Hooray, beer! (and hockey)

Okay. Here are some answers:

1) The draft is based on the Yahoo overall rankings of players from the last season played, and the projected performance of rookies (I think). They then generate a draft list which is the same for everyone. Then, at random, one of us is chosen as the first team to draft, then it goes like this 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, etc. Feel free to edit any and all of your draft list based on personal preference/research. I'm not going to touch mine because I already have been following hockey and know a few things about some players that are doing well/crappy and/or are injured. Obviously, if one position is filled on your team, then the draft will then skip to the next roster spot available based on the next best player available.

2) Once the draft is completed, your team of players will show up when you click them from the league page. There will be drop boxes next to them asking if you want to place the player on the bench, or in the game for that night. Also, next to each player will tell you when and where that player is playing that night. So, it will either be an easy decision to play all your players that have games that night and bench those that don't, or you will have to make some decisions on who you wish to play and who to bench if, for example, you have three centers that are all playing that night, but only have roster spots for two; one will need to be benched.

These decisions can be changed up to an hour before the puck drops for each players game, I believe. Also, you can go day by day as far forward as you want to pre-set your lineups in advace so you won't have to think about them so often. This is convenient up until one of your players is on a cold streak or gets injured and you forget to change them out!

3) You can add and drop players from free agency at will, as long as all your roster spots are full of appropriate players, ie no more than 4 D, 3 C, 2 LW, etc. Again, I will wait until everyone makes a few changes before I do so that you guys get the first pick at available players.

4) You only score points for you team if you have that player in during a game. Meaning: Just cause Jeremy Roenick has 50 goals and is on the free agents list when you pick him up does not mean you get those 50 goals. You will only begin to earn points after you pick him up and add him to your active roster. There is some rule about goalies needing to play so many games before you score points with them, but I'm not sure what it is. Just draft and play some starters and you'll be fine!

Awesome!

Art, if you don't wanna play, that's cool. You got your football thang goin' on.

Nice team names everyone!