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Ultimate Fantasy Pool Guide 2012-13
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DRAFT TACTICS
There’s more than one way to skin a cat and there’s more than one way to draft a team for your hockey pool. The snake draft, in which GMs take turns selecting players in a preset order, is the most common. Lately, auction drafts, in which GMs nominate and bid on players against each other, have become all the rage. It’s important to know the difference between the two, as the strategy to winning in each varies considerably. Here are five key tips to help you dominate either format. THE SNAKE DRAFT TIP 1 TALENT MATTERS MORE THAN POSITION SCARCITY Too many poolies freak out over Shea Weber’s relative value because he scores more goals than other defensemen or the dearth of elite players qualifying at left wing. Don’t stress. If you chase…
LIDSTROM GIVEN OUTRIGHT RELEASE?
It’s time to make a confession. Now that one of the greatest careers in the history of the game – the greatest for a European and one of the top few for a defensemen ever – has come to an end, it’s time to ask forgiveness from the fantasy lords. I was the one guy who ever dropped Nicklas Lidstrom in a keeper pool. Released him outright. I don’t even know which player I picked up to replace him. This wasn’t a late-2011-12, drop-the-soon-to-be-42-year-oldinjured-Swede-because-he-might-retire move. I dropped him when he was a 21-year-old rookie with high expectations in 1991-92. Looking back, I see he finished his freshman term with 60 points and was runner-up to Pavel Bure for the Calder. So why would I, and my co-manager, Matt Nicholls, drop him in our…
“He’s Won $273,050 Playing Fantasy Sports. How Much Could You Win?”
Beermakersfan - has won over $273,050 on www.fanduel.com This is Beermakersfan on FanDuel.com - doesn’t he look psyched? This 34-year-old from Detroit has won over $273,050 playing fantasy hockey, football, baseball and basketball contests on FanDuel.com A Brand New Way to Play Fantasy Hockey FanDuel.com is the hottest thing in Fantasy Hockey. You pick a new team and win cash every day. Go up against other FanDuellers or even your buddies - for bragging rights and immediate cash payouts. Over $10m in Cash Payouts In 2011, FanDuel.com paid out over $10 million in instant cash payouts. You’re skeptical of course - that’s a big figure. FanDuel paid out so much because there are tens of thousands of people already playing onFanDuel - and thousands more are joining every month. So, in 2012 we’re sure to…
QUICK STICKS
PCT. OF TEAM FACEOFFS 1. TOMAS PLEKANEC, MTL 35.7 2. JASON SPEZZA, OTT 35.5 3. MIKKO KOIVU, MIN 34.9 4. JOHN TAVARES, NYI 34.7 5. ERIC STAAL, CAR 34.6 6. P. BERGERON, BOS 34.4 7. BRYAN LITTLE, WPG 34.2 8. CLAUDE GIROUX, PHI 34.0 9. JONATHAN TOEWS, CHI 33.4 10. SIDNEY CROSBY, PIT 33.3…
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