Matt Niskanen, $6.2m (2018-2022) signed his retirement papers so we'll buy him out all this year. Matt Niskanen, $4.9m (2020-2021) - 1yr retirement b/o
Kings confirm. That 4th overall pick means a lot to our rebuild which we'll approach in a new way. We're going to build up our farm a little quicker with this trade and it also puts us in a position for more moves to improve our future. Thanks Pigs!
BB's right, PR dragged me outta retirement because I had given up Fantasy sports for a long time. Years maybe over a decade when we were still drafting with pencil and paper over beers. He said there was a decent setup in FNHL in need of some fine tuning to get the best fantasy hockey minds on board. Didn't believe him.
Stopped by frequently after PR convinced me or bugged me enough to get my attention. That was back in Summer of 2011 when I was a regular troller, so I know when a new prospective owner tells me they've been trolling FNHL for months, been there ... done that!
I saw some guys trying to run FNHL, changing rules on the fly constantly so anyone with a longterm plan was screwed. The league was free so lots of owners were trying out hockey. Most abandoned ship after free agency or after 1-3 months. LOL It was a sad state of affairs.
Orignal commissioners year 1 and 2 If I recall, the guy originally running things was Joeshmoe and he bailed before Free agency 2011. So 2010-Spring 2011. We think he was a university undergrad.
Then there was Gilly who was funny and wired, but lost interest and said he had personal stuff to sort and bailed after a year. 2011- Spring 2012. The league was 1/4 or 1/3 full. Before we banned Gilly, he tried to make PR look bad and PMed the guy running the site and his admins making up lies and trying to get PR suspended or booted altogether. Fast fwd to 2020, Gilly's reputation on ProFSL is a cautionary tale of strange gents hiding behind an internet handle. This guy was someone with personal problems that you could smell from miles away.
What I saw of those first 2 commissioners, didn't interest me in spending time on FNHL. Really liked the idea of a 30 team salary cap money league. But it wasn't serious at all because of the guys originally running things.
Then PR jumped in starting year 3 (he can tell his side of the story from that point on). Not sure why he did but he did.
Good story PPG! Sounds like it was a bit of the wild west in the early days of FNHL. Glad it's all pro now!
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Totally agree with WildThing.
Wild announce a retirement BO
