My picks would be Zibanejad, Kaprizov, Theodore and Hamilton.
If you wanna ride with only one D keeper, then I would switch out Hamilton for Guentzel.
14 team Limited Keeper League: Last year I finished 45 pts out of first.
Keep any 4 players (no goaltenders or prospects can be a keeper). Any combination of forwards and defensemen.
Points only 1 pt goal & 1 pt assist
We Dress 9 Fwd's + 3 Def + 1 Goalie
We draft 40 players each year and cut down to 4 1 week before season starts.
Who do you keep for now and future between:
Kyle Connor
Matthew Barzal
Jack Hughes
Jake Guentzel
Mika Zibanejad
Kirill Kaprisov
Shea Theodore
Dougie Hamilton
Thomas Chabot
Rasmus Dahlin
This is a longtime running money pool (that I have never won) and I would love to bring home the trophy! So THANKS in advance!
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My picks would be Zibanejad, Kaprizov, Theodore and Hamilton.
If you wanna ride with only one D keeper, then I would switch out Hamilton for Guentzel.
8-Team Points-Only Keeper League
Roster of 25 Players
No positional requirements for Forwards
Farm System of 3 Players
Fwds - Rantanen, Kaprizov, Pettersson, J. Hughes, Ovechkin, Malkin, A. Svechnikov, Forsberg, Reinhart, Keller, Gaudreau, Hagel, Eklund
Def - Q. Hughes, Josi, Theodore, Morrissey, Dunn, Letang, Burns, Matheson, York, Thrun
Goalies - Shesterkin, Jarry
Farm - Benson, Hutson, Nikishin
Count me in for same… Zibby, Guentzel, Kap and Theo
10 Team H2H Points (Keep 1C, 2W, 2D, 1G, & 1 non-goalie):
G,A,+/-, PIM, PPG, SHG, GWG, OTG, FOWs, Hits, Blks, Maj, Mis, (bonus scoring for D-men makes them comparable to Wing)
Wins, Saves, GA, Shutouts
18 Man Roster (3 IR slots) Daily Start: 2C, 4W, 4D, 2G
C: Zibanejad, Thomas, Tavares
W: Stutzle, Robertson, Connor, Buchnevich, McCann
D: Makar, McAvoy, Josi, Theodore, Matheson, Harley
G: Georgiev, Binnington, Kochetkov, Andersen (IR)
Kyle Connor
Matthew Barzal
Jack Hughes
Jake Guentzel
Mika Zibanejad
Kirill Kaprisov
Shea Theodore
Dougie Hamilton
Thomas Chabot
Rasmus Dahlin
Zibanejad was crap for much of last season. And he had 12 points in 2 games against the Flyers. Maybe it was COVID, maybe not. I’m not pinning one of my 4 keeper tags on a player with those consistency issues. Go with the younger F with lots of upside. Hamilton is your only D worth keeping. The rest have team/competition issues.
12 team Yahoo Roto keeper (keep 3)
9 F, 6 D; roster 3 G max
G,A,PPP,SOG,BLKS,HITS - W,SO,SV%,Saves
F: B Tkachuk, Stutzle, Eriksson Ek, Necas, Konecny, Cooley, Boldy, Lehkonen, Tippett
D: Dahlin, Seider, Matheson, Durzi, Addison, Mintyukov
G: Hill, Husso
IR:
Bench: L Hughes, Merzlikins, Terry, Tuch
I can also pick up Debrincat as a keeper.
My thoughts were to keep Connor-Hughes-Kaprisov-Theodore.
I can also grab Debrincat (missed him on my first go through). Dobber has Debrincat at an 83 pt projection. I think I would prefer a 24 yr old over the soon to be 27 yr old (Guentzel) with similar pt potential. Theodore is younger than Hamilton with the same upside. I may drop Hughes and pick up Debrincat when it's my turn to cash in my waiver dollars. We have a certain amount of money to spend on free agents and all the players I can pick hold the same value.
A roster of Debrincat-Kaprisov-Connor-Theodore has the potential to run the table with 80-80-80-60 pts
Should I go with a starting roster full of 24 yr old forwards and a 26 yr old D or bank on a breakout from a younger Hughes? I personally think hughes has a ceiling of what the other 3 24 yr old forwards have.
My goalie is M Blackwood (ironically also 24), but I can purchase a waiver ticket (I have a lot of v bucks due to finishing near the bottom of the standings the past few seasons) to switch him for T Demko, C Hart, T Jarry or I Samsonov. With Blackwoods current stance on the vaccine, he may not play or at least play less games than expected. What should I do?
Do I switch my goalie for one of the other's available or hold on to Blackwood?
How do you like the keepers I'm thinking of submitting?
Thoughts?
“I respectfully decline to answer because I honestly believe my answer might tend to incriminate me” ~ Joey Gallo
I agree DeBrincat moves to the top of the list. Your keepers are solid. I prefer Hamilton to Theodore but it’s quite close and he’s a good keep too.
Your original post says no goalies can be kept. I also don’t know what goalie stats you use...maybe I missed it. I don’t know how the v-bucks work but Blackwood is ok and as a goalie really the Canada travel deal will be a minimal impact to games played. If the v-bucks are valuable, hold on Blackwood. If they are not maybe swap him for Demko.
12 team Yahoo Roto keeper (keep 3)
9 F, 6 D; roster 3 G max
G,A,PPP,SOG,BLKS,HITS - W,SO,SV%,Saves
F: B Tkachuk, Stutzle, Eriksson Ek, Necas, Konecny, Cooley, Boldy, Lehkonen, Tippett
D: Dahlin, Seider, Matheson, Durzi, Addison, Mintyukov
G: Hill, Husso
IR:
Bench: L Hughes, Merzlikins, Terry, Tuch
If you're really trying to win THIS year... then your best shot is to follow the advice offered already.
However - in your position, where I see a lot of good/tier 2 guys but few elite options (which is what you're aiming for in a keep 4)... I'd actually encourage you to keep your 'potentially elite' youth and accept that while it might cost you a shot at winning this year - it could also set you up to be in contention for multiple years ahead.
If you're open to that, I'm keeping: J.Hughes, K.Kaprizov, R.Dahlin & Hamilton/Theo/Chabot. (ADB is tempting too but I want all 3 of my starting D to be stud PP1 guys and there aren't a ton of those guys around)
Don't worry about goalies - in a start 1 there will be lots of options available to you and you're already in a good position with the accumulated 'bucks' you mentioned.
Lots of ways to go with this - good luck!
RHRS, Yahoo, 12-team, Roto
PQMC, Yahoo, 12-team, Keep 11, H2H
Taro Tsujimoto Draft League, Fantrax, 6-team, pts-only (*2018 draftees or later only)
Hanson Bros., Fantrax, 10-Team, Keep 8, weighted scoring
Black & Blue, Fantrax, 12-Team, Dynasty, H2H weighted
The Dream Team League, Fantrax, 14-Team, Dynasty, H2H
On Frozen Ponds, Fantrax 10-Team, Dynasty, Roto
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Thanks for the top notch advise guys! I agree with you Yzermanslegacy that I don't have any tier 1 guys....so my approach has to be augmented.
I ended up going with Kaprisov-Debrincat-Connor-Hughes. If I can eventually land a Shane Wright or Connor Bedard to give me some Tier 1 skill that will elevate my keepers (because no one is dropping tier 1 guys lol).
I checked the available D and there's ALOT of great D available in the first round. I pick 3rd overall so I will get 1 of Theodore, Dahlin, Chabot or Hamilton.
Thanks for all the advice everyone! Much appreciated.
“I respectfully decline to answer because I honestly believe my answer might tend to incriminate me” ~ Joey Gallo
8-Team Points-Only Keeper League
Roster of 25 Players
No positional requirements for Forwards
Farm System of 3 Players
Fwds - Rantanen, Kaprizov, Pettersson, J. Hughes, Ovechkin, Malkin, A. Svechnikov, Forsberg, Reinhart, Keller, Gaudreau, Hagel, Eklund
Def - Q. Hughes, Josi, Theodore, Morrissey, Dunn, Letang, Burns, Matheson, York, Thrun
Goalies - Shesterkin, Jarry
Farm - Benson, Hutson, Nikishin
Jack Hughes is clearly headed for tier 1. Good set of keepers.
12 team Yahoo Roto keeper (keep 3)
9 F, 6 D; roster 3 G max
G,A,PPP,SOG,BLKS,HITS - W,SO,SV%,Saves
F: B Tkachuk, Stutzle, Eriksson Ek, Necas, Konecny, Cooley, Boldy, Lehkonen, Tippett
D: Dahlin, Seider, Matheson, Durzi, Addison, Mintyukov
G: Hill, Husso
IR:
Bench: L Hughes, Merzlikins, Terry, Tuch
Kaprizov, Zibanejad, Connor, Hamilton
He's done his keepers already...Kaprisov-Debrincat-Connor-Hughes
12 team Yahoo Roto keeper (keep 3)
9 F, 6 D; roster 3 G max
G,A,PPP,SOG,BLKS,HITS - W,SO,SV%,Saves
F: B Tkachuk, Stutzle, Eriksson Ek, Necas, Konecny, Cooley, Boldy, Lehkonen, Tippett
D: Dahlin, Seider, Matheson, Durzi, Addison, Mintyukov
G: Hill, Husso
IR:
Bench: L Hughes, Merzlikins, Terry, Tuch
Hughes, Kaprizov DAHLIN, Connor with a possibility of Barzal over Connor.
So, I like Theodore a ton. But Dahlin is realistically the only other Dman or D prospect that legitimately has a chance of becoming anything like Hedman, who is by far the best Dman in the game. I think people are selling Dahlin a bit short because he’s on the Sabres lol. And because he hasn’t yet turned into the dominant beast he can be. Even when Power arrives, Dahlin will still have the highest ceiling of any young Dman. At least imo.
Barzal v Connor is tough. Winger or center. Both have PPG potential. Barzal still is going to get better. He hasn’t scored up to his ability in part because the Isles play style, but more so because he hasn’t had any real weapons around him. Now that the Isles are starting to give him some help, I think we will see Barzal really reach his potential, which I actually think is higher than Connor. But high scoring wingers are harder to come by, especially potential 40 goal scorers.
At least, there’s no way I’m taking any of the others over Kaprizov and Hughes though in that scoring format. The other two spots far more up in the air. The only two Dmen I’d even consider are Dahlin and Theodore. But I really think Dahlin has elite potential still. Maybe go Hughes, Kaprizov, Dahlin, Theodore if scoring Dmen will be harder to come by than forwards. Tough call.
18 Team H2H Dynasty 9x4 cat. Roster 30 + 2 NA, 4 DL. 4C,4LW,4RW,6D,1G,11BN
Scoring cats are G, A, +\-, PIM, PPP, SHP, FW, HIT, BLK
W, GAA, SV%, SHO.
C: Crosby, Horvat, , E. Lindholm (RW), Aho, W. Johnston (RW), Bjugstad,
LW: Marchand, J. Benn, E. Kane, Fiala, Barbashev (C), Schwartz (C), Namestikov (C)
RW: M. Tkachuk (LW), JT Miller (C), Batherson, Hyman (LW), Frederic (C), Palmieri
D: J. Carlson, Josi, Doughty, Pietrangelo, Seider, Gudas, Ekman-Larsson,
G: Vasilievkiy, Shesterkin, Husso
NA: Mukhamadullin (D), I. Rosen (RW), D. .Levi (G)
LTIR: Landeskog (LW), Dach (C)
Couldn’t disagree more. Stay clear of Dahlin. Why waste a keeper spot? The sabres are a joke and he’s never done anything close to the D options you have. Worry about prospects later or guys that may turn into stars….Dahlin is a big fat thumbs down at least until he’s moved or sheet happens in Buffalo.
Contract Fantrax 14 teams, 8 keepers. 4 max lifers +/-
3C, 3LW, 3RW, 1F. 5D,2G....5Reserves.
Goal heavy. G=3.5 A=2 Add 0.5pts for D.
Goalies:W=3,SO=4,start=2,Save=.1
Assist +4, OF loss +1 loss= -1 Goal against -1
C:MACKINNON,Kadri,Rossi,Thompson
LW: KANE,HUBERDEAU,Marchand,kotkaniemi,Colton,N.Robert son
RW:KUCHEROV,RANTANEN,Kessel,Bjorkstrand
FOX,BURNS,Jones,Girard,lundkist,Hanafin
G:CAMPBELL,Swayman
Minors:Mctavish,Johnson