What is EJ worth?

[Leafsin2050]

I am in a 12 team. 15 player keeper league and people are asking about EJ.

League starts 3C, 4D, 7W, 1G
G, A, PTS, PPP, SHP , +/-, GWG, PIM, Shots are skating categories

I am tempted to trade EJ as I think he is better in real life than fantasy.

It would leave me at D with: Yandle, White, Gilbert, Carlsson, Campbell and something (if anything) I get back in trade.

One team has Parise and I am thinking of offering him EJ and a winger for him

So the questions boil down to:
1) What do you think of EJ?
2) What is fair value for him?
3) Is Parise worth pursuing for EJ plus Bergfors or Raymond

[MJ Flex]

EJ's upside is 45 to 55 pts with solid roto stats. That's the expected return I would want for EJ. I compare him to a Shea Weber.

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[blunas]

I hope for the sake of all those who have invested in him that I am wrong- but I am not sold on him being the stud offensive D that some think he will be. I am sorry but I have seen nothing to make me believe that is the case. He is a very good defenseman but that does not pay in fantasy. I do not want anyone to be doing anything based on what I say, but just giving my 2 cents. He is not even owned in either of my leagues, and all 10 guys in each league know a lot about hockey.

[rellekretep]

These are his numbers from a year ago.

10 g, 29 a, 39 p, 79 pim, 15 ppp, 186 sog

For a D man in his "3rd" year, that's pretty damn good. I say "3rd" because he lost his entire 2nd year to a knee injury. So to come off an entire year away from pro hockey and put up those numbers, I would say is pretty special.

Weber is a good comparison, my only question with him is will he see the PP time with Pietrangelo rising up?

I would expect at least those numbers coming back at me. Remember that D men take a little longer to develop, but this lad is going to be gold.

[Leafsin2050]

My worry is that like the forwards he has too much competition to put up good pp points. I am in 7th and have a fairly young team (with the exception of thornton and m hossa)...would you move ej and bergfors or raymond for parise?

[blunas]

These are his numbers from a year ago.

10 g, 29 a, 39 p, 79 pim, 15 ppp, 186 sog

For a D man in his "3rd" year, that's pretty damn good. I say "3rd" because he lost his entire 2nd year to a knee injury. So to come off an entire year away from pro hockey and put up those numbers, I would say is pretty special.

Weber is a good comparison, my only question with him is will he see the PP time with Pietrangelo rising up?

I would expect at least those numbers coming back at me. Remember that D men take a little longer to develop, but this lad is going to be gold.

Definitely a decent third year, I am just not convinced about the 50+ point comments. Like I said, I hope I am wrong, both because it would be a great thing for USA hockey to have him get to that level, and it would be good for all those out there that have invested in him. I just think that people should probably be tempering their expectations a bit more than they are, but who knows.

[bizzy]

i got Markov for him before Markov's injury.....EJ is 4th on the PP QB list on STL behind Steen,Pietro,Colo, his numbers will not reach 40 with those 3 in front of him for PP time, IMO

[blunas]

My worry is that like the forwards he has too much competition to put up good pp points. I am in 7th and have a fairly young team (with the exception of thornton and m hossa)...would you move ej and bergfors or raymond for parise?

If I could get Parise for any combination of those three (or all 3 together) I would not even think twice.

[Antrocop]

i got Markov for him before Markov's injury.....EJ is 4th on the PP QB list on STL behind Steen,Pietro,Colo, his numbers will not reach 40 with those 3 in front of him for PP time, IMO

No he's not........he's second, behind only Carlo in PP TOI/G.



He's averaging over 3 minutes in PP time per night.

[rellekretep]

If you can get parise for him, jump all over that.

EJ is St Louis' 1st overall draft pick. They are going to give him lots of time to develop into a premier player. It could take a year or two more. Steen, Coli, are not ppl to worry about. Alex is, but still EJ is coming out of the doors a little slow this year. He'll pick it up and most likely end with what he had last year, and move up from there to a ceiling of 55pts I would say.

[Antrocop]

If you can get parise for him, jump all over that.

EJ is St Louis' 1st overall draft pick. They are going to give him lots of time to develop into a premier player. It could take a year or two more. Steen, Coli, are not ppl to worry about. Alex is, but still EJ is coming out of the doors a little slow this year. He'll pick it up and most likely end with what he had last year, and move up from there to a ceiling of 55pts I would say.

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