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PARTIAL DYNASTY (Keep 20 from year to year)
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2G every night
G ,A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SOG, Hits, Blocks
Wins, Saves, SV%, GAA, SO
C-Eichel, Marner (RW), Matthews
L- Skinner, Pacioretty, Vanek, Perlini, Palat
R- Hoffman, Byron, Tuch, Kerfoot, Sprong
D- Ekblad, Gostisbehere, Rielly, Borowiecki, Montour, Girard, Orpik, Schenn
G-Fleury, Rask, Brossoit, Saros, Kuemper, Appleby
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...playoffs, how the eff did I make the playoffs?
UDL Western Kings
...oh boy... this build is gonna be a while...
I love this tear he is on. I drafted him with my first pick, last of the first round 11th overall. Was shocked he lasted that long. Our pool is very basic just gaols and assists, but we get bonus points for hat tricks, PPG, GWG so as of today he is the #1 point getter in our pool. Just ahead of Chris Kunitz - who knew....
I don't think this will last, but its definitely nice to see after his mediocre performances the past few years.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
Yep, he's definitely silencing the haters and naysayers who said he was done for at the start of the season. Looks like the owners who bought him low are reaping the rewards.
I am a die-hard Avalanche fan!
PARTIAL DYNASTY (Keep 20 from year to year)
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2G every night
G ,A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SOG, Hits, Blocks
Wins, Saves, SV%, GAA, SO
C-Eichel, Marner (RW), Matthews
L- Skinner, Pacioretty, Vanek, Perlini, Palat
R- Hoffman, Byron, Tuch, Kerfoot, Sprong
D- Ekblad, Gostisbehere, Rielly, Borowiecki, Montour, Girard, Orpik, Schenn
G-Fleury, Rask, Brossoit, Saros, Kuemper, Appleby
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
Effort and also Backstrom. As good as Ovi can be, he can't do it without a center and Backstrom was stinking it up as much Ovi was. Oates did a great job turning both of them around.
The Ovechkin-is-finished sentiments have been very popular discussion here on the Dobber boards over the past couple years.
I'll be honest, I chalked him up for being down a few pegs and not coming back. He definitely appears back... but let's take some notes:
1. Ovechkin has 43pts: 25G, 18A. This breaks down like this:
ESP: 22pts: 11G, 11A. [*Consider Andrew Ladd has 30 even-strenght points]
PPP: 21pts: 14G, 7A.
When I look at players, the VERY FIRST THING I look at is Even-Strength-Points.
ESP is, IMO, the greatest indicator towards predicting a player's output.
Even-strength points are important because PPP can go up-and-down a lot from year-to-year.
2. Ovechkin has been a complete tear over his past 20 or so games. He has been absolutely FEASTING on the bad teams.
His multi-point games over the last few months:
3/7 vs FLA: 3pts (No decent goalie, bad defense)
3/14 vs CAR: 2pts (No Cam Ward, bad defense)
3/21 vs WPG: 2pts
3/22 vs WPG: 2pts
3/24 vs NYR: 2pts
4/2 vs CAR: 3pts
4/6 vs FLA: 4pts (crap goalie, bad defense)
4/7 vs TB: 2pts (crap defense)
Ah... the Southeastern Conference.
Q: Do you know what doesn't exist near year?
A: The southeastern conference. WAS will play with NYR/NYI/PHI/PIT/NJ/CAR (incl. Cam Ward).
3. Typically, when we try to look at a player positively, we go back and count a number of games where production looks good.
22 games, quite the choice of games back, eh?
Oh - I'm just giving you a hard time. I do it too sometimes.
But we should be realistic about what he can maintain over a full season.
My summary:
I had pegged Ovechkin down to a 75pt player in the offseason.
He looks good enough to me to peg him now as a 80-82pt player again. But I really don't think he's much above that.
The PPP is what's driving his numbers... and as NHL teams prepare for teams, they'll start focusing on overcommitting to him on the PP.
If it was the ESP that was high, I'd be more on board.
80-82pts though, is still good enough, IMO... to peg Ovechkin as the 6th best skater in fantasy hockey (I'd still take Crosby/Stamkos/Malkin/Tavares/Giroux... in that order... ahead of Ovechkin).
Last edited by Pengwin7; April 9, 2013 at 10:28 AM.
Wait, you'd take GIROUX over Ovechkin? Let's give you the benefit of the doubt and say you were just talking about points-only leagues.
Ovechkin has more points, more goals, more PPP
If you factor in positional advantage (LW vs C) - it's no contest.
I'm baffled.
I am a die-hard Avalanche fan!
PARTIAL DYNASTY (Keep 20 from year to year)
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2G every night
G ,A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SOG, Hits, Blocks
Wins, Saves, SV%, GAA, SO
C-Eichel, Marner (RW), Matthews
L- Skinner, Pacioretty, Vanek, Perlini, Palat
R- Hoffman, Byron, Tuch, Kerfoot, Sprong
D- Ekblad, Gostisbehere, Rielly, Borowiecki, Montour, Girard, Orpik, Schenn
G-Fleury, Rask, Brossoit, Saros, Kuemper, Appleby
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73M Cap, Partial Keeper: 4F(ANY) 2D, 2G, Year : H2H Daily 2C/2LW/2RW/1F/4D/2G, 16 Teams
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C: Eichel Seguin
LW: Ovechkin, Lee
RW: Marner, Palmieri Buchnevich, Simmonds
D: Karlsson Byfuglien, Petry, Muzzin
G: Rask, Murray Jarry
Farm (Max 200 GP):
C. White, Vrana, Hischier, Sikura, DeSmith
Stat Categories
Skaters
FOW(.1) G(4) A(3) PPG(1.5) PPA(1) SHG(3) SHA(2) GWG(1) SOG(.2) +-(1) PIMS(.1) BLK(.2) HIT(.2)
Goalies
W(6) L(-1) SHO(5) SV(0.1) GA(-0.2) GAA(Range of -1 to 8) SV%(Range of -1 to 8)
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12 Team Keeper League - 12F, 6D, 3G, 3 Bench (Keep 6, in Bold)
$250 Cap (0-9 +3; 10-19 +4; >20 +5 each season)
WW = $10
G, A, +/-, PPG, PPA, GWG, SHG, W, GAA, SV%, SO - Points Based League
F: Guentzel (15), Point (11), Barzal (18), WNylander (15), Trochek (1), Eberle (1), Domi (4), Toffoli (1), TBertuzzi (1), Buchnevich (1), Tuch (1), Puljujarvi (1)
D: Theodore (17), Heiskanen (15), Pulock (7), Sanheim (1), Faulk (1), Morrissey (1)
G: Markstrom (7), Saros (15), Binnington (39), Jarry (40)
B: DeSmith (1), Lindblom (1)
IR or Out: Ghost (1), OEL (9), Teravainen (28), PMyers (1)
I traded for Ovechkin in a limited keeper salary cap roto league last season and I drafted him 10th overall in a new dynasty salary cap league, so yeah, I'm relieved more than pumped as he has at least partially vindicated my faith in him.
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