I like the Pettersson/Svech option, but how sure are you that whoever you trade #1 to wouldn't grab Pettersson?
Also is there someone with two picks high enough to make that happen?
In a points only keeper league, would you still pick Dahlin 1st overall if 2017 drafted players like Pettersson are also available? Or you would try to trade the 1st overall to get 2x1st round pick and get Pettersson + another prospect like Svechnikov?
League 1: 10 teams Points only (Best 9F, 4D and 1G count for the season and best 8 for the playoff). Drop 4 players before a 4 round draft before season. Mini draft during all star week-end (drop one pick one available).
F: MacKinnon, Pettersson, Eichel, Barkov, Stone, Ehlers, Necas, Huberdeau, Zacha, Boldy, , Lafreniere, Cozens, Vilardi
D: Dobson, Ekblad, DeAngelo, Seider, Bouchard, Matheson, Clarke
G: Vasilievski, Sorokin
League 2: 14 teams, same setting.
F: Rantanen, Kyrou, Barkov, Raymond, Perfetti, Jarvis, Lundell, Lafreniere, Byfield, Holtz, Norris, Reichel, Rossi
D: Dahlin, McAvoy, Addison, Krug, Lundkvist, Clarke
G: Sorokin, Demko
I like the Pettersson/Svech option, but how sure are you that whoever you trade #1 to wouldn't grab Pettersson?
Also is there someone with two picks high enough to make that happen?
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Well it could be my 1st overall vs 2nd overall +8th overall. So it could end up being Pettersson + Zadina or Mittelstadt etc. If he draft Pettersson with the 1st overall I could draft Dahlin and then get another prospect too.
League 1: 10 teams Points only (Best 9F, 4D and 1G count for the season and best 8 for the playoff). Drop 4 players before a 4 round draft before season. Mini draft during all star week-end (drop one pick one available).
F: MacKinnon, Pettersson, Eichel, Barkov, Stone, Ehlers, Necas, Huberdeau, Zacha, Boldy, , Lafreniere, Cozens, Vilardi
D: Dobson, Ekblad, DeAngelo, Seider, Bouchard, Matheson, Clarke
G: Vasilievski, Sorokin
League 2: 14 teams, same setting.
F: Rantanen, Kyrou, Barkov, Raymond, Perfetti, Jarvis, Lundell, Lafreniere, Byfield, Holtz, Norris, Reichel, Rossi
D: Dahlin, McAvoy, Addison, Krug, Lundkvist, Clarke
G: Sorokin, Demko
In that case I think it makes a lot of sense to make the swap. Could you get another bit added in too? Maybe a swap of his 3rd for your 4th round or something? The more lottery tickets the better.
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So if Petterson and Middlestat are available that means Tolvanen is as well? So the top 8:
Dahlin
Tolvanen
Pettersson
Svechnikov
Middlestat
Zadina
So at 8 you’re looking at an Andersson Chityl Whalstrom Necas Boqvist Hughes. You may want to see what it would cost to move up to 4. Pick 8+? If it’s my second I do it, if it’s next years 1st I usually don’t deal my next years 1. Too volatile.
16 Team H2H Dynasty
G A Pt PIM SoG PPP H+B FOW DZS
W Svs GAA Sv%
C Scheifele Tavares Dvorack Eller
LW Domi Aho Ritchie Vrana
RW Tarasenko J Williams Laine Sheary
D Klefbom M Rielly Spurgeon Provorov Ellis Dahlin
R White Kase Schmaltz Thomas Anston-Reese Lindell Theodore
G McEhlinney C Anderson
R Kuemper
M Bjork Raddysh Kravtsov Ylonen Soderstorm Gilles Gustavsson Point Khakonen Delia Hill
If that many players are available (this years draft class and last) then I would have no issues making the swap for the extra 1st round picks +!
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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ESPN Roto 10 team
24 man roster (+3 IR) - Keep 20 - Daily settings
Start 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 5D, 2G, 1UTIL
G,A,PTS, +/-, PIM, PPA, PPG, D PTS - W, SV, SV%
C- Zegras, Suzuki, Carlsson
RW- Batherson, Michkov, Quinn, Perfetti(C,LW), Foerster, Kakko
LW- BTkachuk, Stutzle(C), Byfield(C), McTavish(C), Benson
D- Mintyukov, Sanderson, LHughes, Clarke, Faber
G- Wolf, Askarov, Wallstedt
IR- Norris(C)
IR- Fantilli(C)
IR-
Picks in 2024/25 rounds 1,1,1,2
Picks in 2025/26 rounds 1,1,3,4
This seems to be a common topic right now, so I gave it some serious thought and here's where I landed.
I think these four players form the top tier in prospects who have yet to play in the NHL:
Dahlin
Pettersson
Svechnikov
Tolvanen
The exact order of them depends on the league. Defensemen take a bit longer to become elite options, so maybe Dahlin loses value because of that. If I can get any of those four players, I'm happy.
The next tier of players with no NHL games:
Mittelstadt
Borgstrom
Zadina
Heiskanen
These four are also elite prospects but just slightly below the top tier. Again, the exact order could change depending on the league, and again I would be very happy with any of these players.
Things get very murky after that because then you'll get a long list of prospects who are very good but not quite elite.
Hopefully this helps. (Yes, I copied this from another thread where something similar was asked.)
Dahlin
Svechnikov
Pettersson
Zadina
Tolvanen
Borgstrom
would be my top 6.
I can't promise I'll try but I'll try to try.
ESPN Roto 10 team
24 man roster (+3 IR) - Keep 20 - Daily settings
Start 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 5D, 2G, 1UTIL
G,A,PTS, +/-, PIM, PPA, PPG, D PTS - W, SV, SV%
C- Zegras, Suzuki, Carlsson
RW- Batherson, Michkov, Quinn, Perfetti(C,LW), Foerster, Kakko
LW- BTkachuk, Stutzle(C), Byfield(C), McTavish(C), Benson
D- Mintyukov, Sanderson, LHughes, Clarke, Faber
G- Wolf, Askarov, Wallstedt
IR- Norris(C)
IR- Fantilli(C)
IR-
Picks in 2024/25 rounds 1,1,1,2
Picks in 2025/26 rounds 1,1,3,4
Interesting JP, thanks. I am interested in how you can arrive at Borgstrom being in that exclusive "next tier". How is Borgstrom in this elite group but not, by example, any number of 2017 first round picks that have had excellent Draft + 1 seasons? To me if you're including Borgstrom in that tier you'd have to include a number of other players as well.
Ok so this is more of a list for those seeking more immediate production rather than those in leagues with farm systems and/or front-running teams that have the luxury of waiting and going for long-term upside?