Earlier today I took part in two All Star fantasy drafts with followers. We followed the same rules and format as the real draft that will be held tonight. I gave the followers the option of first pick or choosing an actual captain from the game. Below are the results from the two drafts.
In the first draft, it was myself and follower Brent Baldwin. Brent chose to select team Foligno.
Team Toews
Captains: Toews, Nash, Getzlaf
Forwards: Ovechkin, Tavares, Tarasenko, Seguin, Gaudreau, Kopitar, Ryan, Kessel, Vrbata
Defensemen: Keith, Suter, Giordano, Shattenkirk, Ekman-Larsson, Burns
Goalies: Price, Crawford, Luongo
Team Foligno
Captains: Foligno, Doughty, Kane
Forwards: Stamkos, Voracek, Giroux, Forsberg, T. Jonhson, Girgensons, Johansen, Nugent-Hopkins, Bergeron, Elias
Defensemen: Weber, Ekblad, Seabrook, Byfuglien, Faulk
Goalies: Fleury, Halak, Elliott
In the second draft, follower Mike Yannuzzi chose first pick. I chose Team Foligno.
Team Foligno
Captains: Foligno, Doughty, Kane
Forwards: Ovechkin, Voracek, Seguin, Tarasenko, Gaudreau, Forsberg, Nugent-Hopkins, T. Johnson, Girgensons, Elias
Defensemen: Keith, Giordano, Ekblad, Seabrook, Faulk
Goalies: Fleury, Luongo, Halak
Team Toews
Captains: Toews, Nash, Getzlaf
Forwards: Stamkos, Giroux, Tavares, Kessel, Ryan,Kopitar, Bergeron, Johansen, Vrbata
Defensemen: Weber, Shattenkirk, Ekman-Larsson, Suter, Byfuglien, Burns
Goalies: Price, Crawford, Elliott
What do you think? Who drafted the better team in each draft? Let us know here, facebook or on twitter.
Thank you to Brent and Mike for taking the time to do this with us.
Bill Minchin is a contributing writer for Flyerdelphia. Follow Bill on twitter @wtfd103074
