CFHF Fantasy League Part XXXII - Congratulations Horseheads and Kanye! P.D. May 1, M.D. July 1

[Anglesmith]

Still shopping all my non-keeper pieces, some of whom are having very good years and will definitely help a team down the stretch.

-Craig Smith
-Lars Eller
-Esa Lindell

Also feel free to offer on Alex Goligoski, although right now it's looking like I should keep him.

 

[Kanye]

Ooof Ethan wut

 

[Kanye]

Looking to package Sam Steel + Sheary/Dubnyk/Toews/Staal/Shattenkirk/anyone

For an upgrade

 

[I Pity The Foo]

Gunslingers trade

Rob Hagg TO

Wutang clan for

Jake Guentzel

 

[Lunatik]

Confirmed

 

[King In The North]

Damn I would've paid for Guentzel

 

[Anglesmith]

Week 14 Power Rankings:

1	Flaming Wings	E
2	Wheeling Dusters	+2
3	The Terrors	+3
4	Hypnotoad All Blacks	-2
5	GoodFellas	-2
6	Halifax Lions	+2
7	Flaming HorseHeads	+3
8	Wu-Tang Killa Beez	-3
9	The Techno Onion	-2
10	TheMightyPigs	+1
11	The Grim Reapers	-2
12	Girouxsalem	E
13	Black Aces	+1
14	Hamilton Slackberry	-1
15	Good Decisions	E
16	Pingu HC	+1
17	Intangibles	+2
18	Peppering Angus	E
19	Gunslingers	-3
20	Raging Monsoons	E

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Taranis]

I see the Lions are back to being a PR playoff team without being an actual playoff team.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

I see the Lions are back to being a PR playoff team without being an actual playoff team.

Don't worry, you've made the finals of my heart.

 

[InfinityIggy]

It's pretty impressive just how many very good teams there are this year.

 

[Anglesmith]

2017-18 CFHF Fantasy League GM Summit

Two items on the docket for discussion and possible vote at this point, but feel free to chip in any other kinds of concerns you may have:

• There are three options for playoff seeding: division winners get top spots, division winners get a guaranteed berth, or division winners get no special consideration. Right now we're the first of those options, but some GMs are interested in changing that.
• Currently, we have the TDL exactly one week before the NHL trade deadline, which is about two weeks prior to the start of our playoffs. This allows plenty of time to GMs to adjust for injury and see where some players get traded, but the later it is, the fewer buyers there are. I've heard GMs wanting it moved in either direction.

I'm interested to get feedback on these topics and potentially others.

 

[InfinityIggy]

I think winning a division should get you a spot for sure. However, I like the idea of it not influencing the seeding.

I am happy with the deadline where it is, but wouldn't be bothered much it moved in either direction.

 

[Kipper933]

I think winning a division should get you a spot for sure. However, I like the idea of it not influencing the seeding.

I am happy with the deadline where it is, but wouldn't be bothered much it moved in either direction.

Yeah, I agree division winner should be guaranteed a spot because it's not like the divisions will ever be in balance and you play a couple more divisional games.

I also couldn't care less by where the deadline is at.

 

[Kipper933]

We have a trade...

To Hypnotoad's All Blacks: Jared Spurgeon + Pigs' 17th md
To The Mighty Pigs: Toads' 13th md
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[TheHudlinator]

Pigs agree to the trade.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

I think winning a division should get you a spot for sure. However, I like the idea of it not influencing the seeding.

I am happy with the deadline where it is, but wouldn't be bothered much it moved in either direction.

These echo my opinions too.

 

[Lunatik]

I like the option where division winners get a playoff spot, but not a guaranteed top 4 seed.

TDL is fine as it is

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I think the deadline should be moved back until 48 hours after the actual deadline. It’s more fun in my experience and adds to more deals in fantasy leagues. Trades are always the best part of any league.

 

[InfinityIggy]

I think the deadline should be moved back until 48 hours after the actual deadline. It’s more fun in my experience and adds to more deals in fantasy leagues. Trades are always the best part of any league.

I’d argue the opposite. Having our deadline before the actual trade deadline makes it more fun because you have to try and guess where certain players might go, and if you should try to acquire someone based on that.

Same idea as our prospect draft.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I’d argue the opposite. Having our deadline before the actual trade deadline makes it more fun because you have to try and guess where certain players might go, and if you should try to acquire someone based on that.

Same idea as our prospect draft.

All the other leagues I participate in have the league deadline after the actual NHL one; for sure the days following the NHL deadline initiate a high volume of trading activity. It’s not a huge deal to me, but I think trading is the funnest part of the league so my vote would be to push it back.

 

[Anglesmith]

All the other leagues I participate in have the league deadline after the actual NHL one; for sure the days following the NHL deadline initiate a high volume of trading activity. It’s not a huge deal to me, but I think trading is the funnest part of the league so my vote would be to push it back.

Well, if you have the deadline after the NHL deadline, of course it would spur trade activity. If you have it before the NHL deadline, it also spurs activity. I don't think this league is in a situation where a big problem is lack of trades. I think right now the key is still optimizing the strategic elements to make things the most fun.

The argument against moving the deadline back is that if it's that close to the playoffs (what you are arguing for is a TDL during the last matchup of our season, I'm pretty sure), you cut down the number of teams who will be buying. This also has an impact in reducing deadline deals. If you have it when there is still uncertainty in whether a team can make the playoffs or not, you allow for more teams to 'go for it' at the deadline, and I think that's good for the health of the league.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Like I said, I don’t care a ton either way. But if you guys are set on keeping the deadline as it stands, why even discuss moving it lol?

All I’m saying is you’re gonna get the same amount of deals leading up to the deadline. But there’s always going to be some surprise deals on deadline day that no one is expecting. As a result you might see some last minute blockbusters in our league made as reactionary moves to what happened in the real world.

Also some NHL teams don’t decide if they’re buyers or sellers until the week of the deadline so “guessing” what deals may or may not can be quite challenging. And for the teams buying, I’d rather have actual information so your additions will have more of a weighted impact versus buying a guy and he doesn’t end up getting dealt.

 

[Anglesmith]

Like I said, I don’t care a ton either way. But if you guys are set on keeping the deadline as it stands, why even discuss moving it lol?

The idea is to have a discussion, so that means laying out all of the viewpoints. If there is significant push to move it one way or the other, we can have a vote. My word carries no more weight than yours.

All I’m saying is you’re gonna get the same amount of deals leading up to the deadline. But there’s always going to be some surprise deals on deadline day that no one is expecting. As a result you might see some last minute blockbusters in our league made as reactionary moves to what happened in the real world.

Also some NHL teams don’t decide if they’re buyers or sellers until the week of the deadline so “guessing” what deals may or may not can be quite challenging. And for the teams buying, I’d rather have actual information so your additions will have more of a weighted impact versus buying a guy and he doesn’t end up getting dealt.

True, but is that enough to outweigh the negative aspect of basically being allowed to trade right up until playoffs? That's the question. In a perfect world, the NHL deadline would be a lot earlier, but given it is when it is, we have to decide where the best balance is. Right now you've laid out the positives for this end of the spectrum, and I laid out the negatives.

 

[Kipper933]

Lee "The Real Deal" Stempniak is for trade. A PPG player this year and a steady hits and shots contributor.

A mid-round MD bump or PP will get a deal done.

 

[Kanye]

Shattenkirk out for the season so looking to move him for a serviceable d man + futures. No interest in picks.

Prospects preferably.