Desharnais Value v Bieksa/McDonough

[ross10019]

Some of you have read my other posts regarding an upcoming keeper decision (league in sig).

I am debating between Bieksa v McDonough for 16th keeper spot.

But now I am seriously considering keeping Desharnais instead of those two, in part becaus of Dobber's hype but also because, as a Habs fan, I've seen what he can do on that dynamic line. It's not ideal because he would be my 5th C (we only start max 4), and it would leave me with only 3 D, but my top 3D are elite (Letang, Karlsson, Byf) so I could easily use the draft to stock up on 3 solid depth Dmen.

Thoughts?

[Carcillo]

I'm not that high on Desharnais but I'd keep him because he's #1 C in Montreal, you're a Habs fan, he's coming off from a very good season, there's some hype around him and he should have a good trade value.

Bieksa is good D-man but he's one of those guys that have some good seasons and some not so good seasons. He's pretty injury prone too. McDonagh is more of a shutdown type and should be easier to re-draft than Desharnais.