Well said FTD. I couldnt agree more with your comments and your decision.


I would also keep Filppula and Michalek.

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Great points, I guess my only rebuttle to that would be that two of those 66 GP seasons have come in the last three years...so they're a lot more recent which kind of turns me off a little bit.

And with regards to Michalek providing 35 goals, I don't think he gets to 35 goals again next season. 30 maybe...but I have serious doubts about 35. Michalek shot wildly above his career shooting %, shooting .165 compared to a career average of .127, and that is even with the .165 boosting it up a bit.

If you take his career shooting% and multiply it by the shots he took last year, he would have had 27 goals...not saying he's incapable of hitting 30-35 but I'd put the odds as more likely that he'll be in the 25-30 range next season, which is essentially where Burrows has been the past 4 seasons (one of them also hitting 35 goals).

But I can see this decision coming down to personal preference anyway. Wouldn't fault someone for taking Michalek but I'd take Burrows.

Keep Filp & Michalek.
Drop Burrows.

Burrows is the 3rd wheel on that Sedin line.
Magic of the "3rd wheel" guy is often there for a season... or two... and then it's gone.

Kevin Stevens?
Devon Setoguchi?
Jonathan Cheechoo?

Burrows value is completely tied to playing on the Sedins line... and that's too big a risk for me to make him a keeper.

As an aside, if your keeper date is close to start of NHL season - you may be able to find out who VAN is lining up with the Sedins and make your decision then.

Well, I do totally agree on Michalek. He's definitely a sell-high if you can find the right offer, as that 16.5% is not sustainable. I do think as long as he's finishing off Spezza wiffleballs he can carry a higher SH% but I don't know if 16.5 is realistic even then.

However, I think the 25 assists he had last year was low. He's a good passer who's kind of taken on the role of pure finisher since getting to Ottawa. But with a little more goal scoring now in the Sens lineup I think his assists might come up a bit which should cover any drop in goals.

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