Re: When to deal Malkin?
Originally Posted by
Laendarian
For starters, in a keep 4 league I don't think there should ever really be a team that needs to "rebuild", even if your keepers are not top of the pack a smart draft puts you right back into contention.
For me I'm in the opposite boat, limited keepers like yours I prefer to trade up rather then dilute, but if you have really terrible options for your 4th guy I can see scenarios where you make that move.
Back to your original point, to move Malkin I'd want to legit keepers, Hall + E Staal + a first is a good offer, although I would be more inclined to move your 4th keeper (Yak was it?) with Geno to get something better than Staal as the 2nd piece back.
Agree with the above. I'm having a hard time seeing how you're rebuilding in a keep 4, unless your league has 60 teams in it. I can't imagine many are keeping top prospects outside of guys like Mackinon in your format. Hall + Stall + 1st wouldn't be a terrible offer in a full keeper or say a keep 15ish, but in a keep 4 there's no way I'm giving up on Malkin for that package. Looking at your keepers with and without the trade, I don't see anyone outside of Malkin and Hall who isn't about a 50/50 at best to still be a keeper next year. Staal, Kane, Skinner and Yak are fringe keepers in your set up as far as I'm concerned. If I'm the one giving up Malkin in this format, I want two surefire keepers in return, not one and a half. The pick is also nice but if you don't think you'll compete next year and don't think you'll be able to use that pick to grab someone appreciably better than one of your current keepers, what's it worth really?
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