Keep Ehlers , more upside, think he will go way higher in your auction compared to Hamilton. Maybe try a 2-1 trade somewhere to get an upgrade somewhere else. You are going to lose one of these assets anyways.
For league in sig, which is a keep 4 auction league, I am debating between Ehlers and D. Hamilton for my last keeper.
Total auction budget is $260, and I can keep Ehlers for $16 or Hamilton for $14.
Arguments in favour of each are as follows:
1. Ehlers
I am pretty keen on Ehlers for this next year, and expect that he may hit 70 pts (he scored 64 last year, robber has him projected for 68). I suspect I may be able to pick up Ehlers (if I keep Hamilton) for around the same price $15-20, but maybe have to spend a couple of more dollars (not a huge keeper value). The risk is that another manager has the same intuition as I do, and he gets pushed up to north of $20, which may scuttle my draft plan to pick him up. In last years Draft, the following LWs were drafted for the following prices:
Gaudreau - 31
Patches - 25
Hall - 23
Huberdeau - 20
Parise - 19
Hoffman - 17
Steen - 10
2. Hamilton
I could keep Hamilton for $14, which is pretty low. However, except for the top 2-3 scoring Dmen, our league criminally underrates d-men, given our starting positions, so I expect I could get him for around that same price.
I really would like Hamilton, but would not be devestated if I did not get him in the draft, as I am likely to be able to draft someone similar for around $15. Last years' draft prices were as follows (excluding keepers):
Subban - 34
Letang - 33
Byfugly - 30
Barrie - 23
Carlson - 20
Weber - 20
Seabrook - 19!!!!!
Keith - 16
Josi - 14
Yangle - 14
Doughty - 14
Hedman - 13
Shattenkirk - 12
Thoughts?
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12 team ESPN H2H
auction draft (260 budget)
limited keeper (4 keepers)
2016-17 Champion, 2017-18 Runner-up
G,A,+/-,PIM,PPP,GWG,FOW
W,SO,GAA,SV%
Start 1 LW/C/RW, 3 D, 3 Util, 2 G
C - Eichel, Hischier,
LW -
RW -
D - Hamilton,
G - Hellebuyck
Packer Fan
Keep Ehlers , more upside, think he will go way higher in your auction compared to Hamilton. Maybe try a 2-1 trade somewhere to get an upgrade somewhere else. You are going to lose one of these assets anyways.
Piranha Hockey League est 1990 - Oakley Doakley's - 16 teams
Pts only W=2 OL=1 SO=3 Auction Draft
WHL - est 2016 Expansion - Glasgow Kiss - 24 teams
25 pro players / 10 minor league players
G,A,+/-,PPP,SOG,Hits,Blk,PIM,FOW, W,Sv,GA,SHO
I prefer to keep Ehlers in this case
12 teams dynasty, Points only ( G and A = 1pt)
F: McDavid (12.5M), Kucherov (9.5M), Boldy (7M), Kyrou (8.13M), J. Norris (7.95M), Zegras (5.95M), Kuzmenko (5.5M), Reichel (0.925M), P. Kane (2.75M), Lundell (0.925M), Rasmussen (1.46M), Rossi (0.86M).
D: Korchinski (0.925M), Byram (3.85M), Burns (5.28M).
G: Kochetkov (2M), Shesterkin (5,670M).
Bench: E. Karlsson (10M), Lucius (0.925M), Edvinsson (0.89M), Askarov (0.925M), Quinn (0.86M), Berggren (0.925M), Stankoven (0.81M), Knight (4.5M), Mitchkov (TBD), Athanasiou (4.25M), Samsonov (3.55M), Klingberg (4.15M).