Kunitz or DBrown

[letnry]

In a salary cap dynasty league with G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG (w/ SOG and BS coming, GWG going) who would you rather target taking into considerable acquisition cost?

[JHM]

I'm not sure who the world perceives as more valuable at this moment. Kunitz has been on fire. Only last spring Brown was on fire.

Overall, I want Brown. He's that 50-60 guy. Steady. Yes, hot spells & cold spells. He has that quarter once a year, where he threatens the point-a-game thing, and enthusiasm heats up. It's the 12 point quarters that ruin it. He'll have another career year yet, in my mind. LA has got to figure out how to score a few goals at some point in time. We can argue that they were the worst offensive team in history (3rd last in the NHL last year) to win the cup. Great defence though!

When someone says that they want Kunitz at the moment, well... think about Dupuis and his 60 points last year. It wasn't really possible was it? Kunitz showed offensive upside earlier in his career. In the right spot, well, what isn't the right spot if you're in the top 6 in Pittsburgh. Therefore, he can easily be a 'surprise' guy.

Snagging Kunitz on the cheap isn't a bad thing. When he cools down for a week or two (right away) you can still push him away and get your investment back. If he stays hot, you love it. He wouldn't be the first to re-find himself and go for a nice run as a veteran.