Really Early Keeper help

[2014olympicgold]

12 team, keep 6 (max 1 goalie), H2H.
G, A, Pts, +/-, PPP, PIM, FW
W, GAA, S%, Saves

C (2): Backstrom, Stamkos, Krecji, Fabbri
LW (2): Couture (C), ROR (RW, C)
RW (2): Tarasenko, Voracek (LW), Carter (C)
D (4): Karlsson, OEL, Josi, Gio
G (2): Rask, Andersen, Elliot, Bobrovsky, Talbot, Halak
NA: Marner

Who are your 6 to keep?

[Eskimo Brother]

Top 7 would be Stammer, Tarasenko, Voracek, Karlsson, OEL, Josi, Rask.
Josi and Voracek are at the bottom of that pile, and as a huge Josi fan it is tough for me to cut him. I would personally cut Voracek, but I think the right answer might be Josi since you already have Karlsson and OEL

[Brosive]

C (2): Backstrom, Stamkos, Krecji, Fabbri
LW (2): Couture (C), ROR (RW, C)
RW (2): Tarasenko, Voracek (LW), Carter (C)
D (4): Karlsson, OEL, Josi, Gio
G (2): Rask, Andersen, Elliot, Bobrovsky, Talbot, Halak
NA: Marner

Who are your 6 to keep?

I bolded my 5 locks for you.
The final spot is between OEL and Voracek for me. Depending on your league, whoever holds more trading value is who i'd keep

[Eskimo Brother]

Top 7 would be Stammer, Tarasenko, Voracek, Karlsson, OEL, Josi, Rask.
Josi and Voracek are at the bottom of that pile, and as a huge Josi fan it is tough for me to cut him. I would personally cut Voracek, but I think the right answer might be Josi since you already have Karlsson and OEL

Realized I forgot to list Backstrom. Makes my initial rant redundant, and would leave you with Stammer, Tank, Backstrom, Karlsson, OEL, Rask.

[Pengwin7]

I like Brosive's list... with OEL as my 6th.

[hipcheck]

I like Brosive's list... with OEL as my 6th.

Another vote for this!

[2014olympicgold]

So you guys still think Rask is a worthy keeper over some of the other guys? My initial thinking was….

Backstrom, Stamkos, Karlsson, Tarasenko, OEL, and then 1 of Voracek, ROR, Couture, or Josi. ROR with the FW and his positional stats put up pretty much the same point values as Voracek, but with FW.

Obviously trades can happen, and I have tons of time to think about it.

[Eskimo Brother]

Trades are your friend here with so many options. Voracek, Josi, ROR and Couture could all be good keepers for other teams.

I would be keeping Rask unless I think there are enough goalie options at the draft that it won't be a weakness next year.

[Magicstew]

Trades are your friend here with so many options. Voracek, Josi, ROR and Couture could all be good keepers for other teams.

I would be keeping Rask unless I think there are enough goalie options at the draft that it won't be a weakness next year.

listen to E B - trades are your friend - you can do some 2-1 trades for upgrades. Find a team with weak keepers and see if you can get an upgrade from them. Try and upgrade assets. You only keep 6 so the rest is fodder. I would try and get a goalie upgrade, but I would keep Rask if there is no options i.e Rask & OEL for ?? - that way you get to keep Josi

[Canucks_fan18]

Trade upgrades aside. I think you have to keep Rask. I am really curious on Andersen though. Will he be traded? Can he be the number 1 long term? It sucks but you just can't keep him because it forces you to grab Gibson early. So my keepers are much like the rest.

Backstrom
Stamkos
Tank
Karlesson
OEL
Rask

[Southpaw20]

Backstrom
Stamkos
Tank
Voracek
Karlsson
Rask

I am for the opinion that if you can make a 2-1 trade then go for it. If not then IMO you go with Voracek as your #6. Really good PHI PP in which he should be a big part of.

[Doug Glatt]

I would package Rask and Josi and peddle that as a 2-for-1 deal for a better G keeper.

[2014olympicgold]

Thanks guys. Seems like the top 5 (Back, Stamkos, Tarasenko, Karlsson, Rask) are the locks, and there’s some split between Josi, OEL, and Voracek.

Kinda sucks keeping 2 Centers, but I’m a massive Stamkos fan so I don’t want to trade him, and Backstrom’s perceived value is just way too low to trade away. I have some soul searching to do before September.

[Doug Glatt]

Fortunately you have plenty of time to mull it all over. Relax, you have almost the best possible combo of keepers in your format. Events to come at the draft and free agency will bring things into focus and make your decision easier.

[Bass56]

Backstrom
Stamkos
Tarasenko
Karlsson
Rask

Those are your top 5 as others have said. For number 6, it's a toss-up for me:

Voracek (I think he will be draftable with more ease considering this season's output. He is not a ppg player but 70 in a full season is very reachable)
Josi (great all-around d-man and has a point output that places him in the 2nd d-men tier IMO)
OEL (same as Josi but with a higher ceiling; only problem is that you count +/- and OEL is usually brutal in that cat but did improve greatly this year)

I would probably roll with OEL here but Josi is deffinitely the safer pick. As for Voracek, he should be easier to redraft should you still want him on your team.