1) Rangers 2) Stars 3) Edmonton 4) Florida
But I don't have any real dislike for Florida or Edmonton like I do for Vegas and Tampa.
Lots of predictions about which will move on, but of the remaining teams (none having won since at least 25 years ago) - which one do you want to win the SC?
Poll coming and no cop-out option.
1) Rangers 2) Stars 3) Edmonton 4) Florida
But I don't have any real dislike for Florida or Edmonton like I do for Vegas and Tampa.
10 Team, 60 Player Roster
G, A, PTS, PPP, PIM, BLKs, Hits, +/-, Shots, W, GAA, SV%, Saves
C- JHughes, Trocheck, RThomas, Zegras, Norris, Bennett, PLD, Stephenson, Danualt
RW- Raymond, Stone, TWilson, Toffoli, KJohnson, Nyqvist, Zary
LW- Keller, Schmaltz, Bunting, Skinner, Barbashev, Duclair
D- QHughes, McAvoy, Doughty, Heiskanen, LHughes, Mintyukov
G- Shesterkin, Demko, Andersen, Kahkonen, Levi, Tarasov, Annunen
Notable Prospects- Nikishin, Kulich, Leonard, Wood, Perreault, Lekkermaki, Ostlund, Othmman, REvans, L-Heureux, Ivanov, Murashov
Would like to see Pavelski get a Cup.
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Oilers
Panthers
NYR
Stars
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
Let's go ABE!
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
Stars
Oilers
Cheering for July 1st
NYR
Leafs somehow get brought back into the playoffs.
Florida to somehow get everyone suspended for nose beers.
Florida
12 Team, H2H, Keep 6 (in Bold)
G, A, Pts, PPP, FW, SOG, Hits, Blocks
W, Saves, S%, GAA, Game Started
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 1Util, 2G, 5BN, 2IR, 1IR+, 1NA
C:
LW:
RW:
D:
Util:
G:
Picked Dallas. Love their makeup. But really would be ok with any of them.
This is the easiest Final 4 to cheer for in a very long time.
There are usually 1 or 2 teams I don't like in the final 4.
All 4 of these teams I can get behind winning the cup!
Dallas
NYR
Florida
Edmonton
Points-only keeper league. 12 teams. Keep any 12 players. Dress 12F - 6D - 2G.
1. Dallas (Pavelski- almost40, Suter 39, Benn 34 cup... amazing... would be amazing for those guys. Even guys like Tanev 34, Duchene 33, and Boston fans don't want to hear it... but this would be the more cherished cup win for Tyler Seguin's career, at age 32)
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2. NY Rangers (my daughter's bff died of cancer two years ago at age 13... her parents are NYR fans)
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3. Edmonton - for the general country of Canada. Plus - every superduperstar in hockey lore has a Cup... right.... it sort of defines hockey over some of the other sports (well NBA too)... McJesus - c'mon... might as well get it over with.
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4. Florida - I mean, I don't mind Florida - I love Matt Tkachuk... but I also think this team is set-up for years to win... so it'll be there next year if not this one.
my bracket has gone to sh#t so im saying Dallas. #2 would be EDM.
very last (distant) would be NYR...i just have too much disdain for NYR...
ESPN Roto 10 team
24 man roster (+3 IR) - Keep 20 - Daily settings
Start 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 5D, 2G, 1UTIL
G,A,PTS, +/-, PIM, PPA, PPG, D PTS - W, SV, SV%
C- Zegras, Rossi, Carlsson, Fantilli, Norris
RW- Batherson, Michkov, Quinn, Perfetti(C,LW), Foerster, Kakko
LW- BTkachuk, Stutzle(C), McTavish(C), Benson
D- Mintyukov, Sanderson, LHughes, Clarke, Drysdale, Korchinski
G- Wolf, Askarov, Wallstedt
IR-
IR-
IR-
Picks in 2024/25 1, 2, 4, 5
Picks in 2025/26 rounds 1,3,4,4
I would be fine with any of them winning it. But I'm always about what gives hockey a higher profile, so I'd say NYR would best accomplish that.
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Dallas would be my pick to see hoist the cup. Florida #2.
Feels bad the cats have NEVER won it, would be nice to take it home a year after losing.
Dallas just seems like a more like-able team with the young & old guys coming together to put together a really solid couple seasons - reaching its peak now despite Seguin and Benn (rougher when it isn't because of your high-salary guys).
Oilers, I hope McDavid goes to the HoF without a cup. (Ovi ruined that and was the previous candidate).
NYR - I just don't like New York. If Manhattan sank, I'm not sure the rest of us would miss it (and all the sky scrapers would still poke out above sea level).
TKL - Tiered Keeper League - 2/4, 4/6, 5/rest + 1 GK - 4c, 4r, 4l, 6d, 2gk, 5bn
JTMiller, Aho, Ek, Kopitar
Rantanen, Barzal, Palmieri, Bratt
Forsberg, Hagel, Stutzle, Joshua
Fox, Weegar, Doughty, Forsling, Rielly, McCabe
Manson, Pinto, Frost, Hertl, Henrique
Oetter, Grubauer
Bingo. I love Pavelski so I want it for him.
I'll be happy regardless of who wins. Lots of middle-career players for whom I want them to eventually have a ring (McDavid, Draisaitl, Shestyorkin, Barkov) and Florida has never won. But this is almost certainly it for Pavelski.