Re: How do you determine D value in cap leagues? Will REP
For me it's really league setup dependent. Is there particular categories that may lean to help D value? How many teams are in the league and how many do you start at that position. What is your teams cap ceiling? Things like that really help determine overall value for Dmen in cap leagues for me.
I've been in leagues where there are categories like D-points, or D-takeways, or even a bump in value for D points (1.5pt instead of 1.0 for forwards) that help improve value and make them a desirable asset. It also depends on if it's a points format of league or a H2H league.
In one of my main keeper cap leagues, the categories are G, A, PPP, SHP, GWG, PIM, +/, SOG, Hits, Blks, FOW and our WW is littered with overpriced Dmen. It's a 24 team, H2H, and our team cap limit is $1M over whatever the actual NHL cap is. We are expected to start 6D so there's lots needed on each roster but forwards hold greater value than Dmen. We also follow the NHL waiver and buyout rules so you cant drop players whenever you want. I've tried numerous times to add/change categories to our league setup to help improve D value but there's always resistance from half the league so the rule proposals never get voted in.
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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