ATD 2021 Draft Thread III

[The Macho King]

Daily Faceoff his him on RW for the Lightning right now. Does that match what you've seen?

Yeah. Still takes draws but he is primarily RW and occasionally LW if on a line with a certain undrafted Russian.

 

[ResilientBeast]

Yeah. Still takes draws but he is primarily RW and occasionally LW if on a line with a certain undrafted Russian.

I think the one you're talking about is drafted

 

[ImporterExporter]

@BenchBrawl is up

@TheDevilMadeMe has his list

Let's roll!

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

BenchBrawl picks a big bodied playmaking winger in Blake Wheeler, RW

 

[ResilientBeast]

BenchBrawl picks a big bodied playmaking winger in Blake Wheeler, RW

Quite the jump from when I picked him last year

But makes sense a powerforward playmaking winger is pretty rare through history

 

[overpass]

Montreal Maroons select Lionel Hitchman and Red Horner.

I considered taking Hitchman with my last pick. I have Pam Coburn's book about him so I could have added some new quotes to his bio.

Not the kind of player to carry a team, but he was a very valuable contributor to some very good teams. It's telling that he got the most Hart votes of anyone on the record-breaking 1929-30 Bruins team.

 

[nabby12]

BenchBrawl picks a big bodied playmaking winger in Blake Wheeler, RW

I just hope it’s not the 2021 version of Blake Wheeler. Woof.

 

[nabby12]

I considered taking Hitchman with my last pick. I have Pam Coburn's book about him so I could have added some new quotes to his bio.

Not the kind of player to carry a team, but he was a very valuable contributor to some very good teams. It's telling that he got the most Hart votes of anyone on the record-breaking 1929-30 Bruins team.

Yeah, I just finished Coburn’s book on Hitchman the other week. Decent read, and Hitchman is certainly a welcome addition to any team here.

 

[Dreakmur]

Quite the jump from when I picked him last year

But makes sense a powerforward playmaking winger is pretty rare through history

I looked at him too, and he was among the top guys left, but I didn't want the play-off questions.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

I considered taking Hitchman with my last pick. I have Pam Coburn's book about him so I could have added some new quotes to his bio.

Not the kind of player to carry a team, but he was a very valuable contributor to some very good teams. It's telling that he got the most Hart votes of anyone on the record-breaking 1929-30 Bruins team.

What do we make of Hitchman basically getting no All-Star votes on the GM teams before 1929-30?

I looked at him with my last pick, but that turned me away. I would have considered him if he fell though

 

[ImporterExporter]

CTP has arrived!!

 

[RustyRazor]

I considered taking Hitchman with my last pick. I have Pam Coburn's book about him so I could have added some new quotes to his bio.

Not the kind of player to carry a team, but he was a very valuable contributor to some very good teams. It's telling that he got the most Hart votes of anyone on the record-breaking 1929-30 Bruins team.

Hitchman was my second choice when I took Herb Gardiner.

 

[ChiTownPhilly]

CTP has arrived!!

The dark side of "work-from-home;" though I knew this day was coming. [And I told all my 'teammates' that this was coming.] In a more placid time, this day would have been a bad-weather day- no-one does work- everyone gets paid. In this paradigm, though, we're instead told "everyone pull out your workplace-issued laptops and get busy."

Surprised I didn't hear about any 'power outages' or 'internet outages,' real or imagined.

Trying to work out whether my Suchý selection is a Victor von Doom Evil Genius move, or whether it's more like Wile E. Coyote.

At any rate, Suchý figures to benefit from a sturdy partner to help hold down the back-end.

For that reason, the Phantoms select robust Hard-Man Alexander Ragulin (a.k.a.: The Fortress).

PM sent to @BenchBrawl

 

[ImporterExporter]

The dark side of "work-from-home." though I knew this day was coming. [And I told all my 'teammates' that this was coming.] In a more placid time, this day would have been a bad-weather day- no-one does work- everyone gets paid. In this paradigm, though, we're instead told "everyone pull out your workplace-issued laptops and get busy."

Surprised I didn't hear about any 'power outages' or 'internet outages,' real or imagined.

Trying to work out whether my Suchý selection is a Victor von Doom Evil Genius move, or whether it's more like Wile E. Coyote.

At any rate, Suchý figures to benefit from a sturdy partner to help hold down the back-end.

For that reason, the Phantoms select robust Hard-Man Alexander Ragulin (a.k.a.: The Fortress).

I'm STILL at work. Good chance I'm not leaving given the snow is still falling and will be so through the night. Wouldn't get up my driveway, which surely has a foot on it now anyway. Should have just stayed home but I'm going to get paid, so yeah, there's that at least.

Hope you had a nice getaway over the weekend though!

 

[ImporterExporter]

@BenchBrawl is up once again.

@TheDevilMadeMe has the proxy list I believe.

 

[rmartin65]

Not Ragulin, noooooo

 

[MadArcand]

Who can take a list?

 

[ImporterExporter]

Who can take a list?

As long as it's just a list for 235, I can. I'll be up past midnight EST.

 

[MadArcand]

Thanks, sent it your way.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Bench Brawl takes two-way winger

Woody Dumart, LW

 

[ImporterExporter]

Thanks, sent it your way.

As always, thank you for leaving one sir! Have a good night.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Bench Brawl takes two-way winger

Woody Dumart, LW

That's a nice pick.

 

[tinyzombies]

not Paul Thompson

 

[ImporterExporter]

Paul Thompson - LW

Adj Ht/Wt: 6-3, 215

VsX7G: 37.7
VsX7A: 54.2
VsX7P: 82.6

Led league in powerplay goals twice.

HHOF, AS1, AS2, AS3, 3 Cups, runner-up Hart to Shore.

*6th in NHL scoring over this time period behind Marty Barry (308), Busher Jackson (302), Nels Stewart (282), Charlie Conacher (275), and Cecil Dillon (271);

Top 5 Scorers Playoffs.

"All around good player that didn’t shy away from any aspect of the game. He played physical, played in front of the net, and still had an excellent shot." "One of the league's cleverest and most scintillating forwards." -Gazoo

Top 10 Finishes
Goals: 3, 6, 7, 10
Assists: 4, 7, 10
Points: 2, 3, 8, 10, 10

Goals-Per-Game: 3, 6, 10
Assists-Per-Game: 4, 9
Points-Per-Game: 2, 3, 10

Achievements
- Stanley Cup: 3 (1928, 1934, 1938)
- All-Star Award Finishes: 1st , 2nd, 3rd
- Top 5 Hart Voting: 2nd (lost to Eddie Shore 68 to 61)

Playoffs
Thompson was a meaningful contributor to the Blackhawks first two Stanley Cup Championships. He won 3 Cups altogether.

He's gone sir.

Need to repick.

 

[BenchBrawl]

BenchBrawl picks a big bodied playmaking winger in Blake Wheeler, RW

Thank you for making my pick. Despite the jump I kept looking and looking at what was left at RW, and Wheeler brings a unique skillset as a 6 ft 5 playmaking RWer with a VsX score of over 80. Power forward-lite and defensively responsible. I think he deserved to go in that range.