aylbert Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 hour ago, NQDevil said: Pretty happy with my first season so far. Main surprise is no one wanting Mark Stone! Thought Heiskanen was going to be a steal and ended up being a lead weight. Svechnikov and Barzal are two exciting keepers though. There are a lot of interesting keepers floating around... I think we'll see some movement pre-draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I'm honestly just disgusted with my duo of Rinne and Price. I thought I'd have top of the league locked up with those two after the draft. I've gotten lucky with shutouts, granted. But Wins, Saves, and GAA are killing me. Ah well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Devilsfan118 said: I'm honestly just disgusted with my duo of Rinne and Price. I thought I'd have top of the league locked up with those two after the draft. I've gotten lucky with shutouts, granted. But Wins, Saves, and GAA are killing me. Ah well. You had to feel Rinne was due for old age decline at some point. Saros was also ready for more time. Price and the Habs are very unreliable. I actually had the second overall pick but dropped to the end of round so I can draft two elite goalies back to back in Bishop and Vasy. Gamble hasn’t paid off though and I’m not sure why. Edited February 27, 2020 by devlman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redruM Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 IMHO to have 2 elite goalies makes no sense, especially taking 2 early in the draft, you only have 82 G games , why waste 2 high picks When at best you are wasting 1/2 their production ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 I think it makes perfect sense considering saves and wins. Goalie categories are half the battle and to have two mitigates risk. Now, to spend your first two picks on them is debatable. I’ve never done that before but wanted to try it out because I felt this year the depth of quality goalies in the league wasn’t great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) On 2/27/2020 at 1:52 PM, devlman said: You had to feel Rinne was due for old age decline at some point. Saros was also ready for more time. Price and the Habs are very unreliable. I actually had the second overall pick but dropped to the end of round so I can draft two elite goalies back to back in Bishop and Vasy. Gamble hasn’t paid off though and I’m not sure why. Yeahh you're right about Rinne, I just hoped the Preds had one more elite year in them. I didn't foresee the team sucking and then bringing in the lizardman. The Habs were a tossup but since Price was a keeper I was more or less stuck hoping they looked better than average. The real bitch is I believe I could've selected Rask instead of Rinne. That one stings. On 2/27/2020 at 2:13 PM, redruM said: IMHO to have 2 elite goalies makes no sense, especially taking 2 early in the draft, you only have 82 G games , why waste 2 high picks When at best you are wasting 1/2 their production ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sure there are only 82 games, but I've had entire seasons wasted when my primary starter gets hurt. 50 potential points is nothing to sniff at. Goalie depth in our league isn't great, either, as devlman mentioned. Edited March 1, 2020 by Devilsfan118 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 3/1/2020 at 8:25 AM, Devilsfan118 said: Goalie depth in our league isn't great, either, as devlman mentioned. I don't find that to be true. We overpay for reliable goalies much like we overpay for QBs in fantasy football, but there are always good options to plug in late and to pivot until you find one that works for the season. Like this year I went with Lunqvist in the 13th (didnt work) and Darcy Kuemper in the 15th, which did. And I picked up Varlamov (who was drafted in the 11th but dropped) and Karpisalo. I'm not league leading, but top third or so... even with 9 games behind target (which matters for saves, wins and shutouts). Without a doubt goaltenders have an outsized impact on the standings as 82 games controls 4 categories... whereas 1476 games control the other 10 categories. Percentage wise that's 94.7% of games for 71.4% of the points (forwards/def) and 5.3% of games for the other 27.6% of points (goalies) So if you overpay successfully for anything, overpay for a goalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 8 hours ago, aylbert said: I don't find that to be true. We overpay for reliable goalies much like we overpay for QBs in fantasy football, but there are always good options to plug in late and to pivot until you find one that works for the season. Like this year I went with Lunqvist in the 13th (didnt work) and Darcy Kuemper in the 15th, which did. And I picked up Varlamov (who was drafted in the 11th but dropped) and Karpisalo. I'm not league leading, but top third or so... even with 9 games behind target (which matters for saves, wins and shutouts). Without a doubt goaltenders have an outsized impact on the standings as 82 games controls 4 categories... whereas 1476 games control the other 10 categories. Percentage wise that's 94.7% of games for 71.4% of the points (forwards/def) and 5.3% of games for the other 27.6% of points (goalies) So if you overpay successfully for anything, overpay for a goalie. It’s worked out for you but let’s be honest, Darcy Kuemper and Varlampv could have easily have gone in the opposition direction and stunk or not even played. It’s a gamble. That’s why picking reliable studs from the get go minimizes the risk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redruM Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I had Bobs as a keeper and he has Been a flop all year, I drafted Rittich in like the 12th, & he was great the 1st half of the season & then I picked up Merzlikins & he was the best goalie in the NHL for 6 to 8 weeksBlackwood also could have been grabbed as a free agent & he has Ben great latelySame w rags goalieGrabbing 1 high end goalie early Ior keeping 1 , I get itBut keeping 2 or drafting 2 early or keeping 1 & drafting 1 early IMHO is not a great way to build a team Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 Right, I think allocating a high pick or a keeper slot is fine... but you shouldn’t allocate both. I tend to pick my goalies late... I grabbed Bob late and then flipped him to Red for Draisaitl. The trade was one for one. Then I did lock up Murray with a keeper pick because I was lacking elite options to hold on to. Now I have 3 elite keepers, and can really build out my team next season. I might grab a goalie early, but most likely, I’ll push it off and find the hot goalie. There will always be a goalie from out of nowhere, and a cant miss goalie that misses. Its why I push off goaltending, barring injury, forwards are like WRs in football, they are more consistent, especially the top tier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Well, I guess our fantasy league final standing is null and void for this season! Works for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redruM Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Well, I guess our fantasy league final standing is null and void for this season! Works for me!! Null and void my ass, if the season is over your champ is right here!!!& if not then I get those extra picks again[emoji6]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 **ASTERISK!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redruM Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 **ASTERISK!! Lol Still the champNo one remembers asterisks[emoji23]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Damnit, I was making a comeback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 15 hours ago, redruM said: Still the champ No one remembers asterisks Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Hopefully they can get some more regular season games in, in April Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Lucky me - guess being way over in games won't kill me after all. If I have some time over the weekend I'll run some averages and see where I actually stand when compared to the rest of you. I'll bet I'm no higher than.. 5th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krunko7 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I will happily keep the title since I won last year if that’s how we need to do it lolIn all seriousness it seems like the regular season is over. I was somehow making a final push so I am upset it’s over but another good season!I also think if we used the same stat categories as last year then I might’ve won. PIMS and Saves killed me! I’m relatively good in PIMS but it killed my other stats finding lower point guys who get hits and PIMS. And Saves I’m just so far behind in goalie games played I had no chance. Whereas save percentage always kept me in itNow I have the summer to adjust for it all!I have 5 great keepers so send me offers if you want one of them: MacKinnon, Matthews, Zibanejad, Miller or Hart.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 After consideration, I have decided to follow Yahoo's league and to call the FHL season as-is. I did some calculations to reweigh everybody by points per game played - but it's a little messy and Dynamo Nation still wins... So, congrats Dynamo Nation on your 2nd title (the first being in 2005)! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Thank you for considering and factoring in games played. Do you have a final standings list? (Potential draft order is affected by this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Congrats Dynamo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redruM Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 When is hockey season? I want to draft already!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylbert Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 11/17/2020 at 2:53 PM, redruM said: When is hockey season? I want to draft already!! I know; I'm excited to get back to fantasy hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redruM Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Just got an email, yahoo has opened up fantasy hockey!! can we start trading??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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