Ty Emberson vs Jordan Harris

[chuckcouples]

Deep 28 team league that uses NHL AAV and rosters 12F,6D and counts G, A, +/-, hits, blocked shots, takeaways, PK TOI, TOI, games played.

Who do you prefer, Ty Emberson (1yr at $950,000) or Jordan Harris (1yr at $1,400,000)?

[ericdaoust]

I think Emberson has the better odds of having an impactful fantasy season

[niconasr]

I love Harris as a player (both on and off the ice) but Emberson simply has more upside and plays for a better team. He should be able to carve himself a nice role in EDM and manage to scroung enough points in a top-shelf offense to be decent value.

[Bubba55]

In a vacuum, I prefer Emberson. However, he is also coming into Edmonton under rather favorable conditions; the Oilers trade specifically targeted him probably because he has a very positive history with the head coach. He will be given every opportunity to carve out his niche on the Oilers back end and he will be asked to play a hard nose shut down game which most definitely plays to his strength IMO. Arguably he comes into Edmonton with a defined role. On the other hand, I'm not sure where Harris fits in on the Blue Jackets back end and worst-case scenario, perhaps he doesn't. Harris seems to be in limbo, it appears that he is not a highly accomplished offensive defenseman nor is he is a shut down, hard to play against, banger kind of defensemen either. As far as I can tell, Harris's role with the Blue Jackets is up in the air. They are both very young still, so we'll see, but for now it's Emberson for me.

[niconasr]

Harris is the definition of a low-event player. When he's on the ice, nothing great happens but usually nothing bad either. And that can be valuable as a steady presence on a 3rd pair. But fantasy-wise, he's barely relevant.

[Bubba55]

Harris is the definition of a low-event player. When he's on the ice, nothing great happens but usually nothing bad either. And that can be valuable as a steady presence on a 3rd pair. But fantasy-wise, he's barely relevant.

I like that descriptor, a low-event player.

[niconasr]

I like that descriptor, a low-event player.

Thanks. Won't take credit, I saw it on an Athletic article from Scott Wheeler and liked it.

[Bubba55]

I used 30 words or more to say, or tried to say, what Wheeler nailed with three. Maybe that's why the dude is a writer with the Athletic and I'm just a reader (: