My opinion on building a team, would be to bottom out for a couple of years and draft a couple of top 5 prospects, then build around them. You keep your cap relatively low, with short term contracts for your veteran players. As you move up the standings, in year 3 or 4, you start dealing off your short term veterans at the trade deadline, for prospects or draft picks. You start looking at unsigned College free agents and also go for midlevel Unrestricted Free Agents. Once you reach a level of making it into the playoffs, you start trying to fill holes on your roster, with front line free agents. By year 3, your core first round picks will be demanding more money, after their entry level contacts. By keeping term, on your midlevel players, you can move the money off of your books, when need be. Cap is the answer, as you can take back salary, from teams that are up against the cap, and take some decent talent, in return.

Would I go for a quick hit and make a run at the Cup, when there is a chance? Only if I have a core of young players in the system, that are untouchable. As long as you don't trade more than one or two, in a gamble to win a Cup, for one veteran. It has to be a calculated risk.
- PrinceLH

I think you comment will be in Ek's book... Good Job!!!

Anybody watching the SB?

Anybody watching the SB?
- shinebox

I'm with ya buddy

I'm with ya buddy
- golfingsince

Anybody watching the SB?
- shinebox

Pretty boring, in my opinion.

Oh yeah, Shinebox 12, Juice 2. Suck it.

Pretty boring, in my opinion.
- rmiethaner

Dude, it wasn't over by halftime.

My opinion on building a team, would be to bottom out for a couple of years and draft a couple of top 5 prospects, then build around them. You keep your cap relatively low, with short term contracts for your veteran players. As you move up the standings, in year 3 or 4, you start dealing off your short term veterans at the trade deadline, for prospects or draft picks. You start looking at unsigned College free agents and also go for midlevel Unrestricted Free Agents. Once you reach a level of making it into the playoffs, you start trying to fill holes on your roster, with front line free agents. By year 3, your core first round picks will be demanding more money, after their entry level contacts. By keeping shorter term, on your midlevel players, you can move the money off of your books, when need be. Cap is the answer, as you can take back salary, from teams that are up against the cap, and take some decent talent, in return.

Would I go for a quick hit and make a run at the Cup, when there is a chance? Only if I have a core of young players in the system, that are untouchable. As long as you don't trade more than one or two, in a gamble to win a Cup, for one veteran. It has to be a calculated risk.
- PrinceLH

So you like the Oilers?

So you like the Oilers?


- robin_steele264

I'd like the Oilers to play in my league.

Dude, it wasn't over by halftime.
- golfingsince

lol. True.

The second half of the fourth was exciting.

lol. True.

The second half of the fourth was exciting.
- rmiethaner

Best super bowl ever was still Rams vs Titans.

Best super bowl ever was still Rams vs Titans.
- golfingsince

Bills vs Giants

Bills vs Giants
- rmiethaner

Meh, mine is unbiased. Half a yard short. Incredible.

I'd like the Oilers to play in my league.
- Schenn2shine

Bowling? Darts?

Meh, mine is unbiased. Half a yard short. Incredible.
- golfingsince

I know. Kind of joking.

That was a good one.

Meh, mine is unbiased. Half a yard short. Incredible.
- golfingsince

Sounds like the story of your sex life.

Bills vs Giants
- rmiethaner

Arizona vs Pitts was pretty good, love Kurt Warner

Sounds like the story of your sex life.
- shinebox

Short is accurate enough. Although, my wee willy has given me a beauty for the ages. I swear i'm gonna email you a pic one day. (And then promptly get a restraining order)

Arizona vs Pitts was pretty good, love Kurt Warner
- AdamFrench

That was a good one. I wanted AZ to win so badly. Denver vs Green Bay was good too.

Pretty boring, in my opinion.
- rmiethaner

not when your team was involved! that was even more intense then the 07 game and up there with the bills game. ELI!

Somewhere, Bonz is doing this.



- golfingsince[url]

Short is accurate enough. Although, my wee willy has given me a beauty for the ages. I swear i'm gonna email you a pic one day. (And then promptly get a restraining order)
- golfingsince

I likes me some pics. Wait about 20 years though. Just saying.

not when your team was involved! that was even more intense then the 07 game and up there with the bills game. ELI!
- bonzo11

gratz but you can kiss my hairy ass

- bonzo11

Congrats buddy, and enjoy, the Rayven was on earlier, he threw out a couple of messages for the hab fan hating pats haters, and i am not sure if he decided to leave himself or was helped with the matter.

not when your team was involved! that was even more intense then the 07 game and up there with the bills game. ELI!
- bonzo11

Eli only sucks 90% of the time Saves it all for the Pats