ATD2025 Draft Thread Part II

[Voight]

Will pick shortly

 

[Voight]

Odessa Jackalopes will select.......

Goalie #35 Tony "Tony O" Esposito

&

RW #10 Corey "The Worm" Perry

 

[BenchBrawl]

You can always count on the Voight and VanIslander snake draft pivot to take a full day before drafting resumes.

I still love you.

 

[BenchBrawl]

These guys are like a stop sign inside the draft.

In French! To make it more sophisticated. You see? I too can be a f***ing asshole!

 

[BenchBrawl]

@VanIslander
@Voight

 

[VanIslander]

Savannah selects 6’1 HHOF defenseman Doug Wilson, the reigning Blackhawks career blueline scoring leader after 10 consecutive seasons as Chicago’s top point producer from the back end, four times 1st or 2nd team all star, winning the Norris once, during the Coffey and Bourque era (those are the only two defensemen to score more goals than Wilson’s 183 goals over the decade). He led the playoffs in shots taken in 1982 even though only making the conference finals, his team making the playoffs every year that decade, and he a core member of that franchise. He scored a key late 3rd period tying goal against the Soviets in the 1984 Canada Cup semi-final. At the latter end of his career he went on to be the first captain of the expansion San Jose Sharks.

 

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Savannah selects 6’1 HHOF defenseman Doug Wilson, the reigning Blackhawks career blueline scoring leader after 10 consecutive seasons as Chicago’s top point producer from the back end, four times 1st or 2nd team all star, winning the Norris once, during the Coffey and Bourque era (those are the only two defensemen to score more goals than Wilson’s 183 goals over the decade). He led the playoffs in shots taken in 1982 even though only making the conference finals, his team making the playoffs every year that decade, and he a core member of that franchise. He scored a key late 3rd period tying goal against the Soviets in the 1984 Canada Cup semi-final. At the latter end of his career he went on to be the first captain of the expansion San Jose Sharks.

Howitzer of a shot. Great pick now.

"HEE SCOOOOOORRRRRRREES"

I always chuckle when I watch 80's/early 90's hockey. It was so damn wide open. Slap shots going in from outside the blueline, guys walking down the middle, shooting from distance, puck hits backboards, shooter picks it back up, nobody within 10 feet, gets another clean look, in the net.

 

[VanIslander]

Howitzer of a shot.

The video "Big Gun" i linked shows why he was the comp for a young MacInnis. A powerplay cannon.

 

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@Habsfan18 has until 6:42 am EST

@spitsfan24 would then be up.

 

[Habsfan18]

I'd like a rock for my 3rd pairing and PK. Lionel Hitchman, D fits the bill.

 

[spitsfan24]

We need a right-shot defenceman and I don't see many better options than another reunion with a player from last year's squad.

The Windsor Spitfires are proud to select Brent Burns once again.

I think with Burns, you either want a shutdown guy, or an elite skater next to him to maximize his game. With Chara and Niedermayer both fitting the bill, we have options.

Will PM next.

 

[Voight]

You can always count on the Voight and VanIslander snake draft pivot to take a full day before drafting resumes.

I still love you.

To be fair I was doing quote unquote more important things like... binging Zero Day (new limited series on Netflix)

 

[nabby12]

@rmartin65

 

[rmartin65]

Calm down

 

[rmartin65]

Pete Green, Coach

 

[tabness]

Savannah selects 6’1 HHOF defenseman Doug Wilson, the reigning Blackhawks career blueline scoring leader after 10 consecutive seasons as Chicago’s top point producer from the back end, four times 1st or 2nd team all star, winning the Norris once, during the Coffey and Bourque era (those are the only two defensemen to score more goals than Wilson’s 183 goals over the decade). He led the playoffs in shots taken in 1982 even though only making the conference finals, his team making the playoffs every year that decade, and he a core member of that franchise. He scored a key late 3rd period tying goal against the Soviets in the 1984 Canada Cup semi-final. At the latter end of his career he went on to be the first captain of the expansion San Jose Sharks.

I'm big on Doug Wilson.

I've taken him before here (where he usually goes basically a 100 spots before you got him, what a drop, what a bargain for you lol), and posted a lot about how his Norris record doesn't do him justice due to his various injuries and missed games, how the team suffered tremendously when he was out of the lineup (just look at the defense without Wilson lol, Bob Murray (he's not getting drafted in this small a draft I believe) was the only respectable one who had to totally change his game to even attempt to cover what the Hawks were missing when Wilson was out).

Wilson to me belongs with the absolute cream of eighties defensemen, with Coffey, Bourque, and Howe. He seems to not get the respect the others do, you can say that Coffey and Howe somewhat get unfairly forgotten as well vis a vis Bourque too, but nothing like Wilson.

Doug generally played on his left at even strength but almost always played the right on the powerplay for the big shot option, however, with how thin the Hawks defense was throughout the eighties, he basically could and did do anything for them.

 

[nabby12]

@Hawkey Town 18

 

[Hawkey Town 18]

We're gonna finally give in and take our 2nd line Center. Chicago selects Gilbert Perreault, C

We think the dynamic combo of Perreault and Martinec accompanied by Goulet will be a real handful for our opponents' second line of defense (the Beliveau line will surely get the first line of defense).


Here is a description of Perreault by TDMM from the Top 200 project:

Good peak, good longevity, tremendous star power, very visually appealing, absolutely fantastic player in Best-on-Best international play. Really good string of All-Star consideration:

1972: 4th (behind Esposito, undrafted, Clarke),
1973: 3rd (Esposito, Clarke),
1974: injuries,
1975: 3rd (Clarke, Esposito),
1976: 2nd (Clarke),
1977: 2nd (Dionne).

-gap-

1980: 3rd (Dionne, Gretzky)


Here is a summary of Perreault's best on best performance by @Batis:

Overall numbers in Best-on-Best tournaments: 13 gp, 8 g, 11 a, 19 pts
Knockout stage numbers in Best-on-Best tournaments: 4 gp, 3 g, 2 a, 5 pts

Knockout stage numbers broken down by tournament
Summit Series 1972: 2 gp, 1 g, 1 a, 2 pts
Canada Cup 1976: 2 gp, 2 g, 1 a, 3 pts

Accolades: Canada Cup All-Star team 1981

Gilbert Perreault’s overall numbers in Best-on-Best tournaments are truly outstanding and his knockout stage numbers are strong as well. It really is a shame that Perreault got injured in the 1981 Canada Cup though as he was playing perhaps the best hockey of his life there and made the All-Star team despite only playing the first four games. Perreault’s performance in the 1976 Canada Cup was also impressive and his early goal in Game 2 of the final series against Czechoslovakia is a personal favourite (below).


Player's/Coach's Poll Accolades

GILBERT PERREAULT	Best skater	2nd	1976
GILBERT PERREAULT	Best skater	5th	1984
GILBERT PERREAULT	Best stickhandler	2nd	1976
GILBERT PERREAULT	Best stickhandler	3rd	1979
GILBERT PERREAULT	Fastest skater	4th	1976
GILBERT PERREAULT	Most natural ability	2nd	1979

Finally, it should be noted that @overpass did an analysis of home/road splits that determined Perreault's scoring (even strength scoring specifically) was negatively affected by the small rink in Buffalo, which also lines up with the effect you would expect a small rink to have on a great skater like Perreault.

 

[Professor What]

Gallifrey continues things with a good two-way guy that should be a nice addition to our power play. Introducing, Sergei Gonchar.

 

[nabby12]

Glen Sather, Coach.

 

[jigglysquishy]

Regina Capitals draft another Blackhawk in D Pat Stapleton .

I believe this is the latest he's ever gone.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Trois Rivieres is certainly happy to bring back (and give a nice bump) the coach who helped lead the team to the Milt Dunnell title last year.

Consider in the span of 9 years (1958-59 through 1966-67) this man led the Leafs, who weren't very good from the outset, to the playoffs every year, going to 6 SCF, including his very first season, winning 4 titles in the 1960's (62, 63, 64, 67), tied with Blake for most.

I did an extensive bio on him last year and came away extremely impressed. I highly encourage those interested to read it here. He was considered by numerous peers/writers to be on Blake's level as a coach, worked very well with an assistant for years, was a very shrewd judge of talent, and master motivator.

Post in thread 'ATD 2024 Bio Thread'

Jul 28, 2024

George "Punch" Imlach

The Ottawa Journal​

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada · Monday, February 25, 1952

Great piece by Bill Westwick that highlights Imlach and Jean Beliveau.

The Montreal Star​

Montreal, Quebec, Canada · Monday, March 03, 1952

Montreal Star piece speaking to Imlach's great handling of Beliveau.

The Ottawa...​

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Welcome back!

George "Punch" Imlach, coach