He's been quite a disappointment so far and he doesn't provide Hits and Blocks. I don't see any D you need to swap out with him. You could drop a forward like Gurianov if this isn't a keeper league.
I would temper your expectation though.
Erik Karlsson recently dropped in my league—yet to clear waivers. I'm pretty content with my situation at the D position, especially given my league's strong scoring emphasis on peripherals, but am I crazy for leaving him out there on waivers?
ESPN 12 Team H2H - Redraft - Daily Lineups
15 Starters: 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 4D, 1UTIL, 1G | 6 Bench | 3 IR
Skater: G: 4 | A: 3 | PIM: 0.3 | PPG: 2 | PPA: 1 | SHG: 5 | SHA: 3 | GWG: 2 | HAT: 8 | SOG: 0.3 | HIT: 0.5 | BLK: 0.5
Goaltender: W: 4 | GA: -2 | SV: 0.4 | SO: 6 | OTL: 2
Forwards: E. Lindholm, B. Marchand, M. Foligno, K. Fiala, A. Svechnikov, K. Connor, V. Trocheck, E. Tolvanen, T. Meier, E. Kane, A. Ovechkin, J. Robertson, A. Beauvillier, L. Kunin
Defenders: D. Nurse, M. Reilly, J. Trouba, A. Martinez, R. Ristolainen, C. Murphy
Goaltenders: I. Shesterkin, J. Campbell
He's been quite a disappointment so far and he doesn't provide Hits and Blocks. I don't see any D you need to swap out with him. You could drop a forward like Gurianov if this isn't a keeper league.
I would temper your expectation though.
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
H2H 12-Team - G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, GWG, SOG, HIT, BLK / W, GAA, SV, SV%, SHO
C:
LW:
RW:
D:
IR:
G:
Where are you in waiver priority?
Depending on where you are and how often players are claimed on waivers in your league is important.
If you have the room, I would consider adding him and hope he has a hot stretch of 3-4 games with 6-8 points... then trade him.
But there is no guarantee he ever has that stretch.
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As a sharks fan I will say this. Last night he looked like the old Karlsson.
First time in nearly a year tho so unless he has 3 games like that I would not get excited.
Only reason I am putting a claim on him is my defense is Dahlin/Rasmus Anderson and Morrissey so it can only go up from there. My forwards are disgusting so I rarely worry about my d in a points heavy league with no peripherals other than FOW and PIM
Music to my ears right there!
Be sure to let us know if he puts together a few games like that.
As for the question... now that he scored a goal last night, I think you have to put a claim in to get him. I don';t think he slips through waivers now. Recency bias will play a roll in that.
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