Fantasy Questions - July 17

[Dobber]

top 4 in multi cat keeper league with farm team... dont necessarily need them playing ASAP.

E. Kuznetsov - C (WSH)
D. Kugryshev - RW (WSH)
R. Johansen - C (CLB)
J. Skinner - C (CAR)
E. Grachev - RW (NYR)
J. Schroeder - RW (VAN)
B. Gormley - D (PHX)
M. Goncharov - D (PHX)
B.Smith - D (DET)
de Haan - D (NYI)

1. Schroeder
2. Grachev
3. Kygryshev
4. Kuznetsov
5. Goncharov
6. de Haan

[Dobber]

Thanks Dobber one more question: Which 5 would you keep.

Ennis, Tyler
Grabner, Michael RW
Kirill Kabanov
Petrov, Kirill
Pacioretty, Max
Goncharov, Maxim
Allen, Jake
Gerbe, Nathan
Yip, Brandon

Ennis, Grabner, Gerbe, Kabanov, Goncharov

[Dobber]

Hey dobber, as always thank you for doing this.
Two questions:
1) I drafted nyquist based on the p report and his NCAA numbers. My biggest concern when drafting him was that it might be impossible for his value to go up if he plays in Maine again. Can you see him improving on last years numbers?
2) Out of arnott, brunette, Malone and lupul, which 2 do you take for next year?

1. Nyqvist will be fine, even if his numbers slip to a point per game. Our position is that he will be a star, though it may be three or four years before you see the big numbers.

2. Lupul and probably Malone

[rluongo1]

Hi Dobber, say Kovalchuk went to the Kings. Does that enhance Ryan Smyth's fantasy value?
Both he and Kovy are LWs so I would assume that Kovy will play on the top line with Kopitar and Smyth on the 2nd line unless Smyth plays on the Right Side on that 1st line.

And on the PP unit, Smyth would no doubt we playing in front of the net on that first unit as Kovy will likely man the point with Doughty I assume.

When Kovy was a Thrasher, he seemed to make everyone around him better. Guys like Todd White (08-09 season), Max Afinogenov, Nik Antropov, and Enstrom benefited from his presence to some degree. And when he got traded to the Devils, their production tailed off.

So do you see a guy like Ryan Smyth's production rise a little bit or a lot if Kovy was in the lineup? I would think he would get some extra PP points for sure. Or will he be just a 30-30 (Goals-Assists) player when healthy in terms of scoring like most experts predict him to be lately?

Thanks for the insight! Greatly Appreciate it.

[vozzy81]

assuming kovalchuk signs with the kings, what do you predict points-wise for kopitar?

[GelFlow]

By presuming that Thomas is gone of Boston:

Can we believe that in a span of 15 years Rask will be in the top 5 of the league for wins and shutouts most of the time ?

Can he get around 40 wins and around 10 shutouts per season on a regular basis in the NHL ?


Thanks for your opinion.

[IslanderFan]

Dobber,

In a keeper league where positions matter

Hossa or Cammalleri?
Berglund or Oshie?
Varlamov or Neuvirth?
Stamkos or Hall?
Carllson or Doughty?

[GelFlow]

Dobs,

Carter, E. Staal or Lecavalier ?

What do you see next season and in the future for these players point wise ?

Thanks

[shanesaw]

Hey Dobber, thanks for doing this. I should have the 1st 2nd 3rd(depending on the lottery, bottom 4 have a shot at 1st overall) and 10th picks in the first round. I'll likely grab Hall, Seguin and Subban with those picks. I still have to make room for the fourth spot via trade or dropping either Hanzel or Leclaire. I like both players but if i have to drop one i think Hanzel would be easier to replace. What would you do and what position would you target with that pick for the team in my sig? No forward positions. Goal heavy stats. Available players are all 2010 draftees, notable forwards like Ennis, MPS, Hudler, Lombardi, d-men, Mcbain, Kulikov, Hamuis, OEL, Kindl, Gilbert, Shatt, Sanguinetti, goalies, Markstrom,Lehner, Elliot, Leighton, Boucher,Nuevirth,Niittymaki and Ellis. Sorry for the length as i'm missing a lot of players. Tried keeping it short.

[Maaaasquito]

Hey Dobber,

When are you gonna give me another shot at renaming DobberHockey to MaHockey for the day?

[LeMatt]

Iginla - high 70s

Follow-up question: I'm assuming you think that Iginla's days of being an 40g, 80+ point player are behind him? I was hoping for a bounce back year from him seeing that he should be playing with Tanguay who, although not a centre, is the setup man he has been missing (Iginla had 90+ points the two seasons Tanguay was in town).

[Dobber]

Another Question:

This is not for the team/league in my signature.

I finished 3rd out of 12 last season.

12 team Roto keeper ... keep 10 pro and 6 farm
10 round waiver draft in September

Players: G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SOG 

Goalies: W, GAA, save%

3C, 3LW, 3RW, 4D, 2G, 5 bench and 6 farm

Prospects:
skaters: start season with less than 100 games played
goalies: start season with less than 50 games played
If a prospect starts season with prospect eligibility, he keeps it for entire season, but can move up if playing in NHL.


Nicklas Backstrom C (WAS)
Mike Richards C (PHI)
Marian Gaborik RW (NYR)
Bobby Ryan RW (ANA)
Jakub Voracek RW (CBJ)
Brandon Dubinsky C (NYR)
David Perron LW (STL)
Chris Stewart RW (COL)
James Neal LW (DAL)

Zach Bogosian D (ATL)
Niklas Kronwall D (DET)
Kimmo Timonen D (PHI)

Henrik Lundqvist G (NYR)
Tuukka Rask G (BOS) ... no longer prospect eligible.


These players in bold can be saved as either a prospect or a pro player.

Matt Duchene
Tomas Tartar
Evgeny Grachev
Dmitry Kulikov
Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jamie McBain
Jacob Markstrom
Vladimir Tarasenko
Chris Kreider
Brendan Smith
Alexander Burmistrov

Who would be your 10/6 keepers?

Thanks Again,
Brian

I would cut loose Perron, DubinskyTimonen, Neal up top.
six keeper prospects would be OEL, Duchene, McBain, Markstrom, Grachev, Kulikov

[Mike S]

Hey Dobber,

I am in a 16 team keeper roto league. We have 10 categories (G, A, +/-, PIM, STG, STA, GWG, W, Saves, GAA). We are only allowed to keep 3 farm players (anyone I keep will be my property for the next two seasons).

Here is who I have on my farm right now:

Mikkel Boedker
Andrew Cogliano
Oscar Moller
Rostislav Olesz
Eric Tangradi
Kyle Turris
Guillaume Latendresse
Keith Ballard
Erik Karlsson
Michal Neuvirth
Chet Pickard

I am planning on keeping Neuvirth but I am undecided on who else I should keep (I am hoping to try to trade some of the players I don't keep).

If you could tell me how you would rank these players I would appreciate it.

Thanks,

Mike

[Nifty Mittens]

Thanks Dobber! I dig the cut of your jib!

Some dude has been trying to get a goalie from me & I could use a LW. So I sent him 6 offers, these are the 2 offers hes considering:

1) Rask + Zidlicky (FOR) Cammalleri + Weber + small pick upgrade
2) Varlamov + Zidlicky (FOR) Cammalleri + Weber

Good or bad trade? Also do you agree with the keepers in my sig?

We keep 1C, 1LW, 1RW, 2D, 1G, 4UT(any position)

SKATERS
Goals (G) 5
Assists (A) 4
Plus/Minus (+/-) 2
Penalty Minutes (PIM) 1
Powerplay Goals (PPG) 3
Powerplay Assists (PPA) 2
Shorthanded Goals (SHG) 5
Shorthanded Assists (SHA) 4
Game-Winning Goals (GWG) 5
Shots on Goal (SOG) 0.8
Faceoffs Won (FW) 0.2
Faceoffs Lost (FL) -0.2

GOALIES
Games Started (GS) 3
Wins (W) 12
Goals Against (GA) -3
Saves (SV) 0.3
Shutouts (SHO) 15

[Dobber]

I have the #1 pick this year. 12 teams, 18 players, 4 keepers. Forwards scored as points only. These are some forwards that i suspect will be available. Rank the top 3 or 4, based on this year and overall keepability (or rank all if you are feeling diligent).

Note: some of these guys probably won't be available, as they may currently be on the same team and the owner would have to pick one over the other, but still interested in the ranking.

Toews, Staal, Marleau, Zetterberg, M. Richards, B. Ryan, Stastny, Hossa

I would rank them via my rankings (Top 300 players). I do use that chart, and I may make adjustments based on team needs.