AHL- Apolyton Hockey League 09/10: Preseason

[Asher]

Works for me. I'll send a list.

[Kontiki]

That knee better hang on...

1.1 mrboo123 - Alexander Ovechkin (LW) WAS
1.2 Guynemer - Evgeni Malkin (C) PIT
1.3 joncha - Sidney Crosby (C) PIT
1.4 Kontiki - Pavel Datsyuk (C) DET
1.5 Cavalcadeus - Ryan Getzlaf (C) ANA
1.6 Asher - Roberto Luongo (G) VAN
1.7 Leanne - Zach Parise (LW) NJ
1.8 Sparrowhawk - Evgeni Nabokov (G) SJ
1.9 Imran - Martin Brodeur (G) NJ
1.10 snoopy369 - Mike Green (D) WAS
1.11 notyoueither - Ilya Kovalchuk (LW) ATL
1.12 Flubber- Jarome Iginla (RW) CAL

2.1 Flubber - Mikka Kiprusoff (G) CAL
2.2 notyoueither - Tim Thomas (G) BOS
2.3 snoopy369 - Niklas Backstrom (G) MIN
2.4 Imran - Henrik Zetterberg (C) DET
2.5 Sparrowhawk - Jeff Carter (C) PHI
2.6 Leanne - Marc-Andre Fleury (G) PIT
2.7 Asher - Alexander Semin (RW) WSH
2.8 Cavalcadeus - Steve Mason (G) CLS
2.9 Kontiki - Henrik Lundqvist (G) NYR
2.10 joncha - Cam Ward (G) CAR
2.11 Guynemer - Corey Perry (RW) ANA
2.12 mrboo123 - Marc Savard (C) BOS

3.1 mrboo123 - Jonas Hiller (G) ANA
3.2 Guynemer - Patrik Elias (LW) NJ
3.3 joncha - Rick Nash (LW) CLS (list)
3.4 Kontiki - Dany Heatley (LW) - OTT
3.5 Cavalcadeus - Daniel Sedin (LW) - VAN
3.6 Asher - Mike Richards (C) - PHI
3.7 Leanne - Zdeno Chara (D) - BOS
3.8 Sparrowhawk - Joe Thornton (C) SJ
3.9 Imran - Patrick Kane (RW) CHI
3.10 snoopy369 - Pekka Rinne (G) NSH (list)
3.11 notyoueither - Nicklas Backstrom (C) WAS
3.12 Flubber -Jonathan Toews (C) CHI

4.1 Flubber - Thomas Vanek (LW) BUF
4.2 notyoueither - Martin St. Louis (RW) TB
4.3 snoopy369 - Bobby Ryan (RW) ANA (list)
4.4 Imran -Simon Gagne (LW) PHI (list)
4.5 Sparrowhawk - Ryan Miller (G) BUF
4.6 Leanne - Eric Staal (C) CAR
4.7 Asher -Nicklas Lidstrom (D) DET
4.8 Cavalcadeus - Dan Boyle (D) SJ
4.9 Kontiki - Daniel Alfredsson (RW) OTT
4.10 joncha - Shea Weber (D) NSH
4.11 Guynemer - Sheldon Souray (D) EDM
4.12 mrboo123 - Dion Phaneuf (D) CAL

5.1 mrboo123 - Vincent Lecavalier (C) TB
5.2 Guynemer - Michael Cammalleri (LW) MON
5.3 joncha - Marian Gaborik (RW) NYR
5.4 Kontiki - Andrei Markov (D) MTL
5.5 Cavalcadeus - Devin Setoguchi (RW) SJ
5.6 Asher - Patrick Marleau (LW) SJ - (list)
5.7 Leanne - Jay Bouwmeester (D) CGY (list)
5.8 Sparrowhawk - Martin Havlat (RW) MIN
5.9 Imran - Chris Pronger (D) PHI
5.10 snoopy369 - Jason Spezza (C) OTT
5.11 notyoueither - Brian Rafalski (D) DET
5.12 Flubber - Cam Barker (D) CHI

6.1 Flubber- Henrik Sedin (C) VAN
6.2 notyoueither - Ales Hemsky (RW) EDM
6.3 snoopy369 - Dennis Wideman (D) BOS
6.4 Imran - Tomas Vokoun (G) FLA
6.5 Sparrowhawk - Alexander Frolov (LW) LA
6.6 Leanne - Brenden Morrow (LW) DAL
6.7 Asher - Shane Doan (RW) PHX
6.8 Cavalcadeus - Chris Osgood (G) DET
6.9 Kontiki - Brad Boyes (RW) STL
6.10 joncha - Johan Franzen (RW) DET (list)
6.11 Guynemer - David Krejci (C) BOS
6.12 mrboo123 - Cristobal Huet (G) CHI

7.1 mrboo123 - Scott Niedermayer (D) ANA
7.2 Guynemer - Marty Turco (G) DAL
7.3 joncha - Alex Burrows (LW) VAN
7.4 Kontiki - Anze Kopitar (C) LA
7.5 Cavalcadeus - Slava Kozlov (LW) ATL
7.6 Asher -Mark Streit (d) NYI
7.7 Leanne -Kris Versteeg (RW) CHI
7.8 Sparrowhawk - Chris Kunitz (LW) PIT
7.9 Imran - David Booth (LW) FLA
7.10 snoopy369 - Ray Emery (G) PHI
7.11 notyoueither - Scott Hartnell (LW) PHI
7.12 Flubber - Pacsal Leclaire (G) OTT

8.1 Flubber - Phil Kessel (RW) BOS
8.2 notyoueither - Marian Hossa (RW) CHI
8.3 snoopy369 - Mike Ribeiro (C) DAL
8.4 Imran - Olli Jokinen (C) CGY (list)
8.5 Sparrowhawk - Steven Stamkos (C) TB
8.6 Leanne - David Backes (RW) STL
8.7 Asher - Chris Mason (G) STL
8.8 Cavalcadeus - Alex Kovalev (RW) OTT
8.9 Kontiki - Nikolai Khabibulin (G) EDM
8.10 joncha - Derek Roy (C) BUF
8.11 Guynemer - Jaime Langenbrunner (RW) NJ
8.12 mrboo123 - Jason Pominville (RW) BUF

9.1 mrboo123 - J.P. Dumont (RW) NSH
9.2 Guynemer - Niklas Kronwall (D) DET
9.3 joncha - Rob Blake (D) SJ
9.4 Kontiki - Loui Eriksson (LW) DAL
9.5 Cavalcadeus - Mikko Koivu (C) MIN
9.6 Asher - Alex Tanguay (LW) TB
9.7 Leanne - Joe Pavelski (C) SJ
9.8 Sparrowhawk - Duncan Keith (D) CHI
9.9 Imran - Brian Gionta (RW) MON
9.10 snoopy369 - Ray Whitney (LW) Car
9.11 notyoueither - Travis Zajac (c) NJ
9.12 Flubber - Bryan Little (RW) ATL

10.1 Flubber - Paul Kariya (LW ) STL
10.2 notyoueither - Jose Theodore (G) Was
10.3 snoopy369 - Michael Ryder (RW) BOS
10.4 Imran - Kevin Bieksa (D) VAN
10.5 Sparrowhawk -Daniel Briere (C) Phi (list)
10.6 Leanne - Ilya Bryzgalov (G) PHX
10.7 Asher - Paul Stastny (C) COL
10.8 Cavalcadeus - Kimmo Timonen (D) PHI
10.9 Kontiki - Sergei Gonchar (D) PIT
10.10 joncha -
10.11 Guynemer -
10.12 mrboo123 -

[Flubber]

hmmm partyway through the 10th round we have 5 teams that now boast 2 players at each position.

Flubber and NYE are shy a d-man but with 3 RW
snoopy is down a Lw but boasts 3 goalies
sparrow is down a RW and a D but has 4 C-- (really loading up in the middle amidst rumors that he hopes to have a C reclassified as a winger-- good luck with that)

The 3 managers left to draft are all very close to the 2 at each position model. Joncha and Guynemer Have only a single keeper, while Boo is thinking that Ovechkin is better than most TWO LW combined

[Asher]

Kontiki just added his d-man.

[Flubber]

That knee better hang on...
10.9 Kontiki - Sergei Gonchar (D) PIT
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Another player I seriously was considering but I decided I have enough folks already with injuries-- If he stays healthy he would be an awesome pick

[mrboo123]

while Boo is thinking that Ovechkin is better than most TWO LW combined

Not really. He could be that good, but I'm just going for the other positions too.

[Flubber]

Not really. He could be that good, but I'm just going for the other positions too.

I know I was just trying to find a more interesting way to say "and Boo needs a LW"

[snoopy369]

I'd be shocked if Ovechkin didn't outscore both of my (Eventual) LWs combined...

[joncha]

Yuck.

1.1 mrboo123 - Alexander Ovechkin (LW) WAS
1.2 Guynemer - Evgeni Malkin (C) PIT
1.3 joncha - Sidney Crosby (C) PIT
1.4 Kontiki - Pavel Datsyuk (C) DET
1.5 Cavalcadeus - Ryan Getzlaf (C) ANA
1.6 Asher - Roberto Luongo (G) VAN
1.7 Leanne - Zach Parise (LW) NJ
1.8 Sparrowhawk - Evgeni Nabokov (G) SJ
1.9 Imran - Martin Brodeur (G) NJ
1.10 snoopy369 - Mike Green (D) WAS
1.11 notyoueither - Ilya Kovalchuk (LW) ATL
1.12 Flubber- Jarome Iginla (RW) CAL

2.1 Flubber - Mikka Kiprusoff (G) CAL
2.2 notyoueither - Tim Thomas (G) BOS
2.3 snoopy369 - Niklas Backstrom (G) MIN
2.4 Imran - Henrik Zetterberg (C) DET
2.5 Sparrowhawk - Jeff Carter (C) PHI
2.6 Leanne - Marc-Andre Fleury (G) PIT
2.7 Asher - Alexander Semin (RW) WSH
2.8 Cavalcadeus - Steve Mason (G) CLS
2.9 Kontiki - Henrik Lundqvist (G) NYR
2.10 joncha - Cam Ward (G) CAR
2.11 Guynemer - Corey Perry (RW) ANA
2.12 mrboo123 - Marc Savard (C) BOS

3.1 mrboo123 - Jonas Hiller (G) ANA
3.2 Guynemer - Patrik Elias (LW) NJ
3.3 joncha - Rick Nash (LW) CLS (list)
3.4 Kontiki - Dany Heatley (LW) - OTT
3.5 Cavalcadeus - Daniel Sedin (LW) - VAN
3.6 Asher - Mike Richards (C) - PHI
3.7 Leanne - Zdeno Chara (D) - BOS
3.8 Sparrowhawk - Joe Thornton (C) SJ
3.9 Imran - Patrick Kane (RW) CHI
3.10 snoopy369 - Pekka Rinne (G) NSH (list)
3.11 notyoueither - Nicklas Backstrom (C) WAS
3.12 Flubber -Jonathan Toews (C) CHI

4.1 Flubber - Thomas Vanek (LW) BUF
4.2 notyoueither - Martin St. Louis (RW) TB
4.3 snoopy369 - Bobby Ryan (RW) ANA (list)
4.4 Imran -Simon Gagne (LW) PHI (list)
4.5 Sparrowhawk - Ryan Miller (G) BUF
4.6 Leanne - Eric Staal (C) CAR
4.7 Asher -Nicklas Lidstrom (D) DET
4.8 Cavalcadeus - Dan Boyle (D) SJ
4.9 Kontiki - Daniel Alfredsson (RW) OTT
4.10 joncha - Shea Weber (D) NSH
4.11 Guynemer - Sheldon Souray (D) EDM
4.12 mrboo123 - Dion Phaneuf (D) CAL

5.1 mrboo123 - Vincent Lecavalier (C) TB
5.2 Guynemer - Michael Cammalleri (LW) MON
5.3 joncha - Marian Gaborik (RW) NYR
5.4 Kontiki - Andrei Markov (D) MTL
5.5 Cavalcadeus - Devin Setoguchi (RW) SJ
5.6 Asher - Patrick Marleau (LW) SJ - (list)
5.7 Leanne - Jay Bouwmeester (D) CGY (list)
5.8 Sparrowhawk - Martin Havlat (RW) MIN
5.9 Imran - Chris Pronger (D) PHI
5.10 snoopy369 - Jason Spezza (C) OTT
5.11 notyoueither - Brian Rafalski (D) DET
5.12 Flubber - Cam Barker (D) CHI

6.1 Flubber- Henrik Sedin (C) VAN
6.2 notyoueither - Ales Hemsky (RW) EDM
6.3 snoopy369 - Dennis Wideman (D) BOS
6.4 Imran - Tomas Vokoun (G) FLA
6.5 Sparrowhawk - Alexander Frolov (LW) LA
6.6 Leanne - Brenden Morrow (LW) DAL
6.7 Asher - Shane Doan (RW) PHX
6.8 Cavalcadeus - Chris Osgood (G) DET
6.9 Kontiki - Brad Boyes (RW) STL
6.10 joncha - Johan Franzen (RW) DET (list)
6.11 Guynemer - David Krejci (C) BOS
6.12 mrboo123 - Cristobal Huet (G) CHI

7.1 mrboo123 - Scott Niedermayer (D) ANA
7.2 Guynemer - Marty Turco (G) DAL
7.3 joncha - Alex Burrows (LW) VAN
7.4 Kontiki - Anze Kopitar (C) LA
7.5 Cavalcadeus - Slava Kozlov (LW) ATL
7.6 Asher -Mark Streit (d) NYI
7.7 Leanne -Kris Versteeg (RW) CHI
7.8 Sparrowhawk - Chris Kunitz (LW) PIT
7.9 Imran - David Booth (LW) FLA
7.10 snoopy369 - Ray Emery (G) PHI
7.11 notyoueither - Scott Hartnell (LW) PHI
7.12 Flubber - Pacsal Leclaire (G) OTT

8.1 Flubber - Phil Kessel (RW) BOS
8.2 notyoueither - Marian Hossa (RW) CHI
8.3 snoopy369 - Mike Ribeiro (C) DAL
8.4 Imran - Olli Jokinen (C) CGY (list)
8.5 Sparrowhawk - Steven Stamkos (C) TB
8.6 Leanne - David Backes (RW) STL
8.7 Asher - Chris Mason (G) STL
8.8 Cavalcadeus - Alex Kovalev (RW) OTT
8.9 Kontiki - Nikolai Khabibulin (G) EDM
8.10 joncha - Derek Roy (C) BUF
8.11 Guynemer - Jaime Langenbrunner (RW) NJ
8.12 mrboo123 - Jason Pominville (RW) BUF

9.1 mrboo123 - J.P. Dumont (RW) NSH
9.2 Guynemer - Niklas Kronwall (D) DET
9.3 joncha - Rob Blake (D) SJ
9.4 Kontiki - Loui Eriksson (LW) DAL
9.5 Cavalcadeus - Mikko Koivu (C) MIN
9.6 Asher - Alex Tanguay (LW) TB
9.7 Leanne - Joe Pavelski (C) SJ
9.8 Sparrowhawk - Duncan Keith (D) CHI
9.9 Imran - Brian Gionta (RW) MON
9.10 snoopy369 - Ray Whitney (LW) Car
9.11 notyoueither - Travis Zajac (c) NJ
9.12 Flubber - Bryan Little (RW) ATL

10.1 Flubber - Paul Kariya (LW ) STL
10.2 notyoueither - Jose Theodore (G) Was
10.3 snoopy369 - Michael Ryder (RW) BOS
10.4 Imran - Kevin Bieksa (D) VAN
10.5 Sparrowhawk -Daniel Briere (C) Phi (list)
10.6 Leanne - Ilya Bryzgalov (G) PHX
10.7 Asher - Paul Stastny (C) COL
10.8 Cavalcadeus - Kimmo Timonen (D) PHI
10.9 Kontiki - Sergei Gonchar (D) PIT
10.10 joncha - Martin Biron (G) NYI
10.11 Guynemer -
10.12 mrboo123 -

[Sparrowhawk]

sparrow is down a RW and a D but has 4 C-- (really loading up in the middle amidst rumors that he hopes to have a C reclassified as a winger-- good luck with that)

I can almost hear you chuckle (or see raised eyebrows) as you type "good luck with that".

I typed out a detailed explanation of my strategy to help explain my own messed up logic, but deleted it as it gave too much away of my 4 remaining picks.

Rest assured I am feeling quite comfortable with 4 centres at this point. Looking forward to seeing how it all turns out though.

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[snoopy369]

I actually strongly considered going C-heavy with my defense/goalie heavy starting six picks, assuming that I'd use wingers to shore up a few things and then spam C's to pick up the scoring categories. Unfortunately the NHL schedule doesn't really lend itself well to that - too many games are on the same days (Thurs/Sat, IIRC) that you don't necessarily have a high likelihood of having non-overlapping games in any set of players.

[Flubber]

I can almost hear you chuckle (or see raised eyebrows) as you type "good luck with that".

I typed out a detailed explanation of my strategy to help explain my own messed up logic, but deleted it as it gave too much away of my 4 remaining picks.

Rest assured I am feeling quite comfortable with 4 centres at this point. Looking forward to seeing how it all turns out though.

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The good luck was mainly about re-classifying players-- yahoo is notoriously slow and inconsistent on this.

Given the depth at centre I can understand why you might carry 4-- Its just that many nights 2 of those 4 have to sit out-- I have been tempted by the depth at centre myself but just couldn't bring myself to think its worthwhile-- You also may be thinking trade bait or something but I doubt that since poly soesn't usually see a lot of trades

[Flubber]

I actually strongly considered going C-heavy with my defense/goalie heavy starting six picks, assuming that I'd use wingers to shore up a few things and then spam C's to pick up the scoring categories. Unfortunately the NHL schedule doesn't really lend itself well to that - too many games are on the same days (Thurs/Sat, IIRC) that you don't necessarily have a high likelihood of having non-overlapping games in any set of players.

Yup- That said, having 4 C versus 3 of RW may cost you only 1 player game on an average week so if the quality of ther centres is that much higher then it can probably work out for you

[joncha]

List sent to Sparrowhawk and snoopy369.

[snoopy369]

Yup- That said, having 4 C versus 3 of RW may cost you only 1 player game on an average week so if the quality of ther centres is that much higher then it can probably work out for you

It's not the 3rd RW I'm concerned with, but the first. Remember, that before last round, I had precisely one winger, two centers, 2 D, and 3 Gs. I had the choice in 9/10 of picking 1W/1C, 2W, or 2C, and considered doing all three at various points (though Ray Whitney's availability helped the first decision a lot). The 3rd C might play 30 games at most, assuming the top two play 80 [and I don't go for some sort of rotation where I take out low +/- guys in weeks where I need it, for example, or add in superA or superG guys], while the starting RW and LW will play 80 each. If the 3rd C would be available for more like 60, it's worth it; but 30 to maybe at most 40 is probably not good enough. I learned that last year.