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Welcome to the 2008-2009 Great Draft Experiment here at saucerpass.com. For the intro post to this whole thing, check out The Great Draft Experiment information and introduction page.

The Great Draft Experiment ran the course of the entire NHL regular season for 2008-2009 and had multiple updates as the season progressed. The goal was to see which initial draft strategy would fare the best, while conducting zero trades and minimizing transactions for the whole year. Two teams ended up taking 1st place in their leagues, while one took 4th and one took a disappointing 11th place. Check out all the posts to see how it all played out.

Goalie Emphasized Draft

* Goalie Emphasis – Update 1 (12-17-08)
* Goalie Emphasis – Update 2 (1-22-09)
* Goalie Emphasis – Update 3 (3-3-09)
* Goalie Emphasis – Update 4 (3-30-09)
* Goalie Emphasis – Wrap Up (5-4-09)

Forward Emphasized Draft

* Forward Emphasis – Update 1 (12-18-08)
* Forward Emphasis – Update 2 (1-22-09)
* Forward Emphasis – Update 3 (2-23-09)
* Forward Emphasis – Update 4 (4-3-09)
* Forward Emphasis – Wrap Up (4-18-09)

Defense Emphasis

* Defense Emphasis – Update 1 (12-19-08)
* Defense Emphasis – Update 2 (1-23-09)
* Defense Emphasis – Update 3 (2-25-09)
* Defense Emphasis – Update 4 (3-31-09)
* Defense Emphasis – Wrap Up (5-2-09)

Best Player Available

* BPA – Update 1 (12-16-08)
* BPA – Update 2 (1-19-09)
* BPA – Update 3 (3-1-09)
* BPA – Update 4 (3-28-09)
* BPA – Wrap Up (4-28-09)

Draft Experiment Teams Comparison

* Teams & Leagues Comparison

There will be another draft experiment for the 09-10 season, so stay tuned.

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