Roster Advice

[krankd24]

I'm in a league with weekly set matchups, but the finals week is 2 weeks long (April 1-14), scoring settings are G=3, A=2, PPP=1, SOG=0.1. Need to bench one forward, my options are:

• Benn - has one less game but has been hot lately
  
  • 6 GP - EDM, @CHI, @COL, BUF, WPG, SEA
  
  
• Neighbours - playing some weak teams the next 2 weeks, but dependant on deployment and he has been hot/cold
  
  • 7 GP - EDM, @NSH, @SHS, @ANA, CHI, CAR, SEA
  
  
• Slafkovsky: good deployment but a tough remaining schedule
  
  • 7 GP - FLA, TBL, TOR, @NYR, PHI, @NYI, @OTT
  
  
• Schmaltz: has been hot lately, some easier games remaining
  
  • 7 GP - VAN, VGK, @SJS, @SEA, @VAN, @EDM, @CGY
  
  
• Eriksson Ek: back from injury, top deployment
  
  • 7 GP - OTT, COL, WPG, @CHI, @COL, @VGK, @SJS

Leaning towards benching Slaf, but wanted to see if anyone else had other thoughts. Was also debating Neighbours given his deployment has changed in the past but he has been top line lately

[lesgoelands]

I would bench Neighbours. Slaf is at the centre of Montreal's offence with Suzuki and Caufield. He's been producing against good teams the last few weeks, so I wouldn't worry too much about a though schedule.

[Bubba55]

This boils down to Neighbours or Slaf for me, it's tough, over their last 10 games they have scored 9 and 10 pts respectively so very close. Slaf is hotter of late so going with him is absolutely justified, you just hope the tougher schedule and lesser experience than Neighbours doesn't come back to bite you.

[RizzeeDizzee]

Habs have nothing to play for, and thus will want to use this as a chance to continue to further Slaf's development. The Blues are not out of it yet though, so if Neighbours falters he could be on the outside looking it. I also don't like that he has just 20 SOG in his last 13 games; and although Slaf isn't exactly firing pucks on the net, he did have 6 in his last game. I think if you opt for Slaf you stand to have made the right choice, while not every time, more often than not. So I'd bench Neighbours.

[krankd24]

Thanks everyone, ended up benching Neighbours for Slaf. Fingers crossed

[LuigiC173]

Schmaltz has been producing at an elite level for over a month consistently. He's back to the form that saw him post 117 points in 126 games played the two seasons prior to this campaign.