I’m not so sure either will stay up, but I grabbed Rossi while I still could.
So we have a starting roster spot dedicated to a rookie. Right now I have Dawson Mercer in there, and he has been really quite good. Having said that, the following are available.
Matt Boldy (scored in his debut tonight on 4 shots)
Marco Rossi (didn't point in his debut tonight, but played a lot, 2 shots, +2)
I'm assuming if I'm to make a move it would be for Rossi. But is this a "wait and see", "don't do it", or "do it now"?
Redraft 12-team Roto with 1 waiver/day ($5), start 3 at each F position, 5 D, 1 rookie, 2 Goalies, 5 Reserves
Player Cats = G,A,Pts,PIMs,+/- (PIMs worth 50%, and +/- worth 25% compared to the other player cats)
Goalie Cats (worth half what player cats are) = W,GAA,S%,SO (SO worth 25% of what player cats are)
C: Tavares,Thomas,Johnston,Lindholm(Res),Zacha(Res)
LW: Robertson,Fiala,Svechnikov,Lafreniere(Res)
RW: Nylander,Necas,Reinhart
Rook: Knies,Carlsson(Res)
D: Josi,Bouchard,Weegar,Forsling,Hanifin,Durzi(Res)
G:Hellebuyck,Demko
I’m not so sure either will stay up, but I grabbed Rossi while I still could.
I'd grab Rossi here. Mercer was in a great spot with Hughes and Hischier out, but they're back for now.
Agree, Rossi certainly has the higher upside of the three. Mercer made the most of his opportunity but he's very likely to slide down the roster with the Devils back at full strength. I don't think you have the luxury of "wait and see" someone is going to scope him up.
14 Team Roto; Keep 25; 12 F, 6 D, 2 G; 10 Farm; 5 Bench; 5 IR;
Salary Cap - 102.5 Mil
Scoring Cats: G, A, Pts, PIM, Hits, BS, SOG, F Points, D Points; Win+Ties+SO, GAA, SV%
Keepers
F: Aho, Larkin, DeBrincat, Vrana, Bennett, Scheifele, Kakko,Tolvanen, McBain,
D: Heiskanen, Fox, Toews, Lundqvist
G: Swayman, Andersen, Copley
Drops
F: Gaudreau, Terravainen, Puljujarvi, Kravstov, Zary
D: Brannstrom, Cernak, Alexeyev
G: Korpisalo, Merzlikins
FARM: Rossi, Berggren, Holtz, Savoie, Clarke, Tarasov, Wolf
Agree with the consensus here.
It's a gamble that either Rossi/Boldy stay up but I'd roll the dice on either over Mercer now in a 1-year.
2 things to consider though:
1) That's an expensive waiver fee. With a year as nuts as this one I might hold in case you get with a serious injury/covid you need to address.
2) If Kap is out long term, I think the chances Boldy stays are stronger. Not sure if they'll keep Rossi up once JEE is back unless he really clicks with Fiala. Like the others, I prefer Rossi's upside, but opportunity really needs to be considered right now too.
Good luck.
RHRS, Yahoo, 12-team, Roto
PQMC, Yahoo, 12-team, Keep 11, H2H
Taro Tsujimoto Draft League, Fantrax, 6-team, pts-only (*2018 draftees or later only)
Hanson Bros., Fantrax, 10-Team, Keep 8, weighted scoring
Black & Blue, Fantrax, 12-Team, Dynasty, H2H weighted
The Dream Team League, Fantrax, 14-Team, Dynasty, H2H
On Frozen Ponds, Fantrax 10-Team, Dynasty, Roto
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I love Mercer’s game but I went with Rossi.