2015/16 DobberHockey Experts League!

[horrorfan]

Actually Zach (5 for Fighting) has a good reason for not checking his team. He recently revealed that his 20-month-old daughter passed away in November. As the father of two young kids myself, I don't know what I would do if I were put into that position. But I do know that some things are more important than fantasy hockey. We might question why people never check their teams, but we don't always know the reasons behind it.

I'm really sorry to hear that. Of course, life is far far more important. Thanks for letting us know, and condolences to him and his family.

[The Comish]

A trade to report:

To Last Resort: C-Nick Bjugstad Fla
To Top 10 finish: G-Mike Condon Mtl

[metaldude26]

Top 10 thinking too short term. Coulda had Nilsson instead for that same price. Probably a good call on his part.

[horrorfan]

Was curious on how things were going and Temek continues to be in a strong position, both in current production and game management. He'll be tough to beat, unless he encounters a few slumps and/or injuries. Still a long way to go, of course.

[The Comish]

Was curious on how things were going and Temek continues to be in a strong position, both in current production and game management. He'll be tough to beat, unless he encounters a few slumps and/or injuries. Still a long way to go, of course.

Yeah temek has an 11.5 point lead as of today. I'll ask Eric to post a screenshot of our standings when he can.

I also received an email from Austin (Edler's Mind Tricks) and he's had to step away from fantasy hockey for a while.

[ericdaoust]

Rank	Team	Points	Pts Change	Pts Back	Waiver	Moves
1	Last Resort	98.5	-1.5	-	8	7
2	HolyPuck	87	-0.5	11.5	10	9
3	Top 10 finish	78	0	20.5	7	7
4	The Comish	77.5	-3	21	13	13
5	Daoust Dynasty	73.5	0.5	25	9	15
6	LeBlanc's Legion	69.5	-1.5	29	12	4
7	The Goods	64.5	-0.5	34	11	10
8	rizzeedizzee's Team	62	1.5	36.5	4	2
9	Laying the Law	57	1	41.5	6	3
10	Edler's Mind Tricks	48	3	50.5	5	15
11	Sat. Night Special	43.5	0.5	55	2	-
12	5 For Fighting	35	0.5	63.5	1	-
13	Contra Dictions	25	0	73.5	3	5

[The Comish]

Thanks Eric! Literally two minutes to post after I asked!? Seriously? Wow!

Just so everyone knows, my team is kind of a big deal in the second half.

[horrorfan]

How about another update? Thanks.

[ericdaoust]

Rank	Team	Points	Pts Change	Pts Back	Waiver	Moves
1	Last Resort	99.5	0.5	-	11	8
2	HolyPuck	89	0.5	10.5	6	9
3	The Comish	82	-0.5	17.5	13	17
4	Daoust Dynasty	77	1	22.5	9	19
5	Top 10 finish	73	-1.5	26.5	12	10
6	LeBlanc's Legion	71.5	-1	28	7	4
7	rizzeedizzee's Team	59	-1	40.5	4	2
8	Laying the Law	58	1	41.5	8	4
9	The Goods	53	-0.5	46.5	10	16
10	5 For Fighting	51	-1.5	48.5	1	-
11	Sat. Night Special	44	0	55.5	2	-
12	Edler's Mind Tricks	35	0	64.5	5	15
13	Contra Dictions	27	3	72.5	3	5

[horrorfan]

Looks like temek is going to coast to victory unless something dramatic happens!

[ericdaoust]

Looks like temek is going to coast to victory unless something dramatic happens!

I think most people are coasting by now.

[RizzeeDizzee]

I think most people are coasting by now.

Indeed - just further testament that the format isn't conductive to keeping people engaged.

[ericdaoust]

Indeed - just further testament that the format isn't conductive to keeping people engaged.

I have some issues with the format but this is actually normal for one-year leagues. This is what happens when teams realize they don't have a shot at 1st.

[Pengwin7]

Indeed - just further testament that the format isn't conductive to keeping people engaged.

I have some issues with the format but this is actually normal for one-year leagues. This is what happens when teams realize they don't have a shot at 1st.

Any league will be a reflection of the fantasy hockey passion of the GMs.
The DobberPRO league uses pretty much the same format as your league.

There's about four teams that I would say still have a shot to win that league... and I'd say nine others do not.
There are 13 teams total.
All 13 have logged in this week, 12 have activity yesterday or today (including teams that are 30+, 40+, 50+ points out of first and have no shot).
All 13 have skater rosters that are at or above GP pace for skaters [ranging from 1086gp(+2 over pace!) to 1182gp(+98 over pace!)].
All 13 have made 7+ waiver claims.
And the league now officially has EVERY #1 and back-up goalie on every NHL team owned.

Of course... some of us are still under this veil of hope that being promoted to the "Experts" league is a wonderful thing.
And... well, we have to fight in our leagues to avoid relegation.

I guess that's two major differences between PRO and "Experts".

[newfcollins]

A trade to report:

To Last Resort: C-Nick Bjugstad Fla
To Top 10 finish: G-Mike Condon Mtl

Top 10 thinking too short term. Coulda had Nilsson instead for that same price. Probably a good call on his part.

Didn't make a difference in the end. Nilsson and Condon haven't been getting enough starts. I dropped Condon and would have dropped Nilsson as well. I will say I did try to get a number one goalie. I offered something like Stamkos-plus for Price-plus but was rebuffed. Same with a number of other offers.

I now roster five goalies, none of them world-beaters (Andersen, Gibson, Lehner, Talbot and Domingue). That's allowed me to catch up in wins (sixth overall) and saves (third overall), but GAA is still bad (11th). Considering I was bottom three in all three goalie cats by the end of November/middle of December, that's not bad. My offence is taking a bit of a hit, but I'm happy with fourth overall.