Taking Fantasy Hockey Questions - March 28, 2012

[Dobber]

I just want your take on Neiderreiter. Only been one season but it's disheartening to watch. What's up with him and what do you expect in the future.

I touched on this above, but he was too good for junior and not quite ready for the NHL. But he had to go one or the other. Next year, he can go to the AHL and I suspect he'll be a rookie of the year candidate there.

[Dobber]

I'm in a salary cap 10 team multi cat semi keeper league and have decided to keep 5 going into next season. I traded my first for next year for Karlsson so he is not going anywhere. Pietroangelo is also a must keeper. Please pick 3 of the following.

J Faulk $840.000
T Haminoc $875.000
V Voynov $787.500
I White $2,750.000
J Spurgeon $535.000

I'm thinking 3 of the cheaper guys because of the cap. Your opinion Please

Hamonic, Faulk and Voynov. Hamonic because it's a multi-cat

[Dobber]

Two years from now:
1. Tarasenko
2. Berglund
3. Stewart

Rattie will be two years away because of Tarasenko and Schwartz. But if Tarasenko stays in Russia that changes everything.

[Dobber]

League and team in sig.
Points only.
Keep 6.

A) Wich combination of F-D-G do you think is optimal in a keep 6, points only league, with weekly lineups of 9F-4D-1G?
4F-1D-1G?
4F-2D?
3F-2D-1G?
5F-1D or 1G?
No optimal combination, just depends of your keepers?

B) If you were to chose now from my team, wich 6 would you keep?

C) Should I consider Radulov as a keeper IF he plays in the NHL next year?

Thank you for doing this.

3F-2D-1G


Stamkos, Malkin, Radulov
D- Yandle, Doughty
G- Halak

Should I consider Radulov as a keeper IF he plays in the NHL next year? Yes, if he does not return then keep Carey Price in his place (two goalies)

[Dobber]

Thanks as always. Q#1: League in my sig (will win this year making it 3 in a row). If possible, should I trade a Sedin (either/or) for Eberle this off-season? With/without a sweetener (going which way)? etc.

Q#2: What do you see for JVR next year / near term?

tx

Yes, and you will need to add a sweetener.


JVR - The guy will strike for 70 points any time now...but not if he keeps getting injured, and frankly my money is on injury if I were to bet on next year.

[Dobber]

For the 1st team listed in my signature below, can you please help me decide who to keep heading into next season? All others will be shopped this summer for draft picks or multi-player deals.

F: Pavelski vs. Downie vs. Briere
D: Boyle vs. Giordano

Stats are G, A, PPG, PPA, SHP, SOG, PIM, Hits, +/-, GWG and FW. As you can see from my team, I have a lot of offence, so the peripheral categories mean a lot to me. I'm leaning towards keeping either Pavelski or Downie up front, and Giordano on the blue line, but would love your thoughts. Thanks!

Downie and Giordano would be where I would go in this situation as well. Giordano will bounce back

[Dobber]

1. Getzlaf
2. Parise
3. Ryan
4. Kesler
5a. Hornqvist - if Radulov re-signs
5b. Roy - if Radulov does not re-sign

Other names I think will jump next year: Okposo, Wheeler (still more to come), Fleischmann, Desharnais

[dmvincent]

In one of my leagues, I squeaked into the playoffs rather unexpectedly. I have to questions for you about the team. First of all, since I'm a bottom four team I get to keep 13 instead of 12 players. Secondly, which player should I go after with my prospect draft selection? I've listed my team below and which players I'm probably going to keep, would you make any changes? I can package players to upgrade other positions, like Cam Fowler and Adam Henrique.

C/RW- Claude Giroux
C- Adam Henrique
C- Jussi Jokinen
C/LW- Jamie Benn
LW- Andrew Ladd
LW- Evander Kane
LW- Tomas Fleischmann
LW- David Perron
RW- Phil Kessel
RW- Radim Vrbata
RW- Jakub Voracek
RW- Matt Read
D- Kris Letang
D- Kevin Shattenkirk
D- Cam Fowler
D- Keith Yandle
G- Kari Lehtonen
G- Ondrej Pavelec
G- Cory Schneider

We start 3 C, 3 LW, 3 RW, 4 D, 2 G and have 5 bench spots.

As for the draft, I'm targeting Alex Galchenyuk, Filip Forsberg and Andrei Vasilevski. Agree/disagree?

Thanks again Dobber!

[angelofharlem]

Thanks Dobber!

[TheCamelToews]

As you can see in my signature, I am in total rebuild mode. For next years draft, I have #1 overall, #6 overall, #11 overall pick.

Im going Yakupov as my first, and if I can get Galchenyuk at #6 I will do that too. Alot of the other guys do not know much about the prospects and would rather take the best veteran available. Soooo, taking a look at my team, I really want to add Dougie Hamilton as a keeper D. Just such a huge fan, I am willing to draft early just to have him. If he is available at the 11th pick, should I take him then? I also have the 21st pick, and other available d prospects are Murphy, Faulk(graduated), or would you even draft Granlund if he was still available?

I was not going to be competitive this year, so I made a couple trades over the season and bought low on Bernier, Miller and Schneider in order to have trade assets over next year before the deadline. One guy was offering to work around the #2 pick for Miller, but I felt like that was too much to give up for someone who has not played an NHL game(Grigorenko).

What do ya think? draft Hamilton early? Pick some reliable vets? Or trade up for #2 as well and go for it where I am winning the championship over and over again in a couple years?

[haze_tech]

Do you think Burrows will stay with the Sedin for a while or this partnership is coming to an end. If it so, do you think that his fantasy value will take a "drop".

I ask that beacause I've just trade him beacause I thought he was a "sell hight player" right now.

[Dobber]

Thanks Dobber,

1. Roto league (G,A,Shot, Hits,±,PPP,W,SP,SO,GAA). Can keep 4 prospects (player under 150 and G under 75) and we start 4 propspect skater each day (one must be a D). My first 2 are set as B. Schenn and B.Bishop. I have to choose between those guys for the other 2:

Nyquist
B.Smith
R.Murphy
Scheifele
Colborne
Greiss
Bachman

I'm thinking Smith and Nyquist. Whats your toughts?
BTW here are my other keeper if it can help: Backstrom (was), Carter, Ryan, Kovalchuk, Doughty, Edler, Bryzgalov and Dubnyk

2. Pts only keeper. Keep Elias or Carter? Or keep both and drop Campbell? We start 4 D and I only keep Weber.

Carter


prospects - Nyquist, Scheifele, Smith, Bachman (I would protect Scheifele and Bachman over Schenn and Bishop) if I understand your question correctly

[Dobber]

When/where does Dobber answer them?
in this thread?
blog post?
DM?

Right here. I tackle them all day when I can.

[Dobber]

2nd overall pick
crosby,stammer,ovechkin

G, A, P, PPP, SOG, FOW, Hits, +/-

malkin went first

If it's me, I play it safe in a one-year league and take Stamkos. Just a safe, steady play that guarantees you Top 4 in scoring.

[Dobber]

Markstrom or Boborovsky for the next two years in a keeper league?

Markstrom just for Year 2's greatness (Year 1 won't be much I would think). Bobrovsky will never have big numbers on this team, will never get the chance