Hey friends,

Haven't posted in what seems like forever. My league is scrambling to get the draft going in the next couple of weeks. The commish opted to postpone until everything was resolved.

Anyway, it's a keep 5 league, first league in sig below, and it's unheard of to keep 3 goalies but it's got to be done. The trade value simply isn't there to let any of Rinne, Lundy or Schneider go, and Hartnell has had more time to cool off from last year.

If you think you can stop me, or think I'm crazy, I'd love to hear it but this is the plan, I'm almost 100% on sticking to it.

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Keep 5 12 Team H2H
Daily:2C,2LW,2RW,2F,4D,2G
Skate:G,A,+/-,PIM,PPP,SHP,GWG,SOG
G:W,GAA,SV,SV%,SO
Keepers Bolded
C: Malkin, Pavelski, Plekanec, Tlusty
LW: Landeskog, Vanek, Lucic, Ladd, Prust
RW: Kane, Wheeler, Gallagher
D: J.Johnson, Martin, Ekman-Larson, Doughty
G: Lundqvist, Rinne, Reimer
IR: Steen

Call me crazy, but i'd try to trade one of Rinne or Schneider for a star forward. If you haven't found a willing dance partner, then yeah, I'd keep all three. But i'd make the push. You only dress 2 weekly.

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Points only keeper League, weekly head to head, 2RW, 2LW, 2C, 4D, 1 G , (goalies 2pts for W +3 for SO)



LW: Gaborik, Landeskog, Burrows

C: Seguin, Skinner, Berglund, Nyquist, Lombardi

RW: Eberle, Oshie, Doan, Silfverberg

D: Doughty, Carlson, Ekman-Larsson, Carle

G: Price , Schneider, Nabokov

Ideally a star forward would be in the mix. I had a standing trade with another GM if/when Luongo gets traded I give Schneider, and he gives me Parise. This may still happen once the season starts, and, if so, is worth keeping the 3rd goalie. Another GM just messaged me that he's in the need for a goalie but has to review his team to see what he's willing to give up. This silly post might be all for naught. Dang my silliness.

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Keep 5 12 Team H2H
Daily:2C,2LW,2RW,2F,4D,2G
Skate:G,A,+/-,PIM,PPP,SHP,GWG,SOG
G:W,GAA,SV,SV%,SO
Keepers Bolded
C: Malkin, Pavelski, Plekanec, Tlusty
LW: Landeskog, Vanek, Lucic, Ladd, Prust
RW: Kane, Wheeler, Gallagher
D: J.Johnson, Martin, Ekman-Larson, Doughty
G: Lundqvist, Rinne, Reimer
IR: Steen

Impossible to talk a man off a ledge if you might be talking him onto another one. Would be nice to know who else you might keep.

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My other options are Hartnell, Green, and Suter.

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Keep 5 12 Team H2H
Daily:2C,2LW,2RW,2F,4D,2G
Skate:G,A,+/-,PIM,PPP,SHP,GWG,SOG
G:W,GAA,SV,SV%,SO
Keepers Bolded
C: Malkin, Pavelski, Plekanec, Tlusty
LW: Landeskog, Vanek, Lucic, Ladd, Prust
RW: Kane, Wheeler, Gallagher
D: J.Johnson, Martin, Ekman-Larson, Doughty
G: Lundqvist, Rinne, Reimer
IR: Steen

You are probably on the right track with this three goalie thing then. Seems everyone else is either not good enough to keep or undervalued (Green).

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I like your approach, my thoughts have always sided with having a strong goaltending crop. Just as some insight, is there any other team that can compete on or with your goalies, cause it doesnt look like it. A good trade could make your team!

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10 Team Auction Draft Keeper League
Keep 3 (+$5 to any player kept, apply difference to $200 cap)
KEEPERS
C- J.Thornton, R.Getzlaf
LW-T.Hall, M.Lucic
RW-C. Giroux, M.StLouis
D-D.Phaneuf, M.Methot, J. Schultz
UTL-T. Purcell
G-M.A.Fleury, Lundqvist
BENCH-J.Jagr, J.Voracek, T.Ennis, D. Brunner, Z.Kassian

Yahoo Standard H2H League 1win-1loss
G-A-P-+/- -PPP-HITS-SOG W-GAA-SV-SV%

I agree with this. Three goalies might look like a lot in a keep 5 league, but I believe the trade value will go up once your draft is over and the season starts.

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12 teams limited keeper (keep 6 + 1 Rookie)
Weekly H2H points only
13 round draft - Unlimited Trades - No Waivers
4 Team Playoffs (last 2 reg. season weeks)
Year 6 (2012-13)

Start : C RW LW Utility D D G
Points are : A - G = 1 pt W = 2 pts SO = 1pt

C - S.Stamkos, L.Couture, M.Granlund, D.Stepan, T.Ennis
LW - L.Eriksson, J.Frazen
RW - T.Purcell, B.Wheeler, K.Versteeg, J.Silfverberg
D- E.Karlsson, J.Johnson, A.Markov, S.Elliot, J.Spurgeon, JM.Liles, N.Leddy
G - A.Niemi, C.Anderson, J.Harding, S.Varlamov

Year 5 Playoff Champ
Year 6 Playoff Champ

Given everything you've said I'd keep all 3 goalies. Your other options are not that attractive and goalies are important in your setup with 8:5 skater:goalie stats and 3 cumulative goalie stats.

I would explore trading one goalie (I like the Parise deal you mentioned) either before or after the draft but be in no rush to do so. I'd push hard to move Schneider but be more leery of trading either of the other 2 until Luongo is officially traded.

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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

In a 12 team league where you count so many goaltending categories it's likely you'll be able to trade one of those goalies for something good next year. Might be able to pounce on someone in desperate need of goaltending.