Not Your Father's All Star Mock Draft

by nathaneide on Jan 28, 2011 10:39 AM CST in Features

It's time to let these two run their own teams and see what happens. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

After having read and listened to countless All Star mock drafts ahead of tonight's NHL All Star Draft, we here at Hockey Wilderness went with a contrarian plan. Rather than draft from the All Star pool, we chose new captains, and drafted from anyone who is not an All Star.

Nathan chose his captain to be ~~Hernia~~ Henrik Zetterberg (Damn you autocorrect!). Bryan, on the other hand went with the only Kaptain to ever skate in the NHL, Mikko Koivu. After that, Bryan deferred the first pick to the boss, so as not to be fired. What resulted was one of the greatest events to ever occur in hockey. Or... maybe it was just Nathan and Bryan drafting a hockey team. You decide.

We tried to stick to the rules of goalies by round ten, and D-men by 15. We forgot, and took our final goalies after 10, but we made the d-men requirement. Call us cheaters and suspend us from the ASG. I dare ya. We also did not take as many players as the standard ASG. Five lines? Overkill.

After the jump: the draft, why we chose certain players, our lines, and our alternate captains.

The Draft:

Team Eide	Reasoning	Team Reynolds	Reasoning
Henrik Zetterberg (C)	Let's be honest, he backed out of the ASG so he could lead my team to victory	Mikko Koivu	Um, he's the Kaptain, that's all I need
Alex Semin	He's going to beat Team Reynolds like bongos	Bobby Ryan	first name that popped in my head when I thought about All Star snubs, and he is exciting to watch
Ryan Suter (A)	I hate the cheeseheads, but this kid is offense from the blue line, and this is essentially a defense-free game	Jeff Carter	One of the best centers in the game
Mikhail Grabovski	Gotta get the press there somehow, and with no Crosby or Ovechkin, I clearly need a Maple Leaf	Brendan Morrow	too many points to not include
Thomas Vanek	If he doesn't need to backcheck, he's other-worldly	Ilya Kovalchuk	name recognition, and he is playing better as of late
Nicklas Backstrom	If I wanted to stop the other team from scoring, I'd take the other Backstrom, but this one puts the puck in the net, with frequency	Ondrej Pavelec	how this guy is not at the ASG is beyond me
Pekka Rinne	Every time I watch him, he wins.	Joe Thornton	despite what some people think, this guy is one of the best in the game
Pavel Datsyuk	Zetterberg needs to feel comfortable somehow	Lubomir Visnovsky	needed a d
Jack Johnson	I just like hearing Canadians boo him	John-Michael Liles	same reasoning as Lubes
Brent Seabrook	Need a guy to lead the breakout	Marian Gaborik	I feel shame. That is all.
Drew Doughty	Look at my defensemen. Young, talented, fast. I rule.	Mike Ribiero	I needed a play maker.
Tomas Plekanec	The NHL took the wrong guy from Montreal. Plekanec was the class of the 2010-2011 free agents for a reason	Ryan Miller	I believe in Millercles.
Roberto Luongo	So long as he's not playing the Wild, he's a god.	Jordan Leopold (A)	My former Gopher quota had not been met.
Mike Richards (A)	How the hell did he last this long? Seriously?	Ryan Whitney	more points from the blue line
Tyler Myers	This kid needs a chance to rebound from a rough sophomore season, I'll give him that chance.	Alex Goligoski	another former Gopher, young and exciting on the PP
Keith Ballard	I figure I might as well placate the Minnesota homers.	Joe Corvo	clearly sucking up to the Carolina audience
Tuomo Ruutu	I was lacking in Finns, and this Ruutu has talent.	Teemu Selanne	needed Finn to skate with Mikko
Dany Heatley	I need someone to come out and put fear in the other team. I heard Heater was willing to chauffeur.	Cal Clutterbuck	I want some hitting in the ASG, plus can you imagine him mic'd up?
Ryan Getzlaf	Big body in front of the net. With all these snipers, someone needs to pick up the trash.	Patrick Marleau (A)	I need some veteran leadership
Andrew Ladd	Stanley Cup Champion, playoff positionin Atlanta. Winning is in Ladd's blood.	Linus Omark	Skills competition, baby. And, I need someone on the squad as disrespectful as I am

Lines:

Team Eide	Team Reynolds
Henrik Zetterberg - Pavel Datsyuk - Thomas Vanek Alex Semin - Mikhail Grabovski - Nicklas Backstrom Thomas Plekanec - Mike Richards - Dany Heatley Tuomo Ruutu - Ryan Getzlaf - Andrew Ladd Jack Johnson - Drew Doughty Brent Seabrook - Ryan Suter Tyler Myers - Keith Ballard Pekka Rinne Roberto Luongo	Bobby Ryan - Mikko Koivu - Teemu Selanne Brendan Morrow - Jeff Carter - Marian Gaborik Ilya Kovalchuk - Joe Thornton - Cal Clutterbuck Patrick Marleau - Mike Ribiero - Linus Omark John-Michael Liles - Lubomir Visnovsky Jordan Leopold - Ryan Whitney Alex Goligoski - Joe Corvo Ondrej Pavelec Ryan Miller

Regrets:

Nathan: Letting Bryan get away with taking my next pick three times. THREE TIMES

Bryan: Not taking Saku Koivu.

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Umm...

Can you explain… I’m confused… (not that that is out of the norm)

Bryan, on the other hand went with the only Kaptain to ever skate in the NHL, Mikko Koivu.

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by MMcAlister on Jan 28, 2011 10:49 AM CST reply actions

only ''Kaptain''

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by JSLandry on Jan 28, 2011 10:50 AM CST up reply actions

Right… as in… (out of area remember lost on “Kaptain” term)

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by MMcAlister on Jan 28, 2011 11:11 AM CST up reply actions

Only Kaptain with a K... as in Kaptain Koivu

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by JSLandry on Jan 28, 2011 11:13 AM CST up reply actions

This.

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by BReynolds on Jan 28, 2011 11:36 AM CST up reply actions

If I had to pick a winner I would say Nate’s team would win but this would be an exciting game!

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by JMarushin on Jan 28, 2011 10:49 AM CST reply actions

Gee, I wonder it him having Dats, Doughty, and Ladd has anything to do with your choice…

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by TheDragonReborn on Jan 28, 2011 11:35 AM CST up reply actions

Those are some good hockey teams.

Team Reynolds with the win.

by Krotz the Wall on Jan 28, 2011 10:50 AM CST reply actions

Nathan wins this one.

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by JSLandry on Jan 28, 2011 10:51 AM CST reply actions

this is just awesome :P

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by JSLandry on Jan 28, 2011 10:51 AM CST reply actions

I'm trying to figure out why Bryan split up Thornton and Marleau

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by nathaneide on Jan 28, 2011 11:01 AM CST reply actions

Maybe he's as bad a coach as he is a GM ;)

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by JSLandry on Jan 28, 2011 11:02 AM CST up reply actions

Awwwwwww snap

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by JMarushin on Jan 28, 2011 11:02 AM CST up reply actions

HA! Ouch.

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by BReynolds on Jan 28, 2011 11:37 AM CST up reply actions

Or why he gave Marleau one of the Alternate spots

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by JMarushin on Jan 28, 2011 11:02 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah, everyone knows Marleau doesn't do too well when he has responsabilities

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by JSLandry on Jan 28, 2011 11:03 AM CST up reply actions

except when the game means absolutely nothing.

Like this one. :P

by Krotz the Wall on Jan 28, 2011 11:04 AM CST up reply actions

Same reason I didn’t take Saku for an all Finn line? Because I’m an idiot, that’s why. Ha!

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by BReynolds on Jan 28, 2011 11:42 AM CST up reply actions

No Patrice Bergeron? Seriously?

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 28, 2011 11:18 AM CST reply actions

this

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by JSLandry on Jan 28, 2011 11:28 AM CST up reply actions

Additionally Milan Lucic still has more goals than Ovechkin and Kovalchuk, but Bergeron’s a better player so I’ll just be outraged by that instead.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 28, 2011 11:30 AM CST up reply actions

Like the Bruins much? ;)

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by JSLandry on Jan 28, 2011 11:34 AM CST up reply actions

Who, me? Uh…perhaps.

I haven’t even mentioned Brad Marchand yet! But as long as we’re on the topic, he fuckin’ rules right now too.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 28, 2011 11:36 AM CST up reply actions

I've always liked Marchand

Ever since junior when he played for my local Wildcats

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by JSLandry on Jan 28, 2011 11:39 AM CST up reply actions

He started off being part of a killer 4th line (the “merlot” line) and now he plays with Recchi and Bergeron

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 28, 2011 11:42 AM CST up reply actions

Nice!

Didn’t think he would make such an impact so quickly this year

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by JSLandry on Jan 28, 2011 11:50 AM CST up reply actions

Phunwin over on Cup of Chowder did, I thought he’d be mostly snowing goalies and pissing off the other team. But no, homeboy started scoring.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 28, 2011 11:51 AM CST up reply actions

I was close

But decided to go a different route.

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by nathaneide on Jan 28, 2011 11:31 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

I don’t want me no scrambled eggs, sir. ;-)

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by BReynolds on Jan 28, 2011 11:41 AM CST up reply actions

Can you send Brent Burns to Boston, then?

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 28, 2011 11:43 AM CST up reply actions

He says he is fine. No head issues. ;-)

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by BReynolds on Jan 28, 2011 12:06 PM CST up reply actions

at least not of the mushy brain sort. Anyone with 120 some snakes, has gotta have some sort of head issues.

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by brigid22 on Jan 28, 2011 12:08 PM CST up reply actions

So does Bergeron. Or are you messing up your boston centers? Savard is the guy who got pasted by hunwick the other week.

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 28, 2011 12:08 PM CST up reply actions

No no. I know Bergeron is back, and good, but Burnzie claims it was never a concussion.

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by BReynolds on Jan 28, 2011 12:09 PM CST up reply actions

Do any doctors agree?

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 28, 2011 12:20 PM CST up reply actions

We’ll love him and feed him and take him for walks every day, we promise

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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 28, 2011 11:44 AM CST up reply actions

I don't get why Bryan took Miller and not Backstrom

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by BReynolds on Jan 28, 2011 11:41 AM CST up reply actions