Or he could do what I recommended earlier in this thread and trade his picks for young goalies already in the league and let someone else take the gamble that Askarov pans out in five years time.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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W, SV%, SO, GAA, SVS
No, Price Fleury Rask.. these guys still bring back a ton in return. Goalies age very well in the league, while players who are over 30 tend to be the ones that lose their value (which is the case in most dynasties).
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Fantrax 14 Team Dynasty H2H Points League
3C 3LW 3RW 6D 2G 11bench 15minors
G A SoG PPP SHP Hits Blks HT
W Saves GA SHO
C: Horvat, W Karlsson, White, J. Hughes, Little
LW: Gaudreau, Kreider, Hintz, Forsberg
RW: Burakovski, Virtanen
LW/RW: Bjorkstrand, Svechnikov, Burakovsky, Farabee, Greenway
D: Pulock, Dumba, Heiskanen, Fowler, Murray, Murphy, Dunn, Grzelcyk, Pelech
G: Hutton, Kinkaid, Merzlikins
Farm Highlights: Batherson, Puistola, Koivula , Tippett, Madden, Dobson, Sandin, Rasmussen, L Brown, Nedeljkovic, Mahura, Capobianco, N Robertson, , Rafferty, Alexeyev
Picks: 2020- 2x Rd 1, 1x Rd 3
Full rebuild mode after inheriting a dumpster fire...
Thanks for all the responses, everyone! I think I have a clearer picture in my mind of what I need to do, but there were a lot of opinions being thrown around. Good thing there's plenty of time to think before we have our prospect draft!
...if only I could swing a trade like Lindros88's league mates can swing. Pick Askarov, trade for McDavid and Eichel, win league sounds like a heck of a plan!
Fantrax 14 Team Dynasty H2H Points League
3C 3LW 3RW 6D 2G 11bench 15minors
G A SoG PPP SHP Hits Blks HT
W Saves GA SHO
C: Horvat, W Karlsson, White, J. Hughes, Little
LW: Gaudreau, Kreider, Hintz, Forsberg
RW: Burakovski, Virtanen
LW/RW: Bjorkstrand, Svechnikov, Burakovsky, Farabee, Greenway
D: Pulock, Dumba, Heiskanen, Fowler, Murray, Murphy, Dunn, Grzelcyk, Pelech
G: Hutton, Kinkaid, Merzlikins
Farm Highlights: Batherson, Puistola, Koivula , Tippett, Madden, Dobson, Sandin, Rasmussen, L Brown, Nedeljkovic, Mahura, Capobianco, N Robertson, , Rafferty, Alexeyev
Picks: 2020- 2x Rd 1, 1x Rd 3
Full rebuild mode after inheriting a dumpster fire...
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I ended up finishing this season with about 75% of my FAAB from this past season, and there are rarely free agents that people clamour for (although Fiala was dropped this year. Was outbid by a buck...), so I'm already spending up for Melnichuk.
Other goalies on FA include:
Schneider
R Miller
Subban
Montembeault
Delia
Swayman
Fantrax 14 Team Dynasty H2H Points League
3C 3LW 3RW 6D 2G 11bench 15minors
G A SoG PPP SHP Hits Blks HT
W Saves GA SHO
C: Horvat, W Karlsson, White, J. Hughes, Little
LW: Gaudreau, Kreider, Hintz, Forsberg
RW: Burakovski, Virtanen
LW/RW: Bjorkstrand, Svechnikov, Burakovsky, Farabee, Greenway
D: Pulock, Dumba, Heiskanen, Fowler, Murray, Murphy, Dunn, Grzelcyk, Pelech
G: Hutton, Kinkaid, Merzlikins
Farm Highlights: Batherson, Puistola, Koivula , Tippett, Madden, Dobson, Sandin, Rasmussen, L Brown, Nedeljkovic, Mahura, Capobianco, N Robertson, , Rafferty, Alexeyev
Picks: 2020- 2x Rd 1, 1x Rd 3
Full rebuild mode after inheriting a dumpster fire...
Haha.. let's not go McDavid/Eichel far.. the studs don't get moved or moved cheap. Everyone is just trying to get the next Vasilevskiy. Problem is, because of that, guys like Francouz get overlooked (or like me, you sell the guy on his age and being "stuck" behind Grubauer.
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It's like 50% chance that a 1st round goalie pans out, and typically takes 5+ years to arrive. Look at your current options Merzlikins and Nedeljkovic. They both were picked in 2014, Merzlikins is only now bearing fruit and you're still waiting on Ned. Are you even going to be in this league in 5 years?
Seriously, if you want goaltending help, trade the pick for an active option if the value is there. If not, see where there is value. Most top goalies only have a 3-year peak of performance anyhow. So maybe you just wait until the rest of the roster is ready to compete before going after a goalie. Maybe you can cobble together an awesome set of undervalued options by then.
Also, you're in a points-based league, scoring is going up so goalie value will be going down. AND teams are shifting more and more towards tandem setups. Askarov could be all that and only give you 45-55 starts. The days of 70+ start elite goalies are probably over. Be early on the goalie trends rather than late. Everything is pointing towards fungibility at the position.
When’s your next pick after 6? If you’re absolutely set on drafting him, I’d see if other owners in that range need a goalie then trade down so you can add a piece and still draft him. My leagues are insane for young goalies too. You may be able to draft him at 6 and get a big package after your draft in return.
I don't pick until pick #42 after #6. Swapped a lot of picks for upgrades on established players this year (and don't have much in the way of roster space for new prospects). Still not fully sure about how much I want him, but I do believe I would be able to flip him for a king's ransom after the draft. People looove young tendies! We'll see who's available at 6, as well. I kind of get to be my league's Sens and walk out of the draft with two great prospects any way I pick em
Fantrax 14 Team Dynasty H2H Points League
3C 3LW 3RW 6D 2G 11bench 15minors
G A SoG PPP SHP Hits Blks HT
W Saves GA SHO
C: Horvat, W Karlsson, White, J. Hughes, Little
LW: Gaudreau, Kreider, Hintz, Forsberg
RW: Burakovski, Virtanen
LW/RW: Bjorkstrand, Svechnikov, Burakovsky, Farabee, Greenway
D: Pulock, Dumba, Heiskanen, Fowler, Murray, Murphy, Dunn, Grzelcyk, Pelech
G: Hutton, Kinkaid, Merzlikins
Farm Highlights: Batherson, Puistola, Koivula , Tippett, Madden, Dobson, Sandin, Rasmussen, L Brown, Nedeljkovic, Mahura, Capobianco, N Robertson, , Rafferty, Alexeyev
Picks: 2020- 2x Rd 1, 1x Rd 3
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