Last move..DROP Keller ADD Barzal..OR..DROP OEL ADD Barrie

[everfeb]

Hey Guys. I'm not at all sure what to do here so would really appreciate hearing your thoughts, getting your feedback, on what you would do.

Points only G-1, A-1. Mostly concerned about this week (18-24) which is my H2H semis - win and I'm into the finals next week, lose and I'm done. But next week is important too. I'm leading after Sunday 18-17. The team I'm playing this week and mine are pretty equal. I have just one move left so can't do both.

So...I'm considering dropping Keller and adding Barzal. I can keep Keller at home for tonight and then pick up Barzal for 3 home games...Tues v Pitt, Thur v TBL and Sat v Chi. After tonight Keller is away for 3, BTB Wed v Buf, Thur v Car and Sat v Florida.
Isles have the tougher teams but they are home. Yotes, easier teams but away and a BTB. Think the Isles have the better situation?
Next week, if I make it, Yotes have 3 more road then a home. Isles also play 4 but 2 H/A BTB's.

OEL v Barrie. OEL same schedule as Keller. Get him at home tonight then pick up Barrie for 3, @Chi then home to LA and Vegas. The Aves have 3 games 25-31 my finals week, @Vegas then home to Phil and Chi. Yotes 3 on the road then 1 home.

Love hearing your thoughts, hopefully clarify my thinking, I'm not sure what to do here. Thanks for any replies. Will REP who I can.

[everfeb]

My team as is right now: My opponent:
Huberdeau..........................Hoffman
Schwartz............................Schenn
Trochek..............................Granlund
Marner...............................Atkinson
Rantanen...........................Point
OEL...................................S.Jones (out tonight apparently)
If I add Barrie just switch him for OEL and his team stays as is.

If I add Barzal and drop Keller
My team:...............................His Team:
Hubs.....................................Hoffman
Schwartz...............................Schenn
Trochek.................................Granlund
Marner..................................Atkinson
Rantanen..............................Point
Barzal..................................*Keller
OEL......................................Jones
*This is a NON draft pool therefore many of our 14 teams can have many of the same players.
In the case of Keller, we both have him on our current teams. So if I drop Keller, he has him and I have Barzal.
The risk here is Keller outscoring Barzal this week.
I'm not sure which is the better move, safer is OEL to Barrie I think. Riskier higher reward is Keller to Barzal?

There was talk of a Barzal, Tavares, Eberle line but doesn't look like it ever materialized. They didn't play much together last game at ES.

[finnys_fanatsy]

In a one year i would drop Keller and add Barzal

[hockeyrobot]

In a one year i would drop Keller and add Barzal

Yep this is your move.

[saucelife90]

Drop Keller, and add Barzal before he puts up another 5 point night!

[everfeb]

Thanks guys. Had to make my SWAP b4 any of you posted.
Of course I did the...drop OEL add Barrie thing. Oh well. At least got OEL's 2 points last night. And Barrie goes tonight.

Hard to rationalize this move but I'll try.
Barrie does have 13 pts in last 10. Barzal 8/10. So there is that. And hey, Barrie COULD have another 5 pointer too LOL.
Extended my lead to 2 last night, 28 - 26. But that can disappear in a heartbeat.

So my main concern is winning this week. The team I'm playing has Keller and Nico as his rookies. So do I. So their points are a wash. I know Barzal could get more points than Keller rest of this week, But, but, I would be shooting myself in the foot if I dropped Keller and he somehow outscored Barzal and I lost because of that. As it stands right now Barzal is not involved in or a factor in my H2H this week, nor is Keller. With all this in mind, I thought OEL was my weakest link this week and has been YTD so am replacing him with Barrie whose points production YTD has been much better than OEL. As long as Barrie out points OEL rest of week or at least doesn't get fewer points, I'll be happy. Go Aves.

I brought the Barzal-Keller SWAP up in my original post as I was thinking ahead to next week when, if I win this week I will be going against a team with Barzal. But as the time to make my decision was approaching and nobody had replied, I decided to do what I thought was best for this week. No need to worry about next week if I lose this week. Keller BTW has 9 pts in last 10, Barzal 8/10.

EDIT: Barzal had 2 points on 20th...So did Barrie..I'm happy..extended my lead from 2 to 7 points.