Originally Posted by Pengwin7

No.
It's essentially still a league where you are allowed a +4 extra games at any position.

With Kesler (or any IR player), you've got to wait until Yahoo! designates them as IR before you can shift them to the IR and then add another player.

So, say you own Kesler... but you have to wait until Yahoo! gives him that IR status before you can move him there.
In the mean time, maybe training camp identifies a few rising players (like maybe Brayden Schenn starts lining up on Giroux's wing instead of Voracek).

Really, my point is not so much about Kesler (per se) as it is about adding ANY current-IR player to your team. You simply don't know how soon that player will be deemed "IR" and limits your ability to adjust an already good roster while the season opens.

Kesler has "fringe" value until you see him play healthy, so I'd just be sticking with healthy guys who will actually start playing games for you when the season opens (unlike Kesler).

[This response based on an assumption that we'll have hockey very soon]

Originally Posted by blayze

Is this a keeper? If so I'd consider dropping someone for OEL... probably Voracek.