GM Hockey Fantasy Pool Round 5

But seriosuly, I should have just said

touche

and left it at that.

FireOnIce wrote:He will for sure get 60 points. But with that pick you saying that there are no 80 or even 70 point forwards left? I disagree.

I just took my first forward in round 5. Doan is all heart and I took him because even though he is a lock for the Olympic team, he will play his dung off to ensure his roster spot.

I really appreciate your opinion although I don't remember asking. Hossa's my pick and that's that; Whether you like that pick or not doesn't really factor into my decision-making process. Good luck with your picks.

S'all good.

TheAvatar wrote:

FireOnIce wrote:He will for sure get 60 points. But with that pick you saying that there are no 80 or even 70 point forwards left? I disagree.

I just took my first forward in round 5. Doan is all heart and I took him because even though he is a lock for the Olympic team, he will play his dung off to ensure his roster spot.

I really appreciate your opinion although I don't remember asking. Hossa's my pick and that's that; Whether you like that pick or not doesn't really factor into my decision-making process. Good luck with your picks.

Seriously? The sarcasm is high in this one. I didn't know that your posts are blocked against other opinions. I was simply stating my opinion which is always open to others as well to have a healthy discussion. I left my post open with a question and though it was a legitimate one. Apparently not.

Where is the ignore feature again?

avatar is one of the best members here. no need to ignore him over this.

I was being factitious.

Did I spell that right? Is that even the right word? Does anyone know what I was trying to say, and did I use the right word?

facetious....intended to be in jest.

PKC wrote:

Tuk Tuk wrote:TheAvatar selects.... Marian Hossa?

I'm pretty shocked that he just got taken...holy Dung. Talk about overlooking someone...

Last I heard on Hossa was December. Even if he plays Dec. 1 that's still missing 27 games, IIRC. He would have to be on fire to get 60 points, and there are plenty of players left still who will get between 65 and 70. I was projecting him to go when we got to the 55+ players, or a couple of rounds later.

TheAvatar wrote:

FireOnIce wrote:He will for sure get 60 points. But with that pick you saying that there are no 80 or even 70 point forwards left? I disagree.

I just took my first forward in round 5. Doan is all heart and I took him because even though he is a lock for the Olympic team, he will play his dung off to ensure his roster spot.

I really appreciate your opinion although I don't remember asking. Hossa's my pick and that's that; Whether you like that pick or not doesn't really factor into my decision-making process. Good luck with your picks.

Geez, first we're told to shut up about players befoer they are picked, now you are (politely) saying the same about post-pick-prattle.

< voice="draft nazi" > No pick for you! Come back next round! < /voice >

FireOnIce wrote:Another D man for me coming up, most likely. :n:

As defenseme go, Doan has a heck of a PPG average (he still counts as a forward in this league). cool)

wprager wrote:

TheAvatar wrote:

FireOnIce wrote:He will for sure get 60 points. But with that pick you saying that there are no 80 or even 70 point forwards left? I disagree.

I just took my first forward in round 5. Doan is all heart and I took him because even though he is a lock for the Olympic team, he will play his dung off to ensure his roster spot.

I really appreciate your opinion although I don't remember asking. Hossa's my pick and that's that; Whether you like that pick or not doesn't really factor into my decision-making process. Good luck with your picks.

Geez, first we're told to shut up about players befoer they are picked, now you are (politely) saying the same about post-pick-prattle.

< voice="draft nazi" > No pick for you! Come back next round! < /voice >

Perhaps some people just don't care to have their picks analyzed or criticized? That's not even the same thing as talking about players who haven't been picked imo.

How about we let people pick who they want and just STFU about the rest? Sorry for the "rude-ness", but it had to be said.

hemlock wrote:facetious....intended to be in jest.

Damn. But thank you. That is the word I was looking for.

Do I go back and edit my original post, or do I let people know that the English language is not my strong suit?

I say leave it.

Ya, I'd prefer not talkin about players who havent been picked.

A bit more on Doan. Yes, he plays his heart out. The extra few games in February, unfortunately, increases the risk of injury and definitely adds fatigue. Saw it last time with the Sens players who went to the Games (Hasek, for sure, but even Alfie played with less in the tank).

And, again, using your own argument, there are players remaining who will get 70+ points. Doan got 73 last season, he's not getting younger, his team isn't exactly getting better (or more stable) and this is an Olympic year. He might get 75 points this year, but how many of those will be scored in Vancouver in February?

wprager wrote:

FireOnIce wrote:Another D man for me coming up, most likely. :n:

As defenseme go, Doan has a heck of a PPG average (he still counts as a forward in this league). cool)

I knew you would notice that. I was actually waiting for it.

Look, every time that someone is picking, they are probably saying "Aha! Look at who I picked. Everyone else forgot about him." Or at least that's what we hope to at least be thinking.

The flip side of that is, everyone who picked recently, and did not pick that player, is a bit on the defensive, perhaps thinking they need to explain why they didn't make that pick.

That's how these things go. I've never been in a draft where this kind of talk did not go on. It's part of the culture, or at least that's what I thought after running one draft for about a decade.