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Brutus

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  1. I'd like Atlanta Thrashers, giving the North Stars to Labs please
  2. I'm not 100% sure. It states that the IP of your host computer will stop working after 7 days. It says you will be sent via email about this, but when I set it up, I don't recall setting up an email, just downloading it from the site. So, is the Hamachi we use a different thing that what they are now charging for? I use the Hamachi I got from nhl94.com, and never upgraded to commercial. However, within the preferences, it shows me a link for the listed site, which when you click on it, takes you logmein.com, and gives you all this info about not being free any longer. Guess I'll find out in 7 days (along w/ everyone else)
  3. Uh oh!! So, this is the Hamachi product. If you goto http://my.hamachi.cc/status it takes you to logmein.com, and the site talks about after 7 days, your free account won't work anymore.
  4. I didn't look up ADP, just that draft. Not sure if it makes more sense with further insight. I'm at work & won't be able to "dig" until tonight & tomorrow night.
  5. Looking at Raph's trades now. This looks really bad. Russ Courtnall #16, 1st Round Don Sweeney #21, 1st Round Tomas Sandstrom #38, 2nd Round Nicklas Lidstrom #61, 3rd Round Terreri #77, 4th Round Semak #134 6th Round And Cam Neely Round 7 on the bench. Dude, how the f&ck did you lose any games?? Oh wait, you played me Seriously, that's a good reason to put some trade cap rules in place.
  6. Thanks Plabax. I'll bookmark that f&cker Yeah, I was about to pour through some trades. Some coaches hate getting called out on the forums though. I was looking at Icestorm's team and looking for the abuse. Fedorov, early Round 2 (#26), Emerson Round 2 (#39), Hull Round 3 (#58) for the forwards. Defense was a late Round 5 & Round 7. Goalie (Hextall) end of Round 3. So, no Round 1, 2 Round 2's, 2 Round 3 and a Round 5 & 7. I don't see it.
  7. Great question. I know if you click on the player within the site it shows his last 4-5 seasons & playoff stats and his ratings. However, it does not show ADP. Maybe that could be edited into a player's cards. Also, there is a site that is used during the drafts that lists all the previous drafts and the current draft pool. However, this site is not always up. I know because when my buddies & I were doing our own draft last year amongst ourselves, and were using the site as a guide, it went down middle of our draft, after the GDL draft ended Not sure what that site even is now, or if it can be put up now, left up, etc.
  8. As it stands, if I'm reading it right, I'm picking in the top 4, and either 3rd or 4th pick, depending on if Begley joins or not. IF I've looked it properly. That means #4 (or #3) wouuld not be on the block until I knew who was picked before them. However, I would listen to offers prior to picking. Pick #44(or 45) (2nd Round) and Pick #52 (or 51) (Round 3) would definitely be on the block for the right combos. I probably would not move Rounds 4 & below prior to knowing what I'm doing w/ Rounds 1-3, in case they were needed for a package. Obviously, this belongs in a different thread that has yet to come, but I figure I'd start the conversation in a different direction.
  9. Ok. I'm leaving it alone. I'm going under the majority assumption that a player's draft position is close to his "perceived" value, and not everyone is going to agree with this value, and it should create the DESIRE for both teams to make some trades, to get their hands on players they value more than you do & vice-a-versa. I'm also going under the assumption you will be unhappy with 90% of the trades those guys make because you either a) believe they are ripping people off, or have become so competitive with losing to them you've convinced yourself you have to stop them from getting better. Either way, I'm done commenting on it. No points can come either direction. My door is open to trade talks with all, including you, come draft time Look forward to it boys.
  10. And, it's like when you quit in Classic because you lost to me. You are so mad Raph scored more points than you could with a player you've all but driven yourself insane. Your logic resulted in you claiming the ENTIRE Classic league is gay, and not even worth playing. Now you've got it twisted to the point where any trade that doesn't fit your values to be an exploit. I can clearly see you are going to do your best to ruin what would normally otherwise be a very fun & exciting draft/trade-a-thon.
  11. Ok, well UNTIL you PERSONALLY educate the ENTIRE GDL league on how their rankings are inaccurate, you are going to have to learn to play with the Raph being able to trade for a heavy shooter & pay late round price for that late round pick. Hell, he doesn't even need to trade for them. It's a draft where heavy shooters are GOING to go late. So, you can't even stop someone from drafting them late. Should we make it ILLEGAL to draft Tikkanen after the 2nd round because he is worth MORE than that and it would unfairly tip the scale?? I don't know how you can't see the flaw in your logic. And, yeah, as Freydey says, you guys need to chill the f&ck out
  12. Your definition of "elite" and "exploit" need some updating there bud.
  13. To be an exploit, you would have to end up with an entire team of highly drafted players, not a team of lowly drafted players that Plabax has deemed worthy of high picks but no one will apparently pick high.
  14. I think anyone reading post clearly understands not all the hands on the clock a pointing to numbers.
  15. Those are your values. If even 1/3 of the guys playing agreed with you, half of those guys would get picked at a higher spot, especially on Muller & Tikkanen, so clearly you are flying close to solo on these rankings. There is NO plausible way to force the vast majority to use your values for players. The more logical choice is to have the majority's values (which would come out to average draft position) set the market value for a player. And, in the middle of that, if you are able to make your roster have a WORSE average draft position, but PLAY better for you, congrats.
  16. If that's how it works, I'd like to call dibs on Atlanta, leaving the North Stars to the incoming guys.
  17. Always great news to get the defending champ back in any league!! Makes the next title that much more validated. Welcome back there bud. And, welcome to my fellow noobs as well. I was a sub last year, so like you, looking forward to our first GDL draft.
  18. Yeah, ice, that's the design, but like I said, the flaw comes in because the guy you rated #24 MIGHT not go at #35. He might go #27 to a guy who had him ranked #21, and won't trade him now. Also, he might drop to #40 and just be a total steal! Or, you might draft a guy at #26 worth #24 to you and move on, not worrying about ADP because you don't like to rely on trading. I agree though. I think having a guy ranked that HIGH above his ADP requires not picking him there and hoping you can trade for him. And, if the guy ranked at #24 is a guy you internally ranked as #32, now you are left trying to package him off for someone else. Which, I'm sure starts the hokkee dance
  19. I have never been in a GDL draft. You are correct. Every season, at least 18 of the 24 guys doing those drafts were NHL94 vets and maybe more. The average position they chose to rank those picks is beyond any other needed proof to the value of that player in a draft. It is impossible to take 10 drafts, and average them out, and have a player rank #38 but still be a top 5 player (elite). The fact that you can't see that shows the mental flaw in your young mind. It's nothing personal. It shows up on all your posts once you get excited about something. You repeatedly post false statements (not intentionally, I'm sure), but just have this hole in your logic. Once you turn, unfortunately, you troll the board with the negative comments. Clearly, you play this game much better than me once the teams are on the ice, and the joysticks are in the hands. You even know how to program on a computer. Please don't confuse this with IQ, or actual in game knowledge, although your performance level once the puck drops implies a high in game understanding. I'm 1000% sure I can handle myself in a trade/draft for a roster. Seems to me the best run league of all time for this site had a commish who used a formula to establish trade values. I've read most of his posts. I've yet to find one that did not indicate a) an EXTREMELY high IQ, & constant professionalism and class, c) deep understanding of the inner code & what makes a player worth what within the league. He's endorsed Icestorm's idea. I can't THINK of ANYONE's endorsement, especially on this site, that would hold more weight & positivity you claim is lacking here.
  20. Back to some draft strategies. In any league, you set up your ranking and somewhere, can have access to "projected draft position" online via "mock drafts" or here, "ADP" from previous drafts, since the roster values never change. You then try to find what you consider good value picks based on your ranking and their draft slots. I've got this guy rated to be worth #24 pick, but he usually goes #35. I'm up at pick #26. I don't pick again until after his ADP of 35. Most guys probably take the guy there, slightly ahead of his ADP, but below your rated value for him. OR do you take someone else & plan on trading down to get your guy after he's been drafted at #35. By letting him fall to #35, you've enabled his trade value to go down, and MIGHT be able to acquire him. However, might actually get PICKED by someone who values him at #24 or even better just as you do, and won't trade the player, because he knows in his opinion, he got a steal, or better way, great value pick based on their rankings. You are then left with the decision, is there any other players on the board at #26 that you value above #26, and if so, the risk is not as great to not draft him. Because you have two value players on the board, and know in a 6 Round draft, don't have the resources to trade for both, but could probably draft one & trade for the other, or at worst draft one of the two values and fail to trade for the other. The other fun draft moments come in when you get crazy with a theme, like going light, or going defense, etc, and don't balance a team out. Once you start, it can be HARD to stop. In football video games, once I started on my defensive line, forget the QB, forget the wideouts, and a few other spots. I was GUNG HO getting the baddest d-line ever!!! Always ruined me. And finally, my favorite, there always is one or two guys who just LOVE LOVE LOVE someone that normally drops down in a draft. And maybe even a Round 3 or 4 type guy. Dudes got ants in his pants and values him at late #1 or early Round 2. So, does he pick him end of Round 2, beginning of Round 3 and remove the chance of not getting him, at least 20 spots ahead of his value?? or does he risk losing him and wait for him to come to him, or try to trade for him post draft??? I love those type of draft decisions. Looking forward to it.
  21. You cannot POSSIBLY state I should trade my 2nd round pick for my 4th round pick because that's where the elite players are. If you draft 6 rounds, that's 144 picks. The top 2-3% would come out to 2-4 picks. That's the entire idea of elite. 50 saves from your reliever in baseball is elite, but he does not make your team elite. In fact, in a draft, this guy would not be picked until Round 3 or 4 EVERY draft EVERY season. You have someone that has one ELITE skill.
  22. Ok, in your opinion, he is elite. I couldn't disagree more with you on this, and would have to leave it at that. IF he were elite, the other coaches would draft him. An entire league INCLUDING RAPH & YOU!!!! can't possibly be blind to the player's PROPER draft spot, and keep passing him over EVERY year if he's worth more. IN a league where the draft resets, and the players ratings DO NOT change, AVERAGE DRAFT POSITION is emphatically the correct value for the player. Otherwise, you are claiming ONLY 2-3 people in the league have the correct values for these players and by this assumption of seeing the glaring weakness in everyone else's values, would be ONE of those people. Therefore, your team should be so retardly good, no matter WHOM Raph trades for, you should ALSO have the exact same strength of roster, and therefore, you complaint/gripe becomes invalid to me.
  23. I'll take the committee position if no one else is available or everyone seems comfortable with the idea of me for some reason. I generally don't join committees in my leagues just so I can be the guy trying to plunder!!! In this particular situation, my play ruins any chance of grandeur anyhow, so I'd be for it if needed. And, I'm generally "around" during the day, for short intervals. Not enough to be able to play, but definitely to check in & push picks through/trades, etc, perhaps to avoid the chaos you spoke of last year. *********** I'll edit my post here. If you want me to be in the committee, I'd gladly accept. I can't stand the idea of someone else coming in and having to imagine Plabax convinces them his logic is an accurate way to look at things.
  24. I was not in the trade/draft foray, but did see the posts here & there, and would concur chaos seemed to be ensuing.
  25. I'm starting to think your main goal in all of this is to MAKE SURE Raph doens't get Sandstrom at #38 again by bringing enough attention to his talent to assure his draft position rises Which isn't a bad strategy.
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