Remembering some guys through Puckdoku

[kvladimir]

Puckdoku Game 296 - 9/9:

2 Uniqueness

Spoiler: The Best Stastny

Uggh, for STL/NSH, I thought of Atcheynum, Goc, Nichol, and suspected Hunt would work, but wasn't totally sure... but Orszagh seems like such a lesser-known guy, no idea why he's always at 1-2%

For SJS/NSH, I knew Goc and Nichol would work, but I suspected both would be 1%ers, and I was right... I thought of Matt Tennyson, but I wasn't sure he played for NSH.. unfortunate

Puckdoku Doku Jr - 2/4:

200 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Ul whatcha say...

This one is hard as heck! I remembered Vanek right away, but couldn't think of too many other options. Can't believe I forgot about Diaz, since VAN was involved in that one...

 

[kvladimir]

Puckdoku Game 297 - 8/9:

105 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Free Churla

 

[DitchMarner]

Patrick Eaves had fewer than 250 PIMs in his career? WTF?

He had 210... not really close.

 

[DitchMarner]

Ugh... couldn't think of a single undrafted Canuck and gave up and chose some random guy I remembered (Jason King) and answered incorrectly. This is where @kvladimir would have thrived. Killed it otherwise.

 

[DitchMarner]

 

[kvladimir]

Puckdoku Game 299 - 8/9:

102 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Olesz? No, Olmore

Flubbed the last one, thought for sure Roger Crozier played for LA, but a lot of goalies would have fit that square, so I guessed I mixed one up?

Oh right, forgot about yesterday's, I got interrupted with one square left... I did good I think?

Puckdoku Game 298 - 9/9:

0 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Sweatting bullets

And by "good", I of course mean "best game after more than 24 hours"

 

[DitchMarner]

Ugh... potential perfect score done in by my boy Darcy Tucker at 1%.

 

[kvladimir]

Puckdoku Game 300 - 7/9:

200 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Rohlin on me

Messed up on TOR/90's because I got Leif Rohlin mixed up with Lonny Bohonos, but at least I was able to use Rohlin somewhere else?

Also made the unforgiveable mistake of forgetting that Hunter Shinkaruk never made the Habs' NHL lineup

 

[Brodeur]

Spoiler

Devils+Kings would be my wheelhouse. I incorrectly guessed which end of the Steve Kelly for Bob Corkum 2001 deadline trade would be more obscure. Corkum scored a goal in the SCF while Kelly didn't do much for the Kings.

Detroit signed Troy Crowder to an offer sheet after he held his own in a couple fights against Bob Probert. Crowder injured his back and he never played much for the Wings as a result. He'd have a brief stint in LA.

Since it was a Group I offer sheet, there was no preordained draft pick compensation for Crowder. The two sides couldn't agree so it went before an arbitrator. Detroit offered Dave Barr and Randy McKay. Fresh off of being awarded Scott Stevens for Brendan Shanahan, Lou Lamoriello had the nerve to request Probert. The arbitrator sided with Detroit. But in the end, McKay was a useful depth forward on a couple Cup teams.

 

[kaiser matias]

Got my first 0 game today. Highest player was Gary Leeman at 0.8%.

 

[DitchMarner]

Pretty much sucked today. I tried Tom Draper for the bottom left square. Apparently he barely played 50 NHL games and had nowhere close to 50 wins. I didn't know much about him... just remembered the name from a hockey card or something.

 

[kvladimir]

Puckdoku Game 301 - 7/9:

208 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Reese de Nice

Hated this one, ohhhhh boy... Whiffed on CGY/PHI by getting Danny Markov confused with Denis Gauthier, and on NSH/CGY with Matt Bartkowski, not sure why I thought he played for NSH...

 

[kvladimir]

Puckdoku Game 302 - 7/9:

204 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Stone Claude

My strategy for this nonsense was actually pretty good...

Right column: Good goal scorers who played very little time with the team (whiffed on Adam Oates though, forgot how much his goal scoring fell right off at the end )

Middle column: Good goal scorers who had just 1 season or so with the team

Left column: Most obscure big-time goal scorers I could think of for each team. Missed on PIT because I got the wrong Pronovost

 

[DitchMarner]

Ugh... Armstrong never scored 20 goals for PIT (highest total was 16). I tried to get cute. I know Andreychuk had 20 or more goals in a season where he played for COL, but it looks like a player must have scored at least 20 goals in a season with a certain team to count as an answer.

 

[DitchMarner]

1% for Daugavins, eh? Er... what?

 

[kvladimir]

Puckdoku Game 303 - 8/9:

101 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Grosek misconduct

Ohhh man, nearly had this one down, but 1% on John Cullen?? And whiffed on Vinny Prospal for the TB playoff goals, which is weird, feels like he definitely got... *checks notes* ....... 4 goals in '03!!!

Puckdoku Doku Jr - 3/4:

100 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Huet'nt got a prayer

Same here, almost had this, but messed up on Boris Valabik, forgetting he never played for BOS after the Wheeler trade!

 

[DitchMarner]

 

[Brodeur]

Spoiler

Darn, for some reason I thought Stillman would be more obscure than Kevin Weekes. Carolina had a rash of injuries and lured Jack LaFontaine out of college in the middle of the season; Unfortunately for him, his only NHL start was getting lit up by New Jersey.

Prospal signed a frontloaded deal with Anaheim after Paul Kariya chose to sign with Colorado. After that season, Anaheim traded Prospal back to Tampa to replace Cory Stillman. Since the deal was frontloaded, Tampa got Prospal back at a slightly better deal than he had asked for when he left. That trade was one of the last ones before the lockout. Tampa likely assumed they were giving up a late 2005 2nd, but due to the snake draft it would be the 31st overall pick.

One of my nephew's best friends is Jason Marshall's kid. Grant Marshall had 6 goals in the Devils 2003 playoff run after having 0 goals in 60+ previous playoff games.

And then I had to channel Mac for the Flyers + 5 playoff goals square:

 

[DitchMarner]

 

[kvladimir]

Puckdoku Game 304 - 9/9:

9 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Carney town

Eh, not bad considering the categories... Almost forgot about Gavey, and if I didn't think of him, all I had was Darby Hendrickson and Owen Nolan (5% and 7% respectively )

 

[kvladimir]

How about a very immaculate grid?

Spoiler: Can't Weinhandl the truth

 

[DitchMarner]

Puckdoku Game 304 - 9/9:

9 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Carney town

Eh, not bad considering the categories... Almost forgot about Gavey, and if I didn't think of him, all I had was Darby Hendrickson and Owen Nolan (5% and 7% respectively )

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lol... and then you used Gavey again on that other grid later that day...

 

[DitchMarner]

Ugh... I conflated Pat Flatley with Kelly Kisio, thinking Kisio played for the Rangers...

 

[kvladimir]

Puckdoku Game 305 - 9/9:

4 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Can't Hackett

GUESS WHICH 2 SQUARES WERE MY LAST 2?????

lol... and then you used Gavey again on that other grid later that day...

I stick with what works

 

[kvladimir]

Puckdoku Game 306 - 7/9:

200 Uniqueness

Spoiler: Smol problem...

"Ok, sweet, a solid 0 after 6 picks, but now I have to come up with 3 60+ point players? Ok, might be tough... how about Russ Courtnall for the Stars.... perfect!

Ah, you know who might be good for this for CGY? Otto-man, he was their 1C for a bit there, I think...

Spoiler

Ugh, well, I can still get the LA one, how about Bryan Smolinski, I seem to recall him getting 60 poi-

Spoiler

THIS GAME IS RUINING MY LIFE!!!!!