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Steven_Stamkos

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Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 26 at 11:35 a.m.
Forum: General Fantasy TalkJan. 25 at 10:52 a.m.
Thread: 2023-24 CapFriendly ESPN Fantasy League
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.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 15 at 12:49 p.m.