FFA Fantasy Hockey 2018-2019 (1 Viewer)

[Northern Voice]

His team is much better than the one N Voice had drafted for him last year. He'll be fine.

I finished 4th with that team last year FWIW. It's going to suck if/when I finish lower this year with my self drafted team.

 

[E Street Brat]

So how/when did we go from a 5 minute timer to 1;15?

 

[IC FBGCav]

So how/when did we go from a 5 minute timer to 1;15?

Never

 

[IC FBGCav]

So how/when did we go from a 5 minute timer to 1;15?

Do you really think we let Brasky and Rude take 5 minutes for every pick in a 22 rounds draft?  That's 3 hours and 40 minutes just for those 2.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

So how/when did we go from a 5 minute timer to 1;15?

Yahoo has never had a 5-minute clock.

I think you participated in the playoff pool last year. That's different. We draft that on the message board (and I usually ask people to pick within 2 minutes)

This draft is run through yahoo so we use their draft software to manage things.

16 teams * 22 rounds = 352 picks.

5 minute timer means the draft could take as long as 29 hours. not sure anyone has 24+ hours to devote to a live draft.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Yahoo has never had a 5-minute clock.

I think you participated in the playoff pool last year. That's different. We draft that on the message board (and I usually ask people to pick within 2 minutes)

This draft is run through yahoo so we use their draft software to manage things.

16 teams * 22 rounds = 352 picks.

5 minute timer means the draft could take as long as 29 hours. not sure anyone has 24+ hours to devote to a live draft.

Yeah, since I was drafting at work, I think my new overlords would have frowned on that much overtime.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Do you really think we let Brasky and Rude take 5 minutes for every pick in a 22 rounds draft?  That's 3 hours and 40 minutes just for those 2.

oh come on, don't put me in that group.  I make my picks right away unless that bag takes Granlund right in front of me

and there is a clear separation between me and my Rud alias.

 

[IC FBGCav]

oh come on, don't put me in that group.  I make my picks right away unless that bag takes Granlund right in front of me

and there is a clear separation between me and my Rud alias.

Lmao, I always lump you and Rude together.  In my mind you guys are besties, hanging out in park, in the upper Midwest.  Enjoying a picnic.

 

[Chemical X]

now imagine cosjobs and snorecal played fantasy hockey

 

[dino259]

I'll pay half his entry fee and we can't trade between us.  Fair?

Unless it is for Thornton

 

[kupcho1]

Looking forward to @ceo3west's (or anyone else's for that matter) draft analysis

Draft Results

Tuch'd my balls 

1.(1)Connor McDavid (Edm - C)

2.(32)Johnny Gaudreau (Cgy - LW)

3.(33)Mitchell Marner (Tor - RW)

4.(64)P.K. Subban (Nsh - D)

5.(65)Cam Talbot (Edm - G)

6.(96)Keith Yandle (Fla - D)

7.(97)Cory Schneider (NJ - G)

8.(128)Mark Giordano (Cgy - D)

9.(129)Nico Hischier (NJ - C)

10.(160)Dylan Larkin (Det - C)

11.(161)Craig Anderson (Ott - G)

12.(192)Milan Lucic (Edm - LW)

13.(193)Keith Kinkaid (NJ - G)

14.(224)Alex Tuch (VGK - RW)

15.(225)Nikita Zadorov (Col - D)

16.(256)Pavel Buchnevich (NYR - RW)

17.(257)Kailer Yamamoto (Edm - RW)

18.(288)Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJ - D)

19.(289)Jon Gillies (Cgy - G)

20.(320)Eeli Tolvanen (Nsh - RW)

21.(321)Mike Condon (Ott - G)

22.(352)Chris Kunitz (Chi - LW)

Getz Ducks

1.(2)Nikita Kucherov (TB - RW)

2.(31)Vladimir Tarasenko (StL - RW)

3.(34)Martin Jones (SJ - G)

4.(63)Rickard Rakell (Anh - LW,RW)

5.(66)Ryan Getzlaf (Anh - C)

6.(95)Carter Hutton (Buf - G)

7.(98)Rasmus Ristolainen (Buf - D)

8.(127)Yanni Gourde (TB - C,RW)

9.(130)Evgenii Dadonov (Fla - LW,RW)

10.(159)Colton Parayko (StL - D)

11.(162)Timo Meier (SJ - LW)

12.(191)Adam Henrique (Anh - C)

13.(194)Elias Pettersson (Van - C)

14.(223)Malcolm Subban (VGK - G)

15.(226)Ryan Miller (Anh - G)

16.(255)Josh Manson (Anh - D)

17.(258)Joe Thornton (SJ - C)

18.(287)Alex Killorn (TB - LW)

19.(290)Esa Lindell (Dal - D)

20.(319)Sven Baertschi (Van - LW)

21.(322)Troy Terry (Anh - RW)

22.(351)Ryan Kesler (Anh - C)

IC Alkies

1.(3)Sidney Crosby (Pit - C)

2.(30)Tuukka Rask (Bos - G)

3.(35)Jonathan Quick (LA - G)

4.(62)Sebastian Aho (Car - C,LW)

5.(67)Jakub Voracek (Phi - RW)

6.(94)Kris Letang (Pit - D)

7.(99)Wayne Simmonds (Phi - RW)

8.(126)Teuvo Teravainen (Car - LW,RW)

9.(131)Seth Jones (Cls - D)

10.(158)Andrei Svechnikov (Car - RW)

11.(163)Justin Faulk (Car - D)

12.(190)Tyler Toffoli (LA - RW)

13.(195)Chris Kreider (NYR - LW)

14.(222)Bryan Little (Wpg - C)

15.(227)Miro Heiskanen (Dal - D)

16.(254)Nick Foligno (Cls - C,RW)

17.(259)Cam Fowler (Anh - D)

18.(286)Ryan Dzingel (Ott - LW,RW)

19.(291)David Krejci (Bos - C)

20.(318)Adam Larsson (Edm - D)

21.(323)Artem Anisimov (Chi - C)

22.(350)Warren Foegele (Car - LW)

Brasky’s Brawlers

1.(4)Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB - G)

2.(29)Mark Scheifele (Wpg - C)

3.(36)Filip Forsberg (Nsh - LW)

4.(61)Nicklas Backstrom (Was - C)

5.(68)Shayne Gostisbehere (Phi - D)

6.(93)Ivan Provorov (Phi - D)

7.(100)J.T. Miller (TB - C,RW)

8.(125)Eric Staal (Min - C)

9.(132)Mark Stone (Ott - RW)

10.(157)Elias Lindholm (Cgy - C,RW)

11.(164)James Reimer (Fla - G)

12.(189)Bo Horvat (Van - C)

13.(196)Scott Darling (Car - G)

14.(221)Josh Bailey (NYI - RW)

15.(228)Shea Theodore (VGK - D)

16.(253)Josh Morrissey (Wpg - D)

17.(260)Jesse Puljujarvi (Edm - RW)

18.(285)Garret Sparks (Tor - G)

19.(292)Thomas Chabot (Ott - D)

20.(317)Blake Coleman (NJ - C,LW)

21.(324)Tyson Jost (Col - C,LW)

22.(349)Laurent Brossoit (Wpg - G)

GameTime

1.(5)Erik Karlsson (SJ - D)

2.(28)Connor Hellebuyck (Wpg - G)

3.(37)Anze Kopitar (LA - C)

4.(60)Antti Raanta (Ari - G)

5.(69)Brayden Schenn (StL - C)

6.(92)Mikael Granlund (Min - C,RW)

7.(101)Ilya Kovalchuk (LA - LW,RW)

8.(124)Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Ari - D)

9.(133)Cam Atkinson (Cls - RW)

10.(156)Rasmus Dahlin (Buf - D)

11.(165)Nino Niederreiter (Min - LW,RW)

12.(188)Aaron Dell (SJ - G)

13.(197)Matt Niskanen (Was - D)

14.(220)Anthony Beauvillier (NYI - C,LW)

15.(229)Casey DeSmith (Pit - G)

16.(252)Alexander Kerfoot (Col - C)

17.(261)David Perron (StL - LW)

18.(284)Tage Thompson (Buf - C,RW)

19.(293)Jacob Trouba (Wpg - D)

20.(316)Anthony Cirelli (TB - C)

21.(325)Thomas Vanek (Det - LW,RW)

22.(348)Andre Burakovsky (Was - LW,RW)

Thorn

1.(6)Brad Marchand (Bos - LW)

2.(27)Braden Holtby (Was - G)

3.(38)Evgeny Kuznetsov (Was - C)

4.(59)Roman Josi (Nsh - D)

5.(70)Alexander Radulov (Dal - RW)

6.(91)Semyon Varlamov (Col - G)

7.(102)Gabriel Landeskog (Col - LW)

8.(123)Nazem Kadri (Tor - C)

9.(134)Jason Zucker (Min - LW,RW)

10.(155)Jeff Carter (LA - C)

11.(166)Mats Zuccarello (NYR - RW)

12.(187)Ryan Donato (Bos - LW,RW)

13.(198)Jaroslav Halak (Bos - G)

14.(219)Pat Maroon (StL - LW)

15.(230)Darnell Nurse (Edm - D)

16.(251)Tyler Myers (Wpg - D)

17.(262)Sami Vatanen (NJ - D)

18.(283)Jack Campbell (LA - G)

19.(294)Martin Necas (Car - C)

20.(315)Zdeno Chara (Bos - D)

21.(326)Lars Eller (Was - C)

22.(347)Justin Braun (SJ - D)

Our Man in Inglewood

1.(7)Alex Ovechkin (Was - LW)

2.(26)Sergei Bobrovsky (Cls - G)

3.(39)Phil Kessel (Pit - RW)

4.(58)Leon Draisaitl (Edm - C,RW)

5.(71)Brock Boeser (Van - RW)

6.(90)Sean Monahan (Cgy - C)

7.(103)Matthew Tkachuk (Cgy - LW)

8.(122)Sean Couturier (Phi - C)

9.(135)Mike Hoffman (Fla - LW,RW)

10.(154)Travis Konecny (Phi - LW,RW)

11.(167)Martin Marincin (Tor - D)

12.(186)Anthony Mantha (Det - LW,RW)

13.(199)Nick Leddy (NYI - D)

14.(218)Erik Johnson (Col - D)

15.(231)Duncan Keith (Chi - D)

16.(250)Curtis McElhinney (Car - G)

17.(263)Paul Stastny (VGK - C)

18.(282)Tomas Tatar (Mon - LW,RW)

19.(295)Jakub Vrana (Was - LW,RW)

20.(314)Jack Roslovic (Wpg - C)

21.(327)Klas Dahlbeck (Car - D)

22.(346)Ken Appleby (Wpg - G)

Mozzy84

1.(8)Auston Matthews (Tor - C)

2.(25)John Gibson (Anh - G)

3.(40)Joe Pavelski (SJ - C,RW)

4.(57)Patrice Bergeron (Bos - C)

5.(72)Max Pacioretty (VGK - LW)

6.(89)Casey Mittelstadt (Buf - C)

7.(104)Kyle Connor (Wpg - LW)

8.(121)William Nylander (Tor - C,RW)

9.(136)T.J. Oshie (Was - RW)

10.(153)Reilly Smith (VGK - LW,RW)

11.(168)Nolan Patrick (Phi - C)

12.(185)Brandon Montour (Anh - D)

13.(200)Will Butcher (NJ - D)

14.(217)Robin Lehner (NYI - G)

15.(232)Justin Schultz (Pit - D)

16.(249)Mike Matheson (Fla - D)

17.(264)Kevin Hayes (NYR - C)

18.(281)Mikko Koivu (Min - C)

19.(296)Valeri Nichushkin (Dal - RW)

20.(313)Mattias Janmark (Dal - C,LW)

21.(328)Luke Schenn (Anh - D)

22.(345)Tristan Jarry (Pit - G)

Denny Pratt Tragedy

1.(9)Tyler Seguin (Dal - C)

2.(24)Jack Eichel (Buf - C)

3.(41)Devan Dubnyk (Min - G)

4.(56)Jonathan Marchessault (VGK - C,LW)

5.(73)Dougie Hamilton (Car - D)

6.(88)Jeff Skinner (Buf - LW)

7.(105)Patric Hornqvist (Pit - RW)

8.(120)Brendan Gallagher (Mon - RW)

9.(137)Ryan Pulock (NYI - D)

10.(152)Aaron Ekblad (Fla - D)

11.(169)Mika Zibanejad (NYR - C)

12.(184)Oscar Klefbom (Edm - D)

13.(201)Jacob Markstrom (Van - G)

14.(216)Dustin Brown (LA - RW)

15.(233)Alexander Edler (Van - D)

16.(248)Josh Anderson (Cls - RW)

17.(265)Richard Panik (Ari - LW,RW)

18.(280)Jordan Staal (Car - C)

19.(297)Charles Hudon (Mon - LW)

20.(312)Brady Skjei (NYR - D)

21.(329)Alex Stalock (Min - G)

22.(344)Brock Nelson (NYI - C,LW)

Stepan Fetchit

1.(10)Patrik Laine (Wpg - RW)

2.(23)Jamie Benn (Dal - C,LW)

3.(42)Artemi Panarin (Cls - LW)

4.(55)Henrik Lundqvist (NYR - G)

5.(74)Mike Smith (Cgy - G)

6.(87)Jonathan Huberdeau (Fla - LW)

7.(106)Jaden Schwartz (StL - LW)

8.(119)Tyson Barrie (Col - D)

9.(138)Morgan Rielly (Tor - D)

10.(151)Sam Reinhart (Buf - C,RW)

11.(170)Colin Miller (VGK - D)

12.(183)Derek Stepan (Ari - C)

13.(202)Michael Del Zotto (Van - D)

14.(215)Petr Mrazek (Car - G)

15.(234)Craig Smith (Nsh - RW)

16.(247)Justin Williams (Car - RW)

17.(266)Jonathan Bernier (Det - G)

18.(279)Oliver Bjorkstrand (Cls - RW)

19.(298)Tanner Pearson (LA - LW)

20.(311)Dion Phaneuf (LA - D)

21.(330)Ryan Spooner (NYR - C,RW)

22.(343)Justin Abdelkader (Det - LW,RW)

SabresOnTheWarpath

1.(11)Evgeni Malkin (Pit - C)

2.(22)Taylor Hall (NJ - LW)

3.(43)Frederik Andersen (Tor - G)

4.(54)Vincent Trocheck (Fla - C)

5.(75)Pierre-Luc Dubois (Cls - C,LW)

6.(86)Brayden Point (TB - C)

7.(107)John Carlson (Was - D)

8.(118)Philipp Grubauer (Col - G)

9.(139)Kyle Palmieri (NJ - RW)

10.(150)Charlie McAvoy (Bos - D)

11.(171)Tom Wilson (Was - RW)

12.(182)Jake Gardiner (Tor - D)

13.(203)Juuse Saros (Nsh - G)

14.(214)Jordan Eberle (NYI - RW)

15.(235)Linus Ullmark (Buf - G)

16.(246)Jonathan Drouin (Mon - C)

17.(267)Valentin Zykov (Car - LW,RW)

18.(278)Ty Rattie (Edm - RW)

19.(299)Jared Spurgeon (Min - D)

20.(310)Noah Hanifin (Cgy - D)

21.(331)Andreas Athanasiou (Det - C,LW)

22.(342)Calvin de Haan (Car - D)

E Street Brat

1.(12)Nathan MacKinnon (Col - C)

2.(21)David Pastrnak (Bos - RW)

3.(44)Aleksander Barkov (Fla - C)

4.(53)Jake Allen (StL - G)

5.(76)Ryan O'Reilly (StL - C)

6.(85)Evander Kane (SJ - LW)

7.(108)Zach Werenski (Cls - D)

8.(117)Kevin Shattenkirk (NYR - D)

9.(140)Jonathan Toews (Chi - C)

10.(149)Mikhail Sergachev (TB - D)

11.(172)Tyler Johnson (TB - C,RW)

12.(181)Louis Domingue (TB - G)

13.(204)Corey Perry (Anh - RW)

14.(213)Zach Hyman (Tor - LW)

15.(236)Max Domi (Mon - C,LW)

16.(245)Mike Green (Det - D)

17.(268)Mikael Backlund (Cgy - C)

18.(277)Kevin Labanc (SJ - LW,RW)

19.(300)Charlie Coyle (Min - C,RW)

20.(309)Filip Zadina (Det - LW)

21.(332)Vince Dunn (StL - D)

22.(341)Oscar Dansk (VGK - G)

RnR

1.(13)Patrick Kane (Chi - RW)

2.(20)Steven Stamkos (TB - C)

3.(45)Carey Price (Mon - G)

4.(52)Ben Bishop (Dal - G)

5.(77)William Karlsson (VGK - C,LW)

6.(84)Viktor Arvidsson (Nsh - RW)

7.(109)James van Riemsdyk (Phi - LW)

8.(116)Ryan Johansen (Nsh - C)

9.(141)Ryan Ellis (Nsh - D)

10.(148)Ryan Suter (Min - D)

11.(173)Matt Duchene (Ott - C)

12.(180)James Neal (Cgy - RW)

13.(205)Patrick Marleau (Tor - C,LW)

14.(212)Mattias Ekholm (Nsh - D)

15.(237)Kyle Turris (Nsh - C)

16.(244)Jimmy Howard (Det - G)

17.(269)Shea Weber (Mon - D)

18.(276)Anton Khudobin (Dal - G)

19.(301)Antti Niemi (Mon - G)

20.(308)Mathieu Perreault (Wpg - LW)

21.(333)Brent Seabrook (Chi - D)

22.(340)Alexander Steen (StL - LW,RW)

Wheat Kings

1.(14)Claude Giroux (Phi - C,LW)

2.(19)Pekka Rinne (Nsh - G)

3.(46)Mathew Barzal (NYI - C)

4.(51)Mikko Rantanen (Col - RW)

5.(78)John Klingberg (Dal - D)

6.(83)Clayton Keller (Ari - LW,RW)

7.(110)Torey Krug (Bos - D)

8.(115)Cam Ward (Chi - G)

9.(142)Jake Muzzin (LA - D)

10.(147)Jake DeBrusk (Bos - LW)

11.(174)Nick Schmaltz (Chi - C,LW)

12.(179)Thomas Greiss (NYI - G)

13.(206)Ryan McDonagh (TB - D)

14.(211)Jakob Silfverberg (Anh - RW)

15.(238)Ondrej Palat (TB - LW)

16.(243)Mikko Koskinen (Edm - G)

17.(270)Zach Parise (Min - LW)

18.(275)Alec Martinez (LA - D)

19.(302)Brayden McNabb (VGK - D)

20.(307)Micheal Ferland (Car - RW)

21.(334)Dmitry Orlov (Was - D)

22.(339)Robby Fabbri (StL - C,LW)

Northern Voice

1.(15)John Tavares (Tor - C)

2.(18)Victor Hedman (TB - D)

3.(47)Dustin Byfuglien (Wpg - D)

4.(50)Matt Murray (Pit - G)

5.(79)Corey Crawford (Chi - G)

6.(82)Roberto Luongo (Fla - G)

7.(111)Matt Dumba (Min - D)

8.(114)Jake Guentzel (Pit - LW)

9.(143)Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edm - C,LW)

10.(146)Alex DeBrincat (Chi - LW,RW)

11.(175)Alex Galchenyuk (Ari - C,LW)

12.(178)Anders Lee (NYI - LW)

13.(207)Jeff Petry (Mon - D)

14.(210)Brandon Saad (Chi - LW)

15.(239)Nick Bjugstad (Fla - C,RW)

16.(242)Erik Haula (VGK - C,LW)

17.(271)Gustav Nyquist (Det - RW)

18.(274)Danton Heinen (Bos - LW,RW)

19.(303)Conor Sheary (Buf - LW,RW)

20.(306)Jaccob Slavin (Car - D)

21.(335)Chad Johnson (StL - G)

22.(338)Darcy Kuemper (Ari - G)

Fargin' Iceholes

1.(16)Brent Burns (SJ - D)

2.(17)Blake Wheeler (Wpg - C,RW)

3.(48)Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK - G)

4.(49)Drew Doughty (LA - D)

5.(80)Nikolaj Ehlers (Wpg - LW,RW)

6.(81)Logan Couture (SJ - C,LW)

7.(112)Alex Pietrangelo (StL - D)

8.(113)Brian Elliott (Phi - G)

9.(144)Kevin Fiala (Nsh - LW,RW)

10.(145)Boone Jenner (Cls - C,LW)

11.(176)Tomas Hertl (SJ - C,LW,RW)

12.(177)Kyle Okposo (Buf - RW)

13.(208)Michal Neuvirth (Phi - G)

14.(209)Alex Goligoski (Ari - D)

15.(240)David Backes (Bos - C,RW)

16.(241)Derick Brassard (Pit - C)

17.(272)Vladislav Namestnikov (NYR - C,LW)

18.(273)Hampus Lindholm (Anh - D)

19.(304)Ondrej Kase (Anh - RW)

20.(305)Brady Tkachuk (Ott - LW)

21.(336)Daniel Sprong (Pit - RW)

22.(337)Radko Gudas (Phi - D)

 

[Northern Voice]

Northern Voice

1.(15)John Tavares (Tor - C)

2.(18)Victor Hedman (TB - D)

3.(47)Dustin Byfuglien (Wpg - D)

4.(50)Matt Murray (Pit - G)

5.(79)Corey Crawford (Chi - G)

6.(82)Roberto Luongo (Fla - G)

7.(111)Matt Dumba (Min - D)

8.(114)Jake Guentzel (Pit - LW)

9.(143)Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edm - C,LW)

10.(146)Alex DeBrincat (Chi - LW,RW)

11.(175)Alex Galchenyuk (Ari - C,LW)

12.(178)Anders Lee (NYI - LW)

13.(207)Jeff Petry (Mon - D)

14.(210)Brandon Saad (Chi - LW)

15.(239)Nick Bjugstad (Fla - C,RW)

16.(242)Erik Haula (VGK - C,LW)

17.(271)Gustav Nyquist (Det - RW)

18.(274)Danton Heinen (Bos - LW,RW)

19.(303)Conor Sheary (Buf - LW,RW)

20.(306)Jaccob Slavin (Car - D)

21.(335)Chad Johnson (StL - G)

22.(338)Darcy Kuemper (Ari - G)

I got shutout of Matthews and Tavares in all my other pools, I was taking one if he was there, even though I almost never take a centre in round 1.

In hindsight, I probably should have taken my second forward before round 8.  I think I did a pretty good job filling in the forward positions and I'm pretty balanced in all categories - but to win, I need a bunch of those middle round guys to follow through on their breakouts last season (RNH, Bjugstad, Haula, Debrincat, Guentzel, Heinen),  or rebound from down years (Saad, Galchenyuk) obviously I expect a few of them will and all have nice spots in their lineups at least to start the season.

Defense should be elite, assuming I don't have to trade one for a forward. Murray and Luongo are #1s on (IMO) playoff teams. Crawford was great when he played last year and should be back in a couple weeks. 

 

[Chemical X]

My self eval;

Stepan Fetchit

1.(10)Patrik Laine (Wpg - RW)

2.(23)Jamie Benn (Dal - C,LW)

3.(42)Artemi Panarin (Cls - LW)

4.(55)Henrik Lundqvist (NYR - G)

5.(74)Mike Smith (Cgy - G)

6.(87)Jonathan Huberdeau (Fla - LW)

7.(106)Jaden Schwartz (StL - LW)

8.(119)Tyson Barrie (Col - D)

9.(138)Morgan Rielly (Tor - D)

10.(151)Sam Reinhart (Buf - C,RW)

11.(170)Colin Miller (VGK - D)

12.(183)Derek Stepan (Ari - C)

13.(202)Michael Del Zotto (Van - D)

14.(215)Petr Mrazek (Car - G)

15.(234)Craig Smith (Nsh - RW)

16.(247)Justin Williams (Car - RW)

17.(266)Jonathan Bernier (Det - G)

18.(279)Oliver Bjorkstrand (Cls - RW)

19.(298)Tanner Pearson (LA - LW)

20.(311)Dion Phaneuf (LA - D)

21.(330)Ryan Spooner (NYR - C,RW)

22.(343)Justin Abdelkader (Det - LW,RW)

This draft got away from me fast.  Prep is rough, cause yahoo database rankings blow and finding rankings with hits and blocks was near impossible for me.  I hate just randomly grabbing guys for 1 category.  I just figured wingers were in higher demand earlier, thinking I could grab Centres later.  Lundqvist and Smith is not my dream tandem, but in a 15 team league I got caught after all the better guys were gone.  I think they get their games and stats and are at least #1s on their teams.  Mrazek is gonna get a month in net with Darling down and Darling is no sure bet anyway.  I think the Canes are sneaky playoff team and I can envision Mrazek unseating Darling.  Bernier got a 3yr/9mm contract, so he's gonna get some games there.  Think Schwartz in round 7 is a steal.  Del Zotto as a 4th D brings needed hits and blocks and wont kill me.  Think I got some late RW value in Reinhart, Smith and Bjorkstrand.  Picked up some hit, block, shot guys with last 4 picks.  I shied away from rookies.  I don't have a big 90 point scorer.  Hoping I got some PP guys that will stuff all cats to keep me competitive. 

 

[Bill Brasky]

Brasky’s Brawlers

1.(4)Andrei Vasilevskiy (TB - G)

2.(29)Mark Scheifele (Wpg - C)

3.(36)Filip Forsberg (Nsh - LW)

4.(61)Nicklas Backstrom (Was - C)

5.(68)Shayne Gostisbehere (Phi - D)

6.(93)Ivan Provorov (Phi - D)

7.(100)J.T. Miller (TB - C,RW)

8.(125)Eric Staal (Min - C)

9.(132)Mark Stone (Ott - RW)

10.(157)Elias Lindholm (Cgy - C,RW)

11.(164)James Reimer (Fla - G)

12.(189)Bo Horvat (Van - C)

13.(196)Scott Darling (Car - G)

14.(221)Josh Bailey (NYI - RW)

15.(228)Shea Theodore (VGK - D)

16.(253)Josh Morrissey (Wpg - D)

17.(260)Jesse Puljujarvi (Edm - RW)

18.(285)Garret Sparks (Tor - G)

19.(292)Thomas Chabot (Ott - D)

20.(317)Blake Coleman (NJ - C,LW)

21.(324)Tyson Jost (Col - C,LW)

22.(349)Laurent Brossoit (Wpg - G)

chodes.  all 22 of them.

 

[kupcho1]

Fargin' Iceholes

1.(16)Brent Burns (SJ - D)

2.(17)Blake Wheeler (Wpg - C,RW)

3.(48)Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK - G)

4.(49)Drew Doughty (LA - D)

5.(80)Nikolaj Ehlers (Wpg - LW,RW)

6.(81)Logan Couture (SJ - C,LW)

7.(112)Alex Pietrangelo (StL - D)

8.(113)Brian Elliott (Phi - G)

9.(144)Kevin Fiala (Nsh - LW,RW)

10.(145)Boone Jenner (Cls - C,LW)

11.(176)Tomas Hertl (SJ - C,LW,RW)

12.(177)Kyle Okposo (Buf - RW)

13.(208)Michal Neuvirth (Phi - G)

14.(209)Alex Goligoski (Ari - D)

15.(240)David Backes (Bos - C,RW)

16.(241)Derick Brassard (Pit - C)

17.(272)Vladislav Namestnikov (NYR - C,LW)

18.(273)Hampus Lindholm (Anh - D)

19.(304)Ondrej Kase (Anh - RW)

20.(305)Brady Tkachuk (Ott - LW)

21.(336)Daniel Sprong (Pit - RW)

22.(337)Radko Gudas (Phi - D)

I think I've got a decent team.  Strong D.  G are weak but to be expected when you take your 2nd in the 8th round.  

Grabbed a few lottery tickets at the end along with a bit of the old ultraviolence with my last pick

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Payments received so far:

Rudnicki
ChemX
Brasky
Kupcho
Cav
Thorn
DrDetroit
NorthernVoice
Jules

 

[Geeqs]

Sent my payment via Paypal.  Good luck guys!

Wheat Kings

 

[Zegras11]

Getz Ducks

1.(2)Nikita Kucherov (TB - RW)
So we picked second last year also. Took Crosby. He killed us as he dropped from 80 goals the prior two years to 29 last year. He also started out -15 at one point. We rallied, but he killed is in Goals, +/-.  Yahoo really limits giving RW to players. So this year, Kuch was the pick.

2.(31)Vladimir Tarasenko (StL - RW)
We wanted the best potential goal scorer here. 33 last year. Hope he returns to the 37-40-39 of the prior three years. We're now very happy with two top RW's. Nice advantage so far. Plenty of C and LW.

3.(34)Martin Jones (SJ - G)
We knew we had to take a G here. Was hoping Gibson/Jones/Fleury would be here. Happy with any one of them. Jones might be the best this year with EK added to SJ. We seriously considered doing what Cav did and take G's 2 and 3 here. Tarasenko being available changed that. We liked Tarasenko and 6th rd G better than 2 G's.

4.(63)Rickard Rakell (Anh - LW,RW)
One of the most underrated players in NHL IMO.  33 and 34 goals last two years. 69 points in 77 games. He's playing with Getz 100% this year. He could put up 80 points. His numbers last year similar to Tarasenko, but a tad better. 

5.(66)Ryan Getzlaf (Anh - C)
Plan here was to take the best C available. N.Backstrom went four picks before this one. He was at the top of our list. Happy to have Getz paired with Rakell.

6.(95)Carter Hutton (Buf - G)
If he can perform anywhere close to last year, we will be happy with our G selections and should do well in all the cats.

7.(98)Rasmus Ristolainen (Buf - D)
I don't know why I like this guy, but I do. Hope his +/- gets better this year. Nice hits and blocks, which we needed here.

8.(127)Yanni Gourde (TB - C,RW)
Love this guy. we were surprised he fell down to us in this round. We needed a C or RW here.

9.(130)Evgenii Dadonov (Fla - LW,RW)
We drafted this guy last year and he did well and then killed it after we traded him to Cav.   18-18-36 +14 in his last 35 games.  We need #2 LW here and very happy with the pick.

10.(159)Colton Parayko (StL - D)
Three solid years. Like guys like this as they sometimes breakout higher year four.  Increased his hits and blocks last year.   

11.(162)Timo Meier (SJ - LW)
In prior years, I've got lucky hitting breakout years with guys like Nino (two years ago) and Zucker last year right here. Wanted Konecny #1 here.  Had to be a LW here.  He's on #1 line to start with Joe and Joe.  50-55 points here is a possibility.

12.(191)Adam Henrique (Anh - C)
We got sniped on Toffoli here, so we moved Gourde to RW and took Adam.  Watched this guy after the trade last year. One of my favorite players now. He's #2 C now. Had 20 goals in 57 games as a Duck. 74 goals last three years. Not many players like that left at this point in the draft.

13.(194)Elias Pettersson (Van - C)
Sniped Cav and Brasky here. The upside here after we had all three of our lines covered was too great to not pass up.

14.(223)Malcolm Subban (VGK - G)

15.(226)Ryan Miller (Anh - G)
With 16 teams this year, we wanted to draft better goalies than we have in the past. I usually draft three. We had to go four this year. These two guys did a solid job last year when asked to fill in full time. Together, they make a great 3rd goalie.

16.(255)Josh Manson (Anh - D)
200 hits, 100 blocks. Almost the exact same numbers as Ristolainen, except he was +34, not -25.  He might regress a bit, but I don't think so.

17.(258)Joe Thornton (SJ - C)
I hate the Sharks as much as any team out there. This pick was so hard to make. We needed PP points, and he's on a line with Meier, so he won out over Paul Statsny. Probably going to regret that.

18.(287)Alex Killorn (TB - LW)
15-32-47 +22 last year.  Will be a solid pick if he comes close to this again. Daily faceoff has him on #1 PP.

19.(290)Esa Lindell (Dal - D)
Paired with Klingburg. Will be a good pick if he keeps progressing.

20.(319)Sven Baertschi (Van - LW)
On #1 line and #1 PP.  Total shot in the dark here.

21.(322)Troy Terry (Anh - RW)
On #1 line with Getz and Ricky.  Did well in the Olympics. Total flier here.

22.(351)Ryan Kesler (Anh - C)
make every pick count. Instant IR so we can pick up how Week 1 player.

This league is so tough. So many things have to go perfectly to win. If Hutton is this year's Rannta, we have a shot.

 

[FishTacoTuesday]

I had planned to take a goalie at the 2/3 turn but Hellebuyck was the only one left I really wanted, and he went right before I picked. So I went Johnny Hockey and Marner so I could get ahead of the counting Stars early with McJesus already on hand. 

Looking forward to @ceo3west's (or anyone else's for that matter) draft analysis

Draft Results

Tuch'd my balls 

1.(1)Connor McDavid (Edm - C)

2.(32)Johnny Gaudreau (Cgy - LW)

3.(33)Mitchell Marner (Tor - RW)

4.(64)P.K. Subban (Nsh - D)

5.(65)Cam Talbot (Edm - G)

6.(96)Keith Yandle (Fla - D)

7.(97)Cory Schneider (NJ - G)

8.(128)Mark Giordano (Cgy - D)

9.(129)Nico Hischier (NJ - C)

10.(160)Dylan Larkin (Det - C)

11.(161)Craig Anderson (Ott - G)

12.(192)Milan Lucic (Edm - LW)

13.(193)Keith Kinkaid (NJ - G)

14.(224)Alex Tuch (VGK - RW)

15.(225)Nikita Zadorov (Col - D)

16.(256)Pavel Buchnevich (NYR - RW)

17.(257)Kailer Yamamoto (Edm - RW)

18.(288)Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJ - D)

19.(289)Jon Gillies (Cgy - G)

20.(320)Eeli Tolvanen (Nsh - RW)

21.(321)Mike Condon (Ott - G)

22.(352)Chris Kunitz (Chi - LW)

Then I took D and G the next five rounds and found some good middle round forwards in Hischier and Larkin. 

After that I just kept picking goalies and hits I guess. 

I like Thorn’s team fwiw. 

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

13.(194)Elias Pettersson (Van - C)
Sniped Cav and Brasky here. The upside here after we had all three of our lines covered was too great to not pass up.

I had him all lined up to take, and then somehow panicked when the clock was ticking down into taking Tom Wilson who was ranked surprisingly high on the cheatsheet I was using due to his huge hit numbers, even though I knew he was looking at a long suspension. Just dumb.

 

[Zegras11]

I had him all lined up to take, and then somehow panicked when the clock was ticking down into taking Tom Wilson who was ranked surprisingly high on the cheatsheet I was using due to his huge hit numbers, even though I knew he was looking at a long suspension. Just dumb.

Did you forget about him in Round 12? 

In other news, "Darling out a couple of weeks."  LOL

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Did you forget about him in Round 12? 

In other news, "Darling out a couple of weeks."  LOL

given more time to think about it, I took Gardiner in the 12th. I'm ok with that choice. 52 points last year and this is his contract year.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Denny Pratt Tragedy

1.(9)Tyler Seguin (Dal - C)

2.(24)Jack Eichel (Buf - C)

3.(41)Devan Dubnyk (Min - G)

4.(56)Jonathan Marchessault (VGK - C,LW)

5.(73)Dougie Hamilton (Car - D)

6.(88)Jeff Skinner (Buf - LW)

7.(105)Patric Hornqvist (Pit - RW)

8.(120)Brendan Gallagher (Mon - RW)

9.(137)Ryan Pulock (NYI - D)

10.(152)Aaron Ekblad (Fla - D)

11.(169)Mika Zibanejad (NYR - C)

12.(184)Oscar Klefbom (Edm - D)

13.(201)Jacob Markstrom (Van - G)

14.(216)Dustin Brown (LA - RW)

15.(233)Alexander Edler (Van - D)

16.(248)Josh Anderson (Cls - RW)

17.(265)Richard Panik (Ari - LW,RW)

18.(280)Jordan Staal (Car - C)

19.(297)Charles Hudon (Mon - LW)

20.(312)Brady Skjei (NYR - D)

21.(329)Alex Stalock (Min - G)

22.(344)Brock Nelson (NYI - C,LW)

I just wanted to prove that I really don't hate Seguin and Hamilton! 

In all seriousness, I didn't really have a plan sitting at 9 ... just wanted to see what was available once it got to me, and I was pretty happy to get Seguin again and then Eichel on the way back, which should shore up my C spots.

As usual, I felt the G position was going to get away from me again, so I jumped a little bit and snagged Dubnyk in the third. Hopefully the Wild have a solid enough season that he can carry that spot. I backed him up with Stalock, and I figure Markstrom shouldn't hurt me too badly.

I actually waited a round or two longer on Hamilton then I wanted. I nearly pulled the trigger on S. Jones at one point, but once Cav snagged him, Pulock was the next best on my list.

RW easily is my weakest position, even though I took Hornqvist and Gallagher in Rounds 7-8. I'm really going to need Marchesseault and Skinner to come up big, or to mine the waiver wire, because my wings could be my real downfall.

All said, my team could be decent, but I really couldn't do much plotting with so many spots in between picks.

At first glance, I think Dino, Rud, Jules WInnfield, Thorn and Northern Voice all have solid teams.

Good luck to all!

 

[Zegras11]

That 2/3 Goalie thing is working well for @IC Alkies

 

[E Street Brat]

Looking for a goalie. 

 

[Northern Voice]

13.(194)Elias Pettersson (Van - C)
Sniped Cav and Brasky here. The upside here after we had all three of our lines covered was too great to not pass up.

I joined a new league this year that has a mandatory rookie spot. It added an interesting wrinkle, especially being a 16 team league. Pettersson went 2nd or 3rd round there. 

Might be worth considering here one year if we want to switch it up. The only thing about it is I don't think Yahoo has a way to enforce it, so there it's a UT spot that is self-enforced/generally watched by everyone. 

My picks of Henrik Borgstrom and Dylan Sikura for that spot went south early.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Looking for a goalie. 

You realize there are 3 IR spots right? Don’t need to cut everybody who is hurt. 

 

[E Street Brat]

Yep. I know.

 

[Northern Voice]

At first glance, I think Dino, Rud, Jules WInnfield, Thorn and Northern Voice all have solid teams.

Good luck to all!

FWIW, I like Brasky, Team Death, Sabres/Rudnicki, GameTime, Dr D and RnR's teams a lot but that's not really factoring in goaltending too much, which I've basically quit trying to predict - so teams that took more than one goalie early may not get as fair a shake in my eyes.

 

[Northern Voice]

I had planned to take a goalie at the 2/3 turn but Hellebuyck was the only one left I really wanted, and he went right before I picked. So I went Johnny Hockey and Marner so I could get ahead of the counting Stars early with McJesus already on hand. 

Looking forward to @ceo3west's (or anyone else's for that matter) draft analysis

Draft Results

Tuch'd my balls 

1.(1)Connor McDavid (Edm - C)

2.(32)Johnny Gaudreau (Cgy - LW)

3.(33)Mitchell Marner (Tor - RW)

4.(64)P.K. Subban (Nsh - D)

5.(65)Cam Talbot (Edm - G)

6.(96)Keith Yandle (Fla - D)

7.(97)Cory Schneider (NJ - G)

8.(128)Mark Giordano (Cgy - D)

9.(129)Nico Hischier (NJ - C)

10.(160)Dylan Larkin (Det - C)

11.(161)Craig Anderson (Ott - G)

12.(192)Milan Lucic (Edm - LW)

13.(193)Keith Kinkaid (NJ - G)

14.(224)Alex Tuch (VGK - RW)

15.(225)Nikita Zadorov (Col - D)

16.(256)Pavel Buchnevich (NYR - RW)

17.(257)Kailer Yamamoto (Edm - RW)

18.(288)Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJ - D)

19.(289)Jon Gillies (Cgy - G)

20.(320)Eeli Tolvanen (Nsh - RW)

21.(321)Mike Condon (Ott - G)

22.(352)Chris Kunitz (Chi - LW)

Then I took D and G the next five rounds and found some good middle round forwards in Hischier and Larkin. 

After that I just kept picking goalies and hits I guess. 

I like Thorn’s team fwiw. 

If it was a dynasty league, your team would be terrific... 

Edit - on further review, this team is actually pretty good. 

 

[E Street Brat]

You realize there are 3 IR spots right? Don’t need to cut everybody who is hurt. 

Gotta get rid of the dead weight in a re-building year, 

[/torts] 

 

[Chemical X]

what i got from mrazek and lundqvist is what i think my goalers are, some decent peripherals on teams that won't win many games.  

 

[Northern Voice]

what i got from mrazek and lundqvist is what i think my goalers are, some decent peripherals on teams that won't win many games.  

I got the opposite from Matt Murray..

 

[Thorn]

Just give me the trophy now, chodes

 

[dino259]

Is thornton available for trade? 

 

[Zegras11]

Is thornton available for trade? 

 

[Northern Voice]

Northern Voice

4.(50)Matt Murray (Pit - G)

5.(79)Corey Crawford (Chi - G)

6.(82)Roberto Luongo (Fla - G)

Murray and Luongo are #1s on (IMO) playoff teams. Crawford was great when he played last year and should be back in a couple weeks. 

RIP

 

[kupcho1]

My team blows.  

 

[Bill Brasky]

dropping your best d man drafted #108 after two games not to mention two of your other D are being healthy scratched next game...hmmmmm

 

[Zegras11]

He's backkkkkkkkkk!

 

[Zegras11]

He's backkkkkkkkkk!

And it takes him less than 6 minutes to score! 

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

dropping your best d man drafted #108 after two games not to mention two of your other D are being healthy scratched next game...hmmmmm

@E Street Brat what’s up with this?

 

[E Street Brat]

@E Street Brat what’s up with this?

No doubt I was in a full meltdown during and shortly after the draft.

I had one goalie, guys on IR and guys playing in the minors. I had to make room for guys actually playing in the NHL.  

If your asking about Green. The dude has a bad liver, I'll be surprised if he plays at all this year,  I guess I should have tried to trade him first, or tucked him away on IR for a while, but I was in full house cleaning mode.  

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

No doubt I was in a full meltdown during and shortly after the draft.

I had one goalie, guys on IR and guys playing in the minors. I had to make room for guys actually playing in the NHL.  

If your asking about Green. The dude has a bad liver, I'll be surprised if he plays at all this year,  I guess I should have tried to trade him first, or tucked him away on IR for a while, but I was in full house cleaning mode.  

Green?

You cut Werenski who was your 7th round pick and 1st defenseman drafted. He had 16 goals from the blue line last year.

Yet you kept Vince Dunn, who you took in the 21st round and is going to be a healthy scratch tonight.

 

[E Street Brat]

Drinking and soft pretzels may have been involved. 

 

[Bill Brasky]

I think E Street should get a mulligan there.  on account of the soft pretzel high.  but mostly because Rud has first waiver position.  unless Rud mails him 3.89 soft pretzels as compensation. 

 

[E Street Brat]

Brasky  has the pics to prove it.  lol

 

[Zegras11]

I think E Street should get a mulligan there.  on account of the soft pretzel high.  but mostly because Rud has first waiver position.  unless Rud mails him 3.89 soft pretzels as compensation. 

And Thornton. 

 

[Chemical X]

Nice spotlighting here.....it takes a village to manage our teams now?  CHODES INDEED

 

[Bill Brasky]

like Rud isn't paying attention.  relax, have a soft pretzel.