My vote goes to Staal RNH and Kesler.
Not sure why Vrbata is there and why Purcell is in the top tier.
As the 'off-season' is upon us, I've found in the past this is the best time to take advantage of other fantasy GMs that are no longer invested in their respected teams.
Who are some players that have struggled this past season (not due to injuries) that proactive GMs can focus on to help build their team in the future:
Top-Tier Players (65+ point range):
Forwards
RNH
Nail Yakupov
Eric Staal
Zetterberg
Sedins
Rick Nash
Alex Semin
Defence
Kris Letang
Goalies
Pekka Rinne
Middle-Tier Players (50 to 65 point range):
Forwards
Loui Eriksson
Evander Kane
N. Kadri
Bobby Ryan
Radim Vrbata
Teddy Purcell
Mike Ribiero
Ryan Kesler
Tomas Fleischmann
Joffrey Lupul
Alex Burrows
M. Frolik
Defence
T. Enstrom
Goalies
Holtby
On the Verge Players (players that are on the verge of breaking out for the first time):
Forwards
Huberdeau
Barkov
Toffoli
Neidereiter
C. Wilson
Jenner
Soderberg
Tatar
Bjugstad
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My vote goes to Staal RNH and Kesler.
Not sure why Vrbata is there and why Purcell is in the top tier.
Evander Kane - time to step up.
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G,A,+/-,PPP,SOG,Hits,Blk,PIM,FOW, W,Sv,GA,SHO
it depends on what you are buying them as to be honest
Added a few guys here I think are good buy lows. Some due to injury, some just bounce back candidates.
Eriksson
Semin
Zetterberg
Barkov
Huberdeau
Ryan
E Kane
Letang
Rinne
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Added a few guys here I think are good buy lows. Some due to injury, some just bounce back candidates.
Eriksson
Semin
Zetterberg
Barkov
Huberdeau
Ryan
E Kane
Letang
Rinne
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10 Team 16 Keepers
G:3 A:2 +/-:1 PPP:0.5 PIM:0.25 Shot:0.2 Hit:0.2 Block:0.2
W:3 SV:0.2 GA:-1 SO:3
3C 3LW 3RW 5D 2G 5 BENCH 2IR
C: Crosby, Malkin, Giroux, Getzlaf, Barkov
LW: Ovechkin, Benn, Landeskog, E. Kane
RW: Kessel, Perry, Hudler, Atkinson
D: Letang, Carlson, Yandle, Rielly, Leddy
G: Schneider, Rask, Anderson
Prospects (5)
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It really does depend on what you're paying. If, for example, you acquire Letang but it costs you the price of a top-tier dman then you didn't really buy low and you end up assuming all of the risk. The point is to grab them for the price of a lower tier than what they really are. Among the OP's list, I don't see many being actual buy-low candidates. (ie the cost will be too high in the eyes of the other GM most likely)
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These could all be great buys, and could be worth looking into... But each league is different, don't reach on any of them (except maybe Kane)
Even with Kane's struggles, his value is still through the roof in my multi-cat league, and I'd still have to overpay to get him. For anyone in a league with a frustrated or impatient Kane owner, now is definitely the time to try and swoop in as it could be the last buy-low window on him.
10 team, head-to-head, multi-cat, keep-12 keeper league. CATS: G,A,+/-,PPP,PIM,SOG,HITS BS,SHP, W,SV,SV%,GAA,SO Daily rosters of 6F, 4D, 2 Flex, 2G
F: Crosby, Hall, Pacioretty, Hartnell, Neal, Nugent-Hopkins, Callahan, Dubinsky, Hossa, Huberdeau, Abdelkader, Bjugstad (IR)
D: Karlsson, Hedman, Muzzin, Savard, Streit (IR)
G: Lundqvist, Quick, Condon
Barkov
Toffoli
Evander Kane
Pekka Rinne
I'd add these guys if you can for cheap or nothing....
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Player: G, A,+/-, PPG, PPA, SOG = 2pts
Player: +/-, Blocked Shots = 1pt
Goalie: GGP, GAA, SPct, W, SO = 1pt
Lineup: 3C, 4W, 4D 2G, 6Farm/Prospect Players
C: C.McDavid, T.Thompson
W: K.Kaprizov, ,
D: A. Fox,
G: I.Shesterkin,
Farm/Prospects free carry: C: M. Savoie W:
D: L. Hutson G: D. Levi
Sid Crosby
Steven Stamkos
Evgeni Malkin
Erik Karlsson
Tuukka Rask
I'd add these guys if you can for cheap or nothing....
20 Team Dynasty (points per) - G (25, 50 for defense) A (25) PIM (3) PPP (15) SHP (25) OTG (15) GWG (25) HTr (50) SOW (75) HIT (1) BLK (2) W (50) SHO (100) OTL (10) GA (-15) SV (2) Use actual NHL salary
Start 12 F, 6 D, 1G weekly
F: Kucherov, Marchand, Barkov, Gaudreau, Laine, Aho, Dubois, Dadonov, Huberdeau, Trocheck, Bertuzzi, Beauvillier, Khaira, Grigorenko
D: Ekman-Larsson, Yandle, Edler, Pulock, Borowiecki, Weegar, Mike Reilly
G: Andersen, Hart
Farm: Boldy, Beckman, Wise, Mascherin, Kovalenko, Manukyan, Walker, Morozov, Shafigullin, Palmu, Tychonic, Zhuravlyov, Kesselring, Zamula, Lankinen, Sogaard, Ingram, Rybar
10 Team Keeper League, 15 Keepers (max 2 goalies), 10 prospects, Start 2C, 2LW, 2RW, 3 Utility, 4D, 2G
Stats: G, A, P, +/-, PIMS, SOG, STP; W, SO, SV%, GAA
C: MacKinnon, Scheifele, Larkin, Pavelski (RW)
LW Panarin, Ehlers , Ovechkin, Verhaeghe (C), Beauvillier, Killorn
RW: Kucherov, Pastrnak, Wheeler, Mangiapane (LW)
D: Makar, Hughes, Krug; Pietrangelo, Schmidt, Andersson, Gostibehere
G: Vasilevskiy, Hellebuyck, Bobrovsky
Prospects: Sorokin (G), Askarov (G), Raymond (LW), Kaliyev (RW), Perfetti (RW), Norris (C), Kaprizov (LW), Hayton (C), Brannstrom (D), Boqvist (D), Clarke (D)
20 Team Dynasty (points per) - G (25, 50 for defense) A (25) PIM (3) PPP (15) SHP (25) OTG (15) GWG (25) HTr (50) SOW (75) HIT (1) BLK (2) W (50) SHO (100) OTL (10) GA (-15) SV (2) Use actual NHL salary
Start 12 F, 6 D, 1G weekly
F: Kucherov, Marchand, Barkov, Gaudreau, Laine, Aho, Dubois, Dadonov, Huberdeau, Trocheck, Bertuzzi, Beauvillier, Khaira, Grigorenko
D: Ekman-Larsson, Yandle, Edler, Pulock, Borowiecki, Weegar, Mike Reilly
G: Andersen, Hart
Farm: Boldy, Beckman, Wise, Mascherin, Kovalenko, Manukyan, Walker, Morozov, Shafigullin, Palmu, Tychonic, Zhuravlyov, Kesselring, Zamula, Lankinen, Sogaard, Ingram, Rybar
In the "On the Verge" buy-low category in my humble opinion (despite being a suffering owner): Colin Wilson.
He could be had for a song from most owners, I would think, after a very disappointing season in 2013-14. His owners were hopeful going into last season after Wilson put up 19 points in 25 games in 2012-13 before going down to injury. He recovered quicker than expected from the surgery and didn't miss any games when he was expected to miss the first month of the season. But then he stunk up the joint and put up 33 points.
Don't look now, but his nemesis Trotz is gone and Laviolette is in. Nashville is apparently going with a more offensive style that will be conducive to Wilson breaking out finally. At the junior and college level he was a big scorer but I think some fantasy GMs may be forgetting this as we tend to have short memories.
He's the kind of guy that you could acquire for very little this summer and could give you a big reward by increasing his value significantly this coming season. He's only 24 and some guys just take longer than others. Perhaps he's one of them. Whether you should do it depends on the cost and whether you have room on your roster to carry someone like him.