Fantasy Hockey 2013-2014

Masked Man

Season is only 5 weeks away!

Feel kinda weird stating the thread cause Joe runs the league but I just want to get the ball rolling.

Yahoo hasn't opened for registration yet but hopefully it will in the next few days.

There was a few things being talked about at the end of last season:

Stick with Roto or go with H2H

Making this a keeper league

and the number of teams in the league.

Masked Man

I'm obviously in.

Probably in the minority but roto with daily lock was really enjoyable last year and I'd like to stick with that. Haven't thought about a keeper league yet, but don't mind either way. Would prefer 12 teams but if there's enough interest we should expand the league.

Fiery mutant

I'm in. I enjoyed last years format, so be happy to stick with that.

Maybe if we could set something up where we choose our teams, then get to keep 4 or 5 players for the following season, might add something to it.

Coeus

Count me in aswell

Happy to stick with last years scoring categories and daily roster changes but prefer head to head. I think it keeps interest longer for more players as anyone who makes it into the championship bracket can win the league.

As for this been a keeper league, as long as the league rules are set before we draft thats cool with me. We can always make changes in the off season...

alanmcl12

Yeah you can count me in, enjoyed last years was a god format, but don't mind if most are up for changing it

TechnoPool

Weekly Roster changes i feel would be better.

smackbunnybaby

In this year again.

While I found Roto to great last yer ;-) - I'm a H2H man at heart.

Daily changes for me.

Up for a keeper for sure, but as has been mentioned, we'll need to sit down and come up with rules. These rules might indicate if Yahoo or ESPN etc are better to use! I like Yahoo myself.

Thought teh categories were good and wide last year. Been interested to see what's on offer to add to the goaltender stats. Just fact finding mind you!

aaronm13

I'm definitely in again, really enjoyed it last season for my first dip in fantasy hockey. As for the format I'm easy. We should go with the format that will keep it interesting as 82 games is a long season but I'll leave that up to the seasoned vets.

smackbunnybaby

Will we try for 14 teams?
12 was good last year.

COYW

Count me in too, of course. Jeez, 5 weeks til the puck drops. I think we should revert back to the head to head since we have a full season. I enjoy the league in any format but prefer the head to head. Anyone fancy altering the categories we use? I liked the addition of shots blocked last season. I hate +/- but I see the value in having it.

14 teams would be brilliant. Perfect amount for a league like that.

Masked Man

I like Yahoo myself.

Yahoo have changes their design for Yahoo Sports and Fantasy Football, I assume they'll do the same with hockey and it's really really bad. The league is already set up there so it's probable easier to stick with it.

Anyone fancy altering the categories we use?

I cannot for the life of me understand why PIMs is a category. What's the reasoning behind it?

COYW

Masked Man wrote: »

I cannot for the life of me understand why PIMs is a category. What's the reasoning behind it?

For me it is an indication of aggression. Every NHL team has it's share of harder players and without them, they haven't a hope of succeeding. The PIMs stat is the reflection of that in fantasy hockey.

alanmcl12

I cannot for the life of me understand why PIMs is a category. What's the reasoning behind it?[/QUOTE]

As I take it PIMs are for larger leagues usually so when a player drafts someone like say Arron Asham it isn't a dead roster spot as he contributes points to his team in PIM rather than the actual points in a game he scores, can be quiet valuable to have a player like Wayne Simmonds were he gets decent points and racks up PIMs in that way.

I think its a good stat to keep in that way

scottmcb04

I'll give it a go this year!

COYW

scottmcb04 wrote: »

I'll give it a go this year!

Good stuff, welcome aboard.

Masked Man

Cheers for the PIM stuff. Guess I'll try understand it a bit better this season. Still kinda feels like rewarding something that hurts the team.

smackbunnybaby

Masked Man wrote: »

Cheers for the PIM stuff. Guess I'll try understand it a bit better this season. Still kinda feels like rewarding something that hurts the team.

Couldn't understand it myself the first year.
Made sense the 2nd year. Particularly when you realize the job of the enforcer!
Plus form a fantasy perspective, it opens up the player pool more and makes certain players more valuable!

MrJoeSoap

Obviously I'm back in for this! Getting over to 4 games in October and can't wait for the puck to drop!

*Happy with the H2H league format from two years ago, didn't feel last years.
*Would prefer daily roster changes.
*Would like to keep PIM's as a category
*Don't have any real preference as to how many teams we have in the league. Depends on the interest and the schedule.

Will put more effort into a post tomorrow night and give all the options that people can discuss / vote on. Good to see so many people back already.

COYW

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Obviously I'm back in for this! Getting over to 4 games in October and can't wait for the puck to drop!

*Happy with the H2H league format from two years ago, didn't feel last years.
*Would prefer daily roster changes.
*Would like to keep PIM's as a category
*Don't have any real preference as to how many teams we have in the league. Depends on the interest and the schedule.

Will put more effort into a post tomorrow night and give all the options that people can discuss / vote on. Good to see so many people back already.

(Lucky) git!

What games are you going to? I will be over in NY in Feb '14, all being well.

cena

What games are both of ye going to?

I may give it ago. No laptop at the moment so I may not be able to join

MrJoeSoap

COYW wrote: »

(Lucky) git!

What games are you going to?

cena wrote: »

What games are both of ye going to?

Going to Boston and taking in the Avalanche and Redwings @ Bruins games, as well as the Saints-Pats game. Then on to Pittsburgh for the Oilers and Canucks games against the Pens, and the Ravens-Steelers game.

A sports holiday if ever there was one.

cena

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Going to Boston and taking in the Avalanche and Redwings @ Bruins games, as well as the Saints-Pats game. Then on to Pittsburgh for the Oilers and Canucks games against the Pens, and the Ravens-Steelers game.

A sports holiday if ever there was one.

Are just going for the games. Don't know where in the NFl.

smackbunnybaby

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Going to Boston and taking in the Avalanche and Redwings @ Bruins games, as well as the Saints-Pats game. Then on to Pittsburgh for the Oilers and Canucks games against the Pens, and the Ravens-Steelers game.

A sports holiday if ever there was one.

oh man.
you jammy jammy b******!
:-)

MrJoeSoap

Hi guys,

League is up and running at this link. As it's a private league, I think you might need to PM me here to get an invite e-mail to join the league. For some reason, there was no option to renew last years teams so have to start from scratch again unfortunately. I've already e-mailed everyone whose addresses I had from last year.

The settings that I have provisionally gone with are:

League Settings:

Maximum teams in league: 12
Live Draft Pick Time: 90 seconds
Type of scoring: Head-to-Head
Maximum player acquisitions for entire season: No maximum
Maximum trades for entire season: No maximum
Time managers have to protest pending trades: 2 days
Last date to trade player: 20th March, 2014
Allow draft pick trades: No
Time players are on waivers: 1 day
Determine waiver priority by: Continual rolling list (waiver claims are processed in waiver priority order and each successful claim moves a manager to the end of the waiver priority list)
Waiver Mode: Standard
Can't Cut list provider? Yahoo! Sports
Trades reviewed by: League Votes
After draft, make all unowned players: Follow Waiver Rules
Make League Publicly Viewable: No

Head-to-Head Settings

Minimum goaltender appearances per team per week: 3
Allow roster changes: Daily - Tomorrow
Start League scoring in: Week 1 (Oct 1)
Maximum player acquisitions per week: 4
Playoff Weeks: Week 23 and 24 (4 Teams)
Playoff Reseeding: No
Lock Eliminated Teams: Yes
Divisions: No

Scoring: Forwards/Defensemen

Goals: Yes
Assists: Yes
Points: No
Plus/Minus: Yes
Penalty Minutes: Yes
Powerplay Goals: No
Powerplay Assists: No
Powerplay Points: Yes
Shorthanded Goals: No
Shorthanded Assists: No
Shorthanded Points: No
Game-Winning Goals: No
Shots on Goal: Yes
Shooting Percentage: No
Faceoffs Won: No
Faceoffs Lost: No
Hits: No
Blocks: No

Scoring: Goaltenders

Games Started: No
Wins: Yes
Losses: No
Goals Against: No
Goals Against Average: Yes
Shots Against: No
Saves: No
Save Percentage: Yes
Shutouts: Yes

Positions

Forwards/Defensemen
Center (C): 2
Left Winger (LW): 2
Right Winger (RW): 2
Winger (W): 0
Forward (F): 0
Defenseman (D): 2
Utility (Util): 0

Goaltenders
Goalie (G): 2

Miscellaneous
Injured Reserve (IR): 1
Bench (BN): 4

Open to discussion for any of these.

MrJoeSoap

I'd also be keen to set up a Hockey beers for any of the outdoor games this season, if anyone would be interested?

* Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings - Michigan Stadium
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 12:30 p.m. ET -- NBC, CBC, RDS

* Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings - Dodger Stadium
Saturday, Jan. 25, 9:30 p.m. ET -- NBC Sports Network, CBC

* New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils - Yankee Stadium
Sunday, Jan. 26, 12:30 p.m. ET -- NBC, CBC

* New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders - Yankee Stadium
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m. ET -- NBC Sports Network

* Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Chicago Blackhawks - Soldier Field
Saturday, March 1, 8 p.m. ET

* Ottawa Senators vs. Vancouver Canucks – BC Place
Sunday, March 2, 4 p.m. ET -- CBC, RDS, NBC Sports Network

cena

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

I'd also be keen to set up a Hockey beers for any of the outdoor games this season, if anyone would be interested?

* Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings - Michigan Stadium
Wednesday, Jan. 1, 12:30 p.m. ET -- NBC, CBC, RDS

* Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings - Dodger Stadium
Saturday, Jan. 25, 9:30 p.m. ET -- NBC Sports Network, CBC

* New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils - Yankee Stadium
Sunday, Jan. 26, 12:30 p.m. ET -- NBC, CBC

* New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders - Yankee Stadium
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m. ET -- NBC Sports Network

* Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Chicago Blackhawks - Soldier Field
Saturday, March 1, 8 p.m. ET

* Ottawa Senators vs. Vancouver Canucks – BC Place
Sunday, March 2, 4 p.m. ET -- CBC, RDS, NBC Sports Network

Where in dublin would show the games? Would love to see the ducks and rangers

MrJoeSoap

cena wrote: »

Where in dublin would show the games? Would love to see the ducks and rangers

Any of the sports bars would show the games that are on early enough if you gave them notice that there would be a few people coming to see it.

cena

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Any of the sports bars would show the games that are on early enough if you gave them notice that there would be a few people coming to see it.

If more want to go I may go on the sat night? I can stay with the brother

Coeus

I've just signed up

Just one things about the league settings. I think it would be better to have the Allow roster changes as Daily - today.

Izy

i'm signed up too

but, can we change the draft time???

i'm in london that weekend to watch the Steelers play the Vikings. even if it was monday the 30th.
pretty please :rolleyes:

and i just bumped last years thread too coz i didnt see this one

smackbunnybaby

I'm signed up again with the BeechwoodSnowBadgers!

Reckon I won't make the draft as I will be on Pacific time that few weeks.

I'll have my auto-draft in order however!

MrJoeSoap

7 teams currently in the league, with 4 pending invites. So if anyone else wants an invite, let me know.

I'm good with Daily-Today for the roster changes. Any objections to that?

Happy enough to change the draft time/date to something more suitable for everyone. I think it'll have to be evening to suit most people, and preferably the week starting the 23rd. These are the evenings that suit me, could everyone else give their preference?

Mon 23rd - Any time
Tue 24th - Any time
Wed 25th - Any time
Thu 26th - After 10pm
Fri 27th - Any time
Sat 28th - Preferably not, but possibly after 10pm
Sun 29th - After 8pm
Mon 30th - Not good for me

Coeus

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

7 teams currently in the league, with 4 pending invites. So if anyone else wants an invite, let me know.

I'm good with Daily-Today for the roster changes. Any objections to that?

Happy enough to change the draft time/date to something more suitable for everyone. I think it'll have to be evening to suit most people, and preferably the week starting the 23rd. These are the evenings that suit me, could everyone else give their preference?

Mon 23rd - Any time
Tue 24th - Any time
Wed 25th - Any time
Thu 26th - After 10pm
Fri 27th - Any time
Sat 28th - Preferably not, but possibly after 10pm
Sun 29th - After 8pm
Mon 30th - Not good for me

Of those dates I can do any time after 9pm on 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 29th & 30th.

I just noticed that Blocks and SHPs are not stat categories in the player list. Are we dropping these this season?

MrJoeSoap

Coeus wrote: »

Of those dates I can do any time after 9pm on 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 29th & 30th.

I just noticed that Blocks and SHPs are not stat categories in the player list. Are we dropping these this season?

I just went with the default options for scoring. Happy to include blocks and SHP's.

COYW

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

I just went with the default options for scoring. Happy to include blocks and SHP's.

Was just going to post about SHG's/SHP's and blocks. Think they should be in.

MrJoeSoap

COYW wrote: »

Was just going to post about SHG's/SHP's and blocks. Think they should be in.

I think leaving it at SHP's and PPP's should be ok? They'll already be getting points for the goals and assists, so no real need to "treble" up, so to speak.

aaronm13

Just signed up again. Would love if we can change the date of the draft too. I'm away from Thursday 26 - Monday 30 so anytime before or after that would be great. Wouldn't feel the same if my team was auto drafted but would probably do better this year.

MrJoeSoap

10 teams in already, great stuff. How does Wednesday 25th at 9.30pm sound for a draft? Is there anyone who can't make that?

aaronm13

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

10 teams in already, great stuff. How does Wednesday 25th at 9.30pm sound for a draft? Is there anyone who can't make that?

Sounds good to me.

alanmcl12

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

10 teams in already, great stuff. How does Wednesday 25th at 9.30pm sound for a draft? Is there anyone who can't make that?

Does after 10 work?

Also I agree that we should consider including blocks and SHP's as scoring categories

MrJoeSoap

alanmcl12 wrote: »

Does after 10 work?

Also I agree that we should consider including blocks and SHP's as scoring categories

I've added blocks and SHP's. 10pm on the 25th? 10.30pm might be pushing it, since it could last up to 90 minutes.

Masked Man

Not sure on when I'd be able to make. I'd guess that I wouldn't be around the Wednesday.

Fiery mutant

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

10 teams in already, great stuff. How does Wednesday 25th at 9.30pm sound for a draft? Is there anyone who can't make that?

Yeah that's good for me.

MrJoeSoap

For the sake of clarity...

BeechwoodSnowBadgers smackbunnybaby
Strombone's Stick sketchpad
The GAG Line COYW
Original 6's aaronm13
Ice-O-Topes MaskedMan
Izy's Stealers Izy
Dicken's Cider alanmcl12
Revolution Therapy Fiery mutant
Pier 6 brawlers Coeus
Board Street Bullies MrJoeSoap

Think that's right?

aaronm13

Just back to the meeting up for beers for some of the outdoor and early games. In Dublin the only place I know that shows the NHL is the Czech Inn. They always have a Czech feed and the games they show is usually Jagr's team. The Woolshed used to show games but they stopped about 3 seasons ago. Can't see them giving up a TV on a Saturday night especially if there's a rugby or La Liga game on.

MrJoeSoap

aaronm13 wrote: »

Just back to the meeting up for beers for some of the outdoor and early games. In Dublin the only place I know that shows the NHL is the Czech Inn. They always have a Czech feed and the games they show is usually Jagr's team. The Woolshed used to show games but they stopped about 3 seasons ago. Can't see them giving up a TV on a Saturday night especially if there's a rugby or La Liga game on.

For the Winter Classic a couple of years back a few of us met up in the Living Room where we had reserved a big screen with the game on it. Wasn't the greatest though, as they didn't give us sound despite there being more of us than any other group there.

aaronm13

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

For the Winter Classic a couple of years back a few of us met up in the Living Room where we had reserved a big screen with the game on it. Wasn't the greatest though, as they didn't give us sound despite there being more of us than any other group there.

Czech inn is actually a good spot to watch games, just can't understand the cimmentary.

cena

aaronm13 wrote: »

Czech inn is actually a good spot to watch games, just can't understand the cimmentary.

We would need it in English and sound

scottmcb04

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

10 teams in already, great stuff. How does Wednesday 25th at 9.30pm sound for a draft? Is there anyone who can't make that?

I'm - 8 so middle of the day on a weekdays not great for me, but I can choose auto draft coz I haven't a clue what I'll be at anyway!

GoldFour4

I'm in! Any day should be fine with me for the draft!

MrJoeSoap

And there we have 12, great stuff. If there is more interest (it will have to be an even number, can end up with an odd number) then we'll consider it and how it might impact the league. But otherwise, we're good to go once the draft time suits the majority of people.