For our next pick Team Slapshot are pleased to select as our #3 Centre
Norm Ullman
My thirteen year old was reading over my shoulder this weekend when he saw this pick. He said, "Is that a joke name?" I was confused and asked him what he meant. He said, "Norm Ullman...like 'normal man'."
I NEVER thought of that before, lol
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With the 170th selection in the CP All-Time Hockey Draft, StrayBullet selects, Dave Taylor (LW).
Dave Taylor played left-wing for the legendary, Triple Crown line. A fine scorer from his days with the Los Angeles Kings, Taylor has amassed 1069 points and has played (1111) the most games.
I always thought Taylor was RW and Simmer was LW
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Team Modern Era is just that. As much as I could try and put better players that I've never seen on my team, I'm going with guys I had the chance to watch. My gameplan may have been different if I had one of the top 3 picks, and couldn't grab Gretzky or Lemieux.
I'm aware that there were amazing players before the 80s, I just can't justify grabbing them. I'm going with players that I know were good by watching them play.
Just my take.
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Team Modern Era is just that. As much as I could try and put better players that I've never seen on my team, I'm going with guys I had the chance to watch.
And that's fine. Everyone will build their team based on what they think is important or interesting. You've got all modern players (just like Aeneas, Rouge, and FanIn80), and Stray grabbed 5 d-men and 4 centers before grabbing his first winger.
It's just that it is surprising how many great players are getting forgotten and dropping as a result. I wish I had 6 picks right now!
Note: Berger has about 7 guys that likely had to hold still for a full minute for their photos (i.e. really old photography equipment).
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Completely missed this conversation... but, like Proto said, I'm sticking to players I've actually seen play. Believe me, it isn't hard to do research. Anyone can type "best NHL left winger" into Google and pick some random schmo who got a lot of points in 1930... I'm building an actual team. Players that click, lines that makes sense, etc. You can't do that unless you've actually watched the players play. As a bit of an extra "thing" I've pretty much focused players from the last 10 years (save for Fuhr).
It's just something I do. In the Hottie Draft, I didn't draft any Americans... in the Album Draft, I'm only drafting albums I've actually purchased and currently own, etc etc. It just makes things interesting.
Edit: Whoops. My pick is coming up! Came to make the pick, got distracted by the convo!
Just because you haven't seen them play doesn't mean they aren't any good. A little reading will give you all the information you need to know. I'm throwing together a decent mixture.
Just because you haven't seen them play doesn't mean they aren't any good. A little reading will give you all the information you need to know. I'm throwing together a decent mixture.
Oh yeah... don't get me wrong. I'm not taking away from anyone's team (there are some great teams in this draft)... I'm just making sure people don't discount mine (and other teams like mine) just because I don't have a player from 1930. It was by intention.
Just because you haven't seen them play doesn't mean they aren't any good. A little reading will give you all the information you need to know. I'm throwing together a decent mixture.
yes, you are...I can appreciate it.
For Fan and Proto (and others of their ilk), I'm not saying any one way is the right way. I'm just saying that there are a good number of players (IMO) getting overlooked because of the different focus of the GMs here...an observation, not a criticism.
I'm more than happy to see the diversity (and adopt the orphans).
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Have you seen the rest of my picks? I've already explained my picking process. Why is it shocking that I'd take Marleau as my third-line Center? You don't think he's good enough for it? The guy's an awesome player, and one of my all-time favourites.
In all honesty, I would seriously doubt that most of the players picked from 1940 would even be drafted in today's game (because of conditioning, etc - not skill), so let's try to not get too caught up in the whole era thing. Hell, most of the pluggers from the 80s wouldn't even be in good enough shape to get drafted today. Although, I've often wondered what kind of stats Iginla would have put up playing in different eras. Most of the players today would probably feint if they saw the (lack off) equipment worn in the early years... but I'm sure they'd have the skills to still play the game, and the physique to be able to sate circles around most of the players from back then.
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Have you seen the rest of my picks? I've already explained my picking process. Why is it shocking that I'd take Marleau as my third-line Center? You don't think he's good enough to for it? The guy's an awesome player, and one of my all-time favourites.
In all honesty, I would seriously doubt that most of the players picked from 1940 would even be drafted in today's game, so let's try to not get too caught up in the whole era thing. Hell, most of the pluggers from the 80s wouldn't even be in good enough shape to get drafted today.
I really wonder about that. Those guys had a spot on a team in a 6 team league. You can't be a crappy player if you do that. Factor in modern coaching/training methods and I don't think it's much of a stretch to think they wouldn't be successful today.
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I really wonder about that. Those guys had a spot on a team in a 6 team league. You can't be a crappy player if you do that. Factor in modern coaching/training methods and I don't think it's much of a stretch to think they wouldn't be successful today.
I think this is the Don Cherry argument. He played in one NHL game in a 6 team league. One would think he'd have a much longer career in a 30 team league.
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I really wonder about that. Those guys had a spot on a team in a 6 team league. You can't be a crappy player if you do that. Factor in modern coaching/training methods and I don't think it's much of a stretch to think they wouldn't be successful today.
Oh yeah, the skill was there for sure. I was speaking mostly about the conditioning. Most of these guys weren't in the kind of shape that NHL players today are.
It's really an interesting idea, the whole mixing eras thing.
