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Okay, it looks like with the exception of a couple of notable free agents (Tarasenko, Tatar) and a couple of notable players who may or may not be dealt (Karlsson, DeBrincat) soon, teams have set their off-season visions in motion for the upcoming season. Things are about to slow down as we anticipate the start of next season. This means we get to do another fantasy draft. This is going to be for the current league, not for all-time. To quote from earlier versions:quote:Here are the rules as posted before: The draft order will snake and be randomly chosen. We use a Google Spreadsheet to keep track of picks and you can make your own pages in there to show devotion to your fake teams if you so desire. As with all pursuits that combine nerdery and sports, this requires some time investment and as the game goes on, perhaps some research to find players to fit your drafting plan; expect to spend a month or two with your good buddies in this thread. Despite the serious element, this is all about fun (and escaping the miserable emptiness of the hockey offseason). We will do our best to discuss picks and explain what we are doing and it would be cool if some other folks would do the same. We will post obscure advanced metrics to support our reaches and videos to support our vague feels. RULES 1. Players you select must be the "property" of an NHL team. For instance, you can draft recently drafted guys like Connor Bedard. This rule seems to have always had a lot of leeway, with people drafting UFAs and various unsigned players. I think it makes sense to do it as, they must have been the property of an NHL team, played the past season in the NHL, or are in the process of coming to the NHL (i.e. like if Jagr tries to come back again). 2. The salary cap for 2021-2022 is $83.5 million. The cap floor is $61.7 million. If you gently caress up the cap we'll laugh at you but we'll still need you next year because this forum is dying. 3. The draft timer only runs from 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST. It is snake format (so at pick #31, that team also picks #32 and so on). Each drafting team has a 2 hour window during this period and that 2 hours rolls over - if your pick comes on the clock at 9 PM, you have until 11 AM the next day to make your choice. If someone fails to draft within that time, their pick is skipped. They will be auto-skipped until they return to make whatever picks are still due of them. You can pick outside of this window as long as it is your pick, but the timer will not be running on anyone. If you know you are unable to be around to make your pick, there are always several people around that you can send a short list of players to and they will pick for you. As the draft gets into the later rounds, we have traditionally sped up the timer to put finishes touches on our teams with depth guys. 4. We will be selecting 23 players and 1 head coach. You need to take at least 12 forwards, 6 defenseman, and 2 goalies. Head coaches can be literally anyone. Note: If someone can set up a Google sheet, that would be awesome, I'm not good at that stuff. Everyone claim your teams. Teams can be any team in NHL history. I will start with the Hartford Whalers. GM's 1. Hartford Whalers: fawning deference 2. Toronto Arenas: eXXon 3. Montreal Canadiens: stab 4. Columbus Blue Jackets: Furnaceface 5. Seattle Kraken: VOTE1 6. Montreal Wanderers: kalensc 7. Philadelphia Flyers: mentholmoose 8. St. Louis Blues: Duckman2008 9. Vancouver Canucks: JawKnee 10. Cleveland Barons: T-Bone 11. Atlanta Thrashers: WeaponX 12. Florida Everblades: El Gallinero Gros 13. Quebec Bulldogs: Jordan7hm 14. California Golden Seals: Ginette Reno 18 teams left. fawning deference fucked around with this message at 23:59 on Jul 11, 2023 |
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I still need someone to volunteer to handle the Google sheet since I am not good with that...
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Jul 9, 2023 15:02
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Cool, 19 teams left.
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Jul 10, 2023 22:05
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I would be pretty down for that. That can make things interesting and basically have no rounds of "filler depth guy" stuff.
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Jul 13, 2023 18:51
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Regular next year = roster player. I would probably say it's on the GM to identify that line. If you draft Bedard and want to play him next year as a regular, that would be a roster player. If you want to develop him for at least the next season outside of the NHL, it's a prospect. For someone like Michkov who has a contract in the KHL for another couple of years and can't come be a regular in 2023-24, prospect. Other players could be drafted as either roster or prospect picks, depending on whether or not you think they would succeed in the NHL next season / the type of team you are trying to build.
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Jul 13, 2023 20:47
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Sounds fine to me. Sorry, I haven't been online much lately, busy week. Can someone take the lead on starting it up?
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Jul 18, 2023 23:41
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I dig it.
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Jul 19, 2023 16:14
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Yeah that's fine.
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Jul 20, 2023 17:33
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JawKnee posted:I seem to only be able to view the sheet right now, no edit capabilities Same and we need to add cap hit.
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Jul 21, 2023 02:39
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The Whalers select Adam Fox. Too tempting to not select probably the 2nd best D in the league for years to come on a terrific contract.
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Jul 22, 2023 14:16
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T-Bone posted:I'll take Matthew Tkachuk Almost took him.
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Jul 22, 2023 17:12
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I'm taking Mikko Rantanen.
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Jul 22, 2023 23:25
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That's a good point. Half the teams meeting that cap will be tricky but one player from each team might help even it out a little
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Jul 23, 2023 03:45
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T-Bone posted:Maybe he gets back to me but I'm gonna take Brady Tkachuk Somehow I knew you would do this
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Jul 23, 2023 11:06
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T-Bone posted:Do we want to make the cap any higher btw with just 16 teams? It would make sense, just not sure about the math.
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Jul 23, 2023 20:27
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Sure
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Jul 23, 2023 22:04
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I'd be willing to take over and make the picks now if it's okay with everyone else.
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Jul 23, 2023 22:40
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No problem, either way is fine.
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Jul 23, 2023 22:43
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He rules. As quiet a 90-point season by a 20 year-old can possibly be.
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Jul 23, 2023 23:38
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T-Bone posted:Lemme ask in disc real quick before you do Am I picking or no?
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Jul 23, 2023 23:39
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T-Bone posted:Yeah go for it. Okay, I'll take Sasha Barkov and Connor Hellebuyck for Seattle.
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Jul 24, 2023 02:20
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T-Bone posted:Stab's up till noon, then it's Vote1's pick so I suppose anyone who's around can consensus him if they want. I'm still fine with taking over his team and making picks but if the forum would rather consensus him that is okay too.
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Jul 24, 2023 15:24
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Sounds good to me
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Jul 24, 2023 16:09
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T-Bone posted:Anyway seems like Brayden Point works for that team? Yeah, Point would be my next pick otherwise haha.
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Jul 24, 2023 16:22
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T-Bone posted:So to have like a post or two of discussion in this thread: Seems pretty early for Panarin, especially from a team like the Rangers that potentially have a lot of other draftable good players. Also agree
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Jul 24, 2023 16:22
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stab posted:Youre missing the gimmick, it'll come with time lol Given your picks are Draisaitl, Stutzle, and Panarin is the gimmick zero defense?
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Jul 24, 2023 16:59
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He's got a terrific cap hit for the next two years and will give mean insane top pair. I've got to take Jaccob Slavin. Rantanen Slavin-Fox fawning deference fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Jul 24, 2023 |
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Jul 24, 2023 21:47
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Furnaceface posted:I think that makes me up? Love me some Schmid but this is shockingly early for him. He would have been available had you waited another 3 rounds I'd think.
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Jul 24, 2023 22:56
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Furnaceface posted:He wasnt even the best Devil available, but I kind of want to try and draft a young team for once. Every time Ive done this my teams average age always ends up being like 34+. I don't mind the reasoning, I think Schmid is a young cheap potential goalie of the future. I just think there are other young cheap pieces available that you could have taken since Schmid would have lasted several more rounds imo.
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Jul 24, 2023 23:16
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I feel like considering they both play "give me the puck" transition styles you may want to just have two game-breaker D on each pair. Otherwise, anytime one of them has the puck the other doesn't and you're getting less value kinda.
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Jul 25, 2023 03:17
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I need a first line center to do damage with Rantanen. As part of my expensive core four, I'll take Mathew Barzal, who I think is a 90-point player on a team with offense (and playing with someone who isn't Simon Holmstrom, Cal Clutterbuck, or Zach Parise). Rantanen-Barzal Slavin-Fox fawning deference fucked around with this message at 04:21 on Jul 25, 2023 |
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Jul 25, 2023 04:01
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Ahhh that's right! drat sorry all. One sec.
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Jul 25, 2023 04:16
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Edited the pick.
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Jul 25, 2023 04:20
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Already taken to my knowledge
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Jul 25, 2023 17:52
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I'm not letting you get away with that. Brendan Smith is their worst player. Vanecek, despite his bad playoff performance, was pretty solid most of the season. Smith is just old and bad.
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Jul 26, 2023 15:20
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I guess? Won't die on the hill or anything and I suppose it tells us how good the Devils are when an above average starting goalie is their worst player (with a significant cap hit).
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Jul 26, 2023 15:45
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Am I picking in 13 minutes?
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Jul 26, 2023 19:13
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T-Bone posted:I don't think so, Menthol has still got like an hour and change. Oh, I must have the time zone messed up. These are really hard picks now.
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Jul 26, 2023 19:30
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Again, really hard pick. Not really sure whether to take a winger, center, or goalie, and also not sure how to manage the cap. I have 3 $9m+ players on the roster. I think I will select Jeremy Swayman, who is an RFA but expected to sign a bridge deal at $3-4m AAV, which I think will be a great deal for him. Rantanen-Barzal Slavin-Fox Swayman
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Jul 26, 2023 21:09
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Fiala is awesome and underrated.
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