Werenski/Jones for Batherson
Got my first trade offer of the offseason: give Drake Batherson for my choice of Zach Werenski or Seth Jones. League details are in my sig and my current "locked in" keepers are in bold.
My inclination to pull the trigger, but I've got a few misgivings/questions.
First, am I selling low on Batherson? He has the potential ramifications of the WJC investigation hanging over his head, though I'd be surprised if he wound up facing any kind of consequences that affect his NHL eligibility (if he even had anything to do with the whole affair). However, the additions of DeBrincat and Giroux could hurt him up to and including potentially pushing off the Sens PP1.
Second, if I do take the trade, this will basically max out my cap space which will make it difficult to add a goalie, which was my main objective for the offseason, and I feel like an upgrade in my goalie keepers is better than an upgrade in my D keepers. That said, I have no idea if I'll even be able to trade for a goalie, so I might be better off taking the upgrade I know I can get.
Finally - who do I target? Werenski is consistently ranked higher and benefits from playing on a better team, but is he going to be sufficiently better than Jones offensively to make up for Jones' edge in hits and blocks, which is the area where my keepers are going to be weakest?
12-Team Yahoo H2H Keeper League (Salary cap for keepers only)
3C, 3LW, 3RW, 4D, 1 UTIL, 2G (6 BN, 6 IR+, 1 NA)
G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SOG, HIT, BLK / W, GAA, SV%, SHO
C - S. Aho, M. Beniers, S. Crosby, B. Jenner, L. Stankoven
LW - C. Caufield, J. Hughes, T. Moore, J. Slafkovsky, O. Tippett
RW - D. Batherson, C. Keller, A. Lafreniere, S. Reinhart
D - E. Bouchard, B. Dillon, M. Roy, M. Seider, C. York
G - J. Binnington, J. Saros, J. Swayman
IR+: T. Demko, T. Hertl, K. Johnson, G. Landeskog, J. Trouba
NA: B. Othmann