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JERJ2008
Top Prospect
Canada
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 Posted - 03/26/2009 : 17:29:32
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Who was your most unexpected player to put up the numbers he did? Or, who did you snag in a late round who others skipped over, and put up numbers to make them pay?
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Guest7319
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Posted - 03/26/2009 : 17:31:52
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| Mine had to be Nicklas Backstrom (of Washington). No one really picked up on him, the four other guys in my pool snagged Green, Ovechkin and Semin, but overlooked Backstrom. To date, he's put up 77 points for me and is in second for my fantasy team, behind Thornton. |
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Thrasher17
Top Prospect
Canada
84 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2009 : 18:07:52
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| Patrick Marleau. Has one bad season and everyone writes him off. I picked him up with the last pick in a 9 person draft. Got a lot of people laughing and saying I'd be lucky to get 50 points out of him. |
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goleafsgosjnb
Top Prospect
Canada
98 Posts |
Posted - 03/26/2009 : 18:39:23
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haha I got Marleau too! He has saved me too! I also picked up Cheechoo hoping for a turn-around. That pick was not so good lol.
Mike Richards was also a sweet pickup, no one will pass him by next year! |
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Beans15
Moderator
Canada
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Posted - 03/26/2009 : 19:21:38
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Patrick Elias. I snagged him in the 6th round of a 15 person draft, so that's like between the 75th and 90th pick.
I picked a 2nd team for a guy who couldn't show up and I got him Marleau in the 4th round. I snagged him as soon as I figured people were thinking about him.
Players like Marleau and Elias are not going have 2 bad seasons back to back. |
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Guest0989
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 05:48:09
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Elias has been hit or miss for a while, that's probably why he was written off by a lot of people. His stat's from the 2000-01 season are a roller coaster, 96, 61, 57, 81, 45 (injury season), 69, 55, 77 (current). Those 3 low point totals in a row pushed him way down everyone's draft list.
In my pool Rob Blake went very late (no one thought the old guy would be this good), and Havlat went late (but that might not be as much a sleeper as an injury risk) |
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runtman444
Top Prospect
Canada
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 06:16:29
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| i got zach parise with the 56 pick in our pool and the best sleeper pick for me is steve sullivan nobody would touch him but took a chance and picked him with the 236th pick ( 8 guys in pool 1 player from each team) as of today he has 22 points and i lead pool by 21 points good pick!!..... |
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 06:49:05
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Dennis Wideman, BOS.
Picked him up in something like the 23rd round, in my pool we count +/- for D.
Semin, WAS
Picked him up mid-rounds.
"Take off, eh?" - Bob and Doug |
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Guest7752
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 07:03:57
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| Devin Setoguchi |
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MSC
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 07:47:33
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| I got Parise in 3 of my 6 leagues all in the mid rounds...suckers. |
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Guest9915
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 07:54:53
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Steve Mason last overall in a 12 man pool. More of a breakout than a sleeper though. And Ryder has been a decent pickup (pool counts gwg).
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Guest4744
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 11:30:58
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Nik Backstrom
Nik Kronwall
and Cam Ward
We have a salary cap, & we need to pick a rookie, i got the last picks for rookies and got Kyle Okposo, I didn't think he'd have close to 33 points |
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MSC
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
601 Posts |
Posted - 03/27/2009 : 12:04:47
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| How are people still underestimating Backstrom? |
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Guest4061
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 18:00:51
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| Mikko Koivu, 10th round in an 11 man draft style pool! |
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Guest9235
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 22:56:23
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| Gagne and Marleau. I got them in the 6th and 8th round in a 14 man draft, and they are my top 2 point getters. I wouldve had other players ahead of them but had at one point 4 or 5 out of 9 guys injured and have managed to stay in third. |
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Guest4948
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Posted - 03/27/2009 : 23:11:15
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| Martin Havlat, Ray Whitney, and Duncan Keith are my heroes :) |
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Guest9218
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Posted - 03/28/2009 : 02:01:23
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Marleau!! Pick him last over all in a 7 person people with 14 picks each. They all laughed I said you watch he is in a contract year and playing with Thorton..... Well I am in first place by 35 points with approx 1.5 weeks to go........hmmm nice to be a hockey genius....As well I managed to get both Sedins...STEAL ...They laughed as well.... hahaha will enjoy spending all their cash!!!!
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Guest4658
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Posted - 03/28/2009 : 04:33:16
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I picked up Mike Green..last year. I actually had a close eye on him for about 3 years and counting..but i didnt expect him to produce THIS MUCH!
And this year I picked up Langenbrunner.
Both players from the waivers. |
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Guest0104
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Posted - 03/28/2009 : 08:04:39
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| Carter and Parise both weren't picked that early in my pool and are both having great seasons |
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Guest5041
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Posted - 03/28/2009 : 08:44:51
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Picked up these three:
9th round: Elias
10th round: Marleau
11th round: Gagne
This was a 12 person draft. Now if only my 1st and 2nd round picks would do as well... |
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67LEAFS
Top Prospect
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Posted - 03/28/2009 : 09:42:24
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| Martin Havlat...I've worn out a few Havlat voodoo dolls over the years. He has always produced but his injury record is brutal. With his next game he ties his all time season high for GP's. |
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Axey
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
877 Posts |
Posted - 03/30/2009 : 12:00:26
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Setoguchi .. 2nd last player picked in the draft
M Koivu .. got him in about the 14th round
S Weiss .. really late
Barker.. last d man picked in the pool |
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tbar
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
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Posted - 03/30/2009 : 13:07:28
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| 14 player pool points only I got weiss in the 10th and took a chance on Samsonov in the 11th and he has done me good. |
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Guest2211
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Posted - 03/30/2009 : 13:45:30
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Devin Setoguchi
Travis Zajac
Alex Semin (5th round pick) |
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Guest4070
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Posted - 03/31/2009 : 03:27:59
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Originally posted by JERJ2008
Who was your most unexpected player to put up the numbers he did? Or, who did you snag in a late round who others skipped over, and put up numbers to make them pay?
Martin Havlat, year after year he continues to get hurt but I had a good feeling and took him in the 17 of 19 rounds in my pool. he has 68 points, well ahead of any1 takin in that round. |
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Guest1766
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Posted - 04/13/2009 : 15:19:20
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| Bobby Ryan, David Backes, Rene Bourque are three that seem to be a surprise ... there are more that I can think of |
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Guest9177
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Posted - 04/13/2009 : 15:45:18
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| Got Parise and Elias in the 13th and 14th spot of a 7-man pool. I picked 7th and won the pool by 22 points. Someone also got Jeff Carter in the 12th round. He and Parise were the best late round steals. I also got Antropov in round 18. Pays to not have any Toronto fans in our pool. |
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Axey
PickupHockey Pro
Canada
877 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2009 : 19:32:30
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| Also Cam Ward .. last goalie picked in the whole draft |
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Biggest Sleeper Pick? 
