Indeed. Seibert played 55 minutes in the Stanley Cup-clinching game his Blackhawks coach identifying him as the reason they won. With Orr and Stevens? The 6th dman will likely just bring a special teams skill (e.g., shotblocking).
Just like drafting Hall in net makes a backup goalie the lowest priority.
Yeah, I think between Orr and Seibert you can comfortably pencil in 55 minutes between them (30/25). Obviously there are variables, but that was one of the positives I identified with the 3D start and then taking the plunge early to complete the top 4. The left side will play a bit more certainly but still less so than a typical bottom pairing player.
Yeah, you're not going to be hurting. You've got two legit 30 minute per night pairs. I'm interested in seeing how the various strategies play out, and that's something I'll be watching closely with this being my first draft. You stocked up on a certain area to be as strong as possible. I've tried to build fairly evenly. Some have gone for powerful offenses. I want to see what works, what doesn't, and why.
I wanted to shake things up and put an added challenge on myself. Going 3D is obviously not the standard way of starting a roster, especially when you land Orr, however I really wanted to see if I could pull of a team capable of makings waves having invested so much on the blue line early. Certainly remains to be seen, but the entire process this year has been smooth and a pleasure to be a part of and admin. Given how the past year has gone for essentially the entire world, our good fortune to still have our health, and the ability to do fun stuff like this is not lost on me. It could be much, much worse.
I've spoken openly and privately about my gratitude for this place. It's the best community on this forum, without question. I tell people about the draft and projects we do, data and research on players, coaches, and just the game itself.
People have asked what my go to category would be for Jeopardy and in recent years, I instantly say hockey. And that's coming from a guy who grew up in an area that didn't have hockey, in any manner. You had to drive 45 minutes just to get to the nearest rink. There weren't any real organized leagues. Certainly nothing in school. That's certainly not the case 2/3 decades later.
Most of what I know about the game, came from time spent on this forum and driven me to do beyond additional research beyond this place.
Edit: auto correct/generate is an abomination haha.
