Re: Max Comtois
I think last season, in which Comtois played very well, might be around the best we will see him over the course of a season unfortunately. Still a productive player. Maybe he can reach 60 points one day, but I would say that is his ceiling. All though, he looked absolutely AWFUL early this season prior to his injury. Maybe it's because he was already injured or something, but he just didn't look like the same player. So it's difficult to say which Comtois will show up. In the past, there has been this perception that he just isn't a very driven and motivated individual. That he sometimes appears to just be going through the motions. Which, for a guy who actually plays a physical game, is a bit odd and out of the ordinary, but not impossible. I definitely overpaid for him last season just for my playoff run and with the hopes that we were seeing the real Comtois. But after watching him a few games early this season, I traded him away immediately before the bottom fell out of his value, which I imagine is the case now.
So yea, I think he's worth a pickup in banger leagues. And while Mittelstadt does probably have a higher ceiling, I am not at all optimistic he will ever become the player he can be. And at this point, I think Dahlen's "potential" has all but dissolved. So in banger leagues at least, I think I would still have Comtois first out of that group. But I am not sure being the best out of those 3 is really much of an achievement. I would probably pick up Comtois in your case, especially if he can be IR'd, but if he and Mitt are available in your league, I would hazard a guess that there are possibly even better, higher potential players still available as well. So while I would hold Comtois if you can in an IR spot, I would continue to search the WW for a plausibly better option when it comes time for Comtois to return or after he does return.
In the long run, I am really not sure if there will be a big difference between Comtois, say Lawson Crouse or perhaps Luke Kunin. All though, of those 3, I actually prefer Kunin long term in peripherals leagues. Just based on what I think they have the potential to be I would list them Kunin, Comtois then Crouse. But Comtois could still end up the best of the 3. And if we are talking about this kind of powerforward and their potential, I actually think I prefer Kieffer Bellows long term to all 3 of the others. But he still hasn't proven anything, so it's just speculation on my part. And yes, lol, these are all players I own now or owned. Comtois the only one I have traded away so far.
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C: Crosby, Horvat, , E. Lindholm (RW), Aho, W. Johnston (RW), Bjugstad,
LW: Marchand, J. Benn, E. Kane, Fiala, Barbashev (C), Schwartz (C), Namestikov (C)
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