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Subject: Week 18,19, 20 Trades -AKA Injury Watch-

Posted by: Ira - [401017811] Thu, Feb 09, 2006, 14:33

Is anyone else doing really crummy lately?

02/08, Wed - 45 TSNP
02/07, Tue - 63 TSNP
02/06, Mon - 199 TSNP
02/05, Sun - 0 TSNP
02/04, Sat - 97 TSNP

Richard
Dude
ID: 204252420
Thu, Feb 09, 2006, 15:04

I feel like I've had a decent run lately. At least, I'm moving up in WWR.

Date TSNP
02/08, Wed 162
02/07, Tue 304
02/06, Mon 87
02/05, Sun 4
02/04, Sat 283

Richard

KoGs
ID: 52715301
Thu, Feb 09, 2006, 16:45

Things could be worse I guess

02/08, Wed -9
02/07, Tue 104
02/06, Mon 259
02/05, Sun 0
02/04, Sat 297

Funny yesterday I had the worst tsnp output all season, -9, yet it was after yesterdays performance that I took 1st place for the first time in my division. Funny how that works heh?

Well me and the other guy had about the same # of guys going, so it's not as if I got lucky by not having players playing when they probably would have had negatives. I had my share of negatives yesterday, but I had just enough positives to keep me from losing as much tsnp as the then 1st place guy.

Silentz
ID: 429391411
Thu, Feb 09, 2006, 17:29

Meh. At least almost everyone picked the same group of players that all went cold at the same time. It's difficult these days to differentiate without taking some pretty sizeable risks.

02/08, Wed 223
02/07, Tue 87
02/06, Mon 100
02/05, Sun -2
02/04, Sat 203

KoGs
ID: 52715301
Thu, Feb 09, 2006, 17:42

I'm taking HUGE risks now. I'm spending my trades left and right. Either I will look like a genius very soon, or I will look like a damn fool.

Caper
ID: 3510101810
Thu, Feb 09, 2006, 18:18

Date TSNP
02/08, Wed 329
02/07, Tue 93
02/06, Mon 184
02/05, Sun 0
02/04, Sat 221

Well I don't feel so bad after all. I actually gained in the WWR with the above results. The Senator cold spell has really changed the game. People are holding and waiting for them to wake up IMHO.

I am certainly sacrificing $$$ to get what I believe are points. Going to miss the Staal increase tonight. It is only a metter of time until I miss a boat....

urkel
ID: 480402315
Thu, Feb 09, 2006, 19:08

Not great for me:

02/08, Wed 154
02/07, Tue 132
02/06, Mon 206
02/05, Sun 0
02/04, Sat 160

Staal seems like a pretty likely source of points to me.

Went Marleau > Staal , although I hate to drop Marleau just when he seems to be getting back on track.

In Basic I went Kipper > Miller. Hope I manage to get 2 extra games with that trade.

Bracing myself for a big price drop for Spezza tonight, and everyone else tomorrow... hoping and praying for a big night from those guys tonight.

Ira
ID: 401017811
Thu, Feb 09, 2006, 23:29

boy am I raking in those points

119 TSNP tonite

It's like the 1930's of smallworld hockey for me

Ira
ID: 401017811
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 01:19

Wow

-660K tonight

The Great Depression continues.

Should we expect the Ottawa hit again tomorrow?

Tuques
ID: 480492816
Fri, Feb 10, 2006, 09:26

Decided not to take any chances and I had enough of the Sens...

Yesterday

Spezza => Staal

This Morning

Alfredsson => Ovechkin
Hasek => Turco
Gonchar => McCabe

Tuques

urkel
ID: 289950
Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 00:04

Darn. Not feeling at all good about trading Marleau instead of Spezza for Staal.

The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 03:28

Thinking Jagr -> Zetterberg/Shanahan on 02/12 to gain 3, then back to Jagr on 03/02.

C.SuperFreak
ID: 2311413
Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 10:28

Auld is gone today and is forever off my team, banished! What a disastrous pick that turned out to be. Should have just stuck with Legace and saved the trades.

I had a good night point wise, but then again so did everybody else.

urkel
ID: 289950
Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 16:04

hey nice spot, dienasty! I think I will do that too.

Ira
ID: 401017811
Sat, Feb 11, 2006, 21:41

wow, lost 1.2 mil in 2 days..

I guess I'll do the Alfie/Heatley>Zetterberg>Jagr rotation

maybe I should move Spezza and Hasek, I dont know

KoGs
ID: 52715301
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 02:10

I got a question for you smallwhirled, I hope you will see it. Why do you and J play on the same account? I understand it's cheaper to buy teams in bundles, I also understand it's more fun to have different teams on the same account so you can easily compare them. But you gotta believe you and J will be up in the standings for prizes. So doesn't it suck that you guys only get 1 world wide rank prize? Imagine if you were ever 1, and J 2. Or vice versa. That would suck you only get the 1st place prize, when in fact 2 different teams took 1st and 2nd place. It's funny you guys do this, having 2 (or more) people on the same account when I'm sure there are people who have multiple accounts just so they can win world wide prizes more than once.

walk
ID: 320423020
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 08:02

Jagr > Zetterberg
Pitkanen > Lidstrom

- walk

walk
ID: 320423020
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 09:31

Women's olympic hockey oddities:

Canada 16, Italy 0
Shots on goal: Canada 66, Italy 5

US 6, Switzerland 0
Shots on goal: US 50, Switzerland 9

These games must be like watching pee wee vs. a pro team. Canada plays Russia (again, women) today and I hope it's on CNBC; I want to see it.

- walk

samuli
ID: 4593715
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 09:47

US - Switzerland was actually a good game right up until midway-point. At 1-0, The Swiss had a 2-(wo)man advantage for a good 2 minutes but couldn't capitalize... And sorta lost their faith.

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 11:01

Walk - Canada-Russia is on CNBC right now.

These games are like watching a hockey clinic.

The Canada chics just skate circles around the russians. 5-0 already in the 1st.

smallwhirled
ID: 170452415
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 11:41

we've just always done it this way.

C.SuperFreak
ID: 2311413
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 13:09

auld > legace
jagr > zetterberg
gonchar > lidstrom

holding 1 trade because someone on my roster may get injured during the games.

C.SuperFreak
ID: 2311413
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 13:26

Remember sports fans:
Also, please note that no trades will be given out during the Olympic Break. So you will not get any trades on Wednesday, February 15th or Wednesday, February 22nd.

So really, we have 2 game days to worry about before the next trade refresh. Feb 12, today, and Feb 28th.

However, what if I was the only person to sell a player on Wednesday and buy another? Would it be a wild price swing?

Ira
ID: 401017811
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 13:45

Alfredsson>Zetterberg
Spezza>Datsyuk

Little M
ID: 1061810
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 14:30

Re Post 22:

According to NicoTSN, "In Ultimate there will be no price changes during the break."

C.SuperFreak
ID: 2311413
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 15:02

thanks Little M.

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 15:15

Re 24, Or in other words... "We will accidentally process price changes during the break."

Little M
ID: 1061810
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 15:40

It wouldn't be the first time.

walk
ID: 320423020
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 16:36

J, I watched the Canada-Russia women's game during your post...Saw it go from 1-0 to 6-0 in the time it took for a normal human to take a dump. Canadians were twice as fast as the Russians on the ice (as opposed to the toilet). No match. It seems with the women, it's the US and Canada and everyone else is miles behind (for now).

- walk

KoGs
ID: 52715301
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 16:52

So if (or should I say when) both of you win a world wide prize, do you split the top prize 50/50? Or is it proportional to what you would have won? ie. The one with the higher world wide rank gets a bigger share of the cut. Or is it just a 'winner take all' type of thing?

KoGs
ID: 52715301
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 16:53

I only ask because a couple buddies of mine do the same thing with my account. They have never ever been good enough to make this an issue, but one of these days you have to know they will break out.

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 18:49

SW lives in a state where he's ineligible for prizes. I don't! Whatever prizes I qualify for, I subtract from what he wins and send him a check when its over.

For example, in baseball this year:

We won $1500 (he finished 3rd overall, we won all 5 divisions)

I finished in the top 50 and won 4 of the divisions, so I subtracted the money for what I would've earned on my own, something like $300, and sent him a check for $1200.

Much better than nothing!!!! And SW knows he'll kick my ass every time :)

KoGs
ID: 52715301
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 18:58

So who carries the tax burden?

smallwhirled
ID: 170452415
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 19:58

I always forfeit whatever he wins, that is the premise. I always get the rest. We've been buddies for a long time, it's not as bad as it sounds, plus it's cheaper to buy the teams. I always only want 1 team, and I know I'll kick his ass everytime....;). So it's not really a big deal. We do this stuff when we play other fantasy leagues or stuff like that, he just keeps a tab for me, it's like he is the bartender.

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Sun, Feb 12, 2006, 21:13

this is the first time that we've had to deal with a big prize, so I don't even know what the tax burden is, but when I find out, part of it'll be going on his tab :)

urkel
ID: 480402315
Mon, Feb 13, 2006, 18:39

Yesterday I went

Jagr > Zetterberg (thanks Dienasty)
Alfie > Gaborik

I figured Alfie would be the biggest price loser of the big forward line so I thought it wouldn't hurt to jump on Gaborik for a couple of games. But I definitely want in for the Sens' next 3 games, PIT, WAS, then TOR (we all know how they love to turn it up for the Leafs - remember that their last Leafs matchup was the game that busted them out of their last little mini-slump).

So I still have most of the big OTT guys, and will be getting Alfie back on the 29th.

I'll be very surprised if the OTT guys don't come back from the Olympic break playing at their usual high level.

Anyone else still holding a lot of OTT players?

Ira
ID: 401017811
Mon, Feb 13, 2006, 20:22

Still have Heatley, Redden, Hasek & Meszaros.

I think Meszaros and Redden will stay on the team for as long as possible barring injury.

I was considering Gaborik or Fernandez.

Thoughts?

Die_Habs
ID: 4011391719
Tue, Feb 14, 2006, 19:01

I held all of my OTT players, I am screwing the money philosophy this season and going to try and ration my trades. I didn't go with Jagr last week and dropped 100 spots WWR.

KOGS, J & Smallwhirled - RE: 15
Is it really true that if one manager finished 1, 2 WWR they would only get the one prize? I never knew that. It doesn't seem right.

smallwhirled
ID: 170452415
Tue, Feb 14, 2006, 20:47

I still have a bunch of Ott guys too, money isn't an issue at this point for me.

Yeah, only 1 top manager prize per login. If it weren't for this, then people would buy more teams and try to get all the prizes.

The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Tue, Feb 14, 2006, 21:48

I've still got Alf, Heatley, Hasek and Redden... They've got a chance to blow up after the break with games against PIT, WAS and TOR. I'm counting on it.

NY Studs
ID: 53142115
Wed, Feb 15, 2006, 09:51

Canada wins 7-2, but Redden and McCabe combine for -14 TSNP. Each had a -1 +/-.

C.SuperFreak
ID: 230111916
Wed, Feb 15, 2006, 14:09

Injury #1: Hasek
Left the game with an apparent leg injury. No further info of how bad it is. He did return to the bench but didn't play the remainder of the game.

walk
Dude
ID: 32928238
Wed, Feb 15, 2006, 14:18

Groin injury...just read the story on NHL.com. Good thing the Czechs also have Vokoun. Potential TSN implications as groin injuries sometimes take a looong time to heal.

- walk

C.SuperFreak
ID: 2311413
Fri, Feb 17, 2006, 21:31

Injury #2 : Elias
Returning to USA to have his bruised ribs examined. Too painful to even skate.
Hasek returning to Canada to have his groin worked on. [rimshot]

smallwhirled
ID: 170452415
Sat, Feb 18, 2006, 10:16

Did Hasek > Legace over Broduer > Legace pre Olympic break. :) Still have a ways to go to catch up, but I did get hot for about 5 days pre break going from about 30 to 18. With RV not a factor, it all comes down to luck, and seriously, I like my chances for a strong finish because my gut is usually pretty good.

Richard
Dude
ID: 204252420
Sat, Feb 18, 2006, 11:38

SW - your gut is a bit better than mine. I went Broduer->Legace pre-break and thus am still holding the now injured Hasek. Still mulling over my options.

Richard

Ira
ID: 401017811
Sat, Feb 18, 2006, 20:57

What do people thik of Hasek>Aebischer?

His confidence should be up after beatin the States, and has 6 in 10

Columbus
Minnesota x2
Chicago
St. Louis

all weak teams + Dallas

C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Sun, Feb 26, 2006, 01:41

Notable Injuries during the break:
Groin Injuries:
Gold - Hasek: extent of groin injury unknown
Silver - Jagr: mild groin
Bronze -
Bones Bruises
Gold - Gagne: out up to 2 wks with bone bruise in foot
Silver - Elias: Ribs
Bronze - Frolov: Shoulder

Other Notables:
Salo: Shoulder
Ohlund: Ribs
Theodore: Heel

1 game left. Pls stay healthy team Sweden.

J
ID: 531252515
Sun, Feb 26, 2006, 12:20

also, the Swedish Red Wings (ie-Zetteberg) aren't gonna play in the game on Tuesday in San Jose.

So much for the 3 games in 3 "days".

Ira
ID: 591402711
Mon, Feb 27, 2006, 12:48

C.Superfreak, where'd you find the info about Gagne?

Tuques
ID: 301044298
Mon, Feb 27, 2006, 13:08

Gagne should be back by the weekend

Simon Gagne's knee is improving quickly and is expected back by the end of the week.
Coach Ken Hitchcock believes that Gagne will be back in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers. There is also an outside chance he could be back for Wednesday's game against the Devils. We will keep you updated on Gagne's status. Feb. 27 - 8:16 am et
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Tuques

The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 02:26

That sucks about Zetterberg... Looked like a slam dunk pick 2 weeks ago. :(

I'm trying to figure out which direction to take with my goalies. Hasek's got to go and Thomas looks like he going to be splitting time with Raycroft, so im going to move him too. Broduer is coming in for one of them, but the other choice is more difficult.

I've identified Lehtonen, Auld, Aebischer and Gerber as potentials. But beyond that, i can't figure out which one of them is the best choice.

The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 02:33

Throw Crystal Ball Huet in there too.

C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 18:22

Heck I'll jump on 3 teams I'll move Hasek:
Hasek>Gerber
0 trades
Hasek>Kipper
3 trades
Hasek>Brodeur
3 trades

C.SuperFreak
ID: 2311413
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 23:32

Interesting. I sold the biggest price gainer of the night. All is well.....

R9
Leader
ID: 02624472
Tue, Feb 28, 2006, 23:46

I missed about 9 seconds of the CGY-Van game, late in the 2nd period. I didn't miss much, did I? Kippy got 100+ TSNP, right?

caribou
ID: 551572811
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 08:14

Finnally.....hockey is back !

caribou
ID: 551572811
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 08:16

Why would Hasek gain that much money when he is injured ?

Joelis
ID: 42955186
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 08:23

The summaries are wrong. He lost $190k

C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 11:33

thanks Joelis. I figured something was up. TSN's undocumented features.

urkel
ID: 480402315
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 12:56

55: yeah, that sucked! When is Iginla going to catch on fire? Kipper and Phaneuf can't win games by themselves!

Went Hasek > Kiprusoff last night

Will probably go Gaborik > Alfie today as planned. Gotta have the OTT guys for the next 3 games.

urkel
ID: 480402315
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 12:58

Or, with Jagr's injury, maybe I should keep Gaborik and trade Zetterberg for Alfie instead. Hm.

The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 20:24

I hope im not getting too cute with this series of moves, but after evaluating my trade situation and examining my teams trade outlook over the next couple of weeks, i think that i can afford to do it.

Thornton -> Spezza (right now Savard appears to have been the better choice)
Rolston -> Thornton

I've been looking for an out from Rolston anyways. Other trades im planning are Zetts -> Jagr and Gabby -> Cheech

R9
Leader
ID: 02624472
Wed, Mar 01, 2006, 21:12

I saved a trade and just went Rolston -> Spezza today.

C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Thu, Mar 02, 2006, 16:29

big risk:
Rolston>Forsberg
Zett>Jagr

urkel
ID: 480402315
Thu, Mar 02, 2006, 18:27

arg, screwed up yesterday and didn't get my Gaborik for Alfie trade done. :(

Guess I'll keep Gaborik for a couple more days and pick up Alfie on Saturday instead, although I hate jumping on a player after missing out on the big RV gains.

Went Zetterberg > Jagr today. Hope Jags does better than he did in the Olympics.

walk
ID: 1223126
Thu, Mar 02, 2006, 20:13

Jagr = god. I love this guy. Already 2 ppg and 1 assist. NYR score three goals in 70 seconds and lead 4-0 after being thoroughly outplayed for the first 15 minutes of the game. Esche pulled after it as 3-0, and they score off of Niittymaki within 15 seconds of him coming into the game.

- walk

Ira
ID: 5237211
Thu, Mar 02, 2006, 22:29

wholesale changes today:

Marleau>Spezza
Thornton>Savard
Cheechoo>Jagr
Nabokov>Turco

smallwhirled
ID: 170452415
Thu, Mar 02, 2006, 23:51

Went real ballsy today and grabbed Huet. So far so good on that one. I'm hoping I can get it going as we are running out of time, 574 tonight.

urkel
ID: 289950
Fri, Mar 03, 2006, 01:40

smallwhirled, I think I'm just gonna pick up all the same trades that you make, because your instincts are way better than mine. :)

walk
Dude
ID: 32928238
Fri, Mar 03, 2006, 08:55

You took Huet? Unreal move, SW. Unreal payoff.

- walk

smallwhirled
ID: 170452415
Fri, Mar 03, 2006, 09:59

Haha, thanks. I'm usually pretty good at going against the grain and making ballsy picks, I think that's why I always do so well. You can't overdo it and make all differential picks, but here and there it's okay.

Congrats to number Cobwebs who has grabbed the number 1 slot today.

J
Leader
ID: 10171012
Fri, Mar 03, 2006, 16:03

For some unknown reason I actually questioned SW's move to Huet last night. Someday I just won't ask anymore, and just believe. He really does ALWAYS do this!!!

R9
Leader
ID: 02624472
Fri, Mar 03, 2006, 18:30

I pimped Huet to him, and Huet's position as 1st in TSNP over the last 30 days didn't hurt either. I really wanted to move to him too, but had both goalie spots going last night. :( That always seems to happen to me, I see a great move to make but it doesn't fit at all.

Tuques@Home
ID: 480492816
Sun, Mar 05, 2006, 08:35

Anyone thinking of dropping Brodeur with his week sched comming up, 1 in 5 and 3 in 9... I was looking at Abeisher, Budaj start last game and the lost to Dallas, so David should get the next couples of start....

Or should I use this trade some where else used more wisely...

My best night of the year last night so I'd like to keep it up..

Tuques

The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Sun, Mar 05, 2006, 11:22

I sure as hell was envious of all the Kipper and Lidstrom owners last night...

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Sun, Mar 05, 2006, 12:58

I'm keeping Brodeur. The best you can get is a 3 in 5 or a 5 in 9. And no one's schedule is good enough to warrant 2 trades for 2 games. Of the teams that do have a 3 in 5 or 5 in 9, its amazing how many of those games are road games!

Brody stays for me.

Little M
ID: 241361415
Sun, Mar 05, 2006, 16:04

I will be keeping Brodeur on the one team that holds him. While he doesn't have a lot of games over the next couple of weeks, they are against NYI, WASH, PIT, NYI and PIT.

C.SuperFreak
ID: 2311413
Mon, Mar 06, 2006, 21:53

Gagne with 2a tonight. Forsberg 1g2a.

Will Staals production suffer with the loss of Cole to the team? Probably not but with Forsberg looking good, Spezza shining and Thornton being Thornton there's no room on my team for him anymore.
Staal goes after the Philly game for Spezza.
It'll give me:
Spezza, Forsberg, Thornton

With Toronto's slump I'm moving McCabe.

The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Tue, Mar 07, 2006, 01:26

I think Redden's got to go. Great sched or not he's just not putting up numbers atm. 2pts in his last 9 games, and they both came in the same game.

Lidstrom on the other hand has 11pts over the same stretch. A move to Nik might be worth it, despite giving up a game or two over the long haul...

Joelis
ID: 42955186
Tue, Mar 07, 2006, 08:32

#79

So hurry up and dump him so he can explode with a big game... ;)

The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Tue, Mar 07, 2006, 08:39

That fear is the only reason why i haven't done it yet.

walk
Dude
ID: 32928238
Tue, Mar 07, 2006, 17:47

I have Lidstrom, McCabe and Redden. What other defensemen are preferable here? Zubov? Chara? It seems like these three are the elite, but Redden and McCabe have slowed. Still, I am quite reluctant to sell any of them.

- walk

urkel
ID: 480402315
Tue, Mar 07, 2006, 19:42

I have Redden, McCabe, and Zubov on 2 teams, and Meszaros instead of McCabe on my budget team.

I'd like to get Lidstrom but the timing doesn't seem right with any of those guys. I'll sleep on it I guess. (Meanwhile, McCabe and Redden will go -3 and Lidstrom will get a hattie)

urkel
ID: 480402315
Tue, Mar 07, 2006, 19:45

SW, what are you doing? Remember, I'm stealing all your moves from now on. :)

The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Wed, Mar 08, 2006, 00:08

Well, thanks to being sick i slept through the freeze. Seems like a lot of managers were feeling the Redden -> Lidstrom move. I'm hoping Wade goes ape these next few games...

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Wed, Mar 08, 2006, 00:19

SW is in the Bahama's for a week, I'm teamsitting and the guy doesn't even have and/or need to make any moves! Its very depressing!!!!

urkel
ID: 480402315
Thu, Mar 09, 2006, 22:18

Lidstrom 1G, 3A

Boy, am I ever glad I didn't do the Redden > Lidstrom move. :P

The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Thu, Mar 09, 2006, 22:43

I made that trade this morning... And not a game too soon.

Ira
ID: 5237211
Fri, Mar 10, 2006, 00:05

good lord

Derek Roy with 218 TSNP

smallwhirled
ID: 3211112519
Fri, Mar 10, 2006, 20:14

did Huet > Manny on another hunch, we'll see.

Ira
ID: 5237211
Sat, Mar 11, 2006, 21:33

dang

wasn't expecting Buffalo to play so early..

missed out on Savard>Briere

Die_Habs
ID: 4011391719
Sat, Mar 11, 2006, 23:49

So far i have missed the last two shutouts for Huet after moving him on thursday because of the abeischer trade. Emery rewarded me the first night with his bombing.

I am now in the position with 13+ trades on my teams and don't know what to do. Been a hard year for me for some reason, I was hoping to crack the top 20 after being in the top 100 two years in a row. Dissappointing!

C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Wed, Mar 15, 2006, 18:42

I moved Staal to Jokinnen & Gerber to Luongo. Car has 4 games compared to Fla's 6 games. So it's a no-brainer. +4 in games.

A little differentation.

You know I wouldn't mind if I dropped or gained positions but I'm freakin' stuck in the same +30 -30 ranking area every damn day.

If I gained 100 positions or drop 100 positions then I could at least get some feedback on what's going right or wrong, but just staying in the same position just sucks. SUCKS to a point that the interest in the game is quickly waning.

and judging by the drop off in posts here it appears that others might be losing interest as well.

C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Wed, Mar 15, 2006, 18:44

and i'm not even hurting for trades. I still have 3, 5, & 5 on my teams.

The Beezer
Leader
ID: 191202817
Wed, Mar 15, 2006, 18:48

I've got no one going today so hopefully Datsyuk, Zetterberg, and Legace will have quiet nights.

R9
Leader
ID: 02624472
Wed, Mar 15, 2006, 19:46

The game is 1 minute old and already my only two guys going (Zet and Lid) are on the board. HUA! ;)

The Beezer
Leader
ID: 191202817
Wed, Mar 15, 2006, 20:05

Well, at least Legace will have a quiet night. Osgood is in goal. Of course Lidstrom has just made my Lid-Visnovsky move from a couple days back look bad. Them's the breaks I guess.

smallwhirled
ID: 170452415
Thu, Mar 16, 2006, 10:00

Interest has definitely wained from my perspective....it's all a factor of RV being no factor. If it was a struggle to get 3 stud Dmen, or if it was a struggle to get that one last W upgrade then the game would be much more exciting in terms of differentiation.

Player prices need to be raised, price movers need to be dampened. The same thing happened in baseball last year, and my interest wained there as well. A couple of years ago, I remember how hard it was to get a full team of studs in March....

smallwhirled
ID: 170452415
Thu, Mar 16, 2006, 10:01

For my team, I had planned on holding Broduer until now all along. But, I didn't expect him to SUCK this bad. Kind of a shame just how horrible he has been the past week or so. From there I'm not sure what I'm going to do with that goalie slot.

Spezza > Forsberg last week worked real well. :(

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The Dienasty
ID: 132591
Thu, Mar 16, 2006, 10:41

Player prices do need to be raised next season. I can't recall a time in any SW/TSN based game where ive achieved my RV goal so early, that being to put myself in a position to no longer have to worry if i can afford to buy any player, at any time.

Higher IPO's would solve a lot of it. Players like Demitra, Jagr, Palffy, Heatley, Datsyuk and Zetterberg (among others) came in just way too low.

101

Little M
ID: 241361415
Thu, Mar 16, 2006, 12:14

It also hasn't helped that due to injuries you can have cheap starting goalies like Emery, Huet and Auld.

102

Ira
ID: 5237211
Thu, Mar 16, 2006, 12:35

smallwhirled,

it's definetly tough to get ahead when everyone has their ideal lineup and has 5-15 mil in the bank only 2/3 of the way through the season..

103

urkel
ID: 480402315
Thu, Mar 16, 2006, 13:24

Went Staal > Jokinen yesterday.

I swear, every time I pick up Jokinen, no matter how hot he his or who his opponents, he goes cold.

That happens to me all the time with Nagy too. I know they're good players.

I just jinx them or something.

But yeah, I'm with those who have really lost a lot of interest the last few weeks, and the lack of RV as a factor is definitely a huge part of it.

I think the underpriced goalies were the biggest killers of the game this year.

104

C.SuperFreak
ID: 321180
Sat, Mar 18, 2006, 01:06

You gotta be kidding me. UNFREAKINGBELIEVABLE Luongo gets the night off!!!! which should indicate that he's gonna play against Washington.

On another note with Calgary's offense it's possible that Vokoun could make it 3 straight.

I have 3 teams and i'm going to make some moves and get away from them all having alfie, heatley, ovechkin, jagr.
1 team stays the same
2nd team
Ovechkin > Cheechoo
3rd team
Alfie > Kovalchuk

lock and load

105

Ira
ID: 5237211
Sat, Mar 18, 2006, 16:07

aw man.... I just traded for Luongo yesterday

106

C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Sat, Mar 18, 2006, 20:48

No Foppa tonite, Knee injury.
And of course I didn't get a chance to make my moves, which is proving beneficial-so far.

(don't ask, whuppah, i don't have hand)

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Ira
ID: 5237211
Sun, Mar 19, 2006, 00:49

Dang, Selanne has 5 in 7 coming up, but all my forwards play 4 in 7, so I don't think it's worth that extra game...

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