Quebec Nordiques Initial Draft Dynasty
 

Hey folks, I'm a big fan of the old Nordiques franchise and wanted to start a franchise here. The main goal of the franchise is to build a viable Flexible Triangle/Hound the Puck system. I decided, for the fun of it, to start with an initial draft. My approach in the draft was originally going to be favorite 80s players, then historical Nordiques only, but then I got interested in the nuts and bolts and decided to build the team up from the start.

First, the draft. Coming into a new franchise you haven't scouted anyone so I had to figure out some way of determining who would work without having access to ratings. The triangle formation stresses offensive reads and quickness, and from this I deduced that the player role most likely to fulfill that would be Offensive Forward, and so my early picks all had that role. My strategy beyond that was to pick a centre (who should be a playmaker) first, then the wingers, then a goalie, then two defencemen. I then would start the cycle over. The starting lineup for the first season is this:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kmf...ew?usp=sharing

It looks like my attempt to put a screenshot in failed. Here is my starting lineup for the season:

Forwards:

Charlie Simmer (3.5)/Bernie Federko (3.5)/Al MacAdam (3.0)
Steve Payne (2.5)/Tim Young (2.5)/Duane Sutter (1.5, R)
Peter Driscoll (1.5)/Garth MacGuigan (1.5, R)/Rich Preston (1.5)
Walt Poddubny (0.5 R)/Hakan Loob (0.5 R)

Defencemen

Stefan Persson (2.5)/Bob Murray (2.5)
Pierre Lacroix (2.0, R)/ Garry Lariviere (2.0)
Jiri Bubla (1.5)/Barry Melrose (1.5)

Goaltenders

Don Edwards (3.0)
Greg Millen (2.0)

First Season Updates:

November 2: 4-5-0, 26 GF 35 GA, 8 Pts., 2nd in Norris Division.
December 2: 12-10-2, 78 GF 79 GA, 26 Pts., 2nd in Norris Division.