Dobber Pro Leagues

[Pengwin7]

Quick update - Expert League had our draft last night. Fun was had by all, and I believe someone (Steve?) is going to post the results for all of you to review (and, in the case of my team, ridicule) in the coming days. I'm not sure what more will be done beyond that.

Any chance you could post (copy/paste) the first 6 rounds?
How many teams?

Goalie drafting in "weekly-lock" ROTO leagues is a completely different beast from "daily" leagues or H2H leagues.

I've got 13th draft spot in the PRO-Campbell and I'm really banging my head on the wall to try to figure out skater vs. goalie at picks 13/14 & 16 (2nd round).

[RizzeeDizzee]

Any chance you could post (copy/paste) the first 6 rounds?
How many teams?

Goalie drafting in "weekly-lock" ROTO leagues is a completely different beast from "daily" leagues or H2H leagues.

I've got 13th draft spot in the PRO-Campbell and I'm really banging my head on the wall to try to figure out skater vs. goalie at picks 13/14 & 16 (2nd round).

I'll try to post tomorrow if Steve doesn't today. There were 16 teams, and suffice it to say lots of goalies were selected within the first 6 rounds, what with goalie categories comprising 33% of stats and each team dressing 2. I ended up taking Ward in round 4 and Emery in round 5, to give you an idea.

[Pengwin7]

I'll try to post tomorrow if Steve doesn't today. There were 16 teams, and suffice it to say lots of goalies were selected within the first 6 rounds, what with goalie categories comprising 33% of stats and each team dressing 2. I ended up taking Ward in round 4 and Emery in round 5, to give you an idea.

Can you do the first two rounds maybe? from the Yahoo Draft Central tab?
Pretty please.

[RizzeeDizzee]

Here are the first three rounds (9 categories, all equally weighted - G, A, +/-, Hits, Shots, PPP, GAA, Wins, Saves):

Round 1
1. Alex Ovechkin (Was - RW) Fire Wings
2. Sidney Crosby (Pit - C) Woodrows War...
3. Steven Stamkos (TB - C) So Icy
4. Evgeni Malkin (Pit - C,RW) The Comish
5. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR - G) Das Chicleteur!
6. John Tavares (NYI - C) Dobber Nation
7. Erik Karlsson (Ott - D) Hejda's Gonn...
8. Tuukka Rask (Bos - G) Lord of the ...
9. Patrick Kane (Chi - C,RW) Between The ...
10. Pekka Rinne (Nsh - G) Daoust Dynasty
11. Jonathan Quick (LA - G) Laying the Law
12. P.K. Subban (Mon - D) rizzeedizzee...
13. Phil Kessel (Tor - RW) FrozenPool.com
14. Corey Crawford (Chi - G) Lancione's W...
15. Roberto Luongo (Van - G) Quebec NorGeeks
16. Antti Niemi (SJ - G) Jake S's Pri...

Round 2
1. Carey Price (Mon - G) Jake S's Pri...
2. Jimmy Howard (Det - G) Quebec NorGeeks
3. Taylor Hall (Edm - LW) Lancione's W...
4. Sergei Bobrovsky (Cls - G) FrozenPool.com
5. Claude Giroux (Phi - C,RW) rizzeedizzee...
6. James Neal (Pit - LW,RW) Laying the Law
7. Kris Letang (Pit - D) Daoust Dynasty
8. Henrik Sedin (Van - C) Between The ...
9. Craig Anderson (Ott - G) Lord of the ...
10. Mike Smith (Pho - G) Hejda's Gonn...
11. Eric Staal (Car - C) Dobber Nation
12. Ryan Getzlaf (Anh - C) Das Chicleteur!
13. Braden Holtby (Was - G) The Comish
14. Corey Perry (Anh - RW) So Icy
15. Marc-Andre Fleury (Pit - G) Woodrows War...
16. Kari Lehtonen (Dal - G) Fire Wings

Round 3
1. Semyon Varlamov (Col - G) Fire Wings
2. Ondrej Pavelec (Wpg - G) Woodrows War...
3. Evander Kane (Wpg - LW) So Icy
4. Jaroslav Halak (StL - G) The Comish
5. Ryan Miller (Buf - G) Das Chicleteur!
6. Martin St. Louis (TB - RW) Dobber Nation
7. Shea Weber (Nsh - D) Hejda's Gonn...
8. Rick Nash (NYR - LW,RW) Lord of the ...
9. Nicklas Backstrom (Was - C) Between The ...
10. Zach Parise (Min - LW) Daoust Dynasty
11. Dustin Brown (LA - LW,RW) Laying the Law
12. Dustin Byfuglien (Wpg - RW,D) rizzeedizzee...
13. Chris Kunitz (Pit - LW) FrozenPool.com
14. Pavel Datsyuk (Det - C,LW) Lancione's W...
15. Bobby Ryan (Ott - LW,RW) Quebec NorGeeks
16. Daniel Sedin (Van - LW) Jake S's Pri...

[Pengwin7]

^Thanks.
I shortened, modified, coloured it for you!!!

Look at them goalies.
19 in the first 37 picks. 50%+
Yeesh.

[RizzeeDizzee]

^Thanks.
I shortened, modified, coloured it for you!!!

Look at them goalies.
19 in the first 37 picks. 50%+
Yeesh.

Yup - it wasn't what I'd expected at all. I was hoping to get Niemi or Howard in round 2 (21st overall pick). But after it became clear what was happening I pivoted and grabbed Giroux for the dual position flexibility and PPP, and another multi-cat dman in round 3, deferring my goalie picks (which ended up being Ward, Emery, Tim Thomas, Greiss) later. My team doesn't seem to be in the top tier on paper, but you never know. We'll let the forum readers decide once the full results are posted here and/or in the Guide.

[LordoftheRinks]

Yes, it's 'snooze you lose' when it comes to goalies in this draft. Based on previous years, woe to those who didn't take care of their net.

[ericdaoust]

I drafted Rinne in round 1 and Hiller in round 5.

[LordoftheRinks]

Very happy with my team this year. I grabbed Rask in round 1 and then Anderson in round 2 (much earlier than I ever would have suspected taking Anderson - but knew it was my last opportunity to get a quality goalie and there were lots of quality skaters available for me next round). I also snagged Lehner for insurance...because with Anderson's health, you just never know...

Here's my full team...I'm sure we'll post narratives/analysis at some point.

LORD OF THE RINKS

BACKES (C/RW) C
DUBINSKY (C/LW) C
GRABOVSKI C
ROY C
LANDESKOG LW
PERRON LW
BAERTSCHI LW
ROUSSEL LW
NASH (RW/LW) RW
SIMMONDS RW
CLARKSON RW
KASSIAN RW
YANDLE D
SCHULTZ D
ERHOFF D
BIEKSA D
SMITH D
VATANEN D
RASK G
ANDERSON G
LEHNER (G) B
HERTL (C) B
COWEN (D) B
PAGEAU (C) B
SUTTER (C) B

[Chicleteur]

Yup, being a weekly start league make the steady and playing a lot goalies more valuable. That's why. I picked Lundy with the 5th overall (after the big 4) and I grabbed Miller in the 3rd round. I might have been able to still get a decent 2nd in the 4th, but I decided not to risk missing it.

[RizzeeDizzee]

My full team is below. Not loving my lack of proven scorers (and three Blue Jacket forwards - EGADS!), but I figure if Thomas sticks I can trade a goalie and/or one of my two stud d-men to improve in that area.

Claude Giroux Phi - C,RW
Mike Richards LA - C,LW
Marcus Johansson Was - C
Shawn Matthias Fla - C
Dany Heatley Min - LW,RW
Jakob Silfverberg Anh - LW,RW
Mikkel Boedker Pho - LW
Justin Abdelkader Det - LW,RW
Marian Gaborik Cls - RW
Troy Brouwer Was - RW
Cam Atkinson Cls - RW
Brian Gionta Mon - RW
Dustin Byfuglien Wpg - RW,D
Paul Martin Pit - D
Torey Krug Bos - D
Michael Stone Pho - D
Matt Irwin SJ - D
Dmitry Orlov Was - D
P.K. Subban Mon - D
Mark Letestu Cls - C
Sean Couturier Phi - C
Cam Ward Car - G
Ray Emery Phi - G
Tim Thomas Fla - G
Thomas Greiss Pho - G

[ericdaoust]

Yup, being a weekly start league make the steady and playing a lot goalies more valuable. That's why. I picked Lundy with the 5th overall (after the big 4) and I grabbed Miller in the 3rd round. I might have been able to still get a decent 2nd in the 4th, but I decided not to risk missing it.

I was actually thinking of grabbing a goalie in the 3rd and Miller was the last of his kind on my list. After he went I knew it would be dumb to reach for a guy that isn't a workhorse.

[RizzeeDizzee]

I was actually thinking of grabbing a goalie in the 3rd and Miller was the last of his kind on my list. After he went I knew it would be dumb to reach for a guy that isn't a workhorse.

My thinking exactly, which is why I waited until the 4th to grab Ward, who, if he stays healthy, figures to again be among the top 5 in saves and should collect a fair share of wins along the way.

I only ended up having the guy I wanted taken 1-2 picks in front of me twice, once with Dan Hamhuis in the 13th (I took Paul Martin) and the other with Ryan Malone in the 21st (I took Gionta). So either that means I was lucky, or my picks were bad, or the people around me made bad picks. But considering how good Laidlaw's team looks and the fact that he picked right before or after me every round, I'm thinking I might've been the one who drafted poorly.

[Chicleteur]

My thinking exactly, which is why I waited until the 4th to grab Ward, who, if he stays healthy, figures to again be among the top 5 in saves and should collect a fair share of wins along the way.

I only ended up having the guy I wanted taken 1-2 picks in front of me twice, once with Dan Hamhuis in the 13th (I took Paul Martin) and the other with Ryan Malone in the 21st (I took Gionta). So either that means I was lucky, or my picks were bad, or the people around me made bad picks. But considering how good Laidlaw's team looks and the fact that he picked right before or after me every round, I'm thinking I might've been the one who drafted poorly.

Yeah, to me it was either Miller or Dubnyk (and Ward was close) when I picked Miller. Dubnyk has been picked early in the 5th, so I might have been able to take him with my 4th round pick. However, only god knows which goalies would have been taken instead if I would have picked a forward (probably Brown) in the 3rd round.

Guys I wanted have been taken 1-5 picks in front of me a lot of time during the draft and like FHG was saying to me this morning, there's no clear cut ahead of the pack team on paper so it'll be a close competition!!!

[ericdaoust]

My thinking exactly, which is why I waited until the 4th to grab Ward, who, if he stays healthy, figures to again be among the top 5 in saves and should collect a fair share of wins along the way.

I only ended up having the guy I wanted taken 1-2 picks in front of me twice, once with Dan Hamhuis in the 13th (I took Paul Martin) and the other with Ryan Malone in the 21st (I took Gionta). So either that means I was lucky, or my picks were bad, or the people around me made bad picks. But considering how good Laidlaw's team looks and the fact that he picked right before or after me every round, I'm thinking I might've been the one who drafted poorly.

Meh, I'm in another league with Laidlaw. It looks good on paper and then it crumbles.