What are the chances he'll be a full-time player next year? With our pool (no farm team), unless you're rebuilding, it doesn't make sense to hold on to a lot of young players who aren't playing regularly. I'm trying to figure out if he'll be a mainstay in Montreal. Obviously, a lot depends on the Habs and if they decide to rebuild or not, but I'm curious as to what his chances are.

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I'd put the chances at 50/50. On one hand, he has played well in both the AHL and NHL. On the other hand, he has had injuries and is behind a bit in terms of experience. If your league depends strictly on him being in the NHL you should probably look to a safer choice. It really depends on your flexibility to add/drop players once you learn their fate.

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Thanks. We don't have adds/drops in my league (until the summer when you drop your non-keepers), so whoever you draft, you keep or trade. That's why, except for a few exceptions, it doesn't make sense to hold on to guys who are two or three years away.

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12-team Keeper pool, straight points for forwards & dmen. Goalies get: 2 points per win, 3 per shutout, 1 point per assist & 1 point per shootout loss.

Top 8 forwards, 5 dmen and 2 goalies count.

We keep 8 forwards, 5 dmen, 2 goalies & 1 rookie.

Forwards: Malkin, Stamkos, Getzlaf, Hall, Kunitz, St. Louis, Pavelski, Kadri, Purcell, Hartnell, Brunner, Weiss, Bouchard, McDonald
Defence: Letang, Enstrom, Schultz, Markov, Keith
Goalies: Price, Niemi, Brodeur

My personal blog: http://theryancokeexperience.wordpress.com

IMO it's too risky. Of course that depends on alternative choices but in leagues like this it's very unappealing to have spots that contribute 5-10 points all season as would be the case if Leblanc spends time in Hamilton.

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