by jonTurner
Another successful, but long draft, we shift focus to reviewing each team’s draft and will list who I think are teams best and worst picks (not entirely skilled based but also where they were drafted). Thank you to everyone who stopped in on Wednesday night, support was much appreciated. Later this week I will post predictions. SP Underground Podcast also releasing Soon.
Western Conference. (Not Ranked in any specific order)
Colorado. Back to Back number one selection for Plisk and he made the right choice yet again. Bart was the clear cut number 1. However the picks that followed were a bit of a disappointment. Bart and Karlsson may need to score 5 each a game unless Vandoos turns back the clock and is in Vezina form. Best Pick: Fosix. Worst: Bart. Both self explanatory.
San Jose. Randy spent a lot of time prepping for the draft and it served him well. Built to contend for a cup Randy won’t have to worry about defense this time, Goaltending may be the only flaw here. Best pick(s): Morrow and NEWTXWN. Morrow is easily a first round LW and fell to the mid second. Newtown is a LGNHL dman and he fell to the 5th round before Randy stole him from Hughsy. Worst pick: Flashify. You picked the better goalie the round after but this still makes my head spin.
Nashville. Bigsolos return SP GM has come with backlash but if we want to be honest it’s a team where if the players show up and play, they will compete in a strong west. Goaltending and availability could be the main cause for concern as Fish and Fluri want it to be known that they are 3 a week. Best pick: Hyper. 3rd round pick in a shallow LD pool was a good snag. Worst Pick: PGH.Better options on the board at that spot.
Anaheim. If the first 3 of 4 picks weren’t 3 nights a week, this team would be very good. However, they are. I’d imagine egg may be making some trades and moves this season to make it in a tough west. Best pick: Mids. Probably second best RD in the draft pool, unfortunately low avail. Worst pick: Bradeii. Good player, but if he isn’t playing tough to live up to the top 10 selection.
St Louis. Doge, as expected, selected all the people that no one outside of him knew. Not much I dislike here except the GM. Well rounded team that people shouldn’t sleep on. Best Pick: WeekendNachos in the Fourth. Worst Pick: we345 as the last pick. Yes, I am liking something doge did.
Arizona. Likewise to doge, have a tough time finding holes here, Depth may be a bit of a concern and me not knowing where everyone will play also leaves me guessing. But the top 6 I see makes me nervous to play the Coyotes. Best Pick: LIAME0108. Chico picked up this underrated LW in the 500k round and could be a top forward if cards are played right. Worst Pick: Cuban. I think he could have waited on this one.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Ottawa. Devon had a surprisingly good draft but the defense may be a cause for concern. Hardie first round with RD only interested me but it will play. The preseason trades seemed to be more beneficial to him and not others. Best Pick: Gunnnnxrr in the late 4th. Worst pick: Myself in the third round at 5.5 (can we seriously fix salaries)
New Alabama. Steve lived up to expectations and had a phenomenal draft. Built by very skilled forwards the Devils will be a tough beat. Defense outside of Steve will be a mystery however. Best Pick: SillyMonkeyy69 for obvious reasons. Worst pick: Teamrun. Expected better from you.
New York Islanders. Well. You have Adam. It wasn’t until the start of the 5th round did I realize that sportsgeek hasn’t made a pick since the first round.While his two firsts are good players, missing out on good mid round players may be the demise on Long Island. Best Pick: EL Rookie in round 6. Worst Pick. Clark. You had an hour to get ready and went clark.
Philadelphia. Likewise to New Jersey, Hughsy had a very good draft. I’d say this team is better than the team he started with last season. Only hole on this squad is a center which could be fixed if hughsy slides up and/or a role player steps up. Best Pick:TurkeyTennis. Turk will be the best g in SP this season depending on games played. Worst Pick. Sharkie.
Pittsburgh. Confusion is the first word that comes to mind when looking at the roster. I honestly have nothing to say and I feel bad but i’ll wish you guys luck. Best pick: Beanzy? Worst Pick: take your pick.
Florida. Peacekeeper also returns this season and has put together a team that will fight for a 3 or 4 seed in playoffs. This will be a scrappy group but will be very solid offensively. Best Pick: Genzy even though the availability isn’t there. Worst Pick: Heroic Veil since he wont admit hes steel.
Well that’s the first article of many this season. Enjoy the ride. All comments are good regardless and I appreciate it. More to come this weekend.