Leafs fan here (hey, I like watching the Avs play) and I think this O'Reilly thing is just embarassing. For all sides.

Did this crap used to happen back in the day?

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14 team, keep 20. H2H points
C Perez 1B Butler 2B Cano SS Tulo 3B Longoria OF Choo, J. Upton, ArciaBN/UTIL Sandoval, Konerko
SP- Hamels, Gallardo, Wainwright, Harvey
RP- Henderson, Murjica
BN- JZimm, Medlen, A. Sanchez, Lincecum, Fujikawa, Stanton(DL)
Minors- Dahl, Arcia, Springer, Lindor

12 team H2H, keeper
C Avila, Mcann
1B Fielder
2B Utley
SS Andrus
3B Wright
OF Bautista, Harper, Jennings, Crawford
SP Shields, Wainy, Wilson, Anderson
RP Soriano, Mujica
Bench - Brown, , Gyorko, Granderson(DL), Revere, Marcum, Garza(DL), Greinke(DL)
Minors d'Arnaud, Myers, Walker

My wife is a Leafs fan, I knock wood as I say this, but the Leafs are looking good at the moment.

This has been happening more recently since the salary cap came in and the Avs were royally screwed by the economics. Coming out of the lockout they were essentially forced to choose between Forsberg and Sakic and had to give Foppa a fairly lowball offer to avoid completely gutting the team.

Management has taken a serious and harsh take it or leave it approach when re-signing their own players. They place a $ value on an asset make an offer to retain said asset and than go hide in their "bunker" as everyone likes to call it. If the player doesn't sign immediately they either don't return through UFA, or get shipped out.

It's getting tiresome but Kroenke and company pinch pennies when it comes to the Avs as many assume their true love and passion is soccer, and in N. America it's the Nuggets and the NBA.

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24 Team / 3 Tier Roto League
G|A|+/-|PIM|PPP|SOG
W|GAA|SV

Tier 3
C: Backstrom, Roy, Anisimov
LW: Zetterberg, JvR, Paajarvi
RW: C.Stewart, Okposo, Voracek
D: Shattenkirk, Enstrom, Hamonic, Bouwmeester
UTIL: Lupul
G: Quick
Bench: Johansen, Hanzal, Toffoli, Howden, Upshall, Kubalik,
Watson, Chiasson, Faulk, Kampfer, Dubnyk, Endras

Change of subject, but would appreciate any insight on McGinn so far this season.

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All I've got...all I've got is insane!

He's playing on the top line, and realistically the only offensive line the Avs have right now, but they've been playing well and shown some chemistry..

He's been snake bitten, has had lots of chances in and around the goal, but without being active during the lockout it was also reported that he showed up to camp a little out of shape.

He's been working hard and should start to see some more bounces going his way soon.

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24 Team / 3 Tier Roto League
G|A|+/-|PIM|PPP|SOG
W|GAA|SV

Tier 3
C: Backstrom, Roy, Anisimov
LW: Zetterberg, JvR, Paajarvi
RW: C.Stewart, Okposo, Voracek
D: Shattenkirk, Enstrom, Hamonic, Bouwmeester
UTIL: Lupul
G: Quick
Bench: Johansen, Hanzal, Toffoli, Howden, Upshall, Kubalik,
Watson, Chiasson, Faulk, Kampfer, Dubnyk, Endras

EJ confirmed out indefinitely with a concussion.

Pock and/or Gaunce to be called up from the LE Monsters... Elliott isn't getting the call as he's dealing with a head injury of his own in Lake Erie... Hunwick is expected to play Thursday night, he may be returning early from his own torso injury...

Hunwick, Hejda, O'Byrne, O'Brien, Barrie, Zanon are the 6D at the moment... OUCH!!

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24 Team / 3 Tier Roto League
G|A|+/-|PIM|PPP|SOG
W|GAA|SV

Tier 3
C: Backstrom, Roy, Anisimov
LW: Zetterberg, JvR, Paajarvi
RW: C.Stewart, Okposo, Voracek
D: Shattenkirk, Enstrom, Hamonic, Bouwmeester
UTIL: Lupul
G: Quick
Bench: Johansen, Hanzal, Toffoli, Howden, Upshall, Kubalik,
Watson, Chiasson, Faulk, Kampfer, Dubnyk, Endras

Cool, thanks.

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All I've got...all I've got is insane!

That has to be the worst top 6 d in the league right now, or started by anyone all year for that matter. I feel bad for Varlamov . I have Parenteau and Duchene in multiple leagues and I can only imagine what they could do together with more talent on the backend.

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ASKL - 10 Team dynasty,G/A=1,PIM=.1,+/- =.2 SOG=.05 (W=2,SO=3) Keep 12F 6D 2G 8BN + farm
F-Perry,Ryan,Giroux,Stastny,Ribeiro,Krejci,Plekanec, JvR,Bergeron,Fleischmann,Grabovski,Cammalleri
D-Letang,Chara,Edler,Boyle,Giordano,Gardiner,
G-Rinne,Crawford
Bench-Bernier,Reimer,Parenteau,Callahan,Downie,Kulemin, Meszaros,Nikitin
Farm- Namestnikov,Khoklachev,Rundblad,Despres,Jensen, L.Adam,Barberio,Galiev,Telegin,Hertl,Aberg

Dear god...wish I hadn't drafted Varlamov in my one-year league now. No O'Reilly, no landeskog, shitty d. ugh.

So does everyone else

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ASKL - 10 Team dynasty,G/A=1,PIM=.1,+/- =.2 SOG=.05 (W=2,SO=3) Keep 12F 6D 2G 8BN + farm
F-Perry,Ryan,Giroux,Stastny,Ribeiro,Krejci,Plekanec, JvR,Bergeron,Fleischmann,Grabovski,Cammalleri
D-Letang,Chara,Edler,Boyle,Giordano,Gardiner,
G-Rinne,Crawford
Bench-Bernier,Reimer,Parenteau,Callahan,Downie,Kulemin, Meszaros,Nikitin
Farm- Namestnikov,Khoklachev,Rundblad,Despres,Jensen, L.Adam,Barberio,Galiev,Telegin,Hertl,Aberg

I hear you, this team can fly up and down the ice, but they don't have any D now that can break them out of the zone with a crisp first pass, EJ was doing a good job, although not showing up on the scoresheet, but he carried this team during the year in their own end... this is honestly going to get very ugly, depending on how Varly stands on his head.

Hopefully Barrie matures, and matures quickly, but he's shown that he prefers to skate the puck up and into the offensive zone as opposed to making the outlet pass.

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24 Team / 3 Tier Roto League
G|A|+/-|PIM|PPP|SOG
W|GAA|SV

Tier 3
C: Backstrom, Roy, Anisimov
LW: Zetterberg, JvR, Paajarvi
RW: C.Stewart, Okposo, Voracek
D: Shattenkirk, Enstrom, Hamonic, Bouwmeester
UTIL: Lupul
G: Quick
Bench: Johansen, Hanzal, Toffoli, Howden, Upshall, Kubalik,
Watson, Chiasson, Faulk, Kampfer, Dubnyk, Endras