Matt Bugg Q&A Pt. III

[big_dl]

Thanks for the advice as to where to take a goalie.

I dont know if you saw my question about what I could expect at each.

If it\'s too much to do all the picks (except #1), #1, 14, 18, 25, 30, 34, 36 could you give me an idea of 14, 18 and 25.

[tryhard87]

I have the 4th overall pick in a league that starts 3C/2LW/2RW/3D/2U
The categories are: G-A-PIM-(+/-)-PPG-PPA-SHP-GWG-SOG-FW and the league is H2H roto.

Who should I be picking at #4. Assuming Tavares is gone, what do my top 3 look like? BTW, I have a glaring weakness at LW.

Thanks.

[mrbugg]

CallMeJerry wrote:

mrbugg wrote:

CallMeJerry wrote:

Great work, Bugg. Bet you\'re glad you took that typing class in Grade 11.

I pick #5 and want a defenceman. I know Hedman will be gone. Of the next 3 top D, how do you rank them in terms of making an immediate impact?

:laugh:

I HATED typing class. But I somehow picked it up.

Immediate impact? Kulikov. Definitely Kulikov. Then Ellis.

Hate to be greedy but as a followup question,

(A) how would you compare (points only-wise) 18 year old Kulikov with these guys when they were 18:
Bogosian, Pietrangelo, Doughty

(B) who would you take now - John Carlsson or Kulikov?

Thanks again.

PS Stay in school, kids. And don\'t do drugs!

Oh, Kulikov is definitely behind that group. Bogosian, Pietrangelo and Doughty are among the top D prospects of the last decade.

As for Carlson/Kulikov... Kulikov, slightly, in sheer points.

[mrbugg]

big_dl wrote:

Thanks for the advice as to where to take a goalie.

I dont know if you saw my question about what I could expect at each.

If it\'s too much to do all the picks (except #1), #1, 14, 18, 25, 30, 34, 36 could you give me an idea of 14, 18 and 25.

14: Scott Glennie or Chris Kreider. Both are big, fast and skilled.

18: You might be able to reach on a forward like Ferraro, Werek or Holland if you want another big goal-scorer.

25: A D. Calvin de Haan should be there, Stefan Elliott.

[pm89]

Hey Bugg,
I have the #1, 9, and 11, picks in this yrs entry draft. We are a 10 team keeper league, 40 man rosters, pts only and max 15 prospects on team due to roster requirements. We only have to have 4 D out of 20 active players so I usually don\'t draft D with high draft picks. Which fwds at those picks should I target that should be 70+ pt players within 3 yrs from now?

Thanks

[mrbugg]

tryhard87 wrote:

I have the 4th overall pick in a league that starts 3C/2LW/2RW/3D/2U
The categories are: G-A-PIM-(+/-)-PPG-PPA-SHP-GWG-SOG-FW and the league is H2H roto.

Who should I be picking at #4. Assuming Tavares is gone, what do my top 3 look like? BTW, I have a glaring weakness at LW.

Thanks.

If your glaring weakness is LW, Evander Kane and Paajarvi should top your shortlist. Kane plays an even amount from what I\'ve seen, but he can also shift to RW. Paajarvi is almost exclusively a LW.

[tryhard87]

Also now that I see you say \"Bogosian, Pietrangelo and Doughty are among the top D prospects of the last decade.\"

Would you trade the #2 overall pick or the #7 overall pick for one of those 3 D you mentioned? We start 4C/4LW/4RW/6D/2G (12 teams)

The top 7 available are Tavares, Duchene, MSP, Hedman, Hodgson, Markstrom and Kane.

[mrbugg]

pm89 wrote:

Hey Bugg,
I have the #1, 9, and 11, picks in this yrs entry draft. We are a 10 team keeper league, 40 man rosters, pts only and max 15 prospects on team due to roster requirements. We only have to have 4 D out of 20 active players so I usually don\'t draft D with high draft picks. Which fwds at those picks should I target that should be 70+ pt players within 3 yrs from now?

Thanks

1: Easy. JT.

9: Jordan Schroeder.

11: Louis Leblanc or Nazem Kadri. Up to you, but I like Leblanc more.

[BC Bandits]

mrbugg wrote:

BC Bandits wrote:

Thanks for doing this Matt

With this year being a great draft and I can only protect 20 prospects. What would you do? What guys should I target? What guys should I drop? I\'m good with goalies but should I drop a couple and pick up someone else?

I have the #10, #15, #20, #21, #25, & #26 2009 picks

Prospects
Jeffrey, Dustin C BUF
Perreault, Mathieu C WAS
Stoa, Ryan C COL
Tedenby, Mattias W NJ
Veilleux, Keven C PIT
Wandell, Tom C DAL
Hjalmarsson, Simon W STL
Kennedy, Tim LW BUF
Makarov, Igor RW CHI
Mayorov, Maxim LW CLB
Skille, Jack RW CHI

Gilroy, Matt D NYR
Goncharov, Maxim D PHO
McBain, Jamie D CAR
Shattenkirk, Kevin D COL

Eriksson, Joacim G PHI
Gustavsson, Jonas G
Neuvirth, Michal G WAS
Sateri, Harri G SJ
Varlamov, Simeon G WAS

Wow, that\'s a tough choice to make. Your goalies and D include most of the premier prospects in hockey, so I wouldn\'t dare drop any of them. As such, the only immediate cuts I see are Wandell, Skille and Jeffrey. I\'m also not sold on Veilleux, so that may be another.

You know what I would do? Try and use those picks to move up. You need fewer depth forwards and more elite talent. See if you can get #1 or #2.

If I can\'t trade up would #10 and #15 best players in 2009 draft be better them my bottom prospects.

Thanks

[mrbugg]

tryhard87 wrote:

Also now that I see you say \"Bogosian, Pietrangelo and Doughty are among the top D prospects of the last decade.\"

Would you trade the #2 overall pick or the #7 overall pick for one of those 3 D you mentioned? We start 4C/4LW/4RW/6D/2G (12 teams)

The top 7 available are Tavares, Duchene, MSP, Hedman, Hodgson, Markstrom and Kane.

I wouldn\'t trade #2, but if you could find a sucker to give you one of them for 7, I\'d do it and then expect to go to jail for theft.

[Puck Crosby]

Hi Matt. I am a Calvin de Haan fan, but I have a bit of a bias in favour of him. I am curious how you see his size (tied for 8th lightest at the combine) and the fact he only has one year of major junior experience impacting his draft position, along with how he fits in with the other D to be drafted this year in terms of fantasy potential.

Thanks in advance.

[mrbugg]

BC Bandits wrote:

mrbugg wrote:

BC Bandits wrote:

Thanks for doing this Matt

With this year being a great draft and I can only protect 20 prospects. What would you do? What guys should I target? What guys should I drop? I\'m good with goalies but should I drop a couple and pick up someone else?

I have the #10, #15, #20, #21, #25, & #26 2009 picks

Prospects
Jeffrey, Dustin C BUF
Perreault, Mathieu C WAS
Stoa, Ryan C COL
Tedenby, Mattias W NJ
Veilleux, Keven C PIT
Wandell, Tom C DAL
Hjalmarsson, Simon W STL
Kennedy, Tim LW BUF
Makarov, Igor RW CHI
Mayorov, Maxim LW CLB
Skille, Jack RW CHI

Gilroy, Matt D NYR
Goncharov, Maxim D PHO
McBain, Jamie D CAR
Shattenkirk, Kevin D COL

Eriksson, Joacim G PHI
Gustavsson, Jonas G
Neuvirth, Michal G WAS
Sateri, Harri G SJ
Varlamov, Simeon G WAS

Wow, that\'s a tough choice to make. Your goalies and D include most of the premier prospects in hockey, so I wouldn\'t dare drop any of them. As such, the only immediate cuts I see are Wandell, Skille and Jeffrey. I\'m also not sold on Veilleux, so that may be another.

You know what I would do? Try and use those picks to move up. You need fewer depth forwards and more elite talent. See if you can get #1 or #2.

If I can\'t trade up would #10 and #15 best players in 2009 draft be better them my bottom prospects.

Thanks

10 and 15 definitely will be, really no matter who you pick- Schroeder, Glennie, Kadri, Leblanc, Kreider

[mrbugg]

Puck Crosby wrote:

Hi Matt. I am a Calvin de Haan fan, but I have a bit of a bias in favour of him. I am curious how you see his size (tied for 8th lightest at the combine) and the fact he only has one year of major junior experience impacting his draft position, along with how he fits in with the other D to be drafted this year in terms of fantasy potential.

Thanks in advance.

I actually think de Haan\'s biggest challenge will be playing on such a crap team. He got lucky in a couple ways by having JT on his team, but his best play really came without him. That\'s something that will impact his stock.

In terms of upside, I think he\'s right up there with some of the best in the class when it comes to absolute peak. However, you\'re correct in pointing out his physical challenges. Like Sbisa, I could see him playing immediately, but if he does, he won\'t get the ice-time and physical improvement immediately to contend with Kulikov and others.

[DAW]

Think you missed my question Matt.

Sorry for the second question. I can keep 21 players. Keeper league were 12 FW, 6D, and 2 G. 1pt for G, 1pt for A, and Dmen get and extra point for every 60 minutes of ice time. Goalies get 2 for win and 2 for shutout. I can only keep 21. So far I feel Ranger, Hillen, and Lee are my drops. Would you say those are the best options for drops?

I also am loaded in the draft. Right now i\'m considering taking M. Goncharov. How would you rank him in the 2009 class. Is he a better option than Ellis?

Forwards: (19)
1- 28 Vincent Lecavalier (T
2- 20 Nicklas Backstrom**(Wsh)
3- 23 Patrick O\'Sullivan (LA)
4- 20 Phil Kessel (BOS)
5- 20 Derick Brassard* (CBJ)
6- 18 Kyle Turris*(Phx)
7- 24 Mikhail Grabovski*(Tor)
8- 18 Sam Gagner**(Edm)
9- 20 Patrik Berglund* (Stl)
10- 18 Nikita Filatov*(Clb)
11- 19 David Perron** (STL)
12- 20 Claude Giroux*(Phi)
13- 22 TJ Hensick*(Col)
14- 22 Ted Purcell*(LA)


Defence: (8)
1- 21 Kris Letang**(Pit)
2- 20 Erik Johnson** (Stl)
3- 20 Cam Barker (CHI)
4- 21 Anton Stralman**(Tor)
5- 23 Paul Ranger (T
6- 18 Alex Pietrangelo*(Stl)
7- 21 Brian Lee* (Ott)
8- 22 Jack Hillen*(NYI)


Goalies: (2)
1- 29 Roberto Luongo (Van)
2- 19 Jonathan Bernier* (LA)

[mrbugg]

DAW wrote:

Think you missed my question Matt.

Sorry for the second question. I can keep 21 players. Keeper league were 12 FW, 6D, and 2 G. 1pt for G, 1pt for A, and Dmen get and extra point for every 60 minutes of ice time. Goalies get 2 for win and 2 for shutout. I can only keep 21. So far I feel Ranger, Hillen, and Lee are my drops. Would you say those are the best options for drops?

I also am loaded in the draft. Right now i\'m considering taking M. Goncharov. How would you rank him in the 2009 class. Is he a better option than Ellis?

Forwards: (19)
1- 28 Vincent Lecavalier (T
2- 20 Nicklas Backstrom**(Wsh)
3- 23 Patrick O\'Sullivan (LA)
4- 20 Phil Kessel (BOS)
5- 20 Derick Brassard* (CBJ)
6- 18 Kyle Turris*(Phx)
7- 24 Mikhail Grabovski*(Tor)
8- 18 Sam Gagner**(Edm)
9- 20 Patrik Berglund* (Stl)
10- 18 Nikita Filatov*(Clb)
11- 19 David Perron** (STL)
12- 20 Claude Giroux*(Phi)
13- 22 TJ Hensick*(Col)
14- 22 Ted Purcell*(LA)


Defence: (8)
1- 21 Kris Letang**(Pit)
2- 20 Erik Johnson** (Stl)
3- 20 Cam Barker (CHI)
4- 21 Anton Stralman**(Tor)
5- 23 Paul Ranger (T
6- 18 Alex Pietrangelo*(Stl)
7- 21 Brian Lee* (Ott)
8- 22 Jack Hillen*(NYI)


Goalies: (2)
1- 29 Roberto Luongo (Van)
2- 19 Jonathan Bernier* (LA)

Sorry, I did miss it!

1. I would definitely find a way to keep Lee, but you\'re in a crunch and he\'s probably the one to least burn you. Stralman is probably the next \'worst\'.

2. Goncharov will contend for the Calder when he comes over, I strongly believe. He\'s going to be like Souray- lots of value across goals, PPG and PIM. However, Ellis is a better point-producer.