Kane definitely.
Straight up who will be better long term? Both on garbage teams. Kane racks up pims and yakupov has ridiculous potential. (He wants my 1st round pick (7th pick)
Dynasty 12-Keeper League 27-player roster.. Most points at end of season. Must drop 5 at end and then draft 5.
Rosters: 17 Fwd, 7 D, 3 G
Player: G A +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG PPA SHA
Goalie: W OTL SOL SO
FWD: Datsyuk, Parise, Kessel, Kesler, Stepan, Saad, Lehtera, Spezza, Dubinsky, Franzen, Dupuis, Parenteau, Moulson, Chiasson, Soderberg, Eriksson, Hoffman, Kuznetsov
D: Karlsson, Giordano, Yandle, Edler, Josi, Schultz
G: Lehtonen, Anderson, Bobrovsky
Kane definitely.
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Goal-heavy with PIMs? Even with the injury risk, I'll take Kane.
Yes, Yakupov was a 1st overall pick and has the pedigree advantage. Yes, Yakupov probably has a higher raw-upside. Still ... I'll take Kane.
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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
Kane.
By like, a solid country mile. More SOG, more goals, more PIM, more ice time, more everything.
Points-only: Yakupov
Roto: Kane
PTKL (Pts,W,SO,SV,-GA)
11 teams, 20-man rosters, top 9F, 4D, 1G count
NCHA (G,A,SOG,PIM,PPP,HIT,BS,FOW,W,SO,GAA,SV%)
10 teams, weekly lineups, 20-man pro team, 30-man farm team
I'm an Oiler fan, and I would take 1 Kane over 2 Yakupovs in any format.
10 team, head-to-head, multi-cat, keep-12 keeper league. CATS: G,A,+/-,PPP,PIM,SOG,HITS BS,SHP, W,SV,SV%,GAA,SO Daily rosters of 6F, 4D, 2 Flex, 2G
F: Crosby, Hall, Pacioretty, Hartnell, Neal, Nugent-Hopkins, Callahan, Dubinsky, Hossa, Huberdeau, Abdelkader, Bjugstad (IR)
D: Karlsson, Hedman, Muzzin, Savard, Streit (IR)
G: Lundqvist, Quick, Condon
Tough to give a 100% answer either way. My thoughts are:
Kane - less risk since he has SOG and PIMs to fall back on for value. The issue is whether his points ever rise above the high 50s or low 60s
Yakupov - Considerably more risk, since he doesn't do much in the peripheral categories. But retains higher upside (40 goals, 80+ points)
Depends on how risk averse you are IMO. Hope that helps!
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Dynasty 12-Keeper League 27-player roster.. Most points at end of season. Must drop 5 at end and then draft 5.
Rosters: 17 Fwd, 7 D, 3 G
Player: G A +/- PIM PPG SHG GWG PPA SHA
Goalie: W OTL SOL SO
FWD: Datsyuk, Parise, Kessel, Kesler, Stepan, Saad, Lehtera, Spezza, Dubinsky, Franzen, Dupuis, Parenteau, Moulson, Chiasson, Soderberg, Eriksson, Hoffman, Kuznetsov
D: Karlsson, Giordano, Yandle, Edler, Josi, Schultz
G: Lehtonen, Anderson, Bobrovsky
Kane > Yakupov
I'm getting off the Yakopuv bandwagon now. I know I might regret it later on, but I think it'll be a few years before we see Edmonton be relevant. I'm a huge E. Kane fan though. I think his value is at an all-time low, and I think owners should pounce on the chance if they can trade for him; huge discount due to his poor year (injuries suck).