Hey Folks,I just made a trade in my work fantasy hockey pool, the same one Ian, our forum moderator is in and leading (I think?). I unfortunately have had the honor of being between 5th and 9th all year to date (16 teams) and I have had Crosby on my roster the whole time. I'd like to know what the rest of the poolies think.
Here was my roster on Jan 13 2007.
RW - Hossa, Vrbata, Radulov
C - Crosby, Lombardi, Steen, Jeff Carter
LW - Kovalchuk, Ponikovrosky, Lehtinen
D - Boyle, O'Brien, Visnovsky, D. Keith, Paul Martin
G - Denis (whom I hate), Raycroft and Turco
Well I eventually got sick of being in the middle and decided to trade my no#1 guy, Sid the Kid for some additional offence as it was not looking like I would move up at all. I was a bit hasty as I put out several offers at once (impatience is not a virtue!) and got a response from the guy who was option D. I did not want to cancel the trade as it would be in bad taste but I am feelin' a bit of regret that I let the kid go (hindsight bias is 20/20) but I was desperate for a shake up.
Anyways the trade ended up being me trading Crosby and Vrbata for Vanek and Justin Williams. My reasoning is 2 top 40 players is better than the no#1 guy for half a season thats left.
After a few other trades and waiver pick-ups my team looks like this:
RW - Hossa, Justin Williams, Lehtinen
C - Koivu, Lombardi, Stumpel, J. Staal
LW- Vanek, Kovalchuk, Poni
D - M. Carle, Boyle, Bouwmeester,Visnovsky, O'Brien
G - Raycroft, Denis (I still hate him) and Turco
So far I am in 8th place...any opnions on the Trade that sent the KID packing? I am missing him already 
PS Ian you're not allowed to comment
Side note : The guy I traded Crosby to immediately flipped him around for Bill Guerin and Thomas Holmstrom...go figure....
