NHLFB CUP… PATRÓN… IS FINALLY HERE!
She’s beautiful but we need to come up with a name for her. Any ideas? Please post in the comments section.
Welcome to Season 18
The NHL season kicks-off Tuesday October 1st and our draft weekend getaway is set for September 27th thru 29th, with the draft taking place on Saturday September 28th at 9am.
Other notable dates:
Friday Sept. 6th … lottery to determine draft order
Friday Sept. 13th … preliminary protect list
Friday Sept. 20th … final protect list
New… as of this season, points for traded players and/or free agents will only start counting as of the day the player is acquired by the new franchise. Any points accumulated from the last published standings up to the trade day will be considered as inactive points, regardless whether the player is active or farm status. For example, Vinny Lecavalier has accumulated 3 points after playing two 2 games for the week and gets traded on Thursday morning. Neither franchise will benefit from those 3 points as they are deemed inactive due to the trade. However, Vinny plays Thursday night and gets 2 points. Those 2 points will be accumulated and count for the franchise that recently acquired Lecavalier, provided the owner sets him as active for the week. Similarly, signed FA players automatically start on your roster at zero active points irrespective of the NHL points acquired prior to the FA signing. Points will start accumulating only as of the day the FA player is acquired by the franchise and count provided the owner sets him as active for the week.
Boys… let’s enjoy ourselves silly!
Chicago Blackhawks – 2013 Stanley Cup Champs
Classic matchup
The final, the first to feature Original Six teams since the Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers in 1979, did not disappoint. After a painful lockout, a memorable final series was just what the doctor ordered with three overtime games and plenty of drama as Chicago’s speed and skill was matched against the hard-hitting Bruins.
The Blackhawks become the first team in the salary cap era to win the Cup twice. Chicago also won the Cup in 2010, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2. Given the Blackhawks’ recent success, it is easy to forget that the 2010 championship was Chicago’s first since 1961 — at the time the league’s longest active Stanley Cup drought. Congrats Chicago!