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Mastering a Hits & Blocked Shots League
by Pengwin7
You can win a fantasy hockey league that includes hits & blocked shots.
You can do it by 1) making defensemen your key strategy 2) by thinking backwards.
Dan Girardi isn’t a sexy name. Neither is Mark Stuart or Ladislav Smid.
Neither is François Beauchemin. (well… maybe… that’s pretty sexy).
But these are the guys that will win you your pool.
François Beauchemin… sexy?
Salary cap leagues are all about getting more value out of your players than what you pay them.
In the NHL, Stanley Cups are won by getting more value out of your players than what you pay them.
~ When Detroit won their last Cup, Datsyuk & Zetterberg were still on final years of cheap contracts.
~ When Pittsburgh won their Cup, Crosby & Malkin were still on entry-level contracts.
~ When Chicago won their Cup, Toews, Kane & Keith were all on final years of entry-level contracts.
Even in one-year leagues, you have a « salary cap ».
Every team has a 1 st round pick, a 2 nd round pick, a 3 rd round pick… and a last round pick.
Winning the league is getting more value out of your picks than any other team.
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