I like bjorkstrand going forward, and I think he is ready for a breakout with Tortorella gone
Rust vs Bjorkstrand vs Hertl
Which of these 3 wingers would you keep for the next 2 seasons?
Points league
G A PTS +- PIM PPP SOG
Last Season Average
Rust = G (0.39), A (0.36), PTS (0.75), +-(0.16), PIM (0.32), PPP (0.20), SOG (2.75)
Bjorsktrand = G (0.32, A (0.46), PTS (0.79), +- (-.0.26), PIM (0.41), PPP (0.11), SOG (2.55)
Hertl = G (0.38), A (0.48), PTS (0.86), +- (0.02), PIM (0.54), PPP (0.20), SOG (2.24)
I like bjorkstrand going forward, and I think he is ready for a breakout with Tortorella gone
Rust/Hertl
Brojkstrand
14 Teams H2H Dynasty, 28 roster spots (8 bench), 15 minors under 100
Weekly Matchups - Daily Lineups
Skaters: G/A/Pt/PIM/SoG/STP/H+B/ToI/Corsi
Goalies: W/GAA/SVs/SV%/SHO
C: Eichel, Kadri, Mcdavid, Sodeberg, Schenn
LW: Ehlers, Landeskog, Meier, Debrusk, Foegele, Lee
RW: Pastrnak, Marner, Palmieri, Terry, D. Brown, Bailey, Granlund
D: Krug, Josi, Ekholm, Faulk, Muzzin, Karlsson, Cernak,
G: Hellebuyck, Biship, M Jones
I like Hertl then Rust/Bjork. Good luck
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I am with the guys, Hertl, but Bjorkstrand is close and then Rust. Sooner Rust will come down from this level of production.
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Since you mention it's a points league, it would be helpful if you provide the category values as well. It may impact the advice you are given.
My preference:
Hertl
Rust
Bjorkstrand
I might be willing to flip Bjorkstrand and Rust depending on what happens with Laine in CBJ.
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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
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Hertl
Rust
Bjorkstrand
I note the OP's scoring cats also includes PIM. In this cat, Rust out performs Hertl marginally, but has almost twice the numbers Bjorkstrand has. I think that trend continues. Bjorkstrand would need to see a bit of an up tick in scoring to off set that IMO.
I don't think the internal hiring of Brad Larsen to replace Torts changes much in the Blue Jackets system and I don't think Brokstrand is going to benefit a whole lot from that, a bit maybe, but it's likely going to be the same environment as before in Columbus.
14 Team Roto; Keep 25; 12 F, 6 D, 2 G; 10 Farm; 5 Bench; 5 IR;
Salary Cap - 102.5 Mil
Scoring Cats: G, A, Pts, PIM, Hits, BS, SOG, F Points, D Points; Win+Ties+SO, GAA, SV%
Keepers
F: Aho, Larkin, DeBrincat, Vrana, Bennett, Scheifele, Kakko,Tolvanen, McBain,
D: Heiskanen, Fox, Toews, Lundqvist
G: Swayman, Andersen, Copley
Drops
F: Gaudreau, Terravainen, Puljujarvi, Kravstov, Zary
D: Brannstrom, Cernak, Alexeyev
G: Korpisalo, Merzlikins
FARM: Rossi, Berggren, Holtz, Savoie, Clarke, Tarasov, Wolf
With Torts now gone, I’d say Bjorkstrand for sure. He’ll finally be able to reach his potential with the defensive shackles on.
Maybe it’s because I own em but Rust is constantly being undervalued.
Rust /Hertl
Bjork.
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24 man roster (+3 IR) - Keep 20 - Daily settings
Start 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 5D, 2G, 1UTIL
G,A,PTS, +/-, PIM, PPA, PPG, D PTS - W, SV, SV%
C- Zegras, Rossi, Carlsson, Fantilli, Norris
RW- Batherson, Michkov, Quinn, Perfetti(C,LW), Foerster, Kakko
LW- BTkachuk, Stutzle(C), McTavish(C), Benson
D- Mintyukov, Sanderson, LHughes, Clarke, Drysdale, Korchinski
G- Wolf, Askarov, Wallstedt
IR-
IR-
IR-
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It's kind of hard not to. He was never a big scorer at lower levels and he's a motor player, which means he runs by going hard all the time, which can cause burn out. Not that highly skilled players don't work hard or that he lacks skill, but his motor makes up for his lack of high end skill that a star has... which is the driving force of his production. I think going run and gun pays a toll on the body.
But maybe I am talking shit. In which case, blame Bubba!
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