V.E. Mats is waking up from his long summer’s nap and he’s ready for some fantasy hockey!
Are you ready for some fantasy hockey? If so, follow these simple steps!
1. Email andrew, the fearless commish, at a_d_mattson [@] yahoo [dot] com before September 15th. Repeat, before September 15th.
2. If you’ve participated in the Amazing/Superleagues before, this year will be different — there will be no cross-conference requirements! That’s right, you heard us! You can have losers from Edmonton and Florida on your team this year!
3. Watch this space for more information regarding the Auto-Draft. Andrew will make sure you get an invitation from Yahoo! to join the appropriate league (in the past we’ve had to split into two leagues, depending on the number of people). We will determine a date for the Auto-Draft that works for as many people as possible. You can rank players if you wish, but there will be none of that pesky dropping the other conference guys! Yahoo will do the rest of the drafting for you.
4. Cower in fear at facing the super and amazing teams of The Doc Ockxers and The Sisko’s Sporks.
Let the fantasy hockey season begin!
Woo hoo! I’m ready to draft losers from ALL OVER! I will still need to drop certain winners that I detest, though. Irrespective of their conferences. :D
Yeah, this is going to complicate things a lot. There are so many disgusting winners out there that are NOT Spork material. Having access to the Eastern Conference only increases my chances of ending up with imposter Sporks.
Imposter Sporks would be a great name for a band. :D
Imposter Sporks would be a great name for a band.
A band made up entirely of Rangers and Caps.
My question: Is an imposter spork is more like a spoon or a fork? Or can it be either? I think it would be easier for a fork to dress up like a spork than it would be for a spoon since the fork already has tines.
My email is sent and I’m excited to see how the season plays out. Will my team be middling from start to finish like years previous or will it fly high only to crash and burn in the final weeks of the season? Or will there be a new twist where my guys are just super sucky and I have to pretend we were totally planning on a rebuilding year?
My question: Is an imposter spork is more like a spoon or a fork?
Maybe it’s more like a knife just to screw with people.
As for the New Look Peons, I’m anxious to see which direction they go! I’m wondering if, once again, we’ll end up with almost identical teams? :D
What’s freaky about an imposter spork is that it’s actually kind of knife-y. Not cool. Not cool at all. (And don’t even get me started on spoonulas.)
Or will there be a new twist where my guys are just super sucky and I have to pretend we were totally planning on a rebuilding year?
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I’ll probably just stick to my regular plan of hanging around 10th for the whole season.
Don’t fix what isn’t broken, Patty!
Hmmm, this cross-conference stuff is setting up for a scary season of fantasy/reality team conflict of interest. Eeeeep. Stock up on the Maalox and the digitalis, everyone.
Our email has been sent. I am going to be a completely silent owner to Dave’s GM since he did fabulously last year without any input from me. Heh.
I am going to be a completely silent owner to Dave’s GM since he did fabulously last year without any input from me.
Hmpf. Whatever. :P
It just really annoys me that he did so well without me.
It just really annoys me that he did so well without me.
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And yes, I am that petty.
And I refuse to give up naming rights.
Total jerk. He was supposed to crash and burn without my help.
Total jerk. He was supposed to crash and burn without my help.
Eh, it was probably just a one-time-luck thing. This year he’ll be utterly lost without you.
Oooh Oooh! I can’t wait to end up with glorious scoring depth but the suckiest sucks that ever did suck for defence and goaltending! Every year!
I just sent my email to andrew. My team doesn’t have a name yet, but we’ll be ready to challenge for our usual spot of 5th-8th place.
The Sporks are very much looking forward to beating up on the Nameless Amys!
WOOT! Let’s get it on!
I love the start of hockey season. I opened my e-mail this morning and there were like 10 messages from people ready to sign up. It’s like Christmas! Glad we’re getting such a good turn out.
On a terrible, sad note, did you guys see the news about the plane crash in Russia this morning? That is so incredibly sad. What is going on this summer? It’s been nothing but bad news for hockey fans.
What a tragedy. It looks like a number of people on the team were former NHLers and a lot of the other players were quite young.
It’s like Christmas, and you haven’t even heard from me yet, andrew! The party’s barely getting started! :P
And yeah, shifting tone, that is just so, so sad about the plane crash. It really has been a tragic summer.
Hey, I’m setting up the league now. Making the normal tweaks and adjustments from last year. I’m going to remove the minimum weekly starts for goalies, but I’m keeping the “games started” stat category. I think that is a good balance for everyone…doesn’t make anyone lose their weeks stats for not having enough starts, but also provides incentive to start as often as possible. Sound okay to everyone?
Looking at elimination shooting %. It’s kind of a lame stat.
I also want to add blocked shots! I think that will make defensemen more valuable. I feel like fantasy hockey makes defensemen so one-dimensional…only the Mike Greens and Dan Boyles get rewarded. You guys okay with adding blocked shots to help our d-men contribute more?
I can also add face-offs and hits. But hits are so subjective, they’re not a well tracked stat. I don’t care about faceoffs, but if you all want them….
I like keeping the “games started” stat, but not having a minimum for the stats to count. That’s a good plan. Shooting percentage is just stupid, and so are faceoffs and hits. I hate all those stats in real life, and don’t want to see them in fantasy hockey! SO THERE! As for blocked shots, as much as I loathe it as a real-life stat, I think it’s a great idea to add it to the Amazing/SuperLeagues. You are a genius, andrew!
Okay! Changes have been made. If there’s an uproar, we can always adjust later. Invites will go out after the 15th!
Also, there will actually be a prize for this year’s winner. Ohhhh! I know….exciting.
It’s nothing to get worked up over, I scored a free (and legal!) digital download of Brendan Canning’s solo album, but already have it! So, if the league winner is a big fan of Broken Social Scene, or just kick ass indie rock in general, then congratulations! If not, too bad. You can give the download code to a Canadian friend. They all love BSS.
WHOA! A prize??!??!!!!? This is AMAZING! The stakes just got so much higher!
(Also, that sounds like a pretty cool prize.)
If not, too bad. You can give the download code to a Canadian friend. They all love BSS.
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The stakes just got so much higher!
I know right!?!?! Even if it’s a prize that maybe half of us are actually insterested in…it’s still a prize!
We host an Oscar night party every year. It’s a lot less lame than it sounds. There’s lots of shouting at the TV as no one’s seen more than 3 of the nominated films, yet we all act indignant when the “wrong one” wins. There’s lots of side bets and gambling (most pretentious speech, who will slip the requisite accidental F-bomb, etc) and all there is to eat is cheese and wine. We get smashed and it’s lots of fun. Anyways, long story short: we have a contest to pick all of the winners, and the person who hits the most wins a DVD. I buy some $5 movie, and that’s it. That’s the prize. But people go apeshit for it. Just the fact that there is a prize makes everyone get 100% into it, even if they already own the damn movie. So that’s my story.
HAHAHAHAHA! Your Oscar party sounds awesome! And it’s so true about how motivating even the shittiest prize can be. My favorites are always the prizes that you bust your ass for, but that turn out to suck. I’ve got to go to my department’s annual picnic in a couple of weeks, where I’ll get to watch my coworkers go all-out in sack races and softball tournaments, with $5 gift cards on the line. It should be fun. (Oh, who am I kidding? Company picnics are NEVER fun. :P)
Your Oscar party sounds awesome!
It is super fun. Everyone looks at me like a weirdo when I tell them that we have an Oscar party, but then they go and love it and come back every year.
I’ll get to watch my coworkers go all-out in sack races and softball tournaments, with $5 gift cards on the line.
Ha! Some poor sap is going to turn an ankle, then end up paying $15 for a co-pay at the doctors office. Schnookie, you should just sit on the sidelines and shout at them, “YOU’RE JUST GOING TO LOSE TEN DOLLARS!”
you should just sit on the sidelines and shout at them, “YOU’RE JUST GOING TO LOSE TEN DOLLARS!”
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I don’t care about faceoffs
Somewhere in Buffalo, Paul Gaustad is crying.
Just wanted to get in my $.02 about the suggested stat changes: I like the games started and not minimum starts since that screwed me a few times last year. I also vote no to the tracking of shooting %, faceoffs and hits. I am kind of iffy about shot blocking since it might be kind of flaky like the tracking of hits. Also I’m not sure how much it would add to defensemen since a lot of forwards block shots. Can’t wait to win the prize and tell everyone it’s the best album ever (even if it isn’t).
Can’t wait to win the prize and tell everyone it’s the best album ever (even if it isn’t).
That’s the spirit! And even if the music sucks, the sweet taste of victory, paired with the spirit of the tears of the losers that will hang over that album for all time, will make it sound awesome.
Somewhere in Buffalo, Paul Gaustad is crying.
I told you to only use CFLs when you’re changing out a light bulb, Amy.
I am kind of iffy about shot blocking since it might be kind of flaky like the tracking of hits. Also I’m not sure how much it would add to defensemen since a lot of forwards block shots.
Noted, thanks Mike. I think shot blocking stats are a little more reliable than hits, only because: What’s a hit? No one’s ever really answered that question. Blocks are at least a little more of a definitive action. Anyways, we’ll see what other Irregulars have to say.
I’m for counting shot blocking. Fantasy stats are so offensively oriented in general that it would be nice to give a bit more weight to defensively minded players whether they’re forwards or defensemen.
Speaking of fantasy leagues, does anyone here watch The League?
As long as we keep the Games Started stat I don’t care what we do with everything else. It’s the only thing that kept the Silent But DeadlEEs from getting swept in goalie stats every week. I’d like to get rid of that pesky Save %, but I’m pretty sure anyone who didn’t get Huet and Turco two years in a row would disagree.
And don’t worry. Khabibulin’s jail sentence will be up before the season starts. Yeah, Edmonton. If I can make a team that finishes third with Khabi-effin-bulin as my starting goalie, you guys have no excuse.
Speaking of fantasy leagues, does anyone here watch The League?
Loooove. That. Show.
I agree all around, stats-wise. I always appreciate any stat that helps defensemen look good. It’s too bad they didn’t have that back when Bouche was playing. Wait. I wouldn’t have been allowed to have him, so it’s cool.
The plane crash is very tragic. I’ve always worried that would happen to a team, just because they always fly together.
I really liked Karlis Skrastins when he was here the last couple of years. He was always described as a soft-spoken, sweet guy, and he was our only adult defenseman, basically. I was already disappointed that he didn’t stay. So sad.
It’s true! I DOOO love Broken Social Scene. I was just listening to them on the bus. I am such a cliche.
Now if you’ll excuse me my poutine is ready and I have to ride my moose to meet a Mountie at my igloo. He’s bringing Tim Horton’s donuts out and aboot.
I was still broken hearted over Rypien. I have his jersey of course so it’s awful. This is a whole extra heap of tragic. Just awful.
At least I’ve almost totally forgotten about my team losing the Stanley Cup in game 7/the city rioting. Really doesn’t matter much now.
Now if you’ll excuse me my poutine is ready and I have to ride my moose to meet a Mountie at my igloo. He’s bringing Tim Horton’s donuts out and aboot.
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I’ll get my cowboy hat and boots and ride my horse over to meet y’all! :D
I am so sorry about Rypien, Alix, I thought of you at the time. It’s been a very sad summer all around.
I’m going to record some Springsteen and Bon Jovi over that stupid Broken Social Scene garbage! Yeah, Jersey! ::fist pump::
Yay! Psyched for this season! I can’t possibly repeat my 4th place finish though :~/
Woah. I was super-busy at work all day then straight to class so I didn’t know anything about this till 20 minutes ago. What a dangerous summer to be a hockey player. What the hell did hockey do to deserve this? Couldn’t believe it when I saw Skraskins, Salei, Demitra, wow. So sad.
Now if you’ll excuse me my poutine is ready and I have to ride my moose to meet a Mountie at my igloo. He’s bringing Tim Horton’s donuts out and aboot.
Thanks for the much needed laugh this morning.
First the good news: I got my old job back. I’m back to being a desk jockey on first shift.
Now the bad news: I’m going to kick all of your arses in fantasy hockey…AGAIN!!! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Yikes. Frisby on a normal sleep schedule has got to mean the rest of us don’t stand a chance. And we thought it was bad last year.
But hurray for you, Frisby! (On both counts.)
Heyy, I missed the new post! I’m going to send my email to andrew right away. Your defending Superleague Champ hasn’t find his new team name yet, but I’m working on it!
II liked the added difficulty of picking players on the other conference, but at this point, if Winnipeg can play in the EC, why even bother with conferences anymore?!
No one has their names picked out, it seems to be a recurring theme in the e-mails I’m getting. We’re going to have two leagues filled with unamed teams.
We’re up to 15 people already! Great turn out as usual.
Just FYI, I noticed some of you guys are sending your requests from different e-mail addresses than last year. Just keep in mind, your invite will go to the e-mail address that you sent me your request from. If that matters to you, I just thought I would point it out.
if Winnipeg can play in the EC, why even bother with conferences anymore?!
Seriously. I’m no Gary Bettman, but wouldn’t shifting Nashville to the Southeast and putting Winnipeg in the Central have made more sense? Plus, how many times did I complain last season that the Thrashers and Blue Jackets don’t play each other enough?
I just emailed Andrew. I hope my fantasy team doesn’t riot! HAR!
Congratulations, Frisby! That’s awesome news!
I just emailed Andrew. I hope my fantasy team doesn’t riot! HAR!
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That’s great news, Frisby! Welcome back to days! :D
A friend of mine from my old company got laid off in January and now she’s about to go back there. (I’m a little jealous, because it’s close and they have a pellet ice machine and free Diet Coke. I guess I didn’t know how good I had it.)
i hope we can at least get to training camp started before we get any more bad news…plane crashes, fire and ice is suggesting that zajac might be out more than three months and, less significantly, john cangelosi is going to be doing the tv play-by-play for the devils…i’m hoping that maybe he is just an acquired taste that i’ve not acquired because i enjoyed doc so much….
I figured Gel-O would replace Doc. I wonder who will replace Gel-O. Maybe it’ll be the Adam Larsson of announcers and in five years we’ll be back to having the best announcer in the game?
*shuffles onto stage* Hey youse guys. How ya been? Some off-season we’ve been having eh?
What’s up Mags?!
Good news everyone! We’ve officially got too many people for one league! There’s quite a turnout for the amazin/super leagues, 22 and counting! Best of all, no more balancing everything out by favorite teams, we can just chuck everyone into a league and call it a day!
What’s up Mags?!
Not much! Grad school. And that’s all I’m going to say on that subject, because the rest is corporate governance, SOX and accounting information systems. Not exceptionally fascinating to anyone outside the biz.
WOO YEAH two leagues again! I’m so looking forward to this :D (famous last words)
because the rest is corporate governance, SOX and accounting information systems.
Sounds like a hoot! Somehow grad school elduded my grasp. Oh yeah I remember how, I was so done with school that I wouldn’t have made it one semester in post-grad.
Not much here either. Had surgery, the same one that Chris Pronger just had! Well, the latest one that he had. Man, that guy is falling apart faster than a leper in a sauna.
Man, that guy is falling apart faster than a leper in a sauna.
I’m sure lepers resent anything that compares them to Chris Pronger.
while i normally laugh off things in read in the new york post this is from the business section, not the sports, entertainment or gossip sections and it is not a laughing matter
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/devils_in_the_red_Mi3p63lfff0OCTWRIdroxH
although in response to that article here is the devils statement contained in this afternoons posting from the fire and ice blog written by the bergen record’s tom gulitti
http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/fireice/devils_call_report_that_team_is_facing_bankruptcy_patently_untrue/
And that’s all I’m going to say on that subject, because the rest is corporate governance, SOX and accounting information systems. Not exceptionally fascinating to anyone outside the biz.
Yeah, I sympathize with the whole creating boredom bit. I’m taking Corporations and Federal Income Tax this semester. You know something is wrong when American Legal History is your most exciting-sounding class. Just in case the glazed over eyes weren’t a big enough hint.
don, the Devils bankruptcy stuff is definitely scary. Which is why I’m sticking my head in the sand until it all blows over! :D
Man, that guy is falling apart faster than a leper in a sauna.
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Mags, I loved grad school! Of course, I did go and get the single easiest graduate degree possible, so….
If there were a master’s degree for Nintendo I would be all over that shit.
Dude. Katebits & Heather are doing the coolest thing ever. I bet it was Ted’s idea.
I bet it was Ted’s idea.
Ted is BRILLIANT! Katebits and Heather are SOOOOOOOOOO lucky.
I am so jealous of Katebits and Heather right now!
Marty to set yet another record this season…and not one he wants. No, it’s not the official weigh-in for fattest goalie ever, or most donuts eaten before a start…although maybe we should find out if they would give him those at the NHL Awards.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/The-Devils-and-Mr-Brodeur?urn=nhl-wp12517
Dude. Katebits & Heather are doing the coolest thing ever. I bet it was Ted’s idea.
Seriously, I can’t wait to read the blog posts about it!
or most donuts eaten before a start
:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hey, most losses! It’s nice to know that all those awful losses we’ve all sat through will turn out to be historical. Or something.
As for Kate and Heather, I can’t wait to hear all about their big day!
I just wanted to say that I miss all of you guys. I should be here more often!
What are Heather and Kate doing? I’m blocked from the Willful Caboose and Top Shelf keeps making my browser lock up and shut down!
Just a friendly reminder to everyone: today’s the day for fantasy hockey invite requests. There are still a few spots available if anyone wants to join. I’m sending the invites out tomorrow!
What are Heather and Kate doing? I’m blocked from the Willful Caboose and Top Shelf keeps making my browser lock up and shut down!
They got to ride along with the Sabres on ticket delivery day. Kate rode with Vanek and Erhoff and Heather rode with Pommerdoodle and Leino.
Season tickets just arrived….! Hockey is back!
I don’t know what makes those shitheads think I want these!
They got to ride along with the Sabres on ticket delivery day. Kate rode with Vanek and Erhoff and Heather rode with Pommerdoodle and Leino.
Are you fucking kidding me?! I am so unbelievably jealous right now. That is so godamn awesome.
Are you fucking kidding me?! I am so unbelievably jealous right now. That is so godamn awesome.
I am so not fucking kidding you. I hope you can make your computer stop being wonky so you can read their stories.
I am so not fucking kidding you.
Well okay then!
I hope you can make your computer stop being wonky so you can read their stories.
We were moved to a new agency, they’re blocking a lot of websites from us now. It’s lame.
What a crazy week this has been, man. And I didn’t even get to ride around in limos with hockey players! BOOOOOOOOOOO! But seriously, it’s, like, really hockey time now, isn’t it? WOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I’m very excited by the huge S/A-League turnouts. I think this is going to be the best year EVAH, if just because I intend to make trades ALL THE TIME. People who end up in my league, be ready — I’m the Mike Milbury of our league. I can’t wait to meddle with my lineup so far past the point of insanity that I just become the pure essence of idiocy!
We were moved to a new agency, they’re blocking a lot of websites from us now. It’s lame.
That is incredibly lame. My interweb access was loosened up last year to the point where I could even log into my fantasy team. Maybe if you just give your new agency some time…
I’m very excited by the huge S/A-League turnouts.
It’s dang good, I’ll tell you that much. We have one more open spot, but with a week until the draft, I’m sure someone will come knocking.
so far past the point of insanity that I just become the pure essence of idiocy!
That’s practically my team motto.
Maybe if you just give your new agency some time…
Pretty much. My office has been moved to three different divisions in the past year. It used to mean nothing except that my cards were outdated. Now they’re messing with my intarwebs…not cool.
It used to mean nothing except that my cards were outdated. Now they’re messing with my intarwebs…not cool.
Dude, they have crossed a line now. You should be mad as hell, and you’re not going to take it any more! (Oh, wait — do they have regular paychecks and health insurance? Hm. Then perhaps you should keep taking it… I’m such a good firebrand.)
Oh, wait — do they have regular paychecks and health insurance? Hm. Then perhaps you should keep taking it…
Yeah, I keep going back to that whole pesky “gotta eat” thing. It’s a powerful motivator.
As long as I’m not blocked from my regular sites, I’ll be okay. So far the biggest hit I had to take was Netflix. That one hurt.
Oooh, losing Netflix? That’s rough!
I’m the world’s dorkiest interwebs time-waster — the site I can’t live without is longform.org. A repository of the best of long-form journalism? With a built-in “read it later” feature? ::SWOONS!:: Anyway, in the last few months I’ve become quite an expert in the kinds of plane-crash and boat-sinking disasters and titillating upper-crust murders and shocking wartime exposes that get the 10,000-word treatment from outlets like Vanity Fair, NYT Magazine, Wired, and Outside. The real dark-horse of juicy, high-quality magazine reads, though, is Texas Monthly. Aside from Patty, who knew?
I can’t wait to meddle with my lineup so far past the point of insanity that I just become the pure essence of idiocy
And watch that be a winning strategy by the time the season ends.
I just registered my team. The Laser Beam Zambonis are chilling for now. Until I change their name, that is.
HAHAHAHAHA! The Laser Beam Zambonis! I love it! That sounds like you’ll have the corner on the 8-year-old boy market.
Oh, by the way, andrew, I applaud the choice of password for the AmazingLeague.
The Laser Beam Zambonis! I love it!
Blame Ted Black for it. The new Zambonis at the F’N Center have lasers. (Well, laser levels, at least.)
I really wanted to be the Goat Rodeo Clowns, but Pam had already chosen a team name with the word clowns in it. And if there’s one thing the leagues probably don’t need, it’s multiple sets of clowns.
The Laser Beam Zambonis are chilling for now
Awesome name. Nice work Amy.
Oh, by the way, andrew, I applaud the choice of password for the AmazingLeague.
We aim to please! Patty complimented it too. I had no Idea how popular a guy Egg Pelley is.
I had no Idea how popular a guy Egg Pelley is.
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WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! GO SUPERLEAGUE!!! In your face, Amazingleague!
The Superleague password made me laugh, but I’m still confused why it wasn’t squared ;p
The Superleague is clearly the cool kids club. I mean, I don’t know who is in it other than the people who’d listed their teams before me, and I don’t know who’s in the Amazingleague, but nevertheless I’ve made my decision. The Superleague is way cooler.
“The real dark-horse of juicy, high-quality magazine reads, though, is Texas Monthly. Aside from Patty, who knew?”
They’re a fun bunch, aren’t they?
And Meg, I beg to differ. The AmazingLeague is the best one, obvy. :P What was the SuperLeague password?
What was the SuperLeague password?
Coreyperry. Aren’t you sorry you aren’t in the Superleague now?!
What was the SuperLeague password?
Coreyperry.
Shouldn’t that have been “coreyperrycoreyperry”?
I want to thank you all for your participation in the leagues. You have made David a very happy man this morning. He has been gleefully working on his draft all morning.
Shouldn’t that have been “coreyperrycoreyperry”?
Exactly!!!
Yay I just registered my team! The AmazingLeague just got amazinger!
Now I’ll have to start working on my draft list. I don’t want to accidentally end up with Jagr or a Bruin on my team!
Wait that GG guy was actually me.
Coreyperry. Aren’t you sorry you aren’t in the Superleague now?!
If by sorry you mean happy….
I don’t want to accidentally end up with Jagr or a Bruin on my team!
Ew! So true!
I just saw Myra’s team slogan and now I’m worried. You’re not going to be one of THOSE people are you, Myra? Pouncing on every team that has an occasional empty seat in the first row? :D
If by sorry you mean happy….
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Myra, I’m glad we could all make Dave’s day! I spent about 45 seconds ranking my guys and 35 of those seconds were whining about how I couldn’t figure out how to see the guys listed by name. I’m starting the season off with a bang!
Yeah, most of my ranking so far has consisted of moving Lundqvist down the list as far as goalies go. I just cannot have him be my top ranked goalie.
Hah! My first move was to exclude Chara. I just… no.
Yeah, most of my ranking so far has consisted of moving Lundqvist down the list as far as goalies go. I just cannot have him be my top ranked goalie.
Hah! My first move was to exclude Chara. I just… no.
HAHAHA!! That’s why I love these leagues. Tralala feelings are more important than stats, no matter what.
Shouldn’t that have been “coreyperrycoreyperry”?
Character limit. It’s the same reason my team isn’t called The Corey Perry Shit Attitude and Bluegrass Extravaganza.
The Superleague is clearly the cool kids club.
Well said, I imagine winning the Amazing League this year will feel something like winning the AHL Championship. We should probably all agree to stop calling the Amazing League “the little kids table” in public though.
Well said, I imagine winning the Amazing League this year will feel something like winning the AHL Championship. We should probably all agree to stop calling the Amazing League “the little kids table” in public though.
Man, it’s gonna be awkward when we have to move you over to the Amazing League, Mike.
I e-mailed you this morning. Does your buddy still want to join up?
Character limit. It’s the same reason my team isn’t called The Corey Perry Shit Attitude and Bluegrass Extravaganza.
We should probably all agree to stop calling the Amazing League “the little kids table” in public though.
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I imagine winning the Amazing League this year will feel something like winning the AHL Championship.
:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: So true! I’m always forgetting which league I’m in. With this handy AL/AL mnemonic, I’ll never forget!
Hey guys, another fantasy hockey preference question. There’s a new thing called Public Sharing this year. Here’s the description:
Enabling public sharing of your league will establish a public URL that you can share with your friends to allow them to view your league, even if they’re not part of it. The Share module will appear at the bottom of each league page and will be visible to all league members. Currently, messages and user names will be hidden, but all other league and team pages will be accessible. At any point, you can stop people outside of your league from being able to view it by disabling this feature.
Enabling this feature will also create Facebook Like buttons on your league home page to make it easier to share your league and to allow you to receive updates about your league through Facebook. If you disable this feature, you will no longer receive league updates through Facebook.
Do you guys want me to turn this on? I don’t do facebook because I’m weird but I know that it’s very popular with the kids these days, like Pac-Man video games and the Macarena. If you want your friends and family to know how bad you get whipped in fantasy hockey then I’ll turn it on. Just let me know.
Do you guys want me to turn this on? I don’t do facebook because I’m weird but I know that it’s very popular with the kids these days, like Pac-Man video games and the Macarena.
Doesn’t matter to me, the kids can keep their facebook and cell phones and ipods and internet (well maybe not that last one).
Add me to the “Facewhat? Whatbook? Whatwhat?” list, but the public URL might be fun to peek at the other league from time to time (without having to ask Schnookie what’s going on in the AL).
Don’t do it for me, I don’t have a facebook account. But it’s okay with me if you do. Unless everybody can see my ass getting kicked and I can’t see theirs. :P Just kidding. I don’t care.
I can’t believe there’s a whole FOUR other people out there who refuse Facebook. I don’t feel alone anymore!