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ATD 2017 Draft Thread II

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Gee,.. thanks for the Cowley bio today,... but you have no reference whatsoever to his style of play, to wit, his play away from the puck.

Thanks for the statistics rehash though.

And wonders how someone who has been around since 2004 in these drafts had never seen a (buried, at best) post about his lack of defensive play.

And,... my integrity is questioned!:shakehead

EDIT: In case you missed it, Dreakmur posted this bio today: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=127564743&postcount=15

(Yes, it's a big middle finger to any concerns raised/learned in this thread.)
 
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tony d said:
Hossa's a 8 time 30 goal scorer and should also provide somewhat of a defensive presence for the line. I've always wanted to pick him and glad to do so now.
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I love Hossa as a player, especially in the ATD. He's a great puck possession player who can score and also be responsible defensively. I may have picked him for a third straight ATD if he was still there at 160. Great pick.
 
VanIslander said:
Gee,.. thanks for the Cowley bio today,... but you have no reference whatsoever to his style of play, to wit, his play away from the puck.

Thanks for the statistics rehash though.

And wonders how someone who has been around since 2004 in these drafts had never seen a (buried, at best) post about his lack of defensive play.

And,... my integrity is questioned!:shakehead

EDIT: In case you missed it, Dreakmur posted this bio today: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=127564743&postcount=15

(Yes, it's a big middle finger to any concerns raised/learned in this thread.)
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I'm not 100% sure about his style of play. I am 100% sure that, at best, he was uninterested defensively. The only reference we have of him as a back checker, period, is what he said about himself.

As far as the quote being buried, I linked that bio last year to both my roster and assassination posts. It was available also in every single playoff series I was in. With all due respect, the only one to blame for your missing it is you.
 
Gawd, I wish everyone had read everything I've ever posted. One draft I had a "fun" 20-question quiz and the best score was 4. :(

We can all pay more attention to posts and links of others!
 
VanIslander said:
Gawd, I wish everyone had read everything I've ever posted. One draft I had a "fun" 20-question quiz and the best score was 4. :(

We can all pay more attention to posts and links of others!
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Considering until last year, I thought Bobby Hull was soft, I completely understand what you're saying. :thumbu:
 
This was a difficult decision, but ultimately, the Borg Collective have deemed it necessary to assimilate an elite left wing talent. This player will be very familiar to some faces already on the team, and it's that familiarity and chemistry that ultimately prompted this choice. Our team currently has the speed and the skill to be deadly, but its time we added some size and a shoot first player. This player will crash and bang and dig for the pucks that our other forwards would otherwise rely on their speed and skill to recover. With the 144th pick, the Collective is proud to assimilate: Brendan Shanahan
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Or for those keeping score at home: Brendan ShanaBorg ​
 
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Cyborg LeClair said:
This was a difficult decision, but ultimately, the Borg Collective have deemed it necessary to assimilate an elite left wing talent. With the 144th pick, the Collective is proud to assimilate: Brendan Shanahan
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If you thought about LW position, he is no brainer for me. Probably, he even should be taken instead of some LW, drafted before him. Good choice.
 
I considered this guy with my last pick so I am pretty pleased to see him still around. I have been looking at different players but I feel this is the guy who will fit my top line spot best, alongside Stan Mikita and Mike Bossy. This player will win battles in the corner with his strength and tenacity, while being a very effective player in front and around the net. He has the speed to keep up with Mikita and enough scoring power to still be a threat alongside the two legends.

The Cobalt Silver Kings select LW - John Leclair

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Top 10 Goals: 3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 10
Top 10 Points: 4, 5, 9, 9
Post Season All Stars: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3
Hart: 6, 7, 15
Selke: 12
Byng: 7, 12, 32
7 year weighted VsX score: 82.1

Joe Pelletier's Greatest Hockey Legends said:
Not surprisingly, LeClair became a favorite of Philly fans. Those faithful must have thought LeClair was a reincarnation of XXX XXXX, the 1980s sniper built in the same mould. Both players would park themselves in front of the net, tip incoming shots and fight for rebounds and loose pucks with great effectiveness.

Though that is how LeClair scored most of his goals, he had more tricks up his sleeve than XXXX. LeClair was a better skater, with enough speed and power to drive to the net with the puck. LeClair had enough speed to get him into battles on the wall and his status as perhaps the strongest man in the league would more often than not let him leave the corner with the puck. He was a punishing hitter and great digger.
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LeClair had one of the greatest slapshot among forwards that I have ever seen (as in, live).I can only think of 3 or 4 guys on top of my head that were forward (in say the last 30 years) and had a slapshot comparable to him (at least as a combination of power and accuracy).
 
I hated Shanny and Leclair with a passion!

Of course, I was rooting against Detroit and Philly so it was hard going.

Both were effective in the extreme.

:rant: ... Shanny deserves extra expletives for his dirty work away from the ref's eyes. Only Mess (and one yet to be drafted ATD regular) has mastered the art of unpenalized infraction more than Shanny. (Yeah, NHL, you really had to hire him? really?). Love the guy. HATE THE GUY! Love the guy. ... Er,... is he on my team, or not?

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The Montreal Canadiens select Georges Boucher, D

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Link To Rob Scuderi's bio

A member of one of hockey's best-known families, George "Buck" Boucher was a stellar defenseman during a professional career that spanned two decades. Although he wasn't blessed with lightning speed, his proficient stickhandling and competitive zeal assured his status among the NHL's best.
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A splendid stickhandler, Buck was as great an asset to his team on the attack as on the defence.
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It is on record that he was as solid a defenceman as ever played. He could hand it out, and take it as well, and he was a two-way player who could either set up goals or score them himself. As before stated, he was a stickhandling wizard, and many will recall the thrills that accompanied his one-man sorties into enemy territory with the puck seemingly glued to his stick
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West Lafayette is pleased to add an extremely skilled and smart offensive winger in Paul Kariya, LW.
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Kariya is a very accomplished player, certainly better in a vacuum than many wingers taken so far. His 7yr VsX of 84.9 puts him above many players already drafted, of course many of them bring a lot more to the table in other departments.

From Billy's bio:

4x Top 16 Hart Voting(2, 8, 9, 16)
9x Top 8 All Star Voting LW(1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 6, 7, 7, 8)
2x Lady Byng Award Winner
7x NHL All Star Game Participant
1x All Rookie 1st Team
4x Top 10 Goals(4, 7, 9, 10)
7x Top 23 Assists(3, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 23)
6x Top 20 Points(3, 3, 4, 7, 13, 20)
2x Olympic Medalist(1 Gold, 1 Silver)
2x World Championships Medalist(1 Gold, 1 Silver)
2x World Championships All Star Team Member
17 goals, 22 assists, 39 points in 38 career WC & Olympic International Games
Anaheim Mighty Ducks Captain, 1996-2003
 
Boucher is a nice choice if you were looking for a defenseman. One of the few true two-way guys left.
 
Love the Boucher and Kariya picks ... was looking at Boucher with one of my next couple picks. Anyone have a modern comparable for him? He reads like Larry Murphy ... yea / nay?

Kariya is a warrior, love him. So, so talented, cursed to have entered the league at the absolute worst time ever for his play style and on some historically awful teams. He was so, so talented. The zombie act against the Devils was one of the most memorable plays of my life.
 
One thing I'd like to say - why does Kariya always seem to go so late, and so long after Robitaille? It seems the GM who takes Kariya every year is getting great value.
 
ck26 said:
Love the Boucher and Kariya picks ... was looking at Boucher with one of my next couple picks. Anyone have a modern comparable for him? He reads like Larry Murphy ... yea / nay?
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Tougher/more physical than Murphy, and a good skater during his prime, but slowed down later by knee injuries. Also one of the best stickhandlers in the world at his peak. Boucher is much more like an early Brad Park than he is like Larry Murphy.
 
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