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A Blatently Stolen OP. Fantasy Draft ROUND TWO 30 goons, first come first serve. You pick your team and act as its drafting GM. This is a fantasy draft in which we are drafting hockeymans teams from all current players who are the property of an NHL team. Each GM can draft any kind of team they'd like: from a cap team that wants to win it all this year, to a celler dweller that's building through the draft. Prospects playing in leagues other than the NHL ARE ELIGIBLE if they are the property of an NHL team. The draft order will be snaking and randomly chosen, and as players are picked, the picks will be stored in a google spreadsheet. This requires research behind each pick, really. I mean it's a lot harder than it seems, especially when you reach the later rounds. You can pick ANYBODY (within the rules). It's demanding, but it's also a ton of fun. Keep this in mind - this is all just supposed to be good fun. What makes this fun? With each pick, you will explain your pick. Why did you choose this player and what kind of team are you trying to build? And after each pick, we're all free to rag on you for picking Matt Stajan to be your second-line center, or for deciding that no goalie should make more than a million bucks and signing Chad Johnson to be your starter. RULES 1. Again, only players that are "property" of an NHL team (as of June 30th, 2014) are allowed to be drafted. They can be playing in any league in the world, as long as a team owns their rights. If you draft a player who has not re-signed, you take the risk that they go to the KHL or retire. Be warned. 2. We are drafting based on the 2014/2015 NHL salary cap of $69 million. Both minimum and maximum salary cap rules apply. A player's contract including both salary and term is based on their 2014/2015 contract. If you draft a player who has not re-signed, you take the risk of them signing for far more than you expected. 3. AS OF AUG 7: You've got 2 hours to make your pick BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10AM EST and 10PM EST*. If you miss it, the next person is up. You can then come back and make your pick at your earliest convenience. There will only be autopicking if you're wayyyy behind. *it carries over. If the last pick is at 9pm EST, the next pick is due at 11am EST. 4. You must, to some degree, explain your pick to keep everyone involved and encourage discussion. 5. We are picking 30 players. Abide by general roster rules, in that you'll have a 23-man NHL roster, requiring two goalies, twelve forwards, and six defensemen, at the least. The remaining players are farm team / prospect players. 6. Don't make white noise posts who you're going to pick later on, or who other people are going to pick, or who hasn't been picked (or if you do, do a 'I can't believe Manny Murderer is still availalble' post), but don't worry about naming guys who haven't been picked in the context of a discussion about guys who have been. (Don't be a dick, don't name undrafted guys just to name them. If we find that this rule doesn't work we go back to the DON'T TALK ABOUT GUYS rule.) 7. BE COMMITTED. PLEASE. If you don't think you're going to be able to do this thing (it's long-winded and daunting), be a bystander. Please. 8. Any other rules or ideas you guys have before we start, bring them up here. But now is the time to sign up! TEAMS EAST Toronto Maple Leafs -- paulocast Ottawa Senators -- JoelJoel Montreal Canadiens -- stab Buffalo Sabres -- Starsfan Boston Bruins -- Jamwad Hilder Florida Panthers -- fits Tampa Bay Lightning -- Infidel Castro Carolina Hurricanes -- eXXon Washington Capitals -- the talent deficit New Jersey Devils -- T-Bone Pittsburgh Penguins -- Ginette Reno Philadelphia Flyers -- mentholmoose New York Islanders -- Pat Clements New York Rangers -- Zodjkhskdfh Columbus Blue Jackets -- ThinkTank Detroit Red Wings -- VJeff WEST Winnipeg Jets -- tofes Nashville Predators -- Laderhan Chicago Blackhawks -- Jordan7hm Saskatoon "St. Louis" Blues -- Stickarts Calgary Flames -- mennoknight Colorado Avalanche -- Boomer the Cannon Minnesota Wild -- lazerwolf Vancouver Canucks -- Verviticus Edmonton Oilers -- Danny LeFever Anaheim Ducks -- DO YALL WANT A BOXC Dallas Stars -- Twin Cinema Los Angels Kings -- johnfw50 San José Sharks -- Habibi Arizona Coyotes -- Rutkowski Jordan7hm fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Aug 11, 2014 |
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Draft Order from random.org There were 30 items in your list. Here they are in random order: 1.Colorado Avalanche -- Boomer the Cannon 2.Buffalo Sabres -- Jordan7hm (FROM STARSFAN) 3.New York Rangers -- Zodjkhskdfh 4.Winnipeg Jets -- tofes 5.Edmonton Oilers -- Danny LeFever 6.Anaheim Ducks -- DO YALL WANT A BOXC 7.Vancouver Canucks -- Verviticus 8.Tampa Bay Lightning -- A TYPICAL GOON (replaces Infidel Castro) 9.Florida Panthers -- fits 10.Nashville Predators -- Laderhan 11.Columbus Blue Jackets -- ThinkTank 12.Chicago Blackhawks -- Starsfan (FROM JORDAN7HM) 13.Ottawa Senators -- JoelJoel 14.Montreal Canadiens -- stab 15.Minnesota Wild -- lazerwolf 16.Arizona Coyotes -- Rutkowski 17.Washington Capitals -- the talent deficit 18.Boston Bruins -- Jamwad Hilder 19.Calgary Flames -- mennoknight 20.Dallas Stars -- Twin Cinema 21.Philadelphia Flyers -- mentholmoose 22.Carolina Hurricanes -- eXXon 23.New York Islanders -- Pat Clements 24.San José Sharks -- Habibi 25.Detroit Red Wings -- VJeff 26.Los Angels Kings -- johnfw50 27.Saskatoon "St. Louis" Blues -- Stickarts 28.New Jersey Devils -- T-Bone 29.Toronto Maple Leafs -- paulocast 30.Pittsburgh Penguins -- Ginette Reno Timestamp: 2014-07-16 17:28:28 UTC Tips and tricks for a successful draft 6 hours / pick during normal NA daytime-ish hours. If you don't have time to effortpost your pick, just post it quick and then when you do have time come back in and explain it (don't edit the original post, post a new one so it doesn't get missed). If you're European, dunno, we'll figure something out. Are you European and not named Rutkowski? Let us know. If you know you're going to be unavailable, and your pick is coming up, please PM me a list or email it to me at MYNAMEWITHOUT7hmdalyfrey@gmail.com. Alternately, post here and just say that you'll be back at x time. If you're going to be unavailable for a few days or a week or something let us know and we'll figure out the best way to handle it on a case by case basis. Maybe someone else picking for you, maybe a list, maybe you just skip and defer all your picks until you get back. Whatever. Please effortpost. Yes it's nerdy to get into really into a draft like this, but it's also what makes it fun. Update the google docs spreadsheet as you go. HERE: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1a80PmyvcOnXidTbKzsd0mkxjVKIP1LoiHcXtMuUMKjU/edit?usp=sharing Jordan7hm fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Jul 18, 2014 |
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Jul 14, 2014 20:15
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Arizona Coyotes.
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Jul 14, 2014 20:20
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I'm excited!  Detroyet Red Wings.
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Jul 14, 2014 20:27
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 Go drafting thread No draft pick trading I take it? 
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Jul 14, 2014 20:28
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I got a butt ton of travel coming up in late August, if we start this soonish I can be in. If not, no way joses.
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I demand the Toronto Maple Leafs. If that other drunken superfan comes back for them, I guess I'll just stick with Carolina.Jordan7hm posted:I found that last year's "we're drafting for the previous season" got really confusing and didn't work. I'm not sure this solution is ideal either, but it seems that drafting for the year to come makes a lot more sense and is closer to what we actually were doing when we talked about our teams. That ok? We only did that because of the stupid lockout and the draft starting in the middle of the season. ThinkTank posted:No draft pick trading I take it? Fuuuuuuck that. There's enough to keep track of as it is. Plus based on what I've seen in similar hfboards drafts, half of the first round ends up getting traded and it's a mess. I guess if anyone wants to trade draft orders entirely before the draft starts that might be ok?
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Jul 14, 2014 20:32
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eXXon posted:I guess if anyone wants to trade draft orders entirely before the draft starts that might be ok? I think this makes the most sense. It's a snake so if you'd rather pick in the middle or whatever cool stuff. But yeah otherwise it would get a bit much. mennoknight posted:I got a butt ton of travel coming up in late August, if we start this soonish I can be in. If not, no way joses. We'll start this week. Up to you. You were here for the last one so you know the pace we were moving at a month in.
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Jul 14, 2014 20:34
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I didn't do the last one, but I guess i'll take the Nashville Predators if the previous owner dosen't claim them.
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Jul 14, 2014 20:55
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I will take the Stickarts fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Jul 14, 2014 |
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Jul 14, 2014 20:56
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ill do vancouver again
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Jul 14, 2014 21:45
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I'll take the Oilers since they're back.
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Jul 14, 2014 21:59
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I'll take the Flyers again. For what it's worth, we allowed draft pick trading in the most recent MLB version of this and there weren't many trades at all.
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Jul 14, 2014 22:07
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I'll take the Stars again. I am glad that we are not trying to draft players as if their previous season never happened.
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Jul 14, 2014 22:54
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I would like to be the Bruins please. Last year I was Nashville. If the Bruins guy wants to do it again I will stay Nashville. Also, lowtax changed my name so I am not canuckanese anymore. Clearly.
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Jul 14, 2014 22:55
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Haha you guys thought there was a chance I wouldn't be back as the Leafs
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Jul 14, 2014 23:35
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6. NO MENTIONING UNDRAFTED PLAYERS. Only discuss current picks and in context of previous ones. can we please not have this rule? i dont think people are stupid here and just 'forget' that duncan keith exists and if they do then they probably needed that help to make it interesting. i remember being infuriated at how many times things couldnt be said because it might reveal that there's a ~Thirty Goal Scorer Thats Still Not Drafted~ or whatever
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Jul 14, 2014 23:52
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I want to be in charge of Winnipeg
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Jul 15, 2014 00:37
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I'll take Edmonton this time around, but give me better coaching/FO staff.
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Jul 15, 2014 01:09
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If anyone is searching for a team, I relinquish the Washington Capitals to more suitable management. This was fun but I don't have time this year. I'm a entertained by strange things so I'll probably still follow the thread.
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Spamtron7000 posted:If anyone is searching for a team, I relinquish the Washington Capitals to more suitable management. This was fun but I don't have time this year. I'm a entertained by strange things so I'll probably still follow the thread. Surely your boss would be happy to move some of your meetings so you can participate. Just explain it to him... I kid, I kid. 
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Jul 15, 2014 03:19
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Seeing as how Habibi laid claim to the Sharks and has encouraged me to take part in this thing, I will pick my Eastern Conference (and soon to be local) team, the New York Islanders.
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Jul 15, 2014 07:22
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OK, gimme the Flames again. I'm going to fill this team with so much beef you'll think it's JR Ewing's colon
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Jul 15, 2014 13:35
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Boomer The Cannon posted:I'll take Edmonton this time around, but give me better coaching/FO staff. Edmonton was already taken by Danny LeFever. (Sorry, am just updating the first post now.) Verv - I'm not sold on that rule either. Does anyone have a strong opinion about it either way? quote:6. NO MENTIONING UNDRAFTED PLAYERS. Only discuss current picks and in context of previous ones. It was ok early on, but pretty quickly it got annoying and inhibited discussion about the picks.
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I like the rule because I don't want to read a bunch of "omg ____ has to get taken next!!!" posts influencing the next pick. Let people draft of their own accord. Besides, more than a few times it turned out that people weren't thinking of the same ____ in "why hasn't ____ been drafted yet?" posts. There should be an explicit exemption for vehicular manslaughter-related references, but not "rhymes with Fanny Meatley" type allusions.
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eXXon posted:I like the rule because I don't want to read a bunch of "omg ____ has to get taken next!!!" posts influencing the next pick. Let people draft of their own accord. Can we not just say no "omg I can't believe _____ hasn't been taken yet" posts, but allow "I am comparing player X who just got drafted to Y and Z and also this other guy who may have been taken or may not have been"? It seems something of a fine line, but I think we can manage it.
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I really don't think it's that difficult not to mention undrafted players. Compare them to players who have already been drafted or say something vague like "He's one of the better faceoff guys in the league"
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This is the perfect opportunity to spring a long dreamt of gimmick into action for me. My only conundrum is if I tell y'all in hopes you respect the process or if I keep it secret because all it takes is one inverted rear end in a top hat to ruin my masterpiece.
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Stickarts posted:This is the perfect opportunity to spring a long dreamt of gimmick into action for me. My only conundrum is if I tell y'all in hopes you respect the process or if I keep it secret because all it takes is one inverted rear end in a top hat to ruin my masterpiece. Keep it a secret. The guy who went to about the 25th round before anyone noticed he was only drafting Europeans was awesome.
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I, Zodijackylite, hereby renew my management of the New York Rangers.
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Then I guess I'll take Colorado.
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I'm unemployed and was kicked in the head by a donkey as a kid aaand I hate to spend money. I'll take Ottawa if no one's laid claim yet. e: if by chance I missed someone claiming the Sens in the other thread I'll pick up the Ducks as my second choice and draft Corey Perry first overall. Cocaine Bear fucked around with this message at 16:24 on Jul 15, 2014 |
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Can I suggest we do away with the cap floor? With the redistribution of wealth among teams it ended up with about 8-10 teams below the cap floor last time, and it would suck to have a bunch of people immediately disqualified because no team really had more than three $6M+ contracts.
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ThinkTank posted:Can I suggest we do away with the cap floor? With the redistribution of wealth among teams it ended up with about 8-10 teams below the cap floor last time, and it would suck to have a bunch of people immediately disqualified because no team really had more than three $6M+ contracts. Works for me. We didn't really look at the floor / ceiling last time anyway. e: JoelJoel, Ottawa's yours. Boomer, thanks for repicking. Only
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eXXon posted:I like the rule because I don't want to read a bunch of "omg ____ has to get taken next!!!" posts influencing the next pick. Let people draft of their own accord. sure, i guess? i mean those are just annoying shitposts anyways quote:Besides, more than a few times it turned out that people weren't thinking of the same ____ in "why hasn't ____ been drafted yet?" posts. good. that makes the teams better, not worse. this isnt a "who can remember the 47th best forward" competition. later in the thread there were a lot of times where i was considering four guys and i wanted to talk about/compare them but because only one had been picked it was just "uh, this guy... good???"
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ThinkTank posted:Keep it a secret. The guy who went to about the 25th round before anyone noticed he was only drafting Europeans was awesome. or how i managed to draft both sedins, like thirty picks apart owned (even though my team sucked)
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stab posted:or how i managed to draft both sedins, like thirty picks apart owned (even though my team sucked) That was pretty slick. No one wanted a lone Sedin, and the hilarious thing was that for like 15 picks leading up to your second one, everyone was all, "OMG I can't believe stab is going to get away with it! Anyway, I'm picking <inevitably player that let's stab get away with it>!"
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I think we should be able to talk about whatever we want including undrafted players
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Habibi posted:That was pretty slick. No one wanted a lone Sedin, and the hilarious thing was that for like 15 picks leading up to your second one, everyone was all, "OMG I can't believe stab is going to get away with it! Anyway, I'm picking <inevitably player that let's stab get away with it>!" No the hilarious thing is that Daniel Sedin is broken and lovely now so it was actually a fair place for him to be drafted (this is not so funny for Canucks fans though). Zodijackylite posted:I, Zodijackylite, hereby renew my management of the New York Rangers. Are you going to take Ladd and Nash with your first two picks again?
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