what do you guys expect of the former #7 overall draft pick? Lupul had a disappointing 16g/28pt year in Edmonton last season after being brought over into the Pronger trade. Do you think he can bounce back to 30g next season? What is his overall offensive potential (he is only 23, afterall)? 50G? Point-per-game?

Post edited by: CronoX, at: 2007/05/31 14:01

Who knows. Hard to say if his year last year was just the product of a bad year all round or if he really is just going to not live up to the potential that some people set for him. Also, with all the Oilers rumours going around he might end up on a different team in the offseason though I suspect he\'ll still be an Oiler come training camp in which case I don\'t expect too much more then what we saw last year out of him.

who would you rather take in a fantasy league:
Lupul, Tucker, Tkachuk, Guerin

If it\'s a keeper league I\'d say Lupul just based on youth and potential. In a straight points league probably Tkachuk who should see some time with talented (hopefully younger) wingers next year (on some team). If your pool awards bonus points for goals (or PIM) then consider Tucker or Guerin (I\'d lean towards Tucker b/c he gets top linemates in Toronto). I\'m not convinced Guerin has another 30 goal season in him.

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9 Team [keep 10 + 3 prospects]
Scoring F=1[g/a]; D=2[g], 1[a]; G=2[w], -1[L], 1[OT], 2[SO] Top 12 F, 6 D, 2 G count

Forwards
Crosby, Ovechkin, Backstrom, Iginla, Pavelski, Ribeiro, Marleau, Huberdeau, Moulson, Lupul, Wheeler, Pacioretty, Fleischmann, Weiss, Ennis, JVR, Burrows
Defense
Byfuglien, Letang, JJ, Carlson, Kulikov, EJ, Pitkanen, Faulk, Giordano, Orlov
Goalie
Fleury/Price/Rask

Lupul.
Point per game in a few years. His value is low - so go grab him off a sour GM!

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14 Team Keeper, points only, best 12 skaters 2 dman 2 G count. Playoffs count.
F - Crosby, C.Smith, Wheeler, Parenteau, Hudler, Clowe, Grabovski, Atkinson, Frolik, S. Kostitsyn, Marchand, Peverley, Tavares, Read, Brouwer, Bickell, Gionta, Setoguchi
G - Anderson, Hiller, Markstrom, Brodeur
D - Letang, Del Zotto, I. White, Kronwall, Brodin, Nikitin