The mysterious Daymond

[Caporal]

Hello folks,

Many will agree about that : Daymond Langkow is by far one of this year\'s greatest surprises. I got him in my keeper at the beginning of the year in a trade where he was just the \"spare change\", but boy, things turned great.

However, I wonder if the guy can repeat such impressive numbers next year. I can\'t believe that\'s not his peak we are seeing right now ; it\'s hard to think he can manage to get better numbers next year.

So, basically, my question is : is it the right time to trade him during the off-season, or, with the blooming of Huselius, the arrival of Tanguay and a guy like Iggy surrounding him, will he be as productive again ?

My point here is : the guy came out of nowhere, and is value is quite high right now. But if he gets back to being a so-so player, his fantasy value will get back to almost nothing as fast as it exploded.

What\'s your take on this one ?

Thanks.

[Hunter32]

My friends at my pool called him \"the bear\" because he is good at fall and usually sleep during the winter. But this year is a exception.

He is over 30 years old and before this season, his most impressive season was 62 points. I don\'t think he will repeat a season like this. If I were you, I would sell before his value drops more and more.

[Pete]

Langkow is a guy who\'s missing Iginla scoring touch !

[lanky522]

Seeing how ALL of the Calgary guys have blossomed this year has been a treat. Iginla, Huselius, Langkow...

That said, Langkow may only have one more year in Calgary anyways... Kiprusoff, Iginla, Huselius, and Langkow are all UNRESTRICTED free agents at the end of next year. I don\'t think that Calgary will be able to (or will necessarily want to) re-sign them all. If langkow ends up elsewhere, it will be a far less favorable scenario for him.

I think you should trade him now. Even if he has a couple more years like the one he had this year, it\'s not like he\'ll ever hit 80 points, and he could very easily simmer out as early as next season.

[crosby87]

Sell high! Thats what I would do, no doubt.

[Capeman]

I agree with Pischa. Great sell high candidate.

[Qube]

You have a good point there, Lanky. CaporalRadulov, you should trade Langkow.. I did it two months ago. I got Hemsky for Langkow. The best part was that I use one my last pick at the beginning of the year to get Langkow.
Don\'t forget to try sell the fact that his linemate, Huselius, is hot as well.

[Loki]

I\'m going with the others on this one...trade him...trade him now.