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polishexpress
PickupHockey Pro
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 Posted - 03/03/2011 : 10:56:58
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Agree with your points Mario.
I think the votes will be really dependent on how young the memories of those who vote are.
Sadly, I am too young to remember much of the greats like Mario. On the other hand, some players, like Sakic, are the guys that made me love the game of hockey. His performance in game 7 of the 2001 playoffs (the year Bourque finally won), or Forsberg dominating in 03, where Patrick Roy let something like 7 goals in game 7 vs Detroit in the conference finals are my favourite hockey moments.
Most of the players on my team don't come near Sakic, Forsberg, et al, in that category, or at least not yet, and like you said Mario, that might be the vote swayer. |
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Alex116
PickupHockey Legend
6113 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2011 : 10:48:36
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Yo Semin....you ever gonna pick a dman??? Lol, i thought for sure you'd take 2 on this last go around with your back to backs! You've def got some fire power up front, but at this rate your gonna have SOB in your top 2 pairing! 
Maybe that's your plan. I mean, the love for that guy around here will certainly get you some votes!  |
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Awesome One
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
505 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2011 : 11:40:48
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Originally posted by Alex116
Yo Semin....you ever gonna pick a dman???
Whith his next 6 picks, he has his 12 Forwards and 2 Goalies.
There was once a license plate in Toronto that abbreviated "Go Leafs" it read "Golfs". |
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polishexpress
PickupHockey Pro
525 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2011 : 08:24:38
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Funny, only two guys sill need to choose goalies: alex & awesome. Since they are picking backup goaltenders, they can probably choose them with their last pick, possibly "stealing" picks from us. I commend you for the good strategy, because their are still many quality goaltenders remaining.
None of course, can be better than my tandem of Brodeur-Fleury |
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Alex116
PickupHockey Legend
6113 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2011 : 10:05:33
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Originally posted by polishexpress
Funny, only two guys sill need to choose goalies: alex & awesome. Since they are picking backup goaltenders, they can probably choose them with their last pick, possibly "stealing" picks from us. I commend you for the good strategy, because their are still many quality goaltenders remaining.
None of course, can be better than my tandem of Brodeur-Fleury
Exactly what i've been thinking. There are at least 3 or 4 who will still look good on my roster therefore i won't be taking one till my last pick (most likely). I've used this same strategy in hockey pools over the years. IF you don't get one of the top ones (in pools which you are required to carry one goalie), no sense wasting an early pick on a guy who'll be there later. |
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Guest2902
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Posted - 03/08/2011 : 10:24:44
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| I picked up Fleury because I thought it would be a useful argument to say I have one of the best, if not the best goaltending out of all the teams.I think the Joseph/Hasek combo is the best out them all, but I think I'm tied for 2nd or 3rd, depending on personal opinions, and how much weight you give to me having the best goaltender(at least statistically) in history. |
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polishexpress
PickupHockey Pro
525 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2011 : 10:25:09
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doh! above guest is me. |
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Alex116
PickupHockey Legend
6113 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2011 : 13:49:48
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Was just looking briefly at the original GOAT draft but the link at the end no longer works (to the poll).
Just curious, who won the poll in the end? |
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nuxfan
PickupHockey All-Star
3670 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2011 : 14:16:38
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I think the Joseph/Hasek combo is the best out them all
PE, you are correct on that - and I'm not just saying that because its mine .
I thought about going the Alex route as well (get one good one early, get another later), but then thought it might be good to get 2 very good ones early, and not worry about them anymore. There are far more good forwards than there are good goalies since the lockout.
We'll see which strategy works best.  |
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Awesome One
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
505 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2011 : 14:40:00
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I'm not picking my goalie yet for the same reason as Alex.
However, I'm really trying to pride my team on stellar forwards and notable d-men.
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Awesome One
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
505 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2011 : 14:48:11
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Originally posted by Alex116
Was just looking briefly at the original GOAT draft but the link at the end no longer works (to the poll).
Just curious, who won the poll in the end?
Exactly!
Semin will know.
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semin-rules
PickupHockey Veteran
Canada
1915 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2011 : 14:59:56
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Oh wow it was sooooo long ago. I can't even remember half the people in it !
I don't think I won haha,
maybe beans? Or baba?
Beans can maybe refresh my memory ! |
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Alex116
PickupHockey Legend
6113 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2011 : 15:01:26
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| Have to say, i'm glad we're doing post lockout. I looked through those teams and if i were voting, i'd have had to draw straws to pick a winner! Far too many generations / era's of hockey involved to really figure out which was best! |
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polishexpress
PickupHockey Pro
525 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2011 : 15:50:42
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I'm glad its post lockout too!
Still, I kind of wish we would not have allowed the "in their prime all-time", rather in prime post-lockout, because I look at my team, and I have Ovie, Malkin, Zetterberg, Brad Richards, Alfredsson, and that right there, you could argue, has 2 or 3 of the top 5 or 6 players over the post-lockout era.
Then you take Team Alex or Nuxfan or AO, and you throw in jagr,forsberg,sakic,lemieux and my guys look like average joes.
I'm hoping in voting that overall team balance will garner votes, because in terms of top-end skill, I might not cut it on offense, though I do have Ovie, Malkin and Zets! |
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Alex116
PickupHockey Legend
6113 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2011 : 11:11:45
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Originally posted by polishexpress
Still, I kind of wish we would not have allowed the "in their prime all-time", rather in prime post-lockout, because I look at my team, and I have Ovie, Malkin, Zetterberg, Brad Richards, Alfredsson, and that right there, you could argue, has 2 or 3 of the top 5 or 6 players over the post-lockout era.
Sure, but i'd all but guarantee you that if we made it "as players have performed since the lockout" as you suggest, you wouldn't have Ovie, Malkin, Zett, etc ALL on your roster. Simply wouldn't have happened. |
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Alex116
PickupHockey Legend
6113 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2011 : 15:58:12
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| A1.....Gaborik! I was wondering when someone would finally take him! I was tempted a couple times but seeing as his injury history has killed me in pools a couple of times, i've kinda come to hate the guy! |
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Awesome One
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
505 Posts |
Posted - 03/19/2011 : 09:12:35
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I just want to remind you all of how the winner will be decided:
1. We will have 1-on-1 showdowns between: Canucks Man(1)-Semin Rules(8), Polish Express(2)-Alex(7), Awesome One(3)-DoubleChamp(6), Nuxfan(4)-Toxxik(5)
2. Then the top and bottom teams and the middle teams will have 1-on-1 showdowns.
3. The 2 remaining teams will go 1-on-1.
4. The winner is crowned!
Remember: These matchups will be decided with user polls.
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Utemin
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
451 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2011 : 18:17:42
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Why did no one pick Olli Jokinen
Don't hate me because i'm Beautiful |
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Alex116
PickupHockey Legend
6113 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2011 : 19:39:32
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I'm sure there's a bunch of guys who didn't get picked that should have. One glaring miss as far as i'm concerned is that no one picked Ryan Smyth (at least i don't think he went?)!!!!
I was going to take him with a late pick but he didn't really fit into the line combos i was making. I had Madden pegged as my last pick for quite some time and needed him on my 4th line / pk.
Overall i'm very happy with my squad but have to say that i'd have taken Smyth over many picks i saw made by others, but that's just me.  |
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polishexpress
PickupHockey Pro
525 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2011 : 21:14:21
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nuxfan
PickupHockey All-Star
3670 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2011 : 22:03:28
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there were lots of guys not taken for sure - my list of potentials is still quite large...
but as you said Alex, they just didn't fit position-wise or line/role wise into the team when I was drafting... |
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Awesome One
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
505 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2011 : 07:50:45
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Originally posted by Alex116
Overall i'm very happy with my squad but have to say that i'd have taken Smyth over many picks i saw made by others, but that's just me.
Such as....?
There was once a license plate in Toronto that abbreviated "Go Leafs" it read "Golfs". |
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Alex116
PickupHockey Legend
6113 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2011 : 08:44:24
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Prob not fair for me to say until i see guys line combos because i wanted Smyth badly but couldn't fit him in where he'd belong. Maybe everyone else felt the same way?
I'll comment further once line combos are out. |
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Alex116
PickupHockey Legend
6113 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2011 : 08:58:06
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BTW, here are some who i though may have gone.....
R. Smyth - Already mentioned
S. Gagne - past Team Canada rep (mighta made 2010 if not injured)
P. Sharp - under rated, kinda hidden in Chi behind Kane & Toews
M. Straka - consistent for many years, gold medal Nagano
T. Plekanec - Very good two way center, Pasty woulda taken him
D. Brown - Maybe a year or two away from being in a draft like this but this guy would look good on any of our 3rd or 4th lines
J. Tavares - Maybe a little too young yet, but having a really good year that's prob going unnoticed by most.
B. Ryan - A1 woulda prob taken him if i'd let him get Perry
Dmen - Letang, Staal, Enstrom, Burns, Markov, Wesley, Myers, Brewer
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doublechamp7
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
278 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2011 : 09:02:07
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Enstrom was taken, I could have sworn that someone took Smyth otherwise I would have taken him!
Bring back the Jets! |
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Awesome One
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
505 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2011 : 11:08:03
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Crap, no one took Markov, I totally would have taded Regehr for him!
I wouldn't have picked Bobby Ryan, Alex.
There was once a license plate in Toronto that abbreviated "Go Leafs" it read "Golfs". |
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Utemin
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
451 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2011 : 16:23:32
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The steal of the picks was Marc Savard at round 130.
Don't hate me because i'm Beautiful |
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polishexpress
PickupHockey Pro
525 Posts |
Posted - 03/28/2011 : 16:47:04
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The steal of the picks was Marc Savard at round 130.
Totally agree Utemin, but I guess I'm biased!
Also, I think I got a steal of a pick with Malkin @ 31.
Al Albour, though gets honors of steal of the draft. Coaches 1 game. Just ONE game. And Alex happens to be the one that remembers and picks him.
Nice job Alex. |
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