Flitterkill September 24, 2014 Share Flitterkill GC Board Member September 24, 2014 Does not yonder regular season begin forthwith? Perhaps fantasy happenings should be arranged and promoted promptly? The venue of the activity be it Yahooing, Espenly, or perhaps other webical locales matters not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookback September 24, 2014 Share Lookback Member September 24, 2014 Yusssss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters September 24, 2014 Share stutters GC Alumni September 24, 2014 Something something something Tigers clinch something. AND DATSYUK 4-6 WEEKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters September 24, 2014 Share stutters GC Alumni September 24, 2014 Start from scratch or carry over last year's roster? Yes, I want to renew my league as a keeper league and import rosters from last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill September 24, 2014 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member September 24, 2014 Keeper? Ugh... (That's a no from me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters September 24, 2014 Share stutters GC Alumni September 24, 2014 Pro: don't have to try and coordinate a draft. Con: stuck with whatever you had last year. Season opens October 8. We'd need to get organized before that. http://gfycat.com/BouncyFickleIrukandjijellyfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pronouncemyname September 26, 2014 Share Pronouncemyname Member September 26, 2014 Con: stuck with whatever you had last year. I don't know, that sounds like a "pro" to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crasx September 26, 2014 Share crasx GC Alumni September 26, 2014 I can't remember my yahoo login Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill September 26, 2014 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member September 26, 2014 Also, lets set up a draft time that works for everyone, including those losers on the west coast. I'm fine with east coast 10pm if that helps. Also we can push that day closer to the season start because someone's gonna break a tibia or something before then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill September 29, 2014 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member September 29, 2014 2 days out, prob should get that draft day changed... Also splashed a header announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters September 29, 2014 Share stutters GC Alumni September 29, 2014 Tentatively changed to October 1 @ 10p est. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat September 29, 2014 Share walkingCat Member September 29, 2014 how do i join you guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill September 29, 2014 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member September 29, 2014 I was hoping 6th or 7th myself... Stutters-san will send you a link or sumthin, I don't believe I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters September 29, 2014 Share stutters GC Alumni September 29, 2014 @ Cat - You can join with this link. @ Fk - I can do either of those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill September 29, 2014 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member September 29, 2014 Go for it then, either is fine here. I always like drafts right up against the start dates because broken legs, addled brains, various ligaments, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crasx September 29, 2014 Share crasx GC Alumni September 29, 2014 any good tutorials on fantasy hockey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill September 29, 2014 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member September 29, 2014 Aside from knowing how to play? Not really. That sounds a bit trite but it took me a bit to clue up last year (granted I had distractions...) You play your opponent over the course of a week. You *will* check your roster daily and swap people in and out who are playing that night. Sometimes you might not have the right bench players to have a full roster every night, gonna happen. Who is winning your match will change often as one guy has more players going on a given night than the other plus performance, etc. You play across ten statistical categories. For ten points. Let's roll through them: Goals Assists +/- Those are pretty self explanatory. Note the brain warping fantasy enigma that is a certain Washington Capitals star player on offense who can lead the league in goals but also quite possibly lead the league in +/- (mainly the minus). Your motley collection of guys over the course of a week score more than the other guys motley collection then you have "won" that point out of the ten categories. Same for assists. Same for +/- (being the plusses you want of course) Penalty Minutes Powerplay Points Shots on Goal Self explanatory. Those six categories are what your off and def guys handle. Your goalies do the rest: Wins Goals Against Ave Save % Shut Outs. Self explanatory. Your goalies, collectively, have to rock at least three games during a week otherwise you forfeit all of your goallie derived points. That means some dude with a killer shutout can't be your only goalie play during the week. Not fair, etc. So you play over a week and say you beat the other guy in goals and wins. The other guy has you in assists, +/-, save % and shut outs. You tie all the rest. You get two points, other dude gets four points, they win the match. You: 2-4-4 Other Guy: 4-2-4 Rinse, repeat for season. 2 centers, 2 right wings, 2 left wings, 4 defense, 2 goalies plus 4 bench players of whoever/whatever. Note that some magical players are listed as center/right, or center/left, or all three. Yes, they can fit in all the slots. Check this: http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/hockey/65733/lastseason That's our rosters from last year when the year ended. You can see who we drafted (provided we didn't drop them during the season) draft pos. and rankings at stat and end of season. With just 6 teams it was rather enjoyable knowing we left a lot out there to pick and switch with during the year. Lastly, as the match plays out the x-x-x score will vary wildly. You can be up 9-0-1 after a Monday night but that probably just means the other guy had no one playing that night. The next night it could be 3-6-1, and then 5-2-3, and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat September 29, 2014 Share walkingCat Member September 29, 2014 My 1st Fantasy league. Now I need to figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters September 29, 2014 Share stutters GC Alumni September 29, 2014 Keep in mind, you can set your roster for each day in advance. I'd set my lineup on Monday morning for the next week of games, then check in and adjust throughout the week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat September 29, 2014 Share walkingCat Member September 29, 2014 Can't find a button to change/pick my roster. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill September 29, 2014 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member September 29, 2014 We haven't drafted yet. Where everyone gets to slowly pick their team. Oct 6th or 7th, 9pm central. Haven't decided which day yet. Then, you'll have 90 seconds to pick a player, and then someone else picks, etc. until everyone's roster is filled out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat September 30, 2014 Share walkingCat Member September 30, 2014 ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters September 30, 2014 Share stutters GC Alumni September 30, 2014 If you want, you can adjust player rankings before the draft starts. For example, if you think Sidney Crosby is a hoser and you don't want him on your team, you can put him on your "Do Not Draft" list. Or if you think Gustav Nyquist is going to have a stellar year, put him on your "Preferred Players" list. From the menu, click "Draft Central" then "Pre-Draft Rankings." When the page loads, click "Edit My Pre-Draft Player Rankings." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pronouncemyname September 30, 2014 Share Pronouncemyname Member September 30, 2014 (edited) any good tutorials on fantasy hockey? You actually got third place last year Can we delay the draft an hour? I can't make 10pm est but might be able to make 11pm est. Though the autodraft Gods have been kind to me lately, so missing the draft might work out well for me. Edited September 30, 2014 by Pronouncemyname Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flitterkill October 1, 2014 Author Share Flitterkill GC Board Member October 1, 2014 Delay to 10 is fine by me but the S man needs to kick that draft can down the road otherwise it's gonna be weird tomorrow afternoon with a draft no one attends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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