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Steven_Stamkos

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Forum: NHLMar. 15 at 1:24 p.m.
Forum: NHL TradesMar. 8 at 3:59 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 25 at 6:19 p.m.
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>LordStanlersCup</b></div><div>I agree with you in terms of the TDL and future of the team but I am optimistic for different reasons. I think our prospect pool is the best it has been in a long time as almost all of our prospects have had big bounce back years in their development and overall its very underrated. The following players could be pushing for a spot by next year: Thompson, Crozier, Huuhtanen, Duke, Groshev, Goncalves, Howard, Alnefelt and Finley. Then there is also Gauthier and Powell who are promising. Of those players however I think the only lock for the lineup would be Thompson and Goncalves. I don't really like the idea of playing merela, chaffee, fortier, or koepke over these guys. They have been serviceable but their upside isnt high enough to justify it imo. Also the team could be greatly improved by just moving sheary and jeannot and reallocating the capspace somewhere else but that is probably not realistic.</div></div>

I agree with your last bit. Jeannot really needs to turn things around. Sheary has a 16 team trade list next year but I think they count on him figuring things out rather than paying to dump him. But I agree I would've preferred to just keep Rosco for those two guys, plus all the picks we'd have back for Jeannot, but what ifs are what ifs. Goncalves definitely would have the most upside I think. But I don't think his game is well suited for the bottom 6 given the way we've chosen to play this season. We've gone with a very high energy dump and bang type style, which has served us well. I think they look to continue that next year unless our scoring for the rest of the season falls off a cliff. I see what you're saying though. Personally I think Crozier is the best fit, he's shown to be much more confident than Thompson was. Either way I like how far our prospects have come the last 2 years, really gives us versatility and options.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 26 at 11:35 a.m.
Forum: General Fantasy TalkJan. 25 at 10:52 a.m.
MVP: Nikita Kucherov
Most disappointing: Frederik Anderson
Biggest surprise: Frederik Anderson
Biggest draft steal: Jamie Oleksiak (last pick in the draft)
Biggest draft miss: Frederik Anderson
Best forward: Nikita Kucherov
Best defenseman: Rasmus Andersson
Best FA pickup: Erik Gudbranson

Losing my starting goalie (Frederik Andersen) who I drafted 48th overall in the 3rd round, has arguably been my biggest downfall this season. I fully believed he could have been top 5 in goalie points playing behind the even further improved Canes defense. Him going down in the 1st week of November after 5 starts, due to blood clot issues, was devastating for my team. I've never been a big believer in taking a great goalie or goalies in fantasy. Haven't ever played in a league with more than 12 teams. This year has taught me that if you don't draft a good goalie, you aren't going to get one, as FA and the waiver wire become obsolete for quality starters. I won my league the last 2 seasons. 1st year with no one other than Varlamov as my goalie, and last season with no goalies rostered at all after January 1st.
I may have skated by with that strategy previously, but I clearly underestimated the competition of a hockey forum website league.

My 4th pick at #49 overall being Dougie Hamilton didn't help either. With a great start to the year, only to tear his pectoral muscle the week after Thanksgiving seriously hindered my big game scoring.

With having a weaker offense this season, I was counting on guys like Barbashev to have a huge season. He's played well and is on pace for 55ish points. I however was expecting a massive season from him alongside Eichel and Marchessault fresh off a Stanley Cup hoisting.

Andre Burakovsky being injured for nearly 3 quarters of the season thus far also hampered my output. I was counting on him to have a big year and pick up some slack for me.

Overall I believe my biggest problem this season has just been timing and luck. Starting the year 1-5, and losing 3 of those games by less than 10 points had me playing catch-up all year. I also was far and away the league leader in points against in the 2023 calendar year. I had a few weeks where my entire team didn't show up as well.

I started to turn things around, sitting at 5-6 on Christmas. But my current 4 game skid where I again lost 2 very close games (103.5 to 107.3, and 74.5 to 77.4) has me pretty much dead in the water.

Currently 5-10 with 8 games remaining, and a lot of teams I need to leapfrog, my season is realistically finished.

Far from throwing in the towel, but unless I'm able to work magic through trade, and pull off a miracle, it's over.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 23 at 2:12 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 23 at 10:24 a.m.