Chicago in 4
Chicago in 5
Chicago in 6
Chicago in 7
Boston in 4
Boston in 5
Boston in 6
Boston in 7
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
Boston in six.
Derek Reese - Future Hall of Famer
14 Team NHL Salary Cap Dynasty
H2H, Salary Cap 108 Mil, Player actual salaries
1 Week scoring period
G,A,PTS,GWG,PIM,SOG,STP,HT,BL,+/-,W,GAA,SV,SO
Starters: 12 Forwards, 6 Defense, 2 Goalies
F - Marchand, Marner, Marchessault, Stamkos, Tuch, Comtois, Farabee, Bennett, McCann, W. Nylander, Nugent-Hopkins, Kapanen
D - Barrie, Oleksiak, Suter, Gudbranson, Savard, Lyubushkin, Ferraro
G - Saros, Rittich
Bench - Mittelstadt, Reimer, Roslovic, Keller, Reaves, Toews
Prospects - Byfield, Mercer, Veleno, Chmelevski, Tippett, Comrie, Tomasino, Valimaki, Gustavsson, Wolf
Both teams are peaking at just the right time, and both have solid line-ups from top to bottom, although I think the B's are more well-rounded overall in terms of having more tools in the box whereas the Hawks rely on the streakiness of their firepower.
The tipping point for me is in nets where I think the B's hold an advantage. Crawford has been stellar no doubt, but Rask has been outer-worldly. Sure the Pens got swept, but in several of those games they had tons of chances, and the entire time Rask was unflappable. The dude's intensity and poise is something to behold. For that reason I take the B's in 6.
Enough with your Hawks hate, dude. The Bruins were minutes away from losing to the Leafs in the first round. I'm a Hawks fan but have a lot of respect for the Bruins, just as I had for the Kings, Red Wings and Wild. The Hawks have not been perfect, nor have the Bruins, but they've each been the best in their conference. I think this will be one hell of a series... bring it, B's!
10th year Keeper League, Fantrax
14 teams, H2H, keep 10, daily starts
G (3), A (2), +/- (1), PIM (0.1), PPP (1), FOW (0.1), FOL (-0.1), BLK (0.5), HAT (3), W (5), SO (3), SV (0.1), GA (-0.5)
C (3) - Schmaltz (LW, RW), Mercer (RW), Norris (IR), Domi (LW), T. Johnson (RW), Nosek (LW)
LW (3) - Keller (RW), Hagel, McCann (C), Zacha (LW), Kubalik (RW), N. Foligno (IR)
RW (3) - Fiala (LW), Vilardi (C), Ehlers (LW), Kakko
D (4) - Theodore, Orlov, Grzelcyk, T. van Riemsdyk, Clifton, Skjei, Weegar
Util (1)
G (1) - Montembault, Allen, Halak
Boston in 6, Rask and Chara dominate series once again.
I think that Chicago as the edge in this series, but Boston will be hard to beat if they play their game right.
Weekly H2H points only (Year 9 - 2015-16)
12 teams limited keeper (keep 6 + 1 Rookie)
13 round draft - Unlimited Trades - No Waivers - No IR
4 Team Playoffs (last 2 reg. season weeks)
Rookies are 23 years old or younger in the draft year and never reached 60pts (forward), 40pts (defense), 25 wins (goalie)
Start : C RW LW Utility D D G
Points : A - G = 1 pt W = 2 pts SO = 1pt
C - S.Stamkos, J.Thornton, K.Turris, D.Stepan
LW - O.Palat, B.Saad, A.Burakovsky
RW - B.Wheeler, T.Toffoli, C.Atkinson
D - E.Karlsson, S.Gostisbehere, C.Fowler, A.Ekblad, A.Larsson
G - C.Hellebuyck, D.Dubnyk, A.Niemi, K.Lehtonen
Didn't want to start a new thread about this, but I figured it was kind of relevant... Jack Edwards is pretty much the biggest homer announcer in the league. His only rival is Eddie Olczyk for Chicago. So we have the two biggest homer announcers in the NHL with this matchup. Goody. However, I've now come across a pair that beats them. The Syracuse Crunch announcers are the most unprofessional and biased announcer pair I've ever heard. One of them is, get this, a scratched Crunch player, and the other calls Desjardins "Cedrick" more often than his last name. They regularly question the most blatant and obvious calls in the world. I'm telling you, they make Eddie Olczyk come off as a Wings fan!
Back to the regular talk now Had to get that off my chest
GO WINGS!
I like the Hawks in 6.
Im pretty torn altogether on this series though. I think I would prefer the Bruins to win the series; not because of the Hawks beating out the Wings (I hold no grudges for that), I just love the B's style of play. Also....Im 15th in a pool an the only one left with Boston and Chicago as my teams. Still a ways back from 1st, but top spot is north of $1400!
On the other hand you just don't see teams play PERFECT hockey for long stretches at a time, and that's pretty much what the Bruins have been doing. Don't see it lasting throughout the Final and I think the Hawks hitting their stride a series later is going to win this for them.
I think the Blackhawks have the speed to put the Bruins in peril for the first time since they played the Leafs but with the zone they are in it might be tough. I just want this series to go seven that way we, the fans, win.
Two things ( of many) that must happen for the Hawks in this series.
1) Toews has to turn it up in the scoring department and win draw battles vs Bergeron.
2) Hawks need to play disciplined hockey. ( Andrew Shaw)
Actually its the furthest thing from hate if you actually know me Guvnah, feel free to do some research.. I respect the Hawks for making it this far and for being such a great team.. I also respect the Penguins, but wasn't wrong when I pointed out their bottom 3-4 d-men.. I have seen alot of Oduya play live, so I know my stuff when it comes to his game..
Its funny how everyone keeps bringing up that the Bruins were minutes away from losing to the Leafs, ok, and?? So what should happen now?? Hey, not that it matters, but the Hawks were 60 minutes away from losing to the Red Wings.
I have a lot of close friends who are hawks fans and I am happy for them. But doesn't mean I should like them in this series against the Bruins.
Goodluck to you and your hawks, every game will be fought tooth and nail..
Last edited by Zorro; June 10, 2013 at 12:01 AM.
Zorro says "vote for Dobber"
Angus is my best friend at dobberhockey..