Niemi vs Crawford in keeper

[NinjaKiller]

Any thoughts? Little worried about Salak. This is for team 1 in sig. Plan to keep two goalies.

Thanks

[Savages]

very curious to hear the answer cause I have the same question. I think I like Crawford better but not by much.

[gainerama]

These guys are pretty equal in most cases. In salary leagues, Crawford is better cause he's cheaper, however the Chicago starter has lost the starting job to the back up for 2 staight seasons. Neimi will start more games than Crawford cause he's better with more usage not to mention he's paid a lot higher. SJ will probably also win more games for Neimi cause they got more depth and play in a weaker division. However, Neimi is also kind of a flake who could be really good or really bad. Neither goalie is great or consistent but both play on good teams. Neimi is the safer pick but I think Crawford has the better upside if you have the stomach for Chicago's ups and downs since that team is trying to recover.

I had Neimi and had to give him up cause of salary cap problems. I'm trying to get Crawford cause he's more cap friendly but harder to trade for cause he's got more attractive trade value.

[DerekReese]

These guys are pretty equal in most cases. In salary leagues, Crawford is better cause he's cheaper, however the Chicago starter has lost the starting job to the back up for 2 staight seasons. Neimi will start more games than Crawford cause he's better with more usage not to mention he's paid a lot higher. SJ will probably also win more games for Neimi cause they got more depth and play in a weaker division. However, Neimi is also kind of a flake who could be really good or really bad. Neither goalie is great or consistent but both play on good teams. Neimi is the safer pick but I think Crawford has the better upside if you have the stomach for Chicago's ups and downs since that team is trying to recover.

I had Neimi and had to give him up cause of salary cap problems. I'm trying to get Crawford cause he's more cap friendly but harder to trade for cause he's got more attractive trade value.

Well said!!

[bondon]

I think Crawford is the better goaltender but Niemi is who I would take here. I like his situation better.

My two cents