I'm all for elimination of the trapezoid. It doesn't need to exist.

While I am a shootout fan, as well, I would prefer to see the standard 4 on 4 OT followed by the 3 on 3 OT.

What hockey blogs do you all follow during the difficult summer months?

Puckdaddy myself.

Agreed.

as long as it eventually gets to a 1 on 1 OT I am totally in

Days of Y'Orr (Bruins...obviously) and of course Puck Daddy. Ryan Lambert might have the best hockey twitter on the web.

Ooh, I don't follow him yet. I've got so much hockey stuff on twitter and somehow I passed him over. Thanks for the heads up.

When is the Yahoo fantasy league for the NHL starting up again? I am eager to retain my crown, and for Fangel to be my bitch once again.

I am not playing this year unless Hero puts in a 4 move per week limit so fags like Mayo don't cycle on the last day of a matchup because they can't win otherwise.

Might be an idea to reduce the number of teams as well, seen as number of people tend to sign up and then never participate.

You mean everyone outside you, me, gayo, hero, droford and moonax?

There did seem to be only 6 of us who were active throughout the whole season. If we could find 4 more reliable people that would be great. If we could get 6 that would be better. But I don't think that will happen.

I'm really interested in playing fantasy hockey. I've played fantasy basketball for two seasons, but that's kinda dead to me this year due to the lockout. So, I could get involved with the hockey.

If I could ever remember to draft my team I would dummy everybody in Fantasy Hockey.

Its the same thing year after year, the person who gets Ovy, Crosby, Stamkos or whoever is leading the league in goals, assists or points inevitably abandons their team at some point.

There was SaskChamps last year who I think went like 20-180-0 or something ridiculous. It was like having the fantasy equivalent of the Leafs :P

I will tend to my team like I would tend to a garden of precious fruits and vegetables.

Also, NHL 12 demo out. I like the little gameplay tweaks and the new physics. Be a Pro actually looks fun to me this year.

I hope you join and stay bud, makes the league alot better.

Fuck Matt Cooke and his redemption tour. Fuck that guy.

Yahoo Fantasy Hockey is now open.

Perry and Daniel Sedin will ensure I win again this year.

Hero. Vamos!

A Sunday evening around 8pm would be ideal me thinks.

I've got a close friend who is also super in to playing fantasy hockey if we need more people.

As far as a draft the latest I have to work on Sundays is at 830, so I'm with FA on that.

Majority of work places are closed on Sunday.

This coming Sunday or the one after works best for me.

Im in and im gonna draft babyyyyy

Yeah, one of those Sundays works best for me and my buddy. I've never been able to do a live draft before so I'm PUMPED.

It is quite fun.

I'm getting antsy about where Crosby will fall in the draft because of all this concussion shit.

Someone will take him top 10. You have idiots in every draft. Last year someone took Steve Mason 4th overall.

Wow. Mason? Really?

I just wouldn't feel comfortable taking Sid early. He could tank my whole season.

I have never selected Crosby.

My friend and I are going to research this shit hard. Anything less than 1st is an insult to my honor.

I bet not picking Crosby did you a lot of favors around January.

I take the same guys all the time.

I should join and just pick guys FA wants then never check it again.

You don't know who I want.

I'm sure I can go back through the past season thread and figure out some of them, but I won't, that's why to much effort.

Langkow back to Phoenix.

Just heard from a guy who knows the Crosbys here in Dartmouth. He was speaking to people close to Sidney and things aren't looking good for this season let alone the start.

Of course take that with a grain of salt.

At least they'll have Malkin, assuming he can stay healthy.

And win 30% of his faceoffs.

Wade Belak found dead today. Epidemic.