Expansion Draft Discussion and Speculation

[Bruyns]

My bad was available at one point.

Same with Ritchie Josh made a few smart changes imo

[timwebb1212]

Protected Johns that was why Dillon was available.

That's right, I think he was the pick before that.

[Matthew]

Who is left after anaheim?

[timwebb1212]

Columbus

[Matthew]

Oh. Blah. Annoyed I'm losing bernier but I suppose he isn't worth much...maybe an early 2nd or later 2nd + 3rd.

And I traded orpik for baertschi + bernier, so he is worth about 1/3rd of a 36 year old dman.

Still, would have been nice to have high gp sources, even tho I would never play him.
May have been better for tim to take goalies from people who only have 2 goalies so he could sell them back for a premium as those people become desperate. He took all three of his goalies from gms who had 3 goalies so we don't need to trade to get them back. Bad strategy.

[timwebb1212]

I'm gonna need two goalies so I'm not concerned with my ability to extort GMs in need of a backup since only Stolarz will I trade without a goalie coming back

[Matthew]

Oh, in that case should have taken better goalies

[Matthew]

"Other considerations: brown"

He was protected.

[timwebb1212]

Oh, in that case should have taken better goalies

I'll concede I didn't do the best job managing the goalie options. IMO that was my biggest mistake. But it didn't work out too bad.

Luongo would've been a good option since Zona didn't expose shit for skaters
Raanta might've been a better option than Halak/Bernier, especially if Vegas takes him. Ward also is not super valuable
And I should've got more for not taking Grubauer or I should've taken him. Undersold on that one.


Other than goalies though I'm very happy with my draft.

[timwebb1212]

"Other considerations: brown"

He was protected.

JT Brown? I thought he was exposed? Or at least he was listed as such a little before the lock, I knew I was taking a goalie from you for a long while in advance, so I honestly didn't check.

[Matthew]

True. You did pretty good. I believe if you can contract some of your extra pieces into a few high end pieces you can do pretty well this season!

[Matthew]

"Other considerations: brown"

He was protected.

JT Brown? I thought he was exposed? Or at least he was listed as such a little before the lock, I knew I was taking a goalie from you for a long while in advance, so I honestly didn't check.

I ended up protecting him and making wennberg available. You should have checked.

[timwebb1212]

"Other considerations: brown"

He was protected.

JT Brown? I thought he was exposed? Or at least he was listed as such a little before the lock, I knew I was taking a goalie from you for a long while in advance, so I honestly didn't check.

I ended up protecting him and making wennberg available. You should have checked.

lol shucks, blew that one I guess

[hong57]

fantraxed you hjmarrssonn

[Matthew]

Hah. I just switched brown and noesen.

[timwebb1212]

fantraxed you hjmarrssonn

my man

[timwebb1212]

Hah. I just switched brown and noesen.

Haha yeah didn't really have interest in any of the guys you exposed. Prince was maybe the top skater option I guess?

[hong57]

i was hoping tim take hammer ... i don't wanna lose ferland as i have chabot coming up and due to cap reasons.. but hammer is a very very very very very solid bbkler and in real nhler too.. and not old by any means..

[hong57]

and i duno if tim really seriously considered armia.. but armia is a very good piece too tbh and he was given some shtoi this year

[timwebb1212]

I'll go ahead and put up the final pick so we can end this trade freeze