LT's Auction Game v4 - Rules & Discussion

[trick9]

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Tricky Rhino's:


Clayton Keller - Quinton Byfield - Mark Stone
Logan Stankoven - Dylan Strome - Mavrik Bourque
Dakota Joshua - Yanni Gourde - Travis Konecny
Aliaksei Protas - Nic Dowd - Mikey Eyssimont

Josh Morrissey - Mackenzie Weegar
Adam Pelech - John Carlson
Jacob Middleton - Kaedan Korczak

Alexander Georgiev
James Reimer​

(Thanks Canucks LB for the photo)

> I asked ChatGPT to build lines for me.

> It did, and also mentioned this team is good but no Stanley Cup for me.

> I told it to f*** off.

> I used those lines anyway and it’s now my mission to prove it wrong.

(I did have a plan all along)

 

[LT]

Waiting for rosters from:

@Canucks LB
@EdJovanovski
@hi
@Kent Nilsson
@Llamamoto
@Nucker101
@Tryamkin
@ConnorMcMullet
@506
@Dabeast

 

[Makaveli]

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JJ Peterka - Aleksander Barkov - Jesper Bratt
Alex Newhook - Matty Beniers - Juraj Slafkovsky
Dylan Holloway - Jack Drury - Andre Burakovsky
AJ Greer - Jason Dickinson - Corey Perry

Jake Sanderson - Filip Hronek
Brady Skjei - Timothy Liljegren
Simon Benoit - Nils Lundkvist

Logan Thompson
Dustin Wolf​

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Chatgpt Halifax Highlanders Rationale​

• Forwards: This lineup has a good balance of skill, playmaking, and physicality. The 1st line has a strong two-way player in Barkov flanked by talented wingers in Peterka and Bratt. The 2nd line combines the offensive skills of Newhook, Beniers, and Slafkovsky. The 3rd line provides depth and grit, with Holloway and Burakovsky adding speed and skill, and Drury offering a solid center presence. The 4th line brings toughness and experience.
• Defense: The 1st pair has a mix of offensive and defensive capabilities with Sanderson and Hronek. The 2nd pair is balanced with Skjei and Liljegren, providing stability and good puck-moving skills. The 3rd pair offers depth and physicality with Benoit and Lundkvist.
• Goaltending: Logan Thompson is the starter due to his recent strong performances, with Dustin Wolf as a capable backup.

This setup should provide a solid mix of offense, defense, and special teams potential.

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[Scholarships]

DA BOWLING BALLS

Jason Robertson / Connor Bedard / Nils Hoglander
Alex Ovechkin / Nazeem Kadri / Ivan Miroshnichenko
Jakob Pelletier / Jiri Kulich / Alex Iafallo
Brandon Duhaime / Travis Boyd / Bobby Brink

Thomas Harley / Moritz Seider
Darnell Nurse / Matt Roy
Uvis Balinskis / Brandon Montour

Juuse Saros
Kaapo Kahkonen

Extras: Matthew Phillips, Drew O’Connor, David Savard

 

[emptyNedder]

Bar Harbor Humpbacks

Raymond - Point - McCann
Kreider - Hertl - Nyquist
Chinakhov - Cates - Amadio
M Barron - Sturm - Leason

M. Anderson - Faber
Leddy - Emberson
Määtta - Spence

Talbot
Ersson

As mentioned, this team is disciplined.

It is also fast; has high-end, yet balanced production; has a mix of veterans and improving young players; has Cup success (4 players, six Cups), and some physicality.


4th and 5th fastest D (according to NHLEdge): Leddy and Faber
3rd fastest Forward: Point
5 players who exceeded 23 mph for skating speed (Raymond's top speed was 22.90)
4 of the top 50 (and ties) goal scorers

Line combination analysis:
Nyquist helped his line mates last year to career years, he should help Hertl return to the 30-goal level.
The 4th line is big (avg 6'4"/216) and fast
Chinakhov's 82-goal pace=24. His skating speed and shot speed are both exceptional. He should breakout in 24/25.

D analysis:
Anderson is one of the league's most reliable D. Faber's rookie season was quite similar to Adam Fox's 21-year-old season.
Ty Emberson was top 5 in hits/per/game. While 30 games is a small sample size for a 2nd pairing D, he is paired with a veteran who logged 22 minutes per game. Also, Knoblauch appears ready to use him on the 2nd pair as Edmonton seeks to return to the finals.
Maatta provide a steadying presence for Spence.

 

[Panda Bear]

Leddy is great when you feel like watching the other team establish a good, long cycle.

 

[emptyNedder]

Leddy is great when you feel like watching the other team establish a good, long cycle.

Or when you want to outscore the other team's best line. The past two seasons (according to Puck IQ) Leddy has gf% of 59.3 and 60.5 against elite competition. That is in 160 games, so not really a small sample size.

Some players change the effectiveness of their opponents--i.e. their skill is not fully captured by underlying numbers--due to one or two high level traits. Romanov is an example--his possession numbers don't look great but his gf% is strong. It seems obvious that his physicality makes opponents feel they have a split-second less time and therefore on-ice execution doesn't mirror possession metrics. Leddy's speed creates the same difference between the other team "controlling" the puck and actually scoring more.

 

[Panda Bear]

Leddy has a 40.2 DFF% against Elites while holding a 60.5 GF%.

He also has a 50.8 DFF% against Gritensity while holding a 42.4 GF%.

Apparently his speed isn't effective against bad players.

Leddy is excellent at retrieving the puck. He is not excellent at breaking an established cycle.

 

[LT]

First round of voting is ready:

Divisional Voting

Rank the teams by division. The top 4 from each division will move on to a divisional playoff bracket.

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[emptyNedder]

Leddy has a 40.2 DFF% against Elites while holding a 60.5 GF%.

He also has a 50.8 DFF% against Gritensity while holding a 42.4 GF%.

Apparently his speed isn't effective against bad players.

Leddy is excellent at retrieving the puck. He is not excellent at breaking an established cycle.

Leddy was not my top choice for 2nd LD--but that is a long story. I also think he isn't a 1 LD, even though he is deployed that way and has been by multiple NHL coaches.

You are implying that Leddy is not a capable defender. Numbers help to tell stories, but it takes many numbers. One of the things he needs help with from a partner is defending an established cycle. Emberson could be (I freely admit small sample size) a perfect partner. Emberson combines excellent positional defending with a willingness to be physical--just the ticket to disrupt a cycle.

The GF% against 3rd/4th liners likely has as much to do with the Blues' gritensity forwards not scoring as Leddy being on for GA as he had excellent GA/60 with <40% oZS.

I can understand why some would argue that the 2nd D pairing is the weakest part of the Humpbacks. If that is true, Leddy's overall impact means the team is a great postion.

 

[LT]

First round of voting is ready:

Divisional Voting

Rank the teams by division. The top 4 from each division will move on to a divisional playoff bracket.

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Have 15 votes out of an expected 29.

Planning to keep voting open until tomorrow at 8 PM Central.

Will start tagging people who haven't voted later tonight.

Lots of close standings so far - voting may put you into the playoffs! Don't wanna lose out on that chance to give your own team a nudge ahead.

 

[LT]

First round of voting is ready:

Divisional Voting

Rank the teams by division. The top 4 from each division will move on to a divisional playoff bracket.

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@Nucker101 @Tryamkin @Gecklund @hi @Taluss @m0pe @Dabeast @Blinny @Canucks LB @McDoused pls vote here

 

[LT]

To encourage voting you will gain an extra point in the standings if you vote

Points are awarded by divisional ranking (1st = 7 points, 2nd = 6, etc)

The large divisional is scaled to match the rest

Deadline is 8 PM Central tomorrow (Friday)

 

[LT]

Final standings are now available:

1	HFH	151	DBB	144	MTL	144	MCT	141
2	MIN	132	HOU	129	BHH	126	TUA	136
3	ATL	132	CBJ	125	LLA	122	SHC	131
4	WPG	120	TRI	105	EAS	121	PSP	122
5	ASS	92	EDJ	88	HAR	99	ARI	97
6	RAG	80	DID	88	TAL	78	DAL	81
7	MIM	49	GOD	72	BBS	66	NJD	79
8							CAN	66

Playoff matchups will be divisional, 1v4 and 2v3. Voting thread will be up shortly.

Thanks to all who played! Please continue voting if you are able.

 

[LT]

Division Semi-Finals

Vote for the team you think wins each matchup.

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Voting will be open until 8 PM Central tomorrow (9/7) unless all votes are tallied or become certain prior to that.

 

[Gecklund]

Final standings are now available:

1	HFH	151	DBB	144	MTL	144	MCT	141
2	MIN	132	HOU	129	BHH	126	TUA	136
3	ATL	132	CBJ	125	LLA	122	SHC	131
4	WPG	120	TRI	105	EAS	121	PSP	122
5	ASS	92	EDJ	88	HAR	99	ARI	97
6	RAG	80	DID	88	TAL	78	DAL	81
7	MIM	49	GOD	72	BBS	66	NJD	79
8							CAN	66

Playoff matchups will be divisional, 1v4 and 2v3. Voting thread will be up shortly.

Thanks to all who played! Please continue voting if you are able.

I believe that my team was voted against due to bias against Ed. I’d like to change my team name and revote.

 

[LT]

R1 Voting results:

HFH (11 votes) over WPG (9)
ATL (12) over MIN (8)
DBB (15) over TRI (5)
HOU (11) over CBJ (9)
MON (12) over EAS (8)
LLA (11) over BHH (9)
MCT (15) over PSP (5)
TUA (11) over SHC (10) (tie was settled)

R2 voting form here! R2 Voting

 

[LT]

R2 Voting results:

ATL (11) over HFH (8)
DBB (15) over HOU (4)
MON (11) over LLA (8)
MCT (12) over TUA (7)

R3 voting here: R3 Voting

 

[LT]

MON (10) over MCT (9)
ATL (13) over DDB (6)

Finals Voting: R4 Voting

 

[LT]

Going to call it

ATL (11) defeats MON (3)

The game is complete. Thanks, most of you, for playing and keeping up with everything.

 

[LT]

Here is the full Auction form if anyone is interested (names have been scrubbed from voting):

 

[FlameChampion]

Here is the full Auction form if anyone is interested (names have been scrubbed from voting):

Thanks for putting it together LT

 

[LT]

Thanks for putting it together LT

Thanks for playing! We'd be happy to have you in any of our future games