ATD2025 Draft Thread

[tabness]

ahhhhhhhgggghghghghghg. (cry)

do you still need a pm lol

 

[tinyzombies]

do you still need a pm lol

'See- it's all better now, right?' Right, Nick. I'm ok now, thank you.

"When appearing on the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast, Crosby was asked who, out of every legend he’s played, is the best defenseman, and he didn’t hesitate for one second.

”Nicklas Lidstrom, without a doubt,” said Crosby."

 

[Claude The Fraud]

The Ottawa 67's are proud to select, from Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, one the baddest and best player of his era, the guy who's synonym of Old-time hockey, Eddie Shore.

 

[VanIslander]

I contemplated trading draft position to get him at the tail end of the top 10.

He single-handedly decided a lot of games. There is so much ink on SPECIFIC game after game in the newspaper archives. It is staggering.

 

[Claude The Fraud]

I contemplated trading draft position to get him at the tail end of the top 10.

He single-handedly decided a lot of games. There is so much ink on SPECIFIC game after game in the newspaper archives. It is staggering.

Tail end of the 10's for Shore?

I guess I'm reaching here!

More seriously, best defenseman left, imo, Pretty complete and mean player. The kind of player I want to build my roster around.

 

[VanIslander]

...Pretty complete and mean player. The kind of player I want to build my roster around.

Shore set the stage for Howe and Potvin.
Among others.

 

[Professor What]

More seriously, best defenseman left, imo, Pretty complete and mean player. The kind of player I want to build my roster around.

I get why Potvin might go before Shore from a team building perspective, but if we're just ranking defensemen, I'd have Shore relatively easily over Potvin, and quite possibly over Lidstrom too. (Although my opinion on that last one goes back and forth.)

 

[Claude The Fraud]

Shore set the stage for Howe and Potvin.
Among others.

Totally agree with you.

The fact that he was also one of the premier offensive defenseman of hi era has always amazed ne,