Who to cut??

[TBizzle]

What 11 players should I cut? I have been a perennial basement dweller and kinda want to move up the ladder a little this year. My team is:

C: Ennis, Hodgson, Read, Hanzal, Fisher, Koivu, Granlund, Kesler
W: Steen, Conacher, Semin, Cole, MacArthur, Purcell, Okposo, Mueller, Hagelin, Moulson, Tarasenko, Baertschi
D: Corvo, Brodin, Elliot, Phaneuf, Savard, Rundblad, Elliot, Josi, Diaz
G: Hiller, Fasth, Lindback, Neuvirth

Prospect: Bjugstad, Eakin, Jaedn Schwartz, Tatar, Silfverberg

Start: 4C, 6W, 2Flex, 6D, 2G

[agoodburn]

What 11 players should I cut? I have been a perennial basement dweller and kinda want to move up the ladder a little this year. My team is:

C: Ennis, Hodgson, Read, Hanzal, Fisher, Koivu, Granlund, Kesler
W: Steen, Conacher, Semin, Cole, MacArthur, Purcell, Okposo, Mueller, Hagelin, Moulson, Tarasenko, Baertschi
D: Corvo, Brodin, Elliot, Phaneuf, Savard, Rundblad, Elliot, Josi, Diaz
G: Hiller, Fasth, Lindback, Neuvirth

Prospect: Bjugstad, Eakin, Jaedn Schwartz, Tatar, Silfverberg

Start: 4C, 6W, 2Flex, 6D, 2G

Fisher, Koivu ( if it saku, don't cut Mikko) okposo, mueller, savard, Diaz, Lindback, neuvrith, Corvo, Elliot, runblad, Hanzal

[The Hockey Hitman]

Cut:

Mueller, MacArthur, Hanzal, Cole, Fisher
Elliot, Savard, Diaz, Corvo
Neuvirth

And Koivu if it's Saku, don't drop Mikko!

[gainerama]

I don't think it will make much difference after your cuts. In a 12 team league, you should have at least 4 high end forwards and 2 starting goalies along with several good support players. You might need to take more time rebuilding or trading up for higher players and building around them.

[TBizzle]

Thanks for the help guys. I know it doesn't really matter who I cut, I'll be a couple years out of competition. These players are being offered up, should I try to make a run at any of them. I do have a top 3 pick in the draft.

Atkinson, Cam RW CLB
* Bennett, Beau RW PIT
* Brunner, Damien RW DET
* Burrows, Alex RW VAN
* Clarkson, David RW TOR
* Gaborik, Marian RW CLB
* Lehner, Robin G OTT
* Murphy, Ryan D CAR
* Myers, Tyler D BUF
* O'Reilly, Ryan C COL
* Plekanec, Tomas C MON
* Prust, Brandon LW MON
* Rielly, Morgan D TOR
* Rinaldo, Zac LW PHI
* Schenn, Brayden C PHI
* Shore, Drew C FLA
* Stastny, Paul C COL
* Whitney, Ryan D EDM

[CT-Chill]

as long as the price isn't too steep as in you losing some prime picks, I'd go after Beau and Gaborik to be honest. Lehner is interesting too because Craig could easily go down again and Lehner will step right in with style.

other than that, I don't necessarily know what you could use besides everything for your team. As mentioned, you should have some studs on your team for the amount of GM's in the league. Getting players like Gaborik and possibly Stastny could increase your chances of obtaining an upgrade if they end up hitting their stride. Then again, there is no guarantee of that happening.

Good Luck.

Edit: Missed his name surprisingly, I'd also go after Ryan O'Reilly. Guy could actually be gold on that team with the top 6 their going to produce, and he will play top 6 with PP time.

[Mattp913]

Cut: Fisher, Cole, Okposo, Mueller, Hagelin, Corvo, Savard, Rundblad, Elliot, Lindback, Neuvirth

Of the available players I would definitely go for Morgan Rielly if he is available to draft third in your league. If not hopefully Bennett or Murray is. I'd put the top 3 in that order for a rebuild.