Reply With QuoteYour team looks pretty solid, in a 1 year not sure I would jump to grab him.
Doughty Dropped
Somebody just dumped Doughty... Doh!
1. I've got #1 waiver priority. Use it? Some guys get really impatient in this league and drop big talent wayyy to early. So my only hesitation is wondering if I could snag someone even better with #1 down the road. I'm definitely leaning toward using it, though.
2. Is Pitkanen the guy to drop over Schultz?
Thanks!
Yahoo! H2H League (1 Year) (10 Teams)
Offensive Stats: G, A, P, +/-, PPP, PIM, HITS, SOG
Goalie Stats: W, GAA, SV%, SHO
Roster: C,C,C,LW,LW,LW,RW,RW,RW,D,D,D,D,D,Util,G,G,BN(5),I R(2)
C: Backstrom, Bergeron, Stepan, Ribeiro, RNH, Stastny
LW: Zetterberg (C/LW), Sharp (C/LW), Schenn (C/LW), Vanek (LW/RW)
RW: Ovechkin (LW/RW), Backes (C/RW), Callahan, Versteeg (LW/RW)
D: Byfuglien (D/RW), Phaneuf, Suter, Franson, Gudas
G: Price, Bobrovsky, Allen
IR: Elliott, Dubinsky (C/LW)
Your team looks pretty solid, in a 1 year not sure I would jump to grab him.
Team 1:
10 Team Keeper, keep 16.
Cat: +/-, PIMs, G, A, Pts, STG (PPG+SHG), GAA, SPct, W
Roto, No Max games, weekly lineups - 12F, 6D, 4G - 6 bench
F: Benn, Bennett, Crosby, Hughes, Keller, Kopitar, Lindolm, Perron, Schmalts, Stephenson, Tavares, Thompson
Bench - Lafreniere, Roslovic, Schenn
D: Chabot, Dahlin, Josi, Hronek, Morrissey, Schenn
Bench - Sandin
G: F. Copley, Gustavsson, Skinner, Sorokin
Bench: Merzlikins, Petersen, Andersen (IR)
I say go for it, and drop Pitkanen.
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G(2), A(1), +-(1), PIM(0.25), PPP(2), SHP(3), HITS(0.1), BS(0.1), W(5), L(-2), SV(0.2), GA(-1), SO(5)
Agreed. There's no guarantee someone better will come along (how can Doughty get dropped anyway? Wow), and even if someone comes 30 games later, a near-full season of Doughty will at least help you get to the playoffs.Originally Posted by chillyh
12 Team Keeper Yahoo! Points League
Keep 8 (max 1 goalie)
3C 3LW 3RW 6D 2G
Bench: 6 + 2 IR
G(3), A(2), +/- (1), PIM (0.5), PPP (1), SHP (2), SOG (0.5), FOW (0.05), HIT (0.25), BLK (0.25)
W (5.5), L (-2.5), GA (-1), SA (0.2), SHO (5)
Weekly Roster
C: Giroux/Ott/Stastny
LW: Steen/Hartnell/Prust
RW: Lupul/Callahan/Simmonds
D: Karlsson/Letang/Burns/Green/Bieksa/Beauchemin/Goligoski
G: Quick/Ward/Bishop/Khudobin
Bench: Martin/Hornqvist/Ray Whitney/Backlund
No disrespect, but that's terrible "help". I'd take Doughty over any of your D (except letang)- but with your options I'd drop pitkanen and sleep like a baby for the season.
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G A PTS +/- PIM PPP SOG W GAA SV% SO
C: Barkov, Eichel, McDavid
RW: P. Kane, Okposo
LW: E. Kane, Couture
D: Subban, Byfuglien, Faulk, Vatanen, Morgan Reilly
G: Schneider, Gibson/Andersen
UTIL: Kuznetsov, Kadri, Little, Stone
Farm
D: J. Schultz, Sekera, Hanifin, Hamonic
F: Spooner, Silfverberg, Konecny, Roussell
G: F. Andersen/Gibson, Mason, Ward, Anderson
Prospect:
F - D Strome, Burakovsky, Raantanen, Bjorkstrand
D - Ryan Murphy
I agree 100%.
Horrible advice.
Go grab DD.
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Is Doughty that important for him?
This is a 1 year league, not a keeper. Other than the playoffs last year, Doughty's production during the past 2 seasons is 40 and 36 pts each, and only 15 ppp or less. Pitkanen can give you that if healthy.
The whole LAK team is barely outscoring Maleau (11 to 9 goals), cup hangover or just LAK low scoring ways.
Instead LWers are relatively weak. Maybe wait for a Hartnell or Ryan to get dropped by an impatient owner.
Heck I own him in one league and I picked up Raphael Diaz today, nearly dropping DD.
If you must pickup DD, then drop Pitkanen. But unless you play in playoff pools, he has been average for 3/4 seasons.
Last edited by cdubb; January 31, 2013 at 7:06 AM.
Semi-retired
Ya I agree. Sometimes too much emphasis can be placed on name value in one year leagues. I bet a lot of people who bailed on Ovechkin last year for somebody like Spezza would have been ridiculed on these forums, but they came out looking pretty smart. Doughty wasn't even a top 25 scoring dman last season, who's to say he will be this year? Maybe he will bounce back, but it's certainly not a given.
Fantasy hockey is a lot like gambling, so there's something to be said for playing the percentages, but there's also something to be said for observation and instinct.
Well said.
I would keep what you have. In a 1yr league, especially in a shortened season like this one, that waiver wire can be a nice little addition to helping you out. If you are going to use that #1 priority, it best be for someone who is going to help you win. Right now, Doughty is a step backwards on your roster, not a step forward. Pitkanen is playing just as much TOI as Doughty and is actually performing. I personally think Doughty is one of the more over rated guys on these forums, especially if you are in a salary cap league.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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My thoughts exactly, maybe I should have provided more detail. Picking DD up just because he is available doesnt make sense to me.
Last edited by Mater; January 31, 2013 at 11:11 AM.
Team 1:
10 Team Keeper, keep 16.
Cat: +/-, PIMs, G, A, Pts, STG (PPG+SHG), GAA, SPct, W
Roto, No Max games, weekly lineups - 12F, 6D, 4G - 6 bench
F: Benn, Bennett, Crosby, Hughes, Keller, Kopitar, Lindolm, Perron, Schmalts, Stephenson, Tavares, Thompson
Bench - Lafreniere, Roslovic, Schenn
D: Chabot, Dahlin, Josi, Hronek, Morrissey, Schenn
Bench - Sandin
G: F. Copley, Gustavsson, Skinner, Sorokin
Bench: Merzlikins, Petersen, Andersen (IR)
Thanks for all the advice guys!
I ended up holding off on the waiver claim for Doughty...
... and he cleared waivers early this morning. So I then immediately dropped Pitkanen for him, and I still have my #1 Waiver Priority! I do think DD is a bit overrated in fantasy... but I think at his worst he's still an even swap with Pitkanen. And, at his best I cash in big time.
Yahoo! H2H League (1 Year) (10 Teams)
Offensive Stats: G, A, P, +/-, PPP, PIM, HITS, SOG
Goalie Stats: W, GAA, SV%, SHO
Roster: C,C,C,LW,LW,LW,RW,RW,RW,D,D,D,D,D,Util,G,G,BN(5),I R(2)
C: Backstrom, Bergeron, Stepan, Ribeiro, RNH, Stastny
LW: Zetterberg (C/LW), Sharp (C/LW), Schenn (C/LW), Vanek (LW/RW)
RW: Ovechkin (LW/RW), Backes (C/RW), Callahan, Versteeg (LW/RW)
D: Byfuglien (D/RW), Phaneuf, Suter, Franson, Gudas
G: Price, Bobrovsky, Allen
IR: Elliott, Dubinsky (C/LW)
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