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Post by Derrick - Senators on Aug 18, 2012 13:11:04 GMT -5
It's that time of year again. With the conclusion of the annual summer drafts, the NAFHL pre-season is right around the corner. Most all of you are familiar with the Weekly Power Rankings that were available last season, but in 2012-2013 I have decided to expound upon those. So for the first time ever, instead of ranking teams based on my opinion/surface statistics, I have designed an intricate statistical tool that will predict which team has the best chance to win the championship/perform favorably this season based on the league settings. The team with the highest number has the better team based on the data. Scores are out of 10.
So without further adieu I introduce to you the NAFHL Weekly Power Rankings Poll, complete with the advanced power score.
Pre-Season Power Rankings
1.) Ottawa Senators (7.36) 2.) San Jose Sharks (6.94) 3.) Calgary Flames (6.71) 4.) Toronto Maple Leafs (6.53) 5.) Detroit Red Wings (6.47) 6.) Minnesota Wild (6.43) 7.) Anaheim Ducks (6.35) 8.) Winnipeg Jets (5.92) 9.) Carolina Hurricanes (5.89) 10.) Washington Capitals (5.63) 11.) Boston Bruins (5.38) 12.) Colorado Avalanche (5.29)
Note: Players on the farm as 8/18/12 are not counting toward team power scores
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Post by Nos - Sharks on Aug 18, 2012 14:51:59 GMT -5
You make me smile dude. < By the way, where's my trophy bro?
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Post by Derrick - Senators on Aug 18, 2012 16:47:10 GMT -5
You make me smile dude. < By the way, where's my trophy bro? Your inability to see how the Stamkos trade coupled with a sub-par Waiver Draft made your team significantly worse than last year makes me smile...dude. I wouldn't be surprised if Calgary usurped you for the #2 spot by seasons end. And your trophy is still sitting on the shelf waiting to be engraved because I have STILL only received payment from 2 GM's, yourself included.
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Post by Nos - Sharks on Aug 18, 2012 17:32:40 GMT -5
I find that hard to believe considering Couture and Skinner were barely rostered last season. Couture wasn't rostered in the playoffs, Skinner was added with a few games left mostly for 'appearances', my thought was I'd rather have him there on the Cup team over Vrbata. I added the second best player in the world behind Crosby, I'm happy. My Waiver Draft was impeccable, I'm amazed at the wealth of talent I was able to acquire, I had the best draft in my humble opinion. We clearly view things differently... 'I could not hear what they say about me, my 2 Stanley Cup rings were stuffed in my ears.'Two in two years, show some humility for Christ's sake. What a bunch of cheapskates in this league, or bums, like a twenty dollar bill isn't lying around, psh. This is a premier fantasy hockey entity.
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Post by Derrick - Senators on Aug 18, 2012 18:17:22 GMT -5
I find that hard to believe considering Couture and Skinner were barely rostered last season. Couture wasn't rostered in the playoffs, Skinner was added with a few games left mostly for 'appearances', my thought was I'd rather have him there on the Cup team over Vrbata. I added the second best player in the world behind Crosby, I'm happy. My Waiver Draft was impeccable, I'm amazed at the wealth of talent I was able to acquire, I had the best draft in my humble opinion. We clearly view things differently... So basically what I am gathering is that every elite talent you happen to acquire automatically becomes the next available sequential number on the "best player in the world" list? I am fully convinced you would have said the same thing had you acquired Ovechkin or Giroux instead of Stamkos. OUT: Kesler, Elias, Hartnell, Backes, Couture, Skinner, Jagr, Seabrook, Steen, Brian Elliott IN: Stamkos, Gagner, Booth, Alfredsson, Hornqvist, Hemsky, Hamhuis, Pronger, Brunner, Wilson, Ryan Whitney Anyone with half a brain could look at those two groups of players and come to the conclusion that one is much, much better than the other even without advanced statistical analysis. You, my friend, suffer from a serious case of delusion.
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Post by Nos - Sharks on Aug 18, 2012 19:07:26 GMT -5
I can't tell if you're trying to troll me or not. I just happen to believe Stamkos is the second best player in the world, personal opinion, Ovechkin? Come on. Giroux? Hasn't done enough. The only player in the discussion is Malkin. Stamkos has 156 goals in three years. He's 22 years old. Nice placement of those players man, strategic! You left off Carlson by the way. Like I said, you can take Couture and Skinner out of the equation entirely since they were barely rostered, not integral pieces because of my other depth. I'll also take out Pronger and Brunner from the 'IN' pile since they probably won't be rostered. Let's have a look: Stamkos >>> Kesler & Backes Alfredsson > Jagr Hamhuis > Seabrook Gagner > Steen Hornqvist = Elias Carlson, Hemsky, Ryan Whitney, Wilson, Booth >>> Scotty Hartnell Devan Dubnyk > Brian Elliott (should I need him) Yeah, anybody with half a brain should be able to see right through you DerrDerr.
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Post by Derrick - Senators on Aug 18, 2012 19:55:08 GMT -5
I can't tell if you're trying to troll me or not. I just happen to believe Stamkos is the second best player in the world, personal opinion, Ovechkin? Come on. Giroux? Hasn't done enough. The only player in the discussion is Malkin. Stamkos has 156 goals in three years. He's 22 years old. Nice placement of those players man, strategic! You left off Carlson by the way. Like I said, you can take Couture and Skinner out of the equation entirely since they were barely rostered, not integral pieces because of my other depth. I'll also take out Pronger and Brunner from the 'IN' pile since they probably won't be rostered. Let's have a look: Stamkos >>> Kesler & Backes Alfredsson > Jagr Hamhuis > Seabrook Gagner > Steen Hornqvist = Elias Carlson, Hemsky, Ryan Whitney, Wilson, Booth >>> Scotty Hartnell Devan Dubnyk > Brian Elliott (should I need him) Yeah, anybody with half a brain should be able to see right through you DerrDerr. I honestly can not tell if you are serious or not. If so, then wow. First I have to say, it doesn't matter how (conveniently) you try to pair individuals together, it is the team dynamic that matters. The players going out as a whole are simply better than the players coming it. That is all there is to it, but I will humor you anyway. Stamkos > Hartnell (closer than you might think) Place any player here < Kesler Place any player here < Backes Place any player here < Elias Place any player here < Jagr Gagner or Hemsky or Wilson or Booth = Steen Whitney or Carlson or Hamhuis >/= Seabrook Dubnyk <<< Elliott What you fail to realize is the team dynamic associated with the outgoing players versus the incoming ones. You completely gutted your teams peripheral stats for "potential" and scoring.
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Post by Chris - Capitals on Aug 18, 2012 19:57:58 GMT -5
You guys are so cute
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Post by Nos - Sharks on Aug 18, 2012 20:29:42 GMT -5
Stamkos > Hartnell (closer than you might think) How silly do you have to be to say something like that? How overrated did Scotty Hartnell get in one season? Wow. Haha. Anyway, I grouped the players together based on similarities in stats and play. I grouped Kesler & Backes with Stamkos because that's what was going out from my Championship team, and Stamkos is what I got in return. The players going out are nowhere near the level of the players coming in, not even in the realm of close. Team Dynamic? What in God's name are you talking about? What matters is player and stat improvement. Alfredsson is better than Jagr. Hornqvist is just as valuable as Elias especially with peripherals. Gagner, Hemsky, Wilson and Booth are all better than Steen. Some by quite a margin. Steen is nice, don't get me wrong, but he'll be relied on more as a defensive player, the St. Louis Blues are a 'score by committee' group as well and he's injury prone. Carlson, Hamhuis and Whitney are so much better than Seabrook I don't even know what to say. Seabrook would be more valuable in a league that counted more defensive stats. His peripherals are nowhere near the level of the other three. Finally, Dubnyk is orders of magnitude greater than Elliott. This year will be his coming out party. Past two seasons he's had a SV% of .916 and .914 playing for the last place team. Now that Edmonton has shored up even more (Yakupov & Schultz) and their youngsters have had more time to grow and develop there's major profit to be had in Edmonton. Furthermore, how did I gut my peripheral stats? They're better than ever, I stand to see several increases with zero decreases aside from perhaps PIM but...who cares about PIM? I condensed four players into one elite mega star, the extra roster space is added to occupy even more stats as with pairing Hartnell with four or five guys, that's just how it is. I've vaulted myself so far ahead at this point that it's almost a shame.
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