I really appreciate and respect what Bobrobsky was able to do this year with a mostly average CBJ squad -- he kept them in tons of games they had no business being in, and IMO he's run away with the Vezina trophy (Niemi only real challenge). I scooped Bob up off waivers near midseason in my main 1-yr league and he definitely helped me take home the title ...
BUT it's just too small a sample size to keep him over Ward - a guy who's been one of the most steady, underrated fantasy goalies over the past several years. We all remember Steve Mason's rookie season, and we all know someone who sold the farm to acquire him. How did that one turn out?
I don't mean to say that Bobrovsky's situation is identical to Mason, nor do I think Bobrovsky will have a serious slump next season. But I bring up Mason because he is a classic case of a player who becomes overvalued significantly due to stellar performance in a small sample size. For this reason I think Bobrovsky is a great guy to dangle to the rest of your league mates, playing off the hype / future upside on a developing, young team that plays a defensively responsible style of hockey. To the right manager Bobrovsky could net a serious return.
Ultimately, Ward is the safest choice and he will rebound next season for a CAR team that failed miserably to meet expectations this year.
Short answer: Keep Ward. Trade Bobrovsky.
MounD - Double Threat FHL (18-19 champs)
10-Team Yahoo daily H2H Dynasty
3C, 3LW, 3RW, 6D, 2G, 7Bn (IR)
G, A, +/-, PPP, SHP, SOG, FW, HIT, BLK // W, Sv, GAA, Sv%, SHO
C: Bergeron, Barkov, Aho, Point, Kadri
LW: Marchand, Landeskog, Hertl, Marchessault
RW: Stamkos, Tarasenko, Laine, Palmieri
D: Carlson, Letang, Dumba, Weber, Pietrangelo, Ristolainen, Byfuglien*
G: Bobrovsky, Holtby, Lehner, Greiss-Varlamov
Farm: Turcotte, Cozens, Denisenko, Newhook // Sandin, Jokiharju, Dobson, K'Andre // Shesterkin