Keep 3 - Seguin, Kucherov, Matthews, Tarasenko, Schiefle, Eichel???

[jbsleepers]

Desperately need some help picking my 3 keepers, and would appreciate some feedback.

I feel like Kucherov and Matthews are locks, but nothing is set in stone. Having a hell of a time choosing between Seguin, Schiefle, Tarasenko and Eichel for my last spot. I don't currently own Eichel but know I could get him via trading a GM with weaker keepers, one or two of my non-keepers.

Thoughts on each guy i'm considering for my last spot...

Eichel - awesome young talent who lit it up last season after returning from injury, but plays for a weak team.

Tarasenko - pretty much a lock for 70+ points, but worried that scoring will be spread out on St. Louis.

Schiefle - Winnipeg's top line is insanely good. Does he repeat last year's numbers?

Seguin - down year last year super consistent overall. With Radulov possibly joining him and Benn on the top line, could be a top 5 producer. If he doesn't click with Radulov then could be another down year? Plus there's the Hitchcock factor.

What say you Dobber nation?

Thanks for your help!!!

[tweetdrivr]

Scheifle. Just as you said - that top line in Winnipeg is quite good. That's who I'd go with.

[hahahax]

I have Kuch, MAtthews and Eichel as locks.

I think Scheifele might do better than Matthews, but Matthews holds way more value because people like shiny new toys.

[jdreed3184]

My top 3: Kucherov, Eichel, Tarasenko

Kucherov: closest thing to 80+ certainty on the list
Tarasenko: has the highest floor (75 points) and proving to be steadily elite
Eichel: I think he has the highest upside on the list and he won't be available next year

Seguin: 3rd best upside with proven track record of gaudy offensive output. Hitchcock and health are the downsides.
Matthews: elite player but the hype is insane right now - Matthews is #5 on this list IMO.
Scheifele: I think he's going to be all over 65-75 points but I don't see the upside to justify him as a keeper.

I know I'll get roasted for downgrading Matthews but I see him as a top 20 player, not top 10.

[Canucks_fan18]

Wow sucks to be you is all I got to say. Hmmm so tough man and positional requirements don't matter? With no bonus for goals over assists I probably drop Tank right away. From there I think you need to forget about Mattews and Kuch being locks there very much in play I probably rank it like this but razor thin.

Eichel
Seguin
Kucherov
Schiefle
Mattews
Tarasenko

[BreadManPanarin]

For me its:
Eichel
Matthews (inflated due to trade value, especially if you have Leafs fans in your league)
Seguin

then a small step down to Kucherov, Scheifele

then another small step down to Tarasenko

[tweetdrivr]

So Matthews may have more perceived value...he doesn't actually hold more value if Scheifle scores more points in this format. When Evaluating elite players (as these guys all are) I always fall back on opportunity and situation (better line mates, better skilled D). Your best three players here are Kucherov, Scheifle, and Matthews.

[MZac]

Points only I want:

Kucherov
Eichel
Scheifele

[BreadManPanarin]

So Matthews may have more perceived value...he doesn't actually hold more value if Scheifle scores more points in this format. When Evaluating elite players (as these guys all are) I always fall back on opportunity and situation (better line mates, better skilled D). Your best three players here are Kucherov, Scheifle, and Matthews.

I think leaving Eichel out of the top 3 would be a mistake. Unless you just omitted him because he doesn't own him yet.

Kucherov, Scheifele, Matthews, Seguin are all so close that I couldn't fault anyone for going with any given two of them. But I feel pretty strongly about including Eichel in the 3 keepers if he can be acquired.

[BreadManPanarin]

Points only I want:

Kucherov
Eichel
Scheifele

This is the route I would go if I was only concerned with production. If I was taking Matthews over Scheifele it would be for his sky high trade value in most leagues, not because I think he will out produce Scheifele.

Edit: Damn, I forgot about Seguin. Such a hard choice between Kucherov, Scheifele and Seguin!!

[Hunter9]

Kucherov and Eichel.

Then the last one I am struggling with too. Seguin, Matthews, Scheifele. I think I would take Matthews (could just be because I want him to succeed - Torontian)

[RizzeeDizzee]

Kuch and Eichel for me are locks. As BMP said, Scheifele might be comparable to Matthews, but if you ever want to make a deal down the road Matthews will net you a far greater return due to his name value and the high profile team he plays for.

[Canucks_fan18]

This is the route I would go if I was only concerned with production. If I was taking Matthews over Scheifele it would be for his sky high trade value in most leagues, not because I think he will out produce Scheifele.

Edit: Damn, I forgot about Seguin. Such a hard choice between Kucherov, Scheifele and Seguin!!

That's a big factor I didn't even consider I bet the right Crosby owner perhaps even McDavid owner who is a huge leafs fan would trade them for Matthews

[tweetdrivr]

This is really tough....no real wrong choices here. Thought process...
Matthews - Great coach, plays with Nylander, Leafs have a truly elite passer/skater in Reilly on the back end and some decent depth after that
Scheifle - So so coach, plays with phenomenal line mates, several elite level D man in Big Buff and Trouba and the rest are very good too
Seguin - Defensive coach/new system, Radulov is still a question mark in my mind and Benn is great. Klingberg is elite but after that its a pretty drastic drop
Eichel - New coach/system is an unknown, plays with decent talent, no real elite puck moving D in Buffalo...some decent depth but nothing to write home about
Kucherov - Good coach, phenomenal line mates, Hedman - done
Tarasenko - Meh coach, unknown/fair line mates, excellent D depth but not sure were at elite puck movers on Pietrangelo or Parayko...perhaps

Looking at all this I'm going with my three mentioned above. And if Matthews has a very high perceived value in your league all the more reason to keep him

[charmin1073]

Since Matthews has more perceived value. Trade him to get Eichel and maybe a draft pick to go with it.

Kucherov
Eichel
Schieffle