Re: IS this PlayOff Pool STRATEGY...OK, rational, dumb?
Hey EB
Looks like you actually understood my post and strategy! THANK YOU very much for taking the time to make that thoughtful, insightful reply. Really appreciate it.
Glad to see you like my strategy. Wasn't sure if it made sense.
It is a PlayOff Pool though and disaster lurks for any strategy one might come up with. My hope is to get several players into the Finals.
I'm definitely going with a goalie. On my TENTATIVE ROSTER...BOLTS: Point, Stamkos, 2 of Miller .63ppg, Gourde .60, TJ .59, Palat .52. Hedman didn't play today- concussion I think. BRUINS: Bergy, Pasta Kreci PENS: JakeG Malkin Kessel CAPS: Kuz Backstrom Ovy Carlson Goalies I've got 5 Caps and 3 Pens. So switching to Pens goalies from Caps makes sense in that I'd then have 4 of each somewhat reducing risk if Caps go out in 1st round. How about dropping Ovy, adding Crosby and keeping the Caps goalies? Still 4 each of Caps and Pens.
You said "One thought though, is that if someone like CLB or CAR gets an upset in round one, do you swap your 3-4 players from the upset team onto that team to continue the 100% portion of having guaranteed teams make it through the second round? I think you would have to. That means you're down 3 swaps, use up 7 at the end of the second round when two more teams get eliminated, and have four left for the end of the third to have a good majority of your players in the finals."
Yes, that would be the hope not to lose more than 3-4 players in the 1st round. If I lose 3 or 4 I think it will depend on where I am in the standings before deciding whether I have to replace all lost players or maybe none. If I'm in good shape I might be able to save a few SWAPS for later? I suspect though that I'll likely have to SWAP out all my 1st round eliminated players just to keep pace.
It's going to be interesting, can't wait to see the Rosters of the 11 other teams and see if I can figure out what, if any, their strategy might be. At the start of the PlayOffs I suspect many of our pool teams will be quite similar, as it's a NON-Draft pool, but through elimination of PlayOff teams the Rosters of our Pool Teams should really start to vary.
Thanks again for taking the time you did. Hope you see this one and get back to me again. Really like hearing your thoughts.
And sorry again, I still can't rep you.
SOME POOL RULES. Points only (G-1, A-1). One year Hybrid Pool. 3 round draft with balance of roster selected from any undrafted NHLer.. 19F 4 D 2 Rooks SALARIES AND POSITIONS DO NOT MATTER (other than being a F or D). NO Inter-Team Trading, Bench or Minors. Our WAIVER WIRE is ANY player in the NHL who is not Drafted in our league's 3 round draft. Each manager gets 6 ADD/DROPS (TRADES) for the year...any player on roster can be TRADED for any unDrafted F/D/R from ANY NHL team. INJURY RULE "IR". A hurt player can be replaced by another F/D from HIS NHL team and this is NOT considered a trade.. Injured player can be put back on team any time.