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Knowing this, I typically tend to invest in the safer guys in the first 2-3 rounds. If I have #1 pick, I am taking Steven Stamkos. Second round, I am perfectly happy with Martin St.Louis or a consistent guy like Eric Staal. This said, let’s shift to the part of the draft where you are most likely to win a Hits & Blocked Shots league : i) The Middle Rounds ii) The Last 5 Picks Let’s start by considering a standard 12 team league : *3C/3LW/3RW/4D/2G (Bench: 5, likely as 1C/1LW/1RW/1D/1G) *Skater categories: G,A,+/-,PIM,PPP,SOG… Hits, BkS We are going to compare two strategies: 1) Team A : The typical “slow-balance” strategy vs. 2) Team B : The “Defensemen-last” strategy With the “slow-balance” strategy, teams are consistently monitoring their positions. If they have 1C & 1LW & 0 RW, they are thinking about getting 1RW. If they have 2C & 2RW & 0 LW, they are thinking about getting 1LW, maybe 2 in back-to-back rounds. Once a team has 2 at any position… they start to focus on any position with 0. They don’t want to get too far behind in collecting at any one position. *This manager is also more focused on getting offensively-skilled defensemen.* With the “D-last” strategy, you will prepare yourself to take almost all of your defensemen in the last rounds. It is a good consideration to take one “rock” to anchor your D-group. I’d grab a solid all-around defenseman somewhere in rounds 6-9. No earlier. Whenever the opportunity presents itself, go for it. And then… you aren’t drafting another defenseman for a long, long time. In this example, we’ll use Dan Boyle as the team “rock”. *This manager is focused on drafting those late defensemen for PIM/Hits/BkS.* 13
To visualize the two teams, let’s start by making the first 9 draft picks, for both teams, identical: Team A : Balanced 1. Perry, Corey (RW) 2. Nash, Rick (LW) 3. Bryzgalov, Ilya (G) 4. Backstrom, Nicklas (C) 5. Miller, Ryan (G) 6. Boyle, Dan (D) 7. Moulson, Matt (LW) 8. Bergeron, Patrice (C ) 9. Lupul, Joffrey (RW) Team B : D-Last 1. Perry, Corey (RW) 2. Nash, Rick (LW) 3. Bryzgalov, Ilya (G) 4. Backstrom, Nicklas (C) 5. Miller, Ryan (G) 6. Boyle, Dan (D) 7. Moulson, Matt (LW) 8. Bergeron, Patrice (C ) 9. Lupul, Joffrey (RW) 2C/2LW/2RW/1D/2G 2C/2LW/2RW/1D/2G We are also going to consider that some other picks are exactly the same: Team A : Balanced 13. Theodore, Jose (G) 14. Stewart, Chris (RW) 15. Dupuis, Pascal (LW) Team B : D-Last 13. Theodore, Jose (G) 14. Stewart, Chris (RW) 15. Dupuis, Pascal (LW) 20. Boyle, Brian (C) 1C/1LW/1RW/0D/1G 2C/2LW/2RW/1D/2G (First 9 rounds) 20. Boyle, Brian (C) 1C/1LW/1RW/0D/1G 2C/2LW/2RW/1D/2G (First 9 rounds) Going into round #10, both teams will be looking at empty starting as: 1C/1LW/1RW/3D/0G Team A balances his starting slots constantly and will look to draft 1F/2D in the next 3 rounds. Team B has resolved to get his defensemen late and will draft 3F in the next 3 rounds. 14
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