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Originally posted by mattw:
i know you guys are thinking of nabokov and the only reason i never took him is my shoulders aren't big enough to have 11 guys cry on them when i decimate in fantasy hockey this year.

let the trash talk begin!!

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Wrong.

We're talking bout the G now on my team that until earlier I didn't realize he was with DC.

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Originally posted by Thanos:
Wrong.

We're talking bout the G now on my team that until earlier I didn't realize he was with DC.

Being out off that **** hole Florida will do wonders for him.

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Aren't you glad I informed you of this ealier on the phone? I really thought about taking him...but I'm content with what's left, still.

Can't believe Vokoun lasted THAT long. You guys aren't doing your homework I can see!

EDIT: Hey Matt, I'm kinda in the same boat with Giroux...I'm almost certain he's going to be a RW but they might make him a center. More than likely Yahoo would just DROP a category off a guy. More or less they will give them an added one for this year and if he doesn't make enough games they will drop it the following, the change wont be overnight.

It's very interesting to see how the picks are rolling out this year compared to last year. It's only my second year in the league and I like the way the categories are set up.

As for Nabokov, seriously? Garth Snow is going to be a douche and keep him on lockdown as long as he possibly can. Maybe someone will be desperate enough to pay his asking price at the deadline and he will profit.

edit: I'm a bit surprised B. Richards lasted as long as he did. He's not the best +/- player but he's going to be playing with Gaborik and getting tons off PP time on a team with a coach that he meshes with well. The Rangers also have enough decent talent up front other than Gaborik that might benefit from Richards' presence.

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Originally posted by stab107:
edit: I'm a bit surprised B. Richards lasted as long as he did. He's not the best +/- player but he's going to be playing with Gaborik and getting tons off PP time on a team with a coach that he meshes with well. The Rangers also have enough decent talent up front other than Gaborik that might benefit from Richards' presence.

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Richards lasted this long because A. He's a center and B. people have been fixed on picking goalies for the last 2 rounds.

I remember my first year, nobody picked Lecavalier until very late. And we claimed it was a steal. Turned out he was bad

Not saying this will happen to Richard, but I've never got to see him play a lot, which is why I took Staal over him

Overall there are still a few gems out there, in my opinion, but it's going to get down to real homework time in a few rounds.

Any thoughts on questionable picks to this point? Don't want to cause wars, this should be noted and reminded, just constructive criticism. Might be best to talk about this after round 7-8 or something.

.02,
Jesse

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Originally posted by ogre:

Any thoughts on questionable picks to this point? Don't want to cause wars, this should be noted and reminded, just constructive criticism. Might be best to talk about this after round 7-8 or something.

.02,
Jesse

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The only thing I really question is the goalies. Vokoun went as the 11th goalie. 11th! Not saying all the ones taken before him are bad, and in reality Tim Thomas will probably go #1 overall as far as goalie this year in most drafts. I don't have a problem with these picks but look at the gap between #1 and #11....marginal if at all.

Like I said I'm amazed at this point of the lack of wingers that have left the board. I'd expect them to start to dry up soon, as well as some of the top D-men but you never know.

Not criticizing because I'm no expert, just putting this out here: I would have been hesitant to take Giroux so high because I don't know how his production will be impacted by the departure of Richards and Carter. Did he play most of his time with either of them or was he on another line? If there are Flyers fans or fans of division rivals in the league then yeah, they might have more knowledge and there might be cause for concern if Giroux was one of your main targets. Just looking at his numbers I'm not seeing why you would identify him so highly. Is he really poised to improve on last years numbers? I don't really watch the Flyers enough to know about that.

My 4th and 9th

His 5th and 6th

W/ that it's his turn then Ian's if I'm not mistaken?

Was hoping to get Kopitar, but C is deep. We'll see...

Jesse

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Originally posted by stab107:
Not criticizing because I'm no expert, just putting this out here: I would have been hesitant to take Giroux so high because I don't know how his production will be impacted by the departure of Richards and Carter. Did he play most of his time with either of them or was he on another line? If there are Flyers fans or fans of division rivals in the league then yeah, they might have more knowledge and there might be cause for concern if Giroux was one of your main targets. Just looking at his numbers I'm not seeing why you would identify him so highly. Is he really poised to improve on last years numbers? I don't really watch the Flyers enough to know about that.

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Giroux had the highest total of points on the team last year and his ice time was cut with Richards and Carter being on th team. He's going to draw more attention of other teams top D but at the same time probably till average 25-30 goals and about a ppg. He reminds me a lot of what Patrick Kane can produce offensivly. Patrick Kane is usually one of the first RW's to go, I think Giroux can match his numbers stride for stride...and Giroux will probably have a dual position as in C/RW while Kane will be locked in at RW. This is why I valued Giroux highly.

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Originally posted by daner:
Nice pick on both Broduer and Doughty. Marty could be a possible 35+ game winner again and Doughty might be the best D-man in the leauge. Again....another reason why goalie is BS. Broduer just went 14th? He might have the best season of anyone next year with Parise back.

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Ya, it was only 2 seasons ago Broduer had 45 wins and 9 SO. Just hope he can stay healthy this year. NJD second half of last season proves they're a solid team. I fully expect them to be contenders. And Drew is a monster. A bit disappointing last season based on his previous year, but this kid will breakout in the next couple seasons.

Was hoping that Backes or Backstrom made it back to me. Still early but I think this is the right time to take Kessel.

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Originally posted by stab107:
Still early but I think this is the right time to take Kessel.

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Toronto had a decent second half if memory serves me right, and w/ that he seemed like a pick that had more upside than down.

Was happy to get Thorton, he seems to be another safe pick somewhere in the pack there or SJ may be a real dud this year but who knows. Think they'll be okay though.

So far so good, lets keep it going.

Jesse

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Originally posted by WeedIan:
Sorry for the double post but i think Tiff means Steve Mason.

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Kessel is a good fantasy pick 30 goals, and a top 5 in SOG.

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Originally posted by Tiff:
My son was born on thursday

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Originally posted by Tiff:
My son was born on thursday

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Awesome news, congratulations sir!