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| Posted by: C.SuperFreak
- [257441620] Mon, Aug 20, 2012, 22:35
This may be a bit premature given the current state of the NHL but....
I'd like to announce that RGFHL has opened for another year. Returning managers please check in. Below is the draft order for this year.
Yahoo! hasn't opened for business. When they do I will set up and send out the emails.
Last Years Crew:
1. Wolfer
2. Little M
3. Philflyboy
4. Perm Dudes
5. Tommyd
6. Cobwebs
7. C.SuperFreak
8. Ira
9. Goldcoach
10. Filthy
11. Taxman
12. The Dienasty
Discussion: NHL STRIKE
Please throw out suggestions and options about how we should handle a pool with a potential labour stoppage.
a. Draft as usual and hope for the best.
b. Delay the draft
c. Delay and depending on the length of stoppage take the year off (**mmm no)
d --> Other options?
Hope everyone is having a good Summer (Winter for Ira) and will return safe and sound.
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| | | 1 | tommyd
ID: 28237206
Tue, Aug 21, 2012, 06:27
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I'm in for another year. Option B sounds good to me.
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| | | 2 | Perm Dude
ID: 3210201915
Tue, Aug 21, 2012, 10:15
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In! Delay (B) sounds good to me, too. This'll mean a very quick draft if there is a delay but we've been pretty good with our drafts in the past.
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| | | 3 | wolfer
ID: 39537520
Tue, Aug 21, 2012, 21:37
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In and B also sounds good, although will keepers be changing depending on when the season starts?
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| | | 4 | Cobwebs
ID: 47848182
Wed, Aug 22, 2012, 11:16
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In. We'll just have to wait and see and hope for the best. Its pointless to have a draft when the game is not up and running in Yahoo.
Very gracious of you, CSF, giving me the 6th spot in the draft order since we were tied in the final standings:-)
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| | | 5 | I_AM_CANADIAN
Sustainer
ID: 01361448
Thu, Aug 23, 2012, 12:58
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I've been out of the Fantasy Hockey world for quite a few years, but am interested in coming back, if you guys have room this year, please shoot me an email.
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| | | 6 | Ira
ID: 16733241
Fri, Aug 24, 2012, 02:38
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I'm in,
A or B is fine with me. May as well post our keepers
Is there a major reason I'm not figuring out against doing the draft as per normal? It's always a race against time in the last 2 days before the season starts lol may as well have our teams ready.
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| | | 7 | The Dienasty
ID: 217102412
Fri, Aug 24, 2012, 13:10
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I will be back to defend. Thanks again CSF for commishing and getting things started.
Plan B sounds fine with me. I find a big part of draft strategy is based on training camp and pre-season info, and if both are delayed then delaying the draft till things are sorted works for me.
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| | | 8 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 417383014
Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 17:21
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Yahoo! is up and running. Invites should have been sent out. Log in and have a sniff around. If you see something out of whack give me a shout.
We'll wait until everyone has checked in before declaring keepers.
I AM CANADIAN has expressed interest in the league so we'll put him on deck. If there's interest in expansion we'll have to decide on a format for the new manager...
thanks all.
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| | | 9 | Perm Dude
ID: 3210201915
Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 20:26
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in.
I've played with IAC in other leagues, and if a spot opens he would be a fine addition.
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| | | 10 | Goldcoach
Leader
ID: 9228209
Sun, Sep 02, 2012, 13:13
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IN... Option D get a CBA announced!
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| | | 11 | filthy
ID: 31148242
Thu, Sep 06, 2012, 06:29
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Fine with expanding/mixing it up or keeping things the same. Later draft is better for me but my drafts are bad whenever they happen, so just tell me when to post my keepers and I'll be ready to rock.
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| | | 12 | tommyd
ID: 28237206
Thu, Sep 06, 2012, 19:48
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Can you send me another invite pretty sure I delelted it thanks.
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| | | 13 | taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Sat, Sep 08, 2012, 12:22
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I'm in and have signed up in yahoo
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| | | 14 | Cobwebs
Sustainer
ID: 058358241
Wed, Sep 12, 2012, 17:08
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So how would an expansion work with keepers and draft order? Any suggestions?
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| | | 15 | Ira
ID: 16733241
Sat, Sep 15, 2012, 03:53
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Not sure what the talent pool would look like, but the easiest solution for the keepers would be an expansion draft with all the unprotected players after the rest of the league picked their 4.
As for the expansion teams working into the draft order, the commish can put them through a randomizer to pick a number between 1 and the number of teams we have and that's where their draft position will be. (lottery)
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| | | 16 | wolfer
ID: 198471510
Sat, Sep 15, 2012, 11:50
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In terms of expansion, I'd rather see if we can get two leagues going instead of expanding this one. We could turn then turn it into more like the other three - RIeHC, RIFC, and the RIBC.
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| | | 17 | Cobwebs
ID: 498541516
Sat, Sep 15, 2012, 17:55
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Even with 2 leagues we'll have a problem with deciding keepers and draft order. I was thinking that we name 3 keepers, then the new managers can pick 4 players (no more than 1 player from each manager), then we pick our last keeper. For draft order I'm not sure, maybe those who lost a keeper to a new manager should move up in the draft order, and the new managers pick last.
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| | | 18 | wolfer
ID: 198471510
Sat, Sep 15, 2012, 22:30
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I wasnt thinking about keepers. It was more that the people who finish in the top have of both leagues would be in one league the next year and the others would be in the second league.
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| | | 19 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 257441620
Sun, Sep 16, 2012, 19:22
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It looks like the lockout is on so we'll put a hold on activity until the hockey mess is all fixed.
I'm having problems with this forum. It appears the email field is not working. It won't accept my email so I haven't been able to communicate any info. The thread just hangs. I'll try to send another invite to tommyd but I'm not finding the resend invites in yahoo!
Send me an email at 'the-bud@deleteshaw.ca' and I will send the league name and password. (remove delete).
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| | | 20 | Ira
ID: 16733241
Tue, Sep 18, 2012, 07:35
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RE: 17
I dont think there will be any shortage of talent after we pick our 4 keepers.
Unprotected players last season:
H. Sedin, Kopitar, Parise, Carter, Gaborik, Tavares, Richards, Staal, Benn, ect.
Rinne, Kiprusoff, Howard
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| | | 21 | The Dienasty
ID: 11052613
Sun, Jan 06, 2013, 14:52
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Shall we light this thing up?
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| | | 22 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Sun, Jan 06, 2013, 15:20
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Let's do it.
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| | | 23 | Ira
ID: 387372612
Sun, Jan 06, 2013, 17:11
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I'm in
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| | | 24 | Cobwebs
Sustainer
ID: 058358241
Sun, Jan 06, 2013, 17:40
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I'm ready. Lets draft!
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| | | 25 | Ira
ID: 16733241
Sun, Jan 06, 2013, 21:01
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May aswell post our keepers
John Tavares, Ilya Kovalchuk, Corey Perry, Cam Ward
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| | | 26 | Goldcoach
Leader
ID: 9228209
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 06:32
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Kari Lehtonen, Shea Weber, Anze Kopitar, Tyler Seguin
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| | | 27 | filthy
ID: 302885
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 06:33
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i'm having trouble deciding keepers, anyone wanna trade 2 for 1? or 1 for a draft pick upgrade? do we have any restrictions on keepers and trades involving draft picks?
luongo, schneider, datsyuk, landeskog, benn, smith. message me offers here, or through the league site.
if we need to do a fast draft, i can do a quick prerank.
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| | | 28 | mailedfoot
ID: 2787117
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 10:13
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If there are any openings, I would like to play...
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| | | 29 | Cobwebs
ID: 47848182
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 10:17
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Nicklas Backstrom, Jason Spezza, Erik Karlsson, Tuukka Rask
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| | | 30 | The Dienasty
ID: 11052613
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 10:19
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I'm ready to announce keepers too, but will we have enough managers back in time?
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| | | 31 | Cobwebs
ID: 47848182
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 11:02
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Still 2 managers missing in Yahoo. And we need to decide on an expansion, if we'll have time to do it.
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| | | 32 | tommyd
ID: 28237206
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 20:02
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Ok im in just dawned on my about this
I didnt get an invite and have tried to email CSF the first one bounced back so I just sent another.
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| | | 33 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 20:11
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4 keepers, no more than 1 goalie, is that right? It seems to me there was some positional restriction on keepers but I'm not seeing what it is.
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| | | 34 | tommyd
ID: 28237206
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 20:14
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Ryan Miller
Steve Stamkos
Brad Richards
Loui Erickson
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| | | 35 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 53046819
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 20:46
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I'm here, just got back from vacation. I'll resend and announce keepers.
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| | | 36 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 57010820
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 21:10
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I pulled this from a previous years thread.
Keeper rehash:
keep 4
only 1 goalie can be protected.
maximum 2 keepers at any other position.
Crosby
Ovechkin
Quick
Kessel
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| | | 37 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Tue, Jan 08, 2013, 21:42
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Keepers:
Lundquist
Toews
St. Louis
Parise
Leaving some good skaters on the table, unfortunately.
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| | | 38 | filthy
ID: 302885
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 01:59
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datsyuk, benn, landeskog, mike smith
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| | | 39 | philflyboy
ID: 8628156
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 07:48
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my keepers:
Fleury, Giroux, Lucic and Ray Whitney
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| | | 40 | wolfer
ID: 1003297
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 08:32
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Neal, Semin,Crawford,Kane
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| | | 41 | The Dienasty
ID: 11052613
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 10:03
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Eric Staal
Scott Hartnell
Kris Letang
Pekka Rinne
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| | | 42 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 6029911
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 12:31
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Just waiting on Little M and Taxman for their keepers.
If you still haven't joined Yahoo! send me an email: the-bud*shaw.ca. (replace the * with an @)
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| | | 43 | The Dienasty
ID: 11052613
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 12:47
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Looks like it's Little M and tommyd that are not in Yahoo yet.
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| | | 44 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 6029911
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 13:44
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The Dienasty, I resent the info yesterday with the emails listed in Yahoo! Hopefully they received the details. My email is also posted in this thread or previous years threads.
I'm reluctant to set up Drafttime until I hear from Taxman and Little M. It won't take long to set up.
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| | | 45 | Little M
ID: 267173115
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 17:07
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Thanks for the e-mial, CSF.
I'll sign in shortly.
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| | | 46 | tommyd
ID: 28237206
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 17:36
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I just sent an email to you CSF.
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| | | 47 | tommyd
ID: 28237206
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 17:39
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Ok I'm in.
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| | | 48 | taxman
ID: 801917
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 18:02
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thanks for heads up..are we drafting in Draftime ??
keepers:
Bryzgalov
Chara
Sharp
Malkin
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| | | 49 | Little M
ID: 1208917
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 18:08
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I am in as well
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| | | 50 | Little M
ID: 1208917
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 18:42
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If I need to post keepers now, they are: D. Sedin, P. Kane, Skinner and Nugent-Hopkins.
I would like to trade though, preferably to pick up a good goalie.
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| | | 51 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 57010820
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 19:36
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Thanks everyone. We are all set in Yahoo!
It's going to be a QUICK draft so please be prepared for next week.
I'll set up the draft in draft time (same site as last year) which used to be Kafenatid. Everyone should still have last years ID's and pwds for the site.
A couple of managers have indicated that they'd like to trade. I agree that there should be a couple of days to mull over trade offers.
Do we want to Start Sunday or Monday or sooner?
Can we defer expansion to next year? We are very tight on time and it appears the NHL is not going have any exhibition game so it's going to be a sprint right out of the gate.
Draft Order:
1. Wolfer
2. Little M
3. Philflyboy
4. Perm Dudes
5. Tommyd
6. Cobwebs
7. C.SuperFreak
8. Ira
9. Goldcoach
10. Filthy
11. Taxman
12. The Dienasty
Have I missed anything?
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| | | 52 | The Dienasty
ID: 11052613
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 22:55
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Looks good, CSF. We're going to be up against it as it is, so I think the sooner we start drafting, the better.
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| | | 53 | Little M
ID: 19018922
Wed, Jan 09, 2013, 23:20
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I would say earlier than Monday.
Maybe give until Friday for trades and start the draft on Saturday. It gives people a couple of days to do queues as well
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| | | 54 | filthy
ID: 302885
Thu, Jan 10, 2013, 01:41
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do we have a password to join the league at draft time yet?
i'm in for expansion. we should discuss it post draft for the following year, so we have as long to prepare as possible.
i agree with friday keeper deadline, saturday draft start, and monday start some sort of clock. the queue setting in draft time is great, so schedules should not be a problem at all for a fast draft.
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| | | 55 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 57010820
Thu, Jan 10, 2013, 23:14
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Draft time is set up and ready for you to sign in. I have sent an email from yahoo! with the link and password.
Or if you prefer just log into Yahoo! and check the message area for the info. copy and paste the link into your browser.
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| | | 56 | Little M
ID: 267173115
Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 10:45
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I think I am signed in.
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| | | 58 | Cobwebs
Sustainer
ID: 058358241
Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 19:10
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FYI, you can pre-rank players now, and later, when the draft starts, copy them into a queue. Just click on Pre-Rank Players on top of the Draftime page and Select Hockey. It saves a lot of time and makes it easier if you can create your cheat sheet in advance and copy it into a queue in Draftime when the draft starts.
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| | | 59 | tommyd
ID: 560281118
Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 19:29
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I emailed CSF earlier but we got hammered with a huge snowstorm here today. Been without power and managed to make it to the inlaws who do have power. Should be back in my own house tomorrow some time. Will try and stay in touch as much as possible.
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| | | 60 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 57010820
Fri, Jan 11, 2013, 23:06
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I have set the draft to start at 2pm EST Sat Jan 11.
Draft Order is set.
Keepers entered.
17 Rounds.
Payment made.
Clock is currently set to 90 minutes.
Draft Paused between 12am EST and 9am EST.
Please login to Draftime and register for the draft.
If you have any concerns about the settings or if you think you'll have issues tomorrow.....PLEASE SCREAM ASAP.
thanks.
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| | | 61 | The Dienasty
ID: 11052613
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 00:05
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Thanks for setting it up, Commish! Great job per usual.
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| | | 62 | Little M
ID: 51041213
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 14:04
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Draft hasn't started yet. I wonder if 01/12/13 is December 1, 2013.
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| | | 63 | Cobwebs
Sustainer
ID: 058358241
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 14:30
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The date is correct, but what worries me is that it's a proposed date, not a decided date.
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| | | 64 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 57010820
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 15:02
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I have to manually start it. The proposed date is just a suggested start date/time.
I guess we are ready as I haven't heard anyone object to any issues.
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| | | 65 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 15:15
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Fire it up! No time limit right now, but perhaps we can get a round or two in before we need to put in a limit.
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| | | 66 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 15:16
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Also, starting it will allow us to enter our draft queues.
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| | | 67 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 57010820
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 15:18
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Started!
I'll be around for most of the day for any issues. i'll check in frequently on this site.
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| | | 68 | wolfer
ID: 270281214
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 15:28
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will make pick shortly.
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| | | 69 | Ira
ID: 16733241
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 15:37
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Just a reminder to everyone in North American that my waking hours can fire through a couple rounds at your night time if you all fill your queues.
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| | | 70 | Little M
ID: 267173115
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 15:45
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Thanks, Ira.
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| | | 71 | tommyd
ID: 28237206
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 17:30
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Cant get draftime to load right now.
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| | | 72 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 3930523
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 17:47
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me neither. Draftime seems to be experiencing some issues.
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| | | 73 | Little M
ID: 90201218
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 19:20
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It is back up.
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| | | 74 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Sat, Jan 12, 2013, 20:01
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It was having a hard time processing my pick.
:)
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| | | 75 | Cobwebs
Sustainer
ID: 058358241
Sun, Jan 13, 2013, 11:30
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Why is Max Games Played in the League Settings set at 40? Shouldn't it be 48?
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| | | 76 | taxman
ID: 50201418
Mon, Jan 14, 2013, 19:20
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$hit..wish the Dienasty would pick. I'm going out for 2 1/2 hours. I'll make a queue..but I would like to make a knowledgeable pick in this draft....blah..blah...blah
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| | | 77 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Mon, Jan 14, 2013, 19:34
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Tax, is Dustin Brown coming back before the end of next month? I thought he was still in Switzerland.
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| | | 78 | The Dienasty
ID: 11052613
Mon, Jan 14, 2013, 23:22
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My bad. I hope Schultz was your guy, Tax.
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| | | 79 | taxman
ID: 50201418
Tue, Jan 15, 2013, 18:33
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same song second verse ... but not leaving queue. I will be back @ 6:45 PM CST.
Schultz was my guy...after Shattenkirk was off the board. Picking via a queue did/could not change that result. My current pick quandary is from not deciding which path to pursue
Fred..where did you find a blurb on Brown. I have not seen anything..but haven't looked in LA news papers.
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| | | 80 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Tue, Jan 15, 2013, 18:54
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He signed with the ZSC Lions, whose season runs through the end of next month I believe. Information is mostly in German, but I don't see that he'll be able to leave before the end of the season.
Perhaps not--I wasn unsure enough that I didn't even queue him. He's not in camp (yet) I don't believe but I'd be interested if anyone has any other information.
I'm out in NYC almost all day tomorrow, but will put in a good-sized queue in the hopes that the draft won't get held up in my absense. Would like to get one or two more picks in to fill some holes tonight!
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| | | 81 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 57010820
Wed, Jan 16, 2013, 23:33
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Looks like we are moving at a pretty good pace. I think we'll be done before the puck drops on Saturday. I apologize for my lengthy clock times early on.
The autopick queue format is great. I'm able to queue up 4-5 players ahead of time knowing that most of them will get snapped up. Best case scenario is that some are still around for the next pick.
47 picks to go.
40 minutes per pick on average.
Kudos to a few of the managers using the auto-draft feature throughout the draft. Your times are awesome.
Just an FYI. I'm entering the picks in Yahoo! as we draft (the first couple of rounds aren't accurate because I used the draftime grid instead of using the draft order section - sorry I had a brain fart).
I expect everything will be ready for Saturday Night.
Anyone up for a Draft Recap? It's kinda of fun to read past years recaps to see how on or off the mark we are.
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| | | 82 | The Dienasty
ID: 10831718
Wed, Jan 16, 2013, 23:51
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Recaps are fun. I'm up for one.
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| | | 83 | Little M
ID: 55027170
Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 01:31
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Apologizes in advance, but I don;t expect my queues to last until tomorrow. It is already after 1am ET, so it shouldn't be a long wait.
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| | | 84 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 11:12
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Just back at my desk, but it'll be another half hour until I can update my sheets for what was picked the last 24 hours or so and make a pick. Sorry for the delay, but I should be at the desk (and/or with queues) the rest of the draft.
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| | | 85 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 11:25
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C.SuperFreak with the steal of the draft in 14.06! Never even thought to look for him that low.
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| | | 86 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 6029911
Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 12:42
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Perm, you can also check RGFHL Yahoo! league for players. I have it up to date. Players remaining is fairly accurate. Give or take 1 or 2 picks.
Alfie, if he stays healthy will do alright. I noticed you snagged him in ATHS. He's worth a chance when he falls that far down the draft.
If all goes well we could wrap this draft up today. Seems as though the last 3 picks always seem to be the most difficult.
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| | | 87 | Cobwebs
Sustainer
ID: 058358241
Thu, Jan 17, 2013, 13:55
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Yeah, was surprised to see Alfie drop that far, I already had 3 Sens and was hoping that someone would take him so that I wouldn't look silly when I got Silfverberg;-) Damn you CSF, you also snagged Bobby Ryan and Hedman when they were on top of my queue:(
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| | | 88 | The Dienasty
ID: 11052613
Fri, Jan 18, 2013, 12:20
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...And that's a wrap! Good luck all.
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| | | 89 | Cobwebs
Sustainer
ID: 058358241
Fri, Jan 18, 2013, 12:32
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That must be a record time for us:) Draftime is great, thanks CSF for creating the draft for us, wouldn't have finished in time without it.
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| | | 90 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 6029911
Fri, Jan 18, 2013, 13:26
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Please log into Yahoo! and check your teams. The information is located on the draft central tab.
Draft Central tab > Draft Results.
Click on the Team tab to view your players.
Please report back any adjustments asap.
I'll open yahoo! tonight.
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| | | 91 | Cobwebs
Sustainer
ID: 058358241
Fri, Feb 01, 2013, 16:07
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Darn! Spezza out for most of the season, and MaxPac out for a few weeks:( Let the sinking begin!
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| | | 92 | Cobwebs
Sustainer
ID: 058358241
Sat, Feb 02, 2013, 17:20
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I must say that Conacher was a great pickup by Ira.
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| | | 93 | taxman
ID: 11291516
Fri, Feb 15, 2013, 17:29
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and order is restored 1/4 though the compressed season. Dienasty was overdue.
As water does, I'm seeking my own level :(
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| | | 94 | The Dienasty
ID: 10831718
Sun, Apr 28, 2013, 04:45
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An odd discrepancy to bring attention to, many teams (including my own) appear to have gone over the games played limit in certain positions, and had points from those games allowed to be counted towards their teams totals.
Congrats to all on a fun season, and good luck to those still in contention in the final day of action.
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| | | 95 | Perm Dude
ID: 201027169
Sun, Apr 28, 2013, 10:28
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That's a Yahoo thing. If you have one more game at a position, but 3 guys play that night in that position, Yahoo counts them all.
A great season. I had my failings down the line, but was excited to find myself on top with two weeks to go. But leaving 8 GP on the table for goalies is just very hard for a team to finish well, and I haven't.
But hey--at least we had a season!
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| | | 96 | filthy
ID: 4157202
Mon, Apr 29, 2013, 04:47
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Congrats on 1st Dienasty. And congrats on 2nd Taxman.
A season full of regrets for me, so I'm glad to end up 3rd, but really kicking myself for a couple late moves (dropping Lehner early, and my poor timing on Yakupov at the end), as well as for putting any faith in Kiprusoff/Calgary this year. In past years when I'd luck out by missing shellings when I forgot to set my lineup, this year, I seemed to miss shutouts when I forgot. And without fail, I seemed to choose wrong when I had a goalie decision to make in the first 2 months. I'll chalk it up to lockout rust this year! ha
Another wide open race, not as epic as last year, but it was still an exciting year. Down to the wire. Thanks all!
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| | | 97 | The Dienasty
ID: 28346297
Mon, Apr 29, 2013, 08:46
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I think i had one of my worst drafts ever when i look at it now. Very nearly the entire bottom half of it was replaced by the time March rolled around. Thankfully, i hit a few home runs on the waiver wire (Jacob Voracek, Jiri Tlusty, Sam Gagner) and had a couple of beast mode seasons from Eric Staal and Ryan Getzlaf. My goaltenders were an absolute mess, but somehow were able to combine for 12 shutouts and give me that same number of points in that category, which i think is what really won it for me this year.
Taxman was strong all year but the Malkin injury down the stretch really hurt. filthy put on a filthy comeback to finish on the podium, and had the season lasted another week longer, im sure both these teams would have caught and passed me. Respect to cobwebs who had a solid team that got hit up hard by injuries.
We finish with the same top 3 in the same order as last year. I can live with that :)
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| | | 98 | C.SuperFreak
ID: 6029911
Mon, Apr 29, 2013, 14:41
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Congrats guys way to grind it out during this abbreviated season. You made some serious adjustments at the right times. Kudos for adapting and figuring it out.
You'll have to excuse my frank congratulatory accolades as I'm busy trying to figure out how my bus left the station without the wheels. A trainwreck of a season----LUONGO!!! ugh.
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| | | 99 | taxman
ID: 351561315
Mon, Apr 29, 2013, 19:41
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Same top three as last year a lot like kissing your sister.
Congrats to preseason consensus pick, Dienasty.
After taking a few days to cogitate, I suffered the following revelations:
His win was not a fluke: 1st in Goals and in Shutouts. Dienasty finished in top 1/2 of league standings in 8 of the 10 categories and the other 2 were still in top 3/4ths. Filthy was the other manager with two category wins, but last in GAA and next to last in SV% torpedoed a great season that saw his team rise from the bottom of the early season standings. Cobwebs and Ira each won a category in spite of being torched by injuries to Keepers. I followed their lead. The other category winners were Radio Roberts (probably not on purpose..see below); Little M, won Asst, but only scored well in two other unrelated categories, 2nd in SOG and 3rd in SHO; and Tommyds won SV%, but couldn't sustain his repeated move up in the standings due to losing Anderson for much of season. Had Tommyd had Anderson all season, we might all be complimenting his season's work. Anderson missed 6 weeks (@ 15 games). It is easy to see Tommyd with 4 more wins (worth 3 points) and a lower GAA by 2/10ths (for 2 more points) at the same time lowering Dienasty 1 spot each in Wins and GAA, leaving Tommyd as league winner. (Shoulda, coulda, woulda). Dienasty did and we didn't. Hail to the conqueror.
As the antithesis to Filthy, my world beating start crumbled as the season wore on (and with injuries to Malkin, Sharp and Prust). Couture, Marleau and David Clarkson fueled my early season run. After they fell to earth, I relied on Niemi, smoke, mirrors and 42 moves to try and stay in the hunt, or at least stay relevant. By the way...Dienasty also made 42 moves, thus ending my 7 years alone atop in season Moves. Can't believe he is such a copycat. (and did it so much better)
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RANDOM OBSERVATIONS;
The value of Assists: phlflyboy finished as runner-up in PPP in spite of finishing last in Goals scored.
Lady Bing goes to Cobwebs even though Radio Roberts had 7 fewer PIM. Cobweb's Fwds and D compiled 682 games played, 10 more than yahoo claims as maximum allowed. Radio Roberts left an astounding 82 games on the shelf, not to mention another 34 Goalie games unused. RR still tied or exceeded 4 others in Goals scored.
9 NHL players scored 50 or more points this season. SuperFreaks rostered 3 (all as keepers) yet finished in bottom 1/2 of both G and Asst categories. SF's Overchkin (led NHL in SOG with 220 (in 48 games, had 303 last year in 78 games) 30 SOG ahead of 2013 runner-up, Kane.
10 goalies won 20 or more games, philflyboy rostered 3. Superfreak had the only 20 win goalie w/o a shutout.
What do Cam Ward, Kovalchuk, Spezza, Karlsson, Malkin, Patrick Sharp have in common. All were Keepers, kept by managers not named Dienasty (oh, and that IR thingy). He did Keep Hartnell. Worse, he drafted Halak, but later grabbed Elliott...just in case.
I repeat not a fluke.
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| | | 100 | Cobwebs
Sustainer
ID: 058358241
Tue, Apr 30, 2013, 12:16
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Congrats Dienasty, you were the favorite after the draft and lived up to expectations. Well done!
My team was riddled with injuries all season, and losing EK and Spezza was devastating. I wish Matt Cooke and the Pens all the worst that I can think of:-(
Usually I struggle with my goalies and do well with my skaters, this year it was the opposite. With picking up Fasth I had a tandem goalie handcuff on 2 good teams and was garanteed 96 games, ended up with 97, so I had no need for Emery, and Taxman benefitted when I dropped him.
I thought everyone knew that you can get extra games when you max out, managed to get 10 extra games for my skaters and 1 extra game for my goalies. First time that I got more than max at every position:-) But all those extra games doesn't do much when the games are meaningless and players are rested.
I was surprised to see CSF struggle all season, was waiting for his team to climb in the standings but it never happened.
All in all I'm glad that hockey is back:-)
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| | | 101 | Ira
ID: 16733241
Thu, May 02, 2013, 04:27
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Congrats Dienesty, another dominating season! You were top 4 in every statistical category other than W and SV%.
Fun fact: Last year I was far and away the last team in the league in +/- with -108 (2nd worst was at -31) and this year I far and away led the league in +/- with +88 (2nd is +55).
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| | | 102 | tommyd
ID: 28237206
Sat, May 04, 2013, 14:28
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Congrats Dienasty on the win. You were the favorite going in and lived up to it. Like taxman pointed out in his post the Anderson injury killed me in W's, GAA and porbably 1 or 2 additional SO's. But what can you do. Looking back on my draft I think it was solid, can't wait until next year.
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