Keep 5 - Who is my last keeper?

[ChuckLemieux]

12 teams
straight points
2C,2LW,2RW,2D,2Util,1G
Keep 5


Locked Keepers: Scheifele, Tarasenko, Ovechkin, E. Karlsson

Potential keeper #5

Player	Early '19 Proj	17-18
Joe Pavelski	68	66
Jaden Schwartz	67	59
Mike Hoffman	66	56
Shayne Gostisbehere	62	65
Logan Couture	59	61
Ryan Johansen	58	54
William Karlsson	53	78

Those are my early '19 projections...

If I did not already have Erik Karlsson, I'd keep Ghost but since we have only 2D, I'm hesitating...leaning towards Schwartz for youth and potential although I hate that he missed so many games in the past years.

And then you have the enigma W. Karlsson; I have him regressing quite a bit next year, down to 53 but am I wrong!?

Anyway, any help appreciated....

thanks

[lucafen4]

I think I keep Ghost anyway. having 2 Dmen that can give you 60+pts is almost like a cheat code. I see Wild Bill regressing as well, not down to 53pts, but more in the 65pt range.

Just looking at your projections for '18/19 season Ghost is within 5pts of anyone else you're considering to keep.

If you've got equal money between forward/dman - keep the dman. It's a lot easier to draft a 65pt forward than it is a 60pt dman

[FeenCity]

Still have to keep Gostisbehere. Especislly in a straighy points league. He is way more valuable then anyone else on that list.

[LeafsFan7]

I agree with the above posters. Have to keep Ghost. Even if it's a 2D league that means you're set prior to the draft and you can focus on forwards the entire draft. There's tons of 60-70 point forwards but very few defenceman than can get into the 50+/possibly 60 point range.

[PenguinHunter]

Its got to be Ghost....

A Forward that you have projected to score 68 vs a D man that you have projected to score 62... that 6 point difference between a D and forward in totally worth it!!

And you have already factored in an increase for the forward (Pavelski) and a decrease for the D (Ghost)

[StuntMan12]

Ghost for me very easily. Chances are he outscores the other forwards listed.

[hockeyrobot]

Ghost for me as well.

[MZac]

Gost for me as well. The other forwards will be more redraft-able after this season.

[ChuckLemieux]

Wow! quite unanimous! hahaha

I got to admit I am fan of the Ghost and was thinking about keeping him...but I think I was torn because a lot of guys in my league don't put a lot of value in D and kind of thought I would still be able to pick Ghost at my pick but you guys are right....there will be plenty of forwards as good or better than the ones I have so let's go for the D.

[StuntMan12]

Wow! quite unanimous! hahaha

I got to admit I am fan of the Ghost and was thinking about keeping him...but I think I was torn because a lot of guys in my league don't put a lot of value in D and kind of thought I would still be able to pick Ghost at my pick but you guys are right....there will be plenty of forwards as good or better than the ones I have so let's go for the D.

Chances are Ghost finishes top 5 points for D men for the forseeable future. Going to be so many forwards in that 60-65 pt range that make up for the loss.

[stevegamer]

Wow! quite unanimous! hahaha

I got to admit I am fan of the Ghost and was thinking about keeping him...but I think I was torn because a lot of guys in my league don't put a lot of value in D and kind of thought I would still be able to pick Ghost at my pick but you guys are right....there will be plenty of forwards as good or better than the ones I have so let's go for the D.

If Gostisbehere is put back, he's probably the #1 defender available, and likely in a points clump with everybody else thrown back. That makes him the #1 option over every forward.

[Seeds of Grapes]

Ghost was the 4th highest scoring D this year with 65 points. He is young, so a good chance of not only repeating, but surpassing. You have to keep Ghost.

[J0e Th0rnton]

Ghost. Then you need not worry about Dmen again the entire draft.