Gio, Ghost, Kling, Carlson, Josi keep 1

[Section13]

Keeping 1 D man...my D from last year was Gio, Ghost, Kling, Carlson and Josi.
Cats are Hits, Blks, Shots, PPP, SHP, G, A and its a head to head league.
Thinking Kling but Carl and Josi are my other 2 I keep flopping between...little help please.

[4T2]

Tough tough tough decision man. Klingberg was my first thought too but after looking at the stats, there's a really good case to be made for Josi or Carlson. I think I'm going to have to say Josi but damn is it ever close!

[Eskimo Brother]

If it was points only, I would say Kling, but with the multicast, especially blocks, I have to go Josi.

[Call of Doughty]

Josi. Lead his team last year with blocks. Should put up both more points and ppp than the other guys. Kling a very close 2nd. Josi was 2nd in team ppp last season while Kling. was 5th in ppp.

[RizzeeDizzee]

Has to be Josi, even though there's the unknown of what will happen to him amidst all the offseason changes.

[Ingolo]

Kling, Josi, and Carlson are all around the same place for pts projection, as well as PP time, and they're all in great positions with solid teams. So Pts, PPP, and Shots are all pretty much a wash. Josi jumps out ahead though with his Blocks and Hits. Really is no wrong choice here, but I think you're best off with Josi.

[Laendarian]

another vote for Josi, mainly due to the BLKS

Kling is your pick if you want to bank points though

[Section13]

I do love Josi and with Subban there now the PP should be even better with both of them. He does get a ton of Blocks to...I wish I could keep all my D...we can only keep 4 players and my 3 others I want to keep are forwards and a goalie.

[Call of Doughty]

. Josi jumps out ahead though with his Blocks and Hits.

Careful, Josi wasn't even in the top 12 for team hits. He had 59 last year. Just a light weight lol

[Eskimo Brother]

Careful, Josi wasn't even in the top 12 for team hits. He had 59 last year. Just a light weight lol

I could see that number being bumped up though with Weber not flattening everyone in the corner anymore.

[Bass56]

Carlson for me. He's a beast across the board

[horrorfan]

Of course it's due to your D strength, but it's interesting to see that nobody has suggested to keep Giordano, who was also a stud in blocks and had 56 points last year. Also, it's a keep four, so I'm not as concerned about age as it's more like a one-year league.

That being said, I see the arguments in favour of the others but was surprised that he hasn't been mentioned once, even in consideration. Was just curious, but last year's numbers:

Hits: Giordano 65, Carlson 46 (in 56), Josi 59, Klingberg 44 (just under full season), Gostisbehere 27 (in 64 games)
Blks: Giordano 193, Carlson 114 (in 56), Josi 185, Klingberg 68, Gostisbehere 59 (in 64)

Note that Giordano may not get that many in future - hasn't blocked that many for years

Shots: Giordano 212, Carlson 124 (in 56), Josi 198, Klingberg 171, Gostisbehere 152 (in 64)
PPP: Giordano 19, Carlson 14 (in 56), Josi 24, Klingberg 22, Gostisbehere 22 (in 64)
SHP - largely irrelevant in a H2H league
G: Giordano 21, Carlson 8 (in 56), Josi 14, Klingberg 10, Gostisbehere 17 (in 64)
A: Giordano 35, Carlson 31 (in 56), Josi 47, Klingberg 48, Gostisbehere 29 (in 64)

I figure it's simply due to age and many people expect that to be his peak, and that's fair. But if you are looking in the short term, I wouldn't be surprised if he's close to the others in terms of overall, balanced production.

[Axeman33]

I would go with Josi.

[Section13]

The reason I didn't list Gio was because I think I can grab him again but there is no chance of picking up Kling/Carl/Josi unless some teams draft bad. Like I said I wish I could keep my entire D...The only D I drafted out of all of them last year was Josi and Kling...Gio was a rage drop so I scooped him, Ghost was an upgrade and Carlson was dropped before playoffs last year so I scooped him.

[FinnishFlash]

I'd have Josi and Carlson pretty close, with Kling as a not so distant 3rd due to his lack or peripherals.

Cant really go wrong with any of them. Gun to my head I probably take Josi, but I haven't crunched the numbers (Carlson may be the better multicat option)