ATD 2022 DRAFT THREAD I

[The Macho King]

This pick is about BPA and value IMO. At 56, getting a borderline top 20 player of all time seems like the right pick to make, at a crucial position, espeically with the offensive lineups sure to be constructed. I figured he'd go around 50 and put him in the green if he made it past that point.

He doesn't need much introduction. The Three Rivers HC are excited to add another money player on the defensive side of the puck.

Jacques Plante, G

Was trying to trade up for him. Insane value.

 

[Claude The Fraud]

The Hull Olympiques are please to select, from Paris, Ontario, one of Conn Smythe’s loyalest player, a courageous man who served oversea during WWII and one of Canada’s finest pole vaulter of his time, Syl Apps.

 

[BenchBrawl]

The Hull Olympiques are please to select, from Paris, Ontario, one of Conn Smythe’s loyalest player, a courageous man who served oversea during WWII and one of Canada’s finest pole vaulter of his time, Syl Apps.

Good pick Claude. Syl Apps has a Béliveau-esque vibe to him, he should fit well with Geoffrion on his wing.

One of the most hurt by the war.

 

[Professor What]

Good pick Claude. Syl Apps has a Béliveau-esque vibe to him, he should fit well with Geoffrion on his wing.

One of the most hurt by the war.

I've long felt he doesn't typically get mentioned in the company he should because of that fact. Not so much among the present company, but certainly in the wider hockey world.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Apps deserves his spot here, absolutely.

Better get a LW who can backcheck though!

 

[Claude The Fraud]

Good pick Claude. Syl Apps has a Béliveau-esque vibe to him, he should fit well with Geoffrion on his wing.

One of the most hurt by the war.

I agree with you. You can't go wrong by pairing Boom-Boom with one of the finest passer of his time.

 

[VanIslander]

Psst. Am at work. Don't narc on me. Have 5 minutes...

Is Morenz's wingman gone? The guy he said was the brains of the operation, the playmaker to his rushes?
If not...

Aurele Joliat is an Admiral.

 

[VanIslander]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF...

I don't want to do it. But he is staring me in the face.

10+ all-start berths, 5+ hart trophy top-5 finishes, a Conn Smythe for a sorry-ass losing team,
killer GAA stats, mentions as arguably one of the THE best ever before Roy & Hasek tore it up...

I gotta go Glenn Hall well outside the top 50?

Stop that.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Psst. Am at work. Don't narc on me. Have 5 minutes...

Is Morenz's wingman gone? The guy he said was the brains of the operation, the playmaker to his rushes?
If not...

Aurele Joliat is an Admiral.

Obvious pick for you. Joliat-Morenz seems to be reunited quite often in recent drafts.

 

[nabby12]

The GOAT to anyone that actually saw him play... Terry Sawchuk

 

[BenchBrawl]

The GOAT to anyone that actually saw him play... Terry Sawchuk

I love Sawchuk. At his peak, probably the best ever.

 

[tabness]

The GOAT to anyone that actually saw him play... Terry Sawchuk

I have been reading up a lot on the contemporary coverage of the original six Wings, and it's exceedingly clear how it goes Howe, then Sawchuk, and then everyone else (and this is accounting for the fact that the Detroit media will not give Kelly the same due as the other greats).

I hate picking goalies early, but I was very pleased I got to pick him in something like the OPPF draft where the question of "value" is a bit different.

 

[Dreakmur]

I suppose I need to add some offensive bite up front, and it may as well be the offensive ring-leader of a dynasty. I'll take the dynamic offensive winger and clutch scorer - Patrick Kane

 

[tony d]

Going to complete my 1st d pairing and select Brian Leetch.

I'll pm next.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Three Rivers will continue down the BPA track and select a C who's likely better than a number of the recent selections at that position.

He'll bring tremendous offense for a 2nd line anchor, and given the running theme of our conference specifically, won't get pushed around by anyone. He should also feature as an elite net front presence on the PP, with Ovechkin and Potvin already secured on that unit as well.

TRHC is pleased to welcome:

Newsy Lalonde, C

 

[The Macho King]

With the 64th pick in the 2022 All-Time Draft, the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs will select:

C, Milt Schmidt

An excellent playmaker, two-way player, a tough customer, and mean mother, this is a guy who can line up against anyone and not be intimidated.

 

[Sturminator]

Alright, I was gonna wait on my partner, but the choice for us here is clear. Les Canadiennes de Montréal are very pleased to select defenseman Aubrey Victor "Dit" Clapper.

Clapper is a potential team captain for Les Habs, and a good fit next to Cleghorn.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Three Rivers will continue down the BPA track and select a C who's likely better than a number of the recent selections at that position.

He'll bring tremendous offense for a 2nd line anchor, and given the running theme of our conference specifically, won't get pushed around by anyone. He should also feature as an elite net front presence on the PP, with Ovechkin and Potvin already secured on that unit as well.

TRHC is pleased to welcome:

Newsy Lalonde, C

Nice pick up IE. Doing like us and playing on hard mode I see.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Nice pick up IE. Doing like us and playing on hard mode I see.

Thanks bud! Doing my best to maximize value in players now that I moved down with upcoming picks.

 

[Voight]

Bandits will take RW #9 Andy Bathgate

 

[Sturminator]

Bandits will take RW #9 Andy Bathgate

Nice choice. Often used to drive 2nd lines in the ATD, this is one of the few times you could realistically stack Andy on a 1st line. Lindsay - Trottier - Bathgate would be quite a unit. Both Lindsay and Trottier know how to share the puck.

 

[Dreakmur]

Bandits will take RW #9 Andy Bathgate

Good value. He's got some warts, but in the regular season, he might be the 3rd best offensive RW.

He's better than Pat Kane, but I wanted a better play-off performer.

 

[TheDevilMadeMe]

Good value. He's got some warts, but in the regular season, he might be the 3rd best offensive RW.

He's better than Pat Kane, but I wanted a better play-off performer.

Bathgate was a really good pick (decent chance I would have picked him with my upcoming pick), but bolded is a bit much.

 

[The Macho King]

Bathgate was a really good pick (decent chance I would have picked him with my upcoming pick), but bolded is a bit much.

Seriously.

 

[Dreakmur]

Bathgate was a really good pick (decent chance I would have picked him with my upcoming pick), but bolded is a bit much.

Howe and Jagr are 1-2 pretty easily.

After that, you've got Richard-Cook-Conacher-Bathgate-Makarov-Lafleur all piled in close together. Which of that group really stands out in regular season offensive production? The one thing that stands out to me is that Bathgate had the least help and the most competition for the leader board.

Which of those guys is definitively better than Bathgate in regular season offense?