espn vs yahoo?

[hockeyrobot]

I am sure this has been asked before...but what do you guys prefer for hockey?

I run a yearly roto and two h2h keepers with no salary/minors....but wouldn't mind including them if they were offered.

Another thing that pisses me off, player eligibility on Yahoo is terrible. THey dont update positions (Byfug play D fora month now, still just RW) and getting guys on IR happens 1-2 days after the fact.

Im a Yahoo guy and really the only thing keeping me from trying out ESPN is that I have my profile history on Yahoo and all my trophies.

[Dakkster]

This year ESPN has added multiple position eligibility and they were really fast when I contacted them about Laich, adding LW eligibility less than a day after I'd sent them the suggestion with some proper references. That was pretty much the only thing I liked about Yahoo before, so now I don't see any reason why anyone would want to use Yahoo over ESPN. I think the interface is a thousand times better and faster and I love the realtime updates.

Edit: Also, when Carter went down, he was available for IR the same night. Love it.

[doulos]

Yahoo has real time updates for free now too.

[StuperousFunker]

If a players goes down but isn't on the official IR, ESPN will mark him as 'Out', which still makes him eligible for your IR slot so you can deal with the situation. I'm sure all of us have had some colourful words for Yahoo when a guy goes down but isn't on the IR (*coughGoncharcough*).

Hands down, no question, 100 percent, ESPN is the superior site. I've been in yahoo leagues for years, this season was my first being in an ESPN league. Any league I start will always be with ESPN from now on.

[Big Ev]

I prefer Yahoo. Easier to navigate, easier to add and drop players, better interface, etc.

[StuperousFunker]

I prefer Yahoo. Easier to navigate, easier to add and drop players, better interface, etc.

You think so? I find ESPN's setup much cleaner and easier to use. I also find it much easier to sort players, especially by the last 7, 15 or 30 game intervals.

To each their own!

[Big Ev]

For sure, it's just my preference because I've used Yahoo a ton of times and ESPN only once .

[cannon]

I prefer Yahoo. Easier to navigate, easier to add and drop players, better interface, etc.

I agree with this. I haven't used ESPN in a while so it may have changed but when I did use it I found the set up to be a little "cluttered", for a lack of a better word.

I like the way Yahoo! has things organized, and once you get over the whole IR thing, there really isn't much wrong with it.

I've also heard CBS is really good. I've got one league on Fantrax and it's a beaut... probably the best site I've used

[Narayan]

I agree with this. I haven't used ESPN in a while so it may have changed but when I did use it I found the set up to be a little "cluttered", for a lack of a better word.

I like the way Yahoo! has things organized, and once you get over the whole IR thing, there really isn't much wrong with it.

I've also heard CBS is really good. I've got one league on Fantrax and it's a beaut... probably the best site I've used

I have fantrax for one simple reason... setting your rosters daily is a pain in the ass... yahoo's drag adn drop system is so much faster it isn't funny.

[butch]

can someone who uses espn send me a pm with their available stat categories ?

considering using them next year instead of cbs

[brakefield]

We made the switch this year from Yahoo to ESPN and everyone seems to favour the ESPN site. As league manager, I find it to be much more flexible than Yahoo when setting up your league. As for the scoring categories...

ESPN's available categories:

Skating:

G Goals
A Assists
+/- Plus/minus
PTS Points
PIM Penalty Minutes
PPG Power Play Goals
PPA Power Play Assists
SHG Short Handed Goals
SHA Short Handed Assists
STG Special Teams Goals
STA Special Teams Assists
STP Special Teams Points
GWG Game-Winning Goals
FOW Faceoffs Won
FOL Faceoffs Lost*
SHFT Shifts
TOI Time on Ice
ATOI Average Time on Ice
HAT Hat Tricks
SOG Shots on goal
GP Games Played
HIT Hits
BLK Blocked Shots
DEF Defensemen Points
PPP Power Play Points
SHP Short Handed Points

Goaltending:
GS Games Started
W Wins
L Losses*
SA Shots Against
GA Goals Against*
EGA Empty Net Goals Against*
SV Saves
SO Shutouts
MIN Minutes Played
OTL Overtime Losses*
GAA Goals Against Average*
SV% Save Percentage
GW% Goalie Winning Percentage

[TML]

ESPN gets my vote, over Yahoo. I find it easier to check players, and do everything that you need better.

[butch]

I'd need espn to allow me to assign ''time on ice'' x .10 for d-men only
our forwards dont get fp's for toi

anyone know if you can customize that in espn ?