Other sports boards have these and I use them all the time and figured we should have one as well. Post up your drafts, trades,etc for comments and advice.


Took my first yahoo draft this morning, gotta get a couple in before Adams league just to get a feel. Fairly happy with my team. 12 person league, 2 C's, 2 RW's, 2 LW's, 4 D, 2 G, 4 BNCH.

Scoring is standard G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SOG, W, GAA, S%, SO.


1. (4) Zach Parise LW
2. (21) Dion Phaneuf D
3. (28) Eric Staal C
4. (45) Chris Osgood G
5. (52) Shea Weber D
6. (69) David Booth LW
7. (76) Phil Kessel RW
8. (93) Andrei Markov D
9. (100) John Tavares C
10. (117) Chris Mason G
11. (124) Jaroslav Spacek D
12. (141) Ales Hemsky RW
13. (148) Victor Hedman D
14. (165) Ryane Clowe LW
15. (172) Brooks Laich C
16. (189) Mikhail Grabovski C

Ton of good talent left untouched so I should be moving and shaking things as the season nears.

Parise 4th overall seems like an interesting pick... Lemaire is back coaching the Devils, and we know he hates offense.

That was actually the yahoos pick since I forgot I had the draft and didn't get in until about 4 picks before my 2nd.

First round went like this though...

1. Alexander Ovechkin
2. Evgeni Malkin
3. Sidney Crosby
4. Zach Parise
5. Roberto Luongo
6. Ryan Getzlaf
7. Mike Green
8. Jarome Iginla
9. Evgeni Nabokov
10. Corey Perry
11. Vincent Lecavalier
12. Pavel Datsyuk


Being the homer I am I would have taken Pavel at 4.

Ah ok, I was wondering why you didn't take a Wing, heh.

I think you made a huge mistake at Parise at #4

lol

I can't believe Tavares lasted that long, people were taking Stamkos last year in the 3rd and 4th rounds.

I was surprised too, so I took him.

Stakmos went 14th

That's absurd.

#4 is the worst place to pick.

IMO, there are three players better then everybody else in the league, then there's the rest.

I think he took Zherdev as well.

way to go out on a limb with that rather bold assertion.

Honestly, I think its the worst pick to have.

I have Ovechkin, Crosby, and Malkin in the top 3, then a drop off.

Who would you include in the top 3?

you didnt understand my post.

I think anyone with half a brain who follows fantasy hockey would agree, that the top 3 is by far better than anyone else.
I was saying its not exactly a "IMO" thing.

I will argue this a bit...In a pool like the AHL where goals matter more. Crosby's value shouldnt be anywhere close to Ovechkin's.

As a matter of fact there were 20 guys with more goals.

Guys like Parise, Kovalchuk had better overall numbers. As well a healthy Hossa and Gaborik would be more valuable. IMO..

If you are a plus minus guy Crosby's plus 3 isnt anywhere close to the other top guys.

Is Crosby one of the top 3 players in the league, for sure. Is he a top 3 fantasy guy, not close.

again, I am a homer but I still feel confident that Pavs is a good number 4. After that I can see a drop off.

A better question would be, who is the better player Crosby or Ovechkin?

That is a good question. I might google it to see if anyone has ever broken it down.

your right, but we werent talking about an AHL style pool, ie assissts worth only half a point.
Different pools, different players. It was just the 3 best players in the league to take in a pool comment. I guess I just assumed straight pts.

In Steve's setup for example, a good case can be made for a player like Datsyuk, a very good +/- guy, as a solid 4th.
The reason why Parise goes 4th in that pool is because he had a sick year in +/- in that format. I wouldnt take him 4th, but I get the computerized ranking to some degree.

worth offering parise for pavel steve, see if you can make it happen. its notoriously difficult to make trades in public leagues though i guess

correct...

your hockey pool knowledge is unmatched..seriously

Why did we take you in the Ahl anyways??We dont need more Bobs

did that hours ago. lol

lol should have known

I just hope he sees yahoo's rankings (Parise 4 and Dats 10) and looks at the 45 goals and says, "what an idiot!" and clicks Accept Trade.

I suck, just ask the FCHL guys.

I haven't chosen 1 player in the farm draft that ever made my roster in the history of that pool.

To be fair, you've chosen a grand total of exactly 1 farm player in the history of the pool.

yeah, you gotta love that!

I have been bestowed 17picks in 3 years, and traded all but 1. DRAFT SCHMAFT BABY!

then again, if Jack Skille makes it big, Im at 100%.

haha this has to be 14th round, right? Not 14th overall.

Right?

lol

14th overall

Does anyone believe that Peverley and Little are essentially one and the same. That as the years go by Peverely will be a 30 goal scorer?

Little has to have significantly higher upside than Peverley. It can't even be close. Kid was on waivers last season, for crying out loud.

it could be possible statistically if Little doesnt pan out to his potential, but his upside is the biggest difference between these two.
I think Peverley showed that, given the right circumstance that, he can produce. But Little has a bigger upside for sure, as Zach pointed out.

Peverley reminds me of another player who was discarded on waivers.....SSullivan, who went to seasons of 30goals and point per game status. Always underrated.

And if ANYONE on this forum should know about quality players who go on waivers, it should be you Steve.

peverley is a heap of garbage and I traded him for that reason alone

jk biatch

You guys are really having a discussion about Rich ****ing Peverley.

well who else would you draft 149th?

I got him at #153.

Guerin is #149. Id probably rather have Peverley's upside though, if I was deciding between them.

I'm not kidding. Im a bit of degen when it comes to this topic.

I was just curious to see if my line of thinking was right. I was not under the impression that Rich was the next up and coming 30/30 guy. Interestingly ESPN has him being a 60 point guy next season but hockey news has him much much lower, like 12G 20A. I tend to agree with THN and not ESPN. Glad I turned that trade down.

Pre-season has officially started, so everyone be sure to check out scoring summaries for line combinations and who the coaches are using on the powerplay.

I've already got my picklist taken after checking out game 1:

Sergei Shirokov
Jon Sim
Aaron Rome

1st place here I come!

Yes and dont forget Andrew Raycroft ahead of Luongo, if you watch these things.

(Brag post, apologize in advance.)

Aaron Rome won me a pool, I kid you not. Last day of the year, 07-08 season I believe, he got like 30pims in 1 game. Only played 4 games all year.
Difference between 1st/2nd place was $3000. He remains one of my favourite players of all time!

I love fantasy hockey!

ps- Jon Sim always does well in exhibition.

Shirokov would be worth a late pick in a deep pool.

how do i get into one of these high roller pools..Hook me up

if your interested, I could look into it for next year. (this year is full)

they had an AHL-like waiting list, but now there might be a spot opening soon.
costs about $1000 depending on # of transactions, 15teams. Rotisserie style, with standard categories.

I would like to be in ....Remember who got you in the AHL...

12 team standard H2H yahoo league


1. (6) Pavel Datsyuk C
2. (19) Marian Gaborik RW
3. (30) Shea Weber D
4. (43) Ryan Miller G
5. (54) Johan Franzen RW
6. (67) Mark Streit D
7. (78) David Booth LW
8. (91) Semyon Varlamov G
9. (102) John Tavares C
10. (115) Alex Tanguay LW
11. (126) Paul Stastny C
12. (139) Joni Pitkanen D
13. (150) Nik Antropov RW
14. (163) Braydon Coburn D
15. (174) James Neal LW
16. (187) Denis Grebeshkov D

I am shocked that you feel that way. Would never have known

I live for these type of pools in Baseball. I am in one baseball pool with similar/higher stakes.

Any possibility that another spot opens up? I would be interested

just finished my draft for a 9-team 1-season league. I think i drafted a good team: 7 forwards, 2 defense, 1 team (goaltending). G, A, Hat tricks (2 bonus points) overtime goals (1 bonus point). Wins, Shutouts (3 bonus points)

1. (2) Evgeni Malkin
2. (17)Zach Parise
3. (20) Vincent Lecavlier
4. (35) Alex Semin
5. (38) Anze Kopitar
6. (53) Vyacheslav Kozlov
7. (56) Alex Kovalev
8. (1) Mike green
9. (18)Sheldon Souray
10. (9)Minnesota (goalies)


then traded Kozlov straight up for D. Krejci

The same group has one for baseball and one for hockey.

Id certainly push for you John, but problem is, the pool actually has monthly meetings at local sports bars to encourage trading/comraderie, and there are fines for not coming. I dont think the guys who run it will be open to out-of-towners. Sorry.

Serge, your interest was also noted, I will definetly keep your name on the forefront with them. But do note the above, it is a very different league! Good group of guys, but some funny rules here and there.

wow, monthly meetings ..that is cool..