This is a placeholder for now, but I have done a mock draft almost every year and I'd like to start one up again. It will be a full 7 round mock draft, with trades (vetoed by me if unrealistic), but the emphasis will be DRAFTING - this wouldn't be a GM game.
And yes, I pasted this from VR's mock draft.... didn't want to type it all again
This thread is for drafting, and draft discussion. Any trade discussion (completed trades, players available, looking for picks, roster posts) are to be posted in the original thread, not in this one, to divide the confusion between picking and trading.
Start Date: MONDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2012
RULES:
1. 1 team per poster, and you must have 1000 posts to your credibility, 500 if registered user. (**NOTE** If you can promise me that you will stay active throughout the entire duration of this draft, I will let you participate, but you will be on a shorter leash than other GM's, because usually some newer HF members tend to lose interest or disappear, we want to keep this to a minimum.)
2. Standard draft board, 7 rounds, 210 selections
3. Trading is ALLOWED, but it has to meet my expectation and two other GM's. If a manager feels a trade is either lopsided or unrealistic (Ex: Crosby, Neal and Malkin for first round picks), they can veto it, and a decision will be based on the overall feedback from the managers. We all want this to be a fun experience so everybody has a good time. These are always a blast and last somewhere from a month and a half to two months. So let's have some fun here guys.
4. We will be following a 12 hour clock, if you miss your turn you are skipped, you will be given an additional 12 hours to make that pick while the draft resumes. If you fail to make a selection in this time window, you will be assigned a consensus selection (best player available) by me or another GM, it will need to be confirmed by one other manager. If it is a recurring incident (without an excuse) I have no choice but to kick you from the draft. We want to keep this at a fast & fun pace so we all get our share of drafting.
5. Drafting from the 2012 Entry Draft Class (Yakupov, Grigorenko, etc.)
6. The order will be picked from the NHL standings to the night prior to start time, this means you have to consider potential movement up and down when dealing draft picks.
7. Any trades that happen in the NHL from now until the start date will NOT affect the draft board. What the draft board is at right now, is the one we follow. (i.e. Colorado's first round selection still belongs to Washington, but any trade that would happen over the next month would not change the draft board) But all trades as of February 28th, 2012 are taken into account.
8. You MUST notify the GM drafting after you via personal message, I cannot stress this enough. This is by far the most important process of the mock draft. We all have lives, so were not always looming the thread. Please try your very hardest to remember. And guys, even if your just dawdling around the board, feel free to drop the GM a notice. It's always appreciated so we can keep a healthy flow here. Try and acknowledge in your draft post that you have notified the next manager on the clock.
9. HAVE FUN! Nothing too serious, it's all for a good time, no one get too serious. For some information regarding draft prospects, Central Scouting Services (most reliable free rankings IMO)
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=610982 has recently posted their Mid-Season rankings, and you can check out a couple of mock drafts at
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=6...id=DL|NHL|home.
10. This isn't a GM game, it is a mock draft. So I won't be focusing on free agency, re-signings or buyouts. Just trading and drafting prospects, you are able to do as you wish (re-sign, etc.) but you won't need my clarification and such as it is not the point of this draft.
All the best guys, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to drop me a personal message or post on the thread, I'd be obliged to answer any of your questions, Thanks!
Also, THERE WILL BE A DRAFT LOTTERY! That means Columbus isnt' guaranteed their 1st overall
ANA - DuckJet
BOS -HubofHockey1918
BUF - SuperNintendoChalmrs
CAL - Mr Momentum
CAR - Braden Carlzner
CHI - Haligonian
COL - VikingAv
CBJ - donghabs98
DAL - catters078
DET - TribalPhoenix
EDM - MPStoEberletoHall
FLA - RR
LA - CodeE
MIN - Velociraptor
MTL - The Dayvan Cowboy
NSH - agentremax
NJ - TonyTML88
NYI - CodeE
NYR - MDZ
OTT - Bowzer55
PHI - TourettesGuy
PHX - TourettesGuy
PIT - Mr Momentum
ST.L - Prussian_Blue
SJ - donghabs98
TB - Jesker
TOR - TribalPhoenix
VAN - WonderTwinsUnite
WSH - Mohaj
WPG - zaluty
please
in this one, too, Tribal...
