NHL FORUM

So it’s once again time for the annual what are sites doing with their NHL product this year thread. FD has talked about either removing or at worst reducing the value of +/- along with the removal of positive points for penalties. As of right now they appear to be the same as last year. On DK they made a roster change in MLB that limited people to a max of 5 batters in a lineup. Is that going into effect in NHL as well? (no more than 5 skaters per team)

They’ve always given this bonus.

The lack of change from .5 may be a typo or it may be intentional.

Given that they removed +\- (which didnt affect pp goals) PP goals are still made more significant vis a vis ES goals by the new scoring. Alas, the bonus is negligible vis a vis shots, BS, etc.

Vis a vis. Lol.

Hockey season is here – all is again right with the world

This is true. Isles-Rag$ preseason game on TV tonight and I have my long time auction season long league tonight. A very good night on tap.

You made some solid points, but it’s your fault for expecting more from FD. This seems right in line with what a lot of people expected. A bad business decision to just copy DK. They even threw in the typical FD NHL negligence with “Oops, nobody checked our work and forgot to multiply PPP by 4.”

Nothing is stopping them. And that is the point.

I’m just waiting for Jimmy Vesey to score 2 on opening night and then getting added to the player pool some time in November

You couldn’t be more right. I was looking forward to seeing my hockey brethren in the trenches for some good sweats this year. Now I honestly might sit it out. If I wanted to play on DK, I’d play on DK. Short of a few differences this is essentially the same product.

So where do I take my play this season? I literally think DK is run by criminals and FD has monkeys running their product department evidently. I refuse to just play in a sub-par product just to have action in the game. Any suggestions? Fantasy Aces maybe?

FD has the 100 man leagues that were a staple to my +EV and used as a nice multiplier to cover my all GPP strategy. This is what hurts the most.

Between 1 and 100, what are the chances if FD gets hits with a bunch of complaints before the games are posted that they rethink this nonsense?

I understand that, but in the old scoring format, picking a winning goalie wasn’t paramount in winning a tourney. now if u don’t have the winning goalie, it’s too many points to make up. in the old format u could make up the 3 points by shots saved. now that won’t be the case. in the past , I wasn’t overly concerned if my goalie won, I looked at a guy that could have a lot of saves and as long as he wasn’t a goalie from calgary, I figured I could make up points by saving on goalie salary by taking a cheaper option

The Wayne Simmonds DFS hat trick. 10 min game misconduct, 1 assist, 1 goal. Gold, boy.

If you want 100 man league’s, that’s essentially the second tier site’s GPP on a good night.

Queue MaxEErnst running over to hook you up with an Aces referal.

Math is hard.

Wow. Only 150. I guess I should be grateful.

haha. yeah I just realized that. I fcked that up haha. oh well. but if it’s a low scoring night , having a winning goalie is a bit more important than before

Aces offerings look strong (for a 2nd tier site) to start the season. I am curious how they will look a few weeks in, though.

Ive won money plenty of times with t hat strategy

Not gonna lie. After 6+ years of me complaining about Pims and +/- i am having a huge party to celebrate tonight

I am idiot Geez

Our contests will be coming out this afternoon with our scoring updates. We are putting a strong emphasis on our NHL product this year and hope the changes are good for all of our players.

As always, feedback is appreciated and we will take it all into consideration.

Also, I am a “real person”.

Hi Curtis. Can you confirm this is the new FD scoring?

They changed MLB scoring mid season when people complained right? Prays

Points awarded for Blocked shots is a direct negative correlation with game of skill

How is that? They are predictable and easily researched. They add value to some Dmen that were not even playable before thus making more variance in line up creation. They are a key stat that contribute to change of possession as well. Seems like a great addition to me.

Please show me any reputable analysis that demonstrates blocked shots are predictable.

Can you confirm that empty net goals are now worth 23 points? I’m a big fan of this change! Those last second goals were always my favorite part of playing on FD. Even though +/- is gone, adding the extra weight to empty net goals was a good compromise.

True story.

I appreciate you coming on here to provide updates. Please…stop this ridiculous before it is too late!

— Getting rid of PIM was great! Adding blocked shots is adding enough irrelevant stat that just replaces the one you got rid of!

— +/- was FD’s only unique differentiation. Now you might as well call yourself DK.

— As I stated earlier, the problem with FD wasn’t their scoring sans the PIM issue. It was the fact that you routinely were late adding guys to the player pool, guys slotted at wrong positions, and general nonsensical game slate/volume decisions as it relates to your contest sizes, i.e. filling up a $25K breakaway, then 3-$5K breakaways.

I know I am only one person here, but it looks like FD has ruined their NHL product, not improved it. Please reconsider before it is too late. I played 90% of my NHL action on FD. I am pretty sure I am bailing if these changes hold true.

EDIT: Removed part about goalies. I am just now noticing this is just a 4X across the board.