NHL Mega-Mock Draft Reboot - Discussion / Draft Thread - PHASE SEVEN! Part One!

[Captain Dave Poulin]

@Captain Dave Poulin, centre for Larionov, for now, please.

Thank you, and in the future if you could please limit yourself to naming fewer than 12 names in one post, that would be excellent.

 

[Striiker]

this still goin huh

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Thank you, and in the future if you could please limit yourself to naming fewer than 12 names in one post, that would be excellent.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

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Igor is a big Liverpool fan.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Igor is a big Liverpool fan.

Probably because of his attachment to the colour red.

 

[BiggE]

To kick off Phase Lucky #7 of this most glorious endeavor, the PORTLAND FOG select another one of my favorites growing up and a goal-scoring machine in his prime. One of the more underrated members of the 500 goal club..

RW PETER BONDRA

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@CanadianFlyer88

I’m very saddened that you began this phase with a stupid player. Shame on you sir, Shame!

 

[BiggE]

There are arguably better options here, but you don't select Jim Devellano as your GM if you're not going to take a member of the Russian Five at some point.

This player was a strong advocate in the 80s to allow Russian players to ply their trade in North America professionally. Although his efforts fell on deaf ears, he finally made his way across the pond after some prominent defections.

He arrived in Vancouver to little fanfare, along with fellow KLM line member [REDACTED]. [REDACTED], unfortunately, never captured the magic in the NHL that he had in Russia. For a while, it looked like his teammate wouldn't either. Statistically holding his own, he didn't really break out in Vancouver and was ultimately lost on waivers to San Jose where he reunited with his other KLM line member, Sergei Makarov, to lead the charge and upset the heavily favoured Red Wings in the playoffs.

After Detroit suffered heartbreak in the 95 Cup Final, Jim Devellano approached some Russians on the Wings about acquiring this player from the Sharks. Of course, the players did all they could to persuade him. So, Devellano shipped off good ol' Canadian boy and 50 goal scorer, [REDACTED], to the Sharks to bring in the Professor.

His acquisition didn't bring instant results, but brought a Cups in years 2 and 3 to Detroit and another 4 years later. He played with the Wings into his early 40s and faded into the sunset with an ill advised final season with the Devils.

He was one of my favourite players to watch, but I also felt like we were deprived of his prime years in North America.

Welcome to the Seattle Sockeyes, Professor Igor Larionov!

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@BiggE, still throwing to you!

Et tu, Brute?

 

[BiggE]

Players? No thanks. Hit the Hulkster’s music!

{I AM A REAL AMERICAN, FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF EVERY MAN!}

Well, let me tell ya something, BROTHER!! Hulk Hogan and all the little, and totally wasted, little hulkamaniacs, DUDE, love the Jacksonville Methgators BROTHERS!!

There can only be one company BROTHER, one company that can make clothing fit for Methgators and all the Hulksmaniacs, DUDE!! And that company, BROTHER, is AMERICAN AF!!!

So brothers, I got one question for ya dude!!

WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN HULK HOGAN, THE METHGATORS AND AMERICAN AF RUN WILD OVER YOU!!!!

 

[BiggE]

@BernieParent , my dear rival and well known paragon of virtue, do the right thing and choose wisely.

Thou shalt not choose stupid

 

[Rebels57]

I’m very saddened that you began this phase with a stupid player. Shame on you sir, Shame!
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Too tired to pick the more important shit. That requires a fresh rested brain.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Et tu, Brute?

I would be shocked if anyone picked most of my non-hockey choices, but the players are certainly more likely to get sniped.

So, yes, definitely a player first.

 

[BernieParent]

"The Tampa Bay FireSticks, pleased as punch with the opportunity to select a second legendary goaltender, are extremely pleased to choose one of our all-time favourites. He was the NHL's winningest goalie in the 1980s, a First-Team All-Star and Lester B. Pearson Award winner in 1980-81, when he helped the St. Louis Blues win the Smythe Division and finish second in the overall NHL standings. He also finished second that year to a pretty good player (Wayne Gretzky) in Hart voting. But the numbers are only half the picture for us. As aspiring young goaltenders -- yes, each and every one of us! -- we fell head over heels with The Mask: the pure white death's head.

"We welcome to the FireSticks legendary line-up, Mike Liut."

Now up for the first time this round: @Strawberry Fields.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

"The Tampa Bay FireSticks, pleased as punch with the opportunity to select a second legendary goaltender, are extremely pleased to choose one of our all-time favourites. He was the NHL's winningest goalie in the 1980s, a First-Team All-Star and Lester B. Pearson Award winner in 1980-81, when he helped the St. Louis Blues win the Smythe Division and finish second in the overall NHL standings. He also finished second that year to a pretty good player (Wayne Gretzky) in Hart voting. But the numbers are only half the picture for us. As aspiring young goaltenders -- yes, each and every one of us! -- we fell head over heels with The Mask: the pure white death's head.

"We welcome to the FireSticks legendary line-up, Mike Liut."

Now up for the first time this round: @Strawberry Fields.

I watched him play a LOT of hockey.

 

[BernieParent]

I watched him play a LOT of hockey.

And you weren't in a good mood doing so, were you?

 

[pit]

There are arguably better options here, but you don't select Jim Devellano as your GM if you're not going to take a member of the Russian Five at some point.

This player was a strong advocate in the 80s to allow Russian players to ply their trade in North America professionally. Although his efforts fell on deaf ears, he finally made his way across the pond after some prominent defections.

He arrived in Vancouver to little fanfare, along with fellow KLM line member [REDACTED]. [REDACTED], unfortunately, never captured the magic in the NHL that he had in Russia. For a while, it looked like his teammate wouldn't either. Statistically holding his own, he didn't really break out in Vancouver and was ultimately lost on waivers to San Jose where he reunited with his other KLM line member, Sergei Makarov, to lead the charge and upset the heavily favoured Red Wings in the playoffs.

After Detroit suffered heartbreak in the 95 Cup Final, Jim Devellano approached some Russians on the Wings about acquiring this player from the Sharks. Of course, the players did all they could to persuade him. So, Devellano shipped off good ol' Canadian boy and 50 goal scorer, [REDACTED], to the Sharks to bring in the Professor.

His acquisition didn't bring instant results, but brought a Cups in years 2 and 3 to Detroit and another 4 years later. He played with the Wings into his early 40s and faded into the sunset with an ill advised final season with the Devils.

He was one of my favourite players to watch, but I also felt like we were deprived of his prime years in North America.

Welcome to the Seattle Sockeyes, Professor Igor Larionov!

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@BiggE, still throwing to you!

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

And you weren't in a good mood doing so, were you?

I wasn't too upset at them at the time, Bernardo - that was before I started going to the games regularly and found out what a shit fanbase it is. And also before #16 Butt Hole joined.

 

[Strawberry Fields]

G Grant Fuhr

@GKJ

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Good morning to the 101st Dong Platoon and all you ships at sea.

We start the first dawn of the new phase in a cloud of smoke with @GKJ on the clock, @mja on deck, and @Hollywood Couturier basking in the glory of his categories on the lido deck, and @Young Sandwich ogling bikinis and butts on the lido after deck. Speaking of weirdos, my nose is bleeding, so I am trying to type this with my head tilted like Kennedy's in the Zapruder film.

This new phase is very exciting, but clothes shopping is even more you know what, I can neither type nor think straight with my head like this - yada yada yada let's make some picks WOO!

 

[JojoTheWhale]

There are arguably better options here, but you don't select Jim Devellano as your GM if you're not going to take a member of the Russian Five at some point.

This player was a strong advocate in the 80s to allow Russian players to ply their trade in North America professionally. Although his efforts fell on deaf ears, he finally made his way across the pond after some prominent defections.

He arrived in Vancouver to little fanfare, along with fellow KLM line member [REDACTED]. [REDACTED], unfortunately, never captured the magic in the NHL that he had in Russia. For a while, it looked like his teammate wouldn't either. Statistically holding his own, he didn't really break out in Vancouver and was ultimately lost on waivers to San Jose where he reunited with his other KLM line member, Sergei Makarov, to lead the charge and upset the heavily favoured Red Wings in the playoffs.

After Detroit suffered heartbreak in the 95 Cup Final, Jim Devellano approached some Russians on the Wings about acquiring this player from the Sharks. Of course, the players did all they could to persuade him. So, Devellano shipped off good ol' Canadian boy and 50 goal scorer, [REDACTED], to the Sharks to bring in the Professor.

His acquisition didn't bring instant results, but brought a Cups in years 2 and 3 to Detroit and another 4 years later. He played with the Wings into his early 40s and faded into the sunset with an ill advised final season with the Devils.

He was one of my favourite players to watch, but I also felt like we were deprived of his prime years in North America.

Welcome to the Seattle Sockeyes, Professor Igor Larionov!

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@BiggE, still throwing to you!

Thank you so much for doing this early and saving me from myself. I was going to try to reconstruct the line, but it's basically impossible in the middle of the draft if you want to be sure you get both.

 

[BiggE]

G Grant Fuhr

@GKJ

Ew

 

[BiggE]

Happy 4/20

 

[Strawberry Fields]

Ew

Lol, I figured the 80s-philes would take offense.

 

[GKJ]

I am not a man that pays much attention to apparel makers and clothing lines and whatnot, but I always liked the old adidas logo, and just the old simple tee shirts that have just the logo abd word mark and nothing else.

It’s also a very easy logo to turn into a marijuana bud on this very special 4/20 holiday

@mja

 

[mja]

@JojoTheWhale never had a chance.

The NJFZ are terribly excited to select the Tank, LW Vladimir Krutov, the last remaining member of the famed KLM Line (@DancingPanther is now googling that for sure), and fittingly for our club the somewhat tragic figure of the trio. While his famed linemates went on to successful NHL careers, Krutov struggled in his only NHL season, both with conditioning and homesickness, and he was simply ill-equipped to handle the culture shock. Sadly, he passed away at the all too young age of 52.



@Hollywood Couturier

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Here comes a pick that everyone and their mother saw coming...

The Las Vegas Desert Ducks will select as their official apparel provider... Nike. Welcome to the team, Uncle Phil.

Although, i'm going to have to have a talk with him about his company's shit trash bag material hockey blouses. We're going to need to change that.