Fantasy Hockey Mailbag - The Lockout is Over Edition

[onthebeach96]

Points only for next season, rank these players highest to lowest: Giroux, Stamkos, Malkin

Points only for next season, rank these players highest to lowest: Kovalchuk, Kessel, Eberle, St.Louis, P Kane

Points only for next season, rank these players highest to lowest: Byfuglien, Pietrangelo, Weber, Doughty

Thanks!

[bpoz16]

Gotta decide on contract lengths (1-4 years) for Karlsson, Subban & Yandle. I keep 7 this year but keeper quantities depend on placing - ranges from 5-8 each year.

Would you give them all 4 year (max) contracts? Worried about Yandle with OEL. They also increase by $5 each year of the contract.

[angus]

Points only for next season, rank these players highest to lowest: Giroux, Stamkos, Malkin

Points only for next season, rank these players highest to lowest: Kovalchuk, Kessel, Eberle, St.Louis, P Kane

Points only for next season, rank these players highest to lowest: Byfuglien, Pietrangelo, Weber, Doughty

Thanks!

Malkin, Stamkos, Giroux.

Kovalchuk, Eberle, Kane, Kessel, MSL

AP, Weber, Doughtly, Big Buf

[angus]

Gotta decide on contract lengths (1-4 years) for Karlsson, Subban & Yandle. I keep 7 this year but keeper quantities depend on placing - ranges from 5-8 each year.

Would you give them all 4 year (max) contracts? Worried about Yandle with OEL. They also increase by $5 each year of the contract.

Depends on the alternatives, but I assume you would be able to trade one of them if you get into a cap crunch?

[clarkey72]

Two Keeper questions:

Defense: Keeping Chara and Green. Do I keep Streit or Carlson? (Streit +/- scares me)

Goalie: Price, Kiprusoff, Elliot, Smith?

[Rad64]

Hi Jeff,

Who are your top 5 players benefiting from the lockout? Players that may have had nagging injuries or still recovering from major surgery last season. Some players may actually extend their career with a break this long.

Thanks,
Cory

[ZamboniNation]

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

Pick 1 of Getzlaf, Hossa, EStaal, JStaal, Vanek

Crosby & Neal are my other keepers.

I wanna say Hossa but there's that staying healthy thing to worry about.

[mikejlees]

Hi Angus

I am in a keeper league and need rookie pick advice. Roto - G, A, +/- and PIMs. D men heavy leauge. 11 teams, 15 forwards, 10 d-men.

I have the 3rd and the 8th pick. Can you order these guys. with these pick mostly looking for goals and assists. Most rookies are gone like Mckinnon and Jones.

Conner McDavid
J. Huberdeau
Justin Schultz
Aleksander Barkov
Jonathan Drouin
Valeri Nichushkin
Sam Reinhart
Luc Deschesne

Thanks Angus

Michael

[angus]

Two Keeper questions:

Defense: Keeping Chara and Green. Do I keep Streit or Carlson? (Streit +/- scares me)

Goalie: Price, Kiprusoff, Elliot, Smith?

Streit. Carlson is a defensive stud, but I don't think he gets the top PP time in WSH.

Price easy.

[angus]

Hi Jeff,

Who are your top 5 players benefiting from the lockout? Players that may have had nagging injuries or still recovering from major surgery last season. Some players may actually extend their career with a break this long.

Thanks,
Cory

Derek Roy, Taylor Hall, the LA Kings (they had a relatively easy cup run compared to other teams, but still, it is gruelling), Sid the Kid (he is in ridiculous shape right now), and Ryan Kesler (when he comes back).

[angus]

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

Pick 1 of Getzlaf, Hossa, EStaal, JStaal, Vanek

Crosby & Neal are my other keepers.

I wanna say Hossa but there's that staying healthy thing to worry about.

EStaal. So consistent.

[sasquatch]

Hopefully it's still Monday where you are...

Do you see a considerably increase in production for Mikko Koivu with his new team mates or should we expect a marginal increase?

[TheBigJankowski]

I am anticipating having to place Kesler and possibly Backstrom on IR.
Here are the FA available. Who would you choose? Team in Sig.
Thanks Angus.

Gagner
Grabovski
Prospal
J Jokinen
Peverley
B Schenn
Atkinson
Brunner
Zajac
Sullivan
Tanguay
McDonald

[CloakandSwagger]

2 questions

#1 Who fills my RW3
C.Stewart
Brunner
Atkinson
Dupuis (FA)
Or
trade for one (Versteeg, Vrbata, Oshie etc)

#2
Derek Roy or Andy McDonald

Thanks again for these mailbags!!

[angus]

Hopefully it's still Monday where you are...

Do you see a considerably increase in production for Mikko Koivu with his new team mates or should we expect a marginal increase?

Marginal. But there should be one.