Which team do you think will win next season?

[StuntMan12]

14 Teams
Keep 19
Pts only
Goal = 1 pt, Assist = 1 pt, Win = 2 pts, OTL = 1 pt, SO = 1 pt
Top 12 forwards
Top 4 defence
Top 1 goalie

Which team do you think will win? Can you rank them 1,2,3? Thank you. Will rep where I can
Which team would you rather own and why?

TEAM A

FORWARDS
Sidney Crosby
Joe Pavelski
Jakub Voracek
TJ Oshie
Wayne Simmonds
Kyle Okposo
Jaden Schwartz
Corey Perry
Patrice Bergeron
Rickard Rakell
Jason Spezza
Artem Anisimov
Pavel Buchnevich
Tomas Hertl
Nikita Gusev
DEFENCE
Roman Josi
Dougie Hamilton
Kevin Shattenkirk
Shea Weber
Andrei Markov
GOALIES
Braden Holtby
Ben Bishop
Connor Hellebuyck
Jusse Saros

TEAM B

FORWARDS
Evgeni Malkin
Nicklas Backstrom
Ryan Getzlaf
Jeff Carter
Joe Thornton
Jake Guentzel
Viktor Arvidsson
Mats Zuccarello
Nick Foligno
Kevin Hayes
Henrik Sedin
Daniel Sedin
Justin Bailey
Thomas Vanek
Justin Williams
Milan Lucic
Marian Hossa
Ilya Kovalchuk
DEFENCE
Brent Burns
Kris Letang
Justin Schultz
John Carlson
GOALIES
Sergei Bobrovsky

TEAM C

FORWARDS
Connor Mcdavid
Jack Eichel
Leon Draisaitl
Pato Laine
Alex Wennberg
Will Nylander
Jonathan Drouin
Alex Galchenyuk
Andre Burakovsky
JT Miller
Sam Bennett
Anthony Mantha
Tyson Jost
Jared McCann
DEFENCE
Oscar Klefbom
Colton Parayko
Sami Vatanen
Hampus Lindholm
Shea Theodore
Matt Dumba
Darnell Nurse
GOALIES
Carey Price
John Gibson

[tobias]

I think that I would say B, A, C, although an injury to Bob would devastate B. Only using one goalie gives them more depth than A, which is where they get the nod from me.

In a keeper format, C is definitely in the best position, and it's not even close (although, their collection of D is missing a top tier or two defensemen, which is where they should look to improve).

[CHunter]

In a keeper, I prefer team C and would try to upgrade D's....but in a win now mode, I think team A would win it due to the goalies....Team B would sink if Bob get injured while team A has some options in case of injuries....

I'd say:

Team A
Team C
Team B

[FinnishFlash]

Short term I'd rank them A, B, C

Long term I'd rank them C, A, B

A is all round solid
B is an excellent team, but no depth in net, which is usually hard/costly to fix
C has an excellent young core but needs to improve the blueline

[StuntMan12]

thanks again guys. I own team A in a money keeper. we keep 19 so I'm going to drop:

Markov
Gusev
Anisimov
Saros
Hellebuyck

Excited for my team this season, we actually put one team into the mid season draft last year which is how I got Ben Bishop. Will probably draft 3 forwards and 2 defence in the re-draft. Good players are left such as Shipachev, Dadonov, Zaitsev, Pearson so I think I should get one of these guys. I traded Clayton Keller for Dougie Hamilton last season and the owner expressed to me that he regretted that trade, i really like keller and will do the trade at the start of the year. Will leave a hole on defence but I'll be able to fill it.

FORWARDS
Sidney Crosby
Joe Pavelski
Jakub Voracek
TJ Oshie
Wayne Simmonds
Kyle Okposo
Jaden Schwartz
Corey Perry
Patrice Bergeron
Rickard Rakell
Jason Spezza
Tomas Hertl
Pavel Buchnevich
Artem Anisimov
Nikita Gusev
DEFENCE
Roman Josi
Dougie Hamilton
Kevin Shattenkirk
Shea Weber
Andrei Markov
GOALIES
Braden Holtby
Ben Bishop
Connor Hellebuyck
Jusse Saros

Still debating on who to keep .... Anisimov or Hertl .... ah might go with the younger guy who SHOULD score around the same as Anisimov

[Magicstew]

Short term I'd rank them A, B, C

Long term I'd rank them C, A, B

A is all round solid
B is an excellent team, but no depth in net, which is usually hard/costly to fix
C has an excellent young core but needs to improve the blueline

Agree with FF - all have strenghths. Good luck

[Eskimo Brother]

Team A, C, B for me. (AINEC on A )
Team B has some solid D, but having only Bob is risky, and a bunch of those forwards are ripe to disappoint. Team C needs another year of maturing before they can give A a run for their money.

[StuntMan12]

TEAM B won the league last season and I came 2nd. But I think I'll win it this year, all depends on the drafts coming up. Can't wait to see who I get. Won't be until early October though.

[VintageVibe]

A > C > B for me.

Team C is looking insane long-term. Hats off to that owner.

[StuntMan12]

A > C > B for me.

Team C is looking insane long-term. Hats off to that owner.

I agree. He was a 1st place team 2 years in a row and thought he could still be contending then after he traded Patrick Kane for Jack Eichel he completely blew up his team and went into rebuild and made a few very good deals. It was his team where I traded Connor McDavid, Jonathan Drouin, C Miller for Erik Karlsson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jordan Eberle then shortly after that I traded Erik Karlsson for Sidney Crosby.

After I got Kuznetsov I moved him for Stamkos, then after he was ruled out for the season I moved him for Pavelski. But I came 2nd place because of it so I can't really complain. $30 league

[Call of Doughty]

A B C now
A C B in 2+ years Think A is very well rounded from top to bottom with many years left in those legs. Young guns and A goalies on team C. But still, team A would be my choice.

[als_revenge]

in a win now, I think Hamilton is worth more to you than keller. especially with 4 d counting and you only have 4 of them.

[pmorrow]

I first tried to look at the rosters as they are now, and I found A squeaking just ahead of B. A has good high end talent everywhere. B does too, especially at the very top and in terms of secondary skater depth - but you need a backup plan for Bob. C was a bit back but that doesn't mean it won't catch up soon. In a keeper its hard to argue over wanting to own C, because the changes will most likely be needed in the bottom half of the fwds and on defense. Otherwise high top end of fwds and goaltending.

[Sulla]

A for me