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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Apr 4, 2013 18:40:44 GMT -8
Because my star player and league leader in points just broke his jaw. Add my second best player to the list. Fuuuuuuuuck |
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Post by emptyfox on Apr 4, 2013 18:51:31 GMT -8
I got three players back from injury today, and subsequently lost 2 defensemen. Ughhhh.
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Post by nater on Apr 21, 2013 11:34:02 GMT -8
Is this only for reg season or does it go into the playoffs?
Also... we're doing a fantasy playoff pool right?
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Post by emptyfox on Apr 21, 2013 11:41:39 GMT -8
This is only regular season. We can definitely do a playoff pool if enough people are down.
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Post by nater on Apr 21, 2013 11:46:04 GMT -8
Okay... who's down? I find them way more fun than regular season leagues.
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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Apr 21, 2013 14:36:18 GMT -8
Yeah I'm down. I really wish I would have been paying attention to that limited number of games rule.
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Post by emptyfox on Apr 22, 2013 9:02:11 GMT -8
So maybe I'm just dumb, but I can't seem to find a pool option for the playoffs on ESPN... Does Yahoo do one?
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Post by nater on Apr 22, 2013 9:19:07 GMT -8
Both have them. Might just not be available yet?
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Post by emptyfox on Apr 26, 2013 18:08:12 GMT -8
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Post by nater on Apr 26, 2013 18:38:56 GMT -8
USELESS
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Post by nater on Apr 28, 2013 16:49:43 GMT -8
Why hello there, my dirty, stinky, nasty ladies.
ESPN's Playoff Hockey Challenge. Group: Sasquatch, password: eatadick
If you can't figure out how to join, PM me your email addy and I'll add you.
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Post by nater on Apr 28, 2013 16:56:39 GMT -8
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Post by nater on Apr 28, 2013 17:07:59 GMT -8
(I realize this is the same thing fox posted. shut up)
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Post by nater on Apr 28, 2013 17:23:55 GMT -8
Info:
This should be easy for those who enjoy playing the Hockey Challenge during the regular season. The rules are very similar to the Hockey Challenge and are consistent with most of your basic salary-cap games.
You pick a team of six forwards, four defensemen and two goaltenders under a fantasy budget of $100 million. That team scores you goals, assists, wins and shutout bonuses to carry you to glory. Goals are worth a point, assists are worth a point, wins are worth two points, and goaltenders and defensemen get a bonus point for a shutout.
Selecting a team of stars should be relatively easy as the game begins with most forwards drawing a salary just under $9 million, the top defensemen just under $8 million and the goaltenders peaking at $11 million. Do the math and you will notice you are just shy of being able to ice a roster of all the top players in the league. While that may be true, it's not always the top players in the league who excel in the playoffs.
You get to swap out your team after the first round of the playoffs and again after the conference semifinals, but you don't get to trade out the team after the conference finals. In other words, there is no harm in selecting players from teams that get eliminated in the first or second rounds. But when the playoffs are pared down to the four teams vying for a trip to the Stanley Cup finals, that is your final roster lock. There are no limits to the swapping as long as you stay under $100 million. In theory, you could have 36 different players on your roster during the entirety of the Playoff Hockey Challenge.
Remember that all NHL players will be available to all other owners you are competing against, whether in a public, private or fan-based group. Your picks need to be shrewd, calculated and, most of all, pretty lucky.
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Post by nater on Apr 28, 2013 17:30:41 GMT -8
Rosters lock at puck drop of first game of playoffs, I think.
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Post by wonk on May 1, 2013 19:05:42 GMT -8
 Not that there was ever a question. From page 1: I'll assert my board domination in another fantasy sport. From page 3: chud really knows what he's talking about. Also, drew somehow finished tenth, breaking his last place losing streak at, well, several. Don't all the Canadians rush to congratulate me at once now. I know you're thinking it. |
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Post by emptyfox on May 1, 2013 19:19:38 GMT -8
Die. In a fire.  |
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Post by Rusty on May 1, 2013 19:39:35 GMT -8
You won at your game, it could have been cricket or dodgeball and you would have won just the same. The sport is irrelevant.
But I didn't win, so congratulations Wonk. I'm pretty stoked with 3rd, I was having a personal playoff series with Fox for 3rd...whether he was aware of it or not.
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Post by wonk on May 1, 2013 20:27:34 GMT -8
You won at your game, it could have been cricket or dodgeball and you would have won just the same. The sport is irrelevant. I'm curious what you define as "my game." My strategy in this league was much different than other sports, and changed drastically throughout the first couple weeks of the season. That Sharp/Ovechkin trade ended up being historically bad luck, so that has nothing to do with "my game." |
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Post by emptyfox on May 1, 2013 20:29:24 GMT -8
I was. I took some key injuries late and accidentally dropped a defenceman that you ended up snagging due to the waiver order being against me. That shit cost me the win.
Good game to you both. I'm happy to have led in the pool as long as I did considering I knew nothing about it. I'm also doing well enough to keep me interested with the Baseball one so that's cool.
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