The League-Wide Mock Draft - Discussion Part II

[Captain Bowie]

Continue the discussion of our mock draft as part 1 is reaching the post limit.

Part 1: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1930461&page=20

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[nameless1]

I will help jumpstart this.
I had hoped to pick today...
Because I will probably be busy tomorrow.
Oh well.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

I will help jumpstart this.
I had hoped to pick today...
Because I will probably be busy tomorrow.
Oh well.

Send in the list!

 

[nameless1]

Send in the list!

Where was your list bro?
We waited quite a while for you.


Regardless...
There are still 3 picks before me...
And with our pace...
That will be a while.


I might also trade down...
If an offer comes through.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Waiting game

 

[Ainec]

He went to bed and picked first thing when he got up, so he picked early not everyone goes to bed late

 

[nameless1]

He went to bed and picked first thing when he got up, so he picked early not everyone goes to bed late

He lives on the east coast...
So he did not sleep that early.


My point is...
He is the last person who should mention anything about a list...
Especially with what he pulled last night.


I am also a person who change my mind so many times...
That I will just regret the outcome of things...
If I send in a definite list.

Don't worry.
I suspect that by the time I am free...
It will still not be my turn yet.

 

[Captain Bowie]

If you think you are going to be away, please send a list. We all want to the draft to go faster but only some have taken the steps to help it do so.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

^ I live in Saskatchewan. Furthest place from any coast.

And when I went to bed it was still not my pick. I picked within 5 mins after I knew it was my pick in the morning.

One more thing. Please don't mock me saying "with what you pulled last night". Oh sorry, it was late at night and still wasn't my pick. Am I not supposed to go to bed?

And you saying all this coming from the guy who waited a full 12 hours just because he wants to listen to "trade offers".

Again, I'll make this simple for you. If you are away during the day, and the chances of you picking later are good, send in the list.

Thanks.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Randv is up....

 

[RandV]

Randv is up....

Thanks wasn't paying attention and thought there was a few more picks between him and me, could have gone out half the day without realizing.

I was about to say **** the cap and take another big contract forward, but if Erik Johnson is recovered from his knee injury like as Sakic reported he's a legit #1 dman on a great contract for the season.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

I know it's still really early in the draft but who do you guys think is leading the pack so far. Obviously alot can change but as of right now I'm liking K2B's choices.

Malkin and Hall on the top line is sexy!

 

[Baby Pettersson]

Ooooh. Zetterberg and McDavid is a nice top line too!

 

[StrictlyCommercial]

Ooooh. Zetterberg and McDavid is a nice top line too!

There are a surprising number of what I would consider superstars still available. Insulating McDavid with Zetts was too good to pass up though.

 

[Vankiller Whale]

Zetterberg was who I was considering along with Thornton. Bringing him to San Jose was what tipped it in Thornton's favour, but solid pick.

And in terms of who's doing the best right now, obviously it's me sarcasm or is it

 

[Goon42]

^ shots fired

 

[xtra]

well its hard to say who's doing the best this early considering some teams have 5 players and i have 2. The guys picking now are gonna have low quality depth. its going to take a few more rounds to get an idea.

 

[Baby Pettersson]

^ shots fired

Glad someone's enjoying this!

 

[VanillaCoke]

So ninetyfour11 is just going to miss his picks each round?

 

[McHortton]

I guess nameless didn't send a list in??

 

[Captain Bowie]

Don't worry.
I suspect that by the time I am free...
It will still not be my turn yet.

Guess not.

 

[McHortton]

Guess not.

Yup, looks like basically the same thing as yesterday... So he'll probably be picking around 3...

 

[ugghhh]

Thanks wasn't paying attention and thought there was a few more picks between him and me, could have gone out half the day without realizing.

I was about to say **** the cap and take another big contract forward, but if Erik Johnson is recovered from his knee injury like as Sakic reported he's a legit #1 dman on a great contract for the season.

I think Johnson was a safe choice here, though I think I would have gone with one of those top forwards (and there's one other defenseman that I think is a step above Johnson, and maybe 2-3 that I'd argue for instead of him).

Toews/Lundqvist/Johnson is still probably my favourite team so far.

Crosby/Quick/Lindholm is pretty comparable with a much lower cap hit, though. Will be interesting to see how those two teams develop.

Giroux/Thornton/McDonagh is right up there. All very good value where they were chosen, and I think they lend themselves well to building a strong team.

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Landeskog/Seguin/Brodie..I like this as a starting point. Had Landeskog in my top 40.

Sedin/Sedin/Perry/Byfuglien... Took Daniel Sedin too early which hurts quite a bit, imo, but that would be a very tough PP to defend against.

RNH/Kucherov/OEL... Thought Kucherov was taken a bit too early, but tons of cap space, so it might turn out to be a really nice pick. Really like the RNH/OEL picks.

Bergeron/Letang/Stone... Pretty solid as well. Especially with 2 more picks in the next 30.

Zetterberg/McDavid/Suter.. It's hard for me to judge McDavid in this type of draft. Realistically, you'd rate him as a solid 1st line C before the season, imo...but he might be a top 5 center. If that's the case, this team is right up there. Depends when the voting is done.

 

[McHortton]

I think Johnson was a safe choice here, though I think I would have gone with one of those top forwards (and there's one other defenseman that I think is a step above Johnson, and maybe 2-3 that I'd argue for instead of him).

Toews/Lundqvist/Johnson is still probably my favourite team so far.

Crosby/Quick/Lindholm is pretty comparable with a much lower cap hit, though. Will be interesting to see how those two teams develop.

Giroux/Thornton/McDonagh is right up there. All very good value where they were chosen, and I think they lend themselves well to building a strong team.

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Landeskog/Seguin/Brodie..I like this as a starting point. Had Landeskog in my top 40.

Sedin/Sedin/Perry/Byfuglien... Took Daniel Sedin too early which hurts quite a bit, imo, but that would be a very tough PP to defend against.

RNH/Kucherov/OEL... Thought Kucherov was taken a bit too early, but tons of cap space, so it might turn out to be a really nice pick. Really like the RNH/OEL picks.

Bergeron/Letang/Stone... Pretty solid as well. Especially with 2 more picks in the next 30.

Zetterberg/McDavid/Suter.. It's hard for me to judge McDavid in this type of draft. Realistically, you'd rate him as a solid 1st line C before the season, imo...but he might be a top 5 center. If that's the case, this team is right up there. Depends when the voting is done.

Yeah... I've regretted that pick since i made it. I think my team would be top 3 right now if I had chosen someone else over Kucherov, I just couldn't pass up that amazing cap hit, hopefully it pays off.

 

[CRDragon]

So ninetyfour11 is just going to miss his picks each round?

He better step up....don't want a 12 hour break every time he's up...