The FOFC Hockey Draft - Draft Underway - Page 12

Johnny93g · 03-14-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

I was planning to take Tretiak in round 9 (assuming no one else did first). MikeVic alluded to my defense: Bobby Hull is counting against my Winnipeg Jets even though he never played for them in the NHL. And believe me, that's affected my selections to this point (possibly for the better, because I'm certain that guys like Hawerchuk or Numminen mean more to me and MikeVic than they do to everyone else).

according to hockey database, he played 18 nhl games with the jets

Dr. Sak · 03-14-2008, 01:37 PM

Logan Selects...

7.11 Jason Spezza (Leader) - Ottawa

The real captain of Ottawa, not Alfredsson.

Maple Leafs · 03-14-2008, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fidatelo

I was planning to take Tretiak in round 9 (assuming no one else did first). MikeVic alluded to my defense: Bobby Hull is counting against my Winnipeg Jets even though he never played for them in the NHL. And believe me, that's affected my selections to this point (possibly for the better, because I'm certain that guys like Hawerchuk or Numminen mean more to me and MikeVic than they do to everyone else).

I've been working on the assumption that WHA teams don't count.

However, Hull did play for the NHL-version of the Jets.

Maple Leafs · 03-14-2008, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bsak16

7.11 Jason Spezza (Leader) - Ottawa

This may be a worse categorization than Heatley. Spezza is notoriously lazy and uninterested in team play. He's a generally nice and well-liked kid, but his nonexistent work ethic and refusal to alter his game are a big contributor to the Senators fractured dressing room right now.

Same logic applies, though: how will the voters see it?

Johnny93g · 03-14-2008, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsak16

Logan Selects...

7.11 Jason Spezza (Leader) - Ottawa

The real captain of Ottawa, not Alfredsson.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Fidatelo · 03-14-2008, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny93g

according to hockey database, he played 18 nhl games with the jets

Holy crap you'd think I should know that. Why is there no 'embarassed' face in the Smilies?

MikeVic · 03-14-2008, 01:52 PM

Me too.

Fidatelo · 03-14-2008, 01:58 PM

Is that supposed to be the embarassed face?

MikeVic · 03-14-2008, 02:00 PM

:o this is embarrassed apparently.

Pumpy Tudors · 03-14-2008, 02:02 PM

7.12 - Tony Esposito (Goalie) - Montreal, Chicago

He won the Calder and the Vezina in 1970, and then he followed that up with two more Vezinas over the next 4 years. Back then, the Vezina was given to the goalie whose team gave up the fewest goals during the season, so while the guys in front of him certainly helped him win, he was still (obviously) a big part of Chicago's success in the early '70s.

8.1 - Garnet Exelby (Big Hitter) - Atlanta

I know it takes a lot to get him to fight and take his medicine, and that may make his hitting seem a bit dirty, but I'm not looking for an enforcer here. The guy just hits people hard, and I figure it'd be nice to use Atlanta for something. This clip makes me laugh hysterically:

Dr. Sak · 03-14-2008, 02:04 PM

Logan Selects...

8.2 Peter Worrell (Enforcer) - Florida, Colorado

The #1 rated goon "statistically" by hockeygoon.com

Travis · 03-14-2008, 02:06 PM

I particularily like how the first guy he hits just gets up and skates back down the ice as his buddies are getting dropped.

Maple Leafs · 03-14-2008, 02:16 PM

I am completely and utterly lost when it comes to the big hitter category.

As best I can tell, I have three options: pick one of several reasonably good current players who casual fans will have never heard of, pick a well-known current player who doesn't really fit the category, or pick the guy I want and screw up the rest of my picks.

Whoever came up with the rules is a dickhead.

Fidatelo · 03-14-2008, 02:16 PM

I love that hockeygoon penalizes players for goals and assists!

Unfortunately for Logan, I seem to remember this from the rules: "To win you want to assemble the best team of players possible. So in the enforcer category, you do not want someone who can just fight, you want someone who can fight and also play hockey."

Fidatelo · 03-14-2008, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

I am completely and utterly lost when it comes to the big hitter category.

As best I can tell, I have three options: pick one of several reasonably good current players who casual fans will have never heard of, pick a well-known current player who doesn't really fit the category, or pick the guy I want and screw up the rest of my picks.

Whoever came up with the rules is a dickhead.

Just take Geoff Courtnall and stop bitching about it.

MikeVic · 03-14-2008, 02:21 PM

Can you take Mr. Clark?

Maple Leafs · 03-14-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

Can you take Mr. Clark?

No, I've already used Toronto, which was the only team he played for.

(Yes it was. Shut up. It was.)

MikeVic · 03-14-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

No, I've already used Toronto, which was the only team he played for.

(Yes it was. Shut up. It was.)

?

Maple Leafs · 03-14-2008, 02:28 PM

That's a terrible photoshop. That's not even a real NHL logo!

Honolulu_Blue · 03-14-2008, 02:30 PM

8.3 Derek Boogaard (Enforcer) (Minesota)

He's 6'7" and weighs 270 lbs. That's a professional wrestler, not a hockey player. He's big, he's mean, he's nasty. I watched him fly head over heels through the glass at a prospect tournament when his target (luckily)ducked at the very last moment.

Boogaard's knockout of fellow enforcer Todd Fedoruk helped spark debate over increasing the punishment for fighting in the NHL. During this fight, Boogaard landed a brutal punch to the cheek sending Fedoruk to the ice. As a result, Fedoruk had to undergo surgery to reconstruct his shattered cheek using titanium plates

Boogaard and his brother Aaron run the Derek and Aaron Boogaard Fighting Camp in Regina, Saskatchewan, for children ages 12 to 18. Yes, he runs a camp teaching children how to fight.

I can think of nobody I'd rather have protect the likes of St. Patrick.

Honolulu_Blue · 03-14-2008, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Unfortunately for Logan, I seem to remember this from the rules: "To win you want to assemble the best team of players possible. So in the enforcer category, you do not want someone who can just fight, you want someone who can fight and also play hockey."

Uh....

MikeVic · 03-14-2008, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

I can think of nobody I'd rather have protect the likes of St. Patrick.

Did you throw up in your mouth?

Oilers9911 · 03-14-2008, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

I am completely and utterly lost when it comes to the big hitter category.

As best I can tell, I have three options: pick one of several reasonably good current players who casual fans will have never heard of, pick a well-known current player who doesn't really fit the category, or pick the guy I want and screw up the rest of my picks.

Whoever came up with the rules is a dickhead.

In the same position here with my remaining picks. I'll be reaching no matter who I take.

Pumpy Tudors · 03-14-2008, 02:40 PM

I can't even view the Exelby video from work (the firewall filters the video out), but just remembering it makes me laugh like a child.

Lathum · 03-14-2008, 03:25 PM

pick coming

Lathum · 03-14-2008, 03:42 PM

8.4- Offensive Defensman- Dan Boyle- TB, Fla

puts up decent goal/assist numbers for a blueliner

Honolulu_Blue · 03-14-2008, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeVic

Did you throw up in your mouth?

Yes. Many, many times...

I haven't felt right coming into this thread or even thinking about this draft since I drafted him. I still don't know what I was thinking and perhaps never will.

TazFTW · 03-14-2008, 03:56 PM

8.5 Rick Nash, sniper (Columbus)

Johnny93g · 03-14-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TazFTW

8.5 Rick Nash, sniper (Columbus)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

He was my power forward pick

Fidatelo · 03-14-2008, 04:50 PM

Is the draft continuing through the weekend? Or do we resume monday?

TazFTW · 03-14-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Is the draft continuing through the weekend? Or do we resume monday?

I would hope so (with relaxed time limits).

Maple Leafs · 03-14-2008, 05:59 PM

No reason not to keep going, but that's really up to the players and whether they send in lists. We'll see...

Fidatelo · 03-14-2008, 07:13 PM

Want to talk about reaches? My inability to find a lockdown defenseman has lead me to consider Selke winners...

Lathum · 03-14-2008, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Want to talk about reaches? My inability to find a lockdown defenseman has lead me to consider Selke winners...

do any of you want to apologize to me now?

Chief Rum · 03-14-2008, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Want to talk about reaches? My inability to find a lockdown defenseman has lead me to consider Selke winners...

My Niedermayer pick is looking pretty good now, eh?

Chief Rum · 03-14-2008, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

do any of you want to apologize to me now?

Im sorry...

that you don't know what an NHL power forward is

Chief Rum · 03-14-2008, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

8.3 Derek Boogaard (Enforcer) (Minesota)

He's 6'7" and weighs 270 lbs. That's a professional wrestler, not a hockey player. He's big, he's mean, he's nasty. I watched him fly head over heels through the glass at a prospect tournament when his target (luckily)ducked at the very last moment.

Boogaard's knockout of fellow enforcer Todd Fedoruk helped spark debate over increasing the punishment for fighting in the NHL. During this fight, Boogaard landed a brutal punch to the cheek sending Fedoruk to the ice. As a result, Fedoruk had to undergo surgery to reconstruct his shattered cheek using titanium plates

Boogaard and his brother Aaron run the Derek and Aaron Boogaard Fighting Camp in Regina, Saskatchewan, for children ages 12 to 18. Yes, he runs a camp teaching children how to fight.

I can think of nobody I'd rather have protect the likes of St. Patrick.

I can't freakin' believe it. You stole the enforcer pick I had written down for several rounds. I hope the Wild have to play the Wings in the playoffs and Zetterburg gets beat down hard by this piece o'shit.

Chief Rum · 03-14-2008, 08:16 PM

My pick...

8.6 Chris Neil, Ottawa (Enforcer)

On a team of bitches like "leader" Spezza and "power forward" Heatley, here's a guy with sack. He's also a serious piece o' shit and I can't stand him. Perfect (well, except he isn't 6'7" 250+).

Suburban Rhythm · 03-14-2008, 08:38 PM

8.7 Hakan Loob -CAL- playmaker

Buccigross would be proud. But, the guy did rack up 236 assists in his brief (6 seasons) NHL career, and a 50 goal / 50 assist season in 1987-88.

Dr. Sak · 03-14-2008, 09:16 PM

no time limits...but try and either send me lists or check...thanks guys

Maple Leafs · 03-15-2008, 07:43 AM

8.8 Lindy Ruff - Head coach (BUF)

Went to a Cup final. Won coach of the year. Meh. Not a good pick, just a pure "whoever I can fit in at this point" choice..

Maple Leafs · 03-15-2008, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

My pick...

8.6 Chris Neil, Ottawa (Enforcer)

On a team of bitches like "leader" Spezza and "power forward" Heatley, here's a guy with sack. He's also a serious piece o' shit and I can't stand him. Perfect (well, except he isn't 6'7" 250+).

Good pick. Neil isn't really a heavyweight since he regurlarly gets killed by guys like Brashear, and he still hasn't decided that he wants a career as a tough guy instead of an agitator (witness his nauseating turtle act against Dingman in the playoffs a few years ago). But he's also a decent hockey player, unlike McGratton, so that makes him a solid choice here.

Oilers9911 · 03-15-2008, 08:23 AM

8.9 - Wade Redden - Offensive Defenseman - Ottawa

Dr. Sak · 03-15-2008, 08:34 AM

Fidatelo selects...

8.10 John Ferguson (Mtl) - Enforcer

vtbub · 03-15-2008, 08:58 AM

8.11 Kimmo Timonen (offensive defenseman)- NAS, PHI

Fidatelo · 03-15-2008, 09:04 AM

John Ferguson (Mtl) - Enforcer

Bruising left-winger John Ferguson earned quite a reputation in an NHL career that spanned just eight seasons. From the moment he suited up for the Montreal Canadiens Ferguson vowed to be "the meanest, rottenest, most miserable cuss ever to play in the NHL." The Canadiens had recruited the fierce forward because they felt the team lacked toughness, and John Ferguson delivered in spades.

Though he played a solid physical game and was more then willing to drop his gloves and engage in the pugilistic side of the game, there was a lot more to Ferguson then just brawn. He scored 15 or more goals in four of his first five seasons then turned many heads by firing home 29 goals during the 1968-69 season. His personal success was over-shadowed by the team's success. Before Ferguson had been brough a board the three years had passed since the Canadiens ended their five-in-a-row Stanley Cup run that closed out the 1950's without the team winning again. With Ferguson providing the missing ingredient of toughness the team returned to glory and captured five Cups during his eight year career with them, including on in 1971, when he played his last game.
-- http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/...p?player=12581

Maple Leafs · 03-15-2008, 09:11 AM

Ferguson is a great pick. Arguably the toughest of all time.

Too bad he dropped his kid on his head a few too many times.

Oilers9911 · 03-15-2008, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

Ferguson is a great pick. Arguably the toughest of all time.

Too bad he dropped his kid on his head a few too many times.

Bitter much?

It seems they are pissing away a lottery pick in quick fashion too. The Leafs can't even suck right.

Maple Leafs · 03-15-2008, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Oilers9911

It seems they are pissing away a lottery pick in quick fashion too. The Leafs can't even suck right.

Yeah, nothing worse than having a complete writeoff of a season and not even having a lottery pick to show for it.

Cough.

Johnny93g · 03-15-2008, 01:25 PM

8.12 Joel Otto, Cal, Phi, Power Forward

He was 6'4, 220, all strength. Finished his career with 508 points. Had 77 points in 122 playoff games. Won a cup with the Flames in 1989

9.1 Paul Laus, Flo, Enforcer

I actually found a legitimate enforcer. I'm happy with that. 14 goals, 1702 pm's, in 500+ games

03-14-2008, 01:58 PM	#558
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	Is that supposed to be the embarassed face? __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

03-14-2008, 02:02 PM	#560
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	7.12 - Tony Esposito (Goalie) - Montreal, Chicago He won the Calder and the Vezina in 1970, and then he followed that up with two more Vezinas over the next 4 years. Back then, the Vezina was given to the goalie whose team gave up the fewest goals during the season, so while the guys in front of him certainly helped him win, he was still (obviously) a big part of Chicago's success in the early '70s. 8.1 - Garnet Exelby (Big Hitter) - Atlanta I know it takes a lot to get him to fight and take his medicine, and that may make his hitting seem a bit dirty, but I'm not looking for an enforcer here. The guy just hits people hard, and I figure it'd be nice to use Atlanta for something. This clip makes me laugh hysterically: __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

03-14-2008, 02:06 PM	#562
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	I particularily like how the first guy he hits just gets up and skates back down the ice as his buddies are getting dropped. __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

03-14-2008, 02:16 PM	#563
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	I am completely and utterly lost when it comes to the big hitter category. As best I can tell, I have three options: pick one of several reasonably good current players who casual fans will have never heard of, pick a well-known current player who doesn't really fit the category, or pick the guy I want and screw up the rest of my picks. Whoever came up with the rules is a dickhead. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

03-14-2008, 02:16 PM	#564
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I love that hockeygoon penalizes players for goals and assists! Unfortunately for Logan, I seem to remember this from the rules: "To win you want to assemble the best team of players possible. So in the enforcer category, you do not want someone who can just fight, you want someone who can fight and also play hockey." __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

03-14-2008, 01:37 PM	#552
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	Logan Selects... 7.11 Jason Spezza (Leader) - Ottawa The real captain of Ottawa, not Alfredsson.

03-14-2008, 01:52 PM	#557
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Me too.

03-14-2008, 02:00 PM	#559
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	:o this is embarrassed apparently.

03-14-2008, 02:04 PM	#561
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	Logan Selects... 8.2 Peter Worrell (Enforcer) - Florida, Colorado The #1 rated goon "statistically" by hockeygoon.com

03-14-2008, 02:21 PM	#566
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Can you take Mr. Clark?

03-14-2008, 02:28 PM	#569
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	That's a terrible photoshop. That's not even a real NHL logo! __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

03-14-2008, 02:30 PM	#570
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	8.3 Derek Boogaard (Enforcer) (Minesota) He's 6'7" and weighs 270 lbs. That's a professional wrestler, not a hockey player. He's big, he's mean, he's nasty. I watched him fly head over heels through the glass at a prospect tournament when his target (luckily)ducked at the very last moment. Boogaard's knockout of fellow enforcer Todd Fedoruk helped spark debate over increasing the punishment for fighting in the NHL. During this fight, Boogaard landed a brutal punch to the cheek sending Fedoruk to the ice. As a result, Fedoruk had to undergo surgery to reconstruct his shattered cheek using titanium plates Boogaard and his brother Aaron run the Derek and Aaron Boogaard Fighting Camp in Regina, Saskatchewan, for children ages 12 to 18. Yes, he runs a camp teaching children* how to* *fight. I can think of nobody I'd rather have protect the likes of St. Patrick. __________________ Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

03-14-2008, 02:40 PM	#574
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I can't even view the Exelby video from work (the firewall filters the video out), but just remembering it makes me laugh like a child. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

03-14-2008, 03:25 PM	#575
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	pick coming

03-14-2008, 03:42 PM	#576
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	8.4- Offensive Defensman- Dan Boyle- TB, Fla puts up decent goal/assist numbers for a blueliner

03-14-2008, 03:56 PM	#578
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	8.5 Rick Nash, sniper (Columbus) __________________ "Teams don't want to make the trip anymore," says Hawaii coach June Jones. "They come here, we kick their ass, they go home." Fire Ron Lee.

03-14-2008, 04:50 PM	#580
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	Is the draft continuing through the weekend? Or do we resume monday? __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

03-14-2008, 05:59 PM	#582
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	No reason not to keep going, but that's really up to the players and whether they send in lists. We'll see... __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

03-14-2008, 07:13 PM	#583
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	Want to talk about reaches? My inability to find a lockdown defenseman has lead me to consider Selke winners... __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

03-14-2008, 08:16 PM	#588
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	My pick... 8.6 Chris Neil, Ottawa (Enforcer) On a team of bitches like "leader" Spezza and "power forward" Heatley, here's a guy with sack. He's also a serious piece o' shit and I can't stand him. Perfect (well, except he isn't 6'7" 250+). __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready. Last edited by Chief Rum : 03-14-2008 at 08:17 PM.

03-14-2008, 08:38 PM	#589
Suburban Rhythm Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh	8.7 Hakan Loob -CAL- playmaker Buccigross would be proud. But, the guy did rack up 236 assists in his brief (6 seasons) NHL career, and a 50 goal / 50 assist season in 1987-88. __________________ "Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?" "Yeah" "Cool!!"

03-14-2008, 09:16 PM	#590
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	no time limits...but try and either send me lists or check...thanks guys

03-15-2008, 07:43 AM	#591
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	8.8 Lindy Ruff - Head coach (BUF) Went to a Cup final. Won coach of the year. Meh. Not a good pick, just a pure "whoever I can fit in at this point" choice.. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

03-15-2008, 08:23 AM	#593
Oilers9911 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2006	8.9 - Wade Redden - Offensive Defenseman - Ottawa

03-15-2008, 08:34 AM	#594
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	Fidatelo selects... 8.10 John Ferguson (Mtl) - Enforcer

03-15-2008, 08:58 AM	#595
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	8.11 Kimmo Timonen (offensive defenseman)- NAS, PHI __________________

03-15-2008, 09:04 AM	#596
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	John Ferguson (Mtl) - Enforcer Bruising left-winger John Ferguson earned quite a reputation in an NHL career that spanned just eight seasons. From the moment he suited up for the Montreal Canadiens Ferguson vowed to be "the meanest, rottenest, most miserable cuss ever to play in the NHL." The Canadiens had recruited the fierce forward because they felt the team lacked toughness, and John Ferguson delivered in spades. Though he played a solid physical game and was more then willing to drop his gloves and engage in the pugilistic side of the game, there was a lot more to Ferguson then just brawn. He scored 15 or more goals in four of his first five seasons then turned many heads by firing home 29 goals during the 1968-69 season. His personal success was over-shadowed by the team's success. Before Ferguson had been brough a board the three years had passed since the Canadiens ended their five-in-a-row Stanley Cup run that closed out the 1950's without the team winning again. With Ferguson providing the missing ingredient of toughness the team returned to glory and captured five Cups during his eight year career with them, including on in 1971, when he played his last game. -- http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/...p?player=12581 __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime." Last edited by Fidatelo : 03-15-2008 at 09:05 AM.

03-15-2008, 09:11 AM	#597
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	Ferguson is a great pick. Arguably the toughest of all time. Too bad he dropped his kid on his head a few too many times. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

03-15-2008, 01:25 PM	#600
Johnny93g College Starter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto	8.12 Joel Otto, Cal, Phi, Power Forward He was 6'4, 220, all strength. Finished his career with 508 points. Had 77 points in 122 playoff games. Won a cup with the Flames in 1989 9.1 Paul Laus, Flo, Enforcer I actually found a legitimate enforcer. I'm happy with that. 14 goals, 1702 pm's, in 500+ games __________________ FOOL- Toronto Marlboros FOOL Classic Champions 2073, 2078, 2079, 2114, 2116, 2117, 2129, 2152, 2155, 2169, 2192 46 35 FOOL H- New York Giants World Champions 1914, 1928 BBCF: Notre Dame TML

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