Re: Might As Well Start Pondering Choices
I think your "core" is right and I agree that adding McAvoy to that core makes perfect sense. Then it gets a little tougher and more uncertain. I agree that you should keep Meier. I think he returns to form next year and in your format that's gold. That leaves the last two spots and I'm a bit torn between Zibs, Kempe and Raymond. Kempe is steady Eddy, contributes across most scoring cats, he is a great own. He is 27 and put up over 70 pts this year. However, I think he's at a point in his career where he is now approaching or is at his ceiling. However, 70 pts and those kind of peripherals are pretty nice. Zibs is now 31 and he, like Kempe and Raymond put up just over 70 pts this year, a significant decrease from his previous two years, and over the last three years his offence has been declining. His peripherals were also very solid, but I'm seeing some potential red flags here. The Rangers are a cup contender, and they have the kind of depth that allows the scoring to be spread out and I'm not at all sure we are going to see Zibs scoring at an 80 or a 90 pt clip from here on in. I will also add that Zibs is assist heavy compared to both Kempe and Raymond and that's important in your format. Raymond is 22 years old and has already hit the 70 pt mark and the kid is only going to get better. While Raymonds peripherals are not as nice as Kempe's or Zibs, they are quite decent and if he hits his scoring upside of 90 + pts, well, look out. I'm inclined to take a chance and keep Raymond and Kempe and part ways with Zibs. Zibs should also have some significant trade value I would think. Doing this allows you to ice what should be a very competitive team and you get a little younger which is always desirable if you're not taking a big step backward to do so which I don't think you are. Nothing ventured, nothing gained (:
14 Team Roto; Keep 25; 12 F, 6 D, 2 G; 10 Farm; 5 Bench; 5 IR;
Salary Cap - 102.5 Mil
Scoring Cats: G, A, Pts, PIM, Hits, BS, SOG, F Points, D Points; Win+Ties+SO, GAA, SV%
Keepers
F: Aho, Larkin, DeBrincat, Vrana, Bennett, Scheifele, Kakko,Tolvanen, McBain,
D: Heiskanen, Fox, Toews, Lundqvist
G: Swayman, Andersen, Copley
Drops
F: Gaudreau, Terravainen, Puljujarvi, Kravstov, Zary
D: Brannstrom, Cernak, Alexeyev
G: Korpisalo, Merzlikins
FARM: Rossi, Berggren, Holtz, Savoie, Clarke, Tarasov, Wolf