Temporary Karlsson replacement

[neksys]

Points only league.

I am in 1st place. I own Karlsson.

I am not willing to give him up. I can move him onto my bench but I will need someone in his place. Obviously there is no replacing a guy like him, but I just need decent production in that slot to keep me in 1st.

I have three active options:

1) Move Pitkanen into Karlsson's slot
2) Trade a pick for Bouwmeester
3) Trade a pick for Bieksa

What is my best move?

Pitkanen is injured but off to a good start. Bouwmeester's production is the poorest of the group but has that active ironman streak going. Bieksa is off to a slow start but showing signs of life (not to mention plays either 82 games or 22).

[BigDunn]

Depending on how valuable the pick would be that you'd have to trade, I'd rank them:
1 - Bieksa
2 - Pitkanen
3 - Bouwmeester

[bizzl]

Pitkanen will out point Bouwmeester for sure, and should outpoint Bieksa as well, so I'd go for him if all you're after is points. I'm not up to date on his injury though, and replacing an injured player with a band-aid boy isn't always the best thing. Bieksa would provide you with good peripheries as well as some offense, so if you count peripheries I'd take him. Bouwmeester's ironman streak doesn't mean anything if he's not providing any stats.