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The Everything NHL Thread
- Thread starter Jackal
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I think had we been in a roto league my team would not be this low, I treat roto and h2h totally different, I sat on Sundin for half the season which I would not have done in a roto league and sitting on Sundin really would've hurt as I was not getting starts from several other skaters hurting my totals. I know nearly everyone on my team was injured at least once and several times I had two or more players on IR. If this was roto I would've dropped or traded the second IR player and not even had Sundin the whole time. Sundin himself would be a different skater probably giving about 70-100 shots putting me much higher on the SOG stats, not to mention the other stats that go along with extra shots and starts, goals, +/-, PPP, etc.
I was content with my goal numbers for far too long, and in roto I would've seen exactly how bad my goalies were doing and made a move much sooner. Once I made a flurry of trades that brought me Mason, Smyth, Smith, and Setoguchi my team had back to back 7 win weeks until the lame All Star week crap last week and I feel my team is going to make a good run for the playoffs.
Long story short, I don't think I would be this low in roto mainly because roto and h2h require two different strategies and you can't exactly sit on non-playing players for half the season and expect to win anything, every start in roto counts and is needed to be sucessful.
He has been leafs best player, although that is not saying much.
And it won't save him from being bought out ;D
Actually, if he keeps this up, he'll get traded, not bought out.
The Panthers are probably the only team who would take him, but that's only because Jacques Martin is an idiot.
Ovechkin pretty much has the Rocket Richard in the bag now if he keeps this up. 5 goals last two games, 7 in the last 5... he's unbelievable.
Also, Niklas Backstrom just ruined my weekend. He's top five in GAA and S%, 3th in Wins, 4th in games played, 2nd in shutouts, 6th in shots against, and 5th in saves. Definitly going to be a top contender for the Vezina.
EDIT: Jason Blake won't be leaving Toronto until his contract is up. Unless he WANTS to, but if they're smart they'll wait 4 years, send him at the deadline for some high picks and keep adding on to the rebuilding process. At least they should start rebuilding (which the kinda are) and keep drafting the way they're drafting, Luke Schenn is doing great this year. Last night in Pittsburgh I thought he was the best player out there. It also wouldn't hurt to get a reliable goaltender.
Also, Niklas Backstrom just ruined my weekend. He's top five in GAA and S%, 3th in Wins, 4th in games played, 2nd in shutouts, 6th in shots against, and 5th in saves. Definitly going to be a top contender for the Vezina.
EDIT: Jason Blake won't be leaving Toronto until his contract is up. Unless he WANTS to, but if they're smart they'll wait 4 years, send him at the deadline for some high picks and keep adding on to the rebuilding process. At least they should start rebuilding (which the kinda are) and keep drafting the way they're drafting, Luke Schenn is doing great this year. Last night in Pittsburgh I thought he was the best player out there. It also wouldn't hurt to get a reliable goaltender.
I think if they are smart they can't wait four years because he wont be worth shit then. Or that at least is my opinion. Itd be sweet if they could trade him off for some better picks though
Crap, you are indeed right. I thought he was like 29 or something, but it turns out that he's 35 years old. Four years and he should be retired. :/
If they can they should get whatever they can for him ASAP. :P
If they can they should get whatever they can for him ASAP. :P
Yeah, I haven't done a lot of looking into standings and projecting standings, but it seems like they will, as usual, bring up the rear, so if they could deal Blake out to another ass-end team, they may be able to get 2 cracks at the first pick, presumably Tavares, who would probably jump start shit in Toronto, but take that with a grain of salt, since I haven't done the appropriate research.
No bottom-end teams would trade high enough draft picks for Blake in order for Toronto to have a chance at Tavares. Any team who is close enough to have a shot at the top five picks really needs that draft choice as they are likely in the rebuilding stages. My guess is Tavares could go to either New York or Atlanta. I wouldn't count Ottawa out of the running either :/ Toronto will probably get a top 6 pick, maybe even higher...
Blake could really only be seen as an option to a team at the deadline though, anybody looking for some secondary scoring could give up a good prospect and/or a solid draft pick.
oh god i'm seeing blake as an islander again
FUCK
FUCK
Trust me if a team wants him they could get him for 1 late round draft pick. I am sure Toronto would dump that contract in an instant because it is really godawful but there is obviously no interest so far.
Hartsburg has been fired, won't change anything lol...
Yeah baby the Canucks won a game, Sundin first star, woooo
I don't think the Pens can turn it around. Outside of Crosby/Malkin, they have no scoring depth, and there isn't anyone they can pick up at the trade deadline that'll be significant.
