Solved a problem for my team,whadduya think?

[WingNutUpNorth]

For the team in my sig,daily lineup changes.The problem I had was having 2 det dmen and 2 washington dmen.I had White and Smith,and Orlov and Green.So I traded White and got Cory Conacher.I have been trying to add forward depth prospect wise,since this is a full dynasty keeper league.I have also drafted Reilly Smith and I am about to draft Nicklas Jensen.I now just have the problem of 2 caps dmen,but I can live with that for now.So How did I do?

[metaldude26]

I don't know that having two Caps defensemen is necessarily a problem. At a certain point you are better off having the best players rather than worrying about whether or not you will be able to get them into your lineup for all 82 games.

As far as White for Conacher goes I think you might be losing a bit. In general they both have upside but if Conacher flops he is a minor league player getting you zero points. If White flops then he's a mediocre defenseman getting you 25 points. It's a small distinction but worth noting. Ultimately I don't think this will have a huge impact on your season but it's one of those risk/reward types of arguments.

[ericdaoust]

Why are people so scared to own multiple players from the same team???

[notoriousjim]

it is fine to have a few guys on the same team.

reason against it is for daily leagues it means every game will match up, that means that you are not going to get them into as many games. (really only matters in leagues with really deep benches)

[ericdaoust]

Originally Posted by notoriousjim

it is fine to have a few guys on the same team.

reason against it is for daily leagues it means every game will match up, that means that you are not going to get them into as many games. (really only matters in leagues with really deep benches)

Still, some people are taking this way too literally. It's just a guideline for efficient scheduling. But a good player is a good player and should not be traded for the sole purpose of getting out of this scenario.

[BlackGold]

Not too high on the trade. Not a big believer of Conacher making it in the NHL due to his size. There are so many small high scoring players who can't cut it in the NHL, but are AHL scoring stars.

White is decently productive Dman, and while you can easily afford to trade him, I think you could have found a more likely NHL return on the trade.

Then again your team looks pretty darn impressive for a 16 team dynasty, so maybe you know more than I do

[kevinsrangers]

although i can see the argument for a dailly lineup league i would personally take the best player regardless of the team.
your trade i think is ok at best but its not going to hurt you either way.

[robmyatt]

Originally Posted by kevinsrangers

although i can see the argument for a dailly lineup league i would personally take the best player regardless of the team.
your trade i think is ok at best but its not going to hurt you either way.

agreed. Also, the better player will always have a higher trade value too which is more important than a slight increase in scheduling benefits IMO>

[ericdaoust]

Originally Posted by robmyatt

agreed. Also, the better player will always have a higher trade value too which is more important than a slight increase in scheduling benefits IMO>

Yeah, and players change teams often as well. Consider this scenario:

1) Ian White traded for Fedor Tyutin (a downgrade) to get out of the scheduling conflict
2) A week later, Tyutin is traded to Detroit in real life

Then what?

[Pengwin7]

I agree with comments above.
There is very rarely a case when I'm trading a player away just because of scheduling conflicts.

If you start 4D (say), having 2D from the same team is no problem at all.

I have seen teams that have too many ELITE players in the same division at the same position.