Well, it's specifically dynasty in this case. And sometimes, in my experience, in that format, taking the guy who you think has the higher ceiling, specific to your league, is the way to go. Especially if you think there is a high likelihood of them reaching that success (ie the difference between KK and Holtz or Kravtsov or someone). I wouldn't take KK over Connor in redrafts. And I wouldn't take KK over a guy like Connor who actually produced higher fantasy value and not just points, like say Wheeler. But if I think KK has a higher ceiling than Connor, and think maybe KK will produce in some peripherals also, which Connor does not at all, I would take KK in dynasty.
18 Team H2H Dynasty 9x4 cat. Roster 30 + 2 NA, 4 DL. 4C,4LW,4RW,6D,1G,11BN
Scoring cats are G, A, +\-, PIM, PPP, SHP, FW, HIT, BLK
W, GAA, SV%, SHO.
C: Crosby, Horvat, , E. Lindholm (RW), Aho, W. Johnston (RW), Bjugstad,
LW: Marchand, J. Benn, E. Kane, Fiala, Barbashev (C), Schwartz (C), Namestikov (C)
RW: M. Tkachuk (LW), JT Miller (C), Batherson, Hyman (LW), Frederic (C), Palmieri
D: J. Carlson, Josi, Doughty, Pietrangelo, Seider, Gudas, Ekman-Larsson,
G: Vasilievkiy, Shesterkin, Husso
NA: Mukhamadullin (D), I. Rosen (RW), D. .Levi (G)
LTIR: Landeskog (LW), Dach (C)
I'd go Connor here as well. Kaprizov looks amazing in such a short sample, but Connor is playing with better players right now.
12 Team Limited Keeper League
3 player limited points only keeper. Keep 1 forward, 1 Defenceman, 1 Goaltender
Scoring: 1 pt Goal + 1 pt Assist
Goaltenders: 2pt win + 1 pt shutout
My Keepers:
FW- D. Pastrnak
Def- Q. Hughes
G- F. Anderson
Connor has a higher ceiling than Kaprizov. Kaprizov's peripherals in the KHL were very minimal as well (hit and block totals right around 20 for all three seasons with CSKA). His shooting % averaged out to around 17-18%. In the KHL. Connor's is at about 15.5. In the NHL. I'd wager they end up close on that. BUT - Kaprizov averaged about 125 shots per season in the KHL (62 games). Connor has been averaging close to 225. That's a lot more goals. They are close to the same age - Connor is 4 months older. Kaprizov has a weaker supporting cast right now and for at least a few years. They are both elite level players. But Connor is the only one thus far with elite shot numbers. That puts him in front there. And Connor is more of a known NHL quantity. Kaprizov looks great. But how will he fare in game 70 of an 82 game schedule? He'll probably be fine...but we don't know. Connor for me.
12 team Yahoo Roto keeper (keep 3)
9 F, 6 D; roster 3 G max
G,A,PPP,SOG,BLKS,HITS - W,SO,SV%,Saves
F: B Tkachuk, Stutzle, Eriksson Ek, Necas, Konecny, Cooley, Boldy, Lehkonen, Tippett
D: Dahlin, Seider, Matheson, Durzi, Addison, Mintyukov
G: Hill, Husso
IR:
Bench: L Hughes, Merzlikins, Terry, Tuch
This is a tough one for me. I've been beating the Kaprizov drum for a while but I've been beating the Connor drum louder. Kyle Connor will lead the Jets in scoring. He is an elite offensive talent and is still growing. I bet this ends up being pretty close, but I see Connor with 90 pt potential and I see Kaprizov as about the same ceiling. I just think trajectory dictates Connor will hit it sooner and likely has more certainty to hit it.
Blades of Steel
9 Team Full Keeper - Pts Only (G,A,W,SO)
Crosby, Wheeler, Bergeron, Forsberg, Connor, Kopitar, E.Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrincat, Fiala
Jones, Klingberg, Hamilton, Theodore, Letang
Saros, Shesterkin
Garland, Vrana, Bjorkstrand, Verhaege, Backstrom, Karlsson, Perunovich, Spurgeon, Pulock, Hellebuyck
Connor was on pace for over 40 goals and possibly 90 points. I mean what are people expecting from kaprizov?
Kaprizov for me
12 team Yahoo Roto keeper (keep 3)
9 F, 6 D; roster 3 G max
G,A,PPP,SOG,BLKS,HITS - W,SO,SV%,Saves
F: B Tkachuk, Stutzle, Eriksson Ek, Necas, Konecny, Cooley, Boldy, Lehkonen, Tippett
D: Dahlin, Seider, Matheson, Durzi, Addison, Mintyukov
G: Hill, Husso
IR:
Bench: L Hughes, Merzlikins, Terry, Tuch
Because he will be a ppg player this year with shitty linemates compared to connor who has great linemates, Imagine once he gets better linemates(Rossi, Boldy etc). Panarin level. He’s literally playing with a mix of Victor Rask, Bjustad etc at Centre and keeps producing and driving the play.
8 Team Keeper League
Keep 35 at the end of the year+5 JR slots(can be kept for 3 yrs after draft or less than 10 NHL games)
Points(4) PIM(0.5) +\-(0.5) Wins(5) SO(5) GA(-0.5) Save(0.1)
Roster:
17F
8D
3G
12Farm
5 JR spots
F: Landeskog Mackinnon Kaprizov Panarin Rantanen Bratt Buchnevich Hintz
Kreider Svechnikov Marner T. Wilson Guentzel Rust Fiala Aho Meier
D: Carlson Toews Theodore Krug Klingberg Barrie Ekblad Weegar
G: Bobrovsky Saros Vasilevskiy
Farm: Hagel, Petersen, Yamamoto, R. Strome, Addison Bjorkstrand ,JEEK, Duchene, Hartman, Severson, Burakovsky ,Nicushkin, Barbashev
JRs: Bourgault L. Cormier Lambos Olausson Zellweger
IR: Couturier/Ellis
And this is why some people win their pools consistantly and some don't.
10 Owner Keepers. Keep 8
Positions----C:3 LW:3 RW:3 D:6 G:2
Skaters: Assists/Blocks/FOW/Goals/Hits/SOG/STP
*Defense premium 1.5/1 Goalies: GA/SV/W
Kootenay League
C: Draisaitl(c,l), Zibanejad, Beniers, Nelson
RW:Meier(l,r), Kyrou, Tippett, D.Stome(c,r), Stone
LW: Tkachuk(l,r), Panarin, McCann(c,l), Marchessault(l,r),
D: Josi, McAvoy, Morrissey, Montour, Toews, Hronek, Severson, Orlov
G: Gustavsson, Kuemper, Gibson
20 team, 56 player roster (30 minors) Full Dynasty Salary Cap H2H League. G, A, SOG, STP, HIT, BLK, FOW, TK/GV, GPT3, SV, SV%ES
14 team, 29 player roster (6 Minors) - Keep 20 players + 6 Minors Dynasty H2H League G, A, P, PPG, PPA, PPP, SOG, HIT, BLK, W, GAA, SV%, SV, SHO
12 team, 18 player roster - Full Re-Draft H2H League. G, A, P, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG. W, GAA, SV%, SHO
Kyle Connor has been doing this for multiple seasons and is only a year older.
im surprised not everyone chose Kyle.
One day I will quit fantasy hockey, today is not that day.
Blades of Steel
9 Team Full Keeper - Pts Only (G,A,W,SO)
Crosby, Wheeler, Bergeron, Forsberg, Connor, Kopitar, E.Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrincat, Fiala
Jones, Klingberg, Hamilton, Theodore, Letang
Saros, Shesterkin
Garland, Vrana, Bjorkstrand, Verhaege, Backstrom, Karlsson, Perunovich, Spurgeon, Pulock, Hellebuyck
12 team Yahoo Roto keeper (keep 3)
9 F, 6 D; roster 3 G max
G,A,PPP,SOG,BLKS,HITS - W,SO,SV%,Saves
F: B Tkachuk, Stutzle, Eriksson Ek, Necas, Konecny, Cooley, Boldy, Lehkonen, Tippett
D: Dahlin, Seider, Matheson, Durzi, Addison, Mintyukov
G: Hill, Husso
IR:
Bench: L Hughes, Merzlikins, Terry, Tuch