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Post by zaphod (NYI) on Apr 1, 2012 0:03:25 GMT -5
what is it going to look like?
There are alot of GM's itching for trades right now and to be honest I am concerned making a deal without knowing what next season is going to look like.
This year, we are in Roto style with a 1 point value for all of the stats (I believe)
so the scrapy, gritty scorer is valuable.
but if we are changing to a head to head system, that might change dramatically.
Any ideas on what the new format will be?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2012 6:50:57 GMT -5
good question
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2012 11:15:15 GMT -5
I was under the impression that it would switch to head to head, and all categories would remain the same (and equally weighted). And there would be a nhl style playoff at the end of the regular season. But that's just what I thought I've been hearing.
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Post by uofmehockey on Apr 1, 2012 23:34:05 GMT -5
I was under the impression that it would switch to head to head, and all categories would remain the same (and equally weighted). And there would be a nhl style playoff at the end of the regular season. But that's just what I thought I've been hearing. Pretty much the way I was thinking.
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Post by JetsGM on Apr 2, 2012 12:04:58 GMT -5
not sure if this is in the plans for next season, can we make the finals match-up 2 weeks long so as to minimize any scheduling inconsistencies which could cause an imbalance in gp for the teams.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2012 13:13:15 GMT -5
not sure if this is in the plans for next season, can we make the finals match-up 2 weeks long so as to minimize any scheduling inconsistencies which could cause an imbalance in gp for the teams. I am for this. In fact, I would be in favor of all 2-week playoff matchups. Are we thinking about 8 or 16 team playoffs? I think 8 is best. Whoever is in 16th doesn't really belong. I'm around 12th and I sure don't belong in any playoffs.
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Post by uofmehockey on Apr 2, 2012 17:12:38 GMT -5
not sure if this is in the plans for next season, can we make the finals match-up 2 weeks long so as to minimize any scheduling inconsistencies which could cause an imbalance in gp for the teams. I am for this. In fact, I would be in favor of all 2-week playoff matchups. Are we thinking about 8 or 16 team playoffs? I think 8 is best. Whoever is in 16th doesn't really belong. I'm around 12th and I sure don't belong in any playoffs. I personnally like to mirror the NHL as much as possible, but would be open to a majority decision.
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Post by PHI GM on Apr 2, 2012 18:54:18 GMT -5
I agree with TBL. 16 teams seems to be too much. The parity of the NHL is not mirrored in this league and as such, 8 teams would be more realistic on a competition level. Or have 12 teams with the top 4 getting a bye the first round which lasts a week. Also, if 16 teams make it, the regular season becomes very short.
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Post by zaphod (NYI) on Apr 4, 2012 18:25:17 GMT -5
I agree with TBL. 16 teams seems to be too much. The parity of the NHL is not mirrored in this league and as such, 8 teams would be more realistic on a competition level. Or have 12 teams with the top 4 getting a bye the first round which lasts a week. Also, if 16 teams make it, the regular season becomes very short. has it even been discussed whether the play-offs in this league will occur in the NHL regular season or in the NHL play-offs? these are the kinds of discussions I was hoping we would get started months ago. It sounds like you are insinuating that our play-offs will occur in the NHL regular season.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2012 18:40:15 GMT -5
Zaphod, I remember your playoffs in the playoffs proposal that you run in a different league, and I just don't get how it makes sense to determine the league champion. It seems like there's too much chance involved with your players making it...? Can you explain it a little more simply? I might be misunderstanding it. I know when you posted that idea it was really lengthy and complicated.
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Post by zaphod (NYI) on Apr 7, 2012 1:09:41 GMT -5
your concern is warranted, there is alot of chance (thus strategy in drafting/trading) involved with your players making the play-offs.
I think for most GMs in this league, that will be the beginning and end of the discussion. my main interest is simply that we have the discussion about next years play-offs rather than wait until the start of next season because by then, it is too late to have any sort of discussion...decisions will simply have to be made.
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Post by uofmehockey on Apr 7, 2012 10:30:50 GMT -5
Zaphod, I remember your playoffs in the playoffs proposal that you run in a different league, and I just don't get how it makes sense to determine the league champion. It seems like there's too much chance involved with your players making it...? Can you explain it a little more simply? I might be misunderstanding it. I know when you posted that idea it was really lengthy and complicated. In my eyes winning the Presidential Trophy (regular season) is really the league champion. The playoffs are more an added twist and are more subjective to chance. My thinking is that our playoffs coincide with the NHL playoffs. I'm not much of a fan of using the last two weeks of the regular season. Many of the NHL teams who are not playoff bound play the prospects a lot in order to evaluate them. That throws a major wrench into the picture for me. 8 or 16 teams would be the question for me. If we chose 8 then one of our head-to-head matches would have to contain two NHL playoff series. Unrelated side note: I'm experiencing computer issues right now, so I'm currently limited to mobile access to the net.
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Post by Sami (CGY) on Apr 9, 2012 9:27:14 GMT -5
My thinking is that our playoffs coincide with the NHL playoffs. I'm not much of a fan of using the last two weeks of the regular season. Many of the NHL teams who are not playoff bound play the prospects a lot in order to evaluate them. That throws a major wrench into the picture for me. I agree that using the end of the regular season can be a misleading source of evaluation. That said, using the real playoffs for our playoffs could result in some teams not having eligible rosters if a number of their players didn't make the NHL's second season. That would throw a bigger wrench in the picture. If your starting premise is that the league championship is what really matters (and I agree), it should not really matter how the DTDL playoffs are decided. Some might prefer the option that would allow our managers to use their full rosters - i.e. DTDL playoffs coinciding with the end of the regular season - as the lesser of two evils. I am sensitive to the counter-argument that this kind of scheduling would, however, distort the DTDL regular season standings by virtue of the fact that the compressed schedule reduces the sample size of statistics (i.e. late-half surges like Purcell's would not be captured in the regular season standings). I realize that I have not really stated an opinion. haha I'm not sure where I land on the issue myself. At the moment, like Rich, I'd probably lean toward keeping our regular season in tact with the understanding that the playoffs are just a fun bonus as opposed to the ultimate goal.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2012 9:42:07 GMT -5
I'd probably lean toward keeping our regular season in tact with the understanding that the playoffs are just a fun bonus as opposed to the ultimate goal. If everyone views it this way, then I think it could work just fine. For this season, LA is the champ, and now we have a little fun with the upcoming playoffs for the 32nd overall pick. That works for me.
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Post by uofmehockey on Apr 9, 2012 12:10:15 GMT -5
With half the NHL teams not even making the NHL playoffs, our playoff rosters will be smaller and each of our teams will basically play what the have available. I'll come up with more specifics for our playoffs over the summer, but the concept is not to determine the league championship. Winner of our playoffs only gets the 32nd overall pick (the one after the league champion/presidential trophy) and some bragging rights too.
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