carle (tb) or yandle?

[myothersock]

lookin for a IR replacement for eric johnson - more concerned w/ future upside then production this year ( though i would hope for 30 points from both ) carle has had an excellent camp from all reports ive seen but havent been able to get much info on yandle other then boxscores...i know yandle is a little cock blocked by jovo on the pp this year but i imagne will see his share of pp minutes- anyway, who do u guys like better long term?

[shallowfrozenwater]

longterm i like Yandle but for this season i like Carle

[bizzy]

go with carle, 3-5 yr better upside, after that Yandle probably will be stellar, so i guess how long-term you want.

[spitball]

carle...

any other options? ALL the young stud d are gone?

[myothersock]

there r a few other options...guys like pietrangelo/bogasian/bieksa/stralmen/enstrom and even letang - but sort of settled on carle and yandle cause i think they have some real break out potential this year as well- though of course im open to any and all suggestions

[Blueorrfan]

Letang in a heartbeat... He will be the go to guy in Pitts for most of the year, and may have the highest long term upside of the bunch....

[Shoeless]

You don\'t think Letang has breakout potential this year and a long term future as a big time defender in the NHL? My oath, the fantasy world is upside down and spinning round and round.

[Shoeless]

That sounded critical and it wasn\'t meant to be. I apologize.

What happens in this early season jumble is we get overloaded sensory wise with prospects, preseason hypes and insurmountable opportunities and we sometimes overlook some key information. I know it happens to me all the time - picking Hejduk over Selanne - duh!!

I just think Letang is a very good choice here.

[theleaguerookie]

I\'d say Carle...

But if Letang and Enstrom are available, I\'m pretty sure I\'d be picking either over Carle (and I\'ve got him on my team.) Just food for thought.

[myothersock]

Shoeless wrote:
[quote]You don\'t think Letang has breakout potential this year and a long term future as a big time defender in the NHL? My oath, the fantasy world is upside down and spinning round and round.[/quote )



ha it wasnt my intention to have the fantasy world spin on its head - since ej went down ive been rackin my brain and had to cut the \"list\" down - i do suppose letang meets all the criteria im lookin for in a pick up...but do i dare say that i was less then impressed w/ him last year ( not that carle was all that immpressive last year )- i know hes just a baby and has a great opportunity this year but somethin tells me to go in a different direction - the real motive behind my post was opinions on yandle... i just have a man crush on yandle...maybe im crazy but i think hes got mike green break out potential as early as this year ( pretty much i was hopin to hear some ringin endorsements on yandle...so maybe i wouldnt think im so crazy ) - again take that w/ a grain a salt as before last year i had thought that all mike richards would ever be was a fringe fantasy player...more valuable in real life then fantasy

[myothersock]

no need to apologize shoeless...i thouroughly respect your opinion and didnt take offense anyway


i messed up the \"quote\" feature on my last post so i wasnt gonna try it again

[Shoeless]

Well for me being respectful is a real key to the Dobber culture and I feel like I crossed a line that I never want to cross.

I had a problem with a quote that ended up like yours last week and still not sure what I did wrong, but the thing I still can\'t do is put a link in one little button - I am hoping someone takes the time to teach me soon - long links sure can screw up threads.

By the way - I am a Carle fan - I do however think he has a bit of a development curve ahead of him. I think Letang\'s ass is in the fire now and he is up to it. Can\'t be bad looking up Crosby and Malkin\'s bums and having Fleury look up yours.