Well, the first fantasy hockey league filled up very quickly, so posted Mike created a second league. You can sign up by clicking here. I’m going to ask that if you signed up for the first league, that you do not sign up for the second league to ensure that everyone who wants to play can do so.
Also, in case you missed it, the NHL is currently reviewing another Ilya Kovalchuk contract submitted by the New Jersey Devils. This contract is a 15 year, $100 million contract, with a cap hit of $6,666,667 per year. I would assume this includes a no trade clause (not a no movement clause), but this hasn’t been made public yet.
One last thing, Paul Kariya will not be playing this year due to post-concussion syndrome. It looks like that hit by Scott Stevens in the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals is still having lingering affects.
It seems like there’s a lot of interest in playing in another year of Blue Seat Blogs fantasy hockey. I created the league on Yahoo. You can sign up by clicking here. It’s first come first serve for the league, and there’s a 12 team max. So be sure to sign up ASAP. For those who played last year, I added ‘Hits’ as a stat category this year, I want to try it out.
If the league is filled by the time you sign up, please leave a comment here. If there are enough people locked out, I will look for a volunteer to create a second league.
Update: Don’t forget to post here with your team name, so we know who is who. I’m The Boogyman.
Last year, we had a nice level of interest for the inaugural Blue Seat Blogs Fantasy Hockey League. We had a 12 team league, and everyone had a good time participating. This year, we will be doing the same thing. I want to gauge interest to see how many people want to participate. Leave a comment here if you want to play in a fantasy league.
I’m unhealthily obsessed by fantasy sports. I love topping up my yahoo profile with trophies and now, entering the dog days of the hockey summer I thought it was as good a time as any to see if any of you BSB fans fancied taking part in a Fantasy Football season. I will also offer to run a hockey season when the time comes – unless Dave decides to go ahead with an annual BSB one.
Back to football though… I would like to get a football league started with BSB readers. It’d be standard yahoo format but I’d have 6 bench spots with 1 IR spot. The roster: 1 QB, 3 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE, 1 FLEX, 1 K and 1 DEF along with the aforementioned bench and IR.
Let us know in the comments if you’d like to be involved. If so I will create a league and distribute the details; we’ll try and choose a draft date and time convenient for the majority – it will be a Live draft. Any little bit of extra sports related fun will help get us through the dog days of the hockey summer. Waiting for Marc Staal to re-sign of course………
Down Goes Brown is on my list of blogs to read daily, and if it’s not on yours, it should be. They are very funny, but they use this humor in educated NHL situations. Their recent post about the differences between NHL and NBA Free Agency is another classic, but kind of touches a nerve with Ranger fans:
NBA free agency: If you’re really tall, some team will pay you millions of dollars even though you never learned how to skate. NHL free agency: Derek Boogaard.
So sad. Really, so sad. But so true, and funny in a disturbing kind of way.
The Rangers season is over, and the BSB Fantasy Hockey League is over too. Congrats to Adam (Sloppy Seconds), who won the Finals against elias eats poo 5-3. His team relied on heavy scoring and mediocre defense. His best pickup of the year was definitely Steve Downie, who surprised everyone with the season he had.
The winning roster:
C – Steven Stamkos, Henrik Sedin, Derek Roy, Nathan Horton
LW – Ilya Kovalchuk, Vinny Prospal, Ryan Smyth
RW – Steve Downie, Marian Gaborik, Brian Gionta
D – Zdeno Chara, Mark Streit, Stephane Robidas, Drew Doughty
G – Chris Mason, Kari Lehtonen
Congrats to Adam, who will win an item from the Rangers shop (within reason), and the option to write a guest post.
Update 11:00am: Yes ladies and gents, this was an April Fools joke. It got several retweets on Twitter, so I consider it a success.
The long wait is over. The Rangers have called up much hyped prospect Evgeny Grachev. Grachev, who is noticeably struggling in the AHL, is a bit of a surprise call up by Glen Sather and company. Many people view Grachev as a savior of sorts, a kid who can come to the NHL and put up a point per game without even batting an eye. His stats at Hartford are currently an eyesore, and those who have watched him play are not impressed thus far.
The Rangers must really be desperate for offense if they are calling on a 19 year old kid who clearly needs another year in the NHL.
You remember our old friend Marek Malik? The defenseman known for his awful-ness and his one amazing goal? (By the way, I was at that game. I was shocked. But, a tremendous shootout.)
Well Malik, playing in the Swiss Elite League, had some trouble with the puck in his own end. Watch the video below. Do you miss him?
It’s that time of the year again, and with the brackets official, it is time to make those picks. If you’re looking for a “for fun” league, then this one is for you. Unlike the BSB Fantasy Hockey League, there will be no prize for winning, but it will be for bragging rights. There is no team number limit, so the more the merrier.
Sign up at Yahoo by clicking here and selecting Join a Group. Then enter the information below:
It’s that time of the year again, and Selection Sunday is right around the corner. For a little fun, I created a Yahoo Pick ‘Em group. Unlike the BSB Fantasy Hockey League, there will be no prize for winning, but it will be for bragging rights. There is no team number limit, so the more the merrier.
Sign up at Yahoo by clicking here and selecting Join a Group. Then enter the information below:
A Little Fun, Around the League | Dave, 28 Aug 10 | 
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