OPPF 2024: One Pick Per Franchise Draft (CLOCK ON)

[Professor What]

Out of curiosity, are we going to have something like an assassination thread?

 

[VanIslander]

Sure, and we'll kill it.

 

[tony d]

Sorry for the delay in my pick I’ll go with Bill Barber LW Philadelphia Flyers

 

[Professor What]

Sorry for the delay in my pick I’ll go with Bill Barber LW Philadelphia Flyers

Hey, it happens. We kept you guys waiting a couple of times too.

 

[VanIslander]

Baltimore selects Scotty Bowman, COACH

 

[BenchBrawl]

Where's the draft list? Trying to follow this but don't see it.

 

[Claude The Fraud]

Brett Hull, St-Louis Blues
Tim Horton, Toronto Maple Leafs

 

[VanIslander]

Draft list coming soon.

All GMs have responsibly kept their rosters updated, including franchises used.

 

[VanIslander]

Baltimore selects Howie Morenz, MONTREAL CANADIENS

 

[tony d]

Coaches don’t go vs teams used do they?

 

[Professor What]

Coaches don’t go vs teams used do they?

No, they don't count against the team.

 

[tony d]

Thanks

Pittsburgh selects Toe Blake, Coach

 

[Professor What]

I think I know what we're doing here, but I'm waiting to see if Hitru has any final thoughts before he calls it a night if he hasn't already. Expect the picks fairly soon.

 

[Professor What]

We're going to take our coach, Al Arbour, and from the Edmonton Oilers, we'll take Paul Coffey.

 

[tony d]

Sergei Fedorov C Detroit Red Wings

 

[VanIslander]

Sergei Fedorov C Detroit Red Wings

F Yzerman.... even more shocking: f Red Kelly, a hero at center for a Toronto dynasty after a clearly elite D for your top-4 blueline from his Detroit days.

At first i assumed Kelly for your blueline, then thought genius! Kelly as center and 7th dman option. Then i wondered if Stevie Y was the play. I not at all fathomed Fedorov was in the cards.

Your fav?

 

[VanIslander]

Baltimore selects Ted Kennedy, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

 

[VanIslander]

To be fair: I have trouble having panned Rocket Richard. I chose Morenz cuz he or Beliveau were penciled in predraft. But in hindsight, there are SO MANY great centers... and Maurice is a difference maker. Who wouldn't want him on their team? I ASSUMED he would be the first Hab off the board if not Harvey, and never pivoted from my Habs c strategy.

 

[VanIslander]

There's too much meat left on the table.

We gotta do a OPPF2: the minor league draft where all non-OPPF-picked players are in play.

 

[Claude The Fraud]

Lester Patrick, Coach
Jiri Holik, CSSR

 

[VanIslander]

Are you sure you don't mean Jiri Holik?

They are twin brothers. But the LWer is more heralded than the RWer.

 

[Claude The Fraud]

Are you sure you don't mean Jiri Holik?

They are twin brothers. But the LWer is more heralded than the RWer.

Thanks! I mixed them up!

 

[VanIslander]

Baltimore selects Zdeno Chara, BOSTON BRUINS

 

[tony d]

Fedorov more so for the defensive option.

In the easiest choice of the draft so far I go with Goalie Patrick Roy Montreal Canadiens

 

[VanIslander]

I take Hasek first and you get to take Roy last.

Life ain't fair.