Reply With QuoteI'd do that right away. Varlamov is the uncontested number 1 on his team. His play has been hit and miss so far but when he's on, he's on.
Pick up Varlamov?
An owner in my league has just dropped Varly for Vokoun. I think it is a no brained , but, do I drop Neuvirth for Varlamov?
10 Team Weekly Roto Keeper League (keep 5)
G, A, SOG, + -, PIM, Hit, PPP, SHP, BLKS, W, GAA, SV %
Start (2) C, LW, RW , (2) G, (4) D and (1) UTIL
C - Seguin, Trocheck C, RW, Backstrom, Couture, R. Strome
LW - Pastrnak LW, RW, E. Kane,
RW - Ovechkin LW, RW, Wheeler, Kassian
D - Karlsson, Trouba, Pietrangelo, Yandle, Gostisbehere, Byfuglien
G - Hellebuyck, Halak, Koskinen
I'd do that right away. Varlamov is the uncontested number 1 on his team. His play has been hit and miss so far but when he's on, he's on.
5th Year 12 Team Dynasty H2H, Daily Starts
G, A, +/-, PIM, SOG, Hits, PPP, SHP
W, GAA, Sv%, Svs, SO
C: J.Spezza, A.Galchenyuk, E.Kuznetsov, M.Hanzal, V.Rask, S.Couturier
LW: Z.Parise, M.Gaborik, T.Vanek, J.Skinner
RW: C.Perry, J.Pavelski, P.Hornqvist, V.Nichushkin
D: E.Karlsson, P.K Subban, J.Muzzin, R.Ristolainen
G: R.Miller, S.Varlamov, D.Dubnyk
Prospects: Matthews, Kapanen, Vrana, Scherbak, Zadorov, Grubauer, Pickard, Aittokallio, Makarov, Reway, Guryanov, McCarron, Samsonov, Aho, Montour, Bowey
I would pick Varly up right now. Before someone else does.
12 team, H2H points, limited keepers
allowed 6 keeper players(PLAYER DRAFTED IN RDS 1-8 NOT ABLE TO BE KEEPER)
Daily starts
16 man roster plus 1 IR
start 6 forwards,4 d, 2 goalies
pts: G=3, A=2, DA=3, DG=5, +/-=1 GWG=1, OTG=2, OTA=1, PPG=2, PPA=1, SHG=3, SHA=1, HT=3, SHOOTOUT GOAL=1
BLKS=.25, HITS=.25, MAJ=2
Goalie pts: WINS=5, SAVES=.20, GA=-1, SO=3
SHOG SAVE=.50, SHOL=2
forwards: M.TKACHUK(k),MARCHAND(k),SCHEIFELE(k)
BENN, GAUDREAU*, COUTURIER*
d: M.RIELLY(k), JOSI*, MCAVOY*, ELLIS
goalies :TALBOT* DEMKO MAF
(k)=keeper
*= no keeper eligibility
bencH: KOPITAR* R. GRAVES ROBERTSON KREJCI
IR E.PETTERSSON(k)
Ok, one last question. Waste my #4 waiver claim or wait and see if Varly clears waivers?
10 Team Weekly Roto Keeper League (keep 5)
G, A, SOG, + -, PIM, Hit, PPP, SHP, BLKS, W, GAA, SV %
Start (2) C, LW, RW , (2) G, (4) D and (1) UTIL
C - Seguin, Trocheck C, RW, Backstrom, Couture, R. Strome
LW - Pastrnak LW, RW, E. Kane,
RW - Ovechkin LW, RW, Wheeler, Kassian
D - Karlsson, Trouba, Pietrangelo, Yandle, Gostisbehere, Byfuglien
G - Hellebuyck, Halak, Koskinen
It's not a waste using it on a solid pickup. You might not even get it if one the top 3 waiver priority teams have a goalie need. If Backstrom gets hurt, he'll be even more valuable to your squad.Originally Posted by charmin1073
Thanks for the advice. Waiver claim is in.
10 Team Weekly Roto Keeper League (keep 5)
G, A, SOG, + -, PIM, Hit, PPP, SHP, BLKS, W, GAA, SV %
Start (2) C, LW, RW , (2) G, (4) D and (1) UTIL
C - Seguin, Trocheck C, RW, Backstrom, Couture, R. Strome
LW - Pastrnak LW, RW, E. Kane,
RW - Ovechkin LW, RW, Wheeler, Kassian
D - Karlsson, Trouba, Pietrangelo, Yandle, Gostisbehere, Byfuglien
G - Hellebuyck, Halak, Koskinen
That's my opinion as well.
Waiver priority is something that is (IMO) probably wasted the most in fantasy hockey (in leagues that use priority and not FAAB)
I've seen owners hang on to their #1 waiver priority all year as the #2/3/4/5 priority owners use their claims on dropped players. To me it seems like there is a false sense of 'someone better will come along'.
I'd rather use the priority on a guy who can help my team now than hope for the chance that another GM will be dumb enough to drop someone better lol.
The #4 priority isn't even that good. You may not even get him. All it takes is one smart GM to snatch him up of the three guys ahead of you on that list.
Using the waiver #4 waiver claim is the right move, Varlamov is a definite upgrade over Neuvirth, especially considering Neuvirth is in a time share with Holtby. The way things have gone this season Colorado looks a lot better than Washington, so there's another minor plus.
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