could use advice please ...keepers now and later

[tripel]

I'm currently in the last playoff spot, but not super psyched about my chances ...Our trade deadline just passed and with my 5 IR spots maxed I figured I'd make just a depth deal, traded a 6th for Gio and a 9th (virtually zero cost depth move for playoff run, won't keep, no summer trade value..) Then a guy came in with a very late unexpected offer for my P Kane, which looked decent, so I grabbed it (having shopped him before and getting no value I liked, this seemed decent: P Kane for Barrie, Hischier, 2nd

Problem is -- the very next day almost all my guys came off IR so I have to drop a bunch!

So basically I find myself with way too many guys (and not enough high end) for now, but also need to decide keepers and a new strategy in summer I think

(Miller, Backstrom, Hischier), Horvat), Mccann, Kotkaniemi, Toews
(Marner, Teuvo, Pullju), Wahlstrom, Atkinson,) Wheeler, Reilly, Palat
(Josi, Barrie, Spurgeon, Trouba), Faulk, Pulock, Risto), Giordano, Suter,
(Helly, Kahkonen), Talbot

So I need to drop 2 players now, 3 when Teuvo gets healthy, and 4 overall, Toews is hurt, but easy 4th dropper. Leaning towards Risto and Kokt (fairly obvious choices, but they are younger -- ANY hope they'd have value in the summer?) then I guess Suter is next (hence my acquisition of Gio seems pretty dumb), and Towes is 4th ...any other thoughts?

And then as for my keepers, can keep 14, 2G max. Guys in parentheses are the ones I'm leaning towards, and then plus two more from the second parentheses (if that makes sense)

I have had an older team for a while ... hence thinking of keeping Wahlstrom along with Pulju (what do ppl think of Wahl's potential?)
And also thinking maybe Kahk instead of Talbot as G keeper #2..?

cheers, and thanks for any and all feedback

PS -- please ignore players in the signature, but the league rules are correct

[ross10019]

I’d probably keep Horvat and Pulock or Wahlstrom.

Now go answer my own post on my deals!

For the rest of you, Tripel and I are die-hard rivals in our league - I’m the guy chasing him for that last playoff spot!

[finnys_fanatsy]

Wahlstrom and Horvat (although McCann ist all that far off) for keepers, and your drops seem reasonable to me.

[tripel]

IÂ’d probably keep Horvat and Pulock or Wahlstrom.

Now go answer my own post on my deals!

For the rest of you, Tripel and I are die-hard rivals in our league - IÂ’m the guy chasing him for that last playoff spot!

lol
i didnt see your post, will look
was it one where you asked the community if you robbed that dude blind with your Chych trade?

[stevegamer]

Ristolainen & Kotkaniemi & Toews would be three of my drops. Unsure on the 4th, but maybe you won't need to make 4.

Kahkonen/Talbot solution become clearer later this season. The skater keepers I normally want to wait until after the trade deadline to even think about.

[tripel]

Ristolainen & Kotkaniemi & Toews would be three of my drops. Unsure on the 4th, but maybe you won't need to make 4.

Kahkonen/Talbot solution become clearer later this season. The skater keepers I normally want to wait until after the trade deadline to even think about.

thanks very much, all makes a lot of sense
Risto not a big threat to all of a sudden find his 40-pt form again, and Kotk too buried in Carolina to be fantasy relevant

[stevegamer]

thanks very much, all makes a lot of sense
Risto not a big threat to all of a sudden find his 40-pt form again, and Kotk too buried in Carolina to be fantasy relevant

The Flyers acquiring Ristolainen was the worst trade of the offseason. He's a threat to be resigned by the Flyers for stupid money, or to go elsewhere and be the 3rd pair defenseman he should be at this point.