ATD2025 Draft Thread

[Hockey Stathead]

Detroit picks Syd Howe, LW/C

 

[BenchBrawl]

Looking to trade down from upcoming pick 126th.

PM me if you wanna move up

 

[Dr Pepper]

Dawson City selects Harry Cameron, D

Noted teammate of Cy Denneny - and Frank Nighbor, coincidentally - Harry will slot in as a top pairing d-man.

 

[BenchBrawl]

Dawson City selects Harry Cameron, D

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Noted teammate of Cy Denneny - and Frank Nighbor, coincidentally - Harry will slot in as a top pairing d-man.

Cameron is a great partner for Stevens, and even more on a Gretzky team.

 

[VanIslander]

I wanna move up from 142... pm me

 

[Boreal01]

HC Lugano is proud to select Marian Hossa, RW

 

[ChiTownPhilly]

HC Lugano is proud to select Sweeney Schriner, LW

I don't know why he doesn't go in this range all the time.

Dawson City selects Harvey "Busher" Jackson, LW/D

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Had a look at the ATD bio mentioned above. Historical knock on Jackson has been defensive irresponsibility- but then, C. Conacher had been painted with that brush, too- and I think there's plenty of evidence to show that (in the case of Conacher), that's overblown. Is it overblown with Jackson, too? The Sturminator bio shows that there are quotes both praising and maligning his back-checking. To me, this suggests variable effort.

Of course, if one selects an All-Time "Put-Them-On-Dry-Island" team, Jackson's probably your starting LW. Maybe some of the variable effort can be put down to that.

Maybe this is too off-topic for the ATD thread, but do you (or does anyone) have any sense of how Quackenbush performed in the playoffs? I feel like I know virtually nothing about how he performed in the postseason.

Well, if anyone can dredge newspaper quotes praising Quackenbush's playoff chops, it'll be IE. The statistical record shows deep runs but no cigar. Of course, his most noteworthy losses were to Dynasty Toronto (with Detroit) & Dynasty Montreal (with Boston). The trade to Boston looks like a ghastly return for Detroit- but (at that time) they had a "something-left-in-the-tank" Sid Abel, Prime Lindsay, Young Howe, Young Kelly, and (a little later) white-hot-peak Sawchuk- so that franchise could easily survive one dodgy trade.

Interesting fun-fact from The Playoffs is that Quackenbush's penalty-rate actually declined to an even lower ratio that his (already low) regular season penalty-rate. How much of this can be put down to Quackenbush's situational awareness, and how much can be put down to the "tighter whistles in Playoffs" semi-urban legend? That's unknown to me...

 

[BenchBrawl]

Just woke up. Les Canadiens select Art Coulter, D.

Will be Brian Leetch's partner and form the core of Montreal's leadership with Bill Cook.

 

[BenchBrawl]

I don't know why he doesn't go in this range all the time.

Had a look at the ATD bio mentioned above. Historical knock on Jackson has been defensive irresponsibility- but then, C. Conacher had been painted with that brush, too- and I think there's plenty of evidence to show that (in the case of Conacher), that's overblown. Is it overblown with Jackson, too? The Sturminator bio shows that there are quotes both praising and maligning his back-checking. To me, this suggests variable effort.

Of course, if one selects an All-Time "Put-Them-On-Dry-Island" team, Jackson's probably your starting LW. Maybe some of the variable effort can be put down to that.

I wasn't referring to his defensive play specifically, but to the precise descriptions of how talented he was. For example, being able to take two strides on one skate, being clever against goalies, or being singled out for his ability to absorb garbage passes. Plus the usual about his stickhandling, his shot, etc. And his physicality.

 

[GKJ]

Gallifrey picks "the tank" LW Vladimir Krutov.

This allows us to form KSM line, where Sakic is significant upgrade to the undrafted Soviet. Considering how well the original line did we feel confident that our 1st line will get the job done. (They will also have familiar presense on blueline in Vasiliev for additional chemistry points + Kelly for the stud 1D to replace Fetisov)

Mahovlich drops to 2nd line and brings big scoring threat for that line.

I nearly look Krutov so I’m glad I was on the right beat. I’ll have my pick in a bit when I get a break at work