Fantasy 08-09 Building Thread

[BillLaimbeer]

Originally Posted by Darth Tater

I've never been in a keeper, but I think it works something like you get to keep 4 players. Then if you keep extra, you lose your top draft choices. Something like that.

But you bring up a good point woody. I think somebody has to keep track and I think that somebody is the commissioner. I doubt we can get a volunteer to commish, but yeah, a keeper would be very cool.

So in a keeper, Hasek & Brodeur lose value and rookies with potential gain value. It would be new to all of us. The commissioner (NOT ME) would have their work cut out for them explaining it.

Just browsing around the Internet, most of the keeper leagues that I saw allowed managers to keep 7 players from one year to the next.

[jammertime]

Originally Posted by Darth Tater

I've never been in a keeper, but I think it works something like you get to keep 4 players. Then if you keep extra, you lose your top draft choices. Something like that.

But you bring up a good point woody. I think somebody has to keep track and I think that somebody is the commissioner. I doubt we can get a volunteer to commish, but yeah, a keeper would be very cool.

So in a keeper, Hasek & Brodeur lose value and rookies with potential gain value. It would be new to all of us. The commissioner (ME, ME, PICK ME!! OVER HERE! I'LL DO IT!) would have their work cut out for them explaining it.

Nice of you to volunteer Darth.

[Darth Tater]

Originally Posted by jammertime

Nice of you to volunteer Darth.

I'd like to be the first to volunteer to join the forces planning to invade and destroy Cannuckia this summer. I think about 15 soldiers should be enough to guarantee a victory.

I hate Jammer!

[Darth Tater]

Needed: ONE HOCKEY COMMISSIONER.

Desired qualities:

1.Intelligent

2. Able and willing to spend the time and effort necessary to make the league fun yet competitive.

3. Won't put up with nonsense, but hasn't already ticked off half the league.


IMO there are two candidates who would be ideal...if willing, that is.

[mikhail1973]

Originally Posted by Darth Tater

Needed: ONE HOCKEY COMMISSIONER.

Desired qualities:

1.Intelligent

2. Able and willing to spend the time and effort necessary to make the league fun yet competitive.

3. Won't put up with nonsense, but hasn't already ticked off half the league.


IMO there are two candidates who would be ideal...if willing, that is.

That's interesting. I could give it a try, but I have no clue what it entails.

[Darth Tater]

Originally Posted by mikhail1973

That's interesting. I could give it a try, but I have no clue what it entails.

That's ok Mikhail. None of us have a clue, I think.

But anyone interested should probably do a bit of research before volunteering so they don't bite of more than they can/are willing to chew.

I'm not willing to do it myself, but if the commissioner asks for my assistance, I'll be happy to help them try to figure it all out, or help in any other way I can.

[mikhail1973]

Originally Posted by Darth Tater

That's ok Mikhail. None of us have a clue, I think.

But anyone interested should probably do a bit of research before volunteering so they don't bite of more than they can/are willing to chew.

I'm not willing to do it myself, but if the commissioner asks for my assistance, I'll be happy to help them try to figure it all out, or help in any other way I can.

I think first and foremost we have to decide whether we want to have a keeper league. Then people who may want to become a commish would have a better idea since keeper league involves more work on his part. Also, do we want to continue from the league we just completed or should we start from scratch? And we need to all agree on the stats used.

[Superstarov]

I think with a keeper league, the biggest commitment is setting it up each year, and possibly tracking down someone to replace people who've dropped out. The rules will, by September, have been discussed at nausium, so there shouldn't be a ton of judgement calls.

From what I've seen the leagues are highly customizable, and you can make the number of players you keep whatever you want it to be. I've seen as low as 2 and as high as 10.

I'm not voulenteering, because I've already ticked off half the league. And, aside from that, I am away from home 10+ hours a day, and I think my wife would prefer I spend my home time with her and my son, and not screwing with something on the computer.

But, I'm down with a keeper league, and ticking off the rest of the people in the league by doing well.

[mikhail1973]

Do we stick with 10 teams?
I guess we can start working on the list of possible managers at this point. Who will join the keeper league?
I guess Superstarov is on board, and you can count me in.

[Superstarov]

Originally Posted by mikhail1973

I think first and foremost we have to decide whether we want to have a keeper league. Then people who may want to become a commish would have a better idea since keeper league involves more work on his part. Also, do we want to continue from the league we just completed or should we start from scratch? And we need to all agree on the stats used.

I think the stats will work themselves out, as we've been discussing them.

And I think, personally, we should start rosters from scratch, because drafting for a keeper league is a different strategy.

If we go with a normal head-to-head league, I'd voulenteer as commish, because it doesn't really demand too much time. You just have to check your email a few times a day.