Neal Owner Ready to Bail. Do I Jump in with an Offer?

[77 Up]

Neal's owner is getting tired of holding onto him. Also, despite it being clear that our league (first in sig) counts FOW, he neglected to draft anyone that takes face-offs.

Should I move in with an offer? If so, what would you bundle up? I think he'll want someone taking FOWs, so would a combo of Brad Richards and Mike Richards be sufficient?

His goalies are also Fatsch, J. MacDonald, Reimer and Holtby, so maybe a goalie would do it?

Thanks in advance.

[als_revenge]

For a one year league, it sounds like this other guy should just give up, lol.

[LordoftheRinks]

If I were him, I would want a starting goalie in return as part of a package to include a center.

[77 Up]

Als_Revenge --> I'm not sure he even watches hockey.

In terms of a goalie/C trade, would a Varlamov & M. Richards be enough?

[LordoftheRinks]

Als_Revenge --> I'm not sure he even watches hockey.

In terms of a goalie/C trade, would a Varlamov & M. Richards be enough?

It may for him. If it were me and I was desperate for another goalie I would also ask for Koivu instead of Richards.

[77 Up]

Good point. Ok, I'll see what I can get.

[Marwin]

I like the idea of buying low on Neal (even considering it myself), but I really would like some sort of timetable for his recovering before commiting to much assets. Seems like Varly and Richards is indeed expandable for your team so go for it, just dont raise it to far.

[Shoeless]

It's a roto league - do you have max games per position? How many do you start at each position by the way? I assume F: stands for Center does it?

[77 Up]

F pretty much stands for centre. Its a CBS league, so a lot of guys get lumped into that F category. I have max 82 games per F, RW an LW position.

Marwin --> the timetable for his return is troubling as well. I'm in 3rd place in my league and only a few points separate us at this point, so having a guy like Neal come in could help me make up some points in the long run, but losing Richards and Varly and then having Neal on the IR long-term could probably ruin me.