Help With Determining Keepers / Playoff Roster Decisions
Team and league in sig. I am in a battle for first place this final week of the regular season, but I am guaranteed a first round bye in the H2H playoffs. We keep 12 players for next year, so I'm trying to determine my keepers now, so I can identify players that could be dropped for WW options with better schedules to load up in time for my H2H semi-final, and/or use those roster spot(s) for streaming (we have 4 players adds allowed per week). Right now, Pommy holds the streamer spot I've been using all season, so he's not in consideration for keepers.
Here's what I have so far:
For sure keepers: Crosby, Hall, MaxPac, Callahan, Hartnell, Lundy, Quick, Karlsson, Burns, McDonagh, Gudas (11)
If people don't agree with any of these let me know.
I'm having a tough time figuring out who to spend that last spot on. My options are:
- Carlson. He's a stud dman in my format with the sog and bs, but has a weaker schedule the semis and finals with only 3 games each week. Week of the semis he has 3 days off between games, making that an ideal spot to plug in another player instead. Already keeping 4 dmen, don't really need a 5th. Wondering if I should drop him for another dman that also blocks shots and plays 4 and 4 to gain 2 man-games there.
- Semin. Kept him over from last year and he's been a disappointment up until recently. OK playoff sched, he plays 3,4.
- Ott. Grabbed off waivers after the trade. Can be a monster in my format and is no longer a +/- cancer. Ok playoff sched, 3 games and 4 games. Thinking about maybe adding a multi-cat agitator that plays another man-game like Roussel who plays 4 and 4, but I also like Ott long-term with Stl. in my format too as a potential keeper.
- Mason. Goalies carry a lot of value in our league, and it's really slim pickings on the wire. We count saves, so starters that see volume have extra value. He's been a great #3 for me this year behind Lundy and Quick, and would be tough to replace if I didn't keep him. I traded my 1st and 2nd rounders in next year's re-draft in a deal for Sid, so I wouldn't have a shot to draft a 3rd goalie till round 3.
Given all the info, what do the savvy folks in here suggest in terms of my keepers and managing my roster for the playoffs?
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