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    Thoughts on this in a straight points keeper league? Both guys currently slumping but bound to pick it up. Backstrom of course a proven high quality center while Ehlers is still young and finding his game.
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    19-Man Roster, 8 Keepers, 12 Minors (<150 NHL Games Kept Free)
    Pos: 3xC / 3xLW / 3xRW / 3xD / 3xG / 1xUtil / 3xBench / 5xIR
    Scoring: (G=1) (A=1) (W=2) (SO=1) (SV=0.05)

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    Re-tooling Season. Keepers moving forward:

    C: N.MacKinnon, E.Pettersson, T.Zegras
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    RW: W.Nylander
    D: C.Makar, R.Dahlin

    Notable Minors Eligible/Prospects: C.Sillinger, S.Pinto, P.Krebs, F.Lysell, M.Coronato, S.Perunovich, F.Nazar, S.Durzi, S.Skinner

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    I prefer Backstrom unless you are in rebuild mode in a keeper league.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PenguinHunter View Post
    I prefer Backstrom unless you are in rebuild mode in a keeper league.
    No rebuild, it's the first year of our league. Currently in third and recently acquired Laine who is obviously a keeper and the better of the two Jets forwards. I'm pretty deep on wing and will already have some tough choices at the end of the year even with a keep-10.

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    If you are win this year mode, then the 30 year old Backstrom. Otherwise, the 21 year old Ehlers.
    13 team Keeper, top 8F, 4D and 2G count. 1pt G/A, 2pt W/SO.
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    F: Draisaitl, Thompson, Thomas, Zuccarello, Konecny, Marchessault Ehlers, O'Reilly, Tarasenko, Perron, Coronato, Seguin, Atkinson, Rossi, Michkov
    D: Q Fox, Sergachev, Dobson, York, Hutson
    G: Vasilevsky, Jarry, Levi

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seeds of Grapes View Post
    If you are win this year mode, then the 30 year old Backstrom. Otherwise, the 21 year old Ehlers.
    What the above said.
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    Player: G, A,+/-, PPG, PPA, SOG = 2pts
    Player: +/-, Blocked Shots = 1pt
    Goalie: GGP, GAA, SPct, W, SO = 1pt
    Lineup: 3C, 4W, 4D 2G, 6Farm/Prospect Players

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seeds of Grapes View Post
    If you are win this year mode, then the 30 year old Backstrom. Otherwise, the 21 year old Ehlers.
    This is correct... Backstrom will pick it up and that guy is deadly to fantasy opponents when he does - I've definitely been on the wrong side of that before. Cannot say that about Ehlers ever - but better long term option

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    This is a move for this year, with the hope of getting a strong second half from the historically consistent Backstrom (consistency being important in a Weekly Matchup league) and replacing Ehlers as a keeper with one of my other promising young wingers who could break out this year like Mantha or Aho. And if Backstrom goes on a tear the second half of the season I can always just keep him too.
    10 Team Fantrax Weekly H2H
    19-Man Roster, 8 Keepers, 12 Minors (<150 NHL Games Kept Free)
    Pos: 3xC / 3xLW / 3xRW / 3xD / 3xG / 1xUtil / 3xBench / 5xIR
    Scoring: (G=1) (A=1) (W=2) (SO=1) (SV=0.05)

    2020-21 League Champion 🏆

    Re-tooling Season. Keepers moving forward:

    C: N.MacKinnon, E.Pettersson, T.Zegras
    LW: A.DeBrincat, A.Svechnikov
    RW: W.Nylander
    D: C.Makar, R.Dahlin

    Notable Minors Eligible/Prospects: C.Sillinger, S.Pinto, P.Krebs, F.Lysell, M.Coronato, S.Perunovich, F.Nazar, S.Durzi, S.Skinner

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    Quote Originally Posted by PenguinHunter View Post
    I prefer Backstrom unless you are in rebuild mode in a keeper league.
    I'm with PH
    Set roster weekly in H2H (Mon to Sun) - 16 Teams - start 6F, 3D, and 1G per week - Keep 2

    Points: 2 G / 2 A / 1 PPG / 1 PPA / 1 Hat Trick / 1 SHG / 1 SHA / 1 GWG - 3 Goalie Win / 2 Goalie Loss in SO or OT / 5 goalie SO

    Forwards:
    C. McDavid, N. Kucherov, R. O'Reilly, J. Schwartz, J. Toews, J. Huberdeau, T. Toffoli, M. Granlund

    Defense:
    B. Burns, J. Klingberg, R. Josi, J. Slavin

    Goalie:
    J. Binnington

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