NHL Hockey Draft Pool 2007

[meek]

Hey there Doper Hockey fans.

I wanted to see if anyone was interested in joining a NHL hockey draft pool.

Total points to keep it simple. (G and A = 1 pt)

I was thinking of a Yahoo live draft on Sunday, Sept 23 (or Sat the 22) at 6 pm Mountain Time. (5 pm pacific - 8 pm eastern)

Sayyyyyy, just skaters, no goalie, 12 skaters or so, depending on the number of entrants, with no restrictions for positions, but I am open to all suggestions.

"Snake" picking order. (the person picking last in the first round will pick first in the second round and so on.)

Without the need to adjust player rosters, it will be very simple to play so those who have no idea what they are doing will still have a decent chance of being competitive.

So......... Anybody?

I'll create the league on Yahoo based on the feedback I get here, and start a new thread with the details if there is enough interest.

The season is starting soon.
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[Kid_A]

I'm in. I've been thinking of starting a SDMB Hockey pool but never thought I'd get enough people.

meek...Thanks for starting this.

[Rysto]

Sure, I'd be in.

[Hockey Monkey]

Count me in.

[meek]

Cool.

I'd like to get at least 8-10 people in. 12-14 people would be perfect for a 12 man roster.

If you are on the fence about joining, or don't feel that you can make a live draft, just use the rankings and have Yahoo auto pick for you.

Come-on folks! Just a few more entries and it's a go.

(Drops the gloves and challanges opposition.)

Ba-da-BUMPing this thread.
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[as_u_wish]

I'm in. I'd like to see goalies included if that's workable. I waited until now to respond figuring the tread could use another bump.

[percussion]

im in

[Yeticus Rex]

I would like to try.......forgive me ahead of time, but I am a rookie to any sort of draft pools, so I might ask some pretty simple questions as time goes on.

I will not be available for 9/22, but Sunday the 23rd should work. Thanks meek for letting me know about your thread.....I totally missed it.

[Tripler]

Hey, I'm in!! And I'm sure I can sweet talk Nawth Chucka into it as well!

Tripler
And it's a good thing I just dusted off my 1982 O-Pee-Chee cards! W00t!

[dogbutler]

I'll give it a (slap)shot.

[meek]

Go to the Yahoo Fantasy Hockey sign up page....

League ID#: 46298
Password: cecil

League Name: SDMB Puckheads

Custom League URL: http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/sdmb
Draft Type: Live Draft
Draft Time: Sat Sep 22 4:30pm MDT (6:30 pm Eastern time) (Yahoo made me choose this time - Sunday only offered a 7am draft time for some reason)
Max Teams: 12 (I can edit this as needed)

Scoring Type: Points Only

No player acquisitions allowed
No trades allowed
No waivers

Start Scoring on: Monday, Sep 24

We all draft a roster of 8 forwards, 3 D-men and a goalie.

Goals= 1pt.
Assists= 1pt.

Goalies earn 2 points for a win and 3 points for a shutout.

Rather than start a new thread, I'll ask a passing Mod to please edit the title of this thread.

Is this ok with everybody? Any other suggestions?

There are a few spots still open right now, so head on over and let the trash talking begin!

Good luck and drop the puck!

Oh..... and....



GO OILERS!!!
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[Happy Scrappy Hero Pup]

I should be able to be in. I have practice that morning and then gym, but I should be able to make the login time.



Oh, and meek?

You misspelled "Devils," dude.

[Yeticus Rex]

Oilers? Devils?

Oh, how soon we forget...

There's my trash doing the talking!

[RickJay]

Okay, I'm in. How do I do this?

[Danja]

Click on the link that Meek provided. A page will appear saying "There was a problem." Right over the "a," there is a link to "sign up now." Clicking on said link will provide instructions for signing up. Select the "Join Existing League" tab, and then click "Accept an invitation to join existing league." From there, use the info which Meek provided and you're set.

I'm definitely in. Go Wings!

[dogbutler]

Bummer, I'll be at work during the draft.

[Rysto]

Originally Posted by dogbutler

Bummer, I'll be at work during the draft.

You can pre-rank all of the players if you still want to join in. What you do is you rank players in order of preference. The computer will always draft the highest available player on your list for you. You don't have to rank all of the players, and if your list runs out, then it will use the default rankings supplied by Yahoo sports.

[Tripler]

I think I'm in there! I just completed the online forms, picked the order in which I wanted to draft players. . . but what's next? (This is my first online fantasy hockey league. . . forgive me).

Tripler
Oh hell yes, I know who I want to pick, but did I do it?

[Danja]

Originally Posted by Tripler

I think I'm in there! I just completed the online forms, picked the order in which I wanted to draft players. . . but what's next? (This is my first online fantasy hockey league. . . forgive me).

Tripler
Oh hell yes, I know who I want to pick, but did I do it?

What's next? You wait. And wait. Until the draft day clock gets to zero. Then, when it goes to zero, draft day starts and rankings are assigned. If you are online, you get to pick from the available players. If you aren't, Yahoo will pick based on the list of draft picks which you created. So... for the next week, you do nothing but contemplate who is the dark horse who will have a breakout 100 point season. My vote goes to Marek Malik

[Critical Mass]

I'm in. Draft order picked.

If my luck with pools continues, I'll get the goaltender who gets 3 shutouts in October and then blows his knee out.

[dogbutler]

Originally Posted by Rysto

You can pre-rank all of the players if you still want to join in. What you do is you rank players in order of preference. The computer will always draft the highest available player on your list for you. You don't have to rank all of the players, and if your list runs out, then it will use the default rankings supplied by Yahoo sports.

Cool, I'll work on it this week.

[Key Lime Guy]

In !

[percussion]

Team Chewmeol is going to take it all!!

[percussion]

for some reason i cant log in anymore..

[percussion]

nm thats fixed

[dogbutler]

I'm set, let's drop that puck!

[meek]

Excellent.

There are still some spots left.

SDMB hockey guru glory is up for grabs people!
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[Yeticus Rex]

Ok.....rookie question:

Q1. Is the draft separated into three categories (Forwards, Defense, Goalies) which will only be chosen separately, or is any position picked at any point (ex. pick a goalie in the 1st round, a defensemen in the 2nd and a forward in the 3rd, etc.) in the draft?

[meek]

Originally Posted by Yeticus Rex

Ok.....rookie question:

Q1. Is the draft separated into three categories (Forwards, Defense, Goalies) which will only be chosen separately, or is any position picked at any point (ex. pick a goalie in the 1st round, a defensemen in the 2nd and a forward in the 3rd, etc.) in the draft?

No. They are all lumped together. It's up to you when to take a player.

If you take all forwards with your first 8 picks, you will only be allowed to take d-men or goalies beyond that point. If you land a Goalie early, I believe you will not have an option to take another one. (They become greyed out IIRC.)

The Yahoo rankings rate the players based on last years totals, so they are a fairly accurate guide as to who the top point getters will be.

The key is to avoid injuries. It's really a crapshoot.

[meek]

The live online draft is set for Sat Sep 22 4:30pm MDT, which is 1 day, 9 hours, and 40 minutes or so from now....

We have all 12 spots filled now, but if anyone wants in, please let me know ASAP and I'll add the spot for you.

Good Luck!
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[wouldn't you like to know]

Originally Posted by meek

The live online draft is set for Sat Sep 22 4:30pm MDT, which is 1 day, 9 hours, and 40 minutes or so from now....

We have all 12 spots filled now, but if anyone wants in, please let me know ASAP and I'll add the spot for you.

Good Luck!
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i'm new to the SDMB, but would like to join the Draft...
thanks,

[meek]

Originally Posted by wouldn't you like to know

i'm new to the SDMB, but would like to join the Draft...
thanks,

Another spot has been added.

Good Luck!
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[Tripler]

Hey, just for reference, can you post the link to the actual SDMB league again?

It's been a few days, and I can't find it in my "favorites". . .

Tripler
Thanks!

[meek]

Custom League URL: http://hockey.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/sdmb

I hope this link works for you. (You may need to be logged into Yahoo first - I'm not sure)




Anyone else want in last minute? Draft is tomorrow at 4:30 pm MDT.

Let me know.
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[meek]

The draft is starting in...

T minus 48 minutes from now.

Cya there!
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[meek]

Regarding Danja's extra goalie...

It appears I can add an IR or bench spot on the rosters.

Or - change it to allow the trade option for everybody... any suggestions on what to do?



hmmmm......

[Key Lime Guy]

She can't just drop the extra goalie & pickup whatever she wants from waivers?

[Danja]

Originally Posted by Key Lime Guy

She can't just drop the extra goalie & pickup whatever she wants from waivers?

Are waivers currently enabled? If so, I'll try to do that.

P.S. I'm a guy.

Edit: I see the waiver option has been opened for one day. If nobody posts an objection by 7:50 Easten Standart Time, I will exchange my goalie for a D man.

[meek]

I just changed the "Max Moves" from 'No player acquisitions allowed' to '1'.

If Danja wants to snag a d man and drop a goalie - it should work.

Then I'll change it back... (I hope.)

Danja? You want to try that?

[Danja]

According to Yahoo,

There was a problem

The number of players on your roster may not drop below the total number of starting roster positions for your league. (Error #323)

[meek]

i opened up the trade one - try again?

[Rysto]

The teams:

chewmole(percussion)
Alexander Ovechkin
Micheal Ryder
Saku Koivu
Alexei Kovalev
Christopher Higgins
Corey Perry
Brenden Morrow
Mike Modano
Chris Pronger
Ed Jovanovski
Christian Erhoff
Cristobal Huet

Key Lime Guys(Key Lime Guy)
Martin St. Louis
Marian Hossa
Anze Kopitar
Ryan Smyth
Lee Stempniak
Dustin Penner
Danius Zubrus
Jordan Stall
Lubomir Vishnovski
John-Micheal Liles
Kevin Bieksa
Marc-Andre Fleury

Inglewood Jacks(dogbutler)
Chris Drury
Eric Staal
Zach Parise
Jamie Langenbrunner
Erik Cole
Cory Stillman
Miroslav Satan
Brad Boyes
Dion Phaneuf
Dan Boyle
Mathieu Schneider
Miikka Kiprusoff

ICU812 (???)
Sidney Crosby
Rick Nash
Brad Richards
Paul Kariya
Brian Rolston
Shane Doan
Joe Pavelski
Owen Nolan
Nicklas Lidstrom
Sergei Zubov
Ryan Suter
Niklas Backstrom

BluesfaninAvscountry(???)
Evgeni Malkin
Maxim Afinogenov
Henrik Sedin
Slava Kozlov
Patrik Elias
Brendan Shanahan
Petr Sykora
David Legwand
Sergei Gonchar
Rob Blake
Zdeno Chara
Jean-Sebastian Giguere

Jets (qwest?)
Joe Thornton
Henrik Zetterberg
Milan Hejduk
Pavol Demitra
Andy McDonald
Andrew Brunnette
Steve Sullivan
Chris Kunitz
Phillipe Boucher
Adrian Aucoin
Joe Corvo
Dominik Hasek

Trip's Minot Muskies (Tripler)
Marian Gaborik
Ilya Kovalchuk
Jonathan Cheechoo
Mats Sundin
Jonathan Toews
Markus Naslund
Sean Avery
Matthew Lombardi
Scott Niedermayer
Alexei Zhitnik
Matt Carle
Marty Turco

Kid_A(Kid_A)
Jarome Iginla
Jason Spezza
Daniel Sedin
Joe Sakic
Kristian Hueslius
Jason Blake
Jason Pominville
Bill Guerin
Brian McCabe
Kimmo Timonen
Brett Clark
Tomas Vokoun

Senators (Rysto)
Vincent Lecavalier
Marc Savard
Olli Jokinen
Scott Gomez
Alexander Frolov
Nathan Hornton
Mike Fisher
Antoine Vermette
Tomas Kaberle
Brian Rafalski
Shea Weber
Evgeni Nabokov

The Hockey Monkeys(Hockey Monkey)
Daniel Briere
Rod Brind'Amour
Justin Williams
Brian Gionta
Derek Roy
Ray Whitney
Scott Walker
Matt Cullen
Mike Commodore
Marek Malik
Dennis Seidenberg
Martin Brodeur

Phuckstickhandlers (Yeticus Rex)
Dany Heatley
Paul Stastny
Ryan Getzlaf
Thomas Vanek
Keith Tkachuk
Patrice Bergeron
Daymond Langkow
Nicklas Backstrom
Sheldon Souray
Brian Campbell
Paul Mara
Chris Mason

Danja's Dopers (Danja)
Jaromir Jagr
Pavel Datsyuk
Simon Gagne
Michael Cammalleri
Alexandre Semin
David Vyborny
Sergei Federov
Wade Redden
Jay Bouwmeester
Henrik Lundqvist
Kari Lehtonen

meek's IceHoles (meek)
Daniel Alfredsson
Patrick Marleau
Milan Michalek
Martin Havlat
Michael Nylander
Alex Tanguay
Mark Recchi
Alexander Radulov
Ryan Whitney
Marc-Andre Bergeron
Joni Pitkanen
Roberto Luongo


At this point I have to say I like Kid_A's team best.

By the way, I have no objections to Danja getting to exchange a goalie for a defenceman.

[Danja]

Still no joy, same error. Try setting the number of players to 11?

[Danja]

For anyone interested, Nhl.tv plays free preseason games. Pens Vs. Wings is playing now.

[Rysto]

Can you pick up a defenceman and then drop a goalie?

[Danja]

Originally Posted by Rysto

Can you pick up a defenceman and then drop a goalie?

Now I get what you're saying. Hold on I'll try it.

[Danja]

Done. I picked up Roszival. Looks like everything is set. Thanks, Meek.

[meek]

I think it worked.

[meek]

ok - I can't reset the "moves allowed" back to zero....we all get a trade i guess... but we won't trade.

I'll just deny any trades upon review as commish.

Everything looks set.

Good Luck all.

GO OILERS and drop the puck!

[Critical Mass]

Got to agree that Kid_A looks like the cream of the crop.

And yes, I am the Jets. Hasek has another year left in him, right?