I am setting up a league now, here are some points of interest:
Not only set starting positions, but max allowed on roster (no team overloading a category, like goalies)
6 IRs allowed (may seem excessive, but I have been in a league were that was needed once).
29 bench spots - if that's something you like.
Forward/Defense/Utility/Goalie limits - stops add/drops which you can do by having a low transactions allowed, so not really necessary IMO.
THE BEST THING -- SCORING
You can make each category worth so many points, that add up in the head-to-head match-ups. Something I asked Yahoo to do for the past 3 seasons.
Although no Save % on ESPN.
They do have: Shifts, Hat Tricks, Hits, Blocked Shots and D-men points.
I have to say thanks to Yahoo's delay they opened my eyes to ESPN, and I'll see what Yahoo offers before my final decision, but I think this is the last year of Yahoo for me.
You can only play East or West conference players - which would help my coworkers with limited hockey knowledge.
Waiver period is max 4 days. I wish it was 2 week option - to help promote trading. That is reason I closed a league last year, it got ugly after stupid drop and weak trade back.
You can set divisions.
All in all, ESPN is really looking like fun. I would suggest at least checking it out.
