If your going to buy lottery tickets I am taking Merz. CBJ looks like a better team to me this year.
Who you like moving forward? Standard goalie cats. Is Merz cooked? Maybe? Probably? Thanks!
League: Points only, dynasty/keeper
Dress 6 forwards (no positional designation), 4 defence (goals are worth 2 pts, assists 1), 2 Goalies, 3 Farm players (under 24)
Forwards: Nate McKinnon, Aho, deBrincat, Barzal, R Thomas, Drake Batherson
Defence: John Carlson, D Hamilton, Klingberg, Bouchard, Montour
Goalies: Merzlikins, Gustavsson, Vejmelka
Farm: Kakko, Rossi, Perfetti
If your going to buy lottery tickets I am taking Merz. CBJ looks like a better team to me this year.
10 Owner Keepers. Keep 8
Positions----C:3 LW:3 RW:3 D:6 G:2
Skaters: Assists/Blocks/FOW/Goals/Hits/SOG/STP
*Defense premium 1.5/1 Goalies: GA/SV/W
Kootenay League
C: Draisaitl(c,l), Zibanejad, Beniers, Nelson
RW:Meier(l,r), Kyrou, Tippett, D.Stome(c,r), Stone
LW: Tkachuk(l,r), Panarin, McCann(c,l), Marchessault(l,r),
D: Josi, McAvoy, Morrissey, Montour, Toews, Hronek, Severson, Orlov
G: Gustavsson, Kuemper, Gibson
Elvis very slightly. I think Arizona will be an improved team but still behind Columbus.
I prefer Vejmelka. I think both teams have some potential, but will fall short, however, when you figure 2/3 of the schedule is in-Conference, the East is just way more loaded. More room for Vejmelka and the Coyotes to steal some wins.
For me it’s Merz and it’s not really close. Main reason is the D now assembled in Columbus. Either one could really go either way but I like the assembled team in front of Merzlikins a lot better.
12 team Yahoo Roto keeper (keep 3)
9 F, 6 D; roster 3 G max
G,A,PPP,SOG,BLKS,HITS - W,SO,SV%,Saves
F: B Tkachuk, Stutzle, Eriksson Ek, Necas, Konecny, Cooley, Boldy, Lehkonen, Tippett
D: Dahlin, Seider, Matheson, Durzi, Addison, Mintyukov
G: Hill, Husso
IR:
Bench: L Hughes, Merzlikins, Terry, Tuch
Elvis, and it's not really that close. If you look at the Blue Jackets defense core, they are stacked pretty strong. He'll look a lot better this year depending on the health of the team in front of him.
14 Team, Keep14 Farm5, 82GP Cap/Position
Skaters: Points only, Goalies 2ptWin/3ptSO
Start: 4C,4LW,4RW,6D,2G
C- Crosby, Zibanejad, Couturier, Zacha, Frost
LW- Marchand, Huberdeau, McTavish, Rackell, Kuzmenko
RW- Konecny, Necas, Caufield, Jarvis, Lafreniere
D- Hughes, Carlson, Werenski, Chychrun, Andersson, Dobson, Weegar
G- Andersen, Merzlikins, Daccord, Jones
Farm- Johnston, Foerster, Tarasov, Hutson, Reinbacher
Picks-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11
I don't think either goalie is cooked, and both are talented enough to be NHL starters.
However, I like Columbus' blue line more. The points about the NHL West being weaker are also valid.
What are your goalie cats? I do not believe fully standard categories truly exist.
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Elvis. Columbus is going to be motivated this season and their D core has improved immensely with Provorov, Severson, and a healthy Werenski.
I think Arizona will surprise a bit this season too, but I am taking Elvis pretty easily here.
KHL Fantasy Hockey League Keep 8
3-C 3-RW 3-LW 6-D 2-G
Forward 5-G 3-A 1.0 STP
D-Men 6-G 4-A 1.5 STP
.35 Shot .4 Hit .4 Block .1 FOW
Goalie 6.5 Win .25 Save -2.5 GA 2-SO
C- Larkin, Hischer, Horvat, R. Thomas
LW- Stamkos, Hyman, Kreider, Lehkonen,
RW- Laine, Marchessault, Toffoli. Buchnevich
D- Doughty, Burns, Letang, Andersson (IR), Faulk, Toews, Pionk, Petry
G- Vasilevskiy, Copley, Andersen
I don't like either option but gun to my head I'll say Elvis.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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I like Vejmelka between these two. He's been the better goalie for the past two seasons so not sure why that would change.
Columbus may be the one team in they league that is more of a mess than Arizona.
At least Columbus plays in an NHL arena. To say they are more of a mess than Arizona tells me you’re not paying attention to their off-season and focusing solely on the coaching change.
12 team Yahoo Roto keeper (keep 3)
9 F, 6 D; roster 3 G max
G,A,PPP,SOG,BLKS,HITS - W,SO,SV%,Saves
F: B Tkachuk, Stutzle, Eriksson Ek, Necas, Konecny, Cooley, Boldy, Lehkonen, Tippett
D: Dahlin, Seider, Matheson, Durzi, Addison, Mintyukov
G: Hill, Husso
IR:
Bench: L Hughes, Merzlikins, Terry, Tuch
This year I would bet on Elvis but after that, I have hope in Vejmelka, but to be honest, those two don’t excite me very much
10 team dynasty (salary cap), start every week 12 fowards, 6 defenses and 2 goalies
Fowards: G, A
Defense: G, A, short handed time (0,25 pt / 2 min)
Goalies: W 2 pt, OT lost 1pt, Shootout lost 1pt, shutout 1pt
F: Gaudreau, Matthews, Malkin, Eichel, Fiala, Zibanejad, Pavelski, Rust, Nelson, Suzuki, Eriksson Ek, Sharangovich
D: Karlsson, Josi, Heiskanen, Montour, Theodore, Ekholm
G: Sorokin, Bobrovsky
Bench: Skinner, Mittelstadt, Couture, RyJo, Lehkonen, Coyle, Yamamoto, Barbashev, DeBrusk, Coronato, Luostarinen, Provorov, Lindell, Spurgeon, Orlov, Korchinski, Fleury, Samsonov, Blackwood, Husso, Vejmelka, Ersson
Farm: Snuggerud, Miroshnichenko, But, Brisson, Rosen
I don't really like either. But I might lean Vejmelka just because of the s*** show that could be CBJ. Sure CBJ has more talent, but the whole Babcock situation scares me. It reminds me of the year Patrick Roy walked away from the Avs at the last minute. Replacing a head coach and losing their season long plan and strategy shouldn't be understated. That year the Avs looked like a mess, had no systems, and a few individuals tried to do it all and make big individual plays every game. They had some good players, but if I recall, I think they had one of the worst regular season records in the modern era? That could be CBJ this year...
Weekly H2H 4gm/week 14 Teams,21 Player roster+3 protected prospects
20wk Reg season+3Rd of Playoff
Keep 10
G+A=1pt, Dman G+A=1.5pt, PPG=1pt, PPA=0.5pt, SHG=1pt, SHA=0.5pt, ShootoutG=0.25pt, GWG=1pt, Hatty=3pt, DMan Hatty=5pt, +/- (For D only)=+/- 0.5pt, W=2pt, L=-1pt, OTL=1pt, ShootoutL=0.5pt, SO=1pt, S=0.1pt, GA=-0.5pt, Goalie Goal=5pt
Play 2C 2LW 2RW 3F 3D 2G
C:Zibanejad Stamkos Schmaltz
LW:Panarin Kaprizov Bunting Barbashev D.Strome
RW:Keller Terry Necas Kakko Raddysh
D: Carlson Theodore Morrissey Matheson
G:Vasilevskiy Sorokin Merzlikins Johansson
Prospects: Miroshnichenko Dostal Commesso
Thank you kind souls. Elvis it is!
League: Points only, dynasty/keeper
Dress 6 forwards (no positional designation), 4 defence (goals are worth 2 pts, assists 1), 2 Goalies, 3 Farm players (under 24)
Forwards: Nate McKinnon, Aho, deBrincat, Barzal, R Thomas, Drake Batherson
Defence: John Carlson, D Hamilton, Klingberg, Bouchard, Montour
Goalies: Merzlikins, Gustavsson, Vejmelka
Farm: Kakko, Rossi, Perfetti