dave1959 wroteCOLONWe use Fantrax for stats so wouldn't it be best to use their spelling here for search purposes?
It's hard to stay up exactly with that site because they'll change players' names often. 95% of the names in my database match Fantrax because most players have a well known name with no variation. The ones that give us the most trouble are those Russian names with two distinct spellings of last names.
I have my own twist with names like when I have two guys named Sebastian Aho...I'll look for a middle initial to tell them apart (Sebastian J. Aho is part of the Islanders organization) or I'll just put "(II)" after the name if the other player of the same name is retired or lesser known. I can't list guys by exactly the same name with the referencing I do over various sheets. Each player has to have their own unique identity.
You should always search the draft thread for the names of players and look up parts of names because of alternate spellings and aliases. Once the draft is over, I'll keep tabs on you guys claiming your players and I'll make sure my rosters match yours. We'll have a few months to get this all right and we're at least two months away from the actual draft happening.
