Non-issue really...
So, I first drafted Kaprizov into my minors system about 5 years ago. This season was his first season in my active roster, and he is looking like a keeper for a long long long long time.
When I activated him at the start of the season (Oct 2021), I thought that I would change my team name in the off-season to incorporate this cornerstone piece. My intent was to come up with a creative fantasy team name, nothing more.
Given the current state of affairs, could this team name be perceived as insensitive, arrogant, oblivious, or just flat out offside?
(My league is a mix of friends who know me well, as well as people I have never met in person)
Would you be ok with someone in your league using this name?
Licence to Kirill
Weekly H2H 4gm/week 14 Teams,21 Player roster+3 protected prospects
20wk Reg season+3Rd of Playoff
Keep 10
G+A=1pt, Dman G+A=1.5pt, PPG=1pt, PPA=0.5pt, SHG=1pt, SHA=0.5pt, ShootoutG=0.25pt, GWG=1pt, Hatty=3pt, DMan Hatty=5pt, +/- (For D only)=+/- 0.5pt, W=2pt, L=-1pt, OTL=1pt, ShootoutL=0.5pt, SO=1pt, S=0.1pt, GA=-0.5pt, Goalie Goal=5pt
Play 2C 2LW 2RW 3F 3D 2G
C:Zibanejad Stamkos Schmaltz
LW:Panarin Kaprizov Bunting Barbashev D.Strome
RW:Keller Terry Necas Kakko Raddysh
D: Carlson Theodore Morrissey Matheson
G:Vasilevskiy Sorokin Merzlikins Johansson
Prospects: Miroshnichenko Dostal Commesso
Non-issue really...
Not to me. It's a play on words like most other fantasy team names.
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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
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I’m not someone who is easily offended and I find that people are far too sensitive these days when it comes to what we can and can’t poke fun at.
Your team name choice should be a complete non-issue and if people take issue with it, they could probably benefit from taking stock of their own lives snd what really deserves their energy.
Not in the slightest. Carry on.
First thing I thought of was James Bond.
It's not like you're naming it Kirill Kaprizov Klan or something.
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lesson of the day learning Canada and America have different spelling of licence/license ha.
Good team name. I'm jealous I didn't think of it, along with the some James Bond/Beastie Boys inspired team logo.
14 Team H2H Dynasty League (14 keepers, no farm)
Weekly Starts (3C, 5W, 5D, 1Util, 2G)
G, A, PPP, SOG, BS, +/-, GAA, W+OTL, SV%
C: MacKinnon/Eichel/Kopitar/Pinto/Wright
W: Ovechkin/Toffoli/Necas/Giroux/E.Kane/K.Johnson/Schmaltz/Bjorkstrand
D: Dobson/Trouba/Mintyukov/Gostisbehere/Edvinsson/York
G: Saros/Demko/Askarov
this doesnt come close to being offensive imo .
like someone else stated , it has a james bond feel to it
It’s crazy that we live in the world where this is even a question….
nothing wrong with the name
14 Teams H2H Dynasty, 28 roster spots (8 bench), 15 minors under 100
Weekly Matchups - Daily Lineups
Skaters: G/A/Pt/PIM/SoG/STP/H+B/ToI/Corsi
Goalies: W/GAA/SVs/SV%/SHO
C: Eichel, Kadri, Mcdavid, Sodeberg, Schenn
LW: Ehlers, Landeskog, Meier, Debrusk, Foegele, Lee
RW: Pastrnak, Marner, Palmieri, Terry, D. Brown, Bailey, Granlund
D: Krug, Josi, Ekholm, Faulk, Muzzin, Karlsson, Cernak,
G: Hellebuyck, Biship, M Jones
Definitely just a fun James Bond reference. Carry on, chap!
12 Team Keep 6: G/A:1 W/SO:2
C - McDavid, Matthews
LW - Draisaitl
RW - Marner
D - Dahlin, Morrissey
G -
B -
12 Team Keep 10 (& 5 Minors): G/A/OTL:1 W:2 SO:3
'24 Picks (16 Rounds) - 1,1,1,2,2,3,3,3,5,5,6,6,7
'25 - Extra 1st, Extra 2nd /// ‘26 - 2 Extra 1sts, 2 Extra 2nds
F - McDavid, Rantanen, Point, Aho, M. Tkachuk
D - Bouchard, Dobson, Matheson
G - Vasilevskiy, Markstrom
B -
M - Michkov, Perreault, Hutson, Nikishin, Mateychuk
When it comes to team names, I generally err on the side of caution. No benefit to insulting someone over something as insignificant (yet incredibly important) as a fantasy team name. And after the build-up in your post, I was expecting something a little bit offside. But honestly, that name didn't even register on the offensive scale for me. Just a play on words from a famous movie.
If someone is bothered, maybe ask them why (they may have some personal experience that you are unaware of). But other than that, this seems silly, and i think you're good to go. Great name.
12 Teams, 23 Players (max 3 goalies), H2H, Keep 15 (max 2 goalies)
2C, 2RW, 2LW, 2F, 1U, 4D, 2G, 8 Bench, 2 IR+
G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, HIT, BLK, W, SV, SV%, SHO
Keepers:
C - Matthews, Eichel, Hughes (LW), Pettersson
LW - Kaprizov, Svechnikov (RW), Guentzel, Fiala, Keller (RW)
RW - Marner, Meier (LW), Laine(C/LW), Jarvis (C)
D - Dahlin, Sergachev, Theodore, Klingberg, Werenski, Peeke, Cernak
G - Shesterkin, Sorokin, Merzlikins
IR - Pacioretty, Ristolainen
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milk and cookies , malkin cookies .....still get a chuckle out of that one years later
All good sir, and I’m a sensitive guy.
As mentioned by Smurf54 , I was expecting something shocking after your buildup.
Yahoo! 10 Team Keep 6, H2H - 1 win
G, A, SOG, PPP, FOW, H, B, Wins, GAA, Sv%, SHO
4 weekly goalie appearances minimum
2C, 2RW, 2LW, 1Ut, 4D, 3G, 6Bench, 2-I/R+, 1NA
C: Bennett
LW: E.Kane, Kaprizov
LW/C: Draisaitl, Stutzle
RW: Marner
RW/C: T.Thompson, Necas
RW/LW: Svechnikov
D: Dahlin, Bouchard, Sergachev, Gudas
G: Vasilevskiy , Skinner, Gustavsson
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When I saw it I immediately thought Kirill...Russian...license to kill Ukrainians. Never thought of James Bond at all.