Buds Board Keepers League

Raptactics wroteCOLONLOL - actually, I don't need big names, I need 15 minutes. Also, I'm confident in the group I have and I don't think I'll need to add a piece at all.

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLON

Raptactics wroteCOLONI disagree with hockey.. at the beginning of any season there are around 10-15 legit teams who could feasibly win.. especially with the salary cap!

This past year I would've said WSH, NJD, PHI, CGY (I picked them at the start of the year), PIT, DET, SJS, CHI, BOS.. I felt they all had consideration to begin the year.

So 9-10 teams? I would argue there are 9-10 teams with the same chance as the above, obviously with differing odds, not unlike the real NHL...

1. New Jersey
2. Pittsburgh
3. Phildelphia
4. Florida
5. Washington
6. Boston
7. Los Angeles
8. Hartford
9. St. Louis
10. Vancouver
11. Anaheim (arguably)
12. Calgary (arguably)

Like I said above, the dominance of certain teams is being HEAVILY overstated in this league, I much prefer the current format, over your typical H2H league in which any of the 30 teams can win it all, was never a fan of that, it's unrealistic, I am very happy with how this league has turned out personally.

bills09 wroteCOLONDont forget San Jose!

bills09 wroteCOLONColorado is underrated imo as well

bills09 wroteCOLON

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLON

Raptactics wroteCOLONI disagree with hockey.. at the beginning of any season there are around 10-15 legit teams who could feasibly win.. especially with the salary cap!

This past year I would've said WSH, NJD, PHI, CGY (I picked them at the start of the year), PIT, DET, SJS, CHI, BOS.. I felt they all had consideration to begin the year.

So 9-10 teams? I would argue there are 9-10 teams with the same chance as the above, obviously with differing odds, not unlike the real NHL...

1. New Jersey
2. Pittsburgh
3. Phildelphia
4. Florida
5. Washington
6. Boston
7. Los Angeles
8. Hartford
9. St. Louis
10. Vancouver
11. Anaheim (arguably)
12. Calgary (arguably)

Like I said above, the dominance of certain teams is being HEAVILY overstated in this league, I much prefer the current format, over your typical H2H league in which any of the 30 teams can win it all, was never a fan of that, it's unrealistic, I am very happy with how this league has turned out personally.

Dont forget San Jose!

Mashley93 wroteCOLONThe more teams with potential to beat shiv the happier i become lol

SuperMario wroteCOLON

Mashley93 wroteCOLONThe more teams with potential to beat shiv the happier i become lol

to be honest this started as me just shit talking. i personally think i can easily get screwed this season:

1) injuries
2) howard sucking
3) injuries
4) lack of prospects/picks to replace injuries

i can easily lose. but you know what they say: the right jockey can make any horse win .

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLON Like I said above, the dominance of certain teams is being HEAVILY overstated in this league, I much prefer the current format, over your typical H2H league in which any of the 30 teams can win it all, was never a fan of that, it's unrealistic,

I am very happy with how this league has turned out personally.

kyuss wroteCOLONisn't this league still h2h?

kyuss wroteCOLONyet you threaten to quit as soon as UFA is talked about , lol.

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLON

kyuss wroteCOLONisn't this league still h2h?

Yes, but it's not your typical H2H league...God damnit Kyuss, read! Most H2H leagues have random winners, and its almost entirely based on luck, there are so many different cats in this league that upsets almost NEVER happen.

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLON 1. It's not a threat, I'm gone if we go to UFA, and so will ALOT of GM's...

2. UFA changes the entire core structure of this league, the core that I like... What is so difficult to understand about that? It's pretty straight forward.

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLON

kyuss wroteCOLONisn't this league still h2h?

Yes, but it's not your typical H2H league...God damnit Kyuss, read! Most H2H leagues have random winners, and its almost entirely based on luck, there are so many different cats in this league that upsets almost NEVER happen.

kyuss wroteCOLONyet you threaten to quit as soon as UFA is talked about , lol.

1. It's not a threat, I'm gone if we go to UFA, and so will ALOT of GM's...

2. UFA changes the entire core structure of this league, the core that I like... What is so difficult to understand about that? It's pretty straight forward.

kyuss wroteCOLON

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLON

kyuss wroteCOLONisn't this league still h2h?

Yes, but it's not your typical H2H league...God damnit Kyuss, read! Most H2H leagues have random winners, and its almost entirely based on luck, there are so many different cats in this league that upsets almost NEVER happen.

Relax, i thought i missed something new about the format or the scoring system.
Anyway, aside from the SHTOI stat, i don't think these stats are what makes upsets unlikely (probably still more possible than you seem to think though), it's more like the unbalance in the league.. there are teams that are so much better than others that random winners become unlikely. That's probably the result of inevitably having some bad GMs out fo the 30 starting ones in a league based on trades where trades were never vetoed.

facey wroteCOLONye... last year the upsets were due to injuries... and the sharks sucking at a VERY bad time for Neel...


NJD went undefeated (though I believe he was tied @ least once?)
LAK lost 2 or 3 times
BOS didn't lose very much either (but kyle is soft spoken so its easy to forget he has a strong team)


PHX never won a week...


aahahahhaha

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLONNJD tied twice, and never lost, of course they never faced the Washington Capitals, so it's easy to see why they went undefeated...

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLONNJD tied twice, and never lost, of course they never faced the Washington Capitals, so it's easy to see why they went undefeated...

MSP4LYFE wroteCOLONNJD tied twice, and never lost, of course they never faced the Washington Capitals, so it's easy to see why they went undefeated...