Reply With QuoteI'd argue he has even more value long-term.Originally Posted by DuklaNation
Might have value in a 1 yr league. However, not much in a keeper.
I'd argue he has even more value long-term.
Who's the better play in a points only league for this year, MacDonald or Paul Martin? I was ready to make the switch then saw that Martin is still getting significant PP time in Pittsburgh, even if he hasn't done anything with it for 2 months or so.
10 Team H2H ESPN Keeper - G, A, PIM, FOW, ATOI, SOG, HIT, BLK, DEF, STP, W, SO, SV, GAA, SV%
================================================== ===========================
Forwards: McDavid, Matthews, Ovechkin, Couture, Toews, Henrique, Perry, Perron, Maroon, Galchenyuk, Neal, R. Smith, Parise, Stastny, Konecny, Patrick
Defence: Ristolainen, Josi, Hamilton, Giordano, Fowler, Ekholm, Schultz
Goalies: Fleury, Lundqvist, Smith
IR: Crawford
I don't think I'd drop Martin for him. Too much opportunity for him in Pitt.
Points-only, Full Keeper Dynasty League
Active roster (no starts, just total points): 12 FW, 6 D, 1 Goalie
Forwards: Kucherov, Barkov, Teravainen, Seguin, Hoffman, Lindholm, Gusev, Horvat, Meier, Perron, Schwartz, Johansen, Pavelski, Buchnevich, Hischier, Granlund, Bracco
Defense: Josi, Dahlin, Letang, Gostisbehere, Ekman-Larsson, Petry, Slavin, Keith, Matheson
Goal: Lehner, Holtby, Varlamov
Farm: Soderstrom, York, Woo, Tracey, Dorofeyev
He's the type of d-man who gets PP time by default, wont last.
I'd say the opposite - he's seizing the opportunity given to him. Hockey sense always prevails. It's not like the Isles are embarrassingly rich in defensemen anyway. Streit comes back.. and then what?
MacDonald, Shattenkirk, or Paul Martin?
Who would you rather own in a one year roto league that counts G, A, +/-, PIM, SOG, hits, blocks, PPP, SHP, and defenseman points?
MacDonald, Shattenkirk, or Paul Martin?
Shattenkirk was on fire for a bit but has been pretty cold as of late. I'm tempted to give MacDonald a try...
Thoughts?
He is looking more and more like a keeper, rather than the stop gap ww grab I envisioned. I had no idea that he put up such numbers in junior, and I agree with Angus, there is not much in the pipeline in NY.
Does he have a shot from the point or is he an assist machine? Our league counts triple for D goals, so I would like to know what kind of asset I am holding onto here.
Projections for the next few years, Mr. Angus?
20 Team Dynasty League - POINTS ONLY (Champion - 2017, 2016, 2015)
Points: A (1) G (2) Dman G (3) GWG (1)
Goalie: W (3.5) SO (4) L (-1)
Daily starts: 9 Fwd, 6 D, 1 Goalie
Guentzel Tkachuk Larkin
Couture Palmieri Zucker
Wilson Beauvillier Labanc
Leivo Joseph Sprong
Barrie Morrissey Montour
Butcher Murray Bayreuther
Fleury
Domingue
I finally caught a game of his last night and he looks pretty good on the PP doing the QBing job. I can definitely see him being relevant in most leagues. He has the poise, puck skills and shot to make him an above average PPQB. He is quite small but so are a lot of dmen these days.
MacDonald looked like a poor mans Enstrom (stressing the poor) when I looked at his style
I heard he was more of a shut-down guy than offensive, frmo other Isles fans.
Last night was the first time I watched him play. I tuned into the EDM-NYI just to see him play. He's definitely not strictly a shutdown dman. His offensive skills are somewhat untapped IMO.
Above I mentioned that he was "smaller" but I checked his stats and he is listed as 6'1" and 201 lbs on the Islanders website. He doesn't seem that big. Maybe it's his lowered skating style but from watching him last night I would've put him around 5'10.
I would say his offensive abilities are similar to Mr. Wisniewski but he's definitely better defensively. I can definitely see why they traded the Wiz.
I saw him a little bit as well. Poor shot, mediocre playmaking skills. He will be replaced on the PP as soon as possible.
Posting Permissions