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Zach6668 · Guru

Round 2, Game 1 - March 16, 2017

Zach6668 · Guru

I would have beaten Jay in 7 in the first round, so here's hoping I can continue with that luck...
Teams who have NJ and WPG players get a boost in game 7, as Tuesday's postponed game was rescheduled to Mar 28.
I correctly predicted I'd beat Duane in 7. The rest of my predictions... not so much.
First time all top 4 seeds have advanced since 10/11.
Last season, 0 of the top 4 seeds advanced out of round 1.
Ollie and Dubey may have something to say about it, but the MDG bowl is lining up to be a Lost Cause/ROFB finale, which is appropriate, IMO.
Good luck to everyone who remains...

Jay · Turning Back the Clock

Good luck Zach. I hope it's as good as last year.

My game 3 lineup is absolutely awful. Surely an auto loss. The rest are pretty strong.

Zach6668 · Guru

Game 3 is the only one I see myself as a favorite in. I see me as a 2.3 goal fave.

Games 4 and 5 I'm just a small dog (1/4 goal or so), games 1, 2, 6, 7, I'm about a 3/4 goal dog.

You're clearly the favorite overall, but those margins aren't so huge that they can't be overcome. I'll need some players to get hot, for sure.

I could really use Kris Letang, or at the very least, Mark Streit back by game 3. Having Letang back may actually push me to being a favorite in games 3 and 4.

My other key injury is Okposo, but he'd be a coinflip to figure in to any of the games (if I stay healthy otherwise). My forwards are pretty top end. As it stands now, Rask and Eberle don't even make it into a single game.

Should be a good series.

Good luck.

Zach6668 · Guru

With a healthy Letang, here's how I see my "edge" in each game. Negative means you have the edge.

-0.723

-0.731

2.602

-0.081

-0.019

-0.748

-0.800

Games 3 and 4 are a toss up with Letang. He'd be really key to have back.

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

bad luck josh

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

ovechkin
benn
bergeron
toews
little
zetterberg
jones
brodin
kindl
quincy

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

Zach6668 wrote:
With a healthy Letang, here's how I see my "edge" in each game. Negative means you have the edge.
-0.723
-0.731
2.602
-0.081
-0.019
-0.748
-0.800

Games 3 and 4 are a toss up with Letang. He'd be really key to have back.

please do the analytics for my series against josh. it was good luck last time when you and analytics said i was bad

Dubey · Guru

The rested and undefeated Lethbridge Golden Seals are ready to dismantle the tired, beat up Fearsome Beavers.

Zach6668 · Guru

Reminder: MDG cup participants may also post OT orders if they'd like.

Zach6668 · Guru

Anyone else find it surprising that Jay has never won the regular season title?

Regular Season Winners

05/06 - Altona Maroons (Nell789)
06/07 - Tulane Flyers (TulaneFlyrs)
07/08 - Hartford Whalers (Mapleleafpoker)
08/09 - Broadway (Broadway)
09/10 - asdfjkl; (Ottawa Biatch)
10/11 - Golden Seals (Dubey)
11/12 - Halifax Moneyshots (MrDannyG)
12/13 - Golden Seals (Dubey)
13/14 - Blindsides (Rinswun)
14/15 - Blindsides (Rinswun)
15/16 - BlackDevilHawks (DaveyG)
16/17 - Toronto Rocket (Zach6668)

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

I was looking at who I won both my titles against as well, and both of my titles were against Jay in the finals. Jay has never won a title against me in the finals.

Therefore, by this logic. I hope the finals are me and Jay, as I am undefeated against him in FCHL Finals.

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

Ottawa_Biatch wrote:
ovechkin
benn
bergeron
toews
little
zetterberg
jones
brodin
kindl
quincy

Mah gawd, I love my top heavy forward strategy. Those top guys are beautiful. If I was the Iowa Crop Dusters, I would make plans to eat or plant corn or whatever you guys do for fun in the spring/summer, because you won't be in the FCHL finals.

GOCUBSGO · Guru

Good luck Dan, I hope you are able to win more than one game this time.

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

GOCUBSGO wrote:
Good luck Dan, I hope you are able to win more than one game this time.

Me: Fchl titles = 2

Corn on the cob: Fchl titles = 0

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

Ooops. I'm sorry. Is it corn that you guys eat or make all the time? Or is it potatoes? I think it's potatoes. My mistake. Sorry!

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

I might get your fruits all wrong, but I know your state is flat and really boring, haha. Reddit tells me that. This is fun learning about Idaho.

GOCUBSGO · Guru

GOCUBSGO wrote:
Good luck Dan, I hope you are able to win more than one game this time.

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

Mr Potato from Idaho, I noticed you started Columbus goalies against Florida, are you sure that's the right decision? I think you should be starting Tampa goalies at home vs Toronto. I am starting Toronto goalies. Let's have some fun.

SBriand · Guru

Dan's gamesmanship/trash talking is fun to watch when you're not actually playing against him.

GOCUBSGO · Guru

Only thing weaker than his trash talk is his team.

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

Lol I guess mister potato from glad Idaho is too scared to start Tampa goalies. If my team is so weak, there shouldn't be an issue to starting Tampa goalies lol. But I guess mister potato is all talk

GOCUBSGO · Guru

GOCUBSGO wrote:
GOCUBSGO wrote:
Good luck Dan, I hope you are able to win more than one game this time.

Zach6668 · Guru

Ottawa_Biatch wrote:
I might get your fruits all wrong, but I know your state is flat and really boring, haha. Reddit tells me that. This is fun learning about Idaho.

A+ post

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

Mister bag of potato from idaho, are you sure you want to start Patrick Kane as your OT player over McDavid? I don't want it to cost you the game.....

Jay · Turning Back the Clock

Zach6668 wrote:
Anyone else find it surprising that Jay has never won the regular season title?
Regular Season Winners
05/06 - Altona Maroons (Nell789)
06/07 - Tulane Flyers (TulaneFlyrs)
07/08 - Hartford Whalers (Mapleleafpoker)
08/09 - Broadway (Broadway)
09/10 - asdfjkl; (Ottawa Biatch)
10/11 - Golden Seals (Dubey)
11/12 - Halifax Moneyshots (MrDannyG)
12/13 - Golden Seals (Dubey)
13/14 - Blindsides (Rinswun)
14/15 - Blindsides (Rinswun)
15/16 - BlackDevilHawks (DaveyG)
16/17 - Toronto Rocket (Zach6668)

Another reason to strike this silly season. A chance to eliminate Nell from the record books.

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

Jay wrote:
Zach6668 wrote:
Anyone else find it surprising that Jay has never won the regular season title?
Regular Season Winners
05/06 - Altona Maroons (Nell789)
06/07 - Tulane Flyers (TulaneFlyrs)
07/08 - Hartford Whalers (Mapleleafpoker)
08/09 - Broadway (Broadway)
09/10 - asdfjkl; (Ottawa Biatch)
10/11 - Golden Seals (Dubey)
11/12 - Halifax Moneyshots (MrDannyG)
12/13 - Golden Seals (Dubey)
13/14 - Blindsides (Rinswun)
14/15 - Blindsides (Rinswun)
15/16 - BlackDevilHawks (DaveyG)
16/17 - Toronto Rocket (Zach6668)
Another reason to strike this silly season. A chance to eliminate Nell from the record books.

A+ post

Zach6668 · Guru

Jay wrote:
Zach6668 wrote:
Anyone else find it surprising that Jay has never won the regular season title?
Regular Season Winners
05/06 - Altona Maroons (Nell789)
06/07 - Tulane Flyers (TulaneFlyrs)
07/08 - Hartford Whalers (Mapleleafpoker)
08/09 - Broadway (Broadway)
09/10 - asdfjkl; (Ottawa Biatch)
10/11 - Golden Seals (Dubey)
11/12 - Halifax Moneyshots (MrDannyG)
12/13 - Golden Seals (Dubey)
13/14 - Blindsides (Rinswun)
14/15 - Blindsides (Rinswun)
15/16 - BlackDevilHawks (DaveyG)
16/17 - Toronto Rocket (Zach6668)
Another reason to strike this silly season. A chance to eliminate Nell from the record books.

I went through last night and grayed out everything from 05/06. Somehow missed that, so already went back and changed it.

Also, I cleaned up the record books and made them a tiny bit easier to read, IMO.

Zach6668 · Guru

Zach6668 wrote:
Jay wrote:
Zach6668 wrote:
Anyone else find it surprising that Jay has never won the regular season title?
Regular Season Winners
05/06 - Altona Maroons (Nell789)
06/07 - Tulane Flyers (TulaneFlyrs)
07/08 - Hartford Whalers (Mapleleafpoker)
08/09 - Broadway (Broadway)
09/10 - asdfjkl; (Ottawa Biatch)
10/11 - Golden Seals (Dubey)
11/12 - Halifax Moneyshots (MrDannyG)
12/13 - Golden Seals (Dubey)
13/14 - Blindsides (Rinswun)
14/15 - Blindsides (Rinswun)
15/16 - BlackDevilHawks (DaveyG)
16/17 - Toronto Rocket (Zach6668)
Another reason to strike this silly season. A chance to eliminate Nell from the record books.
I went through last night and grayed out everything from 05/06. Somehow missed that, so already went back and changed it.

Also, I cleaned up the record books and made them a tiny bit easier to read, IMO.

My next step is to consolidate playoff results somewhere. I started this many years ago, but got stuck. Records are spotty from the Nell era, but it would be nice to have them posted somewhere. A simple screen for every season we've played with standings, playoff results, etc would be nice. It kind of exists in the "Standings" forum already, just need to go back and add playoff scores.

Broadway · Guru

How about a first round losers memorial tournament?

Zach6668 · Guru

There's gotta be a way to seed you guys in with the MDG tourney.

You kind of end up with two brackets then, and can't play a true tournament format. Something like ABCD are eliminated from regular playoffs, EFGH are the teams who made it through the first round of the MDG... maybe you do a secondary consolation tourney for ABCD on their own, or maybe they mix in with EFGH somehow? Plus we have IJK eliminated from the MDG already lol.

GOCUBSGO · Guru

1. Patrick Kane
2. Connor McDavid
3. Joe Pavelski
4. Leon Draisaitl
5. Kyle Palmieri
6. Jakub Voracek
7. Nick Leddy
8. Drew Doughty
9. Shayne Gostisbehere
10. Justin Faulk

MLP · Guru

Broadway wrote:
How about a first round losers memorial tournament?

yes please.

what do we call it? who always loses in first round? (I dont think its me, i dont make the playoffs often enough)

Zach6668 · Guru

Jay gets dealt an early blow, as Artem Anisimov will be out for the 2nd round and probably the 3rd round.

I know Anisimov is probably not even in his top 6, but eating into the depth is still good.

As long as it doesn't rub off on Panarin, I guess. Though Kane is the real driver of that line, not Anisimov.

As for my injuries, no update on Letang, but Streit is a game time decision today, so I'd expect him in my lineup for games 3, 4, and 5 if Letang isn't back by then.

SBriand · Guru

MLP wrote:
Broadway wrote:
How about a first round losers memorial tournament?
yes please.
what do we call it? who always loses in first round? (I dont think its me, i dont make the playoffs often enough)

I do. 3 for 3.

MLP · Guru

Zach6668 wrote:
Though Kane is the real driver of that line, not Anisimov.

With comments like this, I can no longer support you winning my Fantasy Hockey League.

Zach6668 · Guru

MLP wrote:
Zach6668 wrote:
Though Kane is the real driver of that line, not Anisimov.

With comments like this, I can no longer support you winning my Fantasy Hockey League.

:'( what did I do?

MLP · Guru

You really should not be bothering to tell a forum made up of only fantasy hockey fans that the pts leader of the NHL is the guy who drives his own line.

I wouldn't tell you you need to pedal to ride a bike, don't tell us Kane is better than Anisimov. Stop stating the obvious. :)

Jay · Turning Back the Clock

I had Anisimov dressing in game 3. Game 3 is a penned in loss already.

He'll be replaced with Jordan Staal.

Zach6668 · Guru

MLP wrote:
You really should not be bothering to tell a forum made up of only fantasy hockey fans that the pts leader of the NHL is the guy who drives his own line.

I wouldn't tell you you need to pedal to ride a bike, don't tell us Kane is better than Anisimov. Stop stating the obvious. :)

Lol k

Jay · Turning Back the Clock

1. Brad Marchand
2. Brent Burns
3. Vladimir Tarasenko
4. Wayne Simmonds
5. Nazem Kadri
6. Mikko Koivu
7. Anze Kopitar
8. Torey Krug
9. John Carlson
10. Ryan Ellis

Dubey · Guru

Sick that Kopitar is #7. My initial thought was you are overreacting to his down season so far, but then I looked at the guys ahead of him and I changed
My
Mind

Zach6668 · Guru

1. Artemi Panarin
2. T.J. Oshie
3. Aleksander Barkov
4. Nikolaj Ehlers
5. Logan Couture
6. Jeff Skinner
7. P.K. Subban
8. Rasmus Ristolainen
9. Jared Spurgeon
10. Marc-Edouard Vlasic

Zach6668 · Guru

Dubey wrote:
Sick that Kopitar is #7. My initial thought was you are overreacting to his down season so far, but then I looked at the guys ahead of him and I changed
My
Mind

My number 7 has a better pool PPG than Jay's number 7. :D

(0.406 to 0.405 )

Jay · Turning Back the Clock

Dubey wrote:
Sick that Kopitar is #7. My initial thought was you are overreacting to his down season so far, but then I looked at the guys ahead of him and I changed
My
Mind

He's definitely had a down year, but he's been playing better as of late.

If Tyler Johnson is good to go, then he might slot in over Kopitar. Other options instead of Kopitar are Henrik Sedin, Jordan Staal, Jagr, O Palat, or Jannik Hansen. I'll probably stick with Kopi.

Zach6668 · Guru

Game day!

I'm going to predict I either lose in 5, or win in 7.

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

Ottawa over Idaho in 4

GOCUBSGO · Guru

Ottawa_Biatch wrote:
Ottawa over Idaho in 4

if your predictions are anything like your bets, should be an easy win for me.

MLP · Guru

GL BOYS!

Ottawa_Biatch · Guru

Good luck everyone, even mr potato