ATD2025 Draft Thread

[jigglysquishy]

Hey congrats man! That's awesome. Will it be your first child? Enjoy the moment and take it all in. It all happens in a flash. I blinked and my son just turned 6. And most important of all, be as present as possible for your wife. Their lives are impacted much more than ours.

Thank you! We have a 2.5 year old at home too. But this will be our first boy. I luck out in that I can take 2 months off work though.

But I expect chaos.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Well, given I'm looking for a job in real life, I'd say I've ascended to certified mediator now.

I'll put this instance on the resume!

Good luck with the search. If you're comfortable sharing, what city/state/province are you in, and what type of role are you looking for? Or send that to me by PM if you don't want to post it publicly.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Good luck with the search. If you're comfortable sharing, what city/state/province are you in, and what type of role are you looking for? Or send that to me by PM if you don't want to post it publicly.

I'm based in south central Pennsylvania and spent the vast majority of the last 17 years (I served 4 years in the Air Force directly out of HS) in transportation, specifically operations logistics, though I've worn a few different hats within that field.

I'm certainly open to leaving the transportation umbrella if the job is intriguing and offering comparable pay and benefits.

Relocation is very likely out of the question at this time, as I don't want to lose time with my soon to be teenage son. I'd at least like to be in this general area as long as he's still in school. Once he graduates and begins the adult portion of his life journey I'm much more open to the idea of leaving the area/state.

Thanks for reaching out!

 

[tabness]

sorry for the wait

hmm wasn't really part of the plan but whatever

Paul Coffey, D

 

[GKJ]

Philadelphia Firebirds, let’s go score some goals: Mike Bossy, RW

@BenchBrawl

 

[BenchBrawl]

Les Canadiens select another player they haven't had before, great captain and powerforward Bill Cook, RW.

 

[BenchBrawl]

sorry for the wait

hmm wasn't really part of the plan but whatever

Paul Coffey, D

Potvin and Coffey is a nasty 1-2 punch on the blueline.

I was contemplating picking Coffey to reunite him with Mario.

Philadelphia Firebirds, let’s go score some goals: Mike Bossy, RW

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@BenchBrawl

Another guy I was contemplating to pair with Mario. Ultimately I would have went with Cook because I like the powerforward aspect, but Bossy would have been sweet on the PP with 66.

 

[ImporterExporter]

Les Canadiens select another player they haven't had before, great captain and powerforward Bill Cook, RW.

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I feel like you've done the Mario/Cook combo before, but it might have been another long time vet.

Regardless, love the pair. Cook can handle the checking and heavy lifting, and is a much better version of a guy who rode with 66 in the early 90s.

 

[BenchBrawl]

I feel like you've done the Mario/Cook combo before, but it might have been another long time vet.

Regardless, love the pair. Cook can handle the checking and heavy lifting, and is a much better version of a guy who rode with 66 in the early 90s.

The Mario Lemieux-Bill Cook pairing has never been done before in the ATD. I checked all the Roster Threads all the way back to ATD#6 because I didn't want to re-do what others did with Mario.

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Possibly the combo existed in a lower draft though, I don't know.

 

[ChiTownPhilly]

Cook in the mid-30s is such a bargain...

 

[tabness]

Potvin and Coffey is a nasty 1-2 punch on the blueline.

I was contemplating picking Coffey to reunite him with Mario.

Unlike the last team with Coffey and Chelios, wasn't even planning Coffey for this one, but I always seem to pick around this time, and I'm just a big fan, and there are many other GMs who just won't touch him lol, so I seem to always get him.

Denis Potvin is generally a super arrogant guy and never did like the Oilers but he spoke glowingly about Coffey as being one of the absolute all time best he ever saw around 1995 I remember

 

[Boreal01]

Cook in the mid-30s is such a bargain...

Here comes another one

Unsuccessfully attempted to trade up (twice) for this tremendous all-around talent as the odds of him falling to this spot seemed incredibly slim

HC Lugano is proud to select Stan Mikita, C

 

[Professor What]

Here comes another one

Unsuccessfully attempted to trade up (twice) for this tremendous all-around talent as the odds of him falling to this spot seemed incredibly slim

HC Lugano is proud to select Stan Mikita, C

That was good luck in failing those trades. You got a steal. This is 9 spots lower than he's ever gone before.

Edit: I also think he's better than a handful of centers already taken.

 

[Habsfan18]

Les Canadiens select another player they haven't had before, great captain and powerforward Bill Cook, RW.

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One of these damn years I'll finally get the chance to draft Bill Cook.

 

[Dr Pepper]

With our second round pick, Dawson City is pleased to select Jari Kurri, RW.

 

[Hockey Stathead]

Detroit selects Phil Esposito, C

 

[Habsfan18]

Cook in the mid-30s is such a bargain...

When I was debating on that trio of wingers at 23 (Lafleur, Ovechkin, Makarov) I had to convince myself that it was a tad bit early for Bill Cook, because he's one my favourite historical players ever and I've wanted to draft him since I started participating. On the surface I viewed him as just a tier below the other three in terms of value, but the more I think about it I'm not so sure that's the case. In terms of what he brings to an ATD club, how can you not love that overall package?

Preferred the Lafleur fit but damnit BB, that's a really solid fit beside Mario.

 

[rmartin65]

Detroit selects Phil Esposito, C

Nice. Esposito is fun to build around.

 

[Habsfan18]

Every year I seem to get saddled with picks super close together, so that wait for my next set to come around always feels like ages.

 

[BenchBrawl]

So Gretzky-Kurri and Orr-Esposito, nice!

When I was debating on that trio of wingers at 23 (Lafleur, Ovechkin, Makarov) I had to convince myself that it was a tad bit early for Bill Cook, because he's one my favourite historical players ever and I've wanted to draft him since I started participating. On the surface I viewed him as just a tier below the other three in terms of value, but the more I think about it I'm not so sure that's the case. In terms of what he brings to an ATD club, how can you not love that overall package?

Preferred the Lafleur fit but damnit BB, that's a really solid fit beside Mario.

I prefer all three to Cook but they are close. With Mario, I prefer Cook to all three though.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

I'm based in south central Pennsylvania and spent the vast majority of the last 17 years (I served 4 years in the Air Force directly out of HS) in transportation, specifically operations logistics, though I've worn a few different hats within that field.

I'm certainly open to leaving the transportation umbrella if the job is intriguing and offering comparable pay and benefits.

Relocation is very likely out of the question at this time, as I don't want to lose time with my soon to be teenage son. I'd at least like to be in this general area as long as he's still in school. Once he graduates and begins the adult portion of his life journey I'm much more open to the idea of leaving the area/state.

Thanks for reaching out!

I know you're a Pens fan, but for some reason I thought you were Canadian. Unfortunately I don't have any business contacts in Pennsylvania.

This might be an odd thing for a Canadian to say right now, but thank you for your service. This will pass. Both of our countries are stronger together.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

I tried to get him to co GM too.

My wife is due in 2 weeks so I would have loved to have someone to help out during the craziness. I might miss a pick but I'll bounce back.

Congrats! I might be able to help. If you want to leave a "strategic" list (ie "choose the best two-way playmaking centre with my next pick", or "if Team X picks Player A, pick Player B, otherwise pick player C") I can help. February is probably my busiest month of the year but I'm sure I can log in at least once a day (to make sure you don't get skipped).

 

[rmartin65]

Congrats! I might be able to help. If you want to leave a "strategic" list (ie "choose the best two-way playmaking centre with my next pick", or "if Team X picks Player A, pick Player B, otherwise pick player C") I can help. February is probably my busiest month of the year but I'm sure I can log in at least once a day (to make sure you don't get skipped).

It’s a shame the traditional ATD timing doesn’t work with your schedule. Would you be able to participate in next year’s ATD if we started in March?

 

[Hitru]

Btw, has anyone let @Leaf Lander know that he is on the clock?