GMs Quarterly II

Welcome to the second edition of GMs Quarterly. This edition looks at the period spanning from November 24, 2013  to January 4, 2014. It is here we will look at who's been #HAMMing it. Sound good?

"Oh yes, that sounds sublime," says Jon Hamm.

Let's dish out the awards.

GM OF THE QUARTER - AZNSITCH

(Honourable mention: Burgundy)

This was a hard award to dish out, especially when I looked closely at the numbers. Sitch edged out Burgundy, albeit by only a gram of protein. Over the second quarter, Sitch amassed the most points out of any select-GM with 817.70, edging out Burgundy who had 806.70. However, their PPGP over that span was almost identical; Sitch clocked in at 3.63 and Burgundy finished with a 3.62. 

"Tight! Tight Tight Tight!" said Sitch.

"Tight!"

You want to see how close it was? Here's the rainbow:

I want to bring your attention to something. See Burgundy's change in PPGP up there? That green cell with a 0.29? Adding an average of 0.29 per game played in one quarter of the season is unreal. Can you say ebbs and flows?

"Jeah! I can!" said Burgundy.

Well done to you both, Sitch and Burgs. The two lowest-ranked select-GMs in Quarter 1 appear to be getting on track.

HUSTLER OF THE QUARTER: BURGUNDY via Kane, Crosby, Bishop

(Honourable mention: Sitch via Sharp, Kunitz)

You need only look at the last 30 days to see why Burgundy gets the Hustler award.

"Hustler is my favourite subscription," said Burgundy.

From the Burgundy Collections.

Well, by Hustler I meant individual play as opposed to an endowed magazine. Burgundy's Crosbone, Citizen Kane and Arch-Bishop were admirable this quarter; just look at their play in the last 30 days. Crosby, 82.00 points. Kane, 78.55 points. Bishop, 78.75 points. It's unreal when you think about it. And, who would have thought Bishop would be a front-runner for the Vezina? Great picks by Burgundy, if you ask me.

Sitch gets honourable mention for having individual stars in Sharp (84.55 points in 30 days) and Kunitz (75.40 points in 30 days); they've also been monsters over the last quarter.

'G' OF THE QUARTER: DICK BURNS

(Honourable mention: Tree Bone)

Dick Burns gets 'G' of the Quarter because he (1) was one of the first select-GMs to top the 1,000 point mark, and (2) is bringing it (!) to the max, both on and off the ice. Still aided by strong goalies, he's a force to be reckoned with; his PPGP is a respectable 3.47 (second best behind Sitch's 3.59) and he still leads all goaltending categories. In addition to his fantasy domination, he's putting on his game face off the ice; he's showing coyotes/lynxes who's boss on a mid-nightly basis, lifting/throwing boulders like it's nothing and wheeling dream girls easier than putting on a scarf. He's a G, fo' shizzle.

"Another one bites the dust," says Dick Burns.

RED LION OF THE QUARTER: SAFARI

(Honourable mention: Tree Bone)

What the hell is a Red Lion? Well, I had a few different names for this award, but I used Red Lion as it was fitting with select-GM African Lion Safari. He's not bleeding, but the numbers over the last quarter are below League averages. It has nothing to do with offense; it's all in the goaltending.

Safari, deep in thought.

"I know, I know," commented Safari. "It's been the same story since the beginning of the season. What is going on with my goalies?"

His tending has switched swiftly and quickly throughout this campaign, and though he does bank wins with Anaheim's Jonas Hiller, his tending stats are hitting rainbow reds in every other category. He's currently ranked last in GAA (2.45), save % (0.912) and goalie PPGP (3.85).

Aside from his goalies, his overall stats over the quarter came in low compared to his counterparts as well. Though he did bring home 781.40 points over the quarter, his PPGP over that span was 3.35 (compared to the League average of 3.51) and he played the most games out of all select-GMs.

With all that said, each select-GM has given their two cents on what to expect in the second half. Here are the latest predictions from each:

"The spread is thin. First to fifth is within a hundred points on most nights. Prepare for battle."  - Safari

"Believe in your drafting and let your team do the rest." - Tree Bone

"This ain't no BPC!" - Sitch

"Go fuck yourself San Diego." - Burgundy

"I expect to be very, very, very satisfied in the coming months." - Dick Burns

I like the last one, mostly because it could be applied on and off the ice. Wise words, Dick.