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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[Iwishihadaspacebar]

Erik Gudbranson

I'm sorry, he's not a C, you can't have him

 

[Nucker101]

@ConnorMcMullet skipped

@Blinny up

 

[Nucker101]

Michael McLeod available?

I believe so

 

[McMozesmadness]

So... Forsberg went down with what looked like a season ending injury today. How does that work? Is he assumed healthy still for the game?

 

[Gecklund]

So... Forsberg went down with what looked like a season ending injury today. How does that work? Is he assumed healthy still for the game?

Yeah still healthy for this game.

 

[McMozesmadness]

@Panda Bear skipped

@Llamamoto up

 

[LT]

Quick reminder that the clock is 30 minutes.

Also, once the first pick of Round 21 is made, all picks in Round 21 can be made. First come, first serve, no clock.

 

[LT]

Groups are now created and can be found in the Groups tab on the draft board (the Google one).

The four members of each group will be put to a vote, with the majority winner advancing. If there is no majority, the lowest ranking member will be removed and a revote will occur until one team earns a majority.

 

[LT]

Once the eight group winners are determined, they will be seeded 1-8 depending on the percentage of votes they received. 1 will face 8, and so on. This bracket will continue as normal until a winner is determined.

 

[LT]

I would expect to reach Round 21 later today, and ideally we will have all picks made by tomorrow.

Whenever the last pick is made, there will be a day or so for rosters to be posted and finalized. After that, voting will begin. There isn't a time limit for how long each round of voting will occur, it will be up to our discretion.

 

[McMozesmadness]

Am I allowed to take a 7th D and go 11-7?

 

[LT]

Am I allowed to take a 7th D and go 11-7?

Fine with me

 

[BeLeafing]

Fine with me

@AveryStar4Eva in shambles after learning he could've gone 18-0 with 18 centers

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

@AveryStar4Eva in shambles after learning he could've gone 18-0 with 18 centers

Boycotting this game

 

[LT]

Nolan Foote is no longer picked by NYI and is available.

 

[LT]

Picks still to be made (3):

@m0pe (COL - 2)
@AveryStar4Eva (DET - 1)

No rush, I know a lot of you are out for tonight and we're not on a clock anymore.

 

[LT]

Draft is complete! All rosters are also completed. Huge thanks to all of the GMs for keeping up with this and making things so much easier and smooth.

 

[LT]

Voting threads are up.

 

[LT]

If you need to change your vote, please post in the thread and I'll account for it.

 

[Iwishihadaspacebar]

I build a team that you'd hate to play against, with a strong D, more Stanley Cup winners than anyone else and who will also beat the shit out of you and I get no love.

You lot are weird.

 

[LT]

The first stage of group voting is complete.

Congrats to NJD, CAR, MIN, and CHI (@Joey Moss , @Nucker101 , @Makaveli , @Paralyzer008 ) on winning their respective groups.

The remaining four groups did not have a majority and have gone to a runoff. Please see those threads for new polls to determine a group winner.