Comments for Changing Things Up: Daily vs. Weekly Line-ups at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Tue, 21 May 2013 11:47:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/hoos/4168-changing-things-up-daily-vs-weekly-line-ups#comment-18162 Hey Robbie, it's an interesting idea, but I'm not aware of any online pool managers that support that kind of option. Usually you have to choose either weekly or daily. - angelofharlem (Glen) Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:49:07 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/hoos/4168-changing-things-up-daily-vs-weekly-line-ups#comment-18161 I've been advocating for my league (currently weekly starts) to switch to weekly starts with the exception that injured players (IR eligible) can be replaced mid-week. Seems to me this would balance some of the issues presented, keeping the lower level of line-up tweaking of weekly leagues, while ameliorating some of the random unfairness of injuries. Has anyone tried this type of setup, or are there problems with the idea I'm not appreciating? - Hey Robbie Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:45:35 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/hoos/4168-changing-things-up-daily-vs-weekly-line-ups#comment-18137 Add to that complications in a dynasty league. Mine is a 12-team weekly roto dynasty league with an auction draft and contracts. Since most owners won't trade their entire future away for one year, your bench spots can be filled up with 'tweeners - more than prospects, but not yet full-timers. Weekly is the way to go in this format, with a bench of 5. You could go bigger bench, but then the wire is really sparse. - Allan Phillips Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:01:06 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/hoos/4168-changing-things-up-daily-vs-weekly-line-ups#comment-18122 It's tough to look at an issue like this in isolation, as it's connected to many other league rules. The ease with which you can fill injury holes depends on how many bench and IR slots you are allowed, whether or not you have a farm team and whether or not you're allowed to shuttle guys up and down, how many waiver wire transactions you're allowed per season, etc. If your whole rule package is conducive to building up depth, then I agree, daily changes are the way to go. But in many leagues this isn't the case, and your hands really get tied when the injury bug strikes, which is why I'd favor weekly changes in those leagues. I do also think it takes more coaching skill for a weekly league, deciding who to dress, as opposed to a daily league where you just dress whichever warm bodies you have at your disposal each day. Anyway, great discussion everybody! - angelsofharlem (Glen) Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:15:23 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/hoos/4168-changing-things-up-daily-vs-weekly-line-ups#comment-18119 I'll switch to weekly when NHL teams set their lineups that way. Fantasy sports are better the more they mirror the real thing. Depth and injuries matter in hockey and so they should in fantasy hockey. - CommittedToTheIndian Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:20:57 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/hoos/4168-changing-things-up-daily-vs-weekly-line-ups#comment-18118 After playing daily changes for two years I then tried weekly changes and absolutely hated it to no end. Why should I not be rewarded for building great depth for my team? Injuries happen, THAT'S WHY YOU BUILD DEPTH! What if NHL teams had to make weekly changes? Completely laughable. I will never play a weekly league again, that's for sure. It has no redeeming qualities. - sentium Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:57:38 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/hoos/4168-changing-things-up-daily-vs-weekly-line-ups#comment-18117 My favorite league is a H2H weekly change league, where the points average over the course of the week. I like it a lot better when the right decisions are based more on the quality of the matchups rather than the number of starts. There are some risks with setting your line up once a week--where an injury can happen. But that can work to your advantage too. Using backup goalies off of waivers at against an easy opponent at the end of a four game week can come in handy if your regular starting goalie is hurt or in a slump. So, anyway, H2H with points averaging over the course of the week and the lineup set once a week is my first choice. - Ken Shultz Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:17:55 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/hoos/4168-changing-things-up-daily-vs-weekly-line-ups#comment-18112 My weekly total points league has been great with weekly roster locks. Most of my league are casual hockey fans, and last year, we had daily changes and clearly, the people who put the effort in came out on top. We are all friends, so weekly locks makes sense for us. We set our rosters and then enjoy the week as we face off against each other, all while planning for the next week. It takes a lot of the panic and monotony of keeping rosters set. Certainly a better option unless your entire league is seriously involved. Unfortunately, this week, Pacioretty (my player) was suspended and the NHL didn't announce the suspension until about 5 minutes AFTER my roster locked for the week with him active. Needless to say, I was a bit steamed, but weekly updates kind of eliminates some whining about things not being fair for less active owners. It's really hard to complain when all that is required of you is simply one update each Monday compared to every damn day. Also, I've set a small bench of 4 players to 14 skaters and 2 goalies, so teams can't really stack up on players with a lot of games for each week, only with deft free agent movements. But I've also set a high number of IR spots at 4 as well, so teams won't be penalized on weeks for having lots of injuries. - Kevin Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:29:28 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/hoos/4168-changing-things-up-daily-vs-weekly-line-ups#comment-18110 You can also find some middle ground if you expand the size of the roster in a daily league to include more bench spots. Larger rosters can more easily absorb the loss of a player and a larger bench means that you still need to manage your team (deciding who plays and who sits). I actually prefer drafting a bit deeper since knowledge and speculation play bigger roles with the mid range and younger players. It still hurts to lose Richards and Letang in the same week, but at least you can still fill those empty slots every day and target the satellite cats like PIMS or HITS to help limit the damage. - Edm Sat, 03 Dec 2011 18:53:45 +0100