Who to target at LW?

[GretzkysMullet]

Seems elite LW are hard to come by these days. There isn't exactly a ton to being with, and some are getting shuffled to other positions. Kovalchuk, for example, is listed as LW in my league, but he played RW most of last year and is playing RW again this year. It's unlikely he'll have LW status next season.

Here are the options I can see:

Ovechkin: Hard to acquire, his owner over values him. He's also starting the year at RW, though that may not last.

D Sedin: Probably won't be shuffled to RW, but are his best years behind him? What kind of production can be expected for the next 3 or so seasons? His owner is a Canucks fan, so may have to overpay a bit.

Parise: Also playing RW to start the season, hard to say how that'll continue. Probably would take a fair amount to acquire him.

Aside from those three there seems to be a pretty big drop off. Any other players I should be looking at? How about young players with elite potential at LW?

[cdubb]

Neal - good situation

Hall - if you believe he's the next Messier and not damaged goods

Benn - hopefully resigns

[Gaborlick]

I don't know if they are elite, but they have strong upside at LW.

This summer I traded for Nash and Bobby Ryan. Ryan has no points in two games for the Ducks (who scored 12 goals by the way). So far I am disappointed in Ryan, but it is really early in the season. I do hope he gets traded. Nash, playing with Gaborik, is going to be exciting as they proved last night. I think both players can get to a PPG pace...

[mister_mcgoo]

Originally Posted by GretzkysMullet

Parise: Also playing RW to start the season, hard to say how that'll continue. Probably would take a fair amount to acquire him.

you sure about that? he's playing with Heater and Koivu and Heatley always plays RW

[GretzkysMullet]

Originally Posted by cdubb

Neal - good situation

Hall - if you believe he's the next Messier and not damaged goods

Benn - hopefully resigns

Neal plays RW, Benn plays C.

I don't know about Hall, seems to be a bit of an injury risk, and I'm unsure if he will be PPG in the future. What do you guys think he tops out at?

Originally Posted by Gaborlick

I don't know if they are elite, but they have strong upside at LW.

I think both players can get to a PPG pace...

I'm not so high on Ryan, and Nash would probably come with a higher price tag than he's really worth (IMO) based on name value and his new situation. I do think Nash could finally get to a PPG pace though now that he's playing with better players..

Originally Posted by mister_mcgoo

you sure about that? he's playing with Heater and Koivu and Heatley always plays RW

No, not sure. I'm going off line combos I'm getting from a couple of different sites. I'm in Norway, so I haven't been able to catch any Wild games due to the time difference.