Zegras vs Perfetti + Mercer
Keeper deadline is today and I'm having some misgivings about keeping an unsigned Zegras. I have about $5.75 million free to allocate to Zegras, but for every $100,000 we go over the $59 million cap (which is just used for keepers), we pay a $1 penalty. With word that the Zegras and the Ducks are in agreement on a three-year term, I don't think his AAV is likely to come in above that $5.75 million, but I'm also worried about the impact of him missing training camp or part of the season. I also had to leave Mercer and Perfetti out of my keepers which I really don't feel great about, especially as Mercer projects to be pretty close to Zegras in all cats except PIMs. The strongest argument I can make in favour of keeping Zegras is that I have a lot of guys who will be free agents next season (including Mercer and Perfetti), so having him locked in even for 2-3 years would be a big help.
I'm looking into trading Zegras, but with only a few hours until the keeper deadline, I'm not sure I'll be able to find a taker. I'm currently starting to lean towards not keeping him but any advice would be appreciated.
12-Team Yahoo H2H Keeper League (Salary cap for keepers only)
3C, 3LW, 3RW, 4D, 1 UTIL, 2G (6 BN, 6 IR+, 1 NA)
G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SOG, HIT, BLK / W, GAA, SV%, SHO
C - S. Aho, M. Beniers, S. Crosby, B. Jenner, L. Stankoven
LW - C. Caufield, J. Hughes, T. Moore, J. Slafkovsky, O. Tippett
RW - D. Batherson, C. Keller, A. Lafreniere, S. Reinhart
D - E. Bouchard, B. Dillon, M. Roy, M. Seider, C. York
G - J. Binnington, J. Saros, J. Swayman
IR+: T. Demko, T. Hertl, K. Johnson, G. Landeskog, J. Trouba
NA: B. Othmann