Bouwmeester & PM Bouchard for Nabokov

[BrianSTC]

In a keeper league with a $25 cap...
Bouwmeester is $1.50
PM Bouchard is $1.40 (listed as RW)
Nabokov is $1.35

League counts:
Forward G,A,Pts,+/-,PiM, & PPG Categories
Defense G,A,+/-, & PiM Categories
Goalie W,GGA (Full Categories); GP (3/4 Category); & Save % (1/4 Category)

However each team must carry 3 active goalies, 6 Defense, 4 RWingers, 4 Centers, & 4 LWingers...

I would like to get feedback on this trade possibility...

[Shoeless]

I get a little confused with this category stuff but I just don\'t think it really matters here - Nabbie will be produce pretty big this year on a maturing and good Sharks team. I really can\'t see how the two other guys even come close combined to his potential fantasy value - they aren\'t dogmeat and I like them both but consolidating such potential in one position seems to make ultimate sense to me.

[BrianSTC]

In regard to the categories:
In a 16 team league, which I am a part of...the team that leads in a particular category gets 16 points, 2nd gets 15 points, and so on...

Forwards contribute to six different categories, so there would be 6 x 16 point up for grabs....Defense contribute to 4; and goalies contribute to 3...

Hope that helps in your evaluation...

[Shoeless]

Okay got it now, the 3/4 and 1/4 were the hitch. Well I might be missing something obvious but I think Nabbie is going to have a great couple of years - why wouldn\'t you want him?

[BrianSTC]

This trade was offered to me near the end of last year...
I couldn\'t pull the trigger because I was competing at the time and needed Bouchard and Bouwmeester way more than I needed Nabokov...

My goalies at the time were Giguere, Turco, and Backstrom.
I am losing Backstrom, so now I have a vacant spot for Nabokov.

I can afford to lose Bouchard because my offense has improved this year...
If I lose Bouwmeester, I will need to replace him somehow...

Now that Toskala is gone, I also think this guy will be asking for even more when we resume this fall...

[Enapai]

BrianSTC wrote:

Now that Toskala is gone, I also think this guy will be asking for even more when we resume this fall...

I agree andwith him taking over the #1 spot on San Jose (likely a playoff team), then I think your offer may not meet the bar. What would you do to spice it up?