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[Pengwin7]

I've got my wife's entry made in the SILVER (currently 14,000+ entries).
I'm going out on a limb to be in a small minority if this pans out:
5-TB, 3-STL, +Crosby (must have 3 teams of players)

$42 Bishop (TB)
.$37 Elliott (STL)
...$32 Crosby (PIT)
$12 Filppula (TB)
$22 Kucherov (TB)
.$17 Steen (STL)
.$13 Schwartz (STL)
$13 Carle (TB)
$12 Garrison (TB)
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$200 exactly

I'll speculate that 40%-50% stack up a CHI line-up based on Pat Kane-Panarin performance in regular season and past CHI playoff success.
Also - Crawford is perhaps the best-value goalie... so I'm guessing a lot of users base their teams on CHI & Crawford and sway themselves that way.
Here's hoping STL can rock the boat tonight and score a ton.

[marsid6687]

I think I found how the scoring is going to work for this:
Scoring
Skater
Stat Points
Goals (G) 6
Assists (A) 4
Plus Minus (+/-) 2
Shots (SOG) 1
Blocks (BLK) 1
Power Play Points (PPP) 1
Goalie
Stat Points
Wins (W) 6
Goals Against (GA) -2
Saves (SV) 0.5
Shutouts (SHO) 4

Not sure if everyone knew this or not but thought I'd post it just in case.

[Pengwin7]

Some possibly helpful news for all ye entries out there:
Cheap options BOLD

TB: Jason Garrison ($12) is on the top PP unit with Hedman. Also Drouin ($12) is playing up there as well.
Callahan should play. T.Johnson is a maybe. Filppula ($12) has been getting PP time and C2 time with Stamkos out, and especially if TJ can't go.
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hocke...opener/2272917

DET: Howard will be in net. Z-Datsyuk will be joined by Abdelkader likely on first line.
https://www.nhl.com/news/red-wings-l...ew/c-280280278
Tatar - Sheahan - Nyquist ($12) may be sneaky good 3rd line.
Lately, Nyquist/Larkin/Z/Ab/Kronwall have been PP1.

PIT: Fleury to start.
PIT has been going Kunitz-Crosby-Hornqvist on line 1... Hagelin-Bonino-Kessel on line 2.
Daley-Letang have been pairing - though Daley is a bit too expensive IMO.
It's Kunitz ($15) and Kessel to join the D-L pairing & Crosby on PP1.

NYR: JT Miller ($14)-Brassard-Zucc should be top line. Miller is cheap "C" option.
Kreider-Stepan-Nash on line 2.
Brass-Zucc-Kreider-Stepan w/Yandle on PP1.
Nash-Staal-Miller-Skjei-Staal on PP2. Skjei & Staal are good cheap options.

CHI: Artem Anisimov should be back centering the Kane-Panarin line.
Hossa should be good to go on the RW of Ladd-Toews.
With Keith still out for this one, look for Seabrook ($17) to point the PP1 and Gustafsson ($12) & TVR ($12) to point the PP2.

STL: Can't find any updates.
Steen ($17)-Lehtera-Tank ended the season on line 1.
Fabbri-C ($14)-Stastny-Brouwer on line 2.
Schwartz ($13) is a great value at that price, but IS buried on even-strength line 3.
It was Schwartz/Jaskin/Berglund/Tank/Shatty on PP1.

[Instant Karma]

From what I see, at this point Fleury is still considered a GTD, so anyone invested should monitor the situation closely.

[marsid6687]

From what I see, at this point Fleury is still considered a GTD, so anyone invested should monitor the situation closely.

One of the beat writers for the Pens, I believe Josh Yohe, said Fleury was in the starter's net for the morning skate & first off so he's under the regular season assumption of being the starter. I'd monitor this situation closely myself if I had selected him.
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[NeTWorKz]

Went with the CHI pairing of Kane/Panarin and the D-paring of TB.

Ben Bishop
Corey Crawford
Valtteri Filppula
J.T. Miller
Patrick Kane
Artemi Panarin
Jaden Schwartz
Matthew Carle
Jason Garrison

[Pengwin7]

Went with the CHI pairing of Kane/Panarin and the D-paring of TB.
Matthew Carle
Jason Garrison

FWIW, Carle got PP time while Hedman was out.
He had only 9pts this year, 5pts in the last few games while Hedman AND Stralman sat.

With Hedman back, he'll be back to 3rd pairing minutes.
I'm gonna swap Carle out in my own line-up... knowing Hedman is back and good to go.
I think Kronwall (DET) @ $12 or even Gustafsson (CHI) @ $12 are better options.

[NeTWorKz]

FWIW, Carle got PP time while Hedman was out.
He had only 9pts this year, 5pts in the last few games while Hedman AND Stralman sat.

With Hedman back, he'll be back to 3rd pairing minutes.
I'm gonna swap Carle out in my own line-up... knowing Hedman is back and good to go.
I think Kronwall (DET) @ $12 or even Gustafsson (CHI) @ $12 are better options.

Good call. Completely forgot about that! Thanks.

Decided to go with Kronwall and replaced JT Millers with Zetts.

All $200 used

[Instant Karma]

Howard
King Henrik

Zetts
J.T. Miller

Drouin
Kane
Tank

Hedman
Seabrook

$1 left over

EDIT: swapped Yandle -> Hedman, Panarin -> Kane

[JagrBomb]

howard
fleury

crosby
zetterberg

abdelkader
steen
hornqvist

kronwall
parayko

[Wrist_Shot]

I think I found how the scoring is going to work for this:
Scoring
Skater
Stat Points
Goals (G) 6
Assists (A) 4
Plus Minus (+/-) 2
Shots (SOG) 1
Blocks (BLK) 1
Power Play Points (PPP) 1
Goalie
Stat Points
Wins (W) 6
Goals Against (GA) -2
Saves (SV) 0.5
Shutouts (SHO) 4

Not sure if everyone knew this or not but thought I'd post it just in case.

Awesome thanks, I couldn't find the scoring cats for the life of me.

Is that right though, PPPs are worth the same as SOGs & BLKs? Ouch.
Plus Minus is weighted way to heavily IMO as well.

I won my dynasty league again this year so it looks like I'm playing for the big bucks in the playoff tourney. Not a DFS player by any means, so this is all new to me.
Just hoping to make it to the next round at this point.

Here's my lineup:

Lundy (uh oh?)
Crawford

Zets
Filppula

Kucherov
Panarin
Steen

Hedman
Seabrook

[STONE.]

I heeded Pengwin's advice about stacking and changed things again...but wrongly.
I advanced to the second round, but barely. I had All Hawks and Wings and they didn't produce much.

But I'll be in round II. When is it? I haven't looked long, but I didn't see a place for it. Is there a wait?

[Pengwin7]

Round 2 is Playoff Day #4... Saturday Night.
Only 10% move on from Round 2... so picks have to be damn well beautiful.

Both of my entries are moving on.
My entry: Bishop 21.0pts, Lundqvist 3.0pts, Zetterberg 3.0pts, Crosby 23.0pts, Kucherov 26.0pts, Steen 4.0pts, Schwartz 1.0pts, Kronwall 3.0pts, Garrison 4.5pts. 87.0pts. Finish 1619 out of 18429. MOVING ON. Gold Cup.
Wife entry: Bishop 21.0pts, B.Elliott 27.5pts, V.Filppula 2.0pts, Crosby 23.0pts, Kucherov 26.0pts, Steen 4.0pts, Schwartz 1.0pts, Kronwall 3.0pts, Garrison 4.5pts. 110.5pts. Finish ?. MOVING ON for sure. Silver CUP.

[Pengwin7]

Saturday Games (4):

NYR @ PIT (Game 2). We'll see if either Lundqvist or Zatkoff get a start in this game. Several of the highest scoring entries from night #1 patiently got Zatkoff into their line-up and saved coin on other skaters.
PHI @ WAS (Game 2). I wonder how many teams will be stacking the WAS duo into their line-up.
MIN @ DAL (Game 2). If there's one team that will be slimly picked... it's got to be the Parise-less WILD. There's a ballsy pick.
SJ @ LA (Game 2). Tough match... SJ's players are boom or bust. And LA's defense tends to tighten up for playoffs... though SJ opened in a previous playoffs with 3 big opening games vs. LA...

It will get into the TRUE strategy of mass-pool gambling.
The masses will flock to Crosby-Hornqvist... because that worked. (FWIW, it was Hornqvist, not Kunitz, that got the 5th spot on PP1. I was wrong on Kunitz there.)
I'm not sure I like being in with the masses (say 60%+ roster those two) because it limits odds of moving on.
I'll probably actually pull PIT players from my line-up and hope NYR can shut PIT down.

I'm probably also staying away from Dallas.
It's not good to be a new #1 seed... too much pressure... and the WILD will play even more of a lock-down defensive style if Parise is out.
They'll fight to win that game in a low-scoring tilt.

Hopefully the masses stack PIT... because I think I'm going to have to go hard on WAS.
PHI's defense just stinks - they'll be way overmatched by WAS.

I'd love to go hard on WAS-SJ players, but the key guys will all be expensive.

I think most people will bail on the Rangers... so I may go with them for skaters... load up on Stepan (C) - Zucc (W) - Kreider (W) - Boyle (D, save some cash).
NYR did get 37 shots on Pittsburgh... that's a good sign.

I'd like to go after WAS players... but not sure if it'll be 1st liners or 2nd liners.
Oh, a few days to sort that out though...

[JagrBomb]

howard
fleury

crosby
zetterberg

abdelkader
steen
hornqvist

kronwall
parayko

i thought i got eliminated in my gold league for sure after picking fleury, but i guess anyone who picked crosby + hornqvist advanced. 815th not bad