Pensburgh fantasy hockey invitational
by FrankD on Sep 4, 2009 7:00 AM EDT
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PrintIt's slim pickins for news this morning so I figured I'd use this time to gauge the public interest in a Pensburgh sponsored Fantasy Hockey event.
Last season we put together a 12-team league on Yahoo and will likely do the same thing this year. Only Yahoo also has the option of making it 20 teams this season. Or maybe they have offered that in past seasons but I never noticed. Either way, if you're in the mood to take on the likes of Hooks (untested), Dunman (cake walk), Lavender (all talk) and myself (perennial fourth place finisher) then we'll send out some invites next week or so. You may also appoint your own co-GM if you feel like the commitment is too much or you'd like to have a teammate of sorts.
If you wanna play drop a comment in this thread and we'll add you to the pool. I don't know how many to expect, but if the league exceeds 20 I'll likely go to random.org and have a program pick the remaining 16 slots. Deal?
Also, if you have any suggestions or ideas, toss them into the comments.
Edit: I don’t think I’ll be turning anyone down. But if the people interested in playing gets to a point where it’s more than available in Pensburgh Hockey League A, I’ll make a League B and keep it going there. Maybe treat it like an East vs. West kinda deal. Either way, if you see a lot of names in the comments don't be discouraged. There's always room for more.
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Should be interesting to see how this goes.
I placed 9th, I think, in James Mirtle’s 20 man B-league last season.
If we do get 20 teams let me offer this advice to you friends: don’t worry about drafting goalies. They’re not that important and bountiful in a 20 man league :)
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*not just because we only work for 12 minutes a night
Did he use minimum games played for goaltenders?
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Yes, but it was only 2 games played a week, very reasonable.
Not to scare anyone but every single goalie (starter and backup) were drafted. People would even pick-up minor league goalies on the rumors that they would get a re-call to the NHL. It was pretty insane.
Pensburgh.com -- it's like the Max Talbot of blogs*
*not just because we only work for 12 minutes a night
Well if we get 20 teams I think we’ll have head-to-head, 6F, 4D, 2G. I can’t decide if I want to go with the minimum games played for goaltenders or not, but it’s almost not fair if a guy plays one game and gets a shutout and then benches his goalies for the rest of the week.
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Bleh, head to head! I despise that format. There’s nothing like going into a playoff week and having your roster tank in the first round when you have the top team in your league, and you’re up against the weakest seed that has a fantastic week. Plus, head-to-head encourages dumping a quarter of your team every week to pick up players that will be playing a few more games. And, it penalizes a team that carries too many IR guys. If it is head to head, a suggestion: please please please limit the number of waiver transactions!!!
"Oh, buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too!" - Mike Lange
Any chance we could have 2 leagues? A h2h and a rotisserie??? It sounds like we’ll have enough people to swing it.
"Oh, buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too!" - Mike Lange
That might be a good idea to have 2 league, gorgalor. I’m the opposite of you, I’m not much for rotisserie. (I do agree with limiting transactions though)
Pensburgh.com -- it's like the Max Talbot of blogs*
*not just because we only work for 12 minutes a night
I plan to cut down transactions to 3 per week at the trade deadline. That way no one can dump their whole team and try to out-play the other, possibly higher ranked team.
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Why, I don’t believe anyone would ever do such a thing! Frank, have you ever heard of this happening anywhere before, cause I sure haven’t….
Can’t say I have. Something just told me maybe I should consider it. No reference to that thought at all other than a hunch.
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I'm In.
But I’ll need a fun team name, because that wins championships. Fantasy Football team, Pokemon Champions cleaned house, my baseball team called the Retarded Kangaroos has lead all year. Now I’d be going for fantasy sports triple crown, but it all hinges on the name.
Fortunately, I got one while writing this ;)
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 Minutes for Excessive Stanley Cup Raising.
See? Like i said in the post, all talk. woohahaha
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You say that, but when you’re getting thrashed by the Rabid Platypuses, you’ll see what I mean.
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 Minutes for Excessive Stanley Cup Raising.
You can’t take my fantasy team names(s):
- Elsinore Ice Men
- 5-Hole Molesters
"Oh, buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too!" - Mike Lange
Hmmm, is this where I finally have a chance to post my Pokemon Championship pictures?
I was at a conference in St. Louis, and this was across the street from the hotel I was staying at. I had to go over and take a look, and snag a picture with some chick in a Pickachu.
"Oh, buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too!" - Mike Lange
Or, it was a little person. I’m 5’10, and hunched over in that pic. That’s one hell of a short costume, too. One time I went on a blind date with a “Disney Character”. In the awkward conversation that ensued, she told me about how all the characters had to be super sort, and had to follow an insane list of rules. She loved her job. I didn’t call her back for round 2.
"Oh, buy Sam a drink and get his dog one too!" - Mike Lange
I think secretly this was my Yahoo Fantasy Sports award part, but they never tipped me off to when it was. I’d have shown up wearing a hoodie with cut sleeves, and Peyton Manning as my MVP.
I also would have brought my Charizard to blend in.
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 Minutes for Excessive Stanley Cup Raising.
I need to redeem myself from last season
Of course, just not forgetting about the squad for weeks at a time would help…
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I can get them through your sign-up here on the site so you guys don’t have to worry about getting spammed or anything.
I’m nice like that.
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I’ll play. I placed 1st 1st 1st and 2nd last year in the four I was in…So I am looking for some competition. Look forward to drafting!
-Jason
I’ll gladly keep the last place spot warm again this season. I’m even going to make a note to myself to remember to check it! Did I really keep Paul Kariya ALL season?
It weighs 35 pounds - unless you're hoisting it above your head.
I think me and Dunman should be automatics
you got all these people who always finish in the TOP 3, you need people to hold down the bottom end…
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Speaking of drafting (Dreads613), what’s the vote on live draft for autodraft? Anyone prefer one over the other? I’ve found that planning a live draft can be a bit annoying, but if we do it on, say, a weeknight at 10pm it could go over well.
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i’d much rather do a live-draft. i think if we can schedule it for a lazy sunday afternoon/evening it should be OK. it’s kind of a hassle to set it up, but auto-drafts are not desirable to me.
Pensburgh.com -- it's like the Max Talbot of blogs*
*not just because we only work for 12 minutes a night
Gotta check out to see if there’s a Yahoo! Fantasy Sports app for the iPhone. That would make a live-draft much more reasonable. But agreed, a lazy Sunday afternoon or at 10PM eastern on a weekday would work. It’ll give us west-coasters time to draft while we’re not at work. And give the east coasters a chance to booze up and not make the smartest of picks.
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Count me in!
I usually place top three, and am obsessive about fantasy hockey.
by robynwinshockeypool on Sep 4, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions
Heh.
I’ve come up second two years in a row.
Hey, an out is an out - unless you're Mario, in which case it's probably two outs. -UtesFan89
I finished fourth in both my leagues last season. 4 out of 12 and I think the other was 4 out of 15. Not bad considered I managed to barely slip into the playoffs in the league of 15.
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Count Me in, Too!
I was actually thinking about putting up a post to see if anyone was interested, too. I read Puck Daddy’s review of the Yahoo! default list. Zherdev ranked in the 80’s. Will his KHL stats count???
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Zherdev may have an NHL team by the time the season starts. Atlanta is allegedly the city being thrown around in Zherdev rumors.
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Not sure if I'm on time
I would love to do it though. Would be a real good, active league.
Hey, an out is an out - unless you're Mario, in which case it's probably two outs. -UtesFan89
I'm in
I’d like to join but I’ve never done fantasy before. I’m currently signed up for a draft that takes place Saturday, can I withdraw from that?
You can play in more than one league. It’s up to you, but I say let the draft fly and join up with another.
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I don’t think I’ll be turning anyone down. But if the people interested in playing gets to a point where it’s more than available in Pensburgh Hockey League A, I’ll make a League B and keep it going there. Maybe treat it like an East vs. West kinda deal.
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Nope, I’ll figure something out for the masses.
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Hey guys I’m real keen. There will be no ditching mid-season. I can be the token Aussie in the league.
Every league needs an Aussie. Hopefully your team name reflects the geography as well.
Krakhead Koalas? Just throwing it out there.
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I’m in it to win it.
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(1-843): just because there's a goalie doesn't mean u can't score
by Wrap Around Curl on Sep 10, 2009 8:19 PM EDT reply actions
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