2023 HF Fantasy Draft Discussion (FULL)

[LT]

We've waited long enough - let's fill this one up and get a draft going.

TL;DR:
21 rounds (snake draft, 12F/6D/2G/1 coach)
Eligible only with active NHL contract
3RR & lose 2nd round pick for drafting McDavid
Clock from 12PM-3AM EST (3 hours for Rds 1-3, 1 hour after)
Results via group stage, then a bracket

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Spoiler: Game Rules

The draft order will be randomized once 32 GMs are in. It will be a snake draft (e.g., 1st overall next drafts at 64th overall) with 21 rounds.

For a bit of competitive integrity, there will be a reversed third round as well as a penalty for drafting Connor McDavid. The team that selects McDavid will forfeit their next pick (i.e. their 2nd round pick). This forfeited selection will be moved to the last round of the draft to ensure that every team selects the same number of players.

There will be a clock.
It will run from 12:00 PM EST (9:00 AM PST) to 3:00 AM EST (12:00 AM PST).
The first three rounds (1-3) will have a 3 hour clock.
The next eleven rounds (4-14) will have a 1 hour clock.
The next six rounds (15-20) will have a 30 minute clock (which may be lowered further at other GMs' discretions)
The final round (21) will be first come, first serve. Once the last pick of the 19th round is made, the round 21 picks can be made in any order.

Each team must draft the following:
12 forwards
6 defensemen
2 goaltenders
1 head coach

All skaters and goalies must have an active NHL contract in order to be eligible (e.g., no 2023 and beyond entry draftees, no KHL players, no unsigned college players). They do not have to be on an NHL roster, however (i.e., players in the CHL or AHL are eligible).
The head coach must be an active head coach or assistant coach in the NHL.

The winner will be determined through a group stage, and then a bracket. The group stage will work by teams being placed into 8 groups of 4 teams. All participating GMs will then vote on which team they believe is the best in each group. The winner must gain a majority of the votes, otherwise the group vote will be repeated with the team receiving the least votes being removed. This will repeat until a majority winner for each group has been determined. Once the 8 group winners have been determined, they will be placed into a randomized bracket. Participating GMs will vote on the bracket for the first two rounds. The finals will then be taken to the Polls board, where the vote will include any HF user.

Spoiler: GM List

1	LT	Dallas Stars
2	SJSharks72	San Jose Sharks
3	OB5	Pittsburgh Penguins
4	Joey Moss	New Jersey Devils
5	Nucker101	Carolina Hurricanes
6	McMozemadness	New York Rangers
7	Scholarships	Vancouver Canucks
8	PostBradMalone	Edmonton Oilers
9	Makaveli	Toronto Maple Leafs
10	hockeynorth	Anaheim Ducks
11	HockeyRulez	Tampa Bay Lightning
12	Blinny	Columbus Blue Jackets
13	Beardoff	Washington Capitals
14	Slats432	Montreal Canadiens
15	ujju2	Arizona Coyotes
16	TribalPhoenix	Los Angeles Kings
17	m0pe	Colorado Avalanche
18	Iwishihadaspacebar	Philadelphia Flyers
19	Zaddy	Vegas Golden Knights
20	Paralyzer008	Chicago Blackhawks
21	AveryStar4Eva	Detroit Red Wings
22	Panda Bear	Winnipeg Jets
23	hockeynorth	Seattle Kraken
24	rockinghockey	Buffalo Sabres
25	Taluss	New York Islanders
26	LatvianTwist	Washington Capitals
27	McMozemadness	Florida Panthers
28	SJSharks39	Calgary Flames
29	Lavar Ball	St. Louis Blues
30	ConnorMcMullet	Minnesota Wild
31	Llamamoto	Boston Bruins
32	PostBradMalone	Ottawa Senators

Spoiler: Ineligible players (due to injury)

Ben Bishop
Andrew Ladd
Bryan Little
Mark Pysyk
Josh Norris
Oliver Wahlstrom
Mark Borowiecki
Joonas Donskoi
Luke Kunin
Markus Nutivaara
Alex Texier
Zach Werenski
Jakub Voracek
Justin Danforth
Max Pacioretty
Ondrej Kase
Jake Gardiner
Ryan Ellis
Cam Atkinson
Sean Couturier
Mark Stone
Gabriel Landeskog
Tanner Pearson
Ilya Mikheyev
Michael Ferland
Tucker Poolman
Patric Hornqvist
Nick Robertson
Jake Muzzin
Brent Seabrook
Carl Hagelin
Connor Brown
Robin Lehner
Nolan Patrick
Shea Weber
Oscar Klefbom
Mike Smith
Cole Caufield
Paul Byron
Juraj Slafkovsky
Scott Perunovich
Jonathan Bernier
Carey Price

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[Nucker101]

2 teams or what

I'd like to get 25+ GM's because people tend to f*** around with 2 teams and we end up with meme picks/teams.

 

[Gecklund]

We should be at about 20ish people so just need 5-10 more.

 

[Zaddy]

Do we have an ETA on when this is going to start? I'm in Dubai Thursday-Monday rounding up hotties so I probably won't be online much.

 

[LT]

Do we have an ETA on when this is going to start? I'm in Dubai Thursday-Monday rounding up hotties so I probably won't be online much.

If we get enough, early next week. So you should be fine.

 

[Iwishihadaspacebar]

Do we have an ETA on when this is going to start? I'm in Dubai Thursday-Monday rounding up hotties so I probably won't be online much.

Round the hotties up and get them involved in the fantasy draft.

"I've got a fantasy I want to play out, you'll get $80m to play with...." should do it

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

In

 

[Panda Bear]

I'll take the Winnipeg planes

 

[Zaddy]

Round the hotties up and get them involved in the fantasy draft.

"I've got a fantasy I want to play out, you'll get $80m to play with...." should do it

Genius. I'll try it out in the rooftop bar at JW Marriott and report back.

 

[Taluss]

In,

Ill take the Isles

 

[hockeynorth]

Seattle

 

[LT]

That's 25 GMs - the draft is on!

I'll keep sign-ups open until Saturday. After that, we can open up to 2nd teams (with approval).

The draft will begin next Monday.

 

[McMozesmadness]

I'd be down for a second team if needed

 

[Taluss]

I can also do a second team if needed

 

[PostBradMalone]

Will also take a second team to get us going.

 

[Joey Moss]

Qatar boys didn’t want the smoke

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Qatar boys didn’t want the smoke

So tempted but midterm season is starting.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

Fine, I'm in. Give me whoever is available.

And prepare for a lot of long waits and mediocre picks.

 

[Gecklund]

Fine, I'm in. Give me whoever is available.

And prepare for a lot of long waits and mediocre picks.

I mean we are used to the mediocre picks from you so

 

[Llamamoto]

Why not.

 

[hockeynorth]

i just realized we're drafting coaches

 

[Lavar Ball]

I'll take a spot

 

[LT]

Okay, that's 32 GMs.

I'll get the draft order and thread up shortly.

 

[LT]

@McMozesmadness @hockeynorth @SJSharks72 and myself will get second teams to round us out

Nothing personal if you asked and didn't get one - I trust these guys to keep a good pace with the picks and they've been reliable for a long time

 

[LT]

 

[Joey Moss]

Connor McDavid