Fantasy Hockey

[danvh]

So some friends of mine are hardcore hockey fans. Ive always kind of followed hockey, but not religiously. Anyway, they have a fantasy league and after talking crap during football leagues I somehow ended up playing in this league.

I was drinking heavily when I agreed to play, but Im assuming it went something like "Whatever, I kick your ass in every other game, Im sure I could walk into your league and kick your ass"

I know nothing about Fantasy Hockey, and now need to learn quickly. From just looking around online, it looks like I need a good draft to compete and since they have had this league for years, Im assuming they are somewhat competent.

Any one here play fantasy hockey and have tips?? Are there any good sites to research it?

[mgsimpleton]

whats the setup, head to head, rotiserie or total points?

buy the hockey news fantasy preview, they have projections that are reasonably good guesses. check if you get points for penalty minutes and change draft plans accordingly.

Find out what the format is and you'll get more relevant help.

Dont mean to hijack the thread but I have a fantasy hockey league on yahoo, just $20 to join, pm for details

[Tyler Durden]

I'm in a league too. I haven't followed hockey in a few years. This will be tough.

[danvh]

Its head to head.

Setup is:

Statistic Wings & Centers
G - Goal 3 points
PPG - Power Play Goal 1 bonus point
SHG - Short-handed Goal 2 bonus points
A - Assist 2 points
+/- - Plus Minus 1 point / -1 point
PIM - Penalty Minutes 0.25 point

Statistic Defensemen
G - Goal 5 points
PPG - Power Play Goal 2 bonus points
SHG - Short-handed Goal 1 bonus points
A - Assist 3 points
+/- - Plus Minus 1 point / -1 point
PIM - Penalty Minutes 0.25 points

Statistic Goalies
W - Wins 5 points
SO - Shutout 3 points
S - Save 0.2 points
GA - Goals Against -1 point
A - Assist 3 points
PIM - Penalty Minutes 0.25 points

[bluef0x]

So Goals are important, PIMs are deflated. D-men have a higher value as well, get d-men that play on the first power play unit of their team and take them earlier than you would normally.

But, we still need more info to help you out more. How many forwards/d/goalies do you start?

[danvh]

Sorry about the crappy info. I have no idea whats important information in this..

Roster Restrictions
Position Starting Draft
Centers (C) 0-6 3
Wingers (W) 0-6 5
Defensemen (D) 4 5
Goalies (G) 2 3
All Positions 12 16

Thanks for the help

[g-bebe]

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So Goals are important, PIMs are deflated. D-men have a higher value as well, get d-men that play on the first power play unit of their team and take them earlier than you would normally.

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QFT, guys like Souray/McCabe/Kaberle/Boyle are some of the top offensive defensemen and are worth consideration.

Wingers tend to be the goalscorers on most teams, so they'll be more valuable than centres in your league, too. As far as goalies go, wins are the hottest commodity, so pick a team that is most likely to do very well in the overall scheme of things, all the while making sure you take a goalie off of said team whose job is largely uncontested (i.e. he'll be starting the majority of games for his team).

I personally hate not having at least one top-tier goalie on any of my fantasy teams in head-to-head leagues. Too many goalie categories can be won/lost by one performance every week.

[bluef0x]

Know that Luongo/Brodeur/Kipprusoff are the big 3 goalies... after they are taken you should probably wait before nabbing someone from the 2nd tier.

Wow, you don't get a lot of bench space. I was going to say just grab 1-2 star d-men and then play the matchups/whoever plays more games in the week.

Do you know what pick you have? Try to get an elite forward the first round and I'd really want Pronger in your league.

[4 High]

I hate fantasy leagues with small benches.

[slothinator]

Focus on getting a top goalie early, say in the first three rounds. You'll want your 2nd goalie no later than the 6th. Alternate between wingers and defensemen on the other picks (left wingers are more valuable than right wingers if your league makes that distinction). Centers are like kickers and catchers; they are a dime a dozen after the top guys go. Unless you can grab Crosby in the first round, just wait for a center.

And don't fill your bench with "solid veterans". Grab kids who are moving into 1st and 2nd line positions. Upside is huge in fantasy hockey, because 20-somethings come out of nowhere and explode into stars overnight.