Is the thrill gone, Earl?

by Dirk Hoag on Nov 24, 2007 9:55 AM EST

So I checked the Fantasy Hockey standings in Mirtle's Blogger Invitational this morning, and it appears the romance is over...

Recent Transactions

			Player	Type	From			To	By
			Samuel Pahlsson (Anh - C)	Drop	Earl Strikes Back			Waivers	Earl Sleek

That's all I've got for today. I'm up in Indiana for the weekend, and it sounds like I'll miss a doozy tonight in Nashville. The Wild are coming to town, and they've picked up another goon off the waiver wire to cruise alongside Derek Boogaard. Will Barry Trotz counter by dressing Darcy Hordichuk? Personally, I'd rather see them not, and focus on winning the game, but you certainly don't want to see someone come in and rough up your talent.

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Heh, yeah according to Yahoo a certain Todd Bertuzzi came off the IR. Of course, I had to watch the Ducks awfully closely to confirm that was true -- he's still largely invisible out there.

At the very least, it looks like Sammy's not getting any more power play time, which is a pretty damn good thing for Anaheim.

by Earl Sleek on Nov 24, 2007 11:29 AM EST reply actions

Bert may be coming off of IR, but for how long?

That makes sense, though; when I checked the league this morning I was surprised to see that drop, nonetheless. But did you already have Bertuzzi on your roster? Did you have to drop Pahlsson just to activate him? I'm still figuring out the roster/transaction limits, as I'd like to find a depth defenseman, but of course the pickings are mighty slim at this point.

by The Forechecker on Nov 24, 2007 12:10 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, I drafted Bertuzzi. When a guy gets marked as IR, you can put him in a special slot and it frees up a roster spot (you can add a player without dropping one)--in this case Pahlsson.

Once the guy is re-activated, you don't have to take them off the IR right away, but eventually it will need to happen (I think Yahoo prevents you from doing any player-adds while a healthy guy is in an IR slot). When that happens, you have to drop a player to make room for the big fat useless Bertuzzi.

I wouldn't worry too much about the transaction limits--I think you'd have to work very hard to hit that (daily drop/adds or something).

by Earl Sleek on Nov 24, 2007 12:26 PM EST reply actions

http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/7476634

Your story on Whos doing better and worse than expected has a bit of a fault. You wrote the Islanders were due for a fall after there good start because they have more goals against then goals for. Two of the Islanders losses this season came from a 8-1 loss to Toronto and a 8-3 loss to Carolina. Take those two games out of the season and thats 38 GF and 28 GA. Those two bad losses kill the stats of the Islanders, but it doesnt mean there gonna make a fall in the standings.

by Anonymous on Nov 24, 2007 5:27 PM EST reply actions

Thanks for the note, but those blowout losses do indeed count; if the Islanders continue that sort of trend, playing decent hockey with the occasional stinker, I think they'll indeed fall back in the pack and struggle for a playoff spot.

by The Forechecker on Nov 24, 2007 6:23 PM EST reply actions