Johnny Engine and tony d have been PM'd.
I'll pick last for Day 1.
1. We could limit players to their most dominant decade;
Or
2. Let a GM claim (when picking) a player representing ANY decade in which they played part of 5 seasons (decade from Jan 1st 00 to Dec 31st 09).
The second way is simple and easy, the former more historically apt.
No 1890s, 2000s, 2010s.
Let's keep this simple and elegant.
A full 20-player squad representing 2 players from every decade of the 20th century.
I'll pick Howe of the 1950s, and Shore of the 1930s, in case you were worried about me picking Marty of the 70s or Nick of the 2010s.
Just EDIT your first post on the first page to become the roster post.Are we going to have a roster thread as well? Or just keep track of them via posts in this thread?
Philadelphia selects:
Bobby Hull LW 1960'S
Ray Bourque D 1980's
[posted 7:02am EASTERN time]
In all aspects of life, it pays to read the fine print.10 days of double picks (2 picks per day any time after 7 a.m. Pacific; 10 a.m. Eastern).
In all aspects of life, it pays to read the fine print.
Now this insta-draft will be in the unenviable position of adjudicating an appropriate sanction for a "jump-the-gun" infraction.
Was Red Kelly a typo there?
Otherwise you just drafted a center to play defense
Your post identifies him as a 60s player, and he played the majority of that decade as a center for the Leafs. That's not good for you one way or another, given he had his 8 straight years of AST recognition in the 50s, as a defenseman. I personally am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that's a simple mistake and not ignorance on Kelly (as you've shown yourself a smart ATD GM and HOH contributor), though I don't know how the rest think it should work.He's playing defense for me.
Your post identifies him as a 60s player, and he played the majority of that decade as a center for the Leafs. That's not good for you one way or another, given he had his 8 straight years of AST recognition in the 50s, as a defenseman. I personally am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that's a simple mistake and not ignorance on Kelly (as you've shown yourself a smart ATD GM and HOH contributor), though I don't know how the rest think it should work.
If it's the latter, I've been way overthinking my picks, and tbh I like the challenge. My preference is to use the decades selected only, but to let Ted fix his Kelly pick.Yeah, I’m not sure what the “official” rule is, but I always understood it that we are basing players abilities on the decade specified in the selection announcement.
So for example when I took 1980’s Ray Bourque, I’m imagining I get THAT version of him for my defense.
Then again, maybe we are over-thinking it and we mis-understood what was simply supposed to be a “use any decade you prefer for a player as long as it was 5 seasons in a decade” type of exercise. Maybe the intention all along was to base players off their entire career.
I guess we’ll let Van clarify.