FOFC Fantasy Hockey draft thread

[Suburban Rhythm]

Just dumped names in Excel, randomly generated numbers and sorted highest to lowest. Draft order is...

1) The Jackal
2) Samifan24
3) britrock88
4) Chief Rum
5) sposfan
6) Logan
7) bhlloy
8) Suburban Rhythm
9) Ajax
10) Jon

I'll do my best to update/summarize picks throughout the day to keep things clean.

If possible, PM the next up to keep things flowing. Not really setting limits at this point, we've got a week. With starters and bench there will be 21 rounds. If we get bogged down, we can start imposing limits.

For consistency purposes (and making it easier to build rosters for me later), please try and post:

1.1 Cindy Crysby - C - PIT


Jackal is on the clock...

[Suburban Rhythm]

ROUND 1

1.1 Steven Stamkos - C - TBL - The Jackal
1.2 Sidney Crosby - C - PIT - samifan24
1.3 Evgeni Malkin - C/RW - PIT - britrock88
1.4 John Tavares - C - NYI - Chief Rum
1.5 Alex Ovechkin - RW - WAS - sposfan
1.6 Henrik Lundqvist - G - NYR - Logan
1.7 Kris Letang - D - PIT - bhlloy
1.8 PK Subban - D - MTL - Suburban Rhythm
1.9 Erik Karlsson - D - OTT - Ajaxab
1.10 Corey Perry - RW - ANA - Jon

2.1 Claude Giroux - C - PHI - Jon
2.2 Taylor Hall - RW - EDM - Ajaxab
2.3 Shea Weber - D - NAS - Suburban Rhythm
2.4 Phil Kessel - RW - TOR - bhlloy
2.5 Patrick Kane - RW - CHI - Logan
2.6 Zdeno Chara - D - BOS - sposfan
2.7 Tuukka Rask - G - BOS - Chief Rum
2.8 Henrik Zetterberg - C/LW - DET - britrock88
2.9 Pavel Datsyuk - C - DET - samifan24
2.10 Craig Anderson - G - OTT - The Jackal

3.1 Dustin Byfuglien - D - WPG - The Jackal
3.2 Pekka Rinne - G - NAS - samifan24
3.3 Anze Kopitar - C - LAK - britrock88
3.4 Jonathan Quick - G - LAK -Chief Rum
3.5 Andrei Markov - D - MTL - sposfan
3.6 Henrik Sedin - C - VAN - Logan
3.7 Eric Staal - C - CAR - bhlloy
3.8 Corey Crawford - G - CHI - Suburban Rhythm
3.9 Jonathan Toews - C - CHI - Ajaxab
3.10 Roberto Luongo - G - VAN - Jon

4.1 Ryan Suter - D - MIN - Jon
4.2 Jimmy Howard - G - DET - Ajaxab
4.3 Martin St Louis - RW - TBL - Suburban Rhythm
4.4 Sergei Bobrovsky - G - CBJ - bhlloy
4.5 Rick Nash - LW - NYR - Logan
4.6 James Neal - RW - PIT - sposfan
4.7 Dion Phaneuf - D - TOR -Chief Rum
4.8 Chris Kunitz - LW - PIT - britrock88
4.9 Patrick Sharp - LW - CHI - samifan24
4.10 Daniel Sedin - LW - VAN - The Jackal

5.1 Jakub Voracek - RW - PHI - The Jackal
5.2 Evander Kane - LW - WPG - samifan24
5.3 Tyler Seguin - C/RW - DAL - britrock88
5.4 Ryan Getzlaf - C - ANA - Chief Rum
5.5 Niklas Backstrom - C - WSH - sposfan
5.6 Zach Parise - LW - MIN - Logan
5.7 Mike Green - D - WSH - bhlloy
5.8 Logan Couture - C - SJS - Suburban Rhythm
5.9 Nazem Kadri - C/LW - TOR - Ajaxab
5.10 Duncan Keith - D - CHI - Jon

6.1 Derek Stepan - C - NYR - Jon
6.2 Antii Niemi - G - SJS - Ajaxab
6.3 Marc Andre Fleury - G - PIT - Suburban Rhythm
6.4 Marian Hossa - RW - CHI - bhlloy
6.5 Carey Price - G - MTL - Logan
6.6 Braden Holtby - G - WSH - sposfan
6.7 Loui Eriksson - LW/RW - BOS - Chief Rum
6.8 Alex Semin - LW - CAR - britrock88
6.9 Jamie Benn - LW/C - DAL - samifan24
6.10 Kimmo Timonen - D - PHI - The Jackal

7.1 Bobby Ryan - RW - OTT - The Jackal
7.2 Niklas Kronwall - D - DET - samifan24
7.3 Max Pacioretty - LW - MTL - britrock88
7.4 Alex Pietrangelo - D - STL - Chief Rum
7.5 Dustin Brown - LW - LAK - sposfan
7.6 Matt Moulson - LW - NYI - Logan
7.7
7.8
7.9
7.10

[Suburban Rhythm]

The Jackal
1.1 Steven Stamkos - C - TBL




samifan24
1.2 Sidney Crosby - C - PIT



britrock88
1.3 Evgeni Malkin - C/RW - PIT



Chief Rum
1.4 John Tavares - C - NYI

[Suburban Rhythm]

sposfan
1.5 Alex Ovechkin - RW - WAS



Logan
1.6 Henrik Lundqvist - G - NYR



bhlloy
1.7 Kris Letang - D - PIT

[Suburban Rhythm]

Suburban Rhythm
1.8 PK Subban - D - MTL



Ajaxab
1.9



Jon
1.10

[Logan]

Awesome, this is gonna be a shitshow for me. Middle of the pack is a good place to be for that reason.

[Chief Rum]

Did someone PM The Jackal and let him know he is picking first?

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Did someone PM The Jackal and let him know he is picking first?

Yeah I did once I posted the thread.

Hopefully once we get moving, guys will be more aware we've started an check back in more often

[Logan]

Can I just reserve Colin White now?

[The Jackal]

Sorry guys! Got super distracted at work and had to re-install stuff on my computer, etc. Pick coming in a second.

[The Jackal]

1.1 Steven Stamkos - C - TBL

[samifan24]

1.2 C Sidney Crosby, PIT

Holding my nose on this one.

PS- I still have to join the league tonight.

[britrock88]

1.3 Evgeni Malkin, C/RW, PIT

[Chief Rum]

1.4 John Tavares - C - NYR

[sposfan]

Argh...

Guess that gives me the not-so-great-eight!

Alex Ovechkin (and he BETTER bounce back!)

1.5 Alex Ovechkin, RW, WAS

[Chief Rum]

Yeah, I struggled with Ovechkin. Which is why I passed on him and took Tavares. Hoping for another leap in his development to a whole new level.

[sposfan]

heh, i was hoping he'd be off the board already

[claphamsa]

Originally Posted by sposfan

Argh...

Guess that gives me the not-so-great-eight!

Alex Ovechkin (and he BETTER bounce back!)

1.5 Alex Ovechkin, RW, WAS

bounce back? from the Richard and hart? I mean I hate him... but hes way better at fantasy than real life.

[sposfan]

So am I

[Jon]

Is this a snake draft?

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by Jon

Is this a snake draft?

Yes

[Logan]

Just a heads up that I didn't get a PM...are we doing those off-hours?

1.6 Henrik Lundqvist - G - NYR

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by Logan

Just a heads up that I didn't get a PM...are we doing those off-hours?

I'd say when in doubt, PM fellas. Even if it's not received for 8 hours, at least they'll have notice.

[Logan]

Yeah I agree. I PMed bhlloy

[Suburban Rhythm]

picking on behalf of bhlloy, he sent me a handful of players

1.7 Kris Letang - D - PIT

[Suburban Rhythm]

My pick....really torn between two guys...

1.8 PK Subban - D - MTL

[Ajaxab]

Torn between a couple of guys as well...hopefully my 2nd choice is on the board after Jon takes his two players.

1.9 Erik Karlsson - D - OTT

[bhlloy]

I debated a really long time on Subban - if he progresses like he should from last year, he's going to be a beast across multiple categories and might be the most valuable player in this scoring format. But I took the safer route (I think)...

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by bhlloy

I debated a really long time on Subban - if he progresses like he should from last year, he's going to be a beast across multiple categories and might be the most valuable player in this scoring format. But I took the safer route (I think)...

I'm a huge Letang fan (and homer). He's got ridiculous tools. But his injuries scare me. And, for lack of a better word, he's dumb. I pray to God that with Jacques Martin as an assistant this year, he can really help him become a smarter player.

[bhlloy]

Eh, dumbness isn't a category right? I think you or I could probably get 40 assists as long as we were the primary puckhandler on that PP.

That being said the injuries are a concern. You are making me wish I took Subban now, dammit!

[The Jackal]

Originally Posted by bhlloy

Eh, dumbness isn't a category right? I think you or I could probably get 40 assists as long as we were the primary puckhandler on that PP.

That being said the injuries are a concern. You are making me wish I took Subban now, dammit!

I think Letang was the right choice. Subban has to prove he can perform at that offensive level consistently. Now if this were about who's the better defenseman... Subban would win in my book hands down.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by bhlloy

Eh, dumbness isn't a category right? I think you or I could probably get 40 assists as long as we were the primary puckhandler on that PP.

That being said the injuries are a concern. You are making me wish I took Subban now, dammit!

He's actually pretty awful on the PP. Part of it is deferring to 87 and 71 too much. The other part is the "dumbness" factor. Skill wise, he's right there, IMO, with Karlsson, Weber, Subban. But with that much talent, why is he such a cluster on the PP? He could be a point per game guy on that team. But he's "only" a 50-60 point guy currently.

Want a trade?

[The Jackal]

This anticipation is killer

[Ajaxab]

I pm'ed Jon fwiw.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Yeah I checked earlier, looks like he hasn't been on all day

[Jon]

Long day at work---

1.10 Corey Perry - RW - ANA

2.1. Claude Giroux - C - PHI

[Ajaxab]

Jon got my guy at 2.1. Taking a bit of a gamble with this pick, but gambling on the upside and hoping +/- doesn't kill me.

2.2 Taylor Hall - LW - EDM

[Suburban Rhythm]

Going to test my own theory in the initial setup of the league. I'll either be a genius or an idiot. Loading up on D first...

2.3 Shea Weber - D - NAS

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by Logan

Can I just reserve Colin White now?

Only caught this now.

[bhlloy]

2.4 Phil Kessel, Toronto

My pick for the all important "two handed slash" category

Can somebody send the PM for me? I'm on my phone and its a pain in the ass

[Logan]

I see bllhoy is here...hanging around for a bit.

[Logan]

Cool...I'm about set to go.

[Logan]

2.5 Patrick Kane - RW - CHI

Was hoping for Weber here.

PMed sposfan.

[Ajaxab]

Originally Posted by bhlloy

2.4 Phil Kessel, Toronto

My pick for the all important "two handed slash" category

I thought about him, but just couldn't bring myself to do it.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by Logan

2.5 Patrick Kane - RW - CHI

Was hoping for Weber here.

PMed sposfan.

If it makes you feel better (worse) I was raking Kane if I took a forward.

[sposfan]

I'll make my pick soon as I'm home... figure within the hour...

[bhlloy]

I wanted Weber even as a second dman, and was deciding between Kessel and Kane. So sounds like we are all using the same cheat sheet or are just all really smart

[The Jackal]

Will be back around 9:15 or so if it's up to me by that point.

[Chief Rum]

I will probably be away when sposfan picks, so I sent a mini-list to britrock and SR to keep the draft moving.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by bhlloy

I wanted Weber even as a second dman, and was deciding between Kessel and Kane. So sounds like we are all using the same cheat sheet or are just all really smart

Or equally stupid?