Hmmm - strategic benching or not?

[Shoeless]

I would normally bench Thornton on the road against the Bruins, but I notice Rask is getting the start - hmmm, do I or don't I?

[ericdaoust]

I always play my best lineup regardless of opponent. But that's just me.

[Shoeless]

I always play my best lineup regardless of opponent. But that's just me.

Yeah and I don't necessarily to do in roto - that's just me. I was just more poking a little fun at Rask the Sieve

[snipshow101]

I always play my best lineup regardless of opponent. But that's just me.

this

Whatever logic you have behind benching him is likely nonsense

[glorybe23]

Is there another player you would be inserting in the C position tonight instead? I don't understand why you would bench Thornton for the sake of just benching him. Worst case scenario you might come out on the wrong side of plus/minus but gain a few faceoff wins no matter what.

I tend to keep the benchings to the end of the week with just goaltenders after minimum games have been met to hold onto S%/GAA cats.

[bondon]

I was going to ask if you were being facetious.

[glorybe23]

Yeah and I don't necessarily to do in roto - that's just me. I was just more poking a little fun at Rask the Sieve

....and now I read dig to Rask.

[ericdaoust]

Yeah and I don't necessarily to do in roto - that's just me. I was just more poking a little fun at Rask the Sieve

Drop Rask now. Everyone. All leagues.

[Shoeless]

No I am not being facetious - in a max game roto league you don't just throw shite at the wall and hope something sticks - that approach makes sense in head to head and points leagues with no games limitation, for sure. Lots of guys use the same approach in max games roto and 95% of the time, they end the season looking up at the bumholes of the team or teams ahead of them in the standings.

Granted there are times when you end up with bench points that you would love to have, but in my experience the odds favor strategically playing matchups to increase your points per game average in cats. You just bite it when you make a bad call, but that is offset frequently by the games you save when your dud does squat.

[ericdaoust]

Thornton is now 1/4 of the way to doing his much anticipated goal celebration!

[bondon]

I didnt realize 6 points in 6 games was shite

id like to have that kind of shite lol

[Shoeless]

I didnt realize 6 points in 6 games was shite

id like to have that kind of shite lol

He hasn't been shooting much, isn't on the first powerplay and not taking a lot of faceoffs as he is playing ES with Pavelski. Facing Rask who I expected to rebound at home, I make that kind of call everyday. Sometimes like today, it doesn't work but that is much less frequent than when it does work, so on average I come out well ahead of the game. Last year in a very competitive roto league I scored nearly 90% of the points available to one team, so try and convince me differently.

[bondon]

Well clearly you dont need any help then

[ericdaoust]

Wasn't aware this became a debate about player deployment. Haven't done these since high school so I'm a bit rusty.

[Shoeless]

Well clearly you dont need any help then

Sorry about the way that came out - I really started the thread as a dig at Rask. Wasn't really looking for advice on Thornton.