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Just confirming my participation again. TIME TO MAKE SOME PISS POOR SELECTIONS!
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Jordan7hm posted:There probably will be by the time we start. I just want an EHM port for Mac dammit
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Jun 14, 2017 19:48
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Can we get a few more people so we can get this going? I need something to fill the long, hockeyless summer.
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Jul 4, 2017 15:40
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Sorry the doc isn't loading on my phone but I'll take Leon Draisaitl and whatever contract he ends up with.
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Jul 13, 2017 23:55
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Ginette Reno posted:Plus goalies age better than other positions. What's that up in the sky? THE THINKTANK SYMBOL?! As a general rule, they peak and age at almost exactly the same rate as forwards. Outside of rare examples like Hasek, Luongo and Brodeur, goalies start their decline at 30 and are noticeably well below their peak by 34-35 like any other athlete. A decline for someone like Price who's so far above his peers will mean he won't fall as hard, but it's unlikely he'll be a .925+ goaltender for more than another few years. For every Tim Thomas winning the Vezina at 36, there's a Kiprusoff retiring at 35.  https://hockey-graphs.com/2014/03/21/how-well-do-goalies-age-a-look-at-a-goalie-aging-curve/
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Jul 14, 2017 16:48
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corn on the cop posted:the owner of the strangest development curve I've ever seen No, that's definitely Tim Thomas. Age 20: Decent College goaltender Age 26: Not good enough to be a starter in the IHL Age 28: Can't get a 3rd string job in the NHL Age 30: European league star Age 33: NHL starter for the first time Age 34: First team NHL Allstar Age 35: Loses starting job to 21 year old backup Age 36: Regains starting job, posts the highest single season Sv% ever, wins Vezina, Conn Smythe and Stanley Cup Age 38: Skips an entire season because Obama got re-elected Age 39: Poor quality backup Age 40: Retired
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Jul 14, 2017 17:16
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Jamwad Hilder posted:yeah Tim Thomas literally went: I'd forgotten he won a Vezina in his 2nd season too corn on the cop posted:i genuinely forgot about that rear end in a top hat I wish I could say the same.
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Jul 14, 2017 17:53
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I'll take Taylor "Once #2" Hall
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Jul 16, 2017 03:06
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Twin Cinema posted:I have a theory, and probably not a very good one, but I think that the longer a player is in the league, the more his prospect shine starts to wear off. So, you have a dude like Forsberg who is in his third year, and he has pretty much cemented himself as a 30-goal/60-point guy at 22, which is an amazing place to be, yet people are looking to guys who are still close to being prospects and wondering "oh boy, I hope this guy turns into someone like Forsberg." I see it as more he's cemented himself as a 60pt guy and isn't likely to move up from there dramatically. With a guy who puts up 60 at 20, you can hope his career trajectory continues up and he'll be an 80pt guy at 22 or 23. With Forsberg you have someone who's been consistently at that point for a few years now and a breakout to that upper echelon of scorers is looking a lot less likely. Nothing wrong with Forsberg as a player, but he's a 2nd tier first line centre.
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Jul 16, 2017 22:19
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corn on the cop posted:Letang was my second choice after Lindholm but something about neck injuries and over the age of 30 has me legit concerned Ditto, I thought long and hard about Letang when I took Hall but given his injury history and the law of diminishing returns I just couldn't justify it.
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Jul 17, 2017 16:26
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I'm around so I'll take Ryan Suter now that Jamwad is skipped. Technetium is up.
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Jul 17, 2017 20:34
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I'll take Andrei Vasilevskiy Jamwad, you're up.
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Jul 19, 2017 12:38
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Jordan7hm posted:Next year he probably goes in the second round. It's fine taking a #1, even in a bad year, over guys who are comparable to Prororov, El Niņo, and Richard Rakell. Even Yak put up .65 PPG in his rookie year. It's pretty much a given that Hischier won't set the world on fire like McDavid or Matthews, but he should at least be a decent top six level producer. at $900k that's quite valuable.
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Jul 19, 2017 15:10
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Jordan7hm posted:The entire draft is meaningless. It's not necessarily about building the team that scores the most next season. Beyond just gimmick teams (like what I assumed ThinkTank was doing until his last pick) there are also just different philosophies around how you build your team. I'd be surprised if Hischier made it back around, so if you want that #1 pick you've kinda got to take him now. How was mine going to be a gimmick team? I took Drai and Hall who were Oilers, but then Suter. I'm not creative or dedicated enough to come up with and follow through on any sort of gimmick.
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Jul 19, 2017 17:34
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Kilza posted:Have you ever heard of the expression "offense wins games, defense wins championships"? The Pens defence this year was essentially Justin Schultz and a collection of cleverly disguised windsocks. You are uh... Going to have a lot of trouble scoring.
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Jul 20, 2017 17:08
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corn on the cop posted:big fan of the nashville 08-14 model Only one player in Predators history has managed more than 75 points in a season, Paul Kariya.
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Jul 20, 2017 17:24
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I'm gonna have the most overpaid defence in the world. Give me Shea Weber! Get that old Nashville crew back together. Technetium and Jordan7hm you're up ThinkTank fucked around with this message at 18:52 on Jul 20, 2017 |
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Jul 20, 2017 18:48
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Ginette Reno posted:Horvat's fancies suck too but hopefully that's just a product of being on the Canucks and his offensive stats have gone up each year he's been in the league which is promising He is quick as all hell and terrible defensively. He can't really pass either, he can just shoot and toe drag. He's a very unique player and our beautiful boy.
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Jul 21, 2017 02:42
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I'll take Evander Kane
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Jul 23, 2017 15:35
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I'll take Sam Bennett and pray last year was just a sophomore slump.
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Jul 24, 2017 03:49
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Lucic doesn't play with McDavid. They tried that a bunch but it really, really doesn't work. Unsurprisingly, the slowest dude in the league doesn't pair well with the fastest.
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Jul 25, 2017 15:12
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Ginette Reno posted:Yet somehow it worked with Maroon I was gonna add that but he hasn't been taken, so I opted not to mention him.
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Jul 25, 2017 15:41
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Habibi posted:Anyway, I'll take a flyer on Kyle Okposo. He's had injury and illness issues lately, but if he's healthy I can rely on him for 20g/50p at a minimum. Okposo seems like such a risk. He was in the ICU a few months back, you don't end up there on a whim. His concussion issues were severe enough that he required full time hospital care, that's not something you bounce back from easily. I find it hard to believe he'll play next year, let alone be a meaningful contributor. He claims to be healthy, but I'll believe it when I see it.
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Jul 25, 2017 20:05
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Habibi posted:This is all true, but recent reports suggest that, in the spirit of Monty Python, he's feeling much better. I'm not too worried. Probably because I'm not Kyle Okposo. Knowing what we know now about concussions and CTE, no self-respecting physician bound by the Hippocratic oath and AMA code of ethics would clear a man for physical contact in a professional sports league six months after they were in critical care for head trauma. But this is the NHL so he'll be playing 22 minutes a night come October 10th.
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Jul 25, 2017 20:26
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I'll take Josh Anderson Jamwad you're up
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Jul 26, 2017 01:05
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:
loving Christ. I was so hoping he'd fall to me. I meant to take Jenner when I took Anderson but somehow got them mixed up in my head. 
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Jul 27, 2017 03:50
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For my actual pick I'll take Sam Gagner and hope he can put up another few 40 point seasons.
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Jul 27, 2017 03:54
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:Team autopick is going to beat all of us. They're our Team Europe from the World Cup.
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Jul 28, 2017 17:59
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Gimme dat Jannik Hansen
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Jul 29, 2017 18:11
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I'll take Ben Hutton because he's better than what he showed last year That means my team is currently Taylor Hall- Leon Draisaitl- Josh Anderson Evander Kane - Sam Bennett - Jannik Hansen XXX - Sam Gagner - XXX Ben Hutton - Shea Webber Ryan Suter - XXX XXX - XXX Andrei Vasilevskiy XXX ThinkTank fucked around with this message at 14:11 on Jul 31, 2017 |
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Jul 31, 2017 14:07
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Yeah, I love Hamhuis but he's fallen a long way. He was far from good with the Stars last year. I think his back has finally given out after Lucic squashed him back in 2011.
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Aug 1, 2017 18:48
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I'll take my personal favourite "he'll figure it out this year I swear you guys!" player in Sven Baertschi
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Aug 2, 2017 03:32
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Jamwad Hilder posted:I don't give a poo poo about defense I am just going to let Weber and Suter play 28 minutes each. My bottom pairing will be selected entirely for their ability to effectively open the doors at either end of the bench.
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Aug 2, 2017 03:39
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I'll take Michael Stone to round out my top 4. Taylor Hall- Leon Draisaitl- Josh Anderson Evander Kane - Sam Bennett - Jannik Hansen Sven Baertschi - Sam Gagner - XXX Ben Hutton - Shea Webber Ryan Suter - Michael Stone XXX - XXX Andrei Vasilevskiy XXX Look at my works ye mighty and laugh ThinkTank fucked around with this message at 14:59 on Aug 3, 2017 |
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Aug 3, 2017 14:56
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Oh god drat you for taking Devin Shore Kilza. Okay uhh... I'll take Lawson Crouse
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Aug 5, 2017 01:17
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Sorry up at the cottage for the weekend and forgot to send someone my picks. I'll take Marcus Foligno
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Aug 7, 2017 19:41
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eXXon posted:Somebody please sign Franson to a league-minimum deal TIA. You'll have to try harder than that to get another NHL contract Cody.
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Aug 8, 2017 18:32
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I'll take Christian Fischer
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Aug 8, 2017 21:19
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I'll take Andrew Ladd because hey why not?
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Aug 10, 2017 02:03
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Laderhan posted:He was litterally just taken 5 posts before yours. Whoops sorry he wasn't in the spreadsheet yet. I'll take Dmitri Kulikov then.
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