A Unique Decision...

[LuigiC173]

it's amazing how youth fogs many GM's minds and makes it seem like age 29 is a death sentence lmao. I'll be riding Nicklas Backstrom WELL into his thirties and laughing the whole way.

[als_revenge]

Keller is a ways away from starting, but his value is only going to continue to improve where a 30 year old Kessel's will slowly slide - especially in my league where youth is massively overvalued.

I'll be holding Keller for some time to see what I've got in him. I see a sky high ceiling so it's no sweat to wait.

I won this year with him on my bench, I feel my team is better today than it was 2 months ago so it should be okay to ride him on the pine again.

Hellebuyck is a safe 3rd but I'll likely look to grab Darling in the draft to hopefully mitigate the risk in case of injury. I really like him and the Jets' future.


Solid ideas though. I'll miss Phil, but it's a cruel business we play

I'm just curious - is there any serious competition in your league? You can win keeping players on the bench, who are years away. You can trade a pick for Tarasenko. You can give someone Kessel because you don't need him. Does anyone in your league put up legit competition?

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Keller is a ways away from starting, but his value is only going to continue to improve where a 30 year old Kessel's will slowly slide - especially in my league where youth is massively overvalued.

I'll be holding Keller for some time to see what I've got in him. I see a sky high ceiling so it's no sweat to wait.

I won this year with him on my bench, I feel my team is better today than it was 2 months ago so it should be okay to ride him on the pine again.

Hellebuyck is a safe 3rd but I'll likely look to grab Darling in the draft to hopefully mitigate the risk in case of injury. I really like him and the Jets' future.


Solid ideas though. I'll miss Phil, but it's a cruel business we play

I'm the crazy one ha! I think Keller and Montour start this next year.

[Crazy Joe Davola]

I've got two other teams that compete for sure and another that has Laine, Eichel, Pasta, Murray, Werenski, Gaudreau, Panarin.. that is on the cusp of jointing the real elite.

[als_revenge]

I've got two other teams that compete for sure and another that has Laine, Eichel, Pasta, Murray, Werenski, Gaudreau, Panarin.. that is on the cusp of jointing the real elite.

Cool. I was just curious. If there is competition, I still don't quite get keeping Keller over Kessel. When you say youth is over-valued in your league, it must be to an insane degree lol

[Crazy Joe Davola]

Cool. I was just curious. If there is competition, I still don't quite get keeping Keller over Kessel. When you say youth is over-valued in your league, it must be to an insane degree lol

I didn't even really consider moving Keller or Guentzel. They're my future. I'm usually all about packaging up young talent that has a wait time for more proven assets, but I feel my team is at the point now where I can stash a little something for down the line.

It doesn't hurt that I'm super high on both those young players. Keller's value is currently lower than Kessel's but in a year, maybe two, I imagine it will be far higher. I cash in on Kessel now and see what shakes out with Keller down the line. If he turns into the player I expect, then I won't be trading him at all. If I start to sense he won't get there, I'll use the power of my words to sell him at a solid return regardless

[als_revenge]

I didn't even really consider moving Keller or Guentzel. They're my future. I'm usually all about packaging up young talent that has a wait time for more proven assets, but I feel my team is at the point now where I can stash a little something for down the line.

It doesn't hurt that I'm super high on both those young players. Keller's value is currently lower than Kessel's but in a year, maybe two, I imagine it will be far higher. I cash in on Kessel now and see what shakes out with Keller down the line. If he turns into the player I expect, then I won't be trading him at all. If I start to sense he won't get there, I'll use the power of my words to sell him at a solid return regardless

That's fair enough. I just have a different fantasy hockey philosophy. I'd rather go 'all-in' and compete this year. And worry about next year, next year (to an extent). I hate the idea of potentially losing a title with players riding the pine on my team.