OT: Fantasy Draft Discussion Thread

[PAZ]

I bet most people think their own team is the best, right? Haha

Definitely.

I love these games because it kind of makes you dive deeper into some players you wouldn't have known. Seems like Pelech is pretty underrated and I didn't know much about him before either. I know advanced stats isn't everything, but he's in pretty elite company. Trotz's system definitely helps, but he plays 21 minutes a night making 1.6 mil.

Personally would love to know more about some more obscure players.

 

[UncleRisto]

Definitely.

I love these games because it kind of makes you dive deeper into some players you wouldn't have known. Seems like Pelech is pretty underrated and I didn't know much about him before either. I know advanced stats isn't everything, but he's in pretty elite company. Trotz's system definitely helps, but he plays 21 minutes a night making 1.6 mil.

Personally would love to know more about some more obscure players.

Imagine making these decisions based on /60 stats.

Meanwhile I was drafting based on holistic principles like "Do I value Elias Lindholm? How does his name feel on my roster when I write it down?"

 

[Murzu]

I think I kinda mixed both @UncleRisto @PAZ

The later the draft went, the more I focused on things like corsi, usage etc. In the the beginning I just went for guys that I like.

Perron was the first one I picked even though I don't like the player. Just too valuable pick considering where I got him.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I pretty much just built my team as I would an NHL team. With only 12 teams it could have been fairly easy to fill the roster with exclusively Top 6 forwards and Top 4 Dmen.... But realistically those guys aren't going to perform well in a bottom 6 role not will the team fair well without having good defensive grinders to play some tougher minutes.


So I tried to fill my 3rd line with guys that have some offensive upside but are real strong two-way sorts, and then filled my 4th line with the absolute best possible checking line grinders I could find given what was left available.


I really wanted Coleman and Goodrow, but I had already selected two Tampa players and ended up waiting to long to choose one of them and lost out on both

 

[UncleRisto]

I really wanted Coleman and Goodrow, but I had already selected two Tampa players and ended up waiting to long to choose one of them and lost out on both

Yeah, I identified Coleman as a target and got real excited for a bit only to notice he had gone SEVERAL rounds ago.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I pretty much just built my team as I would an NHL team. With only 12 teams it could have been fairly easy to fill the roster with exclusively Top 6 forwards and Top 4 Dmen.... But realistically those guys aren't going to perform well in a bottom 6 role not will the team fair well without having good defensive grinders to play some tougher minutes.


So I tried to fill my 3rd line with guys that have some offensive upside but are real strong two-way sorts, and then filled my 4th line with the absolute best possible checking line grinders I could find given what was left available.


I really wanted Coleman and Goodrow, but I had already selected two Tampa players and ended up waiting to long to choose one of them and lost out on both

Same here. I think my bottom 6 has guys that would actually play quite well in the bottom 6. I was very tempted to draft Drouin in the last couple rounds but kept thinking, he’s going to suck as my 3C/LW. Also I’m incredibly pleased to snag Coleman. I may have picked him a little early, but adding someone like him to the bottom 6 was huge.

 

[cgf]

I bet most people think their own team is the best, right? Haha

Unlikely, have you seen my team?

 

[UncleRisto]

Unlikely, have you seen my team?

Yeah, I was just thinking you can't possibly think that with that steaming piece of horse shit! What a coincidence, right?

 

[UncleRisto]

GO JOIN THE THROWBACK DRAFT!

 

[cgf]

Yeah, I was just thinking you can't possibly think that with that steaming piece of horse shit! What a coincidence, right?

Oh I'm way too humble to point out how stacked my team is & how well built it is to shut down other super-teams; but I would also never stop you lot from pumping my team's tires...

 

[PAZ]

Imagine making these decisions based on /60 stats.

Meanwhile I was drafting based on holistic principles like "Do I value Elias Lindholm? How does his name feel on my roster when I write it down?"

Aha I did that with the majority of my roster too. It was just some names further down the list I was like "is this guy actually good or is he another Nick Holden?"

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Unlikely, have you seen my team?

Best top pairing in the fantasy league.

 

[Gatorbait19]

Alright boys it’s time to settle this. What’s the protocol for determining the winner and (crowning me) champion?

 

[Northern Avs Fan]

Alright boys it’s time to settle this. What’s the protocol for determining the winner and (crowning me) champion?

 

[UncleRisto]

Alright boys it’s time to settle this. What’s the protocol for determining the winner and (crowning me) champion?

Same as always. Nothing cause the vote is boring.