ATD 2020 Draft Thread IV

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TheDevilMadeMe

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How many guys have you taken this year from last years squad? I feel like it's at least a half dozen by now. :D

On the NJ Swamp Devils - Seibert, Bauer, Leswick. On the NJ Devils - just Frank Patrick.

I was basically forced into drafting Seibert, as the last defenseman of his class. Horton (Seibert's equal IMO) was drafted just before me.

I'm pretty sure this is the lowest Bauer ever went in a 30+ team draft. He was a spare last year for me in a 20 team draft - makes sense as he's a "scoring line or bust" player. But i love the chemistry with Starshinov.

Leswick is the one who has really become "my guy." I think this is the 4th time I've had him. But his skillset is just so useful, plus he can play both wings. I checked 4 other drafts (including the 40 team ATD 2011), and this looks like is the lowest he's ever gone.

Frank Patrick - The one I almost didn't pick. I guess I wanted the most upside possible for my #3, rather than the steady boring player.
 
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TheDevilMadeMe

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On the NJ Swamp Devils - Seibert, Bauer, Leswick. On the NJ Devils - just Frank Patrick.

I was basically forced into drafting Seibert, as the last defenseman of his class. Horton (Seibert's equal IMO) was drafted just before me.

I'm pretty sure this is the lowest Bauer ever went in a 30+ team draft. He was a spare last year for me in a 20 team draft - makes sense as he's a "scoring line or bust" player. But i love the chemistry with Starshinov.

Leswick is the one who has really become "my guy." I think this is the 4th time I've had him. But his skillset is just so useful, plus he can play both wings. I checked 4 other drafts (including the 40 team ATD 2011), and this looks like is the lowest he's ever gone.

Frank Patrick - The one I almost didn't pick. I guess I wanted the most upside possible for my #3, rather than the steady boring player.

That said, if Barry Beck, Red Dutton, or Mark Giordano had been available, I may have drafted one of them and let Leswick keep falling.
 

ResilientBeast

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I'll grab another active player to fill in the opening in my top 6 and select Joe Pavelski, F

He'll bring some grit, additional offensive punch and defensive acumen to the team lead by Paul Coffey.

With the pairings of Stewart (LH) - Hooley (RH) and MacKay (LH) - Pavelski (RH) the Rosebuds will be able to have our center winger pairs take the faceoffs on their strong sides.

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*Underline indicates they all came in the same season
AST - 2nd (LW), 3rd (RW), 6th (C), 8 (LW)
Goals - 3rd, 5th, 5th
Points - 6th, 8th
7 Year VsX - 75.8
10 Year VsX - 69.7

From @BenchBrawl 's bio

New York Times 4/28/2014 said:
Sharks Coach XXX has used him at right wing, at left wing, at center, on the power play, on the penalty kill, at even strength on three different lines, as a face-off specialist, as a shutdown forward, on the point and in front of the net.

“He may be one of the best pros I’ve ever seen because he plays to his strengths, works on his areas of improvement, and he’s gotten better each and every year,”
Wisconsin Coach Mike Eaves said.

Those six inches between his ears make up for any deficiency that he may have physically, and even then, he’s working on those.”

SB Nation Fear the Fin 6/14/2013 said:
Brian Burke isn't right about much but few of his comments have been more spot-on than his labeling of Joe Pavelski as a "swiss army knife" at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. It's a perfect description of Pavelski's value as a player and is entirely applicable to his 2013 season. Pavelski did it all for the Sharks this year, from leading all forwards in ice time on one of the most improved penalty kills in the league to manning the point on the first unit of a power play that proved to be the best in the NHL by the shot metrics for the fourth straight year to tearing it up at even-strength both at right wing, where he compiled 4 goals and 12 points during the Sharks' season-opening 7-game winning streak, and third-line center where he scored 9 goals and 14 points over the team's final 18 games

On a man advantage that loves executing set faceoff plays, Pavelski dominated draws on his strong side and was terrific defensively both in and outside the circle throughout the regular season and playoffs as one of the team's most reliable penalty killers and best even-strength possession forwards, driving play in reasonably difficult minutes.

SB Nation Fear the Fin 7/8/2019 said:
That’s what they began calling him after his 2010 playoff heroics. No longer in Thornton’s shadow, Pavelski became a core player in his own right. The ever-improving Wisconsin native wasn’t content to stop improving after his playoff heroics. In 2010-11, with San Jose sputtering outside the playoffs at the midpoint of the season, Pavelski, playing as a third-line center, showed that he had developed into a remarkably responsible player on both sides of the ice, kickstarting a resurgence that saw them finish second in the West and putting up a career-high 66 points. Despite San Jose eventually losing to the Vancouver Canucks in the third round, absolutely nobody was calling them chokers anymore after back-to-back Western Conference Final appearances.

.....

By this point, Pavelski had become the team’s Swiss-Army knife. His ability to drive play was quietly excellent and so he spent time bouncing between the top two lines for a while after, even spending some time as the third-line center as the team’s needs demanded. He had the uncanny knack of being able to score with anyone while doing everything expected of him, and XXX utilized it fiercely in a lineup so starved for depth that T.J. Galiardi received top-line minutes. Pavelski spent time on both wings and at center across the top three lines and kept producing at a consistently solid rate.

.....

Everyone says Joe Pavelski was never really elite in anything, but this does the player a tremendous disservice. Pavelski thought hockey at a level few other players could even access. He was always looking to find ways to leverage whatever tools he had to wield maximum damage. It was not about what he couldn’t do, but instead what he could; for example, it didn’t matter that he wasn’t a fast skater, because who needs speed when you’re camped out in front of the net or in the slot, armed with that wicked shot and hand-eye coordination? He was always adding something new to his arsenal to improve himself. His nose for goal seemed to keep getting better and better, especially with the addition of deflections to his repertoire.

And it was that last skill that was an interesting addition, especially given that it made Pavelski who he was in the next stage of his career. You see, around this time, something curious began to happen. Pavelski had always been a solid scorer, but he soon began to show the beginnings of his transformation into the dominant net-front presence whose tips were the most dangerous in the league. Years of spending hours after practice tipping and deflecting unruly pucks began to unlock the full potential of an athlete with all-world hand-eye coordination.
 

kruezer

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From under the shadow of the colourful domes of Moscow’s St. Basil’s Cathedral, North Bay will select D, Vitali Davydov
 

VanIslander

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Davydov played for Moscow Dynamo, so in his 16-year career he never won a Soviet championship.

But that means squat.

We are wise to judge Soviets by their international competition and Davydov is one of only six players ever to win three Olympic gold medals! :) He was also best defenseman at the 1967 world championships.

That said, there is a question mark as to the compete level of 1960's Soviets (his pro career beginning in 1957).

I love Soviets and have drafted many in the past, but Davydov never falls to where I think him a good value.
 

tabness

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Radz take Rick Nash, one of my favorite players

Nash is a very good scorer and defensive winger (his numbers don't do him justice because he never played with great talent and he generally had to play in defensive systems with a role himself). He's big, strong, fast, and skilled. Most importantly, he's a team guy who'll play any system or role he's asked, and he can play up and down the lineup. He'll either get to play with elite players as the defensive conscience on the Hawerchuk/Bure line or play with Peca in a shutdown role, with the ability to counterattack and create some goals out of nothing. He won't have to be the only guy and he'll play with better players, which is all he really needs to excel.

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2003

end season:
2018

2003 39 total
david vyborny  10 25.64%  5ev  5pp  0sh
ray whitney  8 20.51%  1ev  7pp  0sh
tyler wright  8 20.51%  7ev  1pp  0sh
jaroslav spacek  7 17.95%  4ev  3pp  0sh
lasse pirjeta  6 15.38%  5ev  1pp  0sh
andrew cassels  5 12.82%  1ev  4pp  0sh
geoff sanderson  5 12.82%  2ev  3pp  0sh
mike sillinger  5 12.82%  3ev  2pp  0sh
derrick walser  4 10.26%  2ev  2pp  0sh
matt davidson  3  7.69%  3ev  0pp  0sh
rostislav klesla  3  7.69%  1ev  2pp  0sh
grant marshall  2  5.13%  1ev  1pp  0sh
hannes hyvonen  2  5.13%  2ev  0pp  0sh
darren van impe  1  2.56%  0ev  1pp  0sh
duvie westcott  1  2.56%  1ev  0pp  0sh
espen knutsen  1  2.56%  1ev  0pp  0sh
scott lachance  1  2.56%  1ev  0pp  0sh

2004 57 total
david vyborny  21 36.84%  8ev  13pp  0sh
andrew cassels  9 15.79%  4ev  5pp  0sh
nikolay zherdev  8 14.04%  4ev  4pp  0sh
anders eriksson  7 12.28%  3ev  4pp  0sh
todd marchant  7 12.28%  5ev  2pp  0sh
trevor letowski  7 12.28%  7ev  0pp  0sh
geoff sanderson  6 10.53%  1ev  5pp  0sh
jaroslav spacek  6 10.53%  2ev  4pp  0sh
rostislav klesla  5  8.77%  2ev  3pp  0sh
derrick walser  4  7.02%  1ev  3pp  0sh
manny malhotra  3  5.26%  1ev  2pp  0sh
mark hartigan  3  5.26%  2ev  1pp  0sh
unassisted  3  5.26%  1ev  2pp  0sh
alexander svitov  2  3.51%  1ev  1pp  0sh
brad moran  2  3.51%  1ev  1pp  0sh
darryl sydor  2  3.51%  1ev  1pp  0sh
duvie westcott  1  1.75%  1ev  0pp  0sh
lasse pirjeta  1  1.75%  1ev  0pp  0sh
luke richardson  1  1.75%  1ev  0pp  0sh
tyler wright  1  1.75%  0ev  1pp  0sh

2006 54 total
nikolay zherdev  23 42.59%  14ev  9pp  0sh
sergei fedorov  21 38.89%  12ev  9pp  0sh
david vyborny  16 29.63%  8ev  8pp  0sh
adam foote  4  7.41%  3ev  1pp  0sh
bryan berard  4  7.41%  1ev  3pp  0sh
duvie westcott  4  7.41%  3ev  1pp  0sh
rostislav klesla  4  7.41%  1ev  3pp  0sh
dan fritsche  2  3.7%  2ev  0pp  0sh
jan hrdina  2  3.7%  2ev  0pp  0sh
mark hartigan  2  3.7%  1ev  1pp  0sh
ron hainsey  2  3.7%  2ev  0pp  0sh
aaron johnson  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh
cale hulse  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh
jamie pushor  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh
jody shelley  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh
radoslav suchy  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh
trevor letowski  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh
unassisted  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh

2007 54 total
david vyborny  21 38.89%  13ev  8pp  0sh
sergei fedorov  19 35.19%  8ev  8pp  3sh
ron hainsey  11 20.37%  3ev  8pp  0sh
freddy modin  10 18.52%  5ev  5pp  0sh
anders eriksson  7 12.96%  4ev  2pp  1sh
nikolay zherdev  7 12.96%  5ev  2pp  0sh
geoff platt  6 11.11%  6ev  0pp  0sh
rostislav klesla  5  9.26%  4ev  1pp  0sh
anson carter  4  7.41%  1ev  3pp  0sh
marc methot  2  3.7%  2ev  0pp  0sh
aaron johnson  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh
adam foote  1  1.85%  0ev  1pp  0sh
dan fritsche  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh
derrick walser  1  1.85%  0ev  1pp  0sh
duvie westcott  1  1.85%  0ev  1pp  0sh
manny malhotra  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh
mark hartigan  1  1.85%  0ev  1pp  0sh
ole-kristian tollefsen  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh
unassisted  1  1.85%  1ev  0pp  0sh

2008 67 total
nikolay zherdev  15 22.39%  9ev  6pp  0sh
michael peca  13  19.4%  7ev  5pp  1sh
ron hainsey  13  19.4%  3ev  9pp  1sh
david vyborny  10 14.93%  6ev  4pp  0sh
sergei fedorov  10 14.93%  7ev  3pp  0sh
freddy modin  9 13.43%  7ev  2pp  0sh
manny malhotra  9 13.43%  8ev  1pp  0sh
adam foote  8 11.94%  6ev  1pp  1sh
rostislav klesla  5  7.46%  4ev  1pp  0sh
jiri novotny  4  5.97%  2ev  1pp  1sh
jan hejda  3  4.48%  2ev  0pp  1sh
joakim lindstrom  3  4.48%  1ev  2pp  0sh
kris russell  3  4.48%  1ev  2pp  0sh
unassisted  3  4.48%  2ev  0pp  1sh
dan fritsche  2  2.99%  2ev  0pp  0sh
dick tarnstrom  2  2.99%  0ev  2pp  0sh
duvie westcott  2  2.99%  0ev  2pp  0sh
derick brassard  1  1.49%  1ev  0pp  0sh
gilbert brule  1  1.49%  1ev  0pp  0sh
jason chimera  1  1.49%  1ev  0pp  0sh
kris beech  1  1.49%  1ev  0pp  0sh
pascal leclaire  1  1.49%  0ev  1pp  0sh

2009 70 total
kristian huselius  29 41.43%  20ev  9pp  0sh
manny malhotra  15 21.43%  13ev  2pp  0sh
fedor tyutin  12 17.14%  3ev  8pp  1sh
unassisted  9 12.86%  5ev  0pp  4sh
mike commodore  8 11.43%  7ev  1pp  0sh
jason williams  7  10%  0ev  7pp  0sh
freddy modin  6  8.57%  2ev  4pp  0sh
jan hejda  6  8.57%  6ev  0pp  0sh
r.j. umberger  6  8.57%  5ev  1pp  0sh
derick brassard  4  5.71%  2ev  2pp  0sh
kris russell  4  5.71%  1ev  3pp  0sh
marc methot  4  5.71%  4ev  0pp  0sh
jason chimera  3  4.29%  3ev  0pp  0sh
michael peca  3  4.29%  2ev  0pp  1sh
raffi torres  3  4.29%  3ev  0pp  0sh
christian backman  2  2.86%  2ev  0pp  0sh
jakub voracek  2  2.86%  1ev  1pp  0sh
antoine vermette  1  1.43%  1ev  0pp  0sh
ole-kristian tollefsen  1  1.43%  1ev  0pp  0sh
rostislav klesla  1  1.43%  1ev  0pp  0sh

2010 66 total
kristian huselius  27 40.91%  17ev  10pp  0sh
r.j. umberger  22 33.33%  12ev  10pp  0sh
antoine vermette  20  30.3%  17ev  1pp  2sh
anton stralman  13  19.7%  2ev  11pp  0sh
fedor tyutin  10 15.15%  5ev  5pp  0sh
jakub voracek  4  6.06%  2ev  2pp  0sh
rostislav klesla  4  6.06%  4ev  0pp  0sh
derick brassard  3  4.55%  1ev  2pp  0sh
jason chimera  3  4.55%  3ev  0pp  0sh
kris russell  3  4.55%  3ev  0pp  0sh
mathieu roy  3  4.55%  1ev  0pp  2sh
mike commodore  3  4.55%  3ev  0pp  0sh
marc methot  2  3.03%  2ev  0pp  0sh
samuel pahlsson  2  3.03%  0ev  0pp  2sh
unassisted  2  3.03%  2ev  0pp  0sh
jan hejda  1  1.52%  1ev  0pp  0sh
raffi torres  1  1.52%  0ev  1pp  0sh
steve mason  1  1.52%  1ev  0pp  0sh

2011 65 total
jakub voracek  26  40%  23ev  3pp  0sh
derick brassard  25 38.46%  20ev  5pp  0sh
antoine vermette  11 16.92%  7ev  4pp  0sh
r.j. umberger  9 13.85%  5ev  4pp  0sh
grant clitsome  8 12.31%  4ev  4pp  0sh
kris russell  7 10.77%  5ev  2pp  0sh
anton stralman  6  9.23%  3ev  3pp  0sh
fedor tyutin  6  9.23%  6ev  0pp  0sh
kristian huselius  6  9.23%  5ev  1pp  0sh
jan hejda  4  6.15%  4ev  0pp  0sh
derek mackenzie  3  4.62%  3ev  0pp  0sh
marc methot  3  4.62%  3ev  0pp  0sh
rostislav klesla  3  4.62%  3ev  0pp  0sh
sami lepisto  3  4.62%  3ev  0pp  0sh
derek dorsett  1  1.54%  1ev  0pp  0sh
jared boll  1  1.54%  1ev  0pp  0sh
samuel pahlsson  1  1.54%  1ev  0pp  0sh
unassisted  1  1.54%  1ev  0pp  0sh

2012 58 total
vinny prospal  15 25.86%  13ev  2pp  0sh
derick brassard  13 22.41%  7ev  6pp  0sh
jeff carter  11 18.97%  8ev  3pp  0sh
nikita nikitin  9 15.52%  6ev  2pp  1sh
r.j. umberger  8 13.79%  4ev  4pp  0sh
fedor tyutin  7 12.07%  0ev  7pp  0sh
james wisniewski  7 12.07%  2ev  5pp  0sh
mark letestu  5  8.62%  3ev  2pp  0sh
antoine vermette  4  6.9%  2ev  2pp  0sh
jack johnson  4  6.9%  2ev  2pp  0sh
john moore  4  6.9%  3ev  0pp  1sh
aaron johnson  3  5.17%  3ev  0pp  0sh
unassisted  3  5.17%  3ev  0pp  0sh
david savard  2  3.45%  1ev  1pp  0sh
derek dorsett  2  3.45%  1ev  1pp  0sh
derek mackenzie  2  3.45%  1ev  0pp  1sh
cam atkinson  1  1.72%  0ev  1pp  0sh
grant clitsome  1  1.72%  1ev  0pp  0sh
radek martinek  1  1.72%  1ev  0pp  0sh
ryan johansen  1  1.72%  1ev  0pp  0sh

2013 41 total
derek stepan  14 34.15%  10ev  3pp  1sh
brad richards  9 21.95%  9ev  0pp  0sh
carl hagelin  8 19.51%  8ev  0pp  0sh
dan girardi  8 19.51%  8ev  0pp  0sh
ryan callahan  8 19.51%  4ev  4pp  0sh
michael del zotto  7 17.07%  3ev  4pp  0sh
marian gaborik  6 14.63%  3ev  3pp  0sh
anton stralman  2  4.88%  2ev  0pp  0sh
derick brassard  2  4.88%  1ev  1pp  0sh
marc staal  2  4.88%  1ev  1pp  0sh
mats zuccarello  2  4.88%  1ev  1pp  0sh
ryan mcdonagh  2  4.88%  2ev  0pp  0sh
steve eminger  2  4.88%  2ev  0pp  0sh
j.t. miller  1  2.44%  0ev  1pp  0sh
john moore  1  2.44%  1ev  0pp  0sh
ryane clowe  1  2.44%  1ev  0pp  0sh

2014 39 total
derek stepan  21 53.85%  17ev  3pp  1sh
chris kreider  11 28.21%  10ev  1pp  0sh
brad richards  6 15.38%  4ev  2pp  0sh
ryan mcdonagh  6 15.38%  3ev  2pp  1sh
dan girardi  4 10.26%  4ev  0pp  0sh
unassisted  3  7.69%  2ev  0pp  1sh
carl hagelin  2  5.13%  2ev  0pp  0sh
marc staal  2  5.13%  1ev  1pp  0sh
martin st. louis  2  5.13%  1ev  0pp  1sh
ryan callahan  2  5.13%  0ev  2pp  0sh
anton stralman  1  2.56%  1ev  0pp  0sh
derick brassard  1  2.56%  1ev  0pp  0sh
dominic moore  1  2.56%  1ev  0pp  0sh
henrik lundqvist  1  2.56%  0ev  1pp  0sh
john moore  1  2.56%  1ev  0pp  0sh
mats zuccarello  1  2.56%  0ev  1pp  0sh
michael del zotto  1  2.56%  0ev  1pp  0sh

2015 69 total
derick brassard  29 42.03%  20ev  9pp  0sh
mats zuccarello  20 28.99%  19ev  1pp  0sh
derek stepan  12 17.39%  4ev  4pp  4sh
martin st. louis  11 15.94%  8ev  3pp  0sh
unassisted  6  8.7%  5ev  0pp  1sh
dan girardi  5  7.25%  2ev  2pp  1sh
kevin klein  5  7.25%  5ev  0pp  0sh
marc staal  5  7.25%  4ev  0pp  1sh
chris kreider  4  5.8%  4ev  0pp  0sh
dan boyle  4  5.8%  3ev  1pp  0sh
kevin hayes  3  4.35%  2ev  1pp  0sh
ryan mcdonagh  3  4.35%  0ev  1pp  2sh
anthony duclair  2  2.9%  2ev  0pp  0sh
dominic moore  2  2.9%  2ev  0pp  0sh
keith yandle  2  2.9%  1ev  1pp  0sh
matt hunwick  2  2.9%  1ev  1pp  0sh
j.t. miller  1  1.45%  1ev  0pp  0sh
jesper fast  1  1.45%  1ev  0pp  0sh

2016 36 total
derick brassard  13 36.11%  9ev  4pp  0sh
mats zuccarello  13 36.11%  11ev  2pp  0sh
ryan mcdonagh  7 19.44%  4ev  3pp  0sh
derek stepan  5 13.89%  4ev  0pp  1sh
keith yandle  4 11.11%  4ev  0pp  0sh
unassisted  4 11.11%  4ev  0pp  0sh
chris kreider  3  8.33%  3ev  0pp  0sh
dan boyle  3  8.33%  0ev  3pp  0sh
dan girardi  2  5.56%  1ev  0pp  1sh
j.t. miller  2  5.56%  2ev  0pp  0sh
jayson megna  2  5.56%  2ev  0pp  0sh
kevin klein  2  5.56%  2ev  0pp  0sh
marc staal  2  5.56%  2ev  0pp  0sh
jesper fast  1  2.78%  1ev  0pp  0sh
oscar lindberg  1  2.78%  1ev  0pp  0sh

2017 38 total
jimmy vesey  12 31.58%  7ev  5pp  0sh
derek stepan  9 23.68%  6ev  3pp  0sh
pavel buchnevich  7 18.42%  6ev  1pp  0sh
ryan mcdonagh  6 15.79%  5ev  1pp  0sh
nick holden  5 13.16%  5ev  0pp  0sh
brady skjei  4 10.53%  1ev  3pp  0sh
kevin hayes  4 10.53%  2ev  2pp  0sh
mika zibanejad  4 10.53%  4ev  0pp  0sh
unassisted  3  7.89%  2ev  0pp  1sh
chris kreider  2  5.26%  1ev  1pp  0sh
dan girardi  2  5.26%  2ev  0pp  0sh
michael grabner  2  5.26%  2ev  0pp  0sh
adam clendening  1  2.63%  0ev  1pp  0sh
j.t. miller  1  2.63%  1ev  0pp  0sh
kevin klein  1  2.63%  1ev  0pp  0sh
marc staal  1  2.63%  1ev  0pp  0sh
mats zuccarello  1  2.63%  0ev  1pp  0sh
oscar lindberg  1  2.63%  1ev  0pp  0sh

2018 34 total
kevin hayes  7 20.59%  6ev  1pp  0sh
pavel buchnevich  6 17.65%  5ev  1pp  0sh
mats zuccarello  5 14.71%  4ev  1pp  0sh
ryan mcdonagh  5 14.71%  3ev  2pp  0sh
mika zibanejad  4 11.76%  4ev  0pp  0sh
brady skjei  3  8.82%  2ev  1pp  0sh
david krejci  3  8.82%  3ev  0pp  0sh
j.t. miller  3  8.82%  2ev  1pp  0sh
jesper fast  3  8.82%  3ev  0pp  0sh
torey krug  3  8.82%  0ev  3pp  0sh
unassisted  3  8.82%  3ev  0pp  0sh
brad marchand  2  5.88%  0ev  2pp  0sh
nick holden  2  5.88%  2ev  0pp  0sh
danton heinen  1  2.94%  1ev  0pp  0sh
david desharnais  1  2.94%  1ev  0pp  0sh
jake debrusk  1  2.94%  1ev  0pp  0sh
jimmy vesey  1  2.94%  1ev  0pp  0sh
kevin shattenkirk  1  2.94%  1ev  0pp  0sh
marc staal  1  2.94%  1ev  0pp  0sh
riley nash  1  2.94%  0ev  1pp  0sh
tony deangelo  1  2.94%  1ev  0pp  0sh
zdeno chara  1  2.94%  1ev  0pp  0sh
 

TheDevilMadeMe

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Radz take Rick Nash, one of my favorite players

Nash is a very good scorer and defensive winger (his numbers don't do him justice because he never played with great talent and he generally had to play in defensive systems with a role himself). He's big, strong, fast, and skilled. Most importantly, he's a team guy who'll play any system or role he's asked, and he can play up and down the lineup. He'll either get to play with elite players as the defensive conscience on the Hawerchuk/Bure line or play with Peca in a shutdown role, with the ability to counterattack and create some goals out of nothing. He won't have to be the only guy and he'll play with better players, which is all he really needs to excel.

Man, my memories of Nash are still how terrible he was defensively when he was a top scorer. But he did develop that defensive game later on...
 
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