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Subject: Crunch Time - Week '2nd Last' Trades
Posted by: Ira
- [5237211] Wed, Apr 05, 2006, 19:48
I've gotten from rank 800 ish to 300 ish.. I've been on a roll lately
San Jose's got a 2-day break Friday and Saturday. Just so happens Detoit plays a Back-2-Back against Columbus those very same days.
Friday
Thornton>Datsyuk>Thornton
AND/OR
Cheechoo>Zetterberg>Cheechoo
Tomorrow
Gionta>Heatley/Alfredsson
Sunday
Savard>Nylander if I dont do the Thornton trade |
| 1 | Ira
ID: 5237211
Wed, Apr 05, 2006, 19:53
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and I just noticed Visnovsky's schedule
looks like I'll have to jump him to Redden or Blake on Sunday ish
what a mess haha
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| 2 | R9
Leader
ID: 02624472
Wed, Apr 05, 2006, 21:56
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213 TSNP for Elias. Raise your hand if you got him!
(crickets chirping)
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| 3 | C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 00:19
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Datsyuk out! Perhaps Staal, Crosby or Forsberg would work better.
Here's my final run strategy.
Set my 4 wingers. Too many good wingers right now to start chasing. Hope that the combo i choose will hold up thru the last 6-7 games.
Hold on D. No point wasting trades on D. They aren't going to grab me big points.
I'm using my trades on Center and Goalie, Goalie.
In my opinion the goalie combination is critical. I can't afford to get the wrong horse and or have one take the night off.
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| 4 | The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 03:36
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Hmm, looks like quest for the top 20 may have ultimately been derailed by my goalies... You really need the right combination right now to make any head way up the standings. Sure wish i had Huet, he looks like the difference maker right now.
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| 5 | caribou
ID: 551572811
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 07:22
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Just traded ou of Visnovsky, was not pleased at all with his production.
Visnovsky > Zubov
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| 6 | caribou
ID: 551572811
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 07:31
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Eye opnener :
Aebisher will be in net tonight for Montreal against Ottawa. Huet will be taking a break !
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| 7 | walk
ID: 1635454
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 07:40
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Wow, if Huet is off today -- I have him on one team -- I may move to Weekes/Lundqvist or more likely Giguere.
- walk
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| 8 | walk
ID: 1635454
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 07:42
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For SJ & Thornton's 2-day break. I like Briere, Crosby or Staal as alternatives that have b2b at that time.
- walk
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| 9 | Tuques
ID: 1133435
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 08:21
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Traded Brodeur for Giguere this morning.... I'm thinking of dumping the unproductive Jokinen, but then with the 2 day break for Big Joe, I might old on to this trade and then trade Joki back to Joe...
Tuques
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| 10 | walk
Dude
ID: 32928238
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 09:09
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I have Jokinen. I would hold -- that game against Pittsburgh at home tomorrow could be a good opportunity to score big.
- walk
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| 11 | Ira
ID: 5237211
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 13:01
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Visnosky>Redden
Huet>Giguere
Gionta>Alfredsson
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| 12 | Tuques
ID: 1133435
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 13:30
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Ira when did you get the info on Redden playing tonight, I have him on my team and he hasn't played in the last 4 games...
Tuques
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| 13 | walk
Dude
ID: 32928238
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 14:06
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Huet > Gigure, too, eh? I've thought about that all day, but have concerns about the five straight road games for Anaheim following the tough home game vs. Dallas tonight. I know Huet is not starting today, and I know Giguere and Anaheim are hot (as is Montreal), but would love to get your thinking on this move. Probably just based on sheer # of games over the next week.
thx, walk
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| 14 | Rick007
ID: 23151226
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 17:16
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I have the same decision to make Walk. I really don't know. Giguere is the only good option for tonight, but then he is facing Dallas. I actually might take a flyer on Roloson. Minnesota and chicago back to back where Edmonton needs to win...These two teams are not offensive powerhouse, I guess Roloson should be OK.
Team Thinkbig
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| 15 | Ira
ID: 5237211
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 18:14
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I moved Huet>Giguere for a few reasons
A. Huet isn't playing tonight, Giguere is.
B. Anaheim is on a freaking tear
C. After Huet sitting out a game, he plays 3 of the hottest Eastern teams in the league
Anaheim plays tough teams too, but I think their urgency is greater
As for moving to Redden, I forgot he was injured. Nobody said anything after my 2nd post and I had a mental lapse. I guess I'm retarded..
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| 16 | urkel
ID: 480402315
Thu, Apr 06, 2006, 18:56
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My tentative plans for the next few days:
Friday:
Thornton > Sakic
Visnovsky > Lidstrom
Sun
Ovechkin > Cheechoo
Staal > Thornton
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| 17 | Ira
ID: 5237211
Fri, Apr 07, 2006, 13:14
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Thornton>Lang>Thornton
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| 18 | Little M
ID: 241361415
Fri, Apr 07, 2006, 13:47
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Ira,
With respect to Redden, he is not injured. Instead, he is away from the team for personal reasons. I think that the reason there was no response about Redden in your second post is because of the uncertainty about when Redden would be back.
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| 19 | C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Fri, Apr 07, 2006, 14:53
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Slight change of plan today with the recent craptacular efforts of Visnovsky.
Thornton>Staal>Thornton
Rolston>Sakic
Visnovsky>Phaneuf
Should be fun i'll get to cheer for phaneuf and rolston at tonites game.
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| 20 | walk
Dude
ID: 32928238
Fri, Apr 07, 2006, 15:13
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CSF: Enjoy tonight's game. Rolston has infuriated me over the past two games scoring the shoot out game winners, but that leads to nothing in our fantasy game. What a blister of a wrister I saw him convert last night to win it. The game against Edmonton was on OLN here in NY.
Today: Thornton > Briere/Crosby.
Tomorrow, Rolston or Jokinen (injured heel, game time decision for tonight) to Sakic.
April 9: Briere/Crosby > Thornton.
April 9: Ovechkin > Cheechoo.
I'll be tradeless by noontime Sunday. Sick.
- walk
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| 21 | Ira
ID: 5237211
Fri, Apr 07, 2006, 20:47
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Hahaha, who'd of thought Visnovsky>Redden gained me 30 TSNP last night and Redden's not even playing!
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| 22 | C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Sat, Apr 08, 2006, 15:13
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i hate afternoon starts...
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| 23 | Die_Habs
ID: 20292022
Sun, Apr 09, 2006, 11:22
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Anyone looking at Vesa Toskala(spelling) from Kipper?
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| 24 | Little M
ID: 241361415
Sun, Apr 09, 2006, 15:05
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My initial plan was to go to Luongo, but Florida has been getting beat badly the last few games, so now I am looking at Brodeur and Toskala.
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| 25 | urkel
ID: 289950
Sun, Apr 09, 2006, 15:36
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Staal > Thornton
Ovechkin > Cheechoo
Kipper > Toskala
I could see no decent replacements for Lidstrom.
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| 26 | urkel
ID: 480402315
Mon, Apr 10, 2006, 19:43
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Who'da thunk it? Last 2 weeks of the season, when most good managers are usually going with lineups packed with studs, some of the hottest goalies available right now are the cheapies.
Toskala: 0.62
Huet: 1.38
Aubin: 0.50
If you go into "Buy Players", and look at the top goalies for the past 15 days, sorted by total TSNP, SIX of the top eleven are under .75m, and only TWO are over 4.06m.
Wow.
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| 27 | Die_Habs
ID: 26211512
Thu, Apr 13, 2006, 09:36
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LAST SET of trades!
I feel like I have to many at the moment and should have used them earlier!
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| 28 | smallwhirled
ID: 45263111
Thu, Apr 13, 2006, 09:38
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I have 5 right now, and wish I had 7. I think 7 would be a good number for my current team setup.
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| 29 | urkel
ID: 480402315
Thu, Apr 13, 2006, 19:54
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It's getting tricky trying to figure out who's playing and who's resting up for the playoffs. I just realized that San Jose clinched last night and thus are likely to rest Toskala tonight, according to HockeyInformer. Darn, I wish I'd learned this before the east coast games started.
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| 30 | caribou
ID: 10342137
Thu, Apr 13, 2006, 21:56
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Today went :
Turco > Dunham (against washington twice)....
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| 31 | Ira
ID: 50233911
Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 13:55
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In case anyone has these guys, Pronger and Roloson won't be playing tonight, and I doubt Hemsky will..
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| 32 | smallwhirled
ID: 45263111
Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 16:18
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Thanks Ira.
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| 33 | caribou
ID: 433361716
Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 18:38
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GOOD LUCK everybody in the ESDNHL Division...what a blast this year !
Its time to burn all those loose trades.
2 more hockey nights (regular season) !
Go habs Go, man, what a tight race...
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| 34 | smallwhirled
ID: 45263111
Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 18:47
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Definitely, good luck to everyone these last two days.
I have tried an extreme strategy of just completely waiting until the final day to try and unload and get a full squad. Haven't used a trade in about 9 days or so, but now I'm ready to unleash them right here at the end.
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| 35 | Ira
ID: 50233911
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 00:18
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Boy am I ever glad I went Luongo>Dunham today
Washington lit up Atlanta for 6 goals.
Sweet.
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| 36 | Destroy*
ID: 210122212
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 08:31
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What a great year...
I wish everyone good luck for this last day. I will miss the game...
Anybody played the TSN' playoffs game? Should we all play in the same division?
It's going to be a great finish for the top spot of the division!!!
Thanks for all the fun this year!
Destroy*
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| 37 | Rick007
ID: 23151226
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 10:11
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I second that, it was a great year!!!
Hopefully, I can resist the late charge that Smallwhirled is trying to do...
Down to tonight games and 44 TNSP ahead
What a great division, competitive to the end!!
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| 38 | smallwhirled
ID: 45263111
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 10:54
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3 teams within the 44 points, this is gonna be a race....
I have some things under my sleeve for tonight I think. I tried something that I think is actually working when I saw it about 10 days ago. I decided with the packed post Olympic Break schedules, that the most in terms of number of games that I could gain were pretty much 1 game per trade at a time.
So what I did was I decided to gain the 1 game on the final day by holing Sakic, Thornton, Cheechoo, and Selanne to the very end instead of using trades along the way which I figured most people would do. Now I have 5 trades (since I haven't used one since 4/09) and 4 skaters to replace (plus Jagr and Heatley still have to play too), so I can have a full load of 7 skaters plus grab a goalie for tonight.....
This is gonna be an interesting final day. Good luck to everyone.
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| 39 | joelis
ID: 42955186
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 13:53
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I think the key was finding guys in the last week that still had something to play for.
For example, Thornton and Cheechoo played minimal time last night compared to what they are used to. Didn't need to.
Whereas Rangers, Flyers and Devils are still playing for 3rd place overall. Hmmm...
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| 41 | smallwhirled
ID: 45263111
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 16:25
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Defintiely....I took a chance by waiting until the final day and crossing my fingers that there would be a lot to play for. There is tons to play for right now so I lucked out and have a fighter's chance to make up some more ground.
You've still got an outside shot joelis, go get him.
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| 42 | walk
Dude
ID: 32928238
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 17:37
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I have a mix of guys with something to play for against guys that are just plain good with nothing to play for and playing against teams also with nothing to play for. Managing three teams, it's quite a mix, but here's a little recap:
Motivated guys I recently traded into: Gomez, Lundqvist, Brodeur.
Less motivated guys I recently traded into: Crosby, Sundin, Ovechkin, Jokinen.
Recent example of a motivated-player bust: Hossa.
I still think it's more about getting the players who are going to play (obvious first criterion, but nonetheless, important to state), and then I bet the second most predictive factor is who's hot. Crosby, for example, is just hot. I'd rather have him than most any other center going tonight if I could only have one. Ovechkin -- I chose him over Elias and Gionta.
It'll be a hairy last night for some in tight races! Good luck to all Gurupies!
- walk
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| 43 | smallwhirled
ID: 45263111
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 19:02
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I changed my mind a 1000 times in the last 20 minutes.
Crosby
Staal
Nylander
Jagr
Heatley
Gagne
Elias
and went with Gerber.
Tried for big differentiation.
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| 44 | urkel
ID: 480402315
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 21:20
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Here's my final day lineup.
all guys playing except for Giguere on one team.
Sundin
Crosby
Savard/Nylander
Jagr
Hossa
Elias
Gionta
Lidstrom
Zubov
Kaberle/McCabe
Brodeur
Luongo/Giguere
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| 45 | C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 00:51
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Thanks to all for another great season. It's been lots of fun. Too bad work got in the way this year (yeah that's my lame excuse for my lame year). Managed to finish 1st in my auto division (i'll make a donation to Guru and I should donate something to KKB as well), lost out big in ESDNHL (great competition tho), and was soundly thrashed by 'Kings on Ice' in the other auto division.
Congrats to all the winners. Enjoy the summer. I've got some golfing to do so I'll just be lurking around occasionally.
Hockey RULES!
PS. Ira i'm heading your way next week. I intend to have some fun in that big ole water park at west edm. Don't forget to have those Oiler tix ready. thanks.
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| 46 | Hockey ljusa sidan
ID: 181151285
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 06:02
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This season turned out pretty well for me. I screwed up bigtime going Cheechoo->Kovalchuk on thursday (trying to differentiate), but managed to climb back to ESDNHL's top spot on the final day, much thanks to my goalies.
Great competition, guys!
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| 47 | walk
Dude
ID: 32928238
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 09:08
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Great job, Hockey ljusa sidan on your ESDNHL division victory, and your ninth place WWR. Excellent results.
Hockey is my fave TSN game, and it is sad to say goodbye. I will surely be watching my NYR in the playoffs (for a change!), but don't expect much in the way of advancing, not past the hot cross-town rival NJD. But, it's better than sucking!
I finished 91 and 99 overall, and my commrade in arms, bookie, finished 199. Respectable top 100 finishes for two teams, but for a dude like me who has been playing this game since its inception in 1998, I don't tend to improve. I've plateaued. Aaaaaar.
Congrats to all for a good season.
- walk
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| 48 | The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 09:55
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My best finish ever by a mile (in both TSNP and TSND)... Although i can't help but think of all the TSNP i left on the table through the wrong decision on coin-flip type of trades throughout the year. Most recently being picking Briere over Crosby during that 2 day break for Thornton... I felt i was in contention up until about 2 weeks to go when my goalie situation went to all hell. Oh well, this just gives me further incentive and motivation for next season.
ESDNHL was crazy.
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| 49 | R9
Leader
ID: 02624472
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 12:46
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I really tanked the last couple weeks. At one point I was in 20th position with a trade advantage on alot of the teams ahead of me (save sw). I ended up finishing 67th, which is 5 places worse then 03-04. Quite dissapointing, but ah well. It was fun. :)
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| 50 | Die_Habs
ID: 26211512
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 13:30
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See you all Next year, I ended up with just one team in the top 100 this year and that was my team in the ESDNHL division. Won both my other autos but the teams were only in the top 300. Until next season, going to miss this!
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| 51 | Dr. Doom
ID: 232152517
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 15:04
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I lost huge to Die_Habs in an auto division
brewsters millions 38458 TSNP Back, it was an LRV team for me however ;)
I wonder if TSN could manually configure a private division. Once it was fully loaded with 20 managers, set everyones RV to $7M so you could only start with a full roster 500K players and manage your way up.
Anyway great fun, waiting for next season.
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| 52 | smallwhirled
ID: 45263111
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 15:25
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In the end my picks didn't work out. Sundin was the man to get. Great competition guys, good luck to all enxt year.
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| 53 | Die_Habs
ID: 20292022
Wed, Apr 19, 2006, 18:32
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lol Dr. Doom, congrats on the 1.49M franchise value at the end! The amazing feat is that you actually beat a couple other teams!
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| 54 | Ira
ID: 50233911
Thu, Apr 20, 2006, 12:42
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C.SuperFreak, have a good time next week
as for the Oiler tickets, they're as difficult to find as a skinny kid in Texas..
They had an advance sale for subscribed Pipeline members of the edmontonoilers.com website, and the tickets sold out within 2-5 minutes.
They seemed to only be selling singles, so I managed to get just 1 ticket..
They're going on sale to the general public tomorrow, so you can try at noon Eastern Time, 10am MT (local in Edmonton) at ticketmaster.ca and try your luck. I'm guessing they'll sellout within 2 minutes..
Anyways, enjoy the hockey atmosphere here in Edmonton. Fans are crazy, and if you need a place to watch the game, there's plenty of places on Whyte Ave.
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