GM Hockey Fantasy Pool Round 5

wprager wrote:

FireOnIce wrote:

wprager wrote: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?

Hopefully 1, because I have him pegged for 74 in the NHL this year.

Great answer.

Side note - check your PM. If you think there is a forward left who will get more points than Doan, I have a proposition for you.

OK, where are we at? No picks since 4PM yesterday is not good.

*shrugs* I sent mine to tuk tuk.

hemlock wrote:*shrugs* I sent mine to tuk tuk.

Excellent, but we're obviously waiting on caissie_1.

A little while SpezD urged everyone to add their e-mail to their profiles. This would let people from this pool to contact you by e-mail. If you are receiving e-mail notifications of PMs already, it's not really any more invasive, and an e-mail will get you the complete information (a PM notification just tells you you have a PM waiting).

Let's face it, e-mail is more efficient than PM.

It's weird because I was talking to Caissie on PM when it was her turn yesterday.

FireOnIce wrote:It's weird because I was talking to Caissie on PM when it was her turn yesterday.

Mikko Koivu

And for future reference it's not her it's him!

Hemlock picks.....


Victor Hedman!

Sens19 picks Devin Setoguchi

caissie_1 wrote:

FireOnIce wrote:It's weird because I was talking to Caissie on PM when it was her turn yesterday.

Mikko Koivu

And for future reference it's not her it's him!

Oops. Sorry man, I was once engaged to a girl named Cassie (no I at the start like yours), and I just assumed. You know what they say about that. :KJK:

FireOnIce wrote:

caissie_1 wrote:

FireOnIce wrote:It's weird because I was talking to Caissie on PM when it was her turn yesterday.

Mikko Koivu

And for future reference it's not her it's him!

Oops. Sorry man, I was once engaged to a girl named Cassie (no I at the start like yours), and I just assumed. You know what they say about that. :KJK:

Yeh it's my last name!

:^^^^:

FireOnIce wrote:

caissie_1 wrote:

FireOnIce wrote:It's weird because I was talking to Caissie on PM when it was her turn yesterday.

Mikko Koivu

And for future reference it's not her it's him!

Oops. Sorry man, I was once engaged to a girl named Cassie (no I at the start like yours), and I just assumed. You know what they say about that. :KJK:

We'll just call him Glenn from now on. In a rather indirect reference to Glenn Campbell (from caissie to Cassie to Cassie Campbell to Glenn).

Just kidding, of course.

Excellent pick there with Koivu. I had him at the top of my remaining 70+ point men. But there are still 9 left there, and I never rank/project rookies, so there could be more, who knows.

As for the Hedman pick, it may pay off. A top-two draft pick is as close to a sure thing as you can get. And even though he's a defenseman, adjusting to a new game against better players on a smaller ice rink, it's not like there were any 50 point defensemen left. Hedman should get you 40 points by doing no more than what's expected, and he's definitely got 50 point upside (but probably not this year).

Although all that said, am I correct? Are there no 50 point defensemen left? Hmm, let's see ...

wprager wrote:

FireOnIce wrote:

caissie_1 wrote:

FireOnIce wrote:It's weird because I was talking to Caissie on PM when it was her turn yesterday.

Mikko Koivu

And for future reference it's not her it's him!

Oops. Sorry man, I was once engaged to a girl named Cassie (no I at the start like yours), and I just assumed. You know what they say about that. :KJK:

We'll just call him Glenn from now on. In a rather indirect reference to Glenn Campbell (from caissie to Cassie to Cassie Campbell to Glenn).

Just kidding, of course.

Excellent pick there with Koivu. I had him at the top of my remaining 70+ point men. But there are still 9 left there, and I never rank/project rookies, so there could be more, who knows.

As for the Hedman pick, it may pay off. A top-two draft pick is as close to a sure thing as you can get. And even though he's a defenseman, adjusting to a new game against better players on a smaller ice rink, it's not like there were any 50 point defensemen left. Hedman should get you 40 points by doing no more than what's expected, and he's definitely got 50 point upside (but probably not this year).

Although all that said, am I correct? Are there no 50 point defensemen left? Hmm, let's see ...

Yes there is, and I pick in 2 spots so

Sensgirl and SpezD will be back tonight or tomorrow I think, so I guess we will take a break.

marakh wrote:Sensgirl and SpezD will be back tonight or tomorrow I think, so I guess we will take a break.

Nobody has their picks? They're off the grid completely? Maybe next year we should hold a BlackBerry draft -- only those with one (or a reasonable facsimile) are allowed to join in.

I have spez' picks

Tuk Tuk wrote:I have spez' picks

He's ok, not picking anytime soon.

Yes, we're back and I got Streit.

How are we doing for time here? Did this round go quickly?