So the speculation is rampant that this guy is close to signing somewhere and TB tops the list. Its still a hypothetical at this point but it might be time to start talking about what kind of production he can provide. I know very little about him. From what I can recall hes:

- Triggerman on the pp- likes to shoot.
- Pretty nice goal totals.
- Pretty nice upside in general if he can stay healthy.

That being said 30 teams did pass on him this summer which is worrisome and he seems to have a bit of a band aid boy thing going on.

If he signs in TB what can we expect over 50ish games?

(Is he worth dropping Kuba or Seidenberg for?)

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Thunder Bay Fighting Emu
12 team HTH CBS league
C(3)- Malkin, Carter, Little, Huberdeau, Galchenyuk
W(6)- Perry, Nash, Yakupov, Voracek, Wheeler,Cammalleri, Okposo, Hemsky
D(4)- Green, Weber, Hedman, Vishnovsky
G(1)- Lundquist, Rask
Goal/sog heavy- daily changes- slight bonus for pims- No +/-
Keep 12.

I've listened an interview with him yesterday at the radio. MA Bergeron said that he got an offer from TB but they are working on number and years but it seam very likely

Band aid yes but the bigger issue is he is a defensive liability.

If he signs in Tampa I'd give him a look over Seidenberg forsure.

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16 tm pts only sal cap full keeper
F:Malkin, Parise, Kessel, Mueller, Turris, Silfverberg, Boyes, Perreault, Cammalleri, Shore, Backlund, Elias, Callahan, Burmistrov
D:MDZ, Carlson, Schultz, Josi
G:Fleury, Dubnyk
Farm: Jarnkrok, Dumba, Sproul
IR: Spezza

16 tm H2H keeper w/ contracts
G A +/- PIM STP GWG W SO GAA SV%
C: Benn[3], Ribeiro[1], Brassard[1], Shaw, Forsberg
LW: Ryan(LW)[4], Marleau[1], Schwartz,
RW: Sharp(C)[1], Bennett, Coyle(C)
D: Goligosk[4], Letang[3], Edler[2], Hamilton, Rielly
G:Rask[2], Bobrovsky[1], Fasth
IR: Spezza[2]

I would not hold the fact that he wasn't signed this summer against him. He was recovering from surgery.

Wicked shot from the point. Boucher knows him a bit. Could do wonders in TB.

Particularly valuable if goals are weighed more heavily. Point-only, if he does sign in TB, I'd probably take a shot on him over both names mentionned.

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12-Team Keeper. Points Only. Top 13 skaters (2D min.) + 1 goalie count. 2 UFAs (24 yr. +). Keep 24. 3 round yearly draft. G=1, A=1, W=2, OTL= 1, SO=2. Points carry over.
F= Getzlaf, Toews, Spezza, Tavares, Seguin, Nash, Weiss, O. Jokinen, Wheeler, Callahan, Wilson, Little, Kulemin, Michalek, Frattin, Strome, S. Koivu.
D= Karlsson, Yandle, Goligoski, Fowler, Elliott, Whitney, Kulikov.
G= Lundqvist, Pavelec.

In my league, in only 60 games, he had more points than the following (who played close to 80):

Rafalski
Enstrom
Del Zotto
Pitkanin
Robidas
Kaberle
Johnson
McCabe
Chara

Pretty sure he will do the exact same thing. I have wasted a roster spot on him all summer and this year, cause I expect a good 15 goals out of him. In a goal weighted, no +/- league he is gold. Grab him if you can!!

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19 team Dynasty League - POINTS ONLY. Daily starts: 9 fwds, 6 D, 1 goalie

G=2pts, A=1pt, Dman G=3pts, GWG=1pt, Goalie Win=3.5pts, SO=4pts, L=-1pt


Kovalchuk, Couture, Wheeler
Parenteau, Elias, Little
Desharnais, Hemsky, Zuccarello
Smith, Rattie

Karlsson, Letang, Ehrhoff
Carle, Giordano, Martin
Hamhuis

Fleury
Schneider

i love situations like this. so i have an open IR spot. based on my dmen, do i pick him up and hope for the best. i could always shop him around to the highest bidder. hmmm, what to do.

My D Corp:

Green
Letang
Subban
Bogosian
Weber
Giordano

Need help at Wing so I could defintely make some deals...

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10 team, H2H Points, Limited Keeper (1C,2W,2D,1G,1 non G)

18 man roster plus 1 IR spot [19 total]
start 2C, 4W, 4D, 2G; daily lineup changes

Stats: G,A,PPG,ENG,SHG,GWG,OTG,ShootOut Goals/Attemtps,Hat Tricks,+/-,FOW,PIMs,Majors,Misconducts,Hits,Blocked Shots
Goalies Stats: W,Saves,Goals Against,SO

C: Tavares, Thornton, Stastny, Kadri
W: Seguin, Ryan, Brown, Callahan, Ladd, Steen
D: Letang, Kronwall, Visnovsky, Beauchemin, Girardi
G: Rinne, Smith, Reimer
IR: Sharp