1 year- Keep 3 of the following

[Renegade]

Huge Money league... 12 teams with the average winnings for 1st place= $1500.

So my keeper picks need to be solid.

Antropov, Nik C ATL
Weiss, Stephen C FLA
Filppula, Valtteri C DET

Hossa,Marian W CHI
Giroux, Claude W PHI
Voracek, Jakub W CLB
Okposo, Kyle W NYI
VanRiemsdyk, James W PHI

Letang, Kris D PIT
Mitchell, Willie D VAN


Obviously:

1.Marian Hossa
2. Claude Giroux (I think?)
3. ???? Voracek or Antropov


+/- .5 points
A - 1 point
G - 2 points
GWG - 2 points
HT - 3 points
OTG - 3 points
PIM - .25 points
PPG - 1 point
SHG - 3 points
SHOG - .5 points
SHOL - 1 point

I'm thinking of loading up on Wingers and concentrating on the other positions in the draft. opinions?

[metaldude26]

I like the idea of loading up on wingers. Your top two choices were solid no brainers. Call me crazy for this last pick but I like Okposo's goal scoring prowess in that third slot. Goals are rewarded more in this system so that puts him above Voracek. I smell a breakout for both of them but for some reason I'm smelling it larger for Okposo.

[NordiqueFan]

i'm like metaldude i pick okposo tavares have been ok this year and with another year behind him i cannot see okposo not have a good year

[Shoeless]

Tough call for me on Okposo and Voracek under normal league conditions - but I think Dude calls it right on Okposo being the goalscorer moreso than Voracek - clearly your league strongly favors goals.

[mister_mcgoo]

I have too big of a Voracek crush to take Okposo over him, he's on a better team, he has better teammates and he plays a more complete game, so he should have better +/- (esp with Hitch gone) he's due to breakout this year or the next. Their progression has been similar though:

Voracek

08-09 9G 29A 38P +11 44PIM
09-10 16G 34A 50P -7 26PIM

Okposo

08-09 18G 21A 39P -6 36PIM
09-10 19G 32A 52P -22 34PIM

[Renegade]

Thanks for all the input everybody! Never really thought of Okposo being a goal scorer over Voracek, but after looking at some stats... could be a great call.

So you all are in agreement that it's better to load up on wingers (pure W, not RW/LW) rather than keep a strong center like Antropov? Will he have another successful season and hit close to 67? In our league, this is the points total:

Antropov: 124 fantasy points
Okposo: 86
Voracek: 76

[metaldude26]

My guess is that you can replace Antropov's production much easier so yeah go for wingers.

[fungchen3]

I actually like both Voracek and van Riemsdyk a tad better than Okposo. I think Voracek most likely sees a huge jump in points next year, and he has the potential to be a top player in the league.

[Renegade]

After looking at the responses, I do not think I could go wrong with Voracek or Okposo. I probably will not keep JVR because I can get him after the 10th round most likely thus keeping him for '11-12 season when I really do think he'll pop.

I still have a lot of time to think about this one and see what offseason changes come to both teams but right now it looks like its a battle between:

Okposo
Voracek

[BladesOfSteel]

I like Voracek significantly more than Okposo. Something about the kid tells me he will explode this season for 75 pts.

[ericdaoust]

For me it's Okposo or Van Riemsdyk in this format. Most likely Okposo given his safe position next to Johnny T.

[Aaron27]

I'd take Voracek over Okposo.

But I think people are underestimating JVR. I think he's the best goal scorer of the three. If you think you can get him in a later round though, I would go with Voracek.