Re: Auction Draft Strategy
One key element to your strategy is knowing how the waiver wire works post draft. If it's the same as most hockey leagues all non drafted players are waiver eligible and you have 2-3 moves per week for free then focusing on the starting lineup, or higher is a good strategy. If that's the case then you really want to load up on high end talent in the auction, and the bottom half of your roster becomes interchangeable throughout the season.
If you look at a typical one year league roster of say 20 players usually around 11-13 of the drafted players last a whole season on a roster (or their trade replacements) so as many as 9 guys are dropped for different waiver wire options that emerge. That means you don't want to spend more than $1 for these 9 guys because they ultimately do not have much value over replacement and will get cast aside at some point in the season. As far as throwing out players early or late it's hard to know for sure which will get you a better deal. On the first stud goalie or superstar most owners will be hesitant to "overspend" while some will want to make sure they get a stud to base their team around. Instead of focusing on early or late I would simply say do not fall in love with any one player before the draft and try and avoid putting yourself in a position where you need to get a certain player. Both those mindsets can make you blind to how high you are bidding up a player which is to be avoided.
12 team H-2-H 1 year league, daily roster changes, 3 goalie start minimum/week
2xC, 2xRW, 2xLW, 4xD, 3xUtil, 2xG, 5 Bench
G, A, P, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, W, SV%, GAA, SVs
C: C. Keller, C. Mittelstadt, B. Nelson, R. Strome,
LW: K. Connor, B. Tkachuk, J. Gaudreau, J. Marchessault, E. Rodrigues, A. Lafreniere
RW: K. Fiala, J. Bratt, T. Jeannot V. Arvidsson
D: R. Josi, J. Trouba, E. Gustafsson,
G: L. Thompson, F. Gustavsson, V. Vanecek
NO IR