Lets Play GM

[davescards]

Ok, Here's the Scenario: The NHL just approved an expansion franchise. You are hired by the owner of the team to put a strong team together. For purposes of fun, we'll say this is a fantasy draft. You have your pick of any players in the NHL currently. If you were building a team of 15 players, who would your players be?

Here are the Rules:

Forwards - 9
Defense - 4
Goalies - 2

C'mon now, be smart about it. I know how easy it is to put the elite of the elite on the team, but we all know how that doesn't always work. So who would you choose? Here are my Pics:


FORWARDS:
1) Sidney Crosby
2) Jonathan Toews
3) Alexander Ovechkin
4) Jordan Staal
5) Milan Lucic
6) Paval Datsyuk
7) Rick Nash
8) Steve Stamkos
9) Mike Richards

DEFENSE:
1) Zdeno Chara
2) Duncan Keith
3) Dan Boyle
4) Drew Doughty

GOALIES:
1) Ryan Miller
2) Tuukka Rask

C'mon Hockey Folks, Beat that!

[zunato]

my picks with 3-c, 3-rw,3-lw
LW
Ovechkin
Parise
Zetterberg

C
Crosby
Brad Richards
Toews

RW
Kane
Gaboik
Iginla

Defence
Keith
Doughty
Chara
Lidstrom

Goalies
Miller
Brodeur

[Qwikflipz]

FORWARDS:
1) Sidney Crosby
2) Jonathan Toews
3) Alexander Ovechkin
4) Jordan Staal
5) Henrik Zetterberg
6) Paval Datsyuk
7) Rick Nash
8) Steve Stamkos
9) Patrick Kane

DEFENSE:
1) Nicklas Lidstrom
2) Mike Green
3) Dan Boyle
4) Drew Doughty

GOALIES:
1) Ryan Miller
2) Jaroslav Halak

COACH:
1) Mike Babcock

[MasonRaymond0320]

Sidney Crosby
Alex Ovechkin
Pavel Datsyuk
Milan Lucic
Derrick Boogaard (for physicality)
Jon Toews
Patrick Kane
Henrik Sedin
Daniel Sedin

Defence
Drew Doughty
Dan Boyle
Duncan keith
Christian Ehrhoff

Goaltenders

Roberto Luongo
Ryan Miller

[Drifter2000]

I won't do a totally stacked team; since that's not very fun for me. Here's what I'd do (off the top of my head)...

First Line:
LW - Alexander Ovechkin
C - Sidney Crosby
RW - Shane Doan

Second Line:
LW - Milan Lucic
C - Mike Richards
RW - Phil Kessel

Third Line:
LW - Dan Carcillo
C - Dominic Moore
RW - Ian Lapierriere

Defensive Pairs:
- Shea Weber
- Duncan Keith

- Drew Doughty
- Ryan Suter

Goalies:
- Tuukka Rask
- Carey Price

Obviously a bit stacked; but not overly so. Tried to sensibly put the lines together. So my third liners are actually useful bottom six guys. Moore and Laperriere are great at face offs, and killing penalties. Carcillo agitates. Doan and Lucic create space/chip in with offense. Richards and Crosby can do a little of everything. Ovechkin and Kessel can both score.

Defense is a blend of offensive, and two way shut down type players. All of them can chip in with offensive, and are reliable in their own end.

Goalies are just youth and talent.

[ksehd]

FORWARDS:
1) Sidney Crosby
2) Jonathan Toews
3) Alexander Ovechkin
4) Mike Richards
5) Brenden Morrow
6) Paval Datsyuk
7) Daniel Briere
8) Steve Stamkos
9) Dave Bolland

DEFENSE:
1) Drew Doughty
2) Duncan Keith
3) Dan Boyle
4) Zdeno Chara

GOALIES:
1) Ryan Miller
2) Ilya Bryzgalov

[v3rs3]

Doesn't make any sense though if you're playing out this scenario b/c you'd be over your cap space with only your first 7 fowards...

[davescards]

Only for fun my man...

[cnshockey]

I'm going with a team that can maybe fit under the cap. Not just taking superstars

1. Anze Kopitar
2. Matt Duchene
3. Wayne Simmonds
4. Dustin Byfuglien
5. Brayden Schenn
6. Daniel Carcillo
7. Derek Boogaard
8. Patrick Kane
9. David Booth

Defense

1. Drew Doughty
2. Viatcheslav Voinov
3. Matt Greene
4. Rob Scuderi

Goalies

1. Jonathan Bernier
2. Ray Emery

[mr ozzie]

I think you guys need to revamp this and go with 12 forwards and 6 d-men. Also, it should be 4c, 4rw, 4lw rather than just your best 12 players.