Simple: Heatley or Vrbata

[CHunter]

Hey guys,

I,m looking to maximise pts per $ spent in my league in sig. So, according to you, should I drop Heatley for Vrbata, who's sitting on the ww?

Thanks!

[Shake]

$70.2 cap. Where is your current cap situation? You'd save about $4 mil with the difference of Heatley vs Vrbata. Can you swing a trade instead? Get back a draft pick or something,etc * use Heatley's name" then maybe pick up Vrbata...just one idea.

[CHunter]

no cap space for now ( 0.022 M cap space in fact)....I have two non-tradable assets right now ( Heater and Nash )....not that I didn't try.....

[MikeTSchmidt]

It looks like Radim Vrbata's cap hit is $3 million for the next season, while Dany Heatley's is $7.5 million. I'd expect Vrbata's offensive production to decline a bit moving forward. He tallied the highest shooting percentage (.151) since his rookie season of 2001-02. I'd expect something along the lines of 45-50 points. Meanwhile, Heatley's a declining offensive player. While I think he'll benefit from playing on a Minnesota PP unit that now has Zach Parise, his star has dimmed a bit and he's no longer a high-end offensive force at even strength. I could see 55 points from him over a full season, certainly no more than 60. Vrbata is the better bargain here.

[Shake]

no cap space for now ( 0.022 M cap space in fact)....I have two non-tradable assets right now ( Heater and Nash )....not that I didn't try.....

Well then you need to go with Vrbata here. The 2 players will be close enough in points to warrant saving the cap space and getting similiar production in return.

[CHunter]

Thanks guys,

The following players are still available on the ww and are in the 3-4 M per year range:

Peverley
Hudler
J.Jokinen
D. Brassard
M. Grabner
A. Vermette
M. Hanzal
A. Steen

Are they better options?

[Essej]

I'd drop Heatley for Vrbata, if you need the cap to make another move, which it looks like you probably do.

From the list provided I wouldn't take any of them over Vrbata, that said I'm not so sure how Vrbata is going to do without Whitney, and wouldn't hang on to him for too long if he doesn't show much of last seasons form.

[hockeyrobot]

In a cap league Im also all over Vrbata. Sure maybe Heatley performs a bit better in the years to come with the new Wild lineup but it's not worth what you'll be paying for. I expect him to sit on the wire for the majority of the season.

[kevinsrangers]

you need to try to get something/anything for heatly.
get a late pick/risky prospect or something if you can. to just drop heatly is crazy.
vrbata is a bargian in a cap league though.

[DerekReese]

I would take Vrbata over Heatley.

[Pengwin7]

Let's do this as Apples-to-Apples.
That requires us knowing "Why you want to make this move?"

For example, let's say you are looking at production between 2 guys sharing $8.5m.

$7.5m Heatley = 65pts (my opinion, bounceback year, time to heal, great linemates)
$1.0m scrub = 40pts (you can almost always find a cheap scrub to get you 40pts)

$3.0m Vrbata = 50pts (this is what I think he's good for)
$5.5m PlayerX = 55pts+

So... if you can find PlayerX that can get you that 55+pts (at $5.5m), then you go this route.

But again... it's not always about $$$/production.
You should always be considering little groups of 2-3 players whenever you make moves.

Long story short... I think you'll end up going with Vrbata+PlayerX... but just find him first before you make the switch.


END NOTE: What you should really do is make a list of players available, their salaries, and their $$$/point last year. List all that information so that when you discuss one player, you can also be prepared to discuss the effects of multiple players, because to do an apples-to-apples comparison you have to compare the same number of players given the same cap space. (say 3 players that make $12m combined, etc.)

[Pennies]

In a salary cap league Heatley is useless. For 7.5 mil per year and a (hope) for 60 points he sits on my farm. Get anything you can for him!