I really enjoy rotisserie leagues and would be willing to switch it to that next season and hopefully we'll be able to hit 10.

Re: your point against the 2 round playoff. That's an issue not just for the playoffs but the entire head to head match-up, if that's the case. A person can have the 2nd best week in the league but just because he went against the best team, he may end up losing 8-2 when he would have crushed anyone else.

GolemMadness

Canada11044 Posts

March 26 2015 11:07 GMT

#42

That's true, which is why I prefer pools that aren't head to head. But the larger the sample size, the less luck becomes a factor. Anything can happen in any given week. But over the course of 24 weeks, things will balance out much more.

That being said, I don't think there's much of a case for head to head being a good format for a serious pool. It feels more like a just for fun thing where people like the concept of being able to match up against their friends each week and beat them. But since people just don't pay much attention to that here, I don't see the appeal of it.

Eti307

Canada3442 Posts

March 26 2015 12:10 GMT

#43

Yeah I don't think I will continue if it keeps being a head to head format. I didn't pay much attention to it all year long. Just did my line each weeks and subbed when I had injuries.

And still, I got first. But there is a huge chance I go down in the first round. What I don't like about this format is that we put money on the line, you build the best team possible and even if you dominate you still can hit a bad week, And if that bad week is in the playoff too bad you're out.

If the interest is there, we should look into another format for next year

Dknight

United States5225 Posts

March 29 2015 15:24 GMT

#44

To be fair, the top 5-6 did fluctuate quite a bit throughout the season. You just had the perfect storm in me having a really shitty week and dropping from 2 to 4 so don't get too cocky ; ]

I love and prefer roto; I actually thought it wouldn't go over too well here. Plus, tradition from way back when jkilla started it. It adds so much more strategy, especially at the end, when you're trying to bump yourself up a few positions per categories. Plus, we can consider having game limits per position though that's something I've only done for fantasy baseball so I don't know how well it translates to hockey.

Blisse

Canada3710 Posts

March 29 2015 20:48 GMT

#45

I'm not a fan of game limits per position because it ruins the point of trying to super stack on one category to make up a deficiency.

I'm okay with the heads-up format because I've been crawling back from 5th place for the last month which gave me a chance to beat #1 who I've been doing great against all season. 4-6 right now but today's still young.. I probably won't win but I got a fighting chance after leaping onto Hammond and I got rewarded fairly..

GolemMadness

Canada11044 Posts

March 30 2015 06:35 GMT

#46

I don't think there's a need for game limits, but there should be a limit on moves.

Eti307

Canada3442 Posts

March 30 2015 17:22 GMT

#47

wow both semis were so close your goalies were clutch last week DK

Only one more!

Blisse

Canada3710 Posts

March 30 2015 17:56 GMT

#48

wow both semis were decided on by tiebreakers?

Blisse

Canada3710 Posts

March 31 2015 05:28 GMT

#49

ARE YOU KIDDING ME EBERLE HILLS

you have price AND rask? THATS NOT FAIR. (i am water bottle)

Dknight

United States5225 Posts

March 31 2015 15:47 GMT

#50

I was supposed to have his goalies but he took Rask making me take Rinne. Jerk. Dubynsk saved my season though. What a beast he's been on Minnesota.

Like I said, I've only done roto for baseball (so we capped innings pitched [IP], for example), so I'll take a backseat to those who have done this for hockey.

Yeah Blisse; both were on tie breakers which I think goes first to head to head in the regular season than higher seed. Better than it used to be: whoever had more goals.

Eti307

Canada3442 Posts

March 31 2015 18:48 GMT

#51

Hahaha, well I picked both pretty early in the draft. Goalies are always a huge part of the season

Blisse

Canada3710 Posts

April 05 2015 04:33 GMT

#52

Holy crap both my goalies got shutouts today and I got 10 goals O_O one more week to play I think, but jeez I'm playing a lot better than I thought I was going to... this is going to come down to the wire...

Dknight

United States5225 Posts

April 05 2015 20:29 GMT

#53

Gahhhhhhh. Always so close yet so far. 4th for the second year in a row after coming in 3rd the year before. Looks like Blisse is gonna take first!

Blisse

Canada3710 Posts

April 06 2015 04:56 GMT

#54

I'm not sure, but I think the final round lasts until the end of the season! It's not over yet o.o

Dknight

United States5225 Posts

April 06 2015 17:23 GMT

#55

Nah, it's over. Last week in real sports aren't typically used in fantasy sports given the various strategies teams use to rest and/or tank. Will send out everything when i get home from work tonight.

Blisse

Canada3710 Posts

April 06 2015 19:58 GMT

#56

sweeet mwuhahahaha

i didn't know that o:

honestly i got super lucky this week otherwise i would've lost, hammond/bishop/halak all played out of their minds (all three >= .950 sv%) and price misplayed just one* game, while foligno's hattrick saved me because steen and tarasenko were injured the whole week. otherwise i would've lost the goalie and goal points. good game guys :p