Reply With QuoteI think you picked the right NYI D.
Andrew MacDonald becoming fantasy relevant?
The guy has always intrigued me, mainly due to his insanely inexpensive contract which pays him less than $600K for this year and the next 3. In a salary cap keeper, that's as cheap as it gets. He's quietly put up 8 points over the last 10 games, which is pretty impressive and was enough for me to pick him up on waivers in my pool. The main knock against him is that he plays for the Islanders, a shambles of an NHL franchise, and a major +/- concern. That said, he's generally known for playing well in his own zone, so possibly the +/- isn't as much a concern as it would be for other Islanders dmen. With Wisniewski gone and Streit still out, it figures that this is the golden opportunity for the likes of MacDonald, Hillen and Hamonic.
Would be interested in hearing other people's opinions.
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F/C: G 4pts; A 4pts; +/- 2pts
D(min5,max9): G 8pts; A 5pts; +/- 4pts
G(min2,max3): W 9pts; OTL 5pts; SO 4pts
extra points for PPP
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I think you picked the right NYI D.
I think the fact that a lot of people have looked at this but not commented kind of confirms that no one wants to stick their necks out about this guy - not that surprising. Kind of a dark horse to watch.
Plus the NYI now have Ty Wishart to add to their list of dark horse dmen.
24teams;27players(20roster,7bench)dynasty(full keeper);
Cap league based on NHL salaries (not cap hit);
pool points:
F/C: G 4pts; A 4pts; +/- 2pts
D(min5,max9): G 8pts; A 5pts; +/- 4pts
G(min2,max3): W 9pts; OTL 5pts; SO 4pts
extra points for PPP
F:Kucherov,Kessel,Thornton,Galchenyuk,Hornqvist,Tr ochek,Atkinson,Jenner,SamBennett,Namestnikov,Point ,DShore,ZSanford,DStrome,ANylander,Guentzel,Kapane n,Kamenev
D:Klingberg,Vatanen,Krug,Stralman,Pulock,Hanifin,W alman
G:Fleury,Murray
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever."
24teams? Grab him
I grabbed Andy Mac after the deal and am pretty happy I did so. I read a few articles, and it looks like the play of him and Hamonic made Wiz expendable. He responded with 2 A's and top PP minutes in his first post-wiz game.
At the very least, he will get a half a season logging prime PP minutes (barring anything unforeseen) and that alone makes him very relevant, especially in a big league.
Good luck
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The key is going to be watching to see how the PP time is split between the dmen.....but as of right now, I'm with you that MacDonald is the guy to own. (7 points in his last 7 games...with 5 of those points coming of the PP)
I'm pretty happy with my current depth on D......but MacDonald's at the top of the list of WW guys I may soon have to grab, depending on how his next few games play out.
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it was Ted Nolans recommendation that led to the isles drafting Andrew MacDonald ....
he coached him in moncton
thanks Ted !
I would have to say he is worth a shot...for the rest of this year at least.
I just grabbed him as a d tweak in my 16 team dynasty league where you have to dig really deep for FA's. Saw those 2 A and the kind of minutes he is playing lately so you have to think once Streit gets back he will remain on the top PP unit and still play big minutes!
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Another 2 points tonight (with 7 min left in the NYI game). This guy is killing it right now - fun to watch.
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Cap league based on NHL salaries (not cap hit);
pool points:
F/C: G 4pts; A 4pts; +/- 2pts
D(min5,max9): G 8pts; A 5pts; +/- 4pts
G(min2,max3): W 9pts; OTL 5pts; SO 4pts
extra points for PPP
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G:Fleury,Murray
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever."
Yeah, his points tonight forced my hand in my 15 team salary cap league. Kind of an easy swap as all I had to do was drop Hillen (limited keeper, so neither are likely keepers).
One additional point that hasn't been brought up yet, is that in his final season of junior, he had 58 points in 65 QMJHL games.
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Awesome. Now we have one of "the brass" weighing in - definitely an interesting run by an increasingly interesting young dman.Originally Posted by The Comish
24teams;27players(20roster,7bench)dynasty(full keeper);
Cap league based on NHL salaries (not cap hit);
pool points:
F/C: G 4pts; A 4pts; +/- 2pts
D(min5,max9): G 8pts; A 5pts; +/- 4pts
G(min2,max3): W 9pts; OTL 5pts; SO 4pts
extra points for PPP
F:Kucherov,Kessel,Thornton,Galchenyuk,Hornqvist,Tr ochek,Atkinson,Jenner,SamBennett,Namestnikov,Point ,DShore,ZSanford,DStrome,ANylander,Guentzel,Kapane n,Kamenev
D:Klingberg,Vatanen,Krug,Stralman,Pulock,Hanifin,W alman
G:Fleury,Murray
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever."
I hope you all listened to me ramble about this guy for the past few months.
Hockey sense trumps all - he is simply a very 'heady' player.
I just dropped Andy Greene for him in my sal cap roto keeper. I figure it can't get much worse right? Angus has been mentioning him and he is still young. Another 26 year old D breakout?
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It's no coincidence that the Isles are winning now that he's back in the lineup. He's been a diamond in the ruff for a team that's desperate for someone to step up. It show how confident they are in him to trade away the Wiz. Not sure how it will play out when Okposo and Streit come back since both play the point on the 1st pp unit. But that could change under the new coach.
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