DanielNegreanu 141 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 The draft was a smashing success for the Cheap Thieves. We ended up skinny on defense, but picked up some awesome forwards:AHL Entry Draft:Round 1 Picks:1. Bobby Ryan, Ana.- No surprise here, Phil Kessel went first overall and I'd already decided on Ryan. I am stocked in Anahiem now, with noth Ryan and Perry.2. Benoit Pouliot, Min. Was surprised to get Puliot with my # 5 pick as I had him at #3 on my depth chart.3. Anzie Kopitar, LA. Talk about a surprise, I had Kopitar ranked at #4 and was able to pick him up with the 10th overall pick! All in all, I picked up my #2, 3, and 4 picks in the first round.Round 2 picks:Jack Skille, Chi.- I had Skille ranked 8th overall on my depth chart so picking him up in the second round was nice. He was the 7th overall pick in the NHL entry draft.Round 3 picks:TJ Oshie, Stl.- Wow, was I ever happy to pick up Oshie in the third round! Yet another first round pick in the NHL draft in 2005.Round 4 picks:Niklas Bergfor, NJ.- Just incredible. Of my top 11 picks on my depth chart, I was able to nab 6 players! By round 4 there were 64 players drafted and I got 6 of my top 11. Add yet another first round pick to the team. As a fourth rooud pick, Bergfor's entry level contract will be just .50Peter Kalus, Bos.- This pick was one that my insider, Chris Tessaro had me pick. Apparently the kid has blazing speed which will suit the new NHL perfectly. He was Boston's 39th selection in the 2005 draft.Round 5 picks:D Danny Richmond, Car.- I generally don't draft too many defencemen, so a late fifth round pick is when I would do that. I skipped over many forwards on my depth chart to pick up Richmond who may actially crack the lineup this year. Richmond is 23 and was drafted 31st overall in 2003.D Dustin Kohn, NYI. Sticking with the game plan, I took yet another defenceman with my final pick. Kohn is a poweplay quarterback that was drafted 46th overall in 2005. I took him for his offensive upside. Once we were done with all 80 selections, it was time for the free agent frenzy: Thie bidding on Brian Leetch hit 15.00, and while I really wanted Leetch and needed a defenceman that plays a lot in our pool, I decided to pass on him. 1. Alexei Yashin, NYI. 13.50- I had Yashin last year and dumped him. His salary would have been 14.00 had I kept him, so I saved myself .50 here. Yashin plays a lot in our pool, and will also have Miroslav Satan on the wing. The new rules should help a player like Yashin. 2. Joe Sakic, Col. 17.25- Sakic was schedule to make 21.50 this season and I was willing to pay as much as 19.50 for him. When no one out bid me at 17.25 I was very happy with the pick. Sakic is a monster, and while Colorado isn't the team it once was, he will still have plenty of talent surrounding him.3. Keith Tkachuk, Stl. 10.50- I was sure to remind everybody that Tkachuk, or "Fatboy" was over 300 pounds and got suspended by the team. I of course, neglected to mention that he's hired a personal trainer and has already lost 25 pounds and is in camp and looking good. Tkachuk was scheduled to make 15.50, so again I feel like I got a bargain.4.Alexei Zhamnov, Bos. 5.25- A strategic pick really, as Boston plays the most games in our pool. I dumped both Isbister (in trade) and McEachern, and feel like Zhamnov was an upgrade on both of those players. Zhamnov was scheduled to make 6.00 this season.5.Alexander Mogilny, NJ. 10.50- here was my first and only mistake of the draft and once again, it was a newbie that screwed me. I'd noticed that the newbie needed just one player to fill out his roster and needed just one player. He bid 8.25 on Mogilny, so i obviously figured he wanted him since he was the best player remaining. I figured he'd go for the whole 11.00, so in saving time I said 10.50, the most I could bid on any player... he passed! It made no sense whatsoever, and I ended up paying 2.00 extra for Mogilny. I could have had him for 8.50 quite possibly. Still, I saved money with him as he was on my team last year and scheduled to make 13.00. He'll also be on the top line with Gomez and Elias in New Jersey.6.D Milan Jurcina, Bos. .25- at this point I'd spent my load and could only bid .25 per player. Losing that 2.00 hurt me here. Jurcina is a young defencman with upside, and picking up players like this is my specialty. In the past, I've picked up the likes of Wade Redden, Darryl Sydor, and Adrian Aucoin, all for .25.7. D Daniel Tjarnqvist, Min. .25. Another youngster with upside.8. D Craig Rivet, Mon. .25. I needed a guy like Rivet. Not a huge producer offenseively but he will play a lot and chip in.9. Karl Skratkins, Col. .25. Same deal with Skratkins. He is paired with Blake and that could help. 10. Brad Lukowich, NYI. .25 This one felt good. Lukowich had a good year last year and will play in Long Island and try to replace Aucoin, Jonsson, and Hamrlik. He will be called on to chip in offensively since the Islanders are now thin on defense. Once the fre agent draft was over it was time to pick up players on waivers. That's done in order and you need to move players to your reserve list to do that. I made the following moves:1. Picked Up: D Darius Kasparitis, NYR. .25 and moved Milan Jurcina to reserve. Kasparitis might not stay with my team, but I'm looking to find any defense I can get.2. Picked Up: D Stepahne Robidas, Dal. .25 and moved Darius Kasparitis to reserve. I was happy to pick him up, he'll add depth on my weak defense.3. Picked Up: D Branislav Mezei, Fla. .25 and moved Stephane Robidas to reserve. Not a prototypical offensive defencemen by any means, but he is a top four defencemen on Florida this year.4. Picked Up: Jason Chimera, Pho. .25 and moved Branislav Mezei to reserve. I know, I know, I already have two Phoenix forwards, but this was another inside tip. I've had Chimera on my team in the past, and he is a super fast skater that might fit in with the new NHL.5. Picked Up: Ossi Vaananen, Col. .25 and moved Jason Chimera to reserve. I probably won't even use Vaananen at all since I'll likely be calling up Raffi Torres and Corey Perry this year meaning I'll have to drop a player. So that's that. I was very pleased with the young players I picked up in the entry draft and feel like I added some power at forward. I have some work to do with my weak defense, but that isn't a major concern in this pool. Besides, since I'm so deep at forward now there is a good chance I could trade one of them in return for a top defencemen if I feel as though it's necessary. Your 2005-06 Cheap Thieves:DEFENSE:1. Adrian Aucoin, CHI. 2.75/ 2.752.Greg de Vrues, ATL. .253.Corey Sarich, TB. .254.Milan Jurcina, BOS. .25 (res)5.Daniel Tjarnqvist, MIN. .256.Craig Rivet, MON. .257.Karl Skratkins, COL. .258.Brad Lukowich, NYI. .259.Darius Kasparitis, NYR. .25 (res)10.Stephane Robidas,DAL. .25 (res)11.Branislav Mezei, FLA. .25 (res)12.Ossi Vaananen, COL. .25FORWARDS:1.Joe Sakic, COL. 17.252.Alexei Yahin, NYI. 13.503.Keith Tkachuk, STL. 10.504.Alexander Moginly, NJ. 10.505.Alexei Zhamnov, BOS. 5.256.Simon Gagne, PHI. 2.75/ 3.257.Alexei Kovalev, MON. 2.25/ 2.50/ 2.758.Chris Drury, BUF. 2.009.Nikolai Antropov, TOR. 1.5010.Olli Jokinen, FLA. 1.25/ 1.50/ 1.75/2.0011.Radek Bonk, MON. .75/ .7512.Mike Johnson, PHO. .7513.Mike Leclerc, ANA. .5014.Ryan Malone, PIT. .50/ .50/ .50/ .50/ .5015.Eric Belanger, LA. .2516.Jason Chimera, PHO. .25 (res)GOALIES:New Jersey Devils 7.25/ 8.75Columbus Blue Jackets 1.25/ 1.50Your Baby Cheap Thieves:DEFENSE:1.Brian Seabrook, CHI. 1.50 drafted 03'2.Alexei Semenov, EDM. .50 99'3.Danny Richmond, CAR. .25 05'4.Dustin Kohn, NYI. .25 05'OFFENSE:1.Raffi Torres, EDM. 2.00 00'2.Stephen Weiss, FLA. 2.00 01'3.Alexander Semin, WAS. 2.00 02'4. Andrei Kositsyn, MON. 2.00 03'5.Bobby Ryan, ANA. 2.00 05'6.Benoit Pouliout, MIN. 2.00 05'7.Anzie Kopitar, LA. 2.00 05'8.Milan Kraft, PIT. 1.50 98'9.Marcel Goc, SJ. 1.50 01'10.Jack Skille, CHI. 1.50 05'11.Corey Perry, ANA. 1.00 03'12.TJ Oshie, STL. 1.00 05'13.Niklas Bergfor, NJ. .50 05'14.Petr Kalus, BOS. .50 05'15.Jason Pominville, BUF. .25 02'16.Jussi Jokinen, DAL. .25 03' Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafs 142 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 14.Ryan Malone, PIT. .50/ .50/ .50/ .50/ .50'What a bargain.Good draft Daniel, looks solid. I like the Kopitar pick at 10. Why no goalies in your league? Link to post Share on other sites
DanielNegreanu 141 Posted October 2, 2005 Author Share Posted October 2, 2005 I just forgot to put them on there. I have New Jersey and Columbus goaltending. So obviously I use New Jersey when available and Columbus when New Jersey doesn't play Link to post Share on other sites
ajs510 122 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Looks like a monster team for this season, good prospects for the future. Nice work :)Now apply that knowledge to the FCP Salary Cap Pool whydontcha? Link to post Share on other sites
Slovak39 0 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Nice pick on Kopitar, but im telling you DN you have to get rid of Semin. Hes awol in Russia still. Link to post Share on other sites
sleuthis 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Nice Draft Daniel..............should be good enough for 2nd in your division. Link to post Share on other sites
sleuthis 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I dont see Nikita Alexeev on your farm list - did you release him?He would give you 21 byw. Link to post Share on other sites
DanielNegreanu 141 Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 I did release him. He was the last player I released... Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 2. Benoit Pouliot, MinHe was sent down by the Wild and in his first game back here with the Wolves scored a hat trick. Awesome player/pickup! Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 BTW, do you guys all get together and do the draft in person? If so, what city did you do it in? Just curious! I want in! :-) Link to post Share on other sites
TJNK 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Daniel, being from Toronto - i obviously 'understand' hockey quite well and there are two things I don't understand. First is why on earth you'd take Nikolai Antropov. Im sure you follow the leafs, and understand why i'm saying this. And the second in your pictures I see a picture of The Ottawa Senators. ummmmmm ??? I don't want to use bad language but I don't understand it! Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Daniel, being from Toronto - i obviously 'understand' hockey quite well and there are two things I don't understand. First is why on earth you'd take Nikolai Antropov. Im sure you follow the leafs, and understand why i'm saying this. And the second in your pictures I see a picture of The Ottawa Senators. ummmmmm ??? I don't want to use bad language but I don't understand it!Antropv will put up decent numbers if he can stay healthy. If he gets injured Daniel can just replace him with someone off the bench. Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 As bad as Antropov is, he and Ponikarovsky are still going to play on either the first or second line, and see some PP time, since O'Neill is likely going to play the point on the PP, eliminating the third line from seeing PP time. So it's actually a good pick!! (and Im pretty sure DN had some inside dope on that one too!) Daniel, being from Toronto - i obviously 'understand' hockey quite well and there are two things I don't understand. First is why on earth you'd take Nikolai Antropov. Im sure you follow the leafs, and understand why i'm saying this. And the second in your pictures I see a picture of The Ottawa Senators. ummmmmm ??? I don't want to use bad language but I don't understand it! Link to post Share on other sites
Lasombra 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Hey danny,Anzie Kopitar will not play NHL this season. He staying in the swedish league another year. Link to post Share on other sites
Orangeman96 0 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Is Owen Nolan still with the Maple Leafs? Did he retire - I ask this because, unless I am on crack, I didn't see him on the roster and he has an NA next to his name on my Yahoo Fantasy team...Also Daniel, Kasparitis? He won't last long, as a Rangers fan I can attest, that he will be traded down the line for youth...You picking the Leafs to win the cup? Link to post Share on other sites
Catamo 0 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I dont like your goaltending, you got Newjersey who will not repeat their 0304 year, and probly will not make the playoffs. And Columbus, another team very doubtful to make the play offs. Link to post Share on other sites
DanielNegreanu 141 Posted October 4, 2005 Author Share Posted October 4, 2005 You don't need the goaltending teams to make the playoffs. Besides, NJ is going to still be a good team this year. Brodeur is still the best goalie in the world. As for Columbus, they'll be much improved defensively this year and I only use them sparingly.*********** I drafted Antropov in my entry draft years ago. He still has some potential and the new rules might actually help him. He is a big dude and can cause havoc in front of the net. Since d-men won't be able to clear him with their sticks anymore it could make him effective. Link to post Share on other sites
AceJackOffS 0 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 tj oshie is a true steal ino the second best player you got behind bobby ryan. I have player against both of them and they are stellar. great picks. Another player you may want to look at for the future is Kyle krammer. I think he will be drafted next year. Link to post Share on other sites
TheDaveyG 6 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I'm from Chicago and a Blackhawks fan. I was wondering who has Rene Bourque in your league. He's my new favorite player on the Hawks. Link to post Share on other sites
sleuthis 0 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Is Owen Nolan still with the Maple Leafs? Did he retire - I ask this because, unless I am on crack, I didn't see him on the roster and he has an NA next to his name on my Yahoo Fantasy team...Currently Nolan is in Limbo, waiting for a decision on his case with the Leafs. The Leafs have already filed his buy-out papers in the event they are forced to pay him once this is settled.Once all this is cleared up, I imagine he will find a team to sign with (making the Ghosts of Elvis even stronger!) Link to post Share on other sites
sleuthis 0 Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Rene Bourque is on the Red Ravens in the pool Link to post Share on other sites
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