dudacek's Sabrespace Offseason NHL Player Ranking Game Thread

[Randall Flagg]

Jake Guentzel.

 

Flagg! After this (since it's summer) you should run a pool where 16 participants draft a team of 6 players (LW, C, RW, LD, RD, G), then as commissioner you could stick them in a Playoffs Bracket, and breakdown who advances, why, and who ultimately wins. Could be fun - I may be way off, and you may not have the time on your hands, but I thought of it, and you'd be ideally suited as commissioner/analyst/forecaster.

I could do that if people were interested, though maybe get someone with NHL17 to make the teams and simulate them against each other x amount of times?

 

Also, your pick is the first one that I'd call surprising. Bold move!

WildCard, North Buffalo, True, Sabres79, Sabres 79, True, North Buffalo, WildCard.

[GASabresIUFAN]

 

Also, your pick is the first one that I'd call surprising. Bold move!

 

I think I'd say bold is an understatement.

[Thorner]

I think I'd say bold is an understatement.

There will be players with breakout seasons, I'm taking an educated stab at Guentzel for our list.

 

31st in points per games played (min. 40 games), last season already. He's listed 41st on our list. I don't think it was THAT bold.

 

Much better p/gp than Ehlers, for one.

 

Went with more sure-fire, had-to-be-picked-in-that-spot guys with the Malkin and Stamkos picks, wanted to roll the dice a bit with Guentzel.

 

For the integrity of the list :p

Edited July 18, 2017 by Thorny

[Randall Flagg]

Jake definitely passed my eye test when I watched him as something more than just "Sid and Geno's winger".

[dudacek]

I think Guentzel is a good player and will have a good career.

It's far too early in that career to take him this early.

[3putt]

I am glad i am a mere observer.  Fascinating.  

[WildCard]

Omw home now, gonna be a few

[WildCard]

Johnny Hockey

[Sabres Fan in NS]

There will be players with breakout seasons, I'm taking an educated stab at Guentzel for our list.

 

31st in points per games played (min. 40 games), last season already. He's listed 41st on our list. I don't think it was THAT bold.

 

Much better p/gp than Ehlers, for one.

 

Went with more sure-fire, had-to-be-picked-in-that-spot guys with the Malkin and Stamkos picks, wanted to roll the dice a bit with Guentzel.

 

For the integrity of the list :P

 

How dare you!!

 

EHLERS!!

 

I guess we wont get to me tonight.

 

Having a full eye exam tomorrow morning, so I will not be online until tomorrow night, at best.  Consider it a mini Ramadan style break from NS.  I will try to check before my appointment if there is time.

 

Randall,

 

My PM still stands.

[North Buffalo]

wild he was one of my next options ty then Ill chooose TJ Oshie

True you are up

[Randall Flagg]

TrueBlueGED, Sabres79, Sabres79, TrueBlueGED

[North Buffalo]

He was with St Louis, proved to be a clutch scorer and money on shootouts.

[TrueBlueGED]

I'm still in disbelief this guy wasn't taken sooner: David Pastrnak.

[North Buffalo]

yes was thinking about him too, just hate Boston too much, but good choice.

Have another sitting out there surprised has not been taken.

Edited July 19, 2017 by North Buffalo

[Sabel79]

Alright, my turn(s).

 

45: Filip Forsberg

46: Matt Murray

[Randall Flagg]

True, North Buffalo, WC, Thorny, ubkev.

[TrueBlueGED]

Ryan O'Reilly.

[GASabresIUFAN]

I'm still in disbelief this guy wasn't taken sooner: David Pastrnak.

I agree.

[North Buffalo]

Mike Hoffman

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Ryan O'Reilly.

 

*Get your grubby paws off me you damn dirty ape!!*

[Taro T]

Alright, my turn(s).

45: Filip Forsberg

46: Matt Murray

Had thought Forsberg was already taken. Went back & realized Huckleberry wasn't in the draft. :doh:

[North Buffalo]

Wild you know what you have to do.

[Randall Flagg]

ROUND 1

1.) dudacek: Connor McDavid (2, +1)
2.) Sabres Fan in NS: Sidney Crosby (6, +4)
3.) Eleven: Patrick Kane (1, -2)
4.) Flagg: Erik Karlsson (17, +13)
5.) Derrico: Brent Burns (93, +88)
6.) nfreeman: Nikita Kucherov (58, +52)
7.) EichSnipe: Jack Eichel (9, +2)
8.) Taro T: Alex Ovechkin (8, -)
9.) GASabresFan: Leon Draisaitl (No ranking, -)
10.) ubkev: Auston Matthews (No ranking, -)
11.) Thorny: Evgeni Malkin (16, +5)
12.) WildCard: John Tavares (3, -9)
13.) North Buffalo: Jamie Benn (19, +6)
14.) TrueBlueGED: Victor Hedman (42, +28)
15.) Sabres79: Patrik Laine (NR, -)
16.) Sabres79: Vladimir Tarasenko (20, +4)
17.) TrueBlueGED: Nicklas Backstrom (13, -4)
18.) North Buffalo: Mark Scheifele (NR, -)
19.) WildCard: Drew Doughty (18, -1)
20.) Thorny: Steven Stamkos (7, -13)
21.) ubkev: PK Subban (21, -)
22.) GASabresFan: Brad Marchand (164, +142)
23.) Taro T: Brayden Holtby (129, +106)
24.) EichSnipe: Tyler Seguin (11, -13)
25.) nfreeman: Carey Price (24, -1)
26.) Derrico: Artemi Panarin (NR, -)
27.) Flagg: Ryan Getzlaf (23, -4)
28.) Eleven: Duncan Keith (32, +4)
29.) Sabres Fan in NS: Phil Kessel (66, +37)
30.) dudacek: Patrice Bergeron (28, -2)

 

 

ROUND 2

 

31.) dudacek: Aleksander Barkov (57, +26)
32.) Sabres Fan in NS: Nikolaj Ehlers (NR, -)
33.) Eleven: Ryan Suter (55, +22)
34.) Flagg: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, (29, -5)
35.) Derrico: Roman Josi *(38, +3)
36.) nfreeman: Joe Pavelski (36, -)
37.) EichSnipe: Sergei Bobrovsky (133, +96)
38.) Taro T: Cam Fowler (135, +97)
39.) GASabresFan: Dustin Byfuglien (44, +5)
40.) ubkev: Anze Kopitar (26, -14)
41.) Thorny: Jake Guentzel (NR, -)
42.) WildCard: Johnny Gaudreau (97, +55)
43.) North Buffalo: T.J. Oshie (NR, -) I guess we forgot about this guy last time??
44.) TrueBlueGED: David Pastrnak (NR, -)
45.) Sabres79: Filip Forsberg (25, -20)
46.) Sabres79: Matt Murray (NR, -)

47.) TrueBlueGED: Ryan O'Reilly (49, +2)
48.) North Buffalo: Mike Hoffman (NR, -)
49.) WildCard: Mikael Granlund (NR, -)
50.) Thorny: Ryan Johansen (12, -38)
51.) ubkev: Jakub Voracek (34, -17)
52.) GASabresFan: Blake Wheeler (48, -4)
53.) Taro T: Kris Letang (72, +19)
54.) EichSnipe: Torey Krug (NR, -)
55.) nfreeman: Shea Weber (10, -45)
56.) Derrico: Seth Jones (70, +14)
57.) Flagg: Alex Pietrangelo (30, -27)
58.) Eleven: Max Pacioretty (56, -2)
59.) Sabres Fan in NS: Sam Reinhart (54, -5)
60.) dudacek: Jonathan Toews (5, -55)

 

 

ROUND 3

61.) dudacek: Hampus Lindholm (61, -)

62.) Sabres Fan in NS: Sean Monahan (27, -35)

63.) Eleven

64.) Flagg:

65.) Derrico

66.) nfreeman:

67.) EichSnipe:

68.) Taro T: 

69.) GASabresFan:

70.) ubkev

71.) Thorny:

72.) WildCard:

73.) North Buffalo:

74.) TrueBlueGED:

75.) Sabres79:

76:) Sabres79:

77.) TrueBlueGED:

78.) North Buffalo:

79.) WildCard:

80.) Thorny:

81.) ubkev:

82.) GASabresFan:

83.) Taro T:

84.) EichSnipe:

85.) nfreeman:

86.) Derrico

87.) Flagg

88.) Eleven:

89.) Sabres Fan in NS:

90.) dudacek:

Edited July 20, 2017 by Randall Flagg

[WildCard]

Mikael Granlund 

[Randall Flagg]

Thorny, ubkev, GA, Taro.

Would people object to me throwing out a random group of names that are still available?