1st overall who do I pick?

[jhodak]

Hello,

First time poster here long time hockey fan and reader. Background of my league, 16 teams, 2nd year into keeper league, we each keep 3 players from last year (2 forwards, 1 dman). Next year we expand to 5 keepers, (3 forwards, 1dman, 1 goalie). Simple scoring format.

Stat Categories;
Goals - 2 Points
Assists - 1 Point
Goalie Wins - 2 Points
Shutouts - 2 points

My Keepers currently (Mathews, Kucherov, Oliver Ekman Larsson)

We just had the draft lottery and I came out with first overall pick. I also have pick #14 in the first round thanks to trading for an additional 1st rounder last year.

My question is who do I take at #1 and who do I take at #14???

I was leaning towards picking goalie first overall and forward with the 14th pick because if I wait til 14 to grab a goalie all the good goalies will be gone most likely.

Considering it's a keeper I was considering Matt Murray? (Price kind of injury prone, Talbot I was interested in but Edmonton will have cap troubles down the road, Holtby I love but Washington is getting a bit old. Dubnyk meh.

Here are all the forwards I am interested in below;
Ehlers
Mackinnon
Duchene
Guenztel
Galchenyek
Radulov
Backstrom
Kessel
Simmonds
Forsberg
Bergeron
Monahan
Wennberg
Hall
Stone
Sheary
Carter
Couture
Barkov
Hoffman
Perry
Kopitar
Granlund
Saad
Huberdeau


Thoughts???

[Eskimo Brother]

Welcome to the forums!

I wouldn't be worried about Talbot and Edmonton's cap troubles. That being said, make your picks based on being competitive for three year increments at most, and don't think past there. In a limited keeper like this it's so easy to have some turnover and re-shape your keepers. I wouldn't think twice about drafting Holtby (second Price, third Talbot, fourth Murray).

I would then see who falls to you at 14 for forwards. Bergeron, Forsberg, Barkov, Ehlers, Kessel, Monahan, Wennberg and Guentzel are all names I would be happy with.

[pmkidd]

With your scoring for goalies, looks like they hold less value then most leagues. Think I go forward someone like Backstrom or maybe Simmonds.

[audiopile]

Does anyone currently have a goalie keeper?

I'd be happy with Backstrom, Barkov, Ehlers, Monahan. If you start the draft taking a goalie then other should follow and you will have plenty of forwards to choose from.

[jhodak]

Thanks for the quick replies guys, also love the photo audiopile. Can't decide which one to compliment more the team or the model .

As per your question, no one currently has goalies. Next year will be the first year we keep a goalie and also one additional forward. Meaning my first two picks will obviously be Goalie/Forward or Forward/Goalie. I have stocked a boat load of draft picks going into this year including;
Two first rounders - Pick 1 & 14
One 2nd Rounder - Pick 13
Five 3rd Rounders - Pick 1 & 10 & 11 & 14 & 16

I have considered the 3 year timeline in terms of keeper selections I just kind of figured price to be a bit injury prone. Same I guess could be said for Murray and the addition of Niemi poses a huge risk. Holtby has a great track record but doesn't everyone else see Washington regressing a bit? Oshies shooting percentage for example? Now way he keeps that up. Also the defense in Washington has taken a bit of a step back. Tough one I hate first pick in any league. Holtby was a monster for me two years a go...

One thing to consider with players is I have Kucherov and Mathews already (RW &C). Ideally I would want another winger, preferably lw at #14 overall if I do select a goalie with my 1st overall. That way my keepers would be RW, LW, C.

Available left wingers;
Forsberg
Hoffman
Saad
Huberdeay,
Ehlers,
Skinner,
Hall
Neal
Rakell
Guentzel
Sheary
Galchenyek

If I do go Goalie 1st overall it's between Murray and Holtby I think. I love Price but Montreal is going to take a step back and Price just gets injured to often.

[audiopile]

I should have read your first post thoroughly.

Murray or Holtby and then Ehlers, Hoffman, maybe Guentzel if you are a believer.