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Goalie Strategy - Ward/Lack v. ?
For the team in my signature. I currently have Varlamov and Lack in a 16 team salary cap league where goalies matter. I’ve already tried to get Pickard but to no avail.
1. I’m considering a strategy where I choose an NHL team and sign, trade, and draft that teams top 3-4 goalies in the system –Good strategy? Bad strategy?
2. Out of the following goalie groups, which do you prefer assuming that my team starts to compete in 17-18?
CAR: Ward (free agency), Lack (already on my roster), and Nedeljkovic (draftable)
ARI: Smith (via trade), Domingue (free agency)
NYR: Lundqvist, (via trade), Raanta (free agency), Shesterkin (draftable)
BUF: Lehner (via trade), Nilsson (free agency), L. Ullmark (via trade), Kosdorf (draftable)
EDM: Talbot (via trade), Brossoit (via trade), Gustavsson (free agency)
DAL: Niemi (free agency), Lehtonen (free agency), Desrosiers (draftable)
BOS: Rask (via trade), Khudobin (free agency), Vladar (draftable)
I suspect the other taken goalies are not available by their GM’s, hence the limited list.
The easiest option is trade Varlamov for roster support, keep Lack, pickup Ward, and draft Nedelkovic – doesn’t cost me assets and ensures starts. Everything else requires giving up assets in a trade, which is fine and no one is singing the praises of Ward/Lack these days.
Feedback please! Thanks in advance!
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C: Crosby, Malkin, Larkin, Hartman, McBain, Joshua
RW: Rantanen, Konecny, Strome, Batherson, Zetterland
LW: Buchnevich, Ehlers, Marchessault, Bertuzzi, Acciari
D: McNabb, Ferraro, Hakanpaa, Lyabushkin, Samuelsson, Bernard-Docker, Emberson
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Re: Goalie Strategy - Help Me Choose
The biggest question is the cost of acquiring those that need to be traded for...
Re: Goalie Strategy - Help Me Choose
Good question. I'm assuming Smith, Lundqvist, Talbot, and Rask would cost me one of Fabbri, Wheeler, or JVR. Lehner might cost me two of Wennberg, Lindholm, Atkinson, Zibanejad or less.
H2H Dynasty, 16 Team Salary: G, A, PPP, SOG, Hits, BKS, SHTOI, W, Sv%, Saves, GA%, (4C, 4RW, 4LW, 6D, 1G)
C: Crosby, Malkin, Larkin, Hartman, McBain, Joshua
RW: Rantanen, Konecny, Strome, Batherson, Zetterland
LW: Buchnevich, Ehlers, Marchessault, Bertuzzi, Acciari
D: McNabb, Ferraro, Hakanpaa, Lyabushkin, Samuelsson, Bernard-Docker, Emberson
G: Merzlikens, Daccord, Samsonov
Prospects: Kurich, Lucius, Pelletier, Cristall, Yurov, Beckman, Brisson, Dean, Phillips, Poitras
Re: Goalie Strategy - Help Me Choose
I would go:
ARI: Smith (via trade), Domingue (free agency)
You should be able to get Smith pretty cheaply, and I think he is going to have a good year this upcoming season (just a hunch - think Mason last year, Anderson two years ago). Maybe try and send Lack for Smith, and pick up Domingue?
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Re: Goalie Strategy - Help Me Choose
I would go with the Dallas set. Good team, and if one gets dealt early, you have the other to take the majority of the starts.
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