Reply With Quotewould depend who is on the list though? Is the likes of Theodore going to be there?
Need D help
So I generally do reasonably well drafting forwards and goalies, but I seem to struggle drafting D. 10 team, keep 27, point only, almost impossible to trade for a good defenseman.
For our draft I pick at 2, 6, 13, 15 in the first two rounds. Generally with 270 keepers the quality falls off quickly after top 18 y/o's and any unexpected NHLers get drafted (no mid season additions, draft only)
So 2 is earmarked for Laine and despite my need for D that's not changing
6 is where I need to go D, and ideally one who can contribute this year and going forward, best candidates seem to be Parayko/Ekholm
If I want Parayko it needs to be 6, otherwise I suspect he goes at 8.
If Parayko is off the board I may be able to flip 13/15 for 8 if there's someone I like at that point. I wouldn't mind picking a young D knowing i likely have to wait it out a few years, at this moment thinking maybe Sergachev, but open to suggestion
The guy picking 7 tends to evaluate D well, so may end up taking a D at that point.
So basically just looking for any input on younger D, if I should maybe take a chance on two younger D at 13/15 vs a more highly touted one at 8 if I could make that trade. Is Parayko at 6 the right call if I'm committed to going D at that spot. Open to all feedback and discussion, good or bad.
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would depend who is on the list though? Is the likes of Theodore going to be there?
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If the guys like Theo and Honka are not available then Parayko at 6 is good and then either Sergachev or Juolevi at 8. Not sure if Lindell is available either because it looks like Dallas is eager to give him a shot this year. Getting Parakyo and Sergachev would be a nice haul though.
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If Ekholm slips to your 13 pick then I would be happy to pick him there. He reminds me a lot of Josi from a few years ago when Josi was stuck behind Weber/Suter.
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Theodore has been owned for a few years, Honka is also unavailable. The guy picking 7 seemed disappointed at a prior draft when another guy snagged Honka, so if he had intentions of another young D, he may go that way at 7 which would be my only risk if I were able to trade to be picking at 6 and 8Originally Posted by Feenom
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Theodore has been unavailable for a few years. Parayko is the most obvious name. Last year was Klingberg who wasn't owned, broke out, and then went 5th overall. We have a few guys who draft D much better than I do, the guy with gostisbehere (sp?) a few years back when he drafted him he wasn't even on my radar as a consideration for that draft.
Ekholm is more likely to slide than Parayko because of depth in Nashville, originally I was hoping to land both Parayko/Ekholm, what I'm wondering now is am I better off landing Parayko/Sergachev if I can make that happen. I think I have a 99% chance at Parayko. If I keep both 2nd round picks at 13/15 I suspect I miss Sergachev, but may be able to take Ekholm and someone else still available, possible list would be Montour/Sanheim/Lindell/other 2016 draft pick? Bean? Girard?
So basically with how hard the top D are to get, is it worth it to make a move to land Parakyo/Sergachev or hold on to my picks and go for 3 of the other names mentioned knowing i likely miss Sergachev.
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does someone own Provorov already? Werenski?
Girouxsalem
(G,A,PIM,PPP,GWG,FOW,SOG,HIT, BLK)(W,SV,SO,GAA,SV%)
F:
D:
G:
ThePeterNorthStars
G(4),A(2),PIM(1),PPP(2),SHP(3.5),GWG(2),SOG(.5),FOW(.25),FOL(-.25),HIT(.75),BLK(.5) W(6)L(-4)GA(-2)SV(.5)SO(4)
C: Zibanejad,Trocheck,Kempe
L: Draisaitl,Forsberg
RW: Tippett,Boldy,Meier,Raymond
D: Josi,McAvoy,Carlson,Theodore,Faber,Montour,Sanderson
G: Shesterkin,Kotchetkov
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Also very good questions. Because they're right up there with Parayko in terms of upside.
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Re: Need D help
prospect d can be a crap shot but depends on your ability to keep them past this year whether you take them un the first instance? otherwise I take what can help me this year even if they only end up as trade bait at the deadline
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Both owned
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Figured; Nikita Zaitsev? He is 24 and signed one year deal with Toronto so he is basically coming right on board; dude can skate. Prob not on anyone's radar.
Girouxsalem
(G,A,PIM,PPP,GWG,FOW,SOG,HIT, BLK)(W,SV,SO,GAA,SV%)
F:
D:
G:
ThePeterNorthStars
G(4),A(2),PIM(1),PPP(2),SHP(3.5),GWG(2),SOG(.5),FOW(.25),FOL(-.25),HIT(.75),BLK(.5) W(6)L(-4)GA(-2)SV(.5)SO(4)
C: Zibanejad,Trocheck,Kempe
L: Draisaitl,Forsberg
RW: Tippett,Boldy,Meier,Raymond
D: Josi,McAvoy,Carlson,Theodore,Faber,Montour,Sanderson
G: Shesterkin,Kotchetkov
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I'm going he's owned...
Santini?
Experience is the teacher of all things.
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Zaitsev is available, don't think he's off the radar though, at least one guy in the league tends to be pretty familiar with the Russians, I had him penciled in to look at, but not in rounds 1/2
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not owned, can't say I know anything about him
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more of a multi cat guy so if your league counts them he may be worth an add... Hulmstrom if you can wait a while... I'm guessing Sanheim is gone... but maybe Ethan Bear if you can wait a while again
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