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    Default What is a good strategy with Salary Cap Keeper League

    Hello Community, just wondering how others are strategizing their picks when it comes to salary capped keeper league.

    The league I am in is weighting the stats as follows (but points heavy)
    G A Blk Hit PPP SOG SHP FOW
    Skater 5 3 0.5 0.5 1 0.5 2 0.2
    GA SV SHO W
    Goalie -1.5 0.3 5 3

    Whats your strategy when it comes to drafting? Is it purely to maximize on Fantasy Points/Game?

    The league format will be weekly H2H

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    For me it’s always go after the best players early on and then middle of the draft start looking for players with manageable cap and who fill in all your stats.

    For example JT miller will probably be someone highly valued in these setups however I would still be drafting the top10-20 players ahead of him… mcdavid, hughes, pasta etc… possibly even Bedard.

    The sense is while JT gives the best bang for the buck you will never be able to find the 100 point players in the middle of the draft but can easily find the 40 point players who also add hits and other stats…

    You will have to get a sense of how your league is drafting but that’s how I look at things. I am sure you will have many different opinions as many will say save the cap and keep it under control.
    24 team salary cap (15% over NHL) H2H Keeper League
    G/A/PIM/SOG/PPP/SHP/GWG/FOW/Hits&blks/TOISH/TKs-D/W/GAA/SV/SA/SV%/SHO
    play 3c,3LW,3RW,3F/6d/1G (2min start)/4bench
    C: Crosby,Bedard,Barkov,Evans,Rooney,Lowry
    LW: B.Tkachuk,Joshua,McBain,Berggren
    RW: Kucherov,Boldy,Marner,Motte
    D: Dobson,Walman,Hutton,DeHaan,Slavin,Burroughs,Juuls en
    G: Shesterkin,Skinner
    IR: Zegras,Vaakanen
    Prospects of note: Askarov,

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    I don't believe in tunnel visioning projected points per salary.

    You need gamebreaking players to win. Preferably, you own them on a lower salary before they get paid, ala Bouchard these last couple seasons.
    Be aware that there are very few efficient defensemen in the league. If you let them slip through your fingers you will be grasping at leftovers very quickly. These days, I prefer to ensure a very strong D-core.

    Because its a keeper, I don't know about your bench structure, but rosterable players on ELC are of course very valuable. A guy like Wyatt Johnson has been gold since he came into the league. I always try to get one great forward and one great defense prospect, even if I have to risk that they will not make the team (my league rules mean I can adapt on the fly if this occurs).

    I'm starting to believe in a zero-G style mentality for goaltending as there are only like 5 great goalies to own and the rest are seemingly a crapshoot every season. Once again this depends on your exact league rules.

    For forwards, after the great ones are gone, you can relax a little. Moderate to high paid good forwards are the most plentiful player type. Guys like Fiala for instance are valuable, but not highly coveted in my league.

    It would actually be good to tell us how many teams and how big the rosters are, so we can get an idea of how scarce D and G will be.
    10 Team Limited Keeper (Keep 8) Points Only
    SALARY CAP (Player Salaries) League
    20 Player Teams = 12 Fwd 6 D 2 G

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    Default Re: What is a good strategy with Salary Cap Keeper League

    I play in a league where our cap is the same as the NHL's cap. In this case, I try to get a very strong D. In a salary cap league Dmen run out very quickly. There are always a ton of F's sitting around at the end of the draft in that $5-$7 million range that are all pretty similar. Getting early bang for the buck on a points per game basis is the way I go. I also leave goalies to the end and try to spend less than $5M on the starter.

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    In terms of goalies, there will be very few who are true studs in this format, as workhorses are needed but also penalized by the -1.5 GA factor unless they're elite. I'd be wary of overspending on goalies.
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    The format is 14 Team League, Cap is same as NHL. Roster includes: 4C / 8W / 6D / 1G / 4 Reserves = 23 slots.

    So if I'm understanding this right, prioritize capable Dmen with consistent FP/G contributions, and cost control the G. Preference for high upside ELC type players.

    For G's would someone like UPL or Ingram be better than Markstrom or Swayman?

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    Default Re: What is a good strategy with Salary Cap Keeper League

    Quote Originally Posted by CrazyL8 View Post
    The format is 14 Team League, Cap is same as NHL. Roster includes: 4C / 8W / 6D / 1G / 4 Reserves = 23 slots.

    So if I'm understanding this right, prioritize capable Dmen with consistent FP/G contributions, and cost control the G. Preference for high upside ELC type players.

    For G's would someone like UPL or Ingram be better than Markstrom or Swayman?
    yes, in addition to those goalies, I like Georgiev and Gustafsson. Ottinger is a bargain but will cost a higher pick. Eventually you will have to find stud F's who can pile up points but I have always preferred two $5M players than an $8M and $2M. I like spreading the risk.

    If this is a keeper league, players that have term at a reasonable rate are very valuable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrazyL8 View Post
    The format is 14 Team League, Cap is same as NHL. Roster includes: 4C / 8W / 6D / 1G / 4 Reserves = 23 slots.

    So if I'm understanding this right, prioritize capable Dmen with consistent FP/G contributions, and cost control the G. Preference for high upside ELC type players.

    For G's would someone like UPL or Ingram be better than Markstrom or Swayman?
    Its like any other format where you have to evaluate the best value available as you draft, but you're just working with a different set of valuations for the players right.
    So a G like Shesterkin, Helleybuck, or Oettinger is still a really good pick, you just want to not reach for them and only draft them if you feel they've dropped low enough to be a valuable pick. Swayman is obviously better than UPL, but the extra 4-5 mil you save on UPL has to make up the points somewhere else in your roster. That's why IMO its better to lock down some high quality D and G, because you can still get decent forwards later.

    In a 14 team league only rostering 1 goalie, your goalie is actually a little more important because you only have 1 (or 2-3 if you are going to use reserve spots on them I guess). And yeah with GA being minus points, you really want to get a dominant goalie on a good team. Someone like Shesty or Otter is going to most likely be super valuable in this setup.

    How many players do you keep every year?
    10 Team Limited Keeper (Keep 8) Points Only
    SALARY CAP (Player Salaries) League
    20 Player Teams = 12 Fwd 6 D 2 G

    My team: ???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Luffy D Monkey View Post

    How many players do you keep every year?
    We only get to keep 12 drop 11. I've prioritized top players (ADP 1-25), high upside ELC's and D's with decent overall FP and FP/G stats.

    G position is a toss up. I have the option of keeping one of Dostal (>1M) good goalie bad team, Sorokin (8.5M) good goalie but expensive, or UPL (<5M) upside on a team that's supposed to be better this year. Or roll the dice with no G strategy.

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    I actually like Dostal in a cap league where you’re starting 2G. The zero G strategy in a start 2G league will be challenging. However, I agree that keeping expensive G in a cap league is a big No, unless it’s a tier one guy. As others have said, target cheap G unless they’re the clear number one on a good team. Sorokin, for example, is very fringe by this definition, as is UPL. You might get stuck with a high cap G in the end, but should be something you try to avoid during keeper selection and drafting.
    12 team H2H fantrax, keep 4 cap league
    G, A, Sh, Hit, Blk, FOW, Ft, GHHT, HT
    Wins, Saves, SO
    2C, 3W, 4D, 2Skt, 1G, 5 bench

    J Hughes (2024), D Cozens (2025)
    B Tkachuk (2025), M Boldy (2026), A Kempe (2025)
    R Dahlin (2026), N Dobson (2024), S Theodore (2024)
    J Oettinger (2024), S Skinner (2025)

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