Most of my big time blunders came when I was still pretty green in the world of fantasy hockey.
I've only been playing since 2016, but have caught on quite quickly.
One of my first ever big boo-boos came on my very first draft.
It was a points league that rewarded production and things like hits and blocks, but I went in thinking, "How cool would it be to draft Dale Weise? Guy can check AND score a bit!"
Well, to this day, he is one of the biggest slugs in the NHL, and while one might pick him up if you have a deep team and need some extra hits, NO ONE really actually DRAFTS him..
And I drafted him in the 2nd round too...………… yea, I know... BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....
Another of my blunders was playing in a goalie centric keeper league with 14 GMs total.
Think about that....means good starting goaltenders are hard to come by. This was in 2017.
I traded away both Pekka Rinne and Devan Dubnyk (at different points in the season) for the promise of better offense....
I can't even remember who I got back in return, but needless to say they were NOT first line players....you know, the kind you EXPECT to get back when you part with legit starters, especially the caliber of those two.