert, Chara and Burns ain't gonna be pushed around!
 
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VanIslander

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We're still waiting for Crosby, Bertuzzi, Belfour and a Sedin to get their butts out of the dressing room!

Or is their coach Punch Imlach having them practice some more out in the spring sunshine?





 
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jarek

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Voting is now open for the regular season of the ATD and will close on Sunday, April 1st at midnight EST. Please send your votes to @Theokritos.

Please vote for each division separately. You may, if you wish, compare the teams to teams outside of their divisions in order to rank them, but this is neither required nor encouraged.
 

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