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Fantasy Hockey Draft Time
posted by GJ on September 15, 2007 @ 6:30AM
Our draft is set for 3pm ET tomorrow. We have only seven players to date--which we can play with, but that means one team will be on a bye each week, unless we land someone else. Thanks to all those who have registered! The live draft isn't as critical here as it is in football, but you can still make a difference for yourself if you're smart about things. I'll let you in on a few secrets for the live draft: 1. Yahoo's proxy drafter picks in the order of your preranks, or if you have none, it picks in the order of the Yahoo default ranks. Our rules are a bit different from the standard rules--especially given that we play head to head, so the Yahoo order isn't quite right for our league. The proxy picker will pick a maximum number of forwards, defense, and goalies, so you don't end up with all forwards. 2. For the live draft, you know that you want a team that is balanced across the categories. You don't get much in the way of bonus points for scoring twice as many goals as the other team...you need to beat them in more categories, remember? So, look for role players--get some goal happy folks, assist happy folks, enforcers, power play specialists, defensive specialists, etc. For goalies--same thing. Some are better than others with shutouts, wins, and gaa. 3. In terms of marquee players, watch out for goalies. You need three starters to be competitive in this league--and with seven teams, that's 21 goalies. Guess what? Not every team uses a single starter. Consider yourself warned. Rule change from last year is still in effect: each week, you play six forwards, four defense, and two goalies.
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