You're not wrong too- Merkley is another good comparable. Theres a risk to his game. Im just saying for me Calgary really strengthens the possibility that he will pan out. In another thread I was saying if his hit rate was 50/50 pre-draft its probably closer to something like 70/30 in cow Town. After that you factor in the lack of real competition and his stupendous upside and thats where I get my read. A guy like Buium could hit and still be 2nd unit pp time (or no pp time. With Parekh if he hits hes a top ten defensive scorer in the league..
The forwards amount to about the same but Eiserman has as much risk and NYI was the exact WRONG place for his skillset- lol! Tij is solid but hes in danger of being overrated at this point. Hes not his dad and nothing in his profile suggests thats the case. He looks like a very good, very safe top sixer to me. His PNHLe is nice but it comes with contextual problems (great team/linemates) and the fact that he doesn't really have any projectable gamebreaking attributes. He looks very, very good- but there are a lot of outcomes for a 90 PNHLe and they're not all stars. I would LOVE if he could hit for the high end of his range- would be a great story- but Im not sure it should be the expectation at this point. Some recent comps in that range are Perfetti Jarvis and Nick Robertson- they all have the capacity to be useful players and there is some star probability there- but I worry ppl see Iginla on the jersey and assume superstar...
I think every player is a risk at this point but if its down to these two its a decision between risk and reward.
Tij youre pretty well guaranteed a useful forward in some capacity but hes got outcomes as a 55-65 point guy that are just as probable as his 70+ ones. Parekh could whiff completely but it won't be for lack of trying on Calgary part. Did anyone hear MTL had Slaf training with VR goggles? It'd be THAT level of commitment lol! And then IF he hits then in all likelihood you've got a top 5-10 dman.
If you NEED a player out of this in 3-5 years- Tij is a valid consideration. Considering what you said about offensive D being ridiculously difficult to find (and Im right there with you!)- thats likely the direction I would go. Theres a 4isk factor though...
Weekly hth league- 2c, 3w,1 ff (forward only flex), 4d, 1g, and one true flex. Sog/goal weighted for skaters: G4, A3, Sog1, PPP+1. +/- adds/minuses one for F/3 for D. Workhorse starters = GOLD!
We are a full dynasty keeper BUT we only protect 8 (9 if you miss playoffs)- which means that you can lose ONE player outside that range each year to the steal round.
C- Hughes(J), Crosby, McMichael, Buchnevich (C/W), Carlsson (Frm), Wright (Frm)
W- Marchand, Lafreniere, Zetterlund, Michkov, Stankoven, Slafzilla, Tolvanen
D- Werenski, Clarke, Carlsson, Orlov, Hughes (L)
G- Swayman, Sorokin, Kuemper, Fedotov, Nabokov (Frm)
10 Team, 60 Player Roster
G, A, PTS, PPP, PIM, BLKs, Hits, +/-, Shots, W, GAA, SV%, Saves
C- JHughes, Trocheck, RThomas, Zegras, Norris, Bennett, PLD, Stephenson, Danualt, Hayton
RW- Raymond, Stone, TWilson, Toffoli, KJohnson, Nyqvist, Zary
LW- Keller, Schmaltz, Bunting, Skinner, Barbashev, Duclair
D- QHughes, McAvoy, Doughty, Heiskanen, Hronek, LHughes, Mintyukov, Evans
G- Shesterkin, Lankinen, Demko, Andersen, Blackwood, Levi, Tarasov
Notable Prospects- Nikishin, Levshunov, Sennecke, Kulich, Leonard, Wood, Perreault, Lekkermaki, Ostlund, Othmman, L-Heureux, Ivanov, Murashov, Sandin-Pellika
Weekly hth league- 2c, 3w,1 ff (forward only flex), 4d, 1g, and one true flex. Sog/goal weighted for skaters: G4, A3, Sog1, PPP+1. +/- adds/minuses one for F/3 for D. Workhorse starters = GOLD!
We are a full dynasty keeper BUT we only protect 8 (9 if you miss playoffs)- which means that you can lose ONE player outside that range each year to the steal round.
C- Hughes(J), Crosby, McMichael, Buchnevich (C/W), Carlsson (Frm), Wright (Frm)
W- Marchand, Lafreniere, Zetterlund, Michkov, Stankoven, Slafzilla, Tolvanen
D- Werenski, Clarke, Carlsson, Orlov, Hughes (L)
G- Swayman, Sorokin, Kuemper, Fedotov, Nabokov (Frm)
Thanks to all for your help and great input! I really went back and forth on this one and finally settled for Parekh.
Although all of the players listed carry risk and have great ceilings, I ended up siding with Parekh as I feel Calgary will give him the reins to the PPQB and do what they can to have him succeed in that role. I don’t think I would have been so keen had it been the Suter era though
Thanks again to all and will rep those I can!
Keeper league 14 teams (H2H, 20 active players keep 16 NHLers, 16 minors)
Scoring Cats: G-A-PTS-PPG-PPA-(+/-)-HITS-BLK-SHP-SOG-FOW-GWG / W-L-SVS-SV%-GAA-SO
C- Crosby, Barzal, Bennett, Strome, Cooley, Fantilli
W- Forsberg, Batherson, Nichuskin, Tuch, Konecny, Neighbours, Marchenko, Drouin, Sherwood
D- Carlson, Rielly
G- Hellebuyck, Demko, Vejmelka, Merzlikins
Minors:
F: Perreault, Cowan, Greentree, Blake, Unger Sorum, Bourgault, Goyette, Iskhakov
D: Parekh, Evans, Brzustewicz, Simashev, Willander, Solberg
G: Schmidt, Rodrigue, Murashov, DiPietro, Gaudreau
Nice work. Reading back through all your messages it sounds as though you wanted Parekh - so glad you got him!
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12 team ESPN H2H
auction draft (260 budget)
limited keeper (4 keepers)
2016-17 Champion, 2017-18 Runner-up
G,A,+/-,PIM,PPP,GWG,FOW
W,SO,GAA,SV%
Start 1 LW/C/RW, 3 D, 3 Util, 2 G
C - J. Hughes
LW - Panarin
RW -
D - Bouchard
G - Dostal
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10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Peterka, PKane, Bunting, Voronkov, BClarke, Perreault
G- Vasilevskiy, Oettinger, Blackwood
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I dont disagree there- Im justy saying traditionally we tend to knock off some of the offense for guys going to the Island. The reality is though that Barzal hitting for that high this season might be signalling a changing of the guard in that regard- and Roys hire might be the catalyst (for mre scoring). Im just saying this is a locale we traditionally nudge down the offensive projections...
That being said THAT could be changing AND Eiserman might have the skill to force that type of change in his own regard- the Islanders got a HUGE draft day bargain! For me thats not set in stone though and for now he gets said nudge. Id happily eat my words here though and Ive been advising that hes at the top of the second tier of draft picks for forwards for awhile now. Im STILL higher on Parekh because the golden boy treatment in Calgary is EXACTLY what he needs- but Ive got Catton and him basically right after Demidov/Lindstrom. Catton is the safe pick (with attainable ppg upside) and Eiserman is the wild card who could end up putting up BROKEN goal totals... Tij in there too- those three a coin flip for me...
Weekly hth league- 2c, 3w,1 ff (forward only flex), 4d, 1g, and one true flex. Sog/goal weighted for skaters: G4, A3, Sog1, PPP+1. +/- adds/minuses one for F/3 for D. Workhorse starters = GOLD!
We are a full dynasty keeper BUT we only protect 8 (9 if you miss playoffs)- which means that you can lose ONE player outside that range each year to the steal round.
C- Hughes(J), Crosby, McMichael, Buchnevich (C/W), Carlsson (Frm), Wright (Frm)
W- Marchand, Lafreniere, Zetterlund, Michkov, Stankoven, Slafzilla, Tolvanen
D- Werenski, Clarke, Carlsson, Orlov, Hughes (L)
G- Swayman, Sorokin, Kuemper, Fedotov, Nabokov (Frm)