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    I am 2nd overall in a 14team H2H, 1st in my division. I had a very good draft and some great pickups. If my team was healthy all season I would likely be undefeated or have just 1 loss. I just picked up Shesterkin with my 2nd last pickup for the season. Is Vatanen worth stashing on my IR? I am short a Dman to start until Klefblom returns. My drops when I activate Klefblom and Vatanen would be between Krejci, Killorn (holding both in case of line promotion due to injuries), Myers, Schmidt (if either lose PP2 time they'll suck), or even Varlamov or Rittich (if either player continues to suck). I struck out completely during my league's trade deadline, while the 3rd and 4th best teams both completed multiple shite trades for draft picks. The league heavily favours powerplay production and goalie wins.


    Sebastian Aho C
    Anze Kopitar C
    Mika Zibanejad C
    David Krejci Bos C
    Blake Wheeler C,RW

    Kyle Connor LW
    Bryan Rust LW,RW
    Alex Killorn LW,RW
    Matthew Tkachuk LW,RW
    Patrick Kane RW

    Nate Schmidt D
    Neal Pionk Wpg D
    Tyler Myers Van D

    Semyon Varlamov G
    Tristan Jarry G
    David Rittich G
    Igor Shesterkin G

    IR
    Erik Karlsson D
    Oscar Klefbom D

    Roster Positions: C, C, LW, LW, RW, RW, D, D, D, D, Util, G, G, BN, BN, BN, BN, IR, IR, IR+


    Forwards/Defensemen Stat Category Value
    Goals (G) 1
    Assists (A) 1
    Plus/Minus (+/-) .1
    Penalty Minutes (PIM) 0.1
    Powerplay Goals (PPG) .5
    Powerplay Assists (PPA) .5
    Powerplay Points (PPP) .5
    Shorthanded Goals (SHG) 1
    Shorthanded Assists (SHA) .5
    Game-Winning Goals (GWG) 1
    Shots on Goal (SOG) 0.1
    Faceoffs Won (FW) .025
    Hits (HIT) .05
    Blocks (BLK) .05


    Goaltenders Stat Category Value
    Wins (W) 1.75
    Losses (L) -.75
    Goals Against (GA) -.05
    Saves (SV) 0.05
    Shutouts (SHO) 2


    I have been out of fantasy hockey for a few years now, took over a keep 4 team from my friend who passed away last season. Looking to win in his honour. Until we meet again, Jared.

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    Default Re: Pick up Vatanen using my last FA move?

    I think you're likely better off saving your move to adapt as needed in the playoffs. Vatanen's injury may keep him out longer than anticipated, or you may lose two goalies and really need to fill that hole instead.

    What other kinds of players are available?
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    The wire is thin. Saros and Reimer are the best goalies available imo. McElhinney, Campbell, Khudobin, Talbot also available. Any skater I pickup should be either D or LW (if Killorn is the drop) eligible to optimize games played. A sample of available skaters is below. Because of the limit of FA moves, guys are usually pretty slow to be picked up.

    James van Riemsdyk Phi - LW
    Roope Hintz Dal - C,LW
    Charlie Coyle Bos - C,RW
    Andreas Athanasiou Det - C,LW,RW
    Jonathan Drouin Mon - C,LW
    Josh Bailey NYI - LW,RW
    Adam Henrique Anh - C,LW
    Alex Tuch VGK - LW,RW
    Jake Virtanen Van - RW
    Tyler Ennis Ott - LW,RW
    Kyle Turris Nsh - C
    Zach Sanford StL - C,LW
    Artem Anisimov Ott - C,LW


    Nikita Zadorov Col - D
    Erik Cernak TB - D
    Vince Dunn StL - D
    Radko Gudas Was - D
    Devon Toews NYI - D
    Justin Schultz Pit - D
    Travis Sanheim Phi - D
    Ben Chiarot Mon - D
    Will Butcher NJ - D
    Brady Skjei NYR - D
    David Savard Cls - D
    Brandon Montour Buf - D
    Sami Vatanen NJ - D
    Nick Leddy NYI - D
    Mike Matheson Fla - D
    Hampus Lindholm Anh - D
    Dennis Cholowski Det - D
    Alec Martinez VGK - D
    Brandon Carlo Bos - D
    Ian Cole Col - D
    Mark Borowiecki Ott - D
    Brenden Dillon Was - D

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    Default Re: Pick up Vatanen using my last FA move?

    Vatanen probably isn't even the best option of the defencemen available, and there are a lot of guys in the same tier, so I don't see a rush to use up the move. I would hold it until you need it. Especially since you have some time to be patient being one of the top teams.
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    Default Re: Pick up Vatanen using my last FA move?

    I'd hold onto the last pick for playoff, in case there's injury.
    H2H 12-Team Keeper (8 + 4 rookies*) - G, A, P, +/-, PIM, PPP, GWG, SOG, FW, HIT, BLK / W, GAA, SA, SV%, SHO

    C: Larkin, RNH, Kuznetsov
    LW: Draisaitl, Keller, Meier, Lehkonen, Benn
    RW: DeBrincat, Reinhart, Boldy
    D: Q. Hughes, Weeger, Gudas, York, Andersson, Durzi
    G: Skinner*, Talbot, Allen, Stolarz, Wolf*
    IR+: Larkin, Trouba, Vilardi

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    Default Re: Pick up Vatanen using my last FA move?

    Looking like a better idea today. I don’t believe there will be a better PP option available, unless Martinez goes off but Vegas has a weaker playoff schedule if I remember correctly

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