If you free it up what can you acquire? Generally with players like Malikin in cap leagues it is difficult to get market value...
Just wondering what everyone else's thoughts are on Malkin in a Salary Cap League (details in sig). But this is the second year in a row that Malkin was injured in playoffs, so i had essentially $9.5 million in Cap just sitting on IR which cost me my 2nd round match up.
Malkin is elite and is worth the price tag, but the injury history makes me wonder if it's worth it. I'll probably end up keeping him just because he is elite talent, but i can't help but wonder if it's better to just free up that $9.5 million in cap space.
Thoughts?
14 Team H2H Keeper, Keep 6 F, 4 D, 1 G, 1 UTIL
NHL Salary Cap - $73 Mil (2016-2017)
Categories:
G/A/ +/- / PIM/PPG/PPA/SOG/HIT/BLK
W/ #SV / SV%/ SHO
F: Vladimir Tarasenko, Evgeni Malkin, Wayne Simmonds, Alex Galchenyuk, Nathan Mackinnon, Connor McDavid, Phil Kessel, David Pastranak
D: Victor Hedman, Dougie Hamilton, Calvin De Haan, Luke Schenn, Stephen Johns
G: Sergey Bobrovsky, Connor Hellebuyck
If you free it up what can you acquire? Generally with players like Malikin in cap leagues it is difficult to get market value...
Experience is the teacher of all things.
Malkin + a replacement for when he's on IR = 70-75+ points most seasons, with home run potential if somehow he defies the odds and stays healthy. Yes, it stinks that Malkin not only gets hurt but tends to do so at the worst possible time (i.e., the end of the regular season) but he's a difference maker and, just as importantly, will be tough to trade for any semblance of what he's worth. Grin and bear it is my advice.
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14 Team H2H Keeper, Keep 6 F, 4 D, 1 G, 1 UTIL
NHL Salary Cap - $73 Mil (2016-2017)
Categories:
G/A/ +/- / PIM/PPG/PPA/SOG/HIT/BLK
W/ #SV / SV%/ SHO
F: Vladimir Tarasenko, Evgeni Malkin, Wayne Simmonds, Alex Galchenyuk, Nathan Mackinnon, Connor McDavid, Phil Kessel, David Pastranak
D: Victor Hedman, Dougie Hamilton, Calvin De Haan, Luke Schenn, Stephen Johns
G: Sergey Bobrovsky, Connor Hellebuyck
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12 team H2H Most Cats Wins; Keep 6/winner keeps 7; G A PPP +/- SHP SOG HIT BLK PIM // W SV GAA SV% SHO
3 C, 3 LW, 3 RW, 6D, 2G, 5 bench
C - McDavid, Crosby, Tavares
LW - DeBrincat
RW - Meier, Miller
D -
G - Jarry