Reply With QuoteI'll take Orlov and Hamonic here. Decent upside / skill, and both guys have solid team situation surrounding them. Not exactly in line for top PP minutes, but I like their chances more than guys like McBain, Rundblad, and Staal.
Looking for a diamond in the rough..
Rebuilding team in pretty desperate need of D. Looking for the best two out of a number of relatively unattractive options that are either already on my team or in FA. It's a multicat fantasy points league, categories include hits, shots and PIMs. Pick two of these guys for upside/likely hood of reaching it:
Rundblad
Orlov
Hamonic
Staal
McBain
Cheers!
Re: Looking for a diamond in the rough..
I'll take Orlov and Hamonic here. Decent upside / skill, and both guys have solid team situation surrounding them. Not exactly in line for top PP minutes, but I like their chances more than guys like McBain, Rundblad, and Staal.
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10-Team Yahoo daily H2H Dynasty
3C, 3LW, 3RW, 6D, 2G, 7Bn (IR)
G, A, +/-, PPP, SHP, SOG, FW, HIT, BLK // W, Sv, GAA, Sv%, SHO
C: Bergeron, Barkov, Aho, Point, Kadri
LW: Marchand, Landeskog, Hertl, Marchessault
RW: Stamkos, Tarasenko, Laine, Palmieri
D: Carlson, Letang, Dumba, Weber, Pietrangelo, Ristolainen, Byfuglien*
G: Bobrovsky, Holtby, Lehner, Greiss-Varlamov
Farm: Turcotte, Cozens, Denisenko, Newhook // Sandin, Jokiharju, Dobson, K'Andre // Shesterkin
Re: Looking for a diamond in the rough..
Honstly, with Hamonic, Staal, and McBain, you know their upside. What they have done so far in their careers is all you can expect from them. None of those three are going to surprise you. I'd call Hamonic and Staal "safe" options in terms of HITs and PIMs with very little offensive upside. McBain is pretty much useless in every category.
The only two on your list that "may" have some untapped potential are Orlov and Rundblad, but my expectations for them are very low. They only have potential because they haven't really been given much opportunity yet (especially Rundblad). They could very easily amount to nothing, but if you are looking for a player with unknown potential, those are the only two I'd consider. With the other three, we've seen what they can offer, and it isn't anything special.
12 team, H2H, salary cap
1 pt/G or A, 2 pts/W, 1 pt/OTL, 1 pt/SO
Forward: B. Point, M. Necas, A. Debrincat, T. Zegras, J. Bratt, L. Raymond
Defense: J. Morrissey, A. DeAngelo, S. Gostisbehere, D. Doughty
Goalie: T. Demko, E. Merzlikins
Bench: M. Rossi, C. Glass, M. Maccelli, M. Dumba, K. Shattenkirk, F. Andersen
Prospects of Note: L. Stankoven, J. Lekkerimaki, D. Yurov, B. Clarke
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Re: Looking for a diamond in the rough..
My thoughts exactly and I'd rank Orlov's upside higher than Rundblad's.Originally Posted by SeaDawg
Re: Looking for a diamond in the rough..
Orlov and Rundblad for me
Keeper league 14 teams (H2H, 20 active players keep 16 NHLers, 16 minors)
Scoring Cats: G-A-PTS-PPG-PPA-(+/-)-HITS-BLK-SHP-SOG-FOW-GWG / W-L-SVS-SV%-GAA-SO
C- Crosby, Barzal, Bennett, Schmaltz, Novak
W- Forsberg, Batherson, Nichuskin, Tuch, Konecny, Maccelli, Sharangovich, Bertuzzi, Kaliyev, Neighbours, Reichel
D- Carlson, Rielly, Klingberg
G- Hellebuyck, Demko, Merzlikins, Vejmelka
Minors:
F: Fantilli, Cooley, Bourgault, Perreault, Cowan, Ohgren, N. Foote, Goyette, Iskhakov, Denisenko, Tracey
D: Simashev, Willander, Lambos
G: Schmidt, Rodrigue, DiPietro, Gaudreau, McKay
Re: Looking for a diamond in the rough..
Same.. With a soft spot for Staal.. but these two stick out. McBain, I don' think he has it.. Hamonic will be limited in his NHL fantasy contribution..
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9 Team Full Keeper - Pts Only (G,A,W,SO)
Crosby, Wheeler, Bergeron, Forsberg, Connor, Kopitar, E.Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrincat, Fiala
Jones, Klingberg, Hamilton, Theodore, Letang
Saros, Shesterkin
Garland, Vrana, Bjorkstrand, Verhaege, Backstrom, Karlsson, Perunovich, Spurgeon, Pulock, Hellebuyck
Re: Looking for a diamond in the rough..
I would not want to swing and miss twice here. I'd roll with Hamonic as he's still young and plays alot, offers some value and is more of a safe pick. For your 2nd choice I would go with Rundblad on a flier and hope. I like Orlov a little bit as well but just have a hunch Rundblad will latch on.
Re: Looking for a diamond in the rough..
I've always been a believer in Hamonic, he's got potential to be a multi-cat stud and is already the Isles' best dman. I'd definitely go with him.
10 team, head-to-head, multi-cat, keep-12 keeper league. CATS: G,A,+/-,PPP,PIM,SOG,HITS BS,SHP, W,SV,SV%,GAA,SO Daily rosters of 6F, 4D, 2 Flex, 2G
F: Crosby, Hall, Pacioretty, Hartnell, Neal, Nugent-Hopkins, Callahan, Dubinsky, Hossa, Huberdeau, Abdelkader, Bjugstad (IR)
D: Karlsson, Hedman, Muzzin, Savard, Streit (IR)
G: Lundqvist, Quick, Condon
Re: Looking for a diamond in the rough..
I would re word your "Diamond" to Pearl in the Rough.. Orlov pulls away for me slightly, but the Diamond thing throws me off. Take you're Pearl and go with it!
Re: Looking for a diamond in the rough..
Hamonic and Orlov for me. Rundblad has bounced around too much for me to like him as much as I used to.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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Re: Looking for a diamond in the rough..
Unfortunately Orlov got snagged (literally minutes after I posted this thread) so I'm going to have to go with Rundblad and Hamonic. Thanks for all the responses guys!
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