My apologies if something like this thread already exists, but I was looking for a place to share draft results and get advice from others. So share your draft here and post some feedback for others.
This is my second season playing fantasy, and I took Quick with the 3rd overall. 14 man league, category scoring with: G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, TOI, Hits, BkS, GAA, SV%, Win, SO. I tried to focus on players who will hit and rack up PIM while still producing at a decent pace.
My team is:
3. Quick
26. Hossa
31. Backes
54. Landeskog
59. Callahan
82. Varlamov
87. Seabrook
110. E. Kane
115. Kunitz
138. Cole
143. Couturier (internet disconnected and it autopicked)
166. Hamhuis
171. Bieksa
194. Fisher
199. OEL
222. Ott
227. Brouwer
250. Boedker
255. N. Foligno
278. Hamilton
283. Hedberg
not bad of a team. maybe work a little bit on the offense but strong team.
my team: H2H 12 team
C- Claude Giroux
C-Logan Couture
LW-Nash
LW-Duchene
RW- Lupul
RW- Alfredsson
D-Chara
D-Keith
D-Doughty
D-Mike Green
Bench: Matt Carle (D), Vinny Lecav, Perron, Brunner,
G- Halak and Hiller
I gotta work on my wingers
Thanks. In hindsight I was so focused on finding multi-category players, that I failed to draft one or two guys who will put up around a PPG. I made the opposite mistake my first season and put together a team that was a scoring machine. I finished first in goals and assists but the lack of hits, PIM, and blocked shots was only good enough for a 3 / 12 finish.
Your D looks good, especially if Green returns to form under Oates. As for wingers, I think Lupul might regress slightly this year. I'm expecting good things from Perron though.
Thanks. In hindsight I was so focused on finding multi-category players, that I failed to draft one or two guys who will put up around a PPG. I made the opposite mistake my first season and put together a team that was a scoring machine. I finished first in goals and assists but the lack of hits, PIM, and blocked shots was only good enough for a 3 / 12 finish.
Your D looks good, especially if Green returns to form under Oates. As for wingers, I think Lupul might regress slightly this year. I'm expecting good things from Perron though.
same with me hahah. i did the opposite i was focused on my D instead of scoring. I wanna trade Doughty for Eriksson but idk if thatll be good
Old buddies of mine organized a 15-team points only pool (10F+2D+2bench) this year. I've always done roto leagues so it was a little different for me.
Stamkos
Perry
Getzlaf
Skinner
J. Staal
Duchene
Pietrangelo
Voracek
Ennis
Del Zotto
Grabovski, Seabrook - Bench
I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Banking on some contract years by Perry/Getz, and hopefully some Carolina chemistry with Skinner/Staal.
15 teams - Looking good. I'm assuming you had a high pick because of Stamkos? Seems like Pietrangelo and Perry would have both gone earlier if that's your draft order.
how did you get stamkos and perry? really good team probably a contending team to win the league
3rd OVR Pick for Stammer, and Perry took a slide since last year wasn't a huge one for him. Plus it's points only - Perry is a multi-cat guy, for PTs only he's a bit of a risk if he has an off year.
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15 teams - Looking good. I'm assuming you had a high pick because of Stamkos? Seems like Pietrangelo and Perry would have both gone earlier if that's your draft order.
I just waited for D to start getting picked and they really slid (Karlsson went 2nd round but next guy was Weber, he didn't go till 5th round.) Hoping Del Zotto has a big year on the NYR point.
7. Lundqvist
18. Neal
31. Hall
42. Ryan
55. Holtby
66. Hossa
79. Getzlaf
90. Green
103. Kronwall
114. Pavelski
127. Krejci
138. Ennis
151. Lecavalier
162. Whitney
175. Yakupov
186. Kulemin
199. Roy
210. Hodgson
223. Reimer
234. Kulikov
Edit: I guess it's easier to evaluate them in position.
C - Getzlaf
C - Pavelski (C/W)
C - Krejci
W - Neal
W - Hall
W - Ryan
W - Hossa
W - Ennis (C/W)
W - Yakupov
D - Green
D - Kronwall
D - Whitney
D - Kulikov
U - Lecavalier
G - Lundqvist
G - Holtby
C- Evgeni Malkin
C- Pavel Datsyuk
LW- Henrik Zetterberg
LW- Jamie Benn
RW- Teemu Selanne
RW- Jaromir Jagr
D- Erik Karlsson
D- Ryan Suter
D- Mike Green
D- Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Bench: Adam Larsson,Daniel Alfredsson,Jiri Hudler
not very happy with my defense(Keith and McDonagh got picked right before I could grab them so that didn't help plus some people in my draft were going really d heavy) but Karlsson will probably easily lead all defensemen in points again even if he regresses a little and Green could put up some great numbers if he can stay healthy
my right wings are old but I have faith in them especially in a short season,happy with my Goalies for once(helps that Backstrom was still around pretty late) and VERY happy with the Malkin/Datsyuk/Zetterberg/Benn combo I got at center and left wing
Team 1, I hate it, *****ing autodraft. Please give any advice for it. 18 man league, H2H.
John Tavares C
Ilya Kovalchuk LW
Jaroslav Halak G
Mike Smith G
Wayne Simmonds RW
Ryan Suter D
P.A. Parenteau RW
Ray Whitney LW
Jack Johnson D
Ryan Smyth LW
Derek Dorsett RW
Chris Kreider C
Marek Zidlicky D
Cam Fowler D
Jiri Hudler LW
Saku Koivu C
Joe Corvo D
Tomas Kaberle D
Frans Nielsen C
Trevor Daley D
Dustin Tokarski G
Benoit Pouliot LW
Lee Stempniak LW,RW
Tim Connolly C
Paul Gaustad C,LW
Team 2, I drafted, and I am pretty happy with it. Only a 6 man league which is way lower than anything I have done so maybe my perception is skewed
Sidney Crosby C
Jonathan Quick G
Erik Karlsson D
Anze Kopitar C
Milan Lucic LW
Taylor Hall LW
David Backes C,RW
Cam Ward G
Loui Eriksson LW,RW
Wayne Simmonds RW
Alex Pietrangelo D
Patrice Bergeron C
Dustin Brown LW,RW
Marian Gaborik RW
Jamie Benn C,LW
Keith Yandle D
Evander Kane LW
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D
Braden Holtby G
Ray Whitney LW
Milan Michalek LW,RW
T.J. Oshie C,RW
Jeff Petry D
Weird draft today ... usually we wait until two days before the season starts, but we couldn't coordinate our schedules except for today, so it was to say the least odd to draft before training camps. Given shortened camps with smaller rosters, most the GMs stuck to players that they expected to get ice time this year. Not many "I think he might play on a line with a superstar" early or mid-round picks.
My league is a 10-team, partial keeper roto league. We have 22-man rosters, and must keep four players (maximum one goalie) from the previous season. We have a ton of stats and have tried to strike a reasonable balance between offense and grit, as well as between skaters and goalies. Skater stats are G,A,P,+/-,PIMs, PPG,PPA,PPP,SHP,GWG,FW,Hits,BLK and goalie stats are GS,W,GAA,SV%,SHO.
I drafted last in a zigzag format.
Here's my team. * = keepers
* Malkin c/rw
* Quick g
* Neal lw/rw
* Parise lw
Benn c/lw
Nugent-Hopkins c
P. Kane c/rw
Voracek rw
Pavelec g
Lindback g
Parenteau rw
Streit d
Huberdeau c
Ott c/lw
Carlson d
Ekman-Larson d
Goligoski d
JVR lw
Crawford g
Roy c
Ellis d
Silfverberg rw
Pretty much everyone in the league was surprised to see Crawford available that late. It was a case of there being a two-round rush on goalies and then people forget about them.
Okposo went undrafted. He's not one of my favorite players; still, my last pick was a coinflip for him at rw or the kid in Ottawa. Since I like taking rookies in the last round, I went with Silfverberg.
Things I like about this team
* Powerplay stats should be off the chart: Malkin, Neal Nugent-Hopkins, Streit had really nice PPP numbers, and I expect increases in PP stats for Parise, Benn, Voracek, Parenteau.
* I like my goal-scoring prospects, and expect Parenteau, Voracek and Nugent-Hopkins each to improve to pro-rated numbers equivalent to at least 25 goals during a typical season. That's nice support for proven scorers like Malkin, Neal, Parise and Benn ... and to a lesser extent, Kane.
* I like my goaltending depth. Obviously, it's Quick and then everyone else, but the "everyone else" are going to get a lot of starts, and hopefully that will translate into a decent number of wins. I like that they're likely to start a lot of games. And if another team suffers a setback in goal, I ought to be in a position to work something out with him and fill any holes in my stats.
* I have enough dual-position forwards to ensure that I won't have to lose many points on the bench this season.
Some worries I have
* Will Nugent-Hopkins and Huberdeau take a decent # of faceoffs. If they do (and if they don't suck at this), then I'm happy with the outlook in that department.
* After I slotted my defense, I cringed when I saw their +/- ratings from 2011-12 (-27 for Streit, -15 for Carlson, even zeroes for Goligoski and Ekman Larsson and Ellis as the lone plus with +5). Also, I really don't really have a good feel for what to expect from Ellis, Carlson and Ekman Larsson this season.
* I'm not thrilled at the PIMs I'll likely get from this D in particular and from the team as a whole. If van Riemsdyk doesn't get off to a qick start, I'll likely drop him for a grinding guy like Tanner Glass to boost my PIMs and hits.
* I have a fear that Kane and Roy are going to underwhelm this year. Since Roy was the 20th guy I took, it wasn't much of a risk; However, I hope Kane doesn't disappoint.
So close
* I wanted to start out by taking two physical multi-stat wingers with center eligibility to set the tone and had Backes and Benn both in my sights, and then Backes was snatched right from under me with the pick right before me. Though I like Nugent-Hopkins' offense, I would have liked to have started with a lot of multi-positional flexibility and a lot of stat categories early. Still, Nugent-Hopkins isn't a bad consolation prize.
Jonathan Toews
Jamie Benn
Jeff Carter
Max Pacioretty
Alexander Semin
Jeff Skinner
Tyler Seguin
Jordan Eberle
Marian Gaborik
Kris Versteeg
Ryane Clowe
Sven Baertschi
Mikael Granlund
Erik Karlsson
Alex Pietrangelo
Kevin Shattenkirk
Drew Doughty
Oliver Ekman-Larsson
12 Team H2H
Categories: Skating Goals (G) Assists (A)
Plus/minus (+/-) Points (PTS)
Short Handed Goals (SHG) Game-Winning Goals (GWG)
Shots on goal (SOG) Defensemen Points (DEF)
Power Play Points (PPP) Goaltending Wins (W) Saves (SV)
Shutouts (SO) Goals Against Average (GAA)
Save Percentage (SV%)
F John Tavares, NYI F
F Eric Staal, Car F
F Patrick Kane, Chi F
F Jordan Staal, Car F
F Alexander Semin, Car F
F Matt Moulson, NYI F
F Shane Doan, Pho F
F Ryan Malone, TB F
F Jussi Jokinen, Car F
F Kyle Okposo, NYI F
D Drew Doughty, LA D
D Justin Schultz, Edm D
D Ryan Whitney, Edm D
D Alex Goligoski, Dal D
D Dan Girardi, NYR D
D Marc Staal, NYR D
UTIL Brian Gionta, Mon F
Bench Stephane Robidas, Dal D
Bench Chris Stewart, StL F
Bench Damien Brunner, Det F
G Devan Dubnyk, Edm G
G Anders Lindback, TB G
My team could either do really well, or really poorly.
10 team ESPN draft. had the 8th overall pick
. whatcha think? and i traded weber for pietrangelo(my favorite player)
8 John Tavares, NYI F
13 Corey Perry, Ana F
28 Dustin Byfuglien, Wpg D
33 Tyler Seguin, Bos F
48 Shea Weber, Nsh D
53 Joe Thornton, SJ F
68 Milan Lucic, Bos F
73 Keith Yandle, Pho D
88 Carey Price, Mon G
93 David Perron, StL F
108 Loui Eriksson, Dal F
113 Andy McDonald, StL F
128 Semyon Varlamov, Col G
133 Dennis Wideman, Cgy D
148 Justin Williams, LA F
153 Devan Dubnyk, Edm G
168 Derek Roy, Dal F
173 Mikael Granlund, Min F
188 Nick Leddy, Chi D
193 David Desharnais, Mon F
208 Ryan McDonagh, NYR D
213 Vladimir Tarasenko, StL F
So how did I do I know my weak spot will probably be at Goalie and probably in Pim's for sure but but overall do you think this is a good team and or if not what trades or pickups I should make, any opinions greatly appreciated
Thanks,
C
Anze Kopitar
Jonathan Toews
Mike Fisher
LW
Daniel Sedin
Zach Parise
RW
Loui Eriksson (LW,RW)
T.J. Oshie (C,RW)
Milan Michalek (LW,RW)
Kris Versteeg (LW,RW)
D
Alexander Edler
Michael Del Zotto
Kevin Shattenkirk
Ryan McDonagh
Dennis Seidenberg
C: John Tavares
C: Jason Spezza
C: Nicklas Backstrom
LW: Zach Parise
LW: Matt Duchene
LW: Patrick Elias
RW: Phil Kessel
RW: Alexander Semin
RW: Jakub Vorachek
UTIL: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
D: Mark Streit
D: Dion Phaneuf
D: Cam Fowler
G: Cory Schnieder
G: Jaroslav Halak
Bench: Tomas Plekanec, Mikhail Grabovski, Vladamir Tarasenko, James van Riemsdyk, Jonathan Huberdeau
Very happy with how the team turned out. Feel like I have a lot of high upside players this year
First ever so I'm kinda up in the air. Standard Yahoo! rules.
C Mikko Koivu
C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
LW James Neal
LW Jamie Benn
RW Marian Gaborik
RW Loui Eriksson
D Kris Letang
D Kevin Shattenkirk
D Alexander Edler
D Dmitry Kulikov
G Pekka Rinne
G Semyon Varlamov
BN Blake Wheeler
BN Jakub Voracek
BN Justin Faulk
BN Vladimir Tarasenko
Johnathan Toews went the pick before I grabbed RNH, which I was a little bummed about. Got Mikko Koivu in the second to last round which I think is hilarious given that he's centering Parise and Heatley this year.
Really like Varlamov this year; he's been playing great in the KHL and he's already in mid-season form.
Standard 10 person league. Me being a Jackets fan I'm really interested to see who will step up and lead us in scoring I know Atkinson is lighting up the AHL
Evgeni Malkin F
Ilya Kovalchuck F
Marion Gaborik F
Olli Jokinen F
Max Pacioretty F
Mike Richards F
Dustin Brown F
Brandon Dubinski F
David Booth F
Dan Boyle D
PK Subban D
Dion Phanuef D
Jack Johnson D
John Michael-Lyles D
Cam Atkinson UTL
Erik Cole BENCH
Martin Erat BENCH
Ryan McDonaugh BENCH
Dan Girardi BENCH
Standard 10 person league. Me being a Jackets fan I'm really interested to see who will step up and lead us in scoring I know Atkinson is lighting up the AHL
Evgeni Malkin F
Ilya Kovalchuck F
Marion Gaborik F
Olli Jokinen F
Max Pacioretty F
Mike Richards F
Dustin Brown F
Brandon Dubinski F
David Booth F
Dan Boyle D
PK Subban D
Dion Phanuef D
Jack Johnson D
John Michael-Lyles D
Cam Atkinson UTL
Erik Cole BENCH
Martin Erat BENCH
Ryan McDonaugh BENCH
Dan Girardi BENCH
Pekka Rinne G
Jimmy Howard G
Semyon Varlamov BENCH
Dubinsky was a great pick IMO. Should put up some points and some PIMS playing top line minutes this year.
