Should have mentioned.
I have Tyler JOhnson who i cant keep
Dan Dekeyser who i cant keep
Hampus Lindholm who i cant keep
Eddie Lack who i cant keep
and a boat load of draft picks to try and acquire this guy.
Pool format.
10 team keeper. G(slight goal heavy weighting) A PTS +/- PPG SHG PM(1 per 10)
Cap next year is 80 mil (actual salary)
we keep 4 c 8 w 6 d 3 g.
I just finished my rebuild year at middle of the pack after a 3 peat championship run.
Locked in at C with Stepan Giroux Spezza and Backstrom (all lovely salaries)
Comfy at D with Karlsson, Schultz, Goligoski, Elliot, Barrie, Gardiner (again all lovely salaries, with our cap and point structure a 30 point d at under a mil is a very nice piece)
Comfy in net with Lundy, Lehner, Dubnyk (total year stats minimum 25 games to qualify)
So that leaves my gaping 8th winger spot to fill.
I have to date. Ovy, Kessell, Hall, JVR, Huberdeau, Landeskog, Bjugstad(yes i snuck him through at wing). I realize i'll most likely free agent or late acquire a older ray whitney type to play over bjugstad for the final push but i dont see the point in protecting that when its dirt cheap in our pool and bjugstad has home run potential and a tiny little salary.
So I had Benn in this spot but dealt him pretty much for Drouin. I'm hopeful Drouin will fill that spot nicely after our draft but i'm still left without a keeper.
On my roster to choose from i have Zuccarrello, Stone, Laich, and Burns who's a W in our pool based on our dual eligible D rule.
My thoughts is i dont want any of those. I WAS about to offer Chico for Iginla today but read his post and commented honestly and fubar'd any chance of getting a sweet heart deal on the old man.
SO i'm left with a few options.
Rep to the guy who helps me figure my mind out.
I can go acquire cheaply (which is the key to me)
Elias
Selanne
Jagr
Brouwer
maybe Atkinson
Brown
Backas
Connolly (Brent)
Terravainen
Franson
Tanguay
Beck
MPS
Fleischman
Okposo
Clowe
Burmistrov
Hagelin
Heatley
Pouliot
and probably
Tatar
or Kreider (just trying to guess on Chico's thinking)
Who do i target?
Why?
Like i said. Rep for the person or people who help me figure out my path here.
Pool A
G, A, +/-, PM, PPG, SHG W L T SO SV% GAA
Cap 80,375,000
Center: Backstrom, Giroux, Stepan, Spezza
Wing: Ovechkin, Hall, Kessell, Nash, Voracek, Landeskog, Huberdeau, Schwartz
Defence: Karlsson, Goligoski, Schultz, Barrie, Gardiner, Smith
Goalie : Lundqvist, Dubnyk, Lehner
Farm: Monohan, Bjugstad, Shinkaruk, Horvat, Killorn, Rattie
Pool B
G, A, PTS, +/-, Hits, GWG W SO GAA SV%
Cap 80,375,000
F: Ovechkin, Kessell, Lupol, Backstrom, Giroux, Stepan, JvR, Forsburg, Landeskog, Etem, Eakin, Saad
D: Green, Letand, Staal, McDonaugh, Faulk, Barrie
G: Lundqvist, Halak
Bench: Lecavalier, Grabovski
Farm: Shinkaruk, Lindholm, Larsson, Gardiner, Visetin
Should have mentioned.
I have Tyler JOhnson who i cant keep
Dan Dekeyser who i cant keep
Hampus Lindholm who i cant keep
Eddie Lack who i cant keep
and a boat load of draft picks to try and acquire this guy.
Pool A
G, A, +/-, PM, PPG, SHG W L T SO SV% GAA
Cap 80,375,000
Center: Backstrom, Giroux, Stepan, Spezza
Wing: Ovechkin, Hall, Kessell, Nash, Voracek, Landeskog, Huberdeau, Schwartz
Defence: Karlsson, Goligoski, Schultz, Barrie, Gardiner, Smith
Goalie : Lundqvist, Dubnyk, Lehner
Farm: Monohan, Bjugstad, Shinkaruk, Horvat, Killorn, Rattie
Pool B
G, A, PTS, +/-, Hits, GWG W SO GAA SV%
Cap 80,375,000
F: Ovechkin, Kessell, Lupol, Backstrom, Giroux, Stepan, JvR, Forsburg, Landeskog, Etem, Eakin, Saad
D: Green, Letand, Staal, McDonaugh, Faulk, Barrie
G: Lundqvist, Halak
Bench: Lecavalier, Grabovski
Farm: Shinkaruk, Lindholm, Larsson, Gardiner, Visetin
I would take Okposo. He is signed for another 3 years at $2.8 million. He is a bit of a gamble and his strong play-offs could have been a fluke, but there´s a chance he´s finally turning into that 60+ point player he was supposed to be.
If he can really reach that, his salary will be quite nice compared to the other options on the list.
I would seriously consider Atkinson. At under a mil you get young projected top 6 forward with upside. He seems to be a favorite around the Dobber Community as well. Bit of a gamble but with such a low salary (and assuming you can get him for cheap) he may be worth it
13 team Roto keeper league 12 F, 6D, 2G, G,A,+/-, PIMS, Hits, TOI(D), GAA, SV%, (Forwards are forwards, no distinction between L,R,C)
F) Ovechkin, Stamkos, Kunitz, Parise, Byfuglien, Backstrom, Little, Gaudreau, Hudler, Brassard, Girgensons, Nelson
D) S. Weber, Phaneuf, Subban, Carlson, Josi, Vatanen
G) Rask, Jones
Agreed.
You did fubar your chances. Ha ha!
I'm personally kinda high on Atkinson.
G,A,+/-,PPP,SHP,GWG,H,BS,W,SV%,SA,SO
12 Man H2H Salary Keeper League
C - S.Crosby/S.Monahan/G.Landeskog(lw)/W.Karlsson
LW- T.Hall/B.Rust(lw)/N.Hoglander
RW - J.Guentzel(lw)/ T.Tatar(lw)/J.Pulujaarvi/K.Kapanen(lw)
D - B.Burns/E.Karlsson/M.Heiskanen/J.Carlson
G - I.Sorokin/I.Shesterkin/T.Demko/C.Peterson/C.Talbot
Farm - C.Primeau/P.Kochetov/C.Caufield/E.Svechnikov
Thanks to Penguin i've moved Giroux to W from C and i'll keep Tyler Johnson for now. Not optimal for a team looking for the cup but it'll suffice i suppose.
Any other idea's please let me have em.
Pool A
G, A, +/-, PM, PPG, SHG W L T SO SV% GAA
Cap 80,375,000
Center: Backstrom, Giroux, Stepan, Spezza
Wing: Ovechkin, Hall, Kessell, Nash, Voracek, Landeskog, Huberdeau, Schwartz
Defence: Karlsson, Goligoski, Schultz, Barrie, Gardiner, Smith
Goalie : Lundqvist, Dubnyk, Lehner
Farm: Monohan, Bjugstad, Shinkaruk, Horvat, Killorn, Rattie
Pool B
G, A, PTS, +/-, Hits, GWG W SO GAA SV%
Cap 80,375,000
F: Ovechkin, Kessell, Lupol, Backstrom, Giroux, Stepan, JvR, Forsburg, Landeskog, Etem, Eakin, Saad
D: Green, Letand, Staal, McDonaugh, Faulk, Barrie
G: Lundqvist, Halak
Bench: Lecavalier, Grabovski
Farm: Shinkaruk, Lindholm, Larsson, Gardiner, Visetin