Anybody up for a NEW 2015-2016 Keeper League?

[Brosive]

Ok, at first, I merely had my interest piqued by this potential league. Now, with the NHL draft come and gone, I'm getting pretty excited about what could shape up to be a great league.

I'm pretty pumped for this as well

[JagrBomb]

i applied to another league but no response so i still have room for one more. im interested assuming it remains on fantrax and it's a money league.

[Hockey13Playa]

This thread seems to have some serious interest. I am in two leagues right now; looking for 1 more. Depending on what the decision is on what type of league etc I may be interested if there is room

[Pit Bulls]

Schedule looks good Penguin. Can't wait for this new league to get going!

[Pengwin7]

Thought I would post a quick summary of responses to visually show preferences.
Most people identified they'd be active & summer and playoff-component was not much interest - so I've left those out.

1. Pengwin7: Fantrax / $0-$50 / 12 or 24 / Any scoring / 12F-6D + bench & prospects / Partial-Keeper
2. VintageVibe: Fantrax / $50 / 16 - 30 / H2H scoring / 12F-6D + bench & 10 prospects / Dynasty prefered
3. rtstr: Fantrax / $25 min / 16 minimum / H2H weighted / 8F-4D + bench & prospects / Dynasty
4. SergeP: Fantrax / $50-$100 / 12 - 16 / H2H scoring / 12F-6D + bench & prospects / Dynasty
5. SeaDawg: Up for anything. Prefers a weekly league if H2H.
6. Brosive: Fantrax/Y! / $0-$50 / 14 / H2H scoring / no prefence on rosters / Dynasty
7. als_revenge: Fantrax / $0 / 16-30 / not straight points / 12F-6D + Bench / Dynasty preferred
8. GretzkysMullet: Fantrax / $50-$100 / 12-16 / H2H scoring / Mid-Sized Roster / Dynasty preferred
9. Dynamo: Fantrax / $25-$50 / 16 min / H2H multi-cat points / 12F-6D + Bench & prospects / Dynasty
10. rataylor22: H2H weighted points prefered.
11. Selanne13: Fantrax / $25-$50 / 16-20 / H2H scoring / 12F-6D + Bench & prospects / Dynasty
12. newfcollins: Yahoo! / $0 / 12-16 / Straight points / 20 players / Partial Keeper
13. Savvy1982: Fantrax / $0-$50 / Lots of teams / 20 - 30 players / Dynasty
14. pitbulls: Fantrax/Y! / $25-$50 / 16 teams / H2H / 12F-6D / Dynasty
15. SnakeEyes: 30-Teams preferred / Lots of Players / Dynasty
16. Burgundy: OK for Fantrax / $50 / 12 min / H2H / 25 players / Dynasty
17. Vancityguy: Fantrax / $30 - $200 / 16 - 24 teams / H2H / 12F-6D / Dynasty
18. Lemmy: Fantrax / - / 16-20 teams / H2H / 12F-6D / Partial or Dynasty
19. rainydrinkwater / Fantrax
20. gopack26: Fantrax / $ / 18-24 teams / H2H / 20 players + prospects / Partial or Dynasty
21. Kwazzie / Fantrax / $50 / 10-24 teams / H2H / 20-25 players + prospects / Partial or Dynasty
22. Yzerman's Legacy / - / - / 20-30 teams / H2H weighted / 12F-6D / Partial or Dynasty
23. GoNucks / Yahoo! / $ / 12-15 teams / Weekly H2H / 20-25 players / Partial or Dynasty
24. jake_canucks / - / $0-$50 / 16-24 teams / Straight or H2H / 18-24 players / Partial or Dynasty
25. Brady19 / - / $50 / 10+ teams / Weighted H2H / 12F-6D / Partial or Dynasty
26. havanablast - interested
27. ltcompton / Fantrax / - / 16 minimum / H2H or Roto / 12F-7D + bench & prospects / Dynasty Only
28. InForAPenny / Fantrax / 16-24 / Straight of H2H / 12F + farm / Partial or Dynasty
29. brakli - In if there is room.
30. GinFizz - In, sim to YL replies.
31. Bobby4Ever - Fantrax or Y! / $ / H2H / 20+ players / Dynasty
32. praba - Fantrax / Money
33. Hockey13Playa - interested


Based on these replies, I'll nail some things down right now.
If any of these don't work for you, please let me know you are out (and I understand - can't satisfy everybody)

LEAGUE SETTINGS (based on replies & personal experience)

Website: Fantrax. Overwhelming preference.

Money: $25 or $50. What I'm actually leaning to do is make the annual fee $25. Portion will go to the Fantrax Premium sign-up. Prizes for 1st overall regular season & 1st in H2H playoffs. Minor prizes for 2nd, maybe. If there is competitive interest, we can increase to $50 for future years. But GMs will be required to pay $50 up front. You will not get to draft until $50 has been collected. Collection will be the only way to lock in your place in the draft.. $25 for this season, $25 for the next season. This is important (to me) because I want to know GMs are committed to future years. If the league ever folds, you will get your future $25 back - hopefully most of you have developed a comfort level with me by now. Mainly, I want to ensure that a team doesn't strip itself bare to go for a championship rendering itself useless for future year. I've seen teams do this and then not return in money leagues.

Number of Teams: 24. This is the most popular number. For goalies, 24 teams x 1G is good amount in play.

League Format: Weekly H2H Match-Up. Weighted Scoring. 1 winner. Category play is hard when there is only 1G slot.

Weighted Scoring: To be determined.
But there are very common weights that I'm fond of & used by many leagues: G=1, A=1, PPP=0.5, SOG=0.1, HIT=0.05, BLK=0.05, PIM=TBD. W=3, SO=5, SV=0.1, GA=-1.0.
I'll set up a SHARED googledoc so that everybody can see where last year's players rank based on whatever scoring we choose.
This will be available to all pre-draft.

Roster Size: 3C/3LW/3RW/3F + 6D + 1G + 5 Bench. 10 Prospect Farm. (< 50gp skaters. < 20gp goalies.)
re: Positions. Many here know that I'm a stickler for positions - and we can clarify what positions players will be assigned pre-draft.

Keeper Type: Partial. I noticed a lot of support for the "Dynasty" but I've been in two and not seen adequate turnover/parity. For 25-player roster, we'll set it as 16-keepers: 9F/4D/1G + any 2. Drop 9 pro. All prospects may be kept.
Mid-June: Prospect Draft. 5 rounds.
September 1st: Replacement Draft for Pro Spots #17-#25.

Trading: I'm a big fan of not rejecting trades. I'm also a fan of a veto vote when it's needed to maintain league integrity. I intend to elect two co-commissioners, for a total of three - to handle league questions/concerns. Any "questionable" trades will be voted on by the entire non-trading league GMs and any trade with 75%+ rejection will be overturned. GM votes on trades will be required to be PUBLIC. This helps maintain GM integrity. [Politically speaking, you'll need to be OK with your trade being shot down if 17+ of 22 GMs think it's a terrible trade. If you can't handle that, this won't be the league for you.]

Follow-Up Questions, for those still interested:
*Responses Indicate you are "still interested".

1. For an August/September slow-draft, what time of day are you available to type out a draft pick? List as many time windows as possible for any day. (ex. I can make a pick 7-8am, 12-1pm, 5pm-10pm)
2. Do you have any issue pre-paying $50 before draft?

[Savvy1982]

1. After 5PM Mountain Time during weekdays. Pretty well anytime on weekends.

2. No issue paying upfront.

[Brosive]

responses in red

Follow-Up Questions, for those still interested:
*Responses Indicate you are "still interested".

1. For an August/September slow-draft, what time of day are you available to draft? lunch hour (12-1pm) & after work (5:30 and onwards)
2. Do you have any issue pre-paying $50 before draft? no problem

[Burgundy]

1. On the road with very limited internet access on Aug. 3-4 but good to draft any day/time beyond that
2. No issue with pre-paying $50

[rainydrinkwater]

Follow-Up Questions...

1- shouldn't have a problem with drafting anytime.
2- I'll pay the $50.

[JagrBomb]

1. cant make picks between 11pm-6am EST

2. no

[GinFizz]

1. unable to draft between 11pm-7am est. i can pre-select player via PM
2. no problem id pay $60 to move up a few slots on the "interested board"

[MCMackerel]

Any additional spots in this league?

[brakli]

1. I can draft at any time.
2. No problem with the fee

[SeaDawg]

1. Draft any time.
2. No issue with $50.

[SergeP]

This league sounds awesome but after giving it some thought, I don't think I'll have enough time to commit to it so I'm unfortunately going to have to back out. Best of luck to everyone, I'm sure it will be a blast.