Fantasy Hockey Pool [2006/2007]

Locke · Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:00 am Post subject:

Kooluk is taking a hit losing Spezza for who knows how long.
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Lonelion · Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:46 am Post subject:

Exile · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject:

This past week has been the most even set of match ups all season, the only person who didn't score 5 was Locke who managed a massive 6 against...Me! (dammit!)

Tinto Titans 5
Locke's Empire 6

Highland Strikers 5
Nameless Enigmas 5

Kooluk Krushinators 5
Mercenary Warriors 5

Now come on things can't get much closer than that can they, If only I'd managed to tie up one more stat and get Locke down to 5 as well. Sorry folks. Actually it's a bit of a testament to the competitiveness in our league I think, the scores are all very close not only in these match ups but in the league itself. I'm in last place joint with Locke and I don't think either of us are out of contention for catching the people in front of us entirely, a couple of bad weeks for the front runners and suddenly we're back involved.

It could still all go any which way by the end of things as we get closer to the trade deadline in the league and the playoff strech drive. Good luck to all!
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Lonelion · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject:

That was indeed a competitive week,the most competitive i've seen all year,2 ties and a game decided by 1 goal,that was amazing.

Plus all 6 teams have topped 200 points,with the trade deadline approaching plus roughly 2 months until the Stanley cup or in our case the SARS cup playoffs.

I'm having a blast doing this,it's good to see the lengendary Exile report return,good luck to you other 5 competitors as we head into the final stretch of the season,i'm starting to develop Cup Fever already.
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Exile · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject:

I had trouble keeping motivated while the Flyers continued to be the worst hockey team in the league, while their points total still says they are they're actually playing at a palatable level which allows me not to be completely embarassed about them. They currently have points in the last 5 out of 6 games but they've got some tough ones coming up, the Rangers and the Red Wings notably, the Leafs they should walk all over regardless because they're a horrible team with Bryan McCabe on D and a bad GM in the front office.

Also I'm doing much better in my other league! 6th place is shoddy.

Which reminds me, I have tons of wingers I could probably trade someone like Gagne, Smyth or Whitney for either a D, G or upgrade over what I have at C. Feel free to hit me with proposals, I can only turn them down after all.
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Lonelion · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject:

Some nice trade offer potential,Rob Blake hasn't lived up to his known level of play which is disappointing,i might be interested in moving him out for another defenseman,i'm still happy with my forwards performances,despite there ups and downs.

My goaltenders have been solid as expected when i selected them,i'm giving the remaining blueliners time to contribute more stats wise Dion Phaneuf has been doing really well playing on my arch-rival team Calgary.

I expect Pronger to get going again now that he's back from his injury.

Don't be too down on your Flyers,i know my Oilers seen alot of lean years before last years Stanley Cup Final appearance,it's always tough to watch when your team struggles and certain players under-achieve but keep the faith it's shows your a true diehard fan.

There is always next season,as for the pool you could easily shoot up toward the top the way the moment keeps changing,our pool league reminds me of My Oilers division a very tightly packed group where very few points seperate first place from last place.
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Exile · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject:

Lonelion · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject:

Exile · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:56 pm Post subject:

I can trump that since I live in the UK, heh. I get one game on wednesday nights each week but I tune into Flyers games over internet radio feeds on the NHL.com site. It's far from a perfect way to go about things but I have to make do with what I can get, because the Flyers are bad they haven't had a single game showed here on the channel I get hockey on, it sucks.
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Locke · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 12:19 am Post subject:

Maybe my team can stop its mimicking of the New York Rangers. Starting off well, and they falling flat on their face.
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Lonelion · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:27 am Post subject:

Locke · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:47 am Post subject:

Maybe if they showed more than 2 or 3 games a week on Versus in the United States people would pay more attention. Heck, when my cable company had a free trial of their NHL package I watched the Islanders play the Rangers on MSG. The coverage on MSG was better than the coverage on Versus.

The NHL also needs to get its marketing in gear and do something like NASCAR did with its young drivers. Start to get guys like Ovechkin, Crosby, Lundqvist, some of the international stars on national/international commercials.
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Lonelion · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:05 am Post subject:

Exile · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:11 am Post subject:

Maybe the Avery trade will shake things up and get the Rangers moving again Locke, I'm not looking forward to the Flyers playing against him regularly to be honest.

Hockey's pretty popular across mainland europe, especially Sweden, Finland, Russia I even think it's pretty well followed in Germany but it's not very big in the UK at all. Our national team could have qualified for the olympics but the governing body wouldn't pay for our entry, the fans association offered to pay and the governing body still refused anyway.

I certainly agree with the sentiment of better marketing the league's young stars, it's quite obvious Crosby and Ovechkin will be top players in the league for the foreseeable future so getting their names out there and generating interest is certainly something that needs to be done.

The point you bring up, Lonelion, is something there's some discussion on as well. Having all the teams play against each other in a given season is something the owners in the west primarily would like to see - Crosby and Ovechkin games make the chances of a sell-out for the home team better so the teams that don't play the pens much lose out a little in that respect and some of the owners would like to see more of them. However there recently was a vote on schedule changes and it looks as if things will stay the same for now as the change was voted out by a majority of owners. Apparently it's a change Bettman has been pushing but has failed to get enough backing for.
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Locke · Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject:

Bettman talked about that at the all star game. He said that the current schedule plan is a three year plan thats on year two. He said that after next season the way the schedule is put together can change, so who knows.

Oh, and any more news on the Flyers possibly trading Forsberg?
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