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Yes and no. Because my league is a Start 13F/6D/2G deep keeper, when I made that trade, Phaneuf was currently #5 or so on my D depth chart. That means, the drop from him to the player I had to promote, was most likely 10-20 pool points at best over the season. Stewart was a player chosen with the pick I traded - although I had another player targeted at that slot (who I ended up getting a round later anyway). So, for missing out on 10-20 pool points over a year or 2, I was able to stash away the best offensive D-Man in fantasy.Originally Posted by fantasyhockeygeek
Yes, you paid Phaneuf and Stewart for Karlsson. In a points league today, it's very unlikely that you could swing that deal. But between the time you pulled the trigger on the deal (I'm assuming around 2009) and when Karlsson exploded in the league (2011-12), you lost out bigtime. Food for thought.
The way I was looking at the James Neal deal that I made today was:
Neal will be among my top 13 starters each week. By adding him, Dustin Brown was demoted to my bench (any given average week, barring injury). I project Neal to produce between 30-50 more pool points than Brown in my format each year. Was gaining that boost, enough to deal an 18 year old D prospect who I consider to have Subban/Yandle-ish upside? If it was a 1-for-1 deal, no.
Even though the potential difference between Jones (even when he arrives) and Doughty/Shattenkirk (on my roster) is maybe 20-25 pool points, the trade weight that he carries, makes him gold status in my league.
But then I had to consider Charlie Coyle vs. Aleksander Barkov. Was that swap enough to warrant bailing on Jones? Projections for Coyle are all over the place - ranging between a top-line scorer and 3rd line checker with special teams ability. I've seen predictions of a very good 70 point player countered by that of a decent "fantasy" player with 55-60 point upside.
People rave about Barkov - poolies and scouts alike. I worry that he will be more playmaker than shooter and I'm not thrilled that he's on Flordia, but most consider him one of the best Scandinavian prospects since Mats Sundin, Peter Forsberg or the Twins - that gets my attention.
Based on what I know, Barkov has a better chance ending up a star player than Coyle. That, added to the fact that I got another pick upgrade, made this a deal that I had to take, emotional attachment to Jones aside.
I know sometimes my proposed deals look like "no-brainers" but if you really dig and consider my format, my roster and trade values, it's not always cut and dry.
Earlier in the summer I traded Zetterberg and Kronwall+ for a package that landed me Hamilton and Granlund+. On the surface, I'm sure people would be like, "what?!" But if you consider the age of Zetts and Kronwall, and that they are not BIG upgrades over any of my current starters, it made sense for me to restock those positions with puppies blessed with All-Star potential. When Chara is done, Hamilton should be a 50-55 point machine. I'd rather restock that slot that have Kronwall and Doughty duke it out each week to see who starts for me - after a few years of that, Kronwall will be on the decline and Hamilton will be a beast.
As always, I love your insight buddy. You're definitely one of the boys here I'd love to kick back and discuss hockey strategy with over a few beers.
