tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post5198272146723662514..comments2024-01-06T07:18:43.593-08:00Comments on The Battle of California: A banner month for fake hockeyJames Mirtlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11221488913251638181noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-23397749146737577832008-09-18T10:54:00.000-07:002008-09-18T10:54:00.000-07:00When's your draft, Sleek?I guess I ought to share ...<I>When's your draft, Sleek?</I><BR/><BR/>I guess I ought to share the league details, also.<BR/><BR/>18 teams, H2H.<BR/><BR/>Positions: C x3, LW x2, RW x2, F x2, D x4, Util, G x2, BN x4, IR x4.<BR/><BR/>Stats: G, A, +/-, PIM, PPG, PPA, GWG, SOG, W, GAA, SV, SV%, SHO<BR/><BR/>The rest is pretty Yahoo! standard (playoffs, league votes, waivers, etc.)Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-41855702783274151312008-09-18T09:48:00.000-07:002008-09-18T09:48:00.000-07:00NHL 09 is pretty freakin awesome. Am addicted to ...NHL 09 is pretty freakin awesome. Am addicted to that Be a Pro Mode. I always feel kind of bad for Bertuzzi. Sure, he put some guy in a coma, but still..... Really, I can't think of any better justification. Meh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-4077756071421850762008-09-17T21:17:00.000-07:002008-09-17T21:17:00.000-07:00Man, that screen shot makes me wish I didn't suck ...Man, that screen shot makes me wish I didn't suck at video games. Maybe I will try to play it anyway. <BR/><BR/>The last time I played a video game, I got my ass kicked like 80-0 at Madden.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031186865983731569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-5997942574626504302008-09-17T16:31:00.000-07:002008-09-17T16:31:00.000-07:00That big one is on Saturday, Sept. 27th (a week fr...That big one is on Saturday, Sept. 27th (a week from Saturday), so I've got some time.<BR/><BR/>18 teams drafting 20 players apiece. It goes deeeeeeep.Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-61548753497369246052008-09-17T16:29:00.000-07:002008-09-17T16:29:00.000-07:00When's your draft, Sleek?When's your draft, Sleek?jamestobrienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16607553979777452973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-79603538206132925892008-09-17T09:12:00.000-07:002008-09-17T09:12:00.000-07:00would you kids like a few fantasy warm-up articles...<I>would you kids like a few fantasy warm-up articles for your drafts?</I><BR/><BR/>Count me among the interested.<BR/><BR/>You can see over at <A HREF="http://mirtle.blogspot.com/2008/09/its-fantasy-hockey-week.html" REL="nofollow">Mirtle's site</A> one of the leagues I'll be in this year, which is formidible to say the least:<BR/><BR/><I>Notables in the lineup<BR/><BR/>Blogger Invitational: Chris from Covered in Oil, Islanders Army, Japers' Rink, Matt from The Battle of Alberta, Dean Millard from Global Edmonton, Pension Plan Puppets, Greg Wyshynski, Sharkspage, Earl Sleek, Spector, Five Hole Fanatics, The Forechecker, Dan Tolensky, two other members of The Globe's sports desk and two Black Aces just to make things interesting. There are 18 teams with representatives from all over the place: B.C., Alberta (3), Toronto (6), PEI, New York, Washington (2), California (2) and Tennessee.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm going to get murdered, but it only cost me $20!Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-15044055439868898902008-09-17T02:21:00.000-07:002008-09-17T02:21:00.000-07:00Haha, twist my arm, ksy92003, twist my arm:The tea...Haha, twist my arm, ksy92003, twist my arm:<BR/><BR/>The team is:<BR/><BR/>C: Eric Staal, Johan Franzen, Joe Sakic<BR/><BR/>LW: Alex Ovechkin, A. Tanguay, P. Elias, E. Cole, M. Michalek, Ryan Smyth, A. Kostitsyn and Todd Bertuzzi (phew!)<BR/><BR/>RW: Ales Hemsky (if I had Alexandre Daigle and Aleksey Morozov - and Alec Baldwin - I might just have every possible variation of Alex possible)<BR/>N. Zherdev, David "Patricia" Clarkson and Chris Neil (the last two are purely for PIM and are probably the most likely to be replaced)<BR/><BR/>D: Pronger, S. Niedermayer, D. Boyle, Redden and speedy old Bouwmeester<BR/><BR/>G: Giguere, Nabokov and Manny Legace.<BR/><BR/>Giguere and Nabokov were my second and third sandwich picks because goalie stats account for 4/11 spots in a 24 player league...talk about making goalies pivotal.<BR/><BR/>I have a lot of (probably asinine and useless) knowledge of fantasy hockey...would you kids like a few fantasy warm-up articles for your drafts?jamestobrienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16607553979777452973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-75115858171024169292008-09-16T22:24:00.000-07:002008-09-16T22:24:00.000-07:00Welcome back, dude. I kind of love this time of y...Welcome back, dude. I kind of love this time of year, when various hockey bloggers come out of their summer hibernations.<BR/><BR/>NHL 09 is un real. Argh! We may have to shut this blog down. Or I'll just have to start writing posts in between shifts when my coach is telling me I don't play well with my teammates.Earl Sleekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843720035500316419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27850362.post-25743780550652152572008-09-16T22:13:00.000-07:002008-09-16T22:13:00.000-07:00Out of curiosity, who else is on that roster?Out of curiosity, who else is on that roster?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com