I like your first line, and it would be very scary if Little really broke out this year. Zajac isn't really a top line center, but Ovechkin probably makes up for it. I really think Turris is a bust (just my opinion). I love Hanzal as a third line center, but not so much as a top 6 player yet. Your D is decent, I don't Hedman will ever be top point producing dman. He's good for around 30 IMO. I wouldn't be surprised if Alzner breaks out this year though. He could be a prized pick up for you. Can't go wrong with Vokoun.
Kevin Bieksa was also taken before too.
I don't think Turris is a bust. He is only 20-21 years old and had a good year in the AHL. From what I have heard, he is NHL ready now, he has put on some weight, he has started to play with an edge and might center the Coyotes second line behind Wolski. Hopefully that happens but if it doesn't, I still don't think you can consider him a bust. Bobby Ryan took a long time to reach the NHL and Karl Alzner, who was drafted in the same year as Turris is likely going to make it this year.
I'd switch Stalberg and Brouwer, but very solid team
I wanted Ehrhoff though.
Alexander Ovechkin - Travis Zajac - Brian Little
XXXXXX - Kyle Turris - Kris Versteeg
XXXXXX - Martin Hanzal - XXXXXX
XXXXXX - XXXXXX - XXXXXX
Stephane Robidas - Victor Hedman
Niklas Hjarmalsson - Karl Alzner
XXXXXX - XXXXXX
Tomas Vokoun
XXXXXX
:thrashers
[FIELDSET="Lineup"]61. Rick Nash - 9. Matt Duchene - 14. Jordan Eberle[/FIELDSET]
17. Milan Lucic - 18. Matthew Lombardi - 71. Maxim Afinogenov
94. Ryan Smyth - 41. Shawn Matthias - XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX - XXXXXXXX - XXXXXXXX
79. Andrei Markov - 6. Dennis Wideman
36. Carl Gunnarsson - XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX - XXXXXXXX
29. Jonathan Bernier
XXXXXXXX
[FIELDSET="Captaincy"]Captain - Rick Nash[/FIELDSET]
Alternate - Andrei Markov
Alternate - Ryan Smyth
Please guys, whats your thoughts?
Let me know:
P. Kane - Bergeron - Hossa
Erat - B. Sutter - Stafford
xxxxx - xxxxx - Simmonds
Chara - Timonen
McCabe - xxxxx
Niemi
Still like this lineup, contingent on Eberle making an impact in the NHL. If his success in the juniors can translate to a higher level, you've got a solid first line. I'm not convinced Lucic is a second-liner, though--I'd swap him and Smyth.
So Eberle is a 1st liner, but Lucic isn't a second liner?
In an attempt to see how high my entry draft pick will be, please rate my squad:
Doan(4.55)-Lecavalier(7.727)-Iginla(7)
Zherdev(2)-Roy(4)-Knuble(2.8)
-Dubinsky(1.85)-
-O'Reilly(0.9)-
Carle(3.4375)-Gilbert(4)
Bieksa(3.75)-
Cumiskey(0.6)-
Kiprusoff (5.833)
Hopefully everyone but IR thinks it sucks.
So Eberle is a 1st liner, but Lucic isn't a second liner?
In an attempt to see how high my entry draft pick will be, please rate my squad:
Doan(4.55)-Lecavalier(7.727)-Iginla(7)
Zherdev(2)-Roy(4)-Knuble(2.8)
-Dubinsky(1.85)-
-O'Reilly(0.9)-
Carle(3.4375)-Gilbert(4)
Bieksa(3.75)-
Cumiskey(0.6)-
Kiprusoff (5.833)
Hopefully everyone but IR thinks it sucks.
Bottom of the league team, your team is full of players that are waaaaaay past their primes, Lecavalier? Garbage. Iginla? Garbage.
Young rookies who have never proven anything at the highest level FTW!
Antoine Vermette - Jeff Carter - Patric Hornqvist
Troy Brouwer - Jiri Hudler - Brian Gionta
Benoit Pouliot - Matt Cullen - Viktor Stalberg
XXXXXX - XXXXXX - XXXXXX
Dan Boyle - Christian Ehrhoff
Cam Barker - XXXXXX
XXXXXX - XXXXXX
Tuukka Rask
XXXXXX
What do you guys think so far?
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Alexander Ovechkin - Travis Zajac - Brian Little
XXXXXX - Kyle Turris - Kris Versteeg
XXXXXX - Martin Hanzal - XXXXXX
XXXXXX - XXXXXX - XXXXXX
Stephane Robidas - Victor Hedman
Niklas Hjarmalsson - Karl Alzner
XXXXXX - XXXXXX
Tomas Vokoun
XXXXXX
:thrashers
[FIELDSET="Lineup"]61. Rick Nash - 9. Matt Duchene - 14. Jordan Eberle[/FIELDSET]
17. Milan Lucic - 18. Matthew Lombardi - 71. Maxim Afinogenov
94. Ryan Smyth - 41. Shawn Matthias - XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX - XXXXXXXX - XXXXXXXX
79. Andrei Markov - 6. Dennis Wideman
36. Carl Gunnarsson - XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX - XXXXXXXX
29. Jonathan Bernier
XXXXXXXX
[FIELDSET="Captaincy"]Captain - Rick Nash[/FIELDSET]
Alternate - Andrei Markov
Alternate - Ryan Smyth
P. Kane - Bergeron - Hossa
Erat - B. Sutter - Stafford
xxxxx - xxxxx - Simmonds
Chara - Timonen
McCabe - xxxxx
Niemi
Milan Michalek - Brad Boyes - Martin Havlat
Peter Regin - Pierre-Marc Bouchard - Steve Bernier
Steve Ott - Brayden Schenn - xxxxx
xxxxx - xxxxx - xxxxx
Ryan Suter - Zbynek Michalek
Filip Kuba - xxxxx
xxxxx - xxxxx
Ryan Miller
xxxxx
Doan(4.55)-Lecavalier(7.727)-Iginla(7)
Zherdev(2)-Roy(4)-Knuble(2.8)
-Dubinsky(1.85)-
-O'Reilly(0.9)-
Carle(3.4375)-Gilbert(4)
Bieksa(3.75)-
Cumiskey(0.6)-
Kiprusoff (5.833)
D. Sedin - Plekanec - St. Louis
Stajan - Prospal - Alfredsson
Clarkson
Martin - Staal
Greene
C. Mason
You have some big reaches at forward (ie. guys on higher lines than they will likely produce for), your defense is very solid at the moment, but I expect Rask to only start about 50 games next year (Bruins won't pay Thomas 5M to play 10 games).
Overall: C+
Your 1st line consists of the best player in the league, a 2nd line center and a 3rd line center. Your 2nd line consists of an AHL callup and a 3rd line center. Your defense has only one guy who even MAY score over 30 points next year (Robidas) and you have a superstar goalie who will be lucky to get 30 wins on a brutal team.
Overall: D
Pretty good top 6, but you are placing too much faith in two young guys on your top line, Smyth is devalued as a 3rd line winger, though. Solid defense, but again, too much faith in an unproven commodity in Gunnarson and too much expectation for Wideman who didn't score much for the Bruins and is now heading to Florida... where +/-'s go to die, also an unproven goalie who worst case is a backup and best case splits 50/50 with Quick.
Overall: C
Great first line, solid 2nd line, good start to your 3rd line, very good 1st pairing defense, but you better pray Niemi doesn't price himself out of Chicago's pockets or else he will be a backup somewhere.
Overall: B
Alot of minor reaches at all positions, Miller will keep your head above water.
Overall: C-
Horrible team, imho, the worst in the league. Give this man the 1st overall entry pick now.
Overall:
Did you just say Travis Zajac is a 2nd line center?
Damn, was hoping to get 1 of Boychuk or Franson with my next pick.
You guys do know that you don't have to draft an enforcer...
What kind of scoring system doesn't use enforcers?