ATD2025 Draft Thread

[spitsfan24]

Not trying to flood the thread with these types of messages, but depending on the next pick, I would be open to a trade down.

Want to start the process now so I'm not holding everybody up once I'm actually on the clock.

 

[Professor What]

My 1st rounders:

ATD2011: Gretzky + Lidstrom
ATD2012: Kelly
ATD2013: Bourque
ATD2014: Undrafted
ATD2015: Richard
ATD2016: Howe
ATD2017: Harvey
ATD2018: Shore
ATD2019: Harvey
ATD2020: Team 1: Crosby, Team 2: Undrafted
ATD2021: Hull
ATD2022: Hull
ATD2023: Did not play
ATD2024: Richard
ATD2025: Lemieux

Wayne Gretzky was the 1st player I ever drafted.

Because I did 3 repeats with Harvey, Hull & Richard, there's still many players I haven't build around.

A couple of mine are undrafted, but I'll try to remember to do this when they are.

 

[tinyzombies]

I’m reading Andy O’Brien’s erudite 1960 bio of the Rocket. I didn’t know he was such a good writer- gonna have to look for his newspaper stuff.

Rocket 2nd best VsX goalscorer ever and has to be the most clutch. Ask most Habs fans and they would never have Beliveau and Harvey ahead of Rocket. If this wasn’t also a team building game, I definitely would have taken him.

 

[ImporterExporter]

I’m reading Andy O’Brien’s erudite 1960 bio of the Rocket. I didn’t know he was such a good writer- gonna have to look for his newspaper stuff.

Rocket 2nd best VsX goalscorer ever and has to be the most clutch. Ask most Habs fans and they would never have Beliveau and Harvey ahead of Rocket. If this wasn’t also a team building game, I definitely would have taken him.

I've found a lot of great pieces by Mr. O'Brien over the years of researching on the newspaper platforms. I know a good many have made their way into bios.

I do wonder if we'll see more instances of Harvey pushing Mario outside the top 4 given the # of times we've seen Doug on the Milt Dunnell Cup winner.

 

[VanIslander]

After 20 years i realize the only drafted players this year that i have never drafted are: Harvey, Beliveau, Richard... and i LOVED the Habs as a child. I usually draft several from la belle province. This is the one time when early draft Habs lover moi noticed that value met opportunity (i sent IE several offers for his pick).

EDIT: Plus Mario & Sid 'cuz of every iota of Caps fan in me. Pittsburgh players are off the table for me - unless Mario drops to 8th... er, i'd trade 8th away for a haul, so i'm unlikely to ever draft a Penguin (i mentally blick out Hossa - he is not defined as a Penguin).

Bonus point: who is the one and only Pittsburgh player i have drafted multiple times, building bios of, pounding the table for, from early in his career (MLD material) to his ATD mainstay position. PM me the correct answer to get my 21st rounder for "future.considerations".

 

[BenchBrawl]

I've found a lot of great pieces by Mr. O'Brien over the years of researching on the newspaper platforms. I know a good many have made their way into bios.

I do wonder if we'll see more instances of Harvey pushing Mario outside the top 4 given the # of times we've seen Doug on the Milt Dunnell Cup winner.

Mario is due for a big time ATD championship!

 

[ImporterExporter]

Mario is due for a big time ATD championship!

If anyone can pull it off, it's you my friend

 

[BenchBrawl]

If anyone can pull it off, it's you my friend

Haha I'll do my best, thanks! But as you know, winning the ATD is hard. The winds must go your way.