pilldoc Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Good Morning @yave1964! Looks like we have a classic battle going on. This is a very close match which won’t be decided until the late hours of Sunday night. We were pretty evenly matched.... you currently have a slight edge in Skating Cats and I have a slight edge in Goalie Cats... Should be a fun 2 days! Good Luck my friend... (but not too much luck ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 5 hours ago, pilldoc said: Good Morning @yave1964! Looks like we have a classic battle going on. This is a very close match which won’t be decided until the late hours of Sunday night. We were pretty evenly matched.... you currently have a slight edge in Skating Cats and I have a slight edge in Goalie Cats... Should be a fun 2 days! Good Luck my friend... (but not too much luck ) I am in the middle of a tough stretch of opponents, I told Rux today that yours is the team I would consider the favorite or at the least on the short list. Good luck the next couple of days, been a nailbiter so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, yave1964 said: I am in the middle of a tough stretch of opponents, I told Rux today that yours is the team I would consider the favorite or at the least on the short list. Good luck the next couple of days, been a nailbiter so far. Appreciate the kind words but there is still a lot of hockey to be played. Between Joe and yourself you are never easy teams to go against. And good luck to you ...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Trade between Rux and Myself. Sharknado acquires Robin Lehner and Brent Burns for Chychrun and Roslovic. Roslovic is a C/RW who has been better than expected since moving to the Jackets and gets #1 C time. his FOW are a work in progress. Brent burns has fallen on hard times and is a downgrade from Chychrun, but has bounce back potential. And of course, the idea that i could have both of the Vegas duo was too enticing to pass up, but now I am overloaded in net. Anyone need a goalie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 My past couple mid-level moves recently have been about an attempt to reduce the goalie packed room and beef up--even incrementally--my skater categories. I think it's likely too little, too late, but what the heck. So, This weekend (including this move) Outgoing: Igor Shesterkin, Alexander Georgiev, Brent Burnedout, Boone Jenner Incoming: Clayton Keller, Alec Martinez, Jakob Chychrun, and Jack Roslovic Also grabbed Linus Ullmark off waivers to store him in the IR slot in case it helps later. So, I started the weekend in goal with Igor Shesterkin Alexander Georgiev Ilya Samsonov Frederick Andersen Calvin Petersen And end with: Frederick Anderson Calvin Petersen Ilya Samsonov Linus Ullmark (IR) Remains to be seen what effect this does or doesn't have on my team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Also, I'm not above moving Samsonov. It may be a bridge too far to rely on only 2 goalies with the way the world is, but if you want to make it worth my while, hit me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 1 hour ago, ruxpin said: My past couple mid-level moves recently have been about an attempt to reduce the goalie packed room and beef up--even incrementally--my skater categories. I think it's likely too little, too late, but what the heck. So, This weekend (including this move) Outgoing: Igor Shesterkin, Alexander Georgiev, Brent Burnedout, Boone Jenner Incoming: Clayton Keller, Alec Martinez, Jakob Chychrun, and Jack Roslovic Also grabbed Linus Ullmark off waivers to store him in the IR slot in case it helps later. So, I started the weekend in goal with Igor Shesterkin Alexander Georgiev Ilya Samsonov Frederick Andersen Calvin Petersen And end with: Frederick Anderson Calvin Petersen Ilya Samsonov Linus Ullmark (IR) Remains to be seen what effect this does or doesn't have on my team. Rux, you are only like 11 points out of a playoff spot. A single good week moves you up. Remember that year I snuck into 8th at the last second and won it all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 33 minutes ago, J0e Th0rnton said: Rux, you are only like 11 points out of a playoff spot. A single good week moves you up. Remember that year I snuck into 8th at the last second and won it all? Yep! No one is ever out until they're out. But if I only get to 6th (it's 6th in this league now), I really need to be cheering for @yave1964 to win the President's trophy so I have a shot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 3 hours ago, ruxpin said: Yep! No one is ever out until they're out. But if I only get to 6th (it's 6th in this league now), I really need to be cheering for @yave1964 to win the President's trophy so I have a shot. Hey That's my presidents trophy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Trade between myself and @ruxpin (SURPRISE!!) Rux gets Ryan O'Reilly Ville Husso Foil get Brayden Schenn Ilya Samsonov Rux gets the faceoffs, I get a slight upgrade in other peripherals. Husso is claiming more of the net in St. Louis but Samsonov is back and I am hoping Vanecek either starts sucking or breaks a bone. Either is fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 (edited) Man.....I dunno, Rux. I think Yave got the better of the deal here. Not so sure Binnington is ousted as the number one in St. Loowey just yet, so you gotta still look at Husso as a backup still.....and his numbers aren't sexy either. Samsonov has a better shot at LEAST for a 50-50 share with Vanacek, if not claim the net for himself. Sams' numbers are still good....certainly better than Husso's. Even if both goalies end up backups, I'd still take Samsonov over Husso all day. The forwards? O'Reilly is ALWAYS a nice player. But this season, he doesn't seem his 'usual self'. Sure, he still has the FO numbers, but everything else seems rather pedestrian from him this year. Schenn meanwhile, just continues to plug away and provide steady stats in several categories (Yave's specialty!). On their BEST seasons and days, O'Reilly > B. Schenn..........however, Schenn wouldn't be that far behind overall anyways, and this season in particular, Schenn matches better than usual vs. O'Reilly. Hoping for the best on your deals because I like you guys both, but I just can't help thinking Yave laced your drink and got you to sign over power of attorney here, Rux Edited March 8, 2021 by TropicalFruitGirl26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 12 hours ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: Man.....I dunno, Rux. I think Yave got the better of the deal here. Not so sure Binnington is ousted as the number one in St. Loowey just yet, so you gotta still look at Husso as a backup still.....and his numbers aren't sexy either. Samsonov has a better shot at LEAST for a 50-50 share with Vanacek, if not claim the net for himself. Sams' numbers are still good....certainly better than Husso's. Even if both goalies end up backups, I'd still take Samsonov over Husso all day. The forwards? O'Reilly is ALWAYS a nice player. But this season, he doesn't seem his 'usual self'. Sure, he still has the FO numbers, but everything else seems rather pedestrian from him this year. Schenn meanwhile, just continues to plug away and provide steady stats in several categories (Yave's specialty!). On their BEST seasons and days, O'Reilly > B. Schenn..........however, Schenn wouldn't be that far behind overall anyways, and this season in particular, Schenn matches better than usual vs. O'Reilly. Hoping for the best on your deals because I like you guys both, but I just can't help thinking Yave laced your drink and got you to sign over power of attorney here, Rux I'm confused. O'Reilly is still a PPG with league best FOW. How does he "not look like himself"? That's kinda his shtick. Also. Tarasenko just came back and got matched with his old buddy I do think rux weakened himself in net, but time will tell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 27 minutes ago, J0e Th0rnton said: I'm confused. O'Reilly is still a PPG with league best FOW. How does he "not look like himself"? That's kinda his shtick. Also. Tarasenko just came back and got matched with his old buddy I do think rux weakened himself in net, but time will tell Honestly, I'm good with the forwards in this. I like Schenn, but yeah, Tarasenko just came back (who I have), so at this point I'm just hoping he's even a shell of himself and this will turn out well. We talked very briefly about a defenseman instead of Husso, which is what I should have gone with. I've thinned my goaltending a little too much, probably, so will have to figure that out. But to your last statement, "yes, absolutely." But so much not a priority in this that I wasn't intending on taking a goalie back, and really should not have. Mistake in asset management. This is a very difficult league to trade in. Much harder than NAHANA, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, J0e Th0rnton said: I'm confused. O'Reilly is still a PPG with league best FOW. How does he "not look like himself"? That's kinda his shtick. Also. Tarasenko just came back and got matched with his old buddy I do think rux weakened himself in net, but time will tell Fair point. I looked at his numbers more closely, and yea, they are better than I gave him credit for. He must be doing it SUPER quietly this year though because I don't hear about him as much this season as I have in seasons past. I also didn't take into account Tarasenko's return and his effect on O'Reilly's upward value. My apologies, @ruxpin , your deal is better than I posted......though I STILL would take Samsonov over Husso. Edited March 9, 2021 by TropicalFruitGirl26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 54 minutes ago, TropicalFruitGirl26 said: I STILL would take Samsonov over Husso That's only because you're absolutely right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 3 hours ago, ruxpin said: Honestly, I'm good with the forwards in this. I like Schenn, but yeah, Tarasenko just came back (who I have), so at this point I'm just hoping he's even a shell of himself and this will turn out well. We talked very briefly about a defenseman instead of Husso, which is what I should have gone with. I've thinned my goaltending a little too much, probably, so will have to figure that out. But to your last statement, "yes, absolutely." But so much not a priority in this that I wasn't intending on taking a goalie back, and really should not have. Mistake in asset management. This is a very difficult league to trade in. Much harder than NAHANA, imo. The other keep 5 league I am in is the most frustrating league I have ever been in. I've been 4 years now trying to rebuild and my luck is terrible. G, A, +/-, PPP, FW, HITS, BKS, W, GAA, SV%, SO C, C, RW, RW, LW, LW, D, D, D ,D, G, G, and like 9 bench spots, 7 IR spots, and 5 NA spots. No utility spots. It's a deep league so the waiver wire is bare to the bone. Grinding defensemen who don't score are important and usually take draft priority because nobody ever ever parts with their goalies or top scorers or centers with wing eligibility. Over the years I have tried rebuilding, but every time I acquire a player he hits rock bottom. Acquired Karlsson when he was still a big scoring dman who blocks 200 shots? He maims himself and sucks forevermore. Acquired holtby and Jones when the sharks and caps were good? Holtby gets replaced and the sharks suck now. Got Kuznetsov when he looked to be replacing Backstrom and amazing for another C? He regressed and is barely a 60 point player while the C I traded skyrocketed. Every move I make turns to ashes in my mouth. All stars at least has balancing with utility spot and extra offensive categories that moserately devalues straight grinders like Borowecky. If you didn't pay close enough attention by a certain round of the draft, all the RW/LW dual eligible players down to the ahl might be gone. Which is catastrophic since you ice large lineups most nights and benching folks without filling slots is ruinous. Lack of a utility spot just drives the price of dual eligible folks way up. You have 9 bench spots, but defensemen hold like 5 of them since blocks and hits are mega important, so you alternate between half scoring, half grinding D depending on where you are behind. I could not be more frustrated with that keep 5 league. My benchmark moves this year involved trading chychrun and Connor to dump Jones for samsonov, but I managed to get konecny and kaprisov off his IR in return. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, J0e Th0rnton said: The other keep 5 league I am in is the most frustrating league I have ever been in. I've been 4 years now trying to rebuild and my luck is terrible. G, A, +/-, PPP, FW, HITS, BKS, W, GAA, SV%, SO C, C, RW, RW, LW, LW, D, D, D ,D, G, G, and like 9 bench spots, 7 IR spots, and 5 NA spots. No utility spots. It's a deep league so the waiver wire is bare to the bone. Grinding defensemen who don't score are important and usually take draft priority because nobody ever ever parts with their goalies or top scorers or centers with wing eligibility. Over the years I have tried rebuilding, but every time I acquire a player he hits rock bottom. Acquired Karlsson when he was still a big scoring dman who blocks 200 shots? He maims himself and sucks forevermore. Acquired holtby and Jones when the sharks and caps were good? Holtby gets replaced and the sharks suck now. Got Kuznetsov when he looked to be replacing Backstrom and amazing for another C? He regressed and is barely a 60 point player while the C I traded skyrocketed. Every move I make turns to ashes in my mouth. All stars at least has balancing with utility spot and extra offensive categories that moserately devalues straight grinders like Borowecky. If you didn't pay close enough attention by a certain round of the draft, all the RW/LW dual eligible players down to the ahl might be gone. Which is catastrophic since you ice large lineups most nights and benching folks without filling slots is ruinous. Lack of a utility spot just drives the price of dual eligible folks way up. You have 9 bench spots, but defensemen hold like 5 of them since blocks and hits are mega important, so you alternate between half scoring, half grinding D depending on where you are behind. I could not be more frustrated with that keep 5 league. My benchmark moves this year involved trading chychrun and Connor to dump Jones for samsonov, but I managed to get konecny and kaprisov off his IR in return. Sounds like a tough league.,,, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Thought I had faceoffs covered with overkill for the season until my roster started taking on the look of a MASH unit. Eichel, Larkin, Strome, Hertl and Duchene all out. but whatayado? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 On 3/9/2021 at 12:37 PM, pilldoc said: Sounds like a tough league.,,, Help me decide my keepers doc! Halifax Nightwish Pos Player C Player Note Sebastian Aho Car - C C No new player Notes Joel Eriksson Ek Min - C 8:00 pm vs VGK C Player Note Nick Schmaltz Ari - C,RW 10:00 pm @Col LW Player Note Eeli Tolvanen Nsh - LW,RW LW Player Note Kirill Kaprizov Min - LW,RW 8:00 pm vs VGK LW Player Note Clayton Keller Ari - LW,RW 10:00 pm @Col RW Player Note Brock Boeser Van - RW 12:00 am vs Mon RW Player Note Jack Roslovic Cls - C,RW RW Player Note Drake Batherson Ott - RW 9:00 pm @Edm D Player Note Alexander Edler Van - D 12:00 am vs Mon D Player Note Erik Karlsson SJ - D D No new player Notes Jake Muzzin Tor - D D Player Note Thomas Chabot Ott - D 9:00 pm @Edm G Player Note Braden Holtby Van - G 12:00 am vs Mon G Player Note Ilya Samsonov Was - G BN Player Note Evgeny Kuznetsov Was - C BN New Player Note Oliver Bjorkstrand Cls - LW,RW BN Player Note Pius Suter Chi - C,LW,RW BN Player Note Travis Konecny Phi - RW BN Player Note Adam Boqvist Chi - D BN No new player Notes Rasmus Andersson Cgy - D IR New Player Note Jonathan Toews Chi - C IR-LT IR+ Player Note Timo Meier SJ - LW,RW DTD IR+ New Player Note Calvin de Haan Chi - D IR+ Player Note Dylan Strome Chi - C,RW IR IR+ Player Note Nico Hischier NJ - C IR BN Player Note Devan Dubnyk SJ - G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 @pilldoc Doc question. I just noticed playoff setting have changed to 6 teams only. How the heck does that work? Is there a bi week for top teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 46 minutes ago, J0e Th0rnton said: @pilldoc Doc question. I just noticed playoff setting have changed to 6 teams only. How the heck does that work? Is there a bi week for top teams? yes ... we implemented it last year but Covid pretty much killed the season. so yes... top 2 teams get a bye and are automatically in the semifinals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0e Th0rnton Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Little trade between rux and I. Since I had 6 goaltenders and one of his just went off with covid protocol Blackwood and Dahlin for Klingberg and Benn. Slightly ironic since I got Blackwood from him earlier in the year when I had a goalie problem and he immediately got put on weeks of covid protocol lol. I feel secure in goal now after a bunch of little moves(knock on wood) so may as well start trying to reload my forwards and defense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yave1964 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Trade to announce between myself and @TropicalFruitGirl26 GREEN STAR BLADES RECEIVE Samsonov Necas Tyler Johnson FOIL ADD Jake Allen Makar Stastny I simply hated trading Samsonov who is 6-0-1 on the year and reclaiming the net in Washington, Necas has turned into a true power play specialist and one of the best 3 on 3 players in the game. What I got wasAllen to pair with Price, Stastny for faceoffs which is always a strength but this year has been a struggle and Makar who hoepfully comes back strong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 21 minutes ago, yave1964 said: Trade to announce between myself and @TropicalFruitGirl26 GREEN STAR BLADES RECEIVE Samsonov Necas Tyler Johnson FOIL ADD Jake Allen Makar Stastny I simply hated trading Samsonov who is 6-0-1 on the year and reclaiming the net in Washington, Necas has turned into a true power play specialist and one of the best 3 on 3 players in the game. What I got wasAllen to pair with Price, Stastny for faceoffs which is always a strength but this year has been a struggle and Makar who hoepfully comes back strong. When I read this on the email notification I saw what TFG was getting first. I thought, "oooh, I like that!" Then I read Foil's and thought, "hey, I like that too!" For my own personal taste and just fan boy (apros pro of nothing) I really like both Necas and Makar. So that's a wash for me even for fantasy. For me, you throw in Samsonov and I'm thinking, "well, this leans to TFG." But this seems to address widely different priorities for both parties quite well, so for my money it looks like two winners here. Nicely done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, ruxpin said: When I read this on the email notification I saw what TFG was getting first. I thought, "oooh, I like that!" Then I read Foil's and thought, "hey, I like that too!" For my own personal taste and just fan boy (apros pro of nothing) I really like both Necas and Makar. So that's a wash for me even for fantasy. For me, you throw in Samsonov and I'm thinking, "well, this leans to TFG." But this seems to address widely different priorities for both parties quite well, so for my money it looks like two winners here. Nicely done. Yea, negotiations were kept to a minimum here between yave and I, as we both pretty much knew what we wanted out of this. One tweak and that's all it took to agree. Tyler Johnson is the "weak link" in this deal, but, since I follow the Bolts more than anyone here, I also know that coach Cooper has been giving him time with either Point or Stamkos and he has played a bit better because of it. Whether that stays that way remains to be seen, but he was worth including in the package for me to get an upgrade in goal, as I have plenty of solid defensemen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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