you sound like Pierre McGuire dude, you're using his expressions! stop it! stop it NOW!

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P=1 DPts=1.2 +/-=.32 PIM=.08 PPP=.4 SHP=.6 S=.015 Blk=.2 Hit=.08
W=2 OTL=.8 GA=-.64 SV=.08 SO=3

Pro (23 keep 17)
C- Filppula,Turris,Stastny,Backstrom
D-Boyle,MDZ,Karlsson,Robidas,Goligoski,Schenn,Seiden berg
G-Anderson,Hiller,Rinne
LW-Malone,Parise,Rolston,Eriksson,Ruutu
RW-Alfredsson,Callahan,Setoguchi,Brown,Ryder,Vrbata

Farm (9 keep all, max 200 GP, 100 Goalies)
Colborne,Leblanc,Loktionov,Perreault,Tangradi,Blum ,Poulin,Markstrom

Ugh, sorry man, smacked myself, threw some cold water in my face and chugged two beer.

Don't know what got into me. Next thing you know I would have been gushing lovingly about Crosby. *shudders*

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14 Team 22-man H2H Keeper League (Keep 15 - 4th Year)

G,A,+/-,PIM,PPP,SHP,GWG,SOG,Hits, W,GAA,SA,SV%,SHO

Dress:
3C,3LW,3RW,1F,5D,2G,5BN,3IR

C - Malkin (RW), Backstrom, E Staal, Stoll
LW - Zetterberg (C), Datsyuk (C), Whitney, Latendresse, Ruutu (C)
RW - Backes (C), Clowe (LW), Perry, Skinner(RW), Frolik (C)
D - Chara, Letang, Shattenkirk, Carle, Girardi, Giordano
G - Rask, Schneider, Fleury

Good game for the Sabres, they matched the Flyers grit well, even though that's not their necessarily their major strength.

Vanek looked awesome, he was fast, he deked, he dangled, he made some great plays with the puck and he drove the net hard. Hodgson was great too, he seemed to be mixed up in everything, I think BUF is going to be a great fit for him, I think Lindy Ruff is smart enough to use him well and not waste him the way he was wasted in VAN.
Miller played great, especially when he needed to shut them down. The first goal was deflected, he had no chance on it but he looked awesome otherwise, the Flyers had some crazy chances and he stoned them

They mixed the lines up a bit but the best PP was: Vanek, Hodgson, Ott with Pommer on one point and Myers on the other

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P=1 DPts=1.2 +/-=.32 PIM=.08 PPP=.4 SHP=.6 S=.015 Blk=.2 Hit=.08
W=2 OTL=.8 GA=-.64 SV=.08 SO=3

Pro (23 keep 17)
C- Filppula,Turris,Stastny,Backstrom
D-Boyle,MDZ,Karlsson,Robidas,Goligoski,Schenn,Seiden berg
G-Anderson,Hiller,Rinne
LW-Malone,Parise,Rolston,Eriksson,Ruutu
RW-Alfredsson,Callahan,Setoguchi,Brown,Ryder,Vrbata

Farm (9 keep all, max 200 GP, 100 Goalies)
Colborne,Leblanc,Loktionov,Perreault,Tangradi,Blum ,Poulin,Markstrom

hahahahaha, OK cool, its good to have you back man!

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P=1 DPts=1.2 +/-=.32 PIM=.08 PPP=.4 SHP=.6 S=.015 Blk=.2 Hit=.08
W=2 OTL=.8 GA=-.64 SV=.08 SO=3

Pro (23 keep 17)
C- Filppula,Turris,Stastny,Backstrom
D-Boyle,MDZ,Karlsson,Robidas,Goligoski,Schenn,Seiden berg
G-Anderson,Hiller,Rinne
LW-Malone,Parise,Rolston,Eriksson,Ruutu
RW-Alfredsson,Callahan,Setoguchi,Brown,Ryder,Vrbata

Farm (9 keep all, max 200 GP, 100 Goalies)
Colborne,Leblanc,Loktionov,Perreault,Tangradi,Blum ,Poulin,Markstrom

You guys are too much...great to have the banter!

Sorry but I had today off, and I was working on reorganizing my work room in the basemuch much of the day. I seem to update better when at the office, sitting in front of a computer all day.

Thoughts on yesterday's win .vs Philly?

Sloppy. But probably to be expected.

• Great game by Vanek. No doubt.
• I think I had too much Guinness becuase I swear I saw Drew Stafford engaging Hartnell in a donnybrook. Weird.
• But seriously, nice to see him step up. Doesn't matter if ya win or lose those standoffs. Just sticking your chin out there earns ya cred. Good on him (and I am historically not his biggest fan)
• Myers. Lame first two periods. Poor decision making. But he made up for it in the third. I'll chalk it up to rust. We'll see what he does tonight .vs Leafs. I expect better.
• Sekera didn't take long to make it atop my 'Shit' list. I'm sure he'll stay there the remainder of the season. His D is just overrated by Ruff, but a man crush is a man crush, I suppose.
• Grigorenko did NOT eff up!! And that's a lot for an 18 yr old, first game at home feeling the weight on his shoulders. He didn't command the puck, but he had no defensive lapses either. Got the first one under his belt sans blemishes so I look for him to settle in and find his game now.
• Nice to see Foligno knock guys off the puck. Love his game.

that's all for now...the Leafs game is starting!!

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Commish - Twisted Wrister Fantasy Hockey League

12 team, $$$, 24 players, Weekly, H2H, limited keeper (8), multi-cat (G, A, PIMs, Hits, SOG, HT/ W, GA, SV%, SO)

Start: 2C, 2RW, 2LW, 4D, 2G

I haven't really noticed Grigorenko. Which is good and bad. Aside from that penalty he drew in the first game, that is.

How do you think he's doing Bomm? Needs a game or two to adjust or is he headed back to junior this year?

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14 Tm H2H Y! Dynasty
G, A, PIM, +/-, PPP, SOG, BLK
W, GAA, SV%, SHO
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 2F, 4D, 2G, 3Bn, 5IR

C: Giroux
LW: Parise, Hall
RW: Eberle
D: E.Karlsson
G: Lundqvist, Bobrovsky
IR:

Farm (17): Players < 164gp | Goalies < 82gp
Galchenyuk, Landeskog, Tarasenko, Kuznetsov, Silfverberg, Schultz, Vasilevsky

The Sabres are looking good this year. Miller was awesome last night and they kept the leafs to the outside all night long and gave up very few scoring chances. The only times the leafs had any decent chances were when they had PP's or the goalie pulled at the end. That Ott signing is looking very smart.

On another note: Man it was weird watching Orr fight Scott, Orr is usually the big guy last night he looked like a midget.

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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

Not being very familiar at all with Scott's previous battles, I am really amazed at the sheer mass. Look at this photo from last night's fight...



It's just not fair, really.

Yeah, thanks V-O-A, fair question. Short answer: So far, so good. Which allows for a nice segue into my updates....

• Ruff is more than fine w/ Grig's performance, thus far. He does not expect Grigs to prove his worth in five games. In fact, in being interviewed today, Ruff said he wants Grigs to just play his game.
• Ruff went on to say he has been pleased with his defensive performance, has showed both good physicality and responsible in own zone.
• Grigorenko wound up w/ 13 TOI last night...not too shabby for an 18 yr old.
• So as long as he continues to play as he has, he'll stick. Another thing you have to consider is overall thinness at the C postion lends favorability to Grigs sticking too. Now if you're asking if he'll be fantasy relevant this year.....Mmmmmmmm...probably not. At least not week-in/week-out. Not until he settles into his game. Probably another week or two.
• Two glaring concerns outta the gate. First, FOW stat is horrendous. While their overall play has been great Ennis was 2 of 12; Hodgson was 5 of 17; and Hecht was 1 of 5 last night in faceoffs. Couple that w/the penalties and that team is just begging to lose games. Ruff recognizes the problem, however, as afar as solutions...he was at a loss.
• Second concern is Myers. Not sure what's on this kid's brain, but his lack of physical play and decision making is beginning to cost him ice time. The time of discussing when he'll break out has passed. His time in NOW, and he better pull his out of his ass and figure it out before he loses even more ice time.
• Miller. Ah, boy when those shooting lanes are clear he can stop anything. He won one for the team last night. 'Nuff said.
• Sabres are home-in-home vs Carolina, Thu and Fri. Enroth will play one of these games, per Ruff.

Team had the day off today. Till next time.....

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Commish - Twisted Wrister Fantasy Hockey League

12 team, $$$, 24 players, Weekly, H2H, limited keeper (8), multi-cat (G, A, PIMs, Hits, SOG, HT/ W, GA, SV%, SO)

Start: 2C, 2RW, 2LW, 4D, 2G

Not much to report....

Sabres practiced early today then flew out to Carolina for a home-n-home series, tomorrow and Friday. At practice today. Gerbe skated with Grigorenk and Ott, however, he has not yet been cleared to play.

When Gerbe does return, the Org. will have to make a move of the roster variety. Anyone's guess. Mine - Ellis gets moved down.

Leino didn't even make the flight - so he's nowhere near return

Enroth will play one of these games. My hunch - tomorrow night. Then Miller at home Fri vs 'Canes, and Sunday vs Caps.

That's about it for now.

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Commish - Twisted Wrister Fantasy Hockey League

12 team, $$$, 24 players, Weekly, H2H, limited keeper (8), multi-cat (G, A, PIMs, Hits, SOG, HT/ W, GA, SV%, SO)

Start: 2C, 2RW, 2LW, 4D, 2G

Early update but wanted to get this out now, rather than later.

Gerbe is back and will play tonight on the Ott/Grigs line. Personally, I like it. Gerbe's a better fit on this line, rather than Leino. Small, sure, but has a better skill set, better forecheck and tenacity. Gerbe will be more comfortable playing his physical style knowing Ott is there in case things get out of control. Also, Gerbe is a better set up man than Leino.

So i fully expect Grigorenko to earn his first points during this home-n-home against the 'Canes.

Fourth line is Scott-Hecht-Kaleta (Ellis is out). D-pairings are the same.

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Commish - Twisted Wrister Fantasy Hockey League

12 team, $$$, 24 players, Weekly, H2H, limited keeper (8), multi-cat (G, A, PIMs, Hits, SOG, HT/ W, GA, SV%, SO)

Start: 2C, 2RW, 2LW, 4D, 2G