Anyone have thoughts about what to expect from him this year and the future?
Powerplay time?

In a full keeper league, is he worth keeping over an "average" prospect who might have a 6.5 C rating on hockey futures?

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G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, Blks, FW, W, GAA, SV%, SHO
2 C, 4 W, 2 F, 5 D, 2 Util, 2 Goalies, 2 IR, 5 Bench

C: Toews, Stepan
W: Lucic, Pacioretty, E. Kane, Briere
F: St. Louis, Landeskog
D: Pietrangelo, Faulk, Beauchemin, Barrie, Zanon
Util: Hodgson, B. Schenn
Bench: Dubinsky, Grossman, M. Foligno
G: Lundqvist, Varlamov
Bench: Hiller, Markstrom
IR Burns, Hanzal

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He's in a tough spot right now. He could be as low as #8 dman. I'm actually thinking he could be traded to a team that needs a warm body to cover for an injury.

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Well one thing's for sure. He has no place in the Canadiens organization now or in the future. Hamilton guy until he moves somewhere else. If he moves somewhere else.

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2nd Year 12 Team Dynasty H2H, Daily Starts
G, A, +/-, PIM, SOG, Hits, PPP, SHP
W, GAA, Sv%, Svs, SO

C: B.Richards, J.Pavelski, D.Roy, A.Killorn
LW: I.Kovalchuk, D.Heatley, R.Clowe, B.Dubinsky
RW: C.Perry, M.Gaborik, B.Wheeler, B.Boyes
D: A.Pietrangelo, P.K Subban, N.Kronwall, C.Franson
G: R.Miller, S.Varlamov, A.Khudobin, B.Elliott
IR: J.Spezza, E.Karlsson

Prospects: Galchenyuk, Johansen, Kuznetsov, Teravainen, Dumba, M.Foligno, Orlov, Pickard, Ramo

Thanks, guys. Appreciate the insight.

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14 Team, 10-keeper, Second Year Keeper League - Roto
G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, Blks, FW, W, GAA, SV%, SHO
2 C, 4 W, 2 F, 5 D, 2 Util, 2 Goalies, 2 IR, 5 Bench

C: Toews, Stepan
W: Lucic, Pacioretty, E. Kane, Briere
F: St. Louis, Landeskog
D: Pietrangelo, Faulk, Beauchemin, Barrie, Zanon
Util: Hodgson, B. Schenn
Bench: Dubinsky, Grossman, M. Foligno
G: Lundqvist, Varlamov
Bench: Hiller, Markstrom
IR Burns, Hanzal

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I wouldn't expect Weber to have much if any fantasy value for this season.


And I don't put much, if any stock in Hockeys Future ratings.

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I've seen Yannick Weber play quite a bit in the Swiss league this year. He has offensive upside and a big shot from the point, but is rather one dimensional. Given that the likes of Markov, Subban, Kaberle aren't what you'd call solid rocks, either, I think the Habs might be reluctant to use Weber on top of them.
If you're looking towards a Swiss born Canadiens D, definitely go with Raphael Diaz. He's been great for Zug with 29 points in 32 games (as a D!). Weber only managed 19 in 32 games. The supporting cast can be described as similar: Weber's squad Geneva is currently 3rd and Diaz' Zug is 4th. So Diaz should be your choice, more offense and also better defensively.

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12 team H2H dynasty
G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, SOG, FW, HIT
W, GAA, SV*, SV%, SHO
C,C,C,LW,LW,RW,RW,W,D,D,D,D,Util,Util,4xBN,2xInf

Team:
C: Stamkos, Tavares, Kopitar, Hanzal, Legwand
C/RW: Backes, Pavelski
LW: Lucic, Landeskog
LW/RW: Lupul
RW: Clarkson, Hornqvist
RW/D: Byfuglien, Burns
D: Letang, Streit
G: Smith, Bryzgalov, Hiller, Fasth
IR: Kovalchuk

Farm:
S.Bärtschi, M.Foligno, E.Kuznetsov, J.Morrow, N.Niederreiter, T.Tatar

Diaz is so much better than Weber. I would say that Diaz doesn't have the same pure offensive abilities but as a better defensive player he does not find himself in the coach's doghouse and thus plays more consistently which leads to more points.

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I think Diaz starts the year in the lineup on the third pairing with Francis Bouillon. He'll get some 2nd PP unit time so he does have the opportunity to produce something interesting.

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8-team limited keeper. Pts-only (G-A = 1pt, W = 2 pts, SO = 3 pts).
Salary-cap league (12F-8D-3G). Keep 10.

F:
Giroux-Stamkos-D. Sedin
Ovechkin-Pacioretty-Landeskog
Eberle-Ennis-Huberdeau
Alfredsson-Wheeler-Tarasenko

D:
Doughty-Goligoski
Giordano-Ellis
Hamilton-Voynov
Faulk-Corvo

G:
Lundqvist
Rask
Lindback

I agree that Diaz is a better overall player than Weber.

Nevertheless, keep an eye on the PK Subban contract negociation. If it drags into the season, Weber is now the #7 dman, so one injury away from a regular shift. And the second he is in the line up, he will see plenty of PP ice time, especially with Subban out. It could mean first unit.

But there are probably more viable options outhere.

hope it helps

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14 teams keeper league (rebuilding)
4LW,4C,4RW,6D,2G
G=1 A=1 W=2 SO=3

LW: Wheeler, Laich, Hudler, Backlund, Regin
C: Umberger, Eakin, Brassard, Park
RW: Butler, K. Palmieri, Skille, T. Ruutu, Moss
D: Giordano, Bogosian, Coburn, Niskanen, Kubina, Wilson
G: Khudobin, Nabokov

I think Diaz as past Weber and the Habs dept chart. So I don't see him having any significant value unless traded elsewhere.

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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

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Year 6 Playoff Champ