The NHL 2015-16 Thread! (fantasy hockey anyone?)

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What kind of points system for the league?

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Works for me.

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Could we potentially do the draft earlier on Sunday? I'm in the UK teaching so 7pm Eastern is Midnight my time. any chance we could do like 3pm EST/8pm my time?

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That's an ideal time for me. I'm 5 hours ahead of EST, so that'd be 8pm my time.

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Ooooh,, 2nd last draft order. I assume we're doing snake order? (Ie 1-8, then 8-1, then 1-8, etc.)

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IT'S ALMOST HERE!

Cay also had a fun idea of getting a big 10-man Skype call going during the draft. If Cay or I don't have your skype info, add one of us.

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EXCITEMENT BUILDING

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That game made me sad. I played Reimer over Emery in my other league, and then he goes and gets knocked on the head 20 seconds in. Then Bernier does stupid shit like this.

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THIS IS ONE OF A SMALL NUMBER OF TIMES IN WHICH I GET TO BE PATRIOTIC.

GO CANADA GO!

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In one year, they swapped out two A-class goalies to end up with Eddie Lack and Jakob Markstrom. I don't envy Vancouver. The Panthers on the other hand are rapidly becoming more legit.

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True, but trading off two top-form goalies for a newbie seems like a dangerous game to play

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Ugh, why couldn't I have won last week. I think I could have beaten Cay this week, but I'm leery of my chances here.

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I still ask "How the fuck did I get 2nd" My team sucks so much hahha

Technically you're 4th, but you move up because of conferences. Silly, but effective. (Also clearly Kellen Lain)

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Fighting Chara is like fighting a tree

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I'm betting it'll be Seattle, and then Las Vegas or something to make it a 16/16 split. I've also heard rumours of Quebec City getting a new team, which would likely shove Detroit or Columbus back to the West

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Ugh, a 2nd Toronto team would be incredibly stupid. Take a team with a strong fanbase then split it in half for no reason

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Isn't that what Toronto does to their fans' hearts every season?

Yep :'(

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I still can't bring myself to cheer for the Canadiens. I'm personally piling on the St Louis bandwagon this year, they deserve a Cup. Dallas would be cool too, if only because I kinda hate Anaheim.

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Also yeah, #FuckYouCarlyle

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I think Bishop got hurt too late in the season to grind a proper extra goalie into starter form, and that cost them a lot of momentum.

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Blues choke. Like always.

13 remain.

rip. I was cheering for them this year too. I wanted Miller to win a Cup.

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Go Colorado go!

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Round 2 predictions:

Western Conference:

Wild rout Blackhawks in 6.
Reasons: If Colorado 3-1'd Chicago in the regular season, and the Wild ousted them in 7 games, Chicago might have to throw everything they got at them.

Ducks best Kings in 6.
Reasons: Ducks start with home-ice, and they have a better record than the Kings by a stretch. This is the playoffs, though, and it could go either way. Kings will be tired after having to reverse-sweep the Sharks.

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Eastern Conference:

Montreal pulls down Boston in 6.
Reasons: This will be a tough series for either team. It could easily go to 7 games, but Montreal has ways of dealing with higher-seeded teams.

Rangers skate by Pittsburgh in 5.
Reasons: Pittsburgh had a struggle with a very underrated Columbus team in 6 games. I don't doubt the Pens will win, but I can see the Rangers overpower the Pens.

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Who do you guys have for Round 2?

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P-Edit: Boston won the cup in 2011. I remember repeatedly seeing the commercial for Boston Bruins championship gear.

Wild over Chicago in 6
Kings over Ducks in 5
Montreal over Boston in 7
Pittsburgh over New York in 6

Then Kings over Wild, Montreal over Pittsburgh, Montreal over LA for the Cup (a Canadian boy can dream, damn it)

I think Minnesota can beat Chicago as long as Chi doesn't take a 2-game lead off the bat, same for MTL/Boston. LA/Anaheim is weird, but I don't see the series going past 5. Pittsburgh/New York is the one I'm most excited to watch.

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That was a bad bounce too.

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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO #FuckTheBruins

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I'm going to need to figure out how to incorporate Fraud into P.K. Subban when we stomp the Canadiens and I need a new hashtag.

PK SoBad?

(HELP ME FIND LUNDQVIST ONES)

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Hey Scumbags, are we doing one of these again this year?

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Sure! I'd be happy to set it all up again.

Training camps are starting this week!

Hell yes. The hockey season's already started off with the traditional Minnesota Wild Goalie injury.

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I didn't end up with an invite.

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I'd really prefer 8. League just gets a lot deeper at 8. I can invite a friend in, if we need a spot filled

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1 -6 Alex Ovechkin (Was - W)
2 -11 Henrik Lundqvist (NYR - G)
3 -22 Carey Price (Mon - G)
4 -27 Chris Kunitz (Pit - W)
5 -38 Matt Duchene (Col - C,W)
6 -43 Eric Staal (Car - C)
7 -54 Jeff Skinner (Car - W)
8 -59 Martin St. Louis (NYR - W)
9 -70 Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Ari - D)
10 -75 Ryan McDonagh (NYR - D)
11 -86 Christian Ehrhoff (Pit - D)
12 -91 Dustin Byfuglien (Wpg - W,D)
13 -102 Braden Holtby (Was - G)
14 -107 Evander Kane (Wpg - W)
15 -118 Gustav Nyquist (Det - C,W)
16 -123 Alexander Edler (Van - D)

I'm just saying, I'd be happy keeping this team :p

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If we are doing the draft to day someone should IM me on AIM or Steam.

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I think I prefer 10-man leagues over 8s, so this is excellent news

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Allez allez allez, allez Montreal!

^ I can't cheer for my actual local team anymore because lolToronto, so Montreal is the next-best thing. Plus they're fun to watch.

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I swear Pacioretty has hollow bones, like a bird. That fall into the corner was really awkward though. Hopefully nothing's actually hurt and he can recover before playoffs start

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Magic and Gamecenter

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The salt is real.

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It's either Habs in 7 or Lightning in 5. Don't see it going any other way, tbh. Montreal's offense is hella weak, and they haven't really shown up this series. Stamkos finally picking up a goal is rough too.

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Expected the Hawks to tame the Wild.

Didn't expect them to get downed THAT quick. Brooms. 7 remain.
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Rhinox, they still could have won if their other players contributed more. They KNEW with an injured squad, they'd have to pull their weight. Crosby played well. Fleury showed up, Malkin and Perron did stuff too, and so did half of the team. Halfsies are never enough.
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Meanwhile the Rangers are just stepping all over the Caps tonight...there might be a Game 7 this round.
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bv, I'm rooting for the Bolts to take revenge. They play Game 6 like it's an elimination game, Habs are finished.
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Who thinks the Flames might pull through tonight?

I'm a casual MTL fan, and I'd be perfectly happy even if Tampa wins. Both teams are fun to watch (when they show up)

I'd honestly be amped if Calgary eliminated Anaheim, but I just don't see it happening.

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This OT is siiiiiiiick

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/in