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Forum: General Fantasy TalkAug. 6, 2022 at 4:43 p.m.
Thread: Looking to join a Dynasty League
<a href="/users/Zinger" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Zinger</a>

As an average Joe who has never played anything beyond dominating basic head-to-head points fantasy hockey leagues, I'm interested in getting into a keeper or dynasty league this season. I was wondering if anyone could give me the general rundown of what a dynasty league would be like plus the best places to sign up. This may not be the right place to ask this, but since the "General Fantasy Talk" forums are drier than Arizona, I figured I'd ask here.

Just moved your comment over here.

<a href="https://www.fantrax.com/fantasy/games/season-long/nhl" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Fantrax</a> is the best. You need a good commissioner who is involved but it’s one of the best for Dynasty leagues
Forum: NHLAug. 6, 2022 at 9:48 a.m.
Thread: 2021-2022 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #10 - Kadri oh Kadri, wherefore art thou Kadri?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Devil</b></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A source within the Hawks org has told me that this jersey is CONFIRMED to be the Chicago Blackhawks Reverse Retro 2.0 Jersey. Thoughts?<a href="https://twitter.com/icethetics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@icethetics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GTAC13JERSEYS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@GTAC13JERSEYS</a> <a href="https://t.co/hhGC25l37Y" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/hhGC25l37Y</a></p>— carter richard (@carterrichardd) <a href="https://twitter.com/carterrichardd/status/1555738998970015745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 6, 2022</a></blockquote>



Look bad, play bad</div></div>

Even the graphics department is tanking
Forum: NHLAug. 6, 2022 at 6:22 a.m.
Thread: 2021-2022 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #10 - Kadri oh Kadri, wherefore art thou Kadri?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Devil</b></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A source within the Hawks org has told me that this jersey is CONFIRMED to be the Chicago Blackhawks Reverse Retro 2.0 Jersey. Thoughts?<a href="https://twitter.com/icethetics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@icethetics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GTAC13JERSEYS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@GTAC13JERSEYS</a> <a href="https://t.co/hhGC25l37Y" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/hhGC25l37Y</a></p>— carter richard (@carterrichardd) <a href="https://twitter.com/carterrichardd/status/1555738998970015745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 6, 2022</a></blockquote>



Look bad, play bad, <strong>trade bad</strong></div></div>
Forum: NHLAug. 5, 2022 at 11:00 p.m.
Thread: 2021-2022 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #10 - Kadri oh Kadri, wherefore art thou Kadri?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A source within the Hawks org has told me that this jersey is CONFIRMED to be the Chicago Blackhawks Reverse Retro 2.0 Jersey. Thoughts?<a href="https://twitter.com/icethetics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@icethetics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GTAC13JERSEYS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@GTAC13JERSEYS</a> <a href="https://t.co/hhGC25l37Y" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/hhGC25l37Y</a></p>— carter richard (@carterrichardd) <a href="https://twitter.com/carterrichardd/status/1555738998970015745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 6, 2022</a></blockquote>



Look bad, play bad
Forum: NHLAug. 4, 2022 at 10:33 p.m.
Thread: 2021-2022 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #10 - Kadri oh Kadri, wherefore art thou Kadri?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Zinger</b></div><div>Yeah it doesn't add up.

-We brought in Burns to play the top pair with Slavin and run the powerplay, basically taking over DeAngelo's responsibilities but with a better player for our system.
-We acquired Max Pacioretty who can play on either of the top 2 LW.
-Hurricanes also acquired Kase who will fit great on the 3rd line wing.
-Acquired Dylan Coghlan who can probably play the bottom pair with Bear if we ditch Gardiner.
-Acquired Lane Pederson who will be a solid young extra forward.
-Signed Dzingel to light the lamp in the bottom 6.
-Also signed MacEachern, Stromwall, Lagesson, and Sawchenko to add depth to the system and fill out the Wolves lineup.

While losing
-Tony DeAngelo who I won't miss much and I think Burns can easily replace him.
-Vincent Trocheck who will be replaced by Kotkaniemi who's on track to keep growing and improve well on the 2nd line this season.
-Brendan Smith who we can let go to have more playing time somewhere else and he clears up spots for youngsters to come up.
-Ian Cole who will be replaced by Dylan Coghlan or Jake Gardiner and I definitely wouldn't have signed him for 3 million anyways.
-Max Domi who can be replaced by Jack Drury who is expected to have a breakout rookie season.
-Steven Lorentz who is replaced by Lane Pederson.
-Eetu Makiniemi who is replaced by Zach Sawchenko.
-Nino Niederreiter whose spot can be taken by the great Max Pacioretty.
-Plus losing notable minor league players (Lyon, Smallman, Jacobs, Leivo, Poturalski, Warm, LaFontaine, Smith) who could use a new team and that are replaced by up and coming prospects.

So really we only got better and fixed our team where it needed to be patched up. Plus most of those swaps we had were upgrades.

Burns in for DeAngelo (Upgrade in my opinion)
Patches in for Nino (Major Upgrade)
Pederson in for Lorentz (Meh)
Drury up for Domi (Upgrade to get Drury playing time)
Kotkaniemi takes Trocheck's spot at center (Small downgrade but could get better)
Coghlan in for Cole (Should be an upgrade as Coghlan grows)
Kase cleans up the empty spots on the wing from some lineup shifts and KK to center

That's why I don't often rely on win value numbers like that.</div></div>

Good summary. Like you said, they upgraded from DeAngelo to Burns and from Niederreiter to Pacioretty, got Coghlan to replace Cole, got a solid middle-6 forward in Kase, and signed Dzingel for depth. The only real downgrade here is from Trocheck to KK. The adds far outweigh the losses here (I actually have the Canes winning the President's Trophy). Don't see how this article makes sense.
Forum: NHLJul. 7, 2022 at 11:48 p.m.
Thread: Prospect Discussion Thread #3
The first round is over, and naturally my first instinct is to get some insight on draft classes in the future.

While searching through the 2024 draft class, i found this one kid that jumped right off the page for me.

Meet <a href="https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/618949/tuomas-suoniemi" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Tuomas Suoniemi,</a> Turku TPS prospect and hopeful for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft.

First thing to notice: His 2021-22 U16 campaign. <strong>120 POINTS</strong> (59 goals, 61 assists) <strong>IN 38 GAMES.</strong> He outscored the second-highest scorer (Elias Puolanne) by <strong>54 POINTS.</strong> Granted, this is only U16s, but outscoring the second best scorer by that much at any level is deserving of the highest of praise.

His stats are nice, and that was probably enough to most people to cement him as a great prospect.

But then i found some film. Check this sh*t out.

<div class="yt_out_cont"><div class="yt_cont"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7bnEz2P2hfE" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div>

This is all i could find on YouTube, but it's a great amount of film. <em><strong>LOOK AT HIM SKATE.</strong></em> He's very fast on his feet, and he moves the puck around in possession so smoothly, it's like ASMR for the eyes.

Final Verdict: I don't want to call him elite just yet, but he has the mark of a player with a lot of potential. He was playing against other youngsters, so his stats probably don't mean much now, but he's graduating to U20 play next season (in other words, basically playing against men), so, in the words of Chancellor Sheev Palpatine...

<img class="for_img" src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/569932464718479392/994811805887107082/813.jpg" alt="813.jpg">

I will have my eye on this kid for the future. If he keeps dominating like he is now, i could definitely see him as a top 10, or even top 5 pick in the 2024 draft, behind Cole Eiserman, Mackie Cellebrini, and Aron Kiviharju.
Forum: NHLAug. 4, 2022 at 10:04 p.m.
Thread: 2021-2022 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #10 - Kadri oh Kadri, wherefore art thou Kadri?
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Devil</b></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Which NHL teams improved the most this offseason? <a href="https://twitter.com/domluszczyszyn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@domluszczyszyn</a>'s model weighs in:◽️ "The Red Wings are back on the rise"◽️ "This team is still going to be putrid"◽️ The "Schrodinger’s Kadri" dilemma for COL<a href="https://t.co/PCnt2YXyCY" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://t.co/PCnt2YXyCY</a> <a href="https://t.co/WHuAPfGPJR" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/WHuAPfGPJR</a></p>— The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNHL/status/1555305165435146242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 4, 2022</a></blockquote>



Don't get why Carolina is in the negatives</div></div>

Also, the fact that detroit had the best offseason makes not much sense to me lol. Also if this is at all accurate the Sens have supposedly gained ~24 points on the Leafs:tearsofjoy

Carolina is negative because they lost TonyD, Nino, Trocheck, Ian Cole, and Max Domi... The other thing is the model doesn't factor in players getting better or worse. Light Tony Deangelo is not going to have that good of a season and Kotkaniemi and some of the young Canes forwards get promoted and probably will do better higher in the lineup.
Forum: NHLAug. 4, 2022 at 9:51 p.m.
Thread: 2021-2022 NHL Offseason Discussion Thread #10 - Kadri oh Kadri, wherefore art thou Kadri?
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Which NHL teams improved the most this offseason? <a href="https://twitter.com/domluszczyszyn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">@domluszczyszyn</a>'s model weighs in:◽️ "The Red Wings are back on the rise"◽️ "This team is still going to be putrid"◽️ The "Schrodinger’s Kadri" dilemma for COL<a href="https://t.co/PCnt2YXyCY" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://t.co/PCnt2YXyCY</a> <a href="https://t.co/WHuAPfGPJR" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/WHuAPfGPJR</a></p>— The Athletic NHL (@TheAthleticNHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAthleticNHL/status/1555305165435146242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">August 4, 2022</a></blockquote>



Don't get why Carolina is in the negatives