Farm team spot to fill, who do I take?

[Potatoeman]

For the league in my signature,

Thinking about adding a D prospect, off the top of my head, here are the most appealing adds I could make :

P-O Joseph (ARI)
K.Capobianco (ARI)
J.Schmaltz (STL)
K.Clague (LAK)
B.Guhle (BUF)
R.Andersson (CGY)

and some others like Saarijarvi, Cholowski, Wood and Hronek...

Which one would be the best bet?

[lucafen4]

really want a dman eh? if you're fully set on a Dman - Clague is my choice from that list

[Potatoeman]

really want a dman eh?

Meh... Just figured that since I already have 4 forwards on my farm team, I'd balance it out a bit with a total of 3 D

Here are a few forwards who are available in case you see one who's a much more interesting add : K.Bellows, Emil Pettersson (NSH), J.Hawryluk, V.Hinostroza, K.Kossila, T.Motte, D.Salituro, M.Jones, K.Lind, O.Lindblom, A.Mascherin, G.Mismash, CJ.Smith, Z.Senyshyn, J.Robertson, L.Elvenes... oh, and N.Gusev

[tux]

I'd probably go J. Robertson or K. Lind out of the forwards. I think you're better off with a lot of those forwards over the D options.

[PenguinHunter]

Schmaltz or Clague are both good options for the D.

IF you can be convinced to take a forward I would go wiht Lind.

[Potatoeman]

Schmaltz or Clague are both good options for the D.

IF you can be convinced to take a forward I would go wiht Lind.

Yes I can be convinced to take a forward. I thought I'd take a D for 2 reasons : 1- To balance out my farm team, 2- Good D are harder to find than good forwards (had to pay quite a premium to get Hedman), but seeing the replies that are pretty much all suggesting I take a forward is making me change my mind.

[Jouko-Pouko]

I would take Clague from all these options but there are definitely some good forward options as well.

[STONE.]

I like Clague as well, and I think that having D on the farm is a smart plan. As you mentioned, they can be tougher to acquire--and they take longer to develop, so having a farm spot to leave them in is very handy.

[CaptainCally]

If I'm not mistaken Clague, Cholowski, Lind and Robertson will get an invite from their respective WJC teams. With a good tournament, their value will be up. So you can use them as a trade bait. With that in mind, I would go with Clague. He has 40 points in 25 games as a D in the WHL. I'm really curious what can he do in the big stage. Btw I have to say I'm not following the other players closely.