This feels a bit like a mid August thread. And a little creepy.
Just had a funny thought...
I was looking at a fantasy hockey roster and saw Brian Dumoulin noted as expecting a baby.
I'm thinking... so... 9 months ago, or so... Dumo was getting bus-Y.
I wonder if back-tracking 9months into that player's schedule would reveal anything interesting.
Do NHL players get more busy in the off-season?
Right after playoff elimination?
Christmas break?
Night of a First Star Selection... Big Win?
Home-game-stretch?
Maybe it doesn't matter... wife says "I'm ready for baby-making, get your ass home after morning skate and let's knock this OUT."
Or...
All-Star-Break, Mr.Dumoulin!?!
Nov4 - 9mo = Feb4. (ASG was Jan 25-27)
LOL.
I think it would make for an interesting study!
Case Study:
July 21, 2018: Alex Pietrangelo's wife gives birth to triplets.
Exercise: Backtrack the date of conception.
Bonus Points: Discuss the merit of Pietrangelo's game declining based on birth of triplets.
This feels a bit like a mid August thread. And a little creepy.
12 team Yahoo Roto keeper (keep 3)
9 F, 6 D; roster 3 G max
G,A,PPP,SOG,BLKS,HITS - W,SO,SV%,Saves
F: B Tkachuk, Stutzle, Eriksson Ek, Necas, Konecny, Cooley, Boldy, Lehkonen, Tippett
D: Dahlin, Seider, Matheson, Durzi, Addison, Mintyukov
G: Hill, Husso
IR:
Bench: L Hughes, Merzlikins, Terry, Tuch
Extend it to basketball. Fred Van Fleet had a kid during the playoffs in April/May. Back track 9 months, July 2018...offseason.
I know you don't plan on kids sometimes, but I thought some might target having a kid in the offseason instead mid-season. But September/October is busy for them I guess.
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: Horvat, Trocheck
LW: J. Robertson, Byfield (C), Guenther
RW: Pavelski (C), Giroux (C), Svechnikov (LW)
D: Fox, Makar, Bouchard, Morrissey, Gudas
Util: Meier (LW, RW)
G: Oettinger, Georgiev, Samsonov, Woll
I'll play:
Option 1.. Halloween and someone was dressed up as a naughty _____ and things got a little out of control.
Option 2.. November 4, 2017 - two goal game
Bonus...
I wouldn't say his game or production decline on a per game basis... but he did miss more games.... so maybe he wasn't getting as much sleep as he should have and ended up with more injuries that usual.