Cheap Thieves Roster sorted by NHL draft position:

1st Round:

Bobby Ryan 2nd 2005
Scott Niedermayer 3rd 1991
Olli Jokinen 3rd 1997
Kyle Okposo 7th 2006
Andrei Kostitsyn 10th 2003
Anze Kopitar 11th 2005
Alexander Semin 13th 2002
Brent Seabrook 14th 2003
Simon Gagne 22nd 1998
T.J. Oshie 24th 2005
Steve Ott 25th 2005
Corey Perry 28th 2003
Jim Slater 30th 2002

2nd Round:

Marc-Edouard Vlasic 35th 2005
Taylor Chorney 36th 2005
Jason Pominville 55th 2001
Alex Goligoski 61st 2004


3rd Round:

Tom Poti 59th 1996
Kris Russell 67th 2005

4th Round:

Eric Belanger 96th 1996
Ryan Malone 115th 1999

5th Round:

Miroslav Satan 111th 1993
John-Michael Liles 159th 2000

6th Round:

Darcy Tucker 151st 1993

8th Round:

Aaron Voros 229th 2001

UNDRAFTED:

Cory Murphy
Andy Sutton

I think you have too much time on your hands. If you want you can do my draft position.

The Cheap Thieves are finished.... Star forward Darcy Tucket just got immobilized from behind, and Bobby Ryan has been demoted off the top line in favour of Jeffrey Lupul.

good stuff on Bobby Ryan..

LOVES IT

I hope Darcy Tucket will be ok though

Bobby Ryan getting demoted is like the best thing EVER for me! I already have a sick group of forwards and don't need him to score, but this is a contract year and I'll get to sign him really cheap woooot!

Anze Kopitar is awesome.

the rest of the team sucks.

The deadline for sending players back to the farm just passed, and four Cheap Thieves made the cut and will be on the team for their rookie season:

Bobby Ryan, ANA. $2.00 Age 22 NHL Draft Pos: 1st rd 2nd 2005 (drafted by Cheap Thieves in 2005)- Ryan led all NHL rookies last season in points despite starting out in the minors and is looking to win the AHL rookie of the year award this season. He started out slowly, being demoted from the top line in Anaheim, but recently had a breakout game and looks to be on track.


T.J. Oshie, STL. $1.00 Age 22 NHL Draft Pos: 1st rd 24th 2005 (drafted by Cheap Thieves in 2005)- Oshie currently had an emergency appendectomy but should be back in action next week. Oshie is an exciting prospect that often dominates a game, but started off slowly in his sophomore season. Nonetheless, Oshie is a lock to be awarded a 5 year contract from the team at season's end.



Nicklas Bergfors, NJ. $0.50 Age 22 NHL Draft Pos: 1st rd 23rd 2005 (drafted by Cheap Thieves in 2005)- Bergfors could be a key member of the Cheap Thieves because of his relatively inexpensive salary. The team is stacked with high end forwards and Bergfors represents that cheap contract with upside kind of player who could score 60+ points in the NHL. Bergfors wasn't expected to make the Thieves this season, but impressed coaches and is getting PP time in New Jersey.

Taylor Chorney, EDM. $0.25 Age 22 NHL Draft Pos: 2nd rd 36th 2005 (drafted by Cheap Thieves in 2007)- Chorney was overlooked in 2005, 2006, and fell to the 5th round in 2007 where the Thieves nabbed the d-man. He isn't expected to produce much offensively this season, but the Thieves needed bodies on the back end and Chorney won the job in Edmonton and is playing regularly. His future with the team is undetermined, but he likely won't even qualify for a multi-year contract.


MISSING THE CUT:

Jack Skille, CHI. $1.50 Age 22 NHL Draft Pos: 1st rd 7th 2005 (drafted by Cheap Thieves in 2005)- Much like Bobby Ryan last season, Skille is a victim of the numbers game as the Blackhawks are flirting with salary cap trouble. Skille has proven he can perform at the NHL level and will eventually get his chance, however, in the meantime he is being shuffled back and forth from the minors to the NHL.

Benoit Pouliot, MIN. $2.00 Age 22 NHL Draft Pos: 1st rd 4th 2005 (drafted by Cheap Thieves in 2005)- Pouliot has been a huge disappointment after being a 1st round pick in 2005, a draft class that essentially built the strength of this Cheap Thieves team. Pouliot's passion and work ethic have been questioned, and he will not get a call up until he can show more consistency at the NHL level. His future with the team is undetermined.

Chorney is another superstar from the hockey producing machine aka Thunder Bay, ON.

Saaaawwwweeeeet!!! Just checked my goalie situation for the playoffs and I have goalies in every single game without having to make any moves at all.

That's IF the Mustangs let you make the playoffs this year.

Daniel is a little premature....Its like Phil Hellmuth declaring what he is going to wear to the final table, after the first hour of a tournament.

Its also like the Habs fans singing nanana with 4 minutes to go and the Habs blowing the lead.

Daniel is panicking after a convincing loss to the Mustangs, is looking to add a defenceman .

Me winning the division is the closet thing to a lock that you are going to find. As for me "panicking" unlike your team I actually have assets available for trade to make my current team even sicker than it already is.

but if you are a lock to win, why make a trade.

Perhaps winning the division is not his ultimate goal and he would like to improve his chances against teams from the other conference he may end up facing like the Screamin' Eagles or The Big M's. Perhaps.

then wait till the trade deadline..

Mr Biatch thinks he is going to get 2 first round picks for said dman..

Is Lidstrom still in the NHL?

not really.

Pronger is though.

he is playing well defensively but his offense is completely gone..

1 g and 2 assists in 12 games..

Jonathan Ericsson has taken his Swedish Red Wings Offensive Mojo

I predict an injury for Pronger soon.

i second that....

I think Morrow will also get hurt soon.

LOL...you trying to get Morrow, Bob?

All you guys wished you had the best young offensive dman in the game signed long term..

Bogosian is the real deal and WAY better than Green overall...If he played with Ovechkin he would put up sick numbers.

Steven Stamkos and James Neal are gonna be a challenge.

anyone could be had for the right price.

We can bet my young D-man against your Bogosian... ever heard of Alex Goligoski?

not really...

I have an untouchable on my team and wouldnt trade him to Bob for Ovechkin,Green and Gaborik

yes the Pens fans call him GOGOO..

He isnt in the same league as Bogosian...

5 goals leading the leauge..

Alex Goligoski
GP 14
G 5
A 7
P 12

Zach Bogosian
GP 10
G 5
A 1
P 10


LOL, he's not leading the league in goals since Gogo has 5 also. My guy can actually pass too, hence the almost point a game production.

Hmm...lets see..5 goals in 10 games is WAY better than 5 goals in 14 games. RIGHT??

Also Goligoski is passing to Malkin and Crosby while Bogosian plays for Atlanta..

Hmm...lets see...7 assists in 14 games is WAY better than 1 assist in 10 games. RIGHT??


Pool Points Per game:

Alex Goligoski:
GP 14
PP: 8.5
PPPG: .607

Zach Bogosian:
GP 10
PP: 5.5
PPPG: .550

Simon Gagne is gone yet again..this time for 8 weeks..

The panic is growig

I think it's good for him to rest. I have sick sick sick forwards anyway without him. They are so deep wow.

Bad luck in the AHL today!

What a sick part of the schedule for Thieves goaltending. Coming into this week, 3 of the last 6 games I played with NO goalies. I just did my lineups this week, and I start Monday and Thursday with back to back NO goalie games! The good news is, for the playoffs, I have goalies every game... that, plus my forwards rock the house.

There's that, and the fact that you can score 7.5 from your forwards and defense every night. That'll help you overcome this stretch.

I was lucky to run into you with No Goalies tonight... only problem is I have NO DEFENSE playing!!! Lucky bastard! Best team D in the league if I do say so myself and not 1 of them is playing against you... if that ain't a crime 'ya Thief I don't know what is!

My forwards are the nuts. With or without goalies, my guys get the job done. Amazing no goalies back to back games and 5 of 8! Crazy.

I am afraid to look... I guess that means I didn't win last night?

Lucky SOB, you missed a Heatley Hat trick by 1 day! DAMMITT!

Benoit Pouliot Finally Gets His Wish:

Pouliot was drafted 4th overall in 22005, ahead of stalwarts like Thieves teammate Anze Kopitar and he's not been able to make it happen at the NHL level. Yesterday he was given a new opportunity which has to be a blessing, as he'll move to hockey hotbed Montreal in exchange for Guillame Latandresse who's also struggled. The whole Canadiens team has struggled, and the Thieves already have Andrei Kostitsyn in the mix in Montreal, but he is off to a brutal start as well. Here's hoping for a miraculous resurgence and an opportunity to see Pouliot and Kostitsyn both playing for the Thieves soon, much like their other one-two punch, Bobby Ryan and Corey Perry in Anahiem.

Blueline is decimated by injuries which has prompted GM Negreanu to start looking for help on the trading block. Several offers were sent out today and we expect to have some deals to report very soon. These deals could put this Thieves team over the top by addressing the teams one weakness, depth on defense.

Wade Redden Returns Home... Yet Again!

Many moons ago Wade Redden was a waiver wire pick up by a young, upstart GM in Cheap Thieves land, Daniel Negreanu. Somewhere along the long, the Thieves made a blockbuster deal moving Redden to the Swackers for $13 in cash an some draft picks. Somehow Redden ended up in a Thieves uniform again, and this time went to the Swackers in return for a young swede by the name of Henrik Sedin. Or something like that, lol.

The Thieves sent Underdogs 3rd round pick along with 0.50 for the injured rearguard. The move is designed to add depth to a blueline that is suffering through injuries. Redden, while hurt, should return to the lineup in about a week or so. Redden is no longer a top tier d-man, but he should help on short game nights where the team is thin.

Maybe I'm getting senile in my old age but I am 99.9% sure he's only been a Swacker once. We really need to find out who the other GM was. I can handle trading Sedin for him when he was producing, but not being someone who paid $13 for him! Will the unlucky $13 GM please show his face... line up for the firing squad!

Kinda funny, but after observing your plethora of no goalie games, I drafted my December lineups, and found my first one to be on December 7th. After lamenting about that for a while, I checked and it turns out I play against you, naturally, but to my delight, you also have no goalies. That works for me.

See, you ripped the Leafs rebuilding plan, and they listened.

Cheap Thieves own Philippe Paradis is now a blue+white Maple Leaf. Enjoy what they do to your prospect, your boy just left the best organization in hockey for the worst. At least he'll get up to the show sooner.

Thieves Finally Have a Leaf

In a recent trade, 4th round draft pick Philippe Paradis has been traded from Carolina to Toronto. Not sure how I feel about that exactly, we shall see.


In other news, how would you like to face this lineup tonight:

1. Corey Perry, ANA. OT
2. Bobby Ryan, ANA.
3. Anze Kopitar, LA.
4. Alexander Semin, WAS.
5. Henrik Sedin, VAN.
6. Olli Jokinen, CAL.

7. Alex Goligoski, PIT.
8. Scott Niedermayer, ANA.
9. John-Michael Liles, COL.
10. Kris Russell, CLB.

SAN JOSE

Can you say... powerhouse and a half? Wow, one of my best ever lineups especially with Russell producing 2 goals and 2 assists in his last two games. Over under on final score: 5

Drafted by Thieves:
Perry, Ryan, Kopitar, Semin, Goligoski, Russel

Acquired through trade:
Sedin, Niedermayer, Liles

Plucked from waivers:
Jokinen

come again?

whats the backstory on how a 3rd overall draft pick was ever on waivers in a league like the AHL?