Last move of the year...have to drop ONE of these guys. Help me decide please.

[everfeb]

Hi Guys. Would love to get your opinion on which ONE of these guys you'd drop as I'm struggling with the decision. Pts only, G-1 A-1. I'm in the finals of the h2h portion of our Pool April 3 - 9. And in first at the moment in our Regular Season Long Points portion of the Pool. So looking to strengthen my team a bit for both competitions.
PPG stands for Points Per Game on the Year to Date. POWeek stands for my Play Off Week April 3 to 9. And games left are from March 29.

[U]Barzal has 4 pts in last 8 games, O'Reilly 3 points in last 8 games.
O'Reilly...is at .67 PPG. He has 4 games, all Home, for POWeek. And 17 games ROS, 7 at home.
Barzal...is at .76 PPG on the year. 4 games in POWeek, all away. And 17 games ROS, 7 home.


If you made it this far into the post, thanks for your patience What do think? Which guy would you drop? Thanks gents, always appreciate your input and help. ...will REP who I can.

[pmorrow]

Hi Guys. Need some advice. Hope you can help. Want to drop one of these guys. Pts only, G-1 A-1. I'm in our h2h finals April 3 - 9. Want to use my last move of the year now to hopefully improve my squad by a few points for PlayOff Week (POW). h2h is one part of our pool and ends April 9. The other part goes on until the end of season. I'm leading the Regular Pool and hoping to strengthen my squad a bit for the ROS.

All these guys have 5 points in last 8 games, not horrible but not great.
O'Reilly...is at .68 PPG for the year. He has 4 games, all Home, for POW. And 17 games ROS, 7 astregthen t home.
Barzal...is at .78 PPG on the year. 4 games POW, all on road. And 18 games ROS, 7 home.
Strome... has .74 PPG for year. 4 games POW week, 3 Home. And 16 games ROS, 10 Home.
Kopitar...has .85 PPG on the year. Just 2 games POW week, both home. Just 14 games ROS, 5 home.

Might be surprising to see Kopitar on this list but he is actually my first choice to drop. Had a 1.05 PPG the 1st quarter of this year. 2nd and 3rd quarters not so great averaging .70 PPG. Last year his 1st 2 quarters were really good then he folded the last 2.....to .63 PPG. I'm worried he just might continue with the weak play in the last 1/4 although he is showing signs of life, 5/3.

If you made it this far into the post, thanks for your patience What do think? Which guy would you drop? Thanks for any and all replies...will REP who I can. Have to have my moves in by 7pm EST tomorrow (March28) so really appreciate some quick replies.

Both Dylan and Ryan Strome have a 0.74 pts/g believe it or not...I think you mean Ryan though based on that schedule.

I would probably...reluctantly...drop Kopitar. Sure someone could add him and benefit, but with only 2 GP its time to just do what you gotta do to win that h2h finals.

[everfeb]

Thanks for taking the time pmorrow. Yes, it is Ryan...so clarified OP. And Ya, this could very well be the 1st time in NHL history where brothers have the same pts/g this late into the season...Hmmm, Sedins, Mahavolichs, Richards? Kopitar is not on our list of restricted players so many teams in the pool besides me already have him on their squads. The gamble here is I drop him, he get "hot", the guy I pick to replace him doesn't thus many teams in the pool gain ground on me. Update on Kopitar...the 3 teams I'm condending with all have him too. I'm just going to hang on to him as his points going forward good or bad will be irrelevant.

Both Dylan and Ryan Strome have a 0.74 pts/g believe it or not...I think you mean Ryan though based on that schedule.

I would probably...reluctantly...drop Kopitar. Sure someone could add him and benefit, but with only 2 GP its time to just do what you gotta do to win that h2h finals.

[everfeb]

I'm down to which one should I drop from these 2...Barzal or O'Reilly. Player details are in OP. Appreciate any thoughts. I'm able to drop Strome from my squad and add Kreider at no cost using our "IR" rule as shown in Signature. And as the 3 teams I'm contending with have Kopitar too (It's a NON-DRAFT Pool) I'm just going hang on to him to so his production good or bad won't effect me down the road.

[GTX]

O'Reilly or Barzal. it's tuff. Close. Both are not producing much.
I would take O'Reilly because of home games, easier opponents, stronger team, stronger PP and Blues are playoff contender.
Barzal is playing 3rd line, less minutes than O'Reilly 2nd line.
Also Sorokin is injured, emergency goalie called up. They have several back to backs, could affect team production.

[everfeb]

Thanks GTX. you certainly made lots of good points. Barzal with 2 pts last night doesn't make the Decision any easier. O'Reilly (3 pts/last 8 gms) is really befuddling me...He plays ES with Perron (12/8) and Saad (6/8) and actually PP1 with Perron. How can some of those points not rub off on ROR.
EDIT....despite his 2 points I dropped Barzal. And Presto...ROR has 2 pts so far tonight, I feel better LOL.

O'Reilly or Barzal. it's tuff. Close. Both are not producing much.
I would take O'Reilly because of home games, easier opponents, stronger team, stronger PP and Blues are playoff contender.

Barzal is playing 3rd line, less minutes than O'Reilly 2nd line.
Also Sorokin is injured, emergency goalie called up. They have several back to backs, could affect team production.