Dispersal Draft Game - Discussion Thread

[meow]

He needs something that he hasn't had in his career. And it'sa coming.

[mikey287]

Hmm, he did miss out on Bill Dark in London, I do believe...

[MRandall25]

He needs something that he hasn't had in his career. And it'sa coming.

A third leg to close that humongous 5 hole?

[pcm]

He needs something that he hasn't had in his career. And it'sa coming.

A third leg to close that humongous 5 hole?

[mikey287]

Let's keep this sophisticated....

[MRandall25]

... poor word choice.

[Kraftster]

Smith is, IMO, Lehtonen-lite. Great puck mover to support my defense, and has the ability to singlehandedly win games. However, is very streaky & prone to lose games as well. By having Smith as a backup, I can play him when he's hot, but let Lehtonen carry the bulk of the games. Also won't have to switch my strategy whatsoever with him in (vs. Lehtonen).

Funny, LITT and I were strongly considering Smith as our back up for the complete opposite reason. I remember when there was discussion before Team Canada selections, a number of folks were talking about the fact that many liked Smith a lot simply because you know what you are going to get from him, making him a very safe choice as a third goalie.

[Kovy27]

Granlund was my pick....damn it

[Idoit40fans]

Smith is, IMO, Lehtonen-lite. Great puck mover to support my defense, and has the ability to singlehandedly win games. However, is very streaky & prone to lose games as well. By having Smith as a backup, I can play him when he's hot, but let Lehtonen carry the bulk of the games. Also won't have to switch my strategy whatsoever with him in (vs. Lehtonen).

Funny, LITT and I were strongly considering Smith as our back up for the complete opposite reason. I remember when there was discussion before Team Canada selections, a number of folks were talking about the fact that many liked Smith a lot simply because you know what you are going to get from him, making him a very safe choice as a third goalie.

I think Smith is the opposite of someone who can singlehandedly win games. Yeah, you know what you're getting, and its a guy who can thrive in a situation where he's protected by a great team defense.

[Avyran]

Really? I coulda swore Smith was known for being consistently inconsistent. Thought his mental strength wasn't as good as his goaltending capabilities... some parts of the season, he's Vezina-worthy. Guess I'm in the minority for this opinion. Ah well.

This article discusses that:

Inconsistency in [Smith's] play earlier in the calendar was at least one of the reasons why the Coyotes were in a heated race up until Game 81.
"Goaltending through the middle of the season for me wasn't where it needed to be," Smith said. "I was kind of doing some soul-searching, and we lost some games because of that."
To be fair, this season was unusual for Smith. He was in contention for a spot on Team Canada's Olympic roster, and that decision wasn't far from his mind while performing for the Coyotes up until the Jan. 7 roster reveal.
"Mentally, it was kind of tough leading up to the Olympics and not knowing if I was going to be on the team or not," he said.

Also, just want to say I love the Granlund pick.

[Idoit40fans]

I don't think Selanne is going to sign.

[MRandall25]

Yeah... not really sure about that Selanne pick.

[MRandall25]

And good pick on Granny Smith c2i.

[Letang Is The Truth]

Rats smith and granlund :(

[Letang Is The Truth]

happy to get AV as our head coach. he manages four lines very well which is key for this. hes taken 2 different teams to the finals in the last 4 year. pleased to have waited this long to get him

[meow]

Let's wrap the draft up before the weekend, ladies.

[mikey287]

Feel free to spam people with PMs to accomplish that. 1 or 2 picks left for all...

[Letang Is The Truth]

how many bench spots do we have ?

[mikey287]

20 players dress, 25 selections (including coaches, etc.)

[Letang Is The Truth]

so really its 23 players, head coach and assistant coach?

[Avyran]

Gonna be honest, my next pick'll take me a bit. Need to do more research for it, & I'm at work doing a project. Will try to at least think about it, though, & check as much as I can.

Also, if we're picking up any players not chosen in the draft, do we need to drop people from our roster to fit them in? How would that work? Is it just first come, first serve? (Just hypothetical.)

[meow]

That's not a bad idea. Maybe give everyone a mulligan? Add one player and drop one.

[mikey287]

However you want LITT. If you want 24 players and one coach. If you want 20 players, 3 coaches, a mascot and to draft Chirpin' Grinder or Nizzy as a consultant, fine...if you want 25 players and no coach, fine. I'm probably going to go 23+2 coaches, personally.

Add/drop period is normal for these things, but not often heavily utilized. We can easily institute a small window for that in the roster formation period.

[Letang Is The Truth]

However you want LITT. If you want 24 players and one coach. If you want 20 players, 3 coaches, a mascot and to draft Chirpin' Grinder or Nizzy as a consultant, fine...if you want 25 players and no coach, fine. I'm probably going to go 23+2 coaches, personally.

i think its silly to not have set limits on players v non players

[Jesse]

I would love to analyze it. Sounds like a lot of fun.