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    Default Covering for MAF (any of these guys worth it?)

    So, depending on what MAF's long-term status ends up being, I've got a decision to make heading into the playoffs and would appreciate your input. Here's the story (and to end the suspense, Vokoun is long gone having been rostered months ago).

    We can only keep 2 goalies from year to year, so at our trade deadline I dealt Niemi to acquire Rick Nash on the view that I'd want to protect MAF and Markstrom heading into next season and didn't want to lose Niemi for nothing. I then got Lehner to fill in for Markstrom, figuring that the Sens have been stronger defensively and Lehner has been great (also doesn't hurt that it allowed me to corner the highly coveted goalie prospect market for possible trades heading into next season, but I digress).

    Now, despite the fact that teams can protect only 2 goalies from year to year, my fellow GMs tend to load up on them during the season, such that my 14 team league has 42 goalies rostered (again, including Vokoun). And as mentioned, the trade deadline has come and gone.

    So with that by way of background, the wire is quite thin and the best available options are (in no certain order):

    -Peters
    -Garon
    -Khudobin
    -Khabibulin
    -LaBarbera
    -Enroth

    So that leads to my question: is it worth picking any of those guys up to play in my lineup in place of Markstrom, or would you just say the hell with it and role with the Markstrom/Lehner combo and hope for the best until MAF is back?

    Goalie stats are GAA, SPct and Wins. I'm leaning towards the roll of the dice option and staying put hoping to at least stand strong in the ratio categories. But any input appreciated (and I'll rep the responses where I can)!
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    C: MacKinnon/Eichel/Kopitar//Pinto/Wright
    W: Ovechkin/Toffoli/Necas/Giroux/E.Kane/K.Johnson(IR)/Schmaltz/Bjorkstrand/Drouin
    D: Dobson/Trouba(IR)/Mintyukov/Gostisbehere/Martinez/Edvinsson/York/Gudas(IR)/Tanev
    G: Saros/Demko(IR)/Askarov/DeSmith

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    If you can afford to drop a shitty forward, I'd pick up Khudobin for the spot-starts.

    Other than that, you don't much choice but to continue rolling the dice with Lehner/Markstrom.

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    i also like Khudobin best here but id check the schedule to see which of these teams plays most when your goalies are not already playing. keeping in mind its pretty tough to call when a backup will get a start.
    if you have a forward your easily able to drop then id do it.
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    D= doughty,ghostebehere,karlsson,jones,klefbom,dahlin ,skjei
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    I'd say drop a shitty D, Paul Martin is going nowhere....just 1 hot streak.

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    3C, 3LW, 3RW, 4D, 2G, 4BN
    G, A, +/-, PIM, PPG, SHG, SOG, FW, HIT, BLK
    W, GAA, SV%, SHO


    C: Giroux, Stastny, Fisher
    LW: Benn, Hall, Lucic, Hartnell
    RW: Stamkos, Hossa, Stafford
    D: Karlsson, Byfuglien, Brodie, Borowiecki, Pouliot
    G: Elliott, Allen, Dubnyk, Stalock
    IR: P. Kane

    Notable Trades:
    Khudobin -> Hartnell (Oct 12)
    Ehrhoff -> Lupul (Nov 12)
    Greiss -> Hossa (Nov 21)
    Forsberg, Kucherov, Stalock -> Stamkos (Dec 20)
    Varlamov -> Lucic (Jan 20)
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    Thanks for the responses!

    Totally agree with the general sentiment that this is a total crap shoot. I should have also mentioned that I'll also need to make the move (if any) by tomorrow evening because our rosters lock once the playoffs start.

    If I do drop someone to free up the necessary bench spot, I think it will either be Mueller at wing or Brodin on D. Although not keepers, I need Cullen at center to cover for any possible injuries there (we start 3, he's been playing really well and, while Grigorenko is back in junior, I'll probably keep him); and Martin on D (he's been producing this season and fills a current need). Seidenberg is another possibility to drop, but he's actually been chipping in points here and there, his +/- tends to be helpful, and he's a solid contributor for me in blocks.

    Anyhow, thanks again. Any other thoughts are welcome too.
    14 Team H2H Dynasty League (14 keepers, no farm)
    Weekly Starts (3C, 5W, 5D, 1Util, 2G)
    G, A, PPP, SOG, BS, +/-, GAA, W+OTL, SV%


    C: MacKinnon/Eichel/Kopitar//Pinto/Wright
    W: Ovechkin/Toffoli/Necas/Giroux/E.Kane/K.Johnson(IR)/Schmaltz/Bjorkstrand/Drouin
    D: Dobson/Trouba(IR)/Mintyukov/Gostisbehere/Martinez/Edvinsson/York/Gudas(IR)/Tanev
    G: Saros/Demko(IR)/Askarov/DeSmith

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    Don't drop Brodin please...has a lot of potential with Suter to be like the Weber/Suter of old.
    You have more W anyways than really needed, drop Mueller.

    If you want my opinion on who your keepers should be:
    C: Giroux/B.Richards/Ennis/Grigorenko
    W: Ovechkin/Neal/Nash/Skinner/Eriksson
    D: Doughty/Faulk(IR)/Brodin
    G: Fleury/Markstrom
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    Max Games Played
    3C, 3LW, 3RW, 4D, 2G, 4BN
    G, A, +/-, PIM, PPG, SHG, SOG, FW, HIT, BLK
    W, GAA, SV%, SHO


    C: Giroux, Stastny, Fisher
    LW: Benn, Hall, Lucic, Hartnell
    RW: Stamkos, Hossa, Stafford
    D: Karlsson, Byfuglien, Brodie, Borowiecki, Pouliot
    G: Elliott, Allen, Dubnyk, Stalock
    IR: P. Kane

    Notable Trades:
    Khudobin -> Hartnell (Oct 12)
    Ehrhoff -> Lupul (Nov 12)
    Greiss -> Hossa (Nov 21)
    Forsberg, Kucherov, Stalock -> Stamkos (Dec 20)
    Varlamov -> Lucic (Jan 20)
    E. Staal -> Byfuglien (Jan 20)
    Halak, Perreault -> Benn (Feb 10)

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