So I drafted the team in my signature back in September. I quite like it the only problem is I have wayyy to many centres, and need to add 2 wingers. I draft my team using a spreadsheet, in each category I list the top value from the previous year (i.e. 347 G last season), as I add players their projections are added so I can see which categories I’m lightest in. My lightest skater categories are +/-, PIM and HITS. I’m thinking about the following moves to rectify that:

1. Drop Rinaldo for Daniel Carcillo (LW). I know some argue against 2 category goons but a stud in those categories takes me from 6-7th to top 2 in each of them which is enough to justify 1 roster spot. I drafted Rinaldo thinking he was a winger but espn only lists him as a C. Reports are Carcillo is healthy (for now) which will mean high PIM and HIT totals. The nice part about the band-aid boy status is if he gets hurt I simply move on to the next best option. Lots of outlets list Konopka as a LW/C however espn only gives him C if he gets LW eligibility I’ll add him instead.

2. Drop Desharnais/Berglund for Matt Cooke (LW). I hate to drop Desharnais because I am thinking he’ll have a good year with solid A and PPP totals however he’s the softest guy on my team who’s dispensable. Cooke gets me LW status, a solid +/-, HITS, PIMs and hopefully a few SHP.

These moves would leave me with 4 LW, 4 RW and 6 C those ratios are very workable in my league with the 3 Utility positions and I’ll never lose an opportunity to max out games played.

I’ve also been offered Vanek (LW) for Thornton (C) straight up. This alleviates my LW issue but I don’t think gives me good value. I lose out in most categories and it doesn’t address the PIM, HITs issue.

Thoughts?

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12 team H-2-H 1 year league, daily roster 3 goalie start minimum
2xC, 2xRW, 2xLW, 4xD, 3xUtil, 2xG, 5 Bench
G, A, P, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, Hits, W, SV%, GAA
C: Stamkos,Thornton, Riberio, Stepan, Desharnais, Clune
LW: Moulson, Dupuis, Prust,
RW: Kessel, P. Kane, Wheeler, Stempniak
D: Hamonic, Zidlicky, Franson, Muzzin
G: Bryzgalov, Hiller, Fasth

I would drop Stepan over Desharnais, I think Stepan has been passed over by other guys

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12 Team Keeper, Keep 17, Keepers
Roster: 4C, 3RW, 3LW, 5D, 2U, 3B, 3IR, 4G (Start 2)
Stats: G(3), A(2), +/-, PIM(0.5), PPP(2), SHP(3), GWG(2), HITS(0.1), BLKS(0.2), W(3), L(-1), OTL (1), GA(-1), SV(0.2), SO(3)

C: Crosby, Tavares, Nugent-Hopkins, Johansson
LW: Hall, Parise, Silfverberg, Skinner, Conacher, Jokinen
RW: Seguin, Hossa, Wheeler, Burns, Pavelski, Yakupov
D: Doughty, Fowler, J. Johnson
G: Schneider, Hiller, Fasth, Nabokov

what other guys

I think top 6 is

Nash - Richards - Gaborik
Hagelin - Kreider - Callahan

some combination of those players. Stepan slips to third line

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12 Team Keeper, Keep 17, Keepers
Roster: 4C, 3RW, 3LW, 5D, 2U, 3B, 3IR, 4G (Start 2)
Stats: G(3), A(2), +/-, PIM(0.5), PPP(2), SHP(3), GWG(2), HITS(0.1), BLKS(0.2), W(3), L(-1), OTL (1), GA(-1), SV(0.2), SO(3)

C: Crosby, Tavares, Nugent-Hopkins, Johansson
LW: Hall, Parise, Silfverberg, Skinner, Conacher, Jokinen
RW: Seguin, Hossa, Wheeler, Burns, Pavelski, Yakupov
D: Doughty, Fowler, J. Johnson
G: Schneider, Hiller, Fasth, Nabokov

kreider is not a center he can play center but he isnt a center

there are 2 top 6 centers on the rangers richards and stepan

Basically just said it. I think they play Kreider at C, or maybe, Hagelin, and Stepan gets pushed out. They could even play Callahan at C. Obviously just my opinion but thats the 6 players I think are the rangers top 6 this year.

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12 Team Keeper, Keep 17, Keepers
Roster: 4C, 3RW, 3LW, 5D, 2U, 3B, 3IR, 4G (Start 2)
Stats: G(3), A(2), +/-, PIM(0.5), PPP(2), SHP(3), GWG(2), HITS(0.1), BLKS(0.2), W(3), L(-1), OTL (1), GA(-1), SV(0.2), SO(3)

C: Crosby, Tavares, Nugent-Hopkins, Johansson
LW: Hall, Parise, Silfverberg, Skinner, Conacher, Jokinen
RW: Seguin, Hossa, Wheeler, Burns, Pavelski, Yakupov
D: Doughty, Fowler, J. Johnson
G: Schneider, Hiller, Fasth, Nabokov

Nash-Richards-Callahan
Haglin-Stepan-Gaborik this is how I see the top two lines working out.

Nash-Stepan-Gaborik
Richards-delZotto. And this could be the top PP unit

Gaborik showed more chemistry with Stepan than Richards last season and regardless of the chemistry there is no way I see the unproven Kreider pushing Stepan out of the top six.

I'd hang onto Stepan and try to explore a few more trading options since there still won't be games for another week and a half

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10 team full keeper: 4C/LW/RW,6D,2G,5BN

G,A,P,+/-,PIM,SOG,GWG,PPP,SHP,Hit,Blk,FOW
W,GAA,SV,SV%,SHO

C- Giroux,Hanzal,M.Richards,J.Staal
LW- Lupul,JVR,Tlusty,Zetterberg
RW- Backes,Clarkson,Havlat,Kessel
D- Bogosian,Carlson,Enstrom,Kulikov,Markov,Yandle
G- Miller,Hiller,Crawford
BN- Kuba,Ruutu,Robidas,McDonald

Prospects- Armia, Connolly, Couturier, Etem, Forsberg, Girgensons, Huberdeau, Kucherov, Nyquist, Okposo, K.Palmieri, Stransky, Toffoli, Barberio, Gardiner, Gormley, Josi, Marincin, Moore, Morrow, Savard, Vatanen, Allen, Bernier, Campbell, Fasth, Hackett, Mrazek

Dropping Rinaldo for Carcillo I like, regardless of the fact that Carcillo fills a position of need, so the fact that it does is a nice plus.

I would sooner drop Berglund then either one of Desharnais and Stepan. I would hate to drop Desharnais for Cooke.

I'd personally drop Berglund and pick up a LW.
Even if you have 7C/3LW/3RW, that's not bad with a 2/2/2/+3 set-up.