i need 8 nhl players for a hockey playoff pool. anyone have any good ideas?
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Take the guys who can go far\nKipprusoff\nLidstrom\nHeatley\nStaal\nTurco\nAlfrdesson\nThornton\nForsberg\nKariya\nZubov\n\nGood luck!!!\nGo Rangers
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Team management has a lot to do with it. Getting rid of players like gary roberts for jayson allison and washed up eric lindros wont take the leafs to the cup. They need to make some serious moves to shore up the defence and need a high calibre play maker/scorer
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I hope they win cuz I would like to see an 8 seed win the stanly cup. a 2 seed winning isn't nothing but an 8 seed win that would be history and edmonton hasnt come this far to not win.
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Above all, re-sign the Sedins and Anson Carter.  They've got chemistry on a team that is otherwise sadly lacking in it.  They need to pick up a top notch goaltender (Dan Cloutier was NOT getting it done; streaky regular seasons, horrendous playoffs. Why'd they extend his contract? Idiots!).  Sign Jovo and make him captain.  Pick up a defenseman who knows how to hit rather than skilled Dmen who'd rely too much on the poke check.
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Depends on how many teams, the competition level, and how serious you are.  I'll assume you have 9 teams: 1)  Set up 3 pools with 3 teams in each pool.  2)  Have each team play the other two teams in their pool.  3)  After this, seed each team in a tournament bracket according to their win to loss record.  Make it so the #1 team plays the #9 seed and so on.  Good Luck!
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They said the Sabres would be lucky to place 25th in the league.  They ended up 5th behind Ottawa, Carolina, Detroit and Dallas.  They said their goaltending was good but no shutouts, then they get shutouts against Toronto and Carolina.  \n\nI think they are ready for the run in the playoffs since all teams start out even.  Process is simple be the first of the 16 teams to win 16 games. \n\nAs for Jersey it is stated that Brodeur has never beaten the Rangers in the playoffs....\n\nWell Good luck to all = = =  Go Sabres!!!!!!
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I would try to find out who looks after some of the top NHL goalies. I had read somewhere that IMG is by far one of the top athletic management firms in the world... this was several years ago. IMG's website does say they look after 60 NHL players... doesn't seem like a lot but they have some big names.
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Whitewater, uhm, those players did rock, but they aren't playing anymore!  So how the heck can you get any stats for them in the CURRENT season?\n\nAnyway.\n\nYeah, you need centers.  And scorers.  I'd drop Wells, Gooden, Harpring, Hinrich and Marshall in trade offers and see if you can get a scorer and another center besides Bosh.  And whatever you do, do NOT lose McGrady, Pierce, Wallace or Davis!  Those guys are the heart of your lineup.
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I play.  Two teams, one women's C team and one coed C, both USA Hockey recreational, around 15 teams per division.
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It's not too bad but it could be better.\n\nI can't tell you who to pick up without knowing who is available on your leagues waiver list.\n\nYour goalies are good but Nabakov doesn't play a lot and Hasek will get hurt at some point.\n\nSome good players on the way up are Michalek and Bernier of SJ and Kunitz,Getzlaf,Perry and Penner of Anaheim.\n\nYour D men are your weakest.\nGet carle from SJ if you can and also Weber from Nash should be available and will be a star in the near future.\n\nDrop K. Johnsson,Jovo or Pitkanen in that order if you can.\n\nI don't like  Zherdev or Tkachuk but they are not real bad.\n\nA good rookie forward is Semin of Wash and a C is Kopitar of LA
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I may go with a goalie..............Ovechkin is a decent choice but Malkin may be the real deal.  Sid the Kid?  \n\nI guess this is why I'm not a GM. :-) \n\nAt first I thought your question was who would you pick to be a GM and I would have to say Garth Snow---then fall down laughing!
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I am not sure what exactly you mean. If you mean technical problems? well sometimes the log in page doesn' load and I have to refresh the page a few times. That seems to be a Yahoo problem in general\n\nif you mean the game itself, it is generally good but I would suggest some improvements.\n\n1- the number one improvement that is absolutely necessary is the IR/IL lists. Sometimes other website report that  certain players, eg. Ed Jovonavski or Amare Stoudomire have been put on the IR. Yahoo however, doesn't follow suit immidiately, they are a few days late. They have to keep in mind that those few days are very important for some of us. \n\n2- KEPPER LEAGUE OPTION: I play Keeper leagues, meaning that I have inherited a team and its minor league system (in case of hockey). I get to trade draft picks, prospects and active players. I think it would be better if Yahoo had a keeper league option. \na)That way we wouldn't have to set up a new league every season. \nb) I'd also suggest that they have a minor league section as part of this keeper league option. We could then keep our prospects who are not yet part of the NHL on our minor league roster. That way no other GM accidentally picks these guys up and also we won't forget about one of our many prospects. \nc) When trades occure, they need to announce to the other GM's all parts of the trade. As you know, when you trade in Yahoo leagues, it also gives the GM an comment box in which people that play keeper leagues put names of prospects or draft picks. As it's currently set, these comments don't appear to the other GM's when the trade is accepted. For us the active players that are exchanged is one thing, most of the time it's the draft picks and prospects that are the real deal makers. Right now GMs have to post extra comments letting everyone else know of the trade. IMO that needs to change.\n\nthat's it for now till I think of other things.
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Sure. They have a goalie in Lundqvist who can carry them, but I think that this year they need more scoring punch than just Jagr. Teams like Ottawa, Detroit, Colorado roll 3 or 4 good scoring lines at you.
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60,000 players according to their web site.  No franchise is perfect or infallable, and you will get out of it exactly the effort you put in to it.  Good luck
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I'll have to argue and say that the Sharks will win the Pacific division.  Great teams are built up the middle and the Sharks truly follow this path, with the best 1 2 combination of centres in the NHL in Marleau and Thornton, and in goal with Toskala and Nabokov. The centres are able to split much of the ice time among each other and can team up for key power plays and late game situations(think Messier and Gretzky).  Add in the scoring punch of young guns Jonathan Cheechoo, Steve Bernier, and Milan Michalek and you're looking at a deadly combination.  The back end is sharp too, with rookie Matt Carle quarterbacking the powerplay and gritty Scott Hannan and Kyle Mclaren locking up the back end.  Again considering how much rest both star netminders can get(think Gerber and Ward, Vernon and Osgood, or Barrasso and Wregget) and you're not only looking at a team that is good enough to win the Pacific division crown, but will surely compete for Lord Stanley's Cup.
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OK, follow me here because this is gonna take a while, but in the end I promise it will help your team a bunch if you give it a few weeks to take shape.\n\n1 catcher is all you need...you need to drop 2 and pickup a first baseman who plays EVERY DAY, I personally would keep Varitek or Ross.  Tough choice, but you can't go wrong with either, so you make the decision there.    \n\nBroussard is great at home vs. righties, but he does not start vs. lefties, so you are limited there.  You may put him on the bench and save him for the righty @ home situations and check the waiver wire for an every day 1B.  Prince Fielder?  Cuddyer?  Cuddyer could platoon with Broussard, play Cuddyer vs. lefties and Broussard vs. righties.  That will help your 1B problem and with the open roster spots you'll have by dropping 2 catchers.  \n\nVidro is average at best.  Again, check the waiver wire for someone along the lines of a Dan Uggla or Jose Castillo.  Another suggestion here is to BENCH Vidro, move Bill Hall to 2nd base, and you need to be starting Morgan Ensberg every day at 3B.\n\nBill Hall is a MUST KEEP, regardless of what I have seen others say on here.  Leave him in your team but move him to 2B as I said above and start Ensberg every day.  \n\nYou are in need of some outfielders, and if you drop 2 of your catchers, you should be able to add 1 outfielder and start him everyday.  Check the waiver wire for Marcus Thames or Curtis Granderson.  They will provide you with more HR, RBI than what you have now.  Crawford and Rios are EVERY day starters, so adding one of the guys I mentioned will solidify your outfield considerably.  If one of those 2 are not available, consider J. Encarnacion who is starting to get comfortable at the plate since he is not pulling his head as bad as earlier in the season.  He is seeing the ball well.  \n\nPitching is fine, you just need to be patient with what you have because you have a quality staff.  If you feel the need to add a starter, then check the waiver wire for Gil Meche, and any young starters who have been up for less than a month and have done well that may have snuck under the radar in your league.  If Jered Weaver is available, pick him up because although he is being sent down to the minors for a few weeks, he WILL be back within the month and have a solid 2nd half of the season.  \n\nClosers, well, depending on your league, there are probably not any closers available for the taking.  You can propose a trade I supoose, but I am not a big trade kind of guy, so.....if you propose a trade, you could use Coco Crisp and one of your cathcers as trade bait for a mediocre closer such as Fuentes(Rockies) or Rivera(Yankees) who is having a down year, but still will get you the saves you need.  Wagner is your only save guy, Howry is pretty worthless in the fantasy baseball world, so he could be dropped and you could utilize his rister spot for some of the players I listed above.  You could use one more quality closer to ensure you get more opportunities for saves.  Call me crazy but, the closer for KC, A. Burgos(3 for 3 in Save opps in last 3 opportunities) has been getting better of late and may be worth a look if he is available.  \n\nHope this helps your team.  Good Luck the rest of the year.
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To have a shot, they'll have to get into 6th spot. As the standings are currently, they'll have to face Carolina, or Ottawa.\nAt least in sixth position, you will face either the Rangers or Flyers. Two teams I believe they have a better chance against.