FOFC Yahoo Fantasy Hockey *** Tuesday 10/5 at 9:30 pm !!***

[Suburban Rhythm]

One more team needed!

Weekly changes scoring listed below

[kingfc22]

I'd be interested.

Never done an NHL fantasy league.

[TurnerONU22]

I'm back in for this year, trying to win it all after losing in the championship. I thought everything was excellent last season (head to head) and would like to see that continued.

[samifan24]

I'm in again

I vote for a live online draft or a thread draft. Automated drafts just aren't fun.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Agree on live draft, if we can find a date that fits for everyone.

Just throwing out my thoughts to start-

Head to Head

Scoring categories:
G, A, PPP, SHP, +/-, PIM, W, GAA, S%, SHO

There a handful of other stats, we could throw one in as a sort of changeup: faceoff %, hits, and blocks. If forced to choose one of them, I'd take hits.

I'd say minimum 8 teams, max 16.

Roster: 2C, 2RW, 2LW, 2F, 2 Util, 4D, 2G, 2 IR spots, 4 bench spots = 22 rounds. Maybe drop the 2F or 2 Util if people feels that is too many.

[Fidatelo]

I think we can all agree that it would be best if I pass this year :)

[samifan24]

If we're going to add an "extra" stat category, I'd vote for hits.

[bbor]

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[Suburban Rhythm]

Bump- league setup

Any thoughts on a draft date/time...currently showing Friday Oct 1 9pm, but this can be revised

League # 63484
password trout

Sign in to Yahoo! (http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/hockey/register/joinleague?.scrumb=)

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Right now set up as 2C, 2RW, 2LW, 1 F, 1 Util, 5 D, 2 G.

I added an extra D as I think it adds a little...D are a little harder to read than picking up an extra fwd.

Also, chose hits as the wildcard category, making that extra D maybe more valuable if you get the right guy.

[RendeR]

SOrry, not this year. I am SO not a fan of the "you have to update the roster for every day of the week" its ridiculously annoying.


Now, have a league setup where you draft 2 players at every position and tally points all season long? that I might be into.

None of this "starters and sitters" crap. hockey is too damned busy for that.

[samifan24]

I'm not a fan of daily updates either. If it's a head to head league I say make it weekly roster locks. I know we did daily rosters last year but I agree with RendeR that it requires a lot of extra work.

[TurnerONU22]

I'm not a fan of daily updates either. If it's a head to head league I say make it weekly roster locks. I know we did daily rosters last year but I agree with RendeR that it requires a lot of extra work.

I'm cool with weekly roster locks as well. Gives a more strategic component, rather than just moving guys from the bench to the lineup each day.

[TurnerONU22]

I actually liked the thread draft we did here last year. Selfishly, I have a newborn at home and I doubt I can find a time to do a live draft. Either way, I'm already in as the Turner Burners

[Suburban Rhythm]

Updated to reflect weekly changes

I am cool with a thread draft (although I don't remember doing one last year), but we'd better get a move on filling the spots and starting. I think there is a game or 2 on 10/6, I know for certain there are games 10/7.

[TurnerONU22]

Updated to reflect weekly changes

I am cool with a thread draft (although I don't remember doing one last year), but we'd better get a move on filling the spots and starting. I think there is a game or 2 on 10/6, I know for certain there are games 10/7.

Here's the link from last year

2009 FOFC Fantasy Hockey Draft Thread - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=74534)

Yeah, we'd have to start very soon, as it took roughly 13 days last year to complete, but that was with 20 players and 12 teams.

If we want to do this and get through it faster, we could make the teams a bit smaller. Would anyone be for getting rid of the "extra" positions (i.e. utility, and maybe the extra F and 5th D positions)?

[Doug5984]

I'm up for it, I couldn't do a live draft Friday night - but if it's a thread draft I'm in

[Suburban Rhythm]

Don't even remember thread drafting...but we can do that again. Important part is filling the teams, at least 10, prefereably 12 and then we can start

[samifan24]

We need more teams. SR, I'd recommend adding a call for more teams to the thread title and also add in the fact that we're now a weekly league.

[Lathum]

Is the daft still live Friday night?

[bhlloy]

I'm in again this year

[Suburban Rhythm]

I will update title.

Should we hold out for 10-12 teams, or start drafting once we hit 8?

We can make a determination on roster size once we get the number of teams.

I'm up for thread draft if everyone else agrees. I'll change draft to offline.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I'll join.

[Doug5984]

I'd prefer a thread draft...if everyone is active it shouldn't take long to complete.

[Chief Rum]

I'll join up again. I am fine with whatever draft.

[claphamsa]

i would do it if you werent drafting on a friday night :P

[samifan24]

I vote for a thread draft with rules for how much time you have to move things along. See the FOFC Hardcore Baseball League draft thread to see how we made that one work.

[Suburban Rhythm]

I removed live draft from Friday

Thread draft in effect, starting as soon as we have enough teams.

At 5 now, HB, CR and claphamsa make 8 if they are all in.

Lathum expressed interest, making 9. If we can hit 10, I say we start.

[Doug5984]

10 sounds good to me, any less is too few- 12 would be good- but it may be better to get things rolling

[Lathum]

a thread draft will be hard for me, I am not as up on hockey as I used to be, but I'll give it my best.

[Suburban Rhythm]

a thread draft will be hard for me, I am not as up on hockey as I used to be, but I'll give it my best.

Cool

Just use Yahoo as a point of reference, still can view/rank players within there.

[Danny]

I'll join up

[henry296]

I can make it 12.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Sign up guys. I won't be home very much tonight so we can hopefully start up tomorrow.

[Lathum]

OK, I am in. Do we go to Yahoo to make our picks or do we pick here and SR will import it?

Also, what are the time paramenters for picks going to be?

[boberot]

Crap, missed this thread. If there is still room, I'd like to return.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Boberot I'll keep you posted on standby

Lathum we will thread draft. Time limit to be determined. With 12 teams I will probably reduce rosters slightly for time considerations.

First game is noon on the 7th ( which is goofy as hell). If everyone is ready we can try starting today.

[samifan24]

I say let's start today with no time limit for the first couple of days. Everyone can log in to the Yahoo league to see the player rankings.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Sami are you 'the whale' ...assuming that is you.

I generate a random order here soon with the current 12, boberot on standby as the alternate

[Suburban Rhythm]

Rosters update

2 centers, 4 winters, 4 defense, 1 utility, 2 goalies

3 bench spots with 2 IR spots

16 rounds

I figure switching to wingers and not RW or LW might speed us up a little.

Draft order-

1 Chief Rum
2 bhlloy
3 boberot
4 SR
5 Danny
6 Samifan
7 bbor
8 Turner
9 Lathum
10 King
11 HB
12 Henry

[Chief Rum]

Oh heck yeah! I got rhe first pick? Woot.

So should I just go then, or are we waiting for anything further?

[bhlloy]

Ducks fans FTW... do you think we can take Perry and Getzlaf back to back with the first 2 picks and not get laughed at?

[samifan24]

Sami are you 'the whale' ...assuming that is you.

I generate a random order here soon with the current 12, boberot on standby as the alternate

Yes my team is "The Whale" and the name has nothing to do with the ridiculous Hartford Wolf Pack name change.

[samifan24]

Oh heck yeah! I got rhe first pick? Woot.

So should I just go then, or are we waiting for anything further?

Go for it CR.

[Suburban Rhythm]

One more change...Doug dropping out, boberot you still available?

Do we want to start a new thread for drafting?

[Chief Rum]

Ducks fans FTW... do you think we can take Perry and Getzlaf back to back with the first 2 picks and not get laughed at?

Heh, heh, Chief Rum selects Ryan Getz... (j/k scrap that)...

1.1 Alex Ovechkin, WAS

bhlloy, you're up!

[Chief Rum]

One more change...Doug dropping out, boberot you still available?

Do we want to start a new thread for drafting?

Oh, if we go to a new draft thread, let me know and I will re-post there.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Chief, if you have access at work and would be willing to update the first post semi regularly, that would be cool

I can only access from my phone and keeping up on here is rough.

If not that'd OK, ill update at home when possible

[bhlloy]

ugh, I can't believe I'm doing this but

1.2 Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh

[boberot]

Right on, I'm definitely in.

Pick forthcoming.

[Chief Rum]

Chief, if you have access at work and would be willing to update the first post semi regularly, that would be cool

I can only access from my phone and keeping up on here is rough.

If not that'd OK, ill update at home when possible

Do you mean in a new thread? Like I would start up a draft thread? I can do that, although I might not be able to update right away at times (just ebcause I can't lave the browser on at all times).

Obviously, I can only edit my own posts, but I can start a new thread so we have a thread with a first post with draft results if needed.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Right on, I'm definitely in.

Pick forthcoming.

Perfect timing you are up

[Chief Rum]

ugh, I can't believe I'm doing this but

1.2 Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh

Ha ha, you had to pick the Kid. Glad "teeth remaining" and "gum to tooth smile ratio" aren't categories in this league.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Do you mean in a new thread? Like I would start up a draft thread? I can do that, although I might not be able to update right away at times (just ebcause I can't lave the browser on at all times).

Obviously, I can only edit my own posts, but I can start a new thread so we have a thread with a first post with draft results if needed.

Let's just keep going here, ill try and update nightly who was picked to avoid duplicates

[boberot]

1.3 Nik Backstrom, C, Capitals.

Should be a +/- and assist machine by default.

[Suburban Rhythm]

1.4 Geno Malkin C, Penguins

I expected to have to choose between backstrom and stamkos.

Also interesting note, autocorrect tried to change to ' Genome Napkin '

[samifan24]

We should put the draft order and list of drafted players in the first post

[Suburban Rhythm]

Order in first post. I only have phone access from work, I won't be able to update each pick but will try to update nightly

[Lathum]

I recommend PMing the person who goes after you once you have made your pick.

[samifan24]

Order in first post. I only have phone access from work, I won't be able to update each pick but will try to update nightly

If someone can access the league during the day it might make sense to transfer commish powers to them so they can log in and assign players as we go along so that we have an easy reference to which players are already gone.

[Doug5984]

One more change...Doug dropping out, boberot you still available?

Do we want to start a new thread for drafting?

With my busy schedule next week- and limited computer access this weekend I figured I'd let someone else take the reins so I don't hold anything up.

Will be fun watching though :popcorn:

[Suburban Rhythm]

If someone can access the league during the day it might make sense to transfer commish powers to them so they can log in and assign players as we go along so that we have an easy reference to which players are already gone.

Anyone want to volunteer I'll gladly transfer commish powers...

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

[boberot]

Sorry, cant possibly take that on . . . .

[bhlloy]

Well this died a pretty quick death... we need to do 2+ rounds per day or we're not going to be done in time.

[Chief Rum]

Well this died a pretty quick death... we need to do 2+ rounds per day or we're not going to be done in time.

It was bad timing today to get it going in the morning when we did, without notice. Danny's the one who has been up, and I can tell you from playing WW with him that he's usually not around at all during the day, but a lot more at night. He probably doesn't know this is going yet and, assuming he was PM'd, probably hasn't even checked into the board. He'll probably be around in an hour or two, realize what's up and make a pick.

Obviously, anyone who will have trouble being around for any long stretches will need to submit a list to one of the other owners or to SR so we can get things rolling.

[Suburban Rhythm]

If people want to submit me a list in PM I can keep up via phone. Should be home about 10 tonight will update first post then.

Also please try and PM the next Drafter.

[boberot]

Oh damn.

We need our own little fantasy miracle on ice here.

[Danny]

1.5 Steven Stamkos C TB

[Danny]

Sorry for the time to pick, I did not know the draft had started or that I was uo until getting a PM while in class tonight

[Suburban Rhythm]

Can everyone make sure they are signed into Yahoo as well.

This way I can start adding picks each night to Yahoo, making viewing the players lists alot easier

[samifan24]

SR, I'll be around for most of the day today if you want to transfer commish powers to me so I can update the Yahoo players list.

1.6 Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSH

[Suburban Rhythm]

SR, I'll be around for most of the day today if you want to transfer commish powers to me so I can update the Yahoo players list.

1.6 Nicklas Backstrom, C, WSH

Sami. Backstrom taken 1.3

[samifan24]

Sorry. I didn't check. I'm shocked he went 3rd overall.

The Whale take 1.6 Henrik Sedin, C, VAN

[Suburban Rhythm]

Also tried to transfer commish power, wont accept you. I believe because of hidden email but not certan

[samifan24]

Also tried to transfer commish power, wont accept you. I believe because of hidden email but not certan

Try it now. One thing you need to do, though, is fix the draft order on Yahoo so it follows the order here. I'm not sure I know how to do that so I should probably hold off on using the commish powers to assign drafted players until the order is fixed.

[Chief Rum]

Can everyone make sure they are signed into Yahoo as well.

This way I can start adding picks each night to Yahoo, making viewing the players lists alot easier

I should have thought to do this last night and forgot. Sorry about that. Yahoo fantasy sites are blocked at my work, so I won't be able to register my team until later tonight.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Try it now. One thing you need to do, though, is fix the draft order on Yahoo so it follows the order here. I'm not sure I know how to do that so I should probably hold off on using the commish powers to assign drafted players until the order is fixed.

I should have thought to do this last night and forgot. Sorry about that. Yahoo fantasy sites are blocked at my work, so I won't be able to register my team until later tonight.

Sami probably not worthwhile at this point, we have 10 of 12 signed in. So I can't update draft order yet anyway.

But next week will definitely take you up on offer

Also if your team name isn't obvious can you list it in your pick for round. 1 so I get rosters straight. Thanks fellas

[henry296]

I'm Charlotte Quakers.

[boberot]

Sorry. I didn't check. I'm shocked he went 3rd overall.


I picked Malkin 3rd overall last year, and he had a very underwhelming season. Backstrom finished last year ranked either 3rd or 4th in Yahoo rankings [depending on which one you look at]. He'll put up monster O numbers with a much healthier +/- rating than Malkin, he's still just a pup and will only improve, and he plays with AO.

Just to give a little perspective on my reasoning.

[bbor]

1.7.Zach Parise.N.J

[TurnerONU22]

1.8 Ryan Miller - G - BUF

[Lathum]

1.9 Ilya Kovalchuk

[Chief Rum]

Bummer, thought we would be starting a good roll there. Where's kingfc?

Lathum, I presume you PM'd him?

[Lathum]

I did

[kingfc22]

Sorry guys. I've been really busy at work.

I don't want to hold this up any further so I'm gonna have to drop.

[Suburban Rhythm]

OK fellas the options are see if we can find a fill in, or go to an accumulating point total rather than H2H

[Lathum]

I think we need to just suck it up and do a live draft sometime next week. If someone can't make it just do a list.

I hate to be a downer, but the forum draft isn't working.

[bhlloy]

yup, live draft or nothing at this point

[Suburban Rhythm]

I'll check with Doug to see if maybe he's back in for a live draft early this coming week.

Does anyone have a date/time that does not work right now?

[Lathum]

The only time that I know of that doesn't work is Monday night.

[Doug5984]

Tuesday night works for me. After 6 central time. But really whatever y'all decide will be good. Ill make a list if need be.

[Lathum]

I can do Tuesday

[boberot]

I could do Tuesday night.

[samifan24]

I can do Tuesday as well.

Sorry guys, we tried.

[Chief Rum]

Wow, glad Tuesday works, because that's pretty much the only time for me as well. I can be home by about 6 p.m. PDT. It's okay if it starts before that; I can do a list for the early rounds. But hopefully it can start that late and I can make all my picks live.

I know us West Coasters are a pain in the arse for you guys on the East Coast. ;)

[TurnerONU22]

I'm not going to be able to make it Tuesday night, so I'm just going to go ahead and drop out as well. I probably won't be able to put in as much time as I'd like, so this works out fine for me. Good luck guys!

[henry296]

Tuesday is good for me. After about 8:30 est is best.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Tues should be good for me. 9 pm EST looks like the winning time.

Next issue...Doug is back Turner is out now, puts us at 11

[Suburban Rhythm]

Draft at 9:30 pm I guess there is a limit to the number of drafts going on at once and 9 was not available

[boberot]

that works.

[Doug5984]

9 eastern works works for me- guess we need to find 1 more, can see if someone adds here- or can post an add on some site to find one..

[Lathum]

Change the thread title to needs one more.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Bump

Looking for one more team

[Chief Rum]

Hey, finally remembered to sign up in Yahoo, and got that done. So we're all set to go, other than adding one more team.

[Doug5984]

bump- come on....1 more team

[Suburban Rhythm]

In the event that we end up with 11 teams, do we go to cumulative scoring for the year?

[Saul Goode]

if u still need one, count me in.

[Suburban Rhythm]

12 teams!!! See link on page 1. Draft Tuesday night 9:30

Saul did you create a team yet? Site showing 11 teams, who still needs to create a team?

[Saul Goode]

you bet, Exploding Methlabs

[Chief Rum]

Cool, glad to get a 12th. Since I am signed up, someone else who's in the league hasn't signed up yet. Who dat?!?

[claphamsa]

o a real draft? damn... :(

[claphamsa]

i stople someones spot, im a bad person :D

[claphamsa]

feel free to kick me out if someone else is coming :)

[boberot]

Crap. Couldn't make the draft after all.

Had a freelance writing job due yesterday. Worked my ass off on it, thought I'd be done in time.

Sorry fellas. Don't worry, I'll be active. Think I came in the top 3 one of these years and that's where I'm headed again.

;)

[Lathum]

Sorry I missed the draft, my wife got stuck at work and I was stuck with a very fussy 5 month old right around bedtime.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Just a heads up, week 1 runs 11 days. Starting with the openers tomorrow thru the following Sunday, 10/7-10/17

[Honolulu_Blue]

Oops. I missed the draft as well. I was stuck in work hell. Still am, really.

Let's help Robo-Blue drafted well. I doubt it.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Bump...just to point out I am in first place after 1 week.

:D

[Suburban Rhythm]

Bump

Just because I want to point out bbor's team GAA at this point is 15.44