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Keeper league (12 teams) - keep 6 (+ NHL team is auto keep)
Weekly lineup: 1T, 9F, 4D, 1G
Points only:
Forwards & Dmen: goal (1), assist (1)
Goalies: win (2), otl/sol (1), shutout (2)
Team: win (2), otl/sol (1)
Only 2 FA pickups for the season (remaining: 0)
[T] Edmonton
[F] Panarin, Pettersson, Bedard
[D] Heiskanen, Theodore, Dobson
[G]
I hope Leblanc takes example on Bournival and plays hard. No need to fill the net, simply strong play and 100% effort and it'll get his confidence up.
Budaj vs Lundqvist seems pretty lopsided but the Habs usually play well in front of their backup. Budaj going for his 10th straight win.
Writer of the weekly Top 10 column.
12-team Keeper pool, straight points for forwards & dmen. Goalies get: 2 points per win, 3 per shutout, 1 point per assist & 1 point per shootout loss.
League champ in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2022.
Top 8 forwards, 5 dmen and 2 goalies count.
We keep 15 players (any position) plus two rookies.
Forwards: Panarin, Ovechkin, Kopitar, Stamkos, Tuch, Rust, Marchessault, Pavelski, Miller, Bertuzzi, Stone, Kakko, Brown, Stankoven, Kovalenko
Defence: Hedman, Fox, Matheson, Thrun, Jiricek
Goalies: Kochetkov, Talbot, Vasilevskiy, Campbell, Schmid
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Do they plan to have a ceremony of some type tonight? It's the first home game for the Rangers, and they just spent a billion dollars on renovating the place. Not sure if they have something planned, even just introducing the players for the first time. Those games seem to be pretty dull as players just stand around forever.
Writer of the weekly Top 10 column.
12-team Keeper pool, straight points for forwards & dmen. Goalies get: 2 points per win, 3 per shutout, 1 point per assist & 1 point per shootout loss.
League champ in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2022.
Top 8 forwards, 5 dmen and 2 goalies count.
We keep 15 players (any position) plus two rookies.
Forwards: Panarin, Ovechkin, Kopitar, Stamkos, Tuch, Rust, Marchessault, Pavelski, Miller, Bertuzzi, Stone, Kakko, Brown, Stankoven, Kovalenko
Defence: Hedman, Fox, Matheson, Thrun, Jiricek
Goalies: Kochetkov, Talbot, Vasilevskiy, Campbell, Schmid
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As a former 1st round pick (golden boy status + french) Leblanc will get opportunities more easily. He has to take advantage so that next time they call him up first instead of Blunden and Holland.
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Overall thoughts
Petr Budaj
Excellent game for the backup. He has shown that he can be dropped into action cold off of the bench and do well. He made several key saves to preserve the lead.
Andrei Markov
Excellent defensive play in the final minutes blocking several shots. He finished with six total blocks.
PK Subban
Still an offensive wizard but plays a bit too high-risk in his own end. It's not just with the puck but sometimes he takes the wrong angle while defending the man. Other times he's in perfect position and the play is neutralized before it becomes a problem.
Louis Leblanc
A mixed bag from what I saw. I noticed he was way out of position on a play early in the first when the Rangers hit consecutive posts. He was too close to his net and when the rebound kicked out the Rangers had an second open shot. He was better later in his limited minutes, working hard all over the place and even drawing a penalty where he could have potentially scored a goal.
Michael Bournival
He is an NHL-level player. He keeps getting better. Does all of the little things to make others better. His play has breathed life into Plekanec. Tonight he saw time on the power play and penalty kill and set up Plekanec's game-winning power-play goal.
Alex Galchenyuk-Lars Eller-Brendan Gallagher
This line produced the most chances offensively tonight. They were finally rewarded with a late goal that I would call questionable. It wasn't an actual kick-in by Galchenyuk but I've seen plenty of goals called back for less. Like everything else in the NHL it depends on the mood of the day.
Douglas Murray
Decent first game in a Habs' uniform. He is very slow but does well around the net and along the boards. He took a penalty where he basically ran over a Rangers' player. If you're going to take a minor, make it count I guess.
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You forgot to mention Blunden. He recorded a hit. Plan on keeping him in your pool now?
Writer of the weekly Top 10 column.
12-team Keeper pool, straight points for forwards & dmen. Goalies get: 2 points per win, 3 per shutout, 1 point per assist & 1 point per shootout loss.
League champ in 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020 and 2022.
Top 8 forwards, 5 dmen and 2 goalies count.
We keep 15 players (any position) plus two rookies.
Forwards: Panarin, Ovechkin, Kopitar, Stamkos, Tuch, Rust, Marchessault, Pavelski, Miller, Bertuzzi, Stone, Kakko, Brown, Stankoven, Kovalenko
Defence: Hedman, Fox, Matheson, Thrun, Jiricek
Goalies: Kochetkov, Talbot, Vasilevskiy, Campbell, Schmid
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