Thanks. I felt quite fortunate when Chris selected McNabb with #2. Then I gambled with Martin and it has paid off quite handsomely. I read a number of reports that he had worked very hard in the off season and that his attitude was better than it had ever been going into the season. I was also quite pleased he lasted until so late in the draft, most fortunate. I had my eye on him right after the fourth round and had to wait about 22 picks to get him, sweating the whole time
He's worked well and really, no big disappointments for me. Believe me, I'm as surprised as everyone else. Having been in enough hockey pools I know it's how they play in addition to who you have. I've had great hockey pools and lost and had horrible pools and finished third only losing because of when we could switch guys in and out. Last year had I switched Khabibulin out for Salo in January (Salo was on fire for that month only) I would have one. Oh well, it's the way it goes.
Still, how can you not be cocky when your next opponent is a purple helmet or some such thing
The guys I had in the hockey pool last year were:
Demitra - big disappointment
Lecavalier - disappointing regular season
Gonchar - ok, but underproduced
Stillman - fantastic season, still can't believe they traded him
Spezza - good guess, but a gamble in the fifth round
Bondra - died when he got traded to Ottawa, too many scorers there
Horcoff - who?
Brunette - who? (unless you live in Minnesota)
Handzus - great late pick
Zetterberg - thanks for breaking your leg
LeClerc - yup, the knee injury was THAT bad
Holmstrom - underproduced on Detroit, how do you do that?
Boguniecki - sophomore jinx in a big way, plus an injury - oops
Khabibulin and Salo were my goalies, both ok, but not great
So a bunch of average guys and I damn near won the thing.
