Evgeni Malkin
Sidney Crosby
sure he has been phenominal since returning (twice). nobody is questioning who is the most skilled/driven player in the nhl. but it's the 102 games missed out of the last 117 that provides sound reasoning for concern.
12 team, H2H, salary cap
1 pt/G or A, 2 pts/W, 1 pt/OTL, 1 pt/SO
Forward: B. Point, M. Necas, A. Debrincat, T. Zegras, J. Bratt, L. Raymond
Defense: J. Morrissey, A. DeAngelo, S. Gostisbehere, D. Doughty
Goalie: T. Demko, E. Merzlikins
Bench: M. Rossi, C. Glass, M. Maccelli, M. Dumba, K. Shattenkirk, F. Andersen
Prospects of Note: L. Stankoven, J. Lekkerimaki, D. Yurov, B. Clarke
League has been running continuously since 1997-98
haha most polarizing debate yet! I threw my hat into the Crosby ring. Hardest call yet, but I have a pretty high risk threshold so I'll gamble.
12 Team H2H Dynasty
22 Players 3C 3L 3R 1Util 4D 2G 6BN
(G) (A) (+/-) (PIM) (PPP) (FW) (HIT) (W) (GAA) (SV%) (SHO)
C: R Getzlaf, C Giroux, Scheifele, T Bozak
LW: T Vanek, B Ryan, P Marleau, T Hall
RW: C Perry, K Okposo, A Ovechkin, Kucherov
D: D Byfuglien, Z Chara, E Karlsson, R Josi, D Keith, Trouba
G: R Luongo, B Holtby, K Lehtonen
Farm: Lack, Wennberg, Hellbucyk, Ho-Sang, Milano, Burakovsky, Sanheim
2012-2013 and 2013-2014 league champ
UHL Pittsburgh Penguins
24 Team Fantrax Salary Cap H2H Dynasty League
G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, Blks, FOW
W, GAA, SV, SV%, SO
23 Man Roster - 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 3F, 6D, 1G, 4BN, 4IR
27 Man Minor Team
C- Tavares, Stepan, Granlund, Bjugstad, Couturier
LW- Ryan, Perron, Ennis, Killorn, Spaling
RW- Wheeler, Simmonds, Coyle, Wingels, Shaw
D- JJ, Schultz, Cowen, Muzzin, Bortuzzo, Stanton
G- Lehtonen, Rämö
F: Lehterä, Wennberg, McNeill, de la Rose, Fast, Leivo, Arnold, Archibald, Lindström
D: Gelinas, Beaulieu, Koekkoek, McCabe, Johns, Gryba
G: Berra, Talbot, Brossoit, Ullmark, Lieuwen, Rynnäs
*UHL Champion 2014*
I've never seen the heavies on this forum so divided and having such a strong opinion... I'm loving this haha
what Crosby has done lately is why people are back on his band wagon. People are seemingly forgetting (or chosing to ignore) what he has NOT done over the last 1.5 seasons, which is play hockey.
anyway, I've said my peace. I always thought I was a risk taker, but not as much as those willing to take Crosby over Malkin, Ovechkin, and (if he wins this battle), Stamkos too.
I have no doubt Crosby is the best player in the world, but even the best player in the world can't help your fantasy team if he misses a lot of games due to injury.
12 team, H2H, salary cap
1 pt/G or A, 2 pts/W, 1 pt/OTL, 1 pt/SO
Forward: B. Point, M. Necas, A. Debrincat, T. Zegras, J. Bratt, L. Raymond
Defense: J. Morrissey, A. DeAngelo, S. Gostisbehere, D. Doughty
Goalie: T. Demko, E. Merzlikins
Bench: M. Rossi, C. Glass, M. Maccelli, M. Dumba, K. Shattenkirk, F. Andersen
Prospects of Note: L. Stankoven, J. Lekkerimaki, D. Yurov, B. Clarke
League has been running continuously since 1997-98
With his superhuman performance this year, and a shot at being the first multiple Art Ross winner since Jagr did it about a decade ago, Malkin's making a pretty good case for himself. He has such a deadly combination of soft hands, great vision, and quick release shooting that he can dominate opponents in just about any way he chooses.
On the other hand, Crosby finished 30th last year for points and 18th for goals, playing only HALF the season -- I shouldn't need to tell you how absurd that is. Also, he plays the game like a machine; whenever he's decided to work on some aspect of his game, he's basically become the best at it. When he wanted to shoot more and score a few goals, he put up 50. When he wanted to work on faceoffs he went up to 60%. He just doesn't stop getting better, and he's already arguably the best in the game when he's healthy.
Were it not for the recent concerns about his health I think Crosby would take this in a land-slide win, even against this year's clear Art Ross fav. I'm assuming Crosby will come back to form, if only because the game needs him to. In that scenario, he will be the greatest player in the league for another decade.
The League:
11-teams, pts-only, no positional restrictions, top 12/20 count.
1 in-season UFA (24+y/o), 3 round entry draft.
Unlimited (24+y/o) off-season UFAs after the entry draft.
The Show:
Crosby, Malkin, Kopitar, Eberle, Couture, Krejci, Subban, Simmonds, Hedman, Jokinen, Kesler, Barrie, Johansson
The Farm:
MacKinnon, Toffoli, Bjugstad, Spooner, Zucker, Bjorkstrand, Jaskin
i really don't think there is anything else to say.
Side A thinks Crosby will remain healthy or is, at least, worth the risk.
Side B thinks the risk of reinjury is too great.
No need for anymore regurgitation.
Next....
10-Team Non-salaried H2H Keeper, 20 Players Each, Keeping 10
13 active (3 C, 5 W, 3 D, 2 G, 2 Util) / 7 reserve
Player Stats: G, A, P, PPP, HIT, BLCK, SHP, SOG
Goalie Stats: W, GAA, SAVE%, SO, Saves
C: Barkov, Schiefele, Tavares, Trocheck
W: Kucherov, Panarin, Gaudreau, Huberdeau, Wilson, Hall, Keller, Kubalik, Toffoli, Hathaway
D: Sergachev, Doughty, Gudas
G: Vasilevskiy, Markstrom, Francouz
very very hard to pick someone but i went with crosby
and hastags on dobbers?? cmonnnn mannn!! lmao leave the hash tags for twitter
Kansas City Scouts
14 Team Dynasty Points Only 68Cap Use Cap Hit
F- Hall PKane Gaudreu Lindholm Toffoli Tatar DSedin HSedin Monahan Nash Couture Schfiele Burakovsky Kucherov
D-Shultz Gelinas Savard BSmith
G-Price Rinne
FARM- Barkov Prince RMurphy
New York Raiders
14 Team Dynasty Points Only 64.3Cap Use Yearly Salary
F-Backstrom Hall Stamkos Stastny Eller Zetterberg Galchenyuk holland Raymond Griffith Zibinajead Barkov Kuznetsov Sheahan Schfiele
D-Shultz Faulk Franson Hunwick
G-Price
FARM- Marcantouni Dansk Grigerenko Morrisey