Which 8 to keep? Grateful for advice

[Seyfert]

I inheritated someone elses team this season and finished dead last. I guess I will rebuild next season too, before I will be somewhat competitive. I'll be very grateful for some well needed advice which ones to keep. The keeper eligble is in bold at the bottom of the post. I got no NA spots so someone like Nick Robertson might be a waste next season if he cant crack a spot in Toronto, but he seemed to get a lot of hype so might be worth a chance? Two of the keepers must be dropped after the following season as it is a league rule. I leaning on having Kucherov (of course..), Necas, Suzuki, Francouz (as a 1b in a contending team + it's pretty few goailies available as keepers) which leaves two more spots for keepers beyond next season. As the players to drop after following season Im thinking Zucker and Drouin/Eberle. Any opninions on which last two to keep? Any opinions on the other keepers Im leaning on?
Btw, it's a snake draft and players from round 11 are keeper eligible just to give some sense which players are available as keepers in our league.

Thanks for your time and advice, much appreciated!

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16 team h2h keeper league. G, A, Pim, PPP, Shp, Sog, FW, Hit, Blk, Win, GAA, SV, SV%, Sho.
Keep up to 8 players, 2 of them must be dropped after following season. In bold keeper eligible.
S Aho, M Necas, N Suzuki, J Kotkaniemi, T Johnson, C Garland, D Kubalik, J Drouin, N Kucherov, J Zucker, J Silfverberg, J Eberle, B Hayton, K Dach, F Chytil, W Nylander, A Iafallo, N Robertson
R Dahlin, M Giordano, T Sanheim, M Pettersson, J Marino
J Gibson, P Francouz, M Hogberg

[Axeman33]

Some interesting names not allowed to be kept. I am sure this is due to league rules not laid out in the post.

My 8:

Kucherov
Necas
Suzuki
Garland
Kubalik
Zucker
Dach
Francouz

[LuigiC173]

Some interesting names not allowed to be kept. I am sure this is due to league rules not laid out in the post.

My 8:

Kucherov
Necas
Suzuki
Garland
Kubalik
Zucker
Dach
Francouz

I concur.

[Seyfert]

Some interesting names not allowed to be kept. I am sure this is due to league rules not laid out in the post

thanks for reply! Much appreciated!
Yes, only players taken from the FA pool or draft picks chosen in round 11 or later are eligible as keepers. So Kucherov has been around as a keeper for a number of years already.

[Axeman33]

thanks for reply! Much appreciated!
Yes, only players taken from the FA pool or draft picks chosen in round 11 or later are eligible as keepers. So Kucherov has been around as a keeper for a number of years already.

Right on!

Welcome to the forums!

[stevegamer]

Given that the only source of keepers is players from free agency or round 11 or later, I'm guessing that there are teams with a very solid core of keepers.

I'm looking at this league as really a keep 6 with an extra 2 one year keepers. Right now, your 8 are

Kucherov, Necas, Dach

and 5 from the list here, which is a combination of Axeman's list and your post, plus one from me:


Suzuki, Kubalik - unlikely you can get these guy back before round 11, so you keep them.
Zucker - Now a Penguin, so now a keeper
Garland - I like him, but he's the most osbcure of these names.
Drouin - He's a possibility. I'd probably lean towards tossing him back and keeping Garland.
Eberle - he is what he is, and he's not a good keeper in a keep 8, and never will be.

Francouz - not a good keep 6 guy, but he's fine as a 1 year extra, and you don't have great skater options.
Hogberg - I don't think he's a keeper right now, but if the NHL resumes, and he grabs the starting gig in Ottawa, he will be one.

[Kawee]

Given that the only source of keepers is players from free agency or round 11 or later, I'm guessing that there are teams with a very solid core of keepers.

I'm looking at this league as really a keep 6 with an extra 2 one year keepers. Right now, your 8 are

Kucherov, Necas, Dach

and 5 from the list here, which is a combination of Axeman's list and your post, plus one from me:


Suzuki, Kubalik - unlikely you can get these guy back before round 11, so you keep them.
Zucker - Now a Penguin, so now a keeper
Garland - I like him, but he's the most osbcure of these names.
Drouin - He's a possibility. I'd probably lean towards tossing him back and keeping Garland.
Eberle - he is what he is, and he's not a good keeper in a keep 8, and never will be.

Francouz - not a good keep 6 guy, but he's fine as a 1 year extra, and you don't have great skater options.
Hogberg - I don't think he's a keeper right now, but if the NHL resumes, and he grabs the starting gig in Ottawa, he will be one.

I agree with this. Build slow and you should be able to contend in 2-3 years.

[Seyfert]

Thanks everyone for your replies!
Garland played well and I like his style of play. Drouin feels a bit uncertain with all the injuries last year. He probably has a higher ceiling than Garland but also feels a bit meh I guess...
No one has mentioned Filip Chytil, doesn't he has some potential to break out next season considering whom he might play with?

[Dr.Brad]

Welcome to the Forum !!

I do think Chytil has value. Clearly chosen over Brett Howden and Lias Andersson to get that 2C spot for the Rangers. (No, I DON’T think Ryan Strome wins out for that, even for one more year.).

So my keepers for you would be:
Kucherov
N. Suzuki
Dach
Kubalik
Francouz
Zucker
Necas
Chytil
....with the thought that you have all year to decide which of Kubalik or Dach to drop, then any two of the last three. For rounds 9 & 10, if every team has players like Aho and W. Nylander to drop, or even more than just two at that level, you should be able to find decent value in Rd. 11, and could well find 2021-22 “keeper” there. Robertson?? I agree - maybe even 3 years off from relevance. Eberle?? How many years does it take to prove he’s a middling piece, and not a star?

[Seyfert]

Welcome to the Forum !!

I do think Chytil has value. Clearly chosen over Brett Howden and Lias Andersson to get that 2C spot for the Rangers. (No, I DONÂ’T think Ryan Strome wins out for that, even for one more year.).

Thanks for the welcome! Seems like a great forum!
I agree, Chytil would seem to be in a good spot in Rangers. Looks like there will be some considering which the last keeper will be. At least there is no rush deciding. Thanks everyone for your input!

[thompsonmax]

Hi there. Interesting question. My top would be:
N. Suzuki
Kubalik
Francouz
Zucker
Chytil
Necas
Stamkos,
Tavares
Couture
Lee
Gusev
Kucherov
Nugent-Hopkins