[Cage Match Tournament] #1 Huberdeau vs. #4 Conacher

[msb]

RE: Bomm Bastic

"Points only keeper league with one caveat - Don't be a perpetually rebuilding knucklehead. No one has ever won a fantasy league with just potential so value this season ABSOLUTELY matters. I cannot stress this enough".

The criteria above influenced my decision to select Conacher (In addition to the general point of view of my previous post)

I personally don't think Huberdeau will become an overnight sensation. I think it will take Huberdeau a few seasons to develop, become the face of the franchise and produce. Yes he has already scored a hat trick and put up numbers already, however he does not have the talent surrounding him as Conacher.

5 years down the road yes, I think Huberdeau by far will out play Conacher. In the short to immediate term I'll take Conacher playing well and riding the tails of Stamkos, St. Louis, Lecavalier and to an extent Purcell.

[Bomm Bastic]

RE: Bomm Bastic

"Points only keeper league with one caveat - Don't be a perpetually rebuilding knucklehead. No one has ever won a fantasy league with just potential so value this season ABSOLUTELY matters. I cannot stress this enough".

The criteria above influenced my decision to select Conacher (In addition to the general point of view of my previous post)

I personally don't think Huberdeau will become an overnight sensation. I think it will take Huberdeau a few seasons to develop, become the face of the franchise and produce. Yes he has already scored a hat trick and put up numbers already, however he does not have the talent surrounding him as Conacher.

5 years down the road yes, I think Huberdeau by far will out play Conacher. In the short to immediate term I'll take Conacher playing well and riding the tails of Stamkos, St. Louis, Lecavalier and to an extent Purcell.

Fair enough and rep to you sir for stating your case.

Flip side of that is, Huberdeau is doing it w/out help. At least not the level of help Conacher has at his disposal. Conacher is at 18 pts and Huberdeau is at 13. Not too big a gap to bridge, so ya have to ask yourself how would Conacher be doing on a Panthers team that currently sits at 13th overall in the conference.

Now I get what your saying w/regard to the "Don't be a perpetually rebuilding knucklehead" and it's a valid point. All I am saying is What Huberdeau is doing now, in addition to his upside far out weighs any five point edge Conacher now has.

Good stuff, msb.

[ericdaoust]

RE: Bomm Bastic

"Points only keeper league with one caveat - Don't be a perpetually rebuilding knucklehead. No one has ever won a fantasy league with just potential so value this season ABSOLUTELY matters. I cannot stress this enough".

The criteria above influenced my decision to select Conacher (In addition to the general point of view of my previous post)

I personally don't think Huberdeau will become an overnight sensation. I think it will take Huberdeau a few seasons to develop, become the face of the franchise and produce. Yes he has already scored a hat trick and put up numbers already, however he does not have the talent surrounding him as Conacher.

5 years down the road yes, I think Huberdeau by far will out play Conacher. In the short to immediate term I'll take Conacher playing well and riding the tails of Stamkos, St. Louis, Lecavalier and to an extent Purcell.

His 13 points in 19 games scales to 56 in 82. Can't give him credit for games he hasn't played yet but few 19 year olds show as many positive signs right out of the gate.

[Bomm Bastic]

His 13 points in 19 games scales to 56 in 82. Can't give him credit for games he hasn't played yet but few 19 year olds show as many positive signs right out of the gate.

Good point. Just glad I own him.

[msb]

Thanks Bomm Bastic

[Bomm Bastic]

Thanks Bomm Bastic

Hey props to you for sticking your chin out.

[Fast Tony DeNiro]

Maybe Conacher outscores Huberdeau this year, but it's not a given and if he does it won't be by much. This is a case where long-term came into play for me since Hubs upside blows CC away, and the gap won't be big enough this season to ignore that.