Fuhgeddaboudit Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 How'd you get all 3 of those goalies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Do I drop Braden Holtby for Ryan Miller? This isn't a panic move because of last night. But Miller is available, and between his motivation for the year and the possibility of him getting traded (Pens?) I think he might be a good pickup. Other drop option is Cam Ward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 wow... both of those guys went in the 5th round in my league. Drop someone else, not Holtby (not that I think he's good, but he will put up stats before losing his job in Jan/Feb) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I'd drop Cam Ward if the choice is between Holtby and Ward. The Canes are likely not going to have a good year, especially with that defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 I'm still not sure how Miller went undrafted, either. Other starters on the market are Pavelec, Reimer, and Nabokov. Honestly think Nabokov is on the best team of available goalies, might grab him. More wins than the Canes, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Take Pavelec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonybologna Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Uhh, are you sure that's not a 2 team league? That lineup is insane. There are several people in my league who know dick about hockey and some of them pretend to by picking not so obvious names when the obvious name is just better. Then I take a guy like Grabovski who's wayyy down in the rankings far below our last pick and they question it. How'd you get all 3 of those goalies? Not sure, cause I waited on goalies quite a bit. While people were taking the top goalies that play on teams that don't win I waited and got guys who aren't considered elite goalies but win games on good teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High and Wide Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 There are several people in my league who know dick about hockey and some of them pretend to by picking not so obvious names when the obvious name is just better. Then I take a guy like Grabovski who's wayyy down in the rankings far below our last pick and they question it. Not sure, cause I waited on goalies quite a bit. While people were taking the top goalies that play on teams that don't win I waited and got guys who aren't considered elite goalies but win games on good teams. Ant, all you need to do to win your league, is set your roster on occasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonybologna Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Ant, all you need to do to win your league, is set your roster on occasion. Nah everyone's paying attention this year, if they don't I'm done playing with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Lothbrok Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Might need 1 or 2 managers for a league. H2H categories (pretty standard), $25 buy-in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 First time I'm doing a 20 team league. Any advice on getting a goalie, especially since there are 2 goalie slots? Should I get one real early? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 First time I'm doing a 20 team league. Any advice on getting a goalie, especially since there are 2 goalie slots? Should I get one real early? Depends on how the draft goes, really. You can grab 2 early, make sure they are the 70-game type (Luongo, Backstrom, Lehtonen, Howard, bad backups) but you have to think about the format of the league and the categories. For instance, I play in a league that's pretty standard categories, straight fantasy scoring. Last season, Pavelic only had about 30 less points at the end of the year than Lundqvist. So I wait on goalies in that league. I picked last and got Lu and Backstrom on a snake pick, and I was set because barring injury, those guys are lock starters for 65+ games. Some guys carry 3 goalies. I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I think 3 goalies is a waste of a roster spot, IMO. But basically what Pete said is right. If you see goalies are going like hot cakes, pick one up so you can get a starter, and not a guy who splits games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 If you can get 3 solid starters in a 20-team league, that is money. I'd recommend taking a tier 1 goalies early - Lundqvist, Rask, Rinne. Then take a tier 3/4 goalie late. Depending on the league settings, take a workhorse from a crappy team or a backup from a top team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Alright thanks guys, I'll see what happens during the draft and how goalies are going. This 20 team thing seems really fun, at least it's not for money and I'm happy I'm getting some experience there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Lothbrok Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Yeah, I think you have to try and nab at least one of the "studs" in the first 2 or 3 rounds. In a 20-team league you don't want to get stuck with some mediocre goaltender. It's going to be much tougher to pry one away later on...people will hoard them like gold in a league that deep. You definitely want a guy that's a lock to start at least 70+ games, and one that's on a good team. Good forward options pop up on the wire all the time. Players get hurt, top prospects get called up, etc. It's much tougher, however, to grab a good goaltender on the wire. If taking Henrik in Round 2 means you miss out on a top forward, the discrepancy between the forward you get in Rounds 3 or 4 won't be anywhere near the discrepancy at goaltending if you wait. There's an elite class of about 5 goalies, and then there's everyone else. You want to have stock in at least one of those elite goalies. Especially if that means you don't have to carry 3 goalies and can use that roster spot on a sleeper instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 If you have 2 top 15 goalies, you will be in excellent shape. Henrik and Quick went 1 and 2 in my 20 team league Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I can imagine a lot of people going into the first round picking up a goalie or even round 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I can imagine a lot of people going into the first round picking up a goalie or even round 2 Then you know it's safe to pick there because all those people are also forgoing drafting impact skaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Just aggregate. If you don't get a tier 1 forward, dig deep and find out where you can make up that point discrepancy. It's easier to do that with skaters than goalies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Also depends if it's rotisserie or head to head. Load up in one category, get ahead so far that no one can catch you, then flip that to address a need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Believe it was head to head but I know what you're saying now. Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 This is tough... So far I have Claude Girioux, Patrick Sharp, Jeff Skinner, Brandon Saad, Cody Hodgson, Brandon Holtby, Marti Brodeur, Andreid Markov, James Wiznieski, Paul Stastny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 yablewit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Right, I fucking forgot Schneider was in Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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