What to do with my one-year slot
Either way, I was sitting with the keepers referenced in my signature + Pacioretti (1 yr) prior to a trade I made on Sept 22nd. My draft pick situation was 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (2016), and 1, 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (2017). Because I have some solid 1 yr keeper options that I happened to draft going into 15/16 (ie: Spezza, Carlson), I figured trade Patches since at most I would just have 1 more year with him, then could lose him for nothing, or get a minimal return for him. I ended up trading him for a 4 & 7 (2016) and 5 (2017). That allows me to complete my draft 2 rounds earlier in 2016 and 1 round earlier in 2017.
This is where my question comes in. I have been debating on what do I do with the 1 yr slot..Dobber, you were mentioning you would keep Carlson over Spezza, however I think purely based on value alone/the fact only 4 d men are projected to be unavailable in the draft (Karlsson, Burns, Subban, Ghost) means there will be a lot of good defense available in the draft, whereas 53/56 keepers are forwards + most rookies (aside from Ghost) being carried over are forwards. Aside from being uncertain whether to keep Spezza or Carlson, I was offered Huberdeau for one of my 4ths in 2016. The only issue is that the only slot I have open is 1 year, and Hubes doesn't have a contract so by default I can only put him in an open slot. If he had 2 yr contract (for instance) then I could forgo the 1 yr slot and just have two 2 year keepers, but that's not the case. In one sense, I could look at the sum of the deals as Huberdeau + 7 (2016) + 5 (2017) for Patches, but on the other hand, if I take Huberdeau, I don't think him and a 9th rounder will outproduce Spezza and the 4th rounder (if you catch my drift).
I'm also a bit concerned about whether I will get enough goals from my keepers, especially after trading Patches. I can always fix that by drafting goal heavy guys in the draft I guess. Just wondering, what would you do regarding the 1 yr slot? I personally think keep all of my draft picks, and sign Spezza to 1 year.
I would also love to get some opinions on my group of 5, if I do keep Spezza going into next season, like overall thoughts on it. I finished 7th last year, so I think there is room for upwards growth if I draft well.
Keeper League
No Salary Cap
Skt points: A (2), GWG (1), G (3), ShG (1), Hat Trick (1), Overtime Goal (1), +/- (0.5), PPA (0.5), PPG (1), SHA (1), SHG (2)
Goalie points: A (2), G (10), SHO (4), W (5), OL + ShL (2)
Keepers: Kaprisov (4 yr), Svechnikov (3 yr), Point (2 yr), P Kane (1 yr)
C/LW/RW
Daily
Starters: C - Horvat, Point, LW - Dubois, Kaprisov, RW - Kane, Svechnikov, D - Montour, Doughty, Skt - Hyman
Bench: Trocheck, Rakell, Wedgewood, Francouz
Rookie: Kochetkov
IR:
Max GP: C (164), LW (164), RW (164), D (164), Skt (82), Goalie (82)
1 rookie & 3 IR spots
14 teams (4 keepers/team + can carry 1 rookie over)
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