I'd take Tarasenko
These two have been discussed a few times, but I'm wondering how Tank's hot start and Mackinnon's seeming bounce back (6 points in 5 games) are affecting everyone's thinking.
My league is the roto league in my signature. We keep 5 players from year to year, with no additional restrictions. I've kept Ovi and Tavares in this league for 6+ years now, so there's a strong chance whichever player I end up with will be with me for a good chunk of the guy's career. I try to prioritize long-term over short-term when I can, so I'm more interested in thoughts about years 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 then I am about years 1 and 2.
The full story: I'm throwing a big offer at the Tarasenko owner, and the Mackinnon owner has already told me he'd send me Mackinnon straight up for Tarasenko if I'm able to pull it off.
I have to admit I'm inclined to prefer Mackinnon. I love the first overall pedigree--it served me well with Tavares--and maybe more important, we don't distinguish between centers and wings in our league (just forwards and defensemen).
Any thoughts would be appreciated!
12-team, Weekly H2H ESPN League
5 Veteran Keepers, 2 Prospect Keepers (Current ELC)
Start: 6 Forwards, 4 Defensemen, 2 Goalies. 5 Bench + 2 IR
Skater Categories: G, A, +/-, PIM, ATOI, SOG, STP
Goalie Categories: W, GAA, SV% (Min. 3 Starts)
I'd take Tarasenko
I own both a MacK jersey, and a Tarasenko one.
Tarasenko by a fairly wide margin for me.
18 Team Full Keeper. Total points.
Start 10 F, 3 D, 1 UTIL, 1 G
3 Points: SHO, 2 Points: G, PPA, SHG, SHA, W, 1 Point: A, PPG, GWG, .25 Points: BLK, .1 Points: FOW, SOG, SV, .15 Points: HIT, -.05 Points: FOL, -.15 Points: GA
Forwards: Backstrom, Barre-Boulet, Beauvillier, Caufield, Dickinson, Donato, Donskoi, Gourde, Greenway, Horvat, Kase, Keller, Kuznetsov, MacKinnon, Marchessault, J. T. Miller, Sikura, Tarasenko, Zegras
Defense: Barrie, Brannstrom, Cholowski, Honka, Matheson, Pulock, Shattenkirk
Goal: Dubnyk, Jarry, Markstrom, Merzlikins
2014-15, 2016-17 MHL Champions!
Long term I think this is going to be close. But today I'm taking Tarasenko.
12 team H2H Most Cats Wins; Keep 6/winner keeps 7; G A PPP +/- SHP SOG HIT BLK PIM // W SV GAA SV% SHO
3 C, 3 LW, 3 RW, 6D, 2G, 5 bench
C - McDavid, Crosby, Tavares, Hertl
LW - DeBrincat, Boldy, Lafreniere
RW - Meier, Miller, Boeser, Nichushkin
D - Dobson, Karlsson
G - Jarry, Luukkonen
Mackinnom for me because of upside and age.
Thanks everyone for the feedback. Hopefully I get the chance to make this decision.
12-team, Weekly H2H ESPN League
5 Veteran Keepers, 2 Prospect Keepers (Current ELC)
Start: 6 Forwards, 4 Defensemen, 2 Goalies. 5 Bench + 2 IR
Skater Categories: G, A, +/-, PIM, ATOI, SOG, STP
Goalie Categories: W, GAA, SV% (Min. 3 Starts)