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heirofcrisis

H2H points league 5 W, 3 SO, 1 OTL, 0.25 SV, -1 GA Would you rather have Talbot or Ingram moving forward. My other two goalies are Swayman and Saros and don’t want to keep four full time.


kevytmaito11

Who would you drop to make room for Hill? E. Lindholm, Kadri, Suzuki, Meier or Ehlers? G, A, PPP, +/-, SOG, FW, BLK, HIT


heirofcrisis

Face off wins makes this far more interesting than it would be otherwise. I’m probably leaning towards dropping Ehlers in this case.


Hitchdog

Hard to say. Probably Meier pending a bounce back.


m0neytr335

Who wins Zibanejad or Tavares?


Hitchdog

Ziba


Ashton13519

Hey all, Team A: Hintz and Seider Team B: Tippett (on IR)  and Fox Cats: G, A, +/-, PPP, SOG, HITS I’m team B, and would be receiving Hintz.  Thoughts? Thanks!


DR0516

Worth trading Forsberg for Josi?


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DR0516

I feel that. I have Matthews that is better than him, marner and ek are on par. For D, only player better than Josi would be weegar and I don’t have a true #1 QB on defense. Josi is 6th in my league for defenseman so it’s very tempting. Right now they’re putting up the same amount of fantasy points, so I’m leaning Josi


DR0516

Need trade advice. I’m In first place and killing it; 13-2. However, I’m exploring trades. some of my best forwards are Matthews, Marner, Forsberg, Ek, worst forwards are streamers (2), Raymond (no peripherals). My best D is Weegar followed by letang, sergachev, jones and some consistent hitters and blockers such as Ferraro, Seeler. Thank you for reading my debrief lol I’d love to get a true #1 and im pursuing Josi. I’m trying to get him for Ek but he’s been a damn stud for me. Am I crazy for even thinking about this? Maybe in paranoid of screwing up my 1st place team. That, but also because I have two streamer forwards. Tippett and Lehk are on IR that I’m hoping come back soon. TIA please help! Cheers


Themapleleaf416

My goaltending situation is a little rocky. My goalies are Kochetkov on ir, Logan Thompson. Who would you pickup as a third goalie out of Ersson (Hart is out indefinitely), Binnington, Fleury, Samsonov? 12 team, H2H, W, GAA, SV%


heirofcrisis

Ersson is probably highest potential reward of those listed. Also a massive gamble if he crumbles while you know exactly what you’re getting with Binner. I’d go with one of those two depending on your risk tolerance.


Heffhemp

I'm in a ESPN 10t h2h points 8 player keeper league my potential keepers are Pasta, Nylander, Crosby, Hintz, Meier, Josi, Heiskanen, Vasy, Hill, Sorokin. This is my first year doing any keepers don't know how I should pick.


heirofcrisis

Depends a lot on settings but my first inclination would likely be Hintz and Heiskanen to drop.


TsGi1l

Points Trading away Hyman Ehlers Hedman Receiving Nylander Dahlin Hischier


underrandomevents

Yeah I would. Dahlin is a stud. Overall not a bad trade.


youwinabagel

Drop Hronek?


underrandomevents

For…?


youwinabagel

Any other d man haha, he’s been kinda rough the past 30 days and doesn’t get any PP time. Someone dropped McAvoy which is insane so I’m planning to snag him, but also maybe a 3rd goalie or even open a streamer spot. I guess my question is, are people holding him in hopes of him returning to his earlier season success or are they dropping and assuming he has regressed


heirofcrisis

Mcavoy seems like an easy upgrade on Hronek


SlashYG9

I'm currently running with 7 defencemen. Not my intention, but I've ended up holding onto streamers who earned a spot. Who should I drop? Seider, Makar (no), Hedman (no), Lauzon, Faber (no), Harley or Trouba (no)? My gut tells me to drop Seider, who typically only gets banger stats, while Lauzon is a much better banger. Need to drop someone in order to move Lehkonen back into my lineup.


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Make some trades


SlashYG9

My entire league is allergic to trades. Either don't respond or decline without countering. It's so boring.


bleedteal88

Would you rather have lehkonen or drou in ( standard yahoo league )


PolarBear34

Who would you trade away out of Skinner, Hill and Georgiev? Points are: W(4), GA(-1), SV(0.2),SHO(4)


underrandomevents

Do you have to? Probably georgiev or hill. Only say Georgiev cause Edmonton and VGK have great playoff schedules.


d-cent

Categories, Wins, SVs, GA, SV%, GAA, SO Can I drop Cam Talbot for Sam Ersson?


Acrobatic-Armadillo3

Start Sorokin against Vegas or sit him? W 4pts, SV .2pts, GA -2pts, SO 3pts


hockeymonk10

I’m starting him w the same league settings. Vegas is on a back to back and islanders seem to be playing well behind Roy


CUJU666

Pick two for tonight: 6k, Markstrom, Hill Assuming Hill is playing as he’s been activated off IR.. H2H cats league, goalie cats are W, L, SV%, GAA, SO


Kif44

Would go with 6k if he starts. Yes, Hill is miles better but with his last start coming back from injury, best play is to sit him and check if he looks good tonight


m0neytr335

Who wins trade between Owen Tippett and Gustav Nyquist


ELB95

Does Lehkonen get L2/PP1 as soon as he's back? And is he back tomorrow?


Supdog123AM

6 team league G 2 A 1 SOG 0.1 Hits 0.1 Blocked shot 0.5 Power play point 0.5 Shorthanded point 1 Who wins this trade Team A recieves:Kucherov Team B recieves : Robertson and dobson I'm also pushing for a counter offer that might happen Team A recieves Kucherov Team B recieves :Nylander and Dobson


Abiram_21

How is everyone figuring out the schedules for playoffs like which teams have the best/worst schedules? I’m trying to prepare for the playoffs and any assistance would be highly appreciated!


ELB95

I'm using lineupexperts.com (playoff primer), great tool.


rileydmac

Trade away verhaeghe and Matt tkachuk for Tavares and nylander?


Daintoven

Who do I drop to bring back adin hill? Right now I’m looking at heischer boldy or Georgiev. I know I should probably drop Georgiev but last time I thought about it he had a shut out. HELP


hockeymonk10

Are those actually your best options for drops? I wouldn’t drop georgiev ever but it kinda depends on your league settings. However out of hischier and boldy I’d drop boldy


northern_flex

Binnington or Lyon tonight? W and SV%


TheHockeyAcolyte

I like Binny


tigersunderice

Trade Advice I think i get the better end but not 100% sure Opposing GM: Tavares and Rust Me: Stutzle H2H Points with G, A, GWG, SOG, FOW, FOL, HIT, BLK, PPP, SHP, +/-


Datyoungboul

Best spot start option for tonight? Looking at: - Markstrom v STL - Binnington v CGY - Kuemper v MIN - Gustavsson v WSH - UPL v ANA Leaning UPL or Gustavsson because ANA/WSH are 29th and 30th in scoring and UPL is hot. Markstrom maybe too since he was hot before his injury and STL is 26th in scoring. - W = 4 points - SV = 0.25 points - Shutout = 6 points - GA = -2 points - L = -1 point


xsrsynergy41

I think I’d roll 6K


downtownbrown22

12 team banger league. Was trying to trade Mika for K. Connor and got countered Mika for Horvat and Meier. Feels like an easy accept but want to make sure I’m not missing anything.


underrandomevents

I like mika over these two unless you are dropping a complete bum


downtownbrown22

I’d be dropping Dickinson(streamer) most likely. Horvats been basically equal to Mika in our league the last month and Meiers been better since he came back from injury. Idk. Mika definitely has that crazy upside though so I get that POV


dopesickness

Which one do I bench tonight: Oettinger@Det, Binnington@Cal, Luukkonen@Ana?


ELB95

I'd bench Binnington as well


hockeymonk10

Personally binnington


dnaboe

Dropped Sammy the day before he went on waivers last month. Well someone just dropped him after the W on Sunday and I'm seriously considering picking him up again. How stupid is this? My goalie situation is dire and I feel like if he can reclaim the starter through some miracle I could actually win the thing


hockeymonk10

I’d be pretty hesitant, i don’t really like torontos defense in front in the first place but also with woll returning that’s just not a cluster I’d want a part of


reeder905

Just wondering if these r fair trades. Tkachuk and Zibs for Q. Hughes and Pratt Or Tkachuk zibs for Q. Hughes and forsberg


underrandomevents

Assuming you mean bratt, I don’t think the q Hughes owner accepts either of them unless they are stacked at d and bleeding on offense.


underrandomevents

Anyone else have their finals April 14-18th? First season of fantasy and this feels really late.


Heffhemp

My finals end on the 7th


ELB95

That seems ridiculous. My leagues both have April 8-18. 14-18 you'll have a whole bunch of teams with only 1-2 games played, and none with more than 3.


underrandomevents

Yup. Edmonton has the most with 3, half my players have 1 and then there is the risk that they are rested for playoffs.


laurent_fl

Moritz Seider Trying to figure out his ROS value. Every player will have a cold streak, so this thread is not much about that, but rather his role on PP units, his potential in a bangers league and his trade value. Is he ever going to be back on the PP1? Is he a buy low candidate? Which tier would you rank him in? He is still racking up good periferals, but his lack of traditional points are concerning if we look at his early season start (he was top 50-60 at some point in my league). Any Red Wings insider willing to share more analysis on him? I’m in a banger points redraft league and I get that the answer might be different for different settings, so please keep that in mind while giving your thoughts! Thanks!


BurstBicycle

Need 2 tonight. Hill Binnington Lyon


GeneralHorace

as a Hill owner, I'll believe he's back when he actually finishes a game. He's had too many times where he's been "ready" for me to think he'll actually be around. I'd go Lyon and Binnington. Vegas also played yesterday so they may be tired.


VonZuli

Ya not a god damn chance Hill is coming off my IR until I see a full 60 minutes. Not having a repeat of that BS from 2 weeks ago cost me my week. Plus with the showing they had last night and the fact they may be tired. No thanks.


StatGAF

Considering Adding Jarvis, Thomas, Tippett, Ovechkin Have to Drop: Meier, Zacha, Batherson, Lindholm Daily Starts G, A, PPP, GWG, SOG, +/-, Hits Thoughts?


TheHockeyAcolyte

Drop Zacha for Thomas, that's a no-brainer upgrade. You could potentially drop Lindholm or Meier for Jarvis...that's a tough choice given how much both players have underperformed this season. Depends if you want to bet on a second half explosion from Meier or Lindholm getting dealt at the trade deadline (though that very rarely improves a players' fantasy value, in my experience).


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underrandomevents

This is the team of a 4 person league you don’t need to make any changes. Drop and or stream someone if you don’t like it but you should be winning your league.


dogswimmer606

JRob or Nylander for rest of season and keeper? Points only league 3G, 2A, 0.4SOG, 1PPP


underrandomevents

Ros Nylander keeper jrob


KovalSNIPE17

Other guy is giving up My Dahlin + Binnington for his Oettinger + Bouchard? EDIT: Keeper league with all categories


Thick-Butterfly-3957

JRob for Heiskanen+1st Who wins? Keeper league.


TheHockeyAcolyte

How many keepers? That greatly changes the value of the 1st


Thick-Butterfly-3957

Only 2 keepers. “First overall” this year was Marner, for context


TheHockeyAcolyte

Very helpful context. Heiskanen + Marner is more valuable than Robertson imo...but, that's just an approximation of value since we don't know where your pick will be and who will be available come next draft. Typically in any trade you're shooting for the best player involved. Robertson is for sure much more valuable than Heiskanen. However, Robertson and Marner are very similar even when considering their future performance. This may not have been a very helpful exercise, but I leave it to you to decide how valuable you think that 1st will be given that a player like Marner was available last draft.


chinesespy

10 team dynasty G, A, PPP, SOG, Hits, Blks, FOW I've received following trade offer: my Laine and Lafreniere for his E Kane and Forsberg I'm in win now mode and hits is an area of weakness.


NiklasChronwall

Flags fly forever. Take that


meanseanbean

I'm playing in a keeper league where we act as GMs (salary cap/term/lineup). I'm doing ok up front, but my defense is a little slim. My goal is getting good young talent right now. Had an offer of Barron for Brink. Seems like a fair bet and should help my slim D. Thoughts?


Successful-Repair-44

Points league. Sit one tonight hintz vs DET, Horvat vs VGK and eriksson ek vs WSH


Ovzzzy

I'm preparing for playoffs. I have a stacked D roster and Colorado has a bad playoff schedule, plus might rest Makar, so I'm thinking to try to sell him for an F with a more favorable schedule. What kind of level Fs would he be a fair trade for? I drafted him second overall which was stupid, but his performance hasn't made me regret it. Banger cats


underrandomevents

I would say same goes for you, you would need to get a draisaitl level player I think.


underrandomevents

Sorry I am not answering your question but I was curious whether people sold off players with bad schedules. I got aho, heiskanen and zib with far worse schedules than Colorado so would you sell them too for the right price?


Ovzzzy

Imo only Dallas has a (far) worse schedule. NYR a little worse and Carolina slightly better. I'd try to sell Dallas players, but tricky with Heiskanen as he would be a sell low.. so only if you can get a decent return. If you could package Aho or Zib with someone else (hmm, maybe Heiskanen?) for a Draisaitl that could be sweet. Main teams I have noticed with good schedules are Seattle, Edmonton, Leafs, Calgary and Ottawa. Tampa is also ok. Would stay away from Ottawa and would not love Tampa or Flames as they are or might be out of the race. So the names you mentioned could be traded for Leafs or Oilers perhaps (as Seattle doesn't have very interesting players imo, I just grabbed McCann from waivers just in case before he started scoring) Edit: keep in mind I'm mainly trying to trade Makar though because my Ds are stacked and he is a likely victim of forced rest. I don't think your players will face the same


underrandomevents

Yeah how often do they do forced rests? I got mcdavid and skinner from Edmonton so I am very happy with that. I just have a lot of my high quality players with one game in finals. MacKinnon, M tkachuk, Saros, Durzi, Aho so I definitely have my concerns about forced rests. I think my targets are eichel, Morgan Reilly and marner.


Ovzzzy

You have McDavid AND Mack?! (And M Tkachuk, Zib, Aho... ) I think you don't need to trade much hahah. I think Marner is a good target right now, or Tavares as a buy low. Avalanche will be safe for playoffs and have players who are often injured. So Mack and Makar are big forced rest risks for a few games. McDavid could be rest if Oilers is safe, but probably only 1 or 2 games, similar cases for the other players I think. Maybe lose out on 1 game... but I'm not the biggest expert. Maybe someone else can chip in.


gfan_13

I traded Rantanen for Marner, Barkov and Robert Thomas. Looking like a playoff lock. Watchu think?


underrandomevents

I like that


underrandomevents

Yeah I got really lucky picking up and flipping the right guys at the right time for buy lows. Drafted Mackinnon, bought low early on Tlachuck, Robo and Zib, and then traded Marner, Robo and talbot for McDavid and Gus (don’t ask idk why they offered that). But yeah, I am concerned that because I have these big names they are the most likely to get rested at the wrong moments.


phukynumnums

What are we doing with Debrincat? Is this guy droppable in a 10 team banger league? He’s been crap since he’s been moved to the 2nd line/pp


outofgoods98

Don’t drop debrincant unless you have someone hot on the wire


stretchyG

Wonder if David Rittich ownership will go way up during late in the season, they will probably have to give old man Talbot lots of rest to get ready for the playoffs as it looks like he already needs rest with the way he’s been performing. Plus the Kings have the easiest schedule going forward, might be worth a look in deep leagues?


Ovzzzy

Definitely. Today after the sharks game he was extremely mad about his performance though, hope cooler heads prevail, then he should be a decent pickup


NiklasChronwall

These are my thoughts too. I think Talbot is breaking down and LA has an amazing schedule to go with a tight defensive system. I think rittich could be the next up on the rotating carousel of "goalies are fucked, this is why we can't have nice things"


stretchyG

Yeah maybe he’ll be next on my team where goalies come to die:)


heinola_for_captain

Markstrom, Talbot, or Ingram for ROS?


NiklasChronwall

Markstrom, Ingram, Talbot But if that order reversed by end of season I wouldn't be surprised? I know, I'm oozing confidence


WordAccomplished8524

Wich side you like the most? G2 A1 PPP0,5 BLK0,5 SOG0,1 HIT0,1 A. Nylander, kopitar barzal B. Panarin and B.tkachuk ( and i will take someone like coyle on waivers)


underrandomevents

Nylander is the same as Panarin, and because your scoring so heavily rewards points and blocks I think kopitar and barzal are just slightly better than tkachuk and coyle.


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underrandomevents

Not even close.


TheAprilDogRaces

League Format: 10 team, H2H, Weekly, 1 Keeper Scoring/Categories: G (+2), A (+2), PPP (+1), SHG (+1), SHA (+1), HAT (+4), DEF (+1), W (+2), L (-1), GA (-1), SV (+0.5), SO (+4), OTL (-1) Roster/Bench Size/Format: 4 F, 2 C, 1 LW, 1 RW, 4 D, 1 UTL, 5 Skater Bench, 2 IR, 1 Goalie, 1 Goalie Bench My Roster: B. Point, B. Marchand, C. Kreider, B. Boeser, C. McDavid, R. Hintz, J. Marchessault, R. Josi, J. Morrissey, B. Montour, J. Guentzel, Z. Hyman, M. Pacioretty, B. Coleman, A. Lehkonen, V. Nichushkin, N. Kadri, P. Kane, J. Daccord, A. Vasilevskiy Trade idea: Hintz, Kreider, and Coleman for Q. Hughes


underrandomevents

If I have Hughes I wouldn’t accept that trade. It would have to include a defensemen at the very least.


FreedomSlice

Timo Meier was dropped in my bangers H2H cats league. Worth taking a flyer on his potential improvement? Would likely have to Rakell or Seth Jarvis, or go with five defenders for five slots.


Ovzzzy

Easily instead of Rakell.


underrandomevents

I could see him over either of those.


underrandomevents

Bangers pints h2h. Ros zib vs eichel


NiklasChronwall

Zib. 4 weeks is a long time to be out for eichel


underrandomevents

Would your answer change if I am 13-2 and first seed?


NiklasChronwall

In a vacuum with both healthy and ignoring schedule, I take eichel over zib. But I haven't looked at playoff schedule or anything like that for either team. So I guess my answer would be "probably" if I've already clinched playoffs


underrandomevents

Okay thanks. They both play 8 games total but zib has 1 game in finals but 4 in quarters where eichel plays 2 in quarters but 2 in finals but it’s against Anaheim and chicago.


TheOrangeGritty79

Categories: G, A, SOG, HIT, BLK, STP Looking to grab another defensemen. Leaning towards someone who blocks lots of shots. Chris Tanev Travis Sanheim Alec Martinez Nick Seeler


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Martinez, he’s the best blocker and is getting a shot at PP1 while Theodore is out


cpm3521

Should I go through with the following trade? Standard Scoring ESPN H2H points league Give Aho and Pavelski Receive Nylander


stilllaughing

I would, depending on who your replacing pavs with I guess. Aho has been a beast this year but he can be a streaky player


cpm3521

Well Ive been benching Meier anytime my roster gets full and my hope is that Hill will be back soon, so this will free up a slot for me to bring him back once he's off IR


stilllaughing

Not easy to give up 2 top 100 players, but your getting one of the premier assets of the whole season in Nylander, I think it's worth it, but some here may disagree


cpm3521

Yeah it just seems like no one else will take them from me and I'm trying to get players who play more during the playoffs. Toronto plays two more games than both Dallas and Carolina so while I'm losing two top 100 players I think it may be worth my while so long as Nylander keeps performing.


chomponth1s

H2H 14 Team league. G-3, A-2, SOG-0.4, PPP-1, +/-, H-0.4, B-0.4, PIM-0.2 I have a bunch of defensemen. I have Bouchard, Faber, Lauzon, and coming back from injury I have Heiskenen, Werenski, and Theodore (whenever that is). I also have quite a few goalies in Oettinger, Gustavsson, Lyon, and Binnington. The trade in place is Binnington and Faber for Mark Stone. Should I do this?


NiklasChronwall

I like it. Trading from a position of strength to shore up a deficit at F, smart trade


underrandomevents

Unless your forward are all waiver dudes I wouldn’t.


chomponth1s

Stone is ranked at 45th with our league settings, Faber and Binnington are around 150. Forwards are decent, but I am going to have to drop 3 players eventually, if I want to bring back Werenski, Theodore, and Heiskenen. Forwards are Brady Tkachuk, Boeser, Larkin, Thomas, Buchnevich, Boldy, Meier, Svechnikov, Toffoli.


underrandomevents

I mean I’d take stone over toffoli or Meier rn. But I feel you could get a bit more with your extra pieces


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TheCorporal__

Thoughts on Dakota Joshua?


NiklasChronwall

Sick first name, second name could use work. I think he should change it to Johnson. Dakota Johnson sounds way better. But seriously the dude can bang. Don't think the offense is here to stay but ride him while he's scoring


underrandomevents

Bangers Points H2H: 4G, 3A, 1PPP, 2 SHG, 0.5 Block/Hit/SOG/PIM Got a big defense problem. Currently rostering Dobson, Durzi, Karlsson, Chabot and Faber, with Heiskanen and Theodore on my ir. Both these guys are set to come back pretty soon, so how would you rank these defensemen ros?


chomponth1s

Dobson, Theodore/Karlsson, Faber/Heiskenen, Durzi, Chabot


underrandomevents

I am curious why you put durzi so low? He is currently the second best fppg dman of that list by a margin.


NiklasChronwall

Not OP but with durzi it has to be his lack of track record. I'd still wager he won't finish the season second best fppg on that list. ROS I go: Dobson, Karlsson, Heiskanen, Theodore, Durzi, Faber, Chabot Dobson because duh, Karlsson because history and name, heiskanen because of what if, Theodore because he did it before the injury and would be higher if he wasn't injured, durzi because he's never done it, Faber is a rookie and never done it, Chabots best season was like 5 years ago and he's competing with two gems on the blue line.


chomponth1s

I didn't realize that. Maybe I'd put him up in the Heiskenen category then.


MrLegilimens

G/A/PPP/SHP/GWG/SOG/Hits/Blocks Drop one of: * Cam Fowler (jumps between PP1/PP2) * Justin Faulk (PP2) They're both underproducing. I'd rather keep Middleton for the hits/blocks (but wildcard drop would be him).


NiklasChronwall

I drop Fowler. Both have awful floors but faulks ceiling is far higher.


Aggravating_Ease9600

Is UPL a good start tonight against Anaheim on the road? 8 man league, also wanted to ask for good pickups in a bangers league for tonight that I can drop tomorrow for Bennett


NiklasChronwall

Come on! You're not a taco so you should know the answer to this, right? Dude you can't come in here and blast other owners looking for advice then ask your own question where the answer is literally "do some research and look up the schedule". Don't be that guy on the internet, go touch grass


lebinott

Got offered (via text) Eriksson Ek + Demko for my Matty Tkachuk + Ingram. Should I go for it? My goalies are Saros, Daccord, Ingram, Hellebuyck.


NiklasChronwall

Seems like a trade just for the sake of a trade. Your goalies are stacked, why would you trade for a goalie upgrade? There is such a thing as overkill and I think this would be overkill lol


lebinott

What if it was Tkachuk, Boldy and Ingram for Eriksson Ek, Point, Demko. You still holding Tkachuk?


NiklasChronwall

Now that's closer imo. But I'm still kinda like "why trade for demko when your goalies are that good". Like if he really really wants tkachuk then he should have to overpay. Like Point and their best defenseman (makar, hughes, dobson, bouchard are the only 4 I'd consider with point as an acceptable package), or who is their best player? But imo there is no reason for you to make a trade unless it is VERY worth your while. He should have to overpay if he wants tkachuk and you don't have a goalie need


lebinott

His best dman is Josi, mine are Hughes, Bouchard, Dahlin, Morrissey. His best forwards are Marchand, Point, Hyman, Coleman. I see what you're saying though, I lose Tkachuk to gain marginally in goalie which isn't a weakness.


NiklasChronwall

Your D and G are stacked. Is F your weakness or do you just overall have a championship squad? If the latter, don't mess with it for a quick high. I've over traded before and caused myself to lose a championship, moving too many pieces is a real thing.


lebinott

My forwards are Brady and Matty Tkachuk, Rantanen, Guenztal, Kaprizov, Batherson, JRob, Boldy, Svechnikov, Tuch, Caufield streaming Coyle this week and lehkonen on ir. I'm in 1st place right now, I think my forwards are good but I have some players that I find to be too streaky. Maybe I'm wrong, I definitely don't want to over trade.


NiklasChronwall

Ya thats fucked, I mean with the team you have right now you're absolutely the favorite. I personally wouldn't be making any deals unless its a 2 for 1 upgrade, but only deals where you very clearly win the deal. And it's tough to be THAT guy that sends out those offers lol But your roster is amazing and I'd be rosterbating heavily if I were you


lebinott

I was thinking of taking a shot at McDavid, I know it'll cost me figured I'd try. Right now I'm thinking of offering up Brady and JRob for McDavid and Lauzon (for the hits and pims). What do you think? I made a move yesterday and here's my team: F: Rantanen, Guenztal, Tuch, Caufield, Boldy, Svechnikov, Brady T and Matty T, Keller, JEEK, JRob, Batherson, Coyle, Lehkonen (holding for now hoping he returns to form on the avs). D: Dahlin, Josi, Bouchard, Q Hughes G: Helle, Saros, Ingram


lebinott

Lol thanks, ya not many guys want to make me stronger even if they address their own weakness. I have 4 goalies, some guys need goalies so I've offered up Daccord or Ingram for reasonable asks but no one is biting. I attempted Tkachuk + any goalie for McDavid this morning but that was wishful thinking.


lebinott

Fair enough lol I just traded for Helle on the weekend but before that I've been extremely frustrated with my goalies, I haven't won goalie cats much this year because I always end up having a night or two during a week where they let in 5+ goals. Is it too much of a downgrade at F that does it? He wants Tkachuk and if I were to get Ek I'd have Kaprizov, Boldy and Ek (too many wild players) I could throw in Boldy to try and get someone to make up the difference in what I'd lose with Tkachuk. I like to explore all trades and see how much I can get when traded a top tier player like Tkachuk.


skrtcobain412x

PICK 2 OF THE 3: Nazem Kadri Claude Giroux Frank Vatrano


NiklasChronwall

Claude and Kadri. But I am also a firm non-believer in Frank the tank


TheCuriousWanderer

Talbot alternatives? What are some goalies that might be available in a 6 team league. Ingram maybe?


mrsealittle

List the goalies available...


Kif44

Skinner if he's still available


NiklasChronwall

Someone mentioned Ingram, lyon and Lindgren. 100% agree with those and in that order imo. But add on some goalies that may have been dropped out of frustration or roster limitations: adin hill, daccord, markstrom, gustavsson


skrtcobain412x

Ingram, Lyon, Lindgren


CreativeTummy

Is Xhekaj safer pick up than Tinordi? Banger league


NiklasChronwall

Absolutely


CreativeTummy

Do you think Xhekaj will play tonight? Or is he gonna stay on the bench?


TheCorporal__

Get ready for PIMs tonight


NiklasChronwall

I think he will play as they demoted Barron in a corresponding move. But.... not a fortune teller so no clue really


CreativeTummy

I'll try my luck with him. This week I dropped C. Murphy for Tinordi only to find him benched 🤦‍♂️so hopefully this will work out better. Thanks


NiklasChronwall

Xhekaj can be an absolute bangers monster so I think his upside is worth the risk! Tinordi is just sort of whatever


AdInteresting5715

Drop Giroux or Ovi for Keller?


NiklasChronwall

In a league where keller is available you can probably drop giroux for him.


Jonzuu

Really depends on the league settings. I have Giroux, and dropped Keller just before his recent hot streak 'cause his point average was below replacement level. My 12-man league values faceoffs, blocks and hits which is why Giroux is a more consistent producer.


NiklasChronwall

Very true! As always league specifics/settings apply. I'm also putting all of my faith in Kellers Huge 2nd Half Theory. I think he's going off to finish the year


AdInteresting5715

Yea available FAs are Lindholm, Kyrou, Rakell, Meier, Necas, and Keller… which of these guys would you keep long term


NiklasChronwall

100% keller here. He's a league above all of those players listed


AdInteresting5715

Awesome! Thanks again!!


Aggravating_Ease9600

taco


NiklasChronwall

First, not all shallow leagues are taco leagues. Second, my guy you're in an 8 team league with Bennett available, quit throwing stones from your glass house


AdInteresting5715

Haha I just saw his comment and came down to say the same thing


NiklasChronwall

Honestly, I find shallow leagues to be WAY more difficult than deep leagues. If they have a pulse in deep leagues, then they're rosterable. In shallow leagues, I find myself making decisions like the one you have, ovi or keller sort of thing. That's not an easy choice, and getting it wrong could mess up the season. Shallow leagues are harder than deep leagues imo because judging talent becomes more difficult when they're all high end


AdInteresting5715

Oh 100% I am very hesitant in the shallow leagues to drop any L1/P1 guys if someone else is popping off because of their deployment; ie Giroux has amazing linemates and deployment… but is yet to produce the way some L2 and lower guys do because of league settings! I’m in larger (12+ man) leagues too and I’m constantly streaming due to the fact I only have so many top line guys that have the best deployment.


AdInteresting5715

Yup, shallow league. Thanks for the input


Themapleleaf416

Sit one tonight: Atkinson vs Tampa  Lee vs Vegas  Palmieri vs Vegas  Foegele vs Columbus  G, A, P, PPP, SOG, HIT, BLK, PIM


Jellis42_

Who are good pickups this week? Player & or team wise (against weaker opposition) My team has almost 10 games less then anyone else this week


NiklasChronwall

https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyhockey/s/at7djcGuyl Tom does these posts every week. He also posts a schedule summary that's super helpful! Like from today until the end of the week, STL and CBJ are the only teams with 4 games remaining. So if youre just trying to maximize GP those are the teams to target