Victory Hockey Fantasy League - Count of Players Chosen [1/2]

[Elhandon 66]

I was interested to know how many times my guy, Lando Baxter was drafted in the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.  He wasn't good enough in his first two years, but this year I was happily surprised to see his name popping up.  That gave me the idea to analyze which players were drafted the most and if there were any surprises.  I also linked their TPE and fantasy points so we can see who’s hot and who’s not.

 

Disclaimer:  I did my best to capture all the counts, but I could have missed one or two here or there.  The stats and TPE were also captured a few days ago.

 

First we look at the goalies.

GOALIE NAME	COUNT	POS	TPE	Wins	Shut Outs	Saves	Fantasy Points
Alexander Pepper	15	G	778	10	0	472	43.04
Kallis Kriketers	14	G	750	13	2	530	60.1
Roger Sterling	14	G	691	17	2	630	71.1
Tristan Iseult	13	G	758	8	0	412	36.84
Ismond Kingfisher	12	G	754	11	2	712	70.84
Johnny Havenk Carison	8	G	464	14	3	552	67.64
Brick Wahl	6	G	528	8	0	703	57.21
Finn Davison	6	G	451	10	1	794	70.58

 

• It’s easy to see why Alexander Pepper was the only goalie chosen in every draft—he has the highest TPE.  However, he's off to a really slow start with only 43 points.  Compare his numbers to Johnny Havenk Carison and Finn Davison who were left off almost half the fantasy teams.  They are bringing in the most bang for your buck if you drafted them quite late.  It will be interesting to see if Pepper can make up the difference by season’s end.

• I wonder if I shouldn't have linked the games played as well.  After a quik glance I can see one big issue for those that drafted Tristan Iseult.  He seems to be splitting time with his back up, Joe Nixon.  Thirteen managers drafted him and are now cursing Vancouver's goalie rotation.

 

Next up, our defenseman:

D-MAN NAME	COUNT	POS	TPE	Goals	Hits	Blocks	Assists	Fantasy Points
Joseph McWolf	15	D	784	4	79	55	18	85.8
Robert Malenko	15	D	636	11	56	42	27	93.8
Tzuyu	15	D	589	4	21	35	29	69.2
Ryan Kastelic	14	D	828	6	13	37	16	60.2
Maxim Kovalchuk	14	D	689	5	72	44	24	83.6
Paolo Nano	13	D	418	6	36	50	28	87.2
Marvin Harding	12	D	757	9	83	40	18	84.6
Samuel Gate	12	D	610	4	74	45	26	84.8
Alvaro Jokinen	12	D	554	5	12	67	20	86.0
Ryan Sullivan Jr	11	D	505	4	47	42	15	66.0
Shawn Glade	8	D	639	6	52	37	24	76.0
Sidney Crosby	8	D	590	3	49	48	19	73.2
Lando Baxter	7	D	423	2	5	54	22	70.2
Piotr Jerwa	5	D	422	7	23	53	14	75.0
Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette	4	D	576	2	125	55	6	79.0
Dan Montgomery	3	D	491	4	49	57	11	74.4
Elasmobranch Fish	3	D	259	6	81	62	9	86.8
Rauno Palo	2	D or F	798	14	5	21	10	55.8
Jagger Philliefan	1	D	370	1	14	43	14	53.2

 

• Robert Malenko and Joseph McWolf were picked in every draft and they are looking as good as advertised.  Tzuyu, on the other hand, is not.  It’s easy to see why—the hits and blocks just aren’t there.  If the fantasy league was based on points only, I’d understand, but since hits are worth 0.2 and blocks are worth 0.8 Tzuyu just shouldn’t be a top pick.
• Ryan Kastelic is also an interesting pick.  His fantasy points are even less than Tzuyu but you have to wonder if he just hasn’t taken off yet.  His TPE is far and away the highest, but the assists and the hits aren’t there.  His hit totals in his last two seasons were 71 and 109, but is on pace for 41.  His fantasy managers (including me) are hoping for a big improvement from Kastelic over the rest of the season.
• Because hits and blocks are a big part of this fantasy league, rookie Elasmobranch Fish is looking like a future stud.  He has the lowest TPE among those chosen, but has a perfect storm of playing on a team (Calgary) who is struggling and is built for hits and shot blocks.  Since Calgary spends a lot of time in their own end, Fish has ample time to get defensive stats (3^rd in hits and 2^nd in blocks) and help his fantasy managers

 

 

Lastly, the forward group.

FORWARD NAME	COUNT	POS	TPE	Goals	Hits	Blocks	assists	Fantasy Points
Jasper Canmore	15	F	1583	13	52	22	14	68.0
Edwin Preencarnacion	15	F	1061	10	18	12	20	53.2
Veran Dragomir	15	F	1058	21	35	9	25	81.2
Podrick Cast	15	F	1053	14	11	10	18	56.2
Matt Thompson	15	F	1042	16	60	12	16	69.6
Beau Louth	15	F	1003	22	14	25	23	89.8
Oyorra Arroyo	15	F	920	27	20	12	24	91.6
Sebastian Ironside	15	F	843	15	67	10	26	77.4
Jake Davis	15	F	733	16	52	12	25	77.0
Vyacheslav Smirnov	13	F	731	16	10	10	15	57.0
Elias Dahlberg	13	F	542	14	79	19	23	82.0
Rylan Peace	12	F	560	19	25	20	19	78.0
Mark Gebauer	12	F	399	15	22	11	21	64.2
Julian Borwinn	11	F	796	13	35	12	11	53.6
Vaydar Odinsson	11	F	572	13	115	5	13	66.0
Leph Twinger	10	F	778	12	103	12	13	67.2
Kronos Bailey	10	F	680	13	127	8	20	77.8
Vesto Slipher	9	F	811	9	17	17	20	55.0
Ryuu Crimson	5	F	732	17	57	6	15	65.2
Dan Wilinsky	5	F	634	11	65	9	9	51.2
Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen	5	F	393	1	98	56	12	78.4
Randoms	4	F	549	11	115	5	4	53.0
Roctrion King	4	F	502	9	14	5	6	30.8
The Charm	3	F	785	13	16	6	20	54.0
Carles Puigdemont	3	F	396	10	11	9	10	39.4
Evan R. Lawson	2	F	688	11	79	9	14	59.0
Pat Svoboda	2	F	479	11	19	18	17	57.2
Kyson Blake	2	F	337	14	19	11	19	59.6
Konstantin Mulligan	1	F	519	5	105	10	12	51.0
Joel Ylonen	1	F	423	8	10	7	14	37.6

 

 

• There are nine forwards chosen in every draft.  But all 9 were not equal.  Podrick Cast and Edwin Preencarnacion are almost 40 fantasy points behind the top two guys— Oyorra Arroyo and Beau Louth.  These four offer an interesting comparison.  Their hits and blocks are all comparable.  The difference?  Goals.  Since goals are worth 2, while assists are worth 1, this fantasy league rewards the big goal scorers.  Arroyo and Louth are #1 and #2 in VHL goals and are therefore the most valuable fantasy forwards.
• Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen is the forward version of d-man Elasmobranch Fish.  Young and relatively low TPE, they both have high hits and blocks.  Among the top hitters, Werbenjagermanjensen is also far exceeding all forwards at shot blocks.  At the time of writing, his 78 fantasy points is right up there with some of the league’s best scorers like Veran Dragomir and Sebastian Ironside.
• Some fantasy hockey leagues put a cost on NHLers (like their cap hit) and only allow each team a set amount to spend on their players.  It crossed my mind to do it here but use the VHLers TPE as the player cost.  While it would take probably too much administration, it would be fun looking for cheap players that put out big fantasy points.  It would also mean guys like Jasper Canmore would never get picked.  1,583 TPE for only 68 fantasy points would be a team killer.  Vesto Slipher is also interesting. You’d think a player with over 800 TPE should have been picked in almost every league—but he wasn’t.  And it’s a good thing too.  His 55 fantasy points is one of the lowest tracked in my analysis.

 

Overall, the players chosen the most are often the players with the highest TPE (notable exceptions include Shawn Glade, Vesto Slipher and Rauno Palo).  This makes sense if a manager isn't interested in putting in the effort to win their fantasy league.  However if you look closer, there are hidden gems that are built for doing well here.  Finding guys like Smitty Werbenjagermanjensen, Kronos Bailey, Elasmobranch Fish and Luc-Pierre Lespineau-Lebrunette, especially with a late round pick, go a long way to getting you some juicy TPE from the Victory Hockey Fantasy League.

 

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[Nykonax 1,564]

suck it @Peace

 

picked more times and have more points

[Peace 1,530]

Just now, Nykonax said:

suck it @Peace

 

picked more times and have more points

 

Okay? Want a prize or something? 

[Nykonax 1,564]

Just now, Peace said:

 

Okay? Want a prize or something? 

yes

[Peace 1,530]

1 minute ago, Nykonax said:

yes

 

Too bad. 

[oilmandan 688]

What idiots picked Dan Wilinsky? Should be disqualified for that ineptitude 

[Elhandon 66]

2 hours ago, Sonnet said:

 

A note to worried fantasy owners, I didn't start the first 8 games of the season so we could get bot games out of the way. That's why I notably have less saves, as well- I've had less ice time.

Thanks for the comment. Knew there had to be a good reason... 

[Baozi 1,658]

Love it.

[Spade18 1,305]

On 3/16/2019 at 5:52 PM, oilmandan said:

What idiots picked Dan Wilinsky? Should be disqualified for that ineptitude 

 

yo

[TheLastOlympian07 2,388]

Review

Love these articles about fantasy because I really suck at fantasy and just take players with high tpe. but it is what it is. I learn a little about fantasy every time I read these.