Definitely Mantha - with his injury and the strong play of Cleary, he will probably only get a shake if the team is seriously suffering or has a marquee injury. He'll be gold next year.
After that, I don't know but would probably guess at Nylander.
We are allowed to keep two designated prospects in our keeper league.
Once they make 22 NHL games, they come off our farm slots and onto our active roster.
So I am trying to find 2 players to stash until at least 2015-16.
Two Requirements:
1. The Player is not going to play a max of 22 games in 2014-15.
2. Cannot play on any of these 10 teams:
Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, Vancouver Canucks, Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins
Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks
Some Suggestions:
Anthony Mantha (Redwings)
Teemu Pulkkinen (Redwings)
William Nylander (Leafs)
Sam Bennett (Flames)
Michael Dal Colle (Islanders)
Nikolaj Ehlers (Jets)
Nick Sorensen (Ducks)
Nick Ritchie (Ducks)
Josh Ho-Sang (Islanders)
Robby Fabbri (Blues)
Ty Rattie (Blues)
Nikolay Goldobin (Sharks)
Max Domi (Yotes)
Anthony Duclair (Rangers)
Curtis Lazar (Senators)
Andre Burakovsky (Capitals)
Looking for a good grouping of young stars a year away from NHL action.
Thanks in advance.
Definitely Mantha - with his injury and the strong play of Cleary, he will probably only get a shake if the team is seriously suffering or has a marquee injury. He'll be gold next year.
After that, I don't know but would probably guess at Nylander.
12 Tm Keeper League
3-6 C 6-9 Wing 6-7D 2G
P,A,+/-,PIM,PPG,GA,Saves
C: McTavish, Elias Pettersson, J.T. Miller
W: Boeser, Huberdeau, Kakko, Bratt, Gaudreau, Giroux, Jarvis, Kyrou, Boldy, Tuch
D: Werenski, Hughes, Korchinski, Montour, Ekblad, Sanheim
G: Sorokin, Shesterkin
Farm:
C: Rossi
W: Raymond, Berggren, Pelletier, Peterka
D: Perunovich, Sandin, Timmins, Hutson
G: Kochetkov
Mantha is a clear choice for me as well with the top pick. after that, i'd likely go Bennett for a multi-cat league. In points only, i think it's a coin-flip on Nylander/Dal Colle
What is the reasoning behind rule no. 2, because it eliminates 1/3 of the teams in the NHL? Are these teams you personally hate and cannot cheer for their players?
Mantha was also the first name I preferred. Goldobin intrigues me as a second choice - SJ is not very strong on RW but I think he will be returned to junior to work on the defensive aspect of his game.
Each manager has a Home Team that they picked.
You get 9 Players and 1 Goalie from that home team to start each season.
Then 5 keepers from the rest of the 20 teams. 2F/2D/1G
Therefore our prospect keepers must also come from the 20 remaining non-home teams.
Interesting twist this commissioner created.
Nikolaj Ehlers (Jets)
Anthony Mantha (Redwings)
These are the two I would pick.
William Nylander (Leafs) - third option
Piranha Hockey League est 1990 - Oakley Doakley's - 16 teams
Pts only W=2 OL=1 SO=3 Auction Draft
WHL - est 2016 Expansion - Glasgow Kiss - 24 teams
25 pro players / 10 minor league players
G,A,+/-,PPP,SOG,Hits,Blk,PIM,FOW, W,Sv,GA,SHO
The fact they can't play 22 games this year removes my first two picks, Lazar and Domi because I think both will see time in the NHL this year, and both could see more than 22 games. On the other hand, neither may hit 22 games so it's a crap shoot and I will simply avoid them as a "just in case". The same can be said for Mantha. I think he spends a good chunk of time after he returns from his injury in the AHL but will he possibly play in 22 games this year? If Detroit goes through the same injury issues they did this past year, who knows.
My two picks,
Sam Bennett
Nik Ehlers
I am confident both these kids get sent back to spend another year in Jr hockey this year.
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
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
Everyone Rep'd that replied. Thank you.
1-Bennett
2-Ehlers
3-Nylander
Points only keeper league
7 teams
28 keepers
Weekly line up: 12 F / 6 D / 2 G
Goalie stats: W=2 / SO=2
I wouldn't consider Lazar as I think he sticks. I would consider Matt Puempel who is really impressing.
Bennett and Dal Colle would be my two choices. Neither will play this season (maybe 9 games, but that's it), and they're probably the two with the highest upsides available. I'm still not a huge fan of Mantha, I like the two I listed better....but I also left him off because he could pass the 22 game mark this season.
20 Team Dynasty (points per) - G (25, 50 for defense) A (25) PIM (3) PPP (15) SHP (25) OTG (15) GWG (25) HTr (50) SOW (75) HIT (1) BLK (2) W (50) SHO (100) OTL (10) GA (-15) SV (2) Use actual NHL salary
Start 12 F, 6 D, 1G weekly
F: Kucherov, Marchand, Barkov, Gaudreau, Laine, Aho, Dubois, Dadonov, Huberdeau, Trocheck, Bertuzzi, Beauvillier, Khaira, Grigorenko
D: Ekman-Larsson, Yandle, Edler, Pulock, Borowiecki, Weegar, Mike Reilly
G: Andersen, Hart
Farm: Boldy, Beckman, Wise, Mascherin, Kovalenko, Manukyan, Walker, Morozov, Shafigullin, Palmu, Tychonic, Zhuravlyov, Kesselring, Zamula, Lankinen, Sogaard, Ingram, Rybar
Ehlers
Nylander
Goldobin
Burakovsky
Detroit's constant injury woes takes Mantha off the list for me...
Ultimate Fantasy Hockey League - 2nd Place
Teams: 12
Players: G,A,+/-,PIM,PPP,SHP,GWG,SOG,FW,HIT
Goalies: GS,W,L,GAA,SA,SV,SV%,SHO
Pro(23) Keep(17)
3C - Toews/Spezza/Rask/Backlund/Dubinsky(LW)
3LW -Palat/Abdelkader(RW)/Henrique(C)/Soderberg(C)
3RW - Simmonds/Smith(C)/Little(C)/Jenner(C)/Stafford
6D - Doughty/Ekman-Larsson/Chara/Braun/Klingberg/Stone/Theodore
2G - Hellybuyck/Lehner
IR - Wisniewski/Perreault(C)/Savard/Pavelec
Farm(10)
C - Dvorak(LW)
LW -Lindberg(C)
RW -
D - Pulock/Gustafsson
G - Darling/Hutchinson/Condon/Ullmark//Johnson/Raanta
Nylander went off the board #1.
I am sitting at pick 4 and 14 of 20 picks (2 Rounds of 10).
Thanks for all the advice.
+1 to Bennett & Ehlers. Mantha's a close third but I think he'll Nyquist his way into the lineup for more than 22 games.
14-team Keeper w/custom salary cap
Keep btw 12-14, excl. Minors
Skater cats (weight): G (1.75), A (1.75), +/- (0.75), Hits (0.75), BS (0.75)
Goalie cats: W (0.25), GAA (1.00), SV% (1.00)
C : Colton Jenner Frost Novak ---Rossi Cooley MSavoie Fantilli Carlsson Yager
LW: Caufield Fiala Hagel Nichushkin ---Musty
RW: Tippett Necas Brink Kakko ---Yurov Lysell Stankoven ECowan Lekkerimaki
D : Theodore Seider Chabot Gostisbehere Liljegren Carlo ---Edvinsson
G : Montembault Hart ---Commesso Augustine
Bench/IR: Zellweger Fehervary
2024 entry draft picks: 3 1sts
2025: 2 1sts, 2 2nds, 1 3rd
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