Mx Fantasy Hockey

[Joe]

Well, it seems that the past few years have been fun for MX fantasy hockey so I decided to get the league rolling!

http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/hockey/12686 - league specific
http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/hockey - Fantasy Hockey
League name - MX Fantasy Hockey
League password - mxforum
League unique url (?) - MX_Fantasy_Hockey
League ID - 12686

The draft isn't for a few weeks, so that you all would have some time to plan and such. It's Sun Sept. 21 at 10:00pm Eastern Standard Time, so the West Coast guys should be able to make it.

If you guys have any suggestions for changing the league stats, roster size, scoring style, or draft time, let me know asap!

Enjoy!

[MattSharpIsCool]

Signed up.

[Mikesn]

I'm in.

[nungman]

tbh im a fan of having every stat except shots on goal and shot percentage.

that and id like 3C and 6W instead of the 2C, 2RW, and 2LW

[4yearpro?]

last year i was the bomb and i shall b the bomb this year as well :)

[Joe]

I tried to pick stats that didn't really overlap that much. I personally like shots on goal because its not as completely random as something like game winning goals, so there's actually a little bit of strategy in the game. I'll think about it, but I kind of like how that is.

I might change the players. I only did it the way I had done it before but I think you're right. I think its a little easier that way.

[hXcPLISIT]

i'll be joining today after work

[Joe]

Cool!

I changed the players to 3 C and 6 W, but I think I'm going to keep the stats.

[nungman]

it's all good yo

[MattSharpIsCool]

Whatever you do please DO NOT make game winning goals a stat.

Seriously that's the worst fantasy hockey stat imaginable.

[Zmev]

but CLUTCH and GRIT

[MattSharpIsCool]

but LUCK and BULLSHIT

lol that kind of rhymed.

[Zmev]

Yeah everytime you got a breakaway in a NHL game and they do the slow mo cam it always ****s it up.

[Joe]

Oh yeah totally, I know. I did GWG's last year and it was the worst decision ever. It's completely luck.

[Shady Ultima]

Im in

[morrissey]

Signed up to save everyone else from last place.

Milbury's All-Stars

[nitzguy]

i'm in.

-crazy old man pants

[Zmev]

So I'll be eliminating you from these playoffs too right?

[pikester]

the pike stars are in.

[YoYoYooo]

im gonna try to get the same team as last year

[Zmev]

Dibs on Nabby/Thornton

[morrissey]

dibs on good players who don't get injured

[Joe]

dibs on...better players?

[Zmev]

infinity...plus one!

[morrissey]

fyi for joe:

Your live draft cannot take place! Some of your commissioner's changes to the custom draft order have errors. Please email your commissioner to remind them to correct these errors.

[Joe]

wtf? gimme a minute

fix'd.

[hXcPLISIT]

u guys are gonna get pwnt no rly tho

[Joe]

na i thnk ur gunna get pwnt

[CityOfEvil]

Ah it's says the league is full. So sad.. :( lol

[4yearpro?]

is there a way to find out wut teams we had last year becuz i remember i did pretty good but i dun remember who i had on my team. i remember the goalies i had tho

[Joe]

just go to your team page, click on your user (not your name for the league, but the manager) and click on the team you had last year

[morrissey]

I remember I had all the players with fragile bones and sophomore slumps

[Joe]

Yeah, I had Heatley...that didn't work out well.

But I have Crosby on my other league this year...

[Pazz]

The league is already full?
You have got to be shitting me. I join this every year. The only reason I come onto the forums now is to talk about the fantasy.

[morrissey]

Joe, can't you expand the league by two more people? As long as there's even numbers it should work.

[Pazz]

Yes please do.

[Joe]

fix'd!

[Pazz]

Word, I'm in.

[Pazz]

It's not head-to-head?
Ew.

[morrissey]

Pazz you're in Ottawa now? At university or what? :cool:

[Pazz]

Carleton University, fo sho!

[MattSharpIsCool]

It's not head-to-head?
Ew.

I think roto works better than head-to-head for hockey, so it should be good.

[pixiesfanyo]

i might try and take Nabakov from you Zmev.

if i set my draft settings and i can't make the live draft it'll pick what i want right?

[morrissey]

yeah, and if you don't make your own settings it will chose the next player on Yahoo's draft list.

[Pazz]

I think roto works better than head-to-head for hockey, so it should be good.

I did roto baseball once. I didn't like it all that much. Maybe I will join a random head-to-head league.

[Joe]

I did roto baseball once. I didn't like it all that much. Maybe I will join a random head-to-head league.

Roto baseball is not as good as head-to-head baseball, but I like it much better in hockey.

[Pazz]

Alright well I'll give it a shot.

[pixiesfanyo]

has it been head to head in past years? i've played twice on the MX league.

[Joe]

You might be able to check in your team history. I never played before so I just set it how I like it...

[hXcPLISIT]

yeah i like roto for hockey as well

[Pazz]

The past 3 or 4 years has been head to head. I know for a fact the past three years.

[hXcPLISIT]

well in with the new

[MattSharpIsCool]

Alright well I'll give it a shot.

Ya it's fun I promise. Takes out the randomness of a superstar having a bad week in the championship and you losing.

Like what happened to me last year or the year before when someone (I think it was you) beat me because Heatley crapped the bed.

But ya join a public head-to-head league if you want. I normally join one of each. I'm in two roto leagues this season though, apparently. One of them is season 2 of a keeper league.

[Pazz]

Ya it's fun I promise. Takes out the randomness of a superstar having a bad week in the championship and you losing.

Like what happened to me last year or the year before when someone (I think it was you) beat me because Heatley crapped the bed.

But ya join a public head-to-head league if you want. I normally join one of each. I'm in two roto leagues this season though, apparently. One of them is season 2 of a keeper league.

Yeah I'll take your word on it.
And yes that was me who beat you last year. Took third place from you. :)

[MattSharpIsCool]

Well no this must have been the season before because this game was for the championship. Whoever had Milan Michalek on their team.....that name will forever live in infamy in my mind....Michalek coming out of nowhere to get like 2 hat tricks in one week or something.

:angry:

[Pazz]

Nope, not me then. I don't even know who Michalek is.

[4yearpro?]

o snap draft tonight. i totally forgot

[morrissey]

Yeah 10pm EST

[Joe]

yeah man! four more hours!

[MattSharpIsCool]

My other league is drafting tonight 45 minutes before ours starts. So I'm not sure how I'm going to work this.

[Zmev]

Open two windows?

[MattSharpIsCool]

Ya I guess but it's gonna be a bitch keeping track of.

[morrissey]

Another hour to go, hopefully everyone is around.

[4yearpro?]

the screen is mad wack. i cant scroll down. the screen is like cut in half

im gonna go shower, hopefully ill b done in time lol

[hXcPLISIT]

is there anyway my team can be removed from the league?

i just went into the league to remove myself but since it's already entered the live draft i cant seem to do it.

im pissed, i dont want this team on my profile 'cuz im gonna miss the draft and have all fcuking gay players

[morrissey]

boo I'm 6th

[morrissey]

is there anyway my team can be removed from the league?

i just went into the league to remove myself but since it's already entered the live draft i cant seem to do it.

im pissed, i dont want this team on my profile 'cuz im gonna miss the draft and have all fcuking gay players
if you're here right now why will you miss the draft?

[hXcPLISIT]

i wont be here in 20 mins.

this sux bals

[Joe]

i'm 5th...

it will just autodraft in yahoo's order. it won't be that awful

[Zmev]

14th boooooo

[4yearpro?]

wow fastest shower i ever took. how do i make the screen less gay?

[morrissey]

wow fastest shower i ever took. how do i make the screen less gay?

trying using it in IE instead of firefox or vice versa

Or enter the url into the browser instead of having a popup window

[Joe]

it's gonna look pretty high tech either way

[4yearpro?]

ye its still gay either one. this sux


we cant even talk on the page :(


yo i need some1's help. how many d do we need to pick since i cant c the full screen?

[MattSharpIsCool]

Ya my window is like that too, which is too bad because I wanted to make fun of whoever took Nabokov with the first pick and let me get Malkin.

Thanks, by the way.

Oh and pikestars, you took Milan Lucic and that makes me angry.

[4yearpro?]

ye i feel like this becuz of the stupid window

http://www.forumspile.com/CantSee-RayCharles.jpg

[nungman]

the internet here at duquesne is powered by a gerbil in his wheel. and it's a really fat gerbil. i couldn't connect

i wonder who i got

[4yearpro?]

u got ovechkin

[MattSharpIsCool]

Auto-drafting actually doesn't turn out too bad a lot of the time. You might get a couple old guys who have been going downhill for a couple seasons, but for the most part you can still do ok.

My team was autopicked last season and I think I finished 4th.

[Joe]

Yeah Nungman you were 2nd but Neo was first and went with Nabby so you got OV.

I'm pretty happy with my team - but I'm open to trade ideas if anyone has any.

[4yearpro?]

if u guys wanna quit now u can. im taking the gold

[MattSharpIsCool]

I actually like my team a lot this season.

Malkin, Nik Backstrom, Sakic, and Patrice Bergeron at center is awesome.

Also, Fabian Brunnstrom in the 18th round will be the steal of the draft, mark it guys.

[morrissey]

Nung and Neo got screwed near the end but it's nothing a little addition and removal can't fix.

My roster:
Heatley-Kopitar-Tanguay
Stempniak-Ribiero-Stillman
S. Kostitsyn-Plekanec-Kobasew
Bench: Stamkos, Lombardi, Weiss

Green-Markov
Burns-Zidlicky
Bench: Gilbert

Lundqvist
Thomas

I didn't intend to go so Montreal-heavy, it just happened. Here's hoping they have a good statistical season. I'm pretty weak down the wing and I'm banking on a lot of breakout seasons. I've got great goaltending though.

[nungman]

well looks like my team isnt terrible and im supacool with ovie

[Joe]

Yeah Nung I forgot you also got Sundin!!!

Mine is

C: Federov, Sedin, Kozlov (Caps)
Wingers: Iginla, Nash, Byfuglien, Carcillo, Knuble, Burrows
Bench: Booth, Loui Eriksson, Jere Lehtinen

D: Timonen, Blake, Boyle, Shane O'Brien

JS Giguere
Theodore
Huet

My team is very west-coast heavy, which tends to always be pretty good. And I feel like the Caps are going to have a great year, and if they do, I'll be set!

[4yearpro?]

centers:
mike richards
jeff carter
robert lang

wingers:
brian gionta
pierre marc-bouchard
andrew burnette
antoine vermette
jaime langenbrunner

defense:
brian rafalski
duncan keith
paul martin
johnny oduya

backup:
robert nilsson
mathieu schneider
brandon dubinsky
scottie upshall

goalies:
marc-andre fleury
rick dipietro

[Shady Ultima]

Centers:
Datsyuk, Savard, Drury

Wingers:
Sedin, Boyes, Naslund, Wolski, Prospal, Jordan Staal

Defense:
Lidstrom, Pronger, Stuart, Regher

Goalies:
Fernandez, Berneir, Toskala

Bench:
Filpulla, Hudler, Murphy

I only chose like my last 5 picks, but my team is pretty good, except goalies. So, anyone who is willing to trade goalies, that would be great

[MattSharpIsCool]

Centers:
Evgeni Malkin
Niklas Backstrom
Joe Sakic
Patrice Bergeron
Michael Nylander

Wings:
Patrick Kane
Dustin Brown
Ales Hemsky
Sean Avery
Ray Whitney
Fabian Brunnstrom

Defense:
Zdeno Chara
Ed Jovanovski
Eric Johnson
Braydon Coburn
Ryan Suter

Goalies:
Marty Turco
Marty Biron
Erik Ersberg

I need another winger, so if anyone wants Michael Nylander, send me an offer. He'll be playing with Ovy, maybe not full-time, but he'll still get some time with him, most likely on the power-play.

[Mikesn]

oh **** i forgot about this

[Joe]

oh have were you on autopick?

your team is pretty good

[4yearpro?]

matt sharp did his research. he got the best team just from assumptions

wtf was da noob who kept taking mad long with their pics

[pikester]

Sorry, the correct steal of the Draft was Shawn Horcoff in the 2nd last round.

[MattSharpIsCool]

Sorry, the correct steal of the Draft was Shawn Horcoff in the 2nd last round.

That could be, I had him on my queue list but ended up taking Bergeron instead.

And if he can come back strong and not have any issues with the concussion, I'm holding out hope for a 90 point season in the 15th round.

Which, I'm sorry, would pwn your Horcoff pick.

[nungman]

oh boy sundin better make up his mind god damnit.

ovechkin-jokinen-pominville
perry-gagner-camalleri
kostitsyn-tkachuk-erat

visnovsky-kubina
carle(?)-barker(?)

sundin-neil-salo on the bench

kipprusoff-vokoun-elliot (?)

im ok with my wings and goalies but im weak at center and defense (ive already dropped the second 2 dmen and neil so that should help)

[morrissey]

Nungman, drop Carle, he's the crappy one from Montreal who will probably be in the minors all season.

Elliott is Ottawa's 3rd string and probably won't play until February, if at all. He won't hurt your team with bad stats, but you're better off getting a good bench player.

[nungman]

ive already dropped carle, barker, and neil

oh and elliot

[MattSharpIsCool]

Barker might actually have an ok season. He was a high draft pick and he had good numbers offensively in juniors, and now he actually has an offense around him to do something with those pretty outlet passes he makes.

[nungman]

well i snarked up kuba and randy jones instead

[MattSharpIsCool]

Jones is a good player. I had him last season for a little while and he did pretty good.

[morrissey]

Kuba will probably QB Ottawa's PP so it could be the best or the worst pickup possible.

[MattSharpIsCool]

I'm not sure that says good things about Ottawa power play tbh.

[Joe]

Yeah, he'll be a fine defenseman but his +/- will suck if the team doesn't do well - which could be possible. I don't know how great Ottawa's power play will be...

[apple pie]

i cant beleive I missed it, and well does anyone want Broduer, I dont want him on my team.

[nungman]

you don't want brodeur? he's a guaranteed 40+ wins and high save percentage

just hate him?

[apple pie]

I hate the devils, and dont want him on my team

[Joe]

I'm up for him. Any thoughts?

[morrissey]

I'm not sure that says good things about Ottawa power play tbh.
I know. :(

edit: I'll trade Thomas for Brodeur

[pikester]

I'll trade Bryzgalov for Brodeur.

[nungman]

i'll give you vokoun for brodeur there buddy

i used to be a goalie so i'm a big brodeur fan even though i root for the flyers

[apple pie]

how about Ovie?

[apple pie]

and I dont want a goaile.

[nungman]

sorry bro i can't do ovie i'm already strapped for offense as it is

[Joe]

I want Ovie :(

[Shady Ultima]

I still need a real goalie who will get wins...

Also, how come I can't move my players from the bench to the roster?

[apple pie]

sorry bro i can't do ovie i'm already strapped for offense as it is

Brouder and Gabroik for Ovie and Vokoun?


itll give you the top two goailes in the league, and a guarneteed tie every week

[nungman]

Brouder and Gabroik for Ovie and Vokoun?


itll give you the top two goailes in the league, and a guarneteed tie every week

i'd have to think about it. gaborik and his injuries worry me

[MattSharpIsCool]

Ovie is pretty much untradeable.

Sorry apple pie I'm a dick.

[pikester]

I will give you Mason Raymond and Milan Lucic.

[nungman]

Ovie is pretty much untradeable.

Sorry apple pie I'm a dick.

i think hes being projected for almost 120 points this season

[hXcPLISIT]

what do u guys think of tEH wINNING roster?

[Joe]

It's decent. You're quite lucky you grabbed a Detroit defensemen because otherwise your +/- would have stunk. I don't know about Price just because he's still going to be a rookie for the first half of the season - that was my reason for not picking him in other leagues. But you never know - Montreal is going to be good and he's going to get the wins.

[pikester]

i think hes being projected for almost 120 points this season

Which of course, means absolutely nothing.

[morrissey]

I wouldn't trade Jan Hlavac for Gaborik

[apple pie]

i'd have to think about it. gaborik and his injuries worry me

what about Eric Stall for Ovie
and Broduer for Vokoun

[morrissey]

Sorry about the misleading info, I said Erik Johnson would definitely be back before the start of the season so he was a safe pick. Turns out that's not the case, not even close. :(

http://www.insidestl.com/TimMcKernan/tabid/61/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1104/Default.aspx

[Joe]

what about Eric Stall for Ovie
and Broduer for Vokoun

Broduer for Vokoun is a good trade. Eric Staal for Ovie is a terrible trade. Even if you put both trades together its a bad trade.

[apple pie]

lol my entire team for ovechkin

[MattSharpIsCool]

Vokoun for Brodeur is a good trade? What?

40+ wins, 6-8 shutouts, a 2.20 GAA, and a .920 save percentage
30 wins, 3-4 shutouts, a 2.60 GAA, and a .920 save percentage

Which goalie is better?

And morrissey, your link didn't work but it sounds like bad news which is bad because I have Erik Johnson :upset:

Nothing on yahoo about it yet, though, so I'm holding out hope.

[morrissey]

It's up on TSN now. The link I had said 3-4 months, another St. Louis paper said 6 months, and according to the new article, "sources tell TSN he could be out the entire season", with both a torn MCL and ACL.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=250455&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl

[MattSharpIsCool]

Oh balls on my face that makes me sad.

nung I'll trade you Erik Johnson for Ovechkin.

edit: Jeez I just read it was a golfing injury. How the hell do you hurt yourself playing golf?

[morrissey]

Even worse, he hurt himself driving the golf cart, he wedged his foot between the accelerator and the brake or something equally retarded.

[apple pie]

its like when George Laroquge brused his ankle playing for the Oilers by playing catch in the dressing room

[pikester]

Man, I'm so glad I didn't draft Erik Johnson despite being told that he would be OK. Gut feeling ftw.

[MattSharpIsCool]

The note on yahoo said he would miss the first 3 days of training camp, so I thought it sounded pretty minor.

Oh well there are defensemen in the free agent pool or trades. At least I drafted Kurt Sauer....he doesn't have anywhere near the upside of Johnson but he's a decent defenseman.

[Joe]

its like when George Laroquge brused his ankle playing for the Oilers by playing catch in the dressing room

Or Dan Boyle's injury last year

And Erik Johnson is out for the year. Turns out the ligaments were torn.

:lol: the leafs just had their first and only win of the year. so much for the cup, whoever Mikesn is... who is mikesn?

[MattSharpIsCool]

Whoever was picking up Randy Jones, sorry but I thieved him away from you.

[Mikesn]

Or Dan Boyle's injury last year

And Erik Johnson is out for the year. Turns out the ligaments were torn.

:lol: the leafs just had their first and only win of the year. so much for the cup, whoever Mikesn is... who is mikesn?
let me enjoy it while i can :(

[Shady Ultima]

Hey how am I supposed to move players in my roster? Every time I try it says I have an internal roster player and that the position has already been filled. I have 1 empty defenceman spot, and an empty goalie spot, but I can't move players into those spots

[Joe]

let me enjoy it while i can :(

i didn't even realize that was your user name. i feel stupid. and yes you can enjoy it for now...

and Shady I see the empty goalie spot but i honestly don't know what to tell you. its just not letting you move your guys?

[Shady Ultima]

No, it won't at all. I tried with both style menus, the drag and drop and the classic, and it always tells me I have an internal roster error and that the position has already been filled, even when it's the empty spot...

[Joe]

Have you tried moving people to the bench?

[MattSharpIsCool]

Or dropping someone, maybe you somehow have too many players.

Don't know how that would be, but I'm just throwing an idea out there.

[Joe]

I'm sure I have some commish power to make sure no one picks up whoever you drop. But I'm not sure how that would work either, but its worth a shot.

Damn. Whoever has Oveckin: he had 8 shots last night. In a preseason game!

[Shady Ultima]

Have you tried moving people to the bench?
Yea, I tried that, it still tells me I can't, same error messages.


Or dropping someone, maybe you somehow have too many players.

Don't know how that would be, but I'm just throwing an idea out there.

I actually dropped one of my goalies, LA's backup I think, and one of my defencemen, Cory Murphy or something. I tried to move Ty Conklin into the goalie spot, and Brad Stuart into the Dmen and it won't let me.

I emailed the help people, I hope I get a response.

[4yearpro?]

im tied for 1st :)

[MattSharpIsCool]

Hey me too! Good competitive season so far haha

So any takers for Michael Nylander? He's a point-per-game center who plays on the power play with Ovechkin.

I'm looking for a wing.

[apple pie]

Dibs

[MattSharpIsCool]

Which team are you?

[hXcPLISIT]

andy mcdonald 11 pts this preseason.

=) i no longer feel uncomfortable with picking him

[MattSharpIsCool]

Ya McDonald should be a good pick.

[4yearpro?]

im gabagool geese

[apple pie]

Which team are you?

I am Ovechkin

[Joe]

I think Yahoo is having some issues...I was getting points from games that were actually preseason yesterday, and now I don't have points from anyone...

[hXcPLISIT]

yep same

[pikester]

I think people's preseason stats are showing up, but I'm not so sure you're getting points for them.

Also... 13th place wooooo. Although I don't have any players that have played a game yet, so that's probably why. Atleast I'm not last.

[morrissey]

2nd place, only because I have Heatley and Lundqvist (who, speaking of, have had the best starts imaginable).

The preseason stats are showing up, but they aren't counted.The players that are playing real games don't have the blue "edit" box on the left hand side.

[apple pie]

Sens couldnt have had a better way to start off the season, yes, techniqaully I know they could of had 2 wins, but still SENS!

[Joe]

Yeah I'm in last

And you're not getting points for them. It's just kind of annoying to look at the sum at the bottom and realize its all wrong.

And you're right, the Sens started off the best way they could after coming off of last year. The Rangers started off well (thank god, shuts up most of my worries about Tampa being any good)

[MattSharpIsCool]

nung I just sent you a trade.

[Shady Ultima]

Still needing a good starter goalie here...

[MattSharpIsCool]

apple pie, I like the trade. Go go gadget accept!

[Joe]

accepted

[morrissey]

I've got Lundqvist, I'm so happy.

[Joe]

Ah so you've got 2 good ones under your belt. I'm going to have a good goalie year.

[MattSharpIsCool]

I've got Brodeur and Biron now. Awesome.

[pixiesfanyo]

I wish I had someone that equaled Nabakov.

[pikester]

Well this is going pretty well so far.

[Joe]

So far not bad. Jumped 36 points last night.

I have Nabbi on one team and JS Giguere on another. So even though it was 4-1 Sharks, JS still had a .902 SV! Surprising.

[pikester]

I knew drafting Canucks was a good idea... for the first game anyway. Luongo with the shutout.

Also, if Steve Bernier fights anybody who hits either of the Sedin twins, I am winning the penalty minutes category by a landslide.

[pixiesfanyo]

so you are battling against everyone in this style of fantasy hockey?

[pikester]

Yeah.

Which brings up the question, can I not dress my goalies for the rest of the year and dominate GAA and SV%?

[Zmev]

0/0 = 0 no

[pikester]

25/25 = 100%.

Luongo had a shutout.

[pixiesfanyo]

you have to have one goalie on a roster always don't you?

[apple pie]

apple pie, I like the trade. Go go gadget accept!

good trade for both of us, thank you for Backstorm

[MattSharpIsCool]

good trade for both of us, thank you for Backstorm

Take good care of him and enjoy his 70 assists this season.

And I'm pretty sure there's a minimum games played. So no I don't think you can sit your goalies the rest of the season. You can try it I guess, but you'll lose miserably in wins and shutouts.

[apple pie]

if that comment to me, because I have the starting goailes for the Stars and Avs, which means 30 wins for both goaile

[hismajestythepope]

lol fantasy sports

[Joe]

25/25 = 100%.

Luongo had a shutout.

Yes but then you fail Wins and Shutouts

[Shady Ultima]

Dammit, with all the wings players on my team, I have Filpulla benched... and he's the only red wing who scored on my team!

Out of curiousity, how much does a team depend of the goalies? Because despite having only 1 goalie I'm kinda sorta confidant with (Conklin) I have Toskalev, who is going to tank my goaltending.

And Mikesn (whoever that is) I'll trade for one of your goalies, osgood or miller

[hXcPLISIT]

its a bad night for my team. the only two players on my team that scored goals were the two defensemen i felt comfortable in benching. flippin Hamrlik and Weber.

[Joe]

It was a pretty good night for me - even though I wish Federov got that empty netter at the end.

[morrissey]

Good night for me, I have Tanguay, Kostityn and Plekanec.

Unfortunately I benched Stephen Weiss.

[pikester]

Well... I got lots of shots on goal. And two wins from my goalies. And that's about all.

[Zmev]

3 goals, 5 assists, +6, 6PIM, 42SOG and 2 wins

[MattSharpIsCool]

Out of curiousity, how much does a team depend of the goalies? Because despite having only 1 goalie I'm kinda sorta confidant with (Conklin) I have Toskalev, who is going to tank my goaltending.

A ton. Having bad goalies can singlehandedly lose your season.

We have 10 stat categories in our league, and 4 of them are goaltending categories. You have 13 starting skaters and only 2 starting goalies. So 13 players contribute to 6 categories, and only 2 players contribute to your other 4.

Trust me, in my other league last season I had Kiprussoff and DiPietro. My offense was solid enough but those guys were the reason I ended up in 6th instead of the top 3.

And ya, you have 2 backups goalies, a goalie in the AHL, and Toskala, who isn't bad but he's not great. So you should probably try and shore that up a bit.

[apple pie]

well usually ther are 5 player stats

(goals, assits, points, plus/minus and pentaly mins)

and 5 goaile stats

(Wins, Losses, Shutouts, GAA, Save %)

[apple pie]

so Brooks Laich players Left Wing for the caps, but Yahoo says he cxan only play center?

[apple pie]

anyone want Brind'Amor for a second line winger?

[MattSharpIsCool]

well usually ther are 5 player stats

(goals, assits, points, plus/minus and pentaly mins)

and 5 goaile stats

(Wins, Losses, Shutouts, GAA, Save %)

I'm just talking in fantasy leagues.

Our league has goals, assists, +/-, PIM, powerplay points, and shots on goal.

Goalies have wins, GAA, Sv%, and shutouts.

[Shady Ultima]

Anybody want to trade their goalie? I got a lot of wings/centers that I think are pretty good.

[pixiesfanyo]

anyone see the Islanders Buffalo game was 7-1 lol.

[YoYoYooo]

i watched 1st and 2nd periouds. DP gotta get back in and they need defensemen to stay healthy

[MattSharpIsCool]

Anybody want to trade their goalie? I got a lot of wings/centers that I think are pretty good.

If you had a goal scorer I'd think about sending you Biron. But you and me seem to be in the same boat where we have tons of playmakers but no scorers.

You have Boyes at least but I doubt he'll score 43 again.

[apple pie]

I have some goal scores if you wanna send me a winger

[MattSharpIsCool]

I'd like to take Staal off your hands but I like my centers and I can't really afford to deal a wing.

[apple pie]

I tried making a deal with someone I think Pike

[apple pie]

Hey MattSharp how about this

Malkin and Morrow

for

Staal Gaborik and Brind Amor

[MattSharpIsCool]

Nope Malkin is pretty much untouchable.

[pikester]

Yeah, I don't think you have much that I really would like to trade Thornton for.

[apple pie]

fair enough in both casses, I just dont like Staal mand much Like broduer want to deal him

[Shady Ultima]

Hey apple pie, I'll trade for Staal.

Then I'll trade Matt staal for a Biron

[hXcPLISIT]

woot finally a productive night.
i really didnt think i'd be last in goals =[

[nungman]

slowly climbing my way back up

[morrissey]

It's still wicked early, but surprised I'm doing quite well in both of my internet pools (1st out of 14 here, 3rd of out 20 elsewhere).

A lot of it is luck, Sergei Kostistyn (my second last pick, I think) is leading my team in scoring. And Henrik Lundqvist has been sick, undefeated with gross numbers.

Too bad real life pools suck so far.

[apple pie]

does anyone want Staal or Brindamour, somehow I wound up with 3 centers for Carolina.

[Shady Ultima]

does anyone want Staal or Brindamour, somehow I wound up with 3 centers for Carolina.

I'll take Staal or both, just send me a trade request. I'm not sure who you'd want.

[YoYoYooo]

wut son wut. i dropped all the way to 11th lol

[apple pie]

offered

Staal and Gabroik

for

Savard and Nasuland

[Joe]

I've got quite a bad team...Iginla hasn't done anything yet and now Kozlov is hurt and Jose Theodore has been shaky so far. Iginla is finally having a good night and Theodore will get better. Who knows what's up with Kozlov...

offered

Staal and Gabroik

for

Savard and Nasuland

:eek:

[Shady Ultima]

Accepted, I think that's going to work.

As soon as Staal comes to me, Matt, I'll propose for Biron.

[MattSharpIsCool]

I'll have to give it some thought....I'm pretty stacked at center. If you have a goal scoring wing I would be more inclined to go through with a deal.

And btw, I'm not gonna say anything about yours and apple pie's trade, it's your own business, but....man.

[Joe]

:eek:

[apple pie]

what, i didnt get that big of a steal.

[Joe]

I think you might end up with the short end of the stick with that one...

[apple pie]

why with the way the Rangers are going Naslund is gonna come out with a huge season. And Staal is overrated. As for Savard I just like him.

[Joe]

Savard is great - he'll give you big assist numbers. I don't think the Rangers are going to have as big of a season as these first 6 games have shown - I think it'll be closer to Ottawa last season. I think they'll end in like 5th. I think Staal will have bigger numbers and I think Gaborik will have better numbers than all three - especially if he leaves Minnesota around trade deadline.

[apple pie]

case in point Nasland has a better supporting cast then Staal and Gaborik, and Gaborik has gotten kinda crappy lately.

[Shady Ultima]

Savard is great - he'll give you big assist numbers. I don't think the Rangers are going to have as big of a season as these first 6 games have shown - I think it'll be closer to Ottawa last season. I think they'll end in like 5th. I think Staal will have bigger numbers and I think Gaborik will have better numbers than all three - especially if he leaves Minnesota around trade deadline.

I actually hate Naslund, so I wanted to get rid of him. I really expect the rangers to collapse entirely and miss the playoffs. I have this feeling, and I tend to be right on my feelings...
As for Savard, he was the one I was more hesitant to get rid of, but Gaborik will probably get me goals, which I'm in need of, and I'm hoping to trade for a goalie still, which I really need.

[MattSharpIsCool]

Shady definitely got the better haul in that trade.

Naslund is old and hasn't broken 60 points in 2 years. Savard is awesome, this is the first time in 2 or 3 years I don't have him on one of my teams, but you'll be lucky to get 20 goals out of him. I know you don't want him for goals, he gets a ton of assists, but still, a few goals would be nice.

Gaborik and Staal are both elite players.

[apple pie]

never the less, I like my trade, and we will have to see by mid season who made the better trade

[Shady Ultima]

yep, and I'm happy with the trade too.

Btw, who is MikeSn? I sent a trade

Pronger for Miller or Osgood

[Joe]

MikeSn is actually the user name of the guy.

[apple pie]

Pronger is terrible

[PayneTiger777]

Can someone please explain to me how the scoring goes for Fantasy Hockey. I'm in a league and I don't understand how the points go. Is it a point for an assist and a point for a goal? Then how are the goalies scored? This is my first year doing Fantasy Hockey. My ducks are doing terrible so far :(

[Joe]

In Rotisserie, like our league, it adds up your total points and compares them with other people's totals. For example if you're in a group of 12 people and you're in 10th in total goals, then you get 10 points. Rotisserie is the easiest, IMO.

[PayneTiger777]

Ah I see. What about for the goalie scoring though? (I have Lundqvist and Brodeur)

[Joe]

It averages your GAA and your SA% from game to game, I believe. And then Wins and Shutouts are the same as offensive stats.

Actually, contradicting what I just said, if you give up 3 goals on 10 shots in one game (.700) and have a 2 shot shutout next game (1.000), I think you would be at 3 out of 12 at .750 rather than the average between two games which would be .850

[kevinpeter]

Hockey, such a nice game. It' my passion.

[Joe]

Yes it is! There's actually just a regular hockey thread, not a Fantasy thread if that's what you're looking for - http://sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=405457

[MattSharpIsCool]

In Rotisserie, like our league, it adds up your total points and compares them with other people's totals. For example if you're in a group of 12 people and you're in 10th in total goals, then you get 10 points. Rotisserie is the easiest, IMO.

Actually....

If you're 10th in goals out of 12 teams, you'd only get 3 points. Whichever team has the most combined goals get 12 points, 2nd most goals gets 11, and so on down the line until the team with the least goals only gets 1 point in that category.

And with goalies....they average out your teams GAA and Sv% between your 2 goalies. So if one goalie has a 2.00 GAA and the other has a 2.50 GAA, your teams GAA will be 2.25. So if that is, say, the 2nd best GAA of any team in the fantasy league, you get 11 points for that stat.

[morrissey]

"Steven Stamkos has been dropped by 1293 teams in Yahoo! leagues"

lol

[MattSharpIsCool]

I'm considering making it 1294 in my other league.

I don't know why the Bolts aren't giving him more playing time.

[Joe]

Actually....

If you're 10th in goals out of 12 teams, you'd only get 3 points. Whichever team has the most combined goals get 12 points, 2nd most goals gets 11, and so on down the line until the team with the least goals only gets 1 point in that category.

And with goalies....they average out your teams GAA and Sv% between your 2 goalies. So if one goalie has a 2.00 GAA and the other has a 2.50 GAA, your teams GAA will be 2.25. So if that is, say, the 2nd best GAA of any team in the fantasy league, you get 11 points for that stat.

:thumb: I was a little lesdyxic. Thanks.

The caps won!!!

[pikester]

If it wasn't for my goalies and penalty minutes, I'd be in last by a mile. Yikes.

[Shady Ultima]

If it wasn't for my goalies, I'd be a lot higher up.

[MattSharpIsCool]

If my team would score some more and my goalies would stop some shots I'd be doing better.

Drafting Fabian Brunnstrom in the last round looks mighty good so far. Hat trick in his first NHL game.

[Shady Ultima]

Yea, I didn't think anyone had taken him, because of how far down he is.

[nungman]

vokoun and kiprusoff = wtf

[MattSharpIsCool]

Those are my goalies in my other league.

I will officially second your "wtf"

Although I'm not sure Kipper is playing badly. I've seen a couple Flames games this season and their defense is awful. It surprised me because I thought that was sort of their strong point. If Phaneuf or Regher aren't on the ice, it's like their defense is clueless.

[Joe]

It happened last year too. Kipper does not have a great GAA. He'll get you other numbers later in the season (actually, last year was one of his fewest shutout years, so don't count on shut outs) but Calgary will turn it around at some point. They've got great talent on that team.

But for now expect to be in last place in your respective leagues in terms of goaltending...

[pixiesfanyo]

Nabby should be able to get a shutout tonight.

[nungman]

looking at his stats, kiprusoff's save % and wins have gone down each year for 4 seasons

also, his early-season struggles seem to get longer each season

[morrissey]

I hear a lot of Calgary fans complaining about poor conditioning with Kipper. He comes to camp out of shape and uses the early months of the season to get warm up. That's fine if your team is good enough to win games with crappy goaltending for half the season, and then have it pay dividends in the playoffs, but Calgary's not in that position.

Fun stat of the day:
Volchenkov goal count: 1
Crosby, Alfredsson: 0

edit: didn't realise this was the fantasy thread but whatever

[Joe]

Wow! I got the exact opposite of what I expected. I expected Nabbi to get a shutout in my other league instead of JS Giguere getting one in our league!!! Cool!

[pikester]

Freaking Bryzgalov.

My team sucksssss.

[Shady Ultima]

I can't believe it... Toskala got me a shutout???

[nungman]

i'm thinking my kuba pickup was a steal

[Zmev]

first place second round sharks. enjoy big joe & nabby

[pixiesfanyo]

i really don't like this style of playing fantasy hockey actually.