I avoid playoff pools like the plague. If its regular season I figure you've got 82 games for your players to get their **** together. And since half of my playoff predictions are turning out wrong, I figure the best bet is to win money when it doesn't count.
Ands Buffalo isn't quite as talentless as you guys think. For the front lines you have Drury, Daniel Briere, Jochen Hecht, JP Dumont, Afina( I can't spell that, no way)gov. And some rising stars who you'll probably hear more of over the next few weeks or so, like Ales Kotalik and Jay Pominville ( who netted the other hat trick last night).
If I was in a playoff pool for Sportsnet and needed a few blueliners the choice is easy. Pronger, Neidermeyer, and Dan Boyle or Wade Redden.