I'm trying to figure out who should be my keepers for next year and have a tough time... Right now, those who seem like locks:


Backstrom / Staal / Zetterberg / Skinner / Kane / Nash / Rinne / Shattenkirk

Which leaves 4 spots opened for

Wheeler / Desharnais / Pavelski / Fleischmann / Kipper / Carlson / Elliott


You keep 12 any positions, 11 teams league, points only.

I will finish fourth in my league this season, but I don't have one of the top talents on my roster, and their owners won't trade them... so do I put more emphasis on reliable production from forwards, do I keep Kipper (70 starts), or do I keep the faith in the young defensemen?

I have my own little idea, but I'd like to know what you guys think.
Thank you all!

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11 Team Keeper League / Keep any 12 players
12 Forwards - 6 D-men - 2 Goalies
G = 1PT / A = 1PT / W = 2PTS / SO = 2 more PTS

F: N. Backstrom - E. Staal - J.Skinner - J.Pavelski - R.Nash - H.Zetterberg - E.Kane - P.Berglund - A.Burrows - B. Wheeler - D. Desharnaies - D.Setoguchi - R. Bourque

D: L.Visnovsky - J.Carlson - K.Shattenkirk - M.Zidlicky - D. Kulikov - S.Elliott

G: P.Rinne - M.Kipprusoff

(bold: 2011-12 keepers)

I think you should hang on to the 4 i have put in bold. In a 11 team league, you wont find many premier goalies coming up on the open market and right now and for the next couple years, Kipper is still a premier goalie. He plays a ton and I like him over Elliott.

Wheeler and Flash are playing on the #1 lines and #1 PP for their respective teams. It was a tough final choice for me between Desharnais and Pavelski but I like Pavs here just based on his consistent play. Desharnais could be a better player in a few years, but for now, I like Pavs more.

It was hard to not keep Carlson, but in a league like this, I have a feeling there will be plenty of solid D options left open for you to take advantage of.

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10 Team, Points Only, $$ League, Keep 20/25 at seasons end
25 Man Roster, top 20 monthly point getters count
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt

Stamkos, Tavares, Hall, Couture, Hanzal, Wheeler, Stastny, Versteeg, Fisher, Hornqvist, Eriksson, Hodgson, Setoguchi, Turris, Steen, Letang, DRoy, Yakupov, Grabner, Byfuglien, Baertschi

G-Rask, Halak, Schneider

Wheeler, Pavelski, Kipper and Fleischmann or Carlson (if you feel like you need another D).

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Kipper and Wheeler for sure...

I think I would go Pavelski and Desharnais with the last two.

Loved Fleishmann this year but does Huberdeau break up the big line next year? I think Carlson will be available to be drafted due to question marks with the Caps.

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15 Team League (keep 7 this year, 5 last)
1pt - G/A/PPP/SHP/GWG
0.25pt - PIM
3pt - Wins/SO

F: Ovechkin, Malkin, Tavares, Kovalchuk, Kopitar, Ennis, Johansson
D: Carlson, Goligoski, Josi
U: Niskanen
G: Niemi
Bench: Vokoun,Tlusty,Williams,Andy Mcdonald
IR: Ward, Karlsson


10 Team League (non keeper)
1pt - G/A/PPP/SHP/GWG
0.5pt - PIM
3pt/5pt - Wins/SO

F: St Louis,Ott,Voracek,Benn,Malkin,Duchene
D: Edler,Weber,Burns
U: Kunitz
G: Rask, Hiller
Bench: Backstrom (Min), Kiprusoff, Fasth
IR: Sharp

Kipper, Desharnias, Wheeler, Flash.

I'm not big on Carlsson they have to many offensive defensemen that I think is going to limit his PP time.

Desharnias has been fantastic and I see no reason why he won't continue to be.
Kipper will get you tons of starts so he will get you enough wins even playing for the flames.
Wheeler I don't know if he is really as good as he has been playing but its worth finding out.
Flash has been been getting better every year and is good enough to be kept.

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2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D, 2,G | G, A, PPP, +/-, PIM, BS, W, GAA, SV%
C: Tavares, Thornton
LW: Benn, Hall
RW: Semin, Sharp
D: Edler, Carlson, OEL, Hedman
G: Smith, Miller, Fasth, Markstrom, Bernier
B: Wheeler, Weisniewski
H2H Keeper League [5F, 2D, 1G]
2C, 2LW, 2RW, 4D,1 Ult, 1 G -H2H Daily Start - G, A, +/-, Hits, BS, PPP, SHP - W, SV, GAA, SO
C:RNH, Ribeiro, Backes, Kesler
LW: Parise, Landeskog, E. Kane
RW: Ryan, Yakupov, Clarkson
D: OEL, Keith, Boyle, Wisniewski, Smid, Georges
G: Schneider, Varlamov, Nabokov, Bishop
IR: Wisniewski

Nice input guys, rep sent your way.

Kipper could be available when I pick at 7th position at the draft... From what I can see, only one other GM before me could be interested as the others pretty much have their goalie situation settled.

Carlson: I want to see what will happen with Wideman and Green... But I think he'll be gone by the 2nd round. Other potential d-men who should be available: Elliott, Schultz, Bogosian, maybe Goligoski, maybe JJohnson, Timonen, Visnovsky.

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11 Team Keeper League / Keep any 12 players
12 Forwards - 6 D-men - 2 Goalies
G = 1PT / A = 1PT / W = 2PTS / SO = 2 more PTS

F: N. Backstrom - E. Staal - J.Skinner - J.Pavelski - R.Nash - H.Zetterberg - E.Kane - P.Berglund - A.Burrows - B. Wheeler - D. Desharnaies - D.Setoguchi - R. Bourque

D: L.Visnovsky - J.Carlson - K.Shattenkirk - M.Zidlicky - D. Kulikov - S.Elliott

G: P.Rinne - M.Kipprusoff

(bold: 2011-12 keepers)

If you asked me to bet on who'd do better: DD or Flash?
Well, I might pick DD.

Flash has potential to put up the bigger number though... and your team needs to take some risk to finish top 3... and Flash is that risk.

Pavelski over Desharnais.

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You never know what. Will happen if a draft. Someone decides to pick up an extra goalie. Or someone behind you trades up for a goalie(which happened in my league last year). There are too many other owners who could easily screw up your plan.

I would keep Kipper and leave the decision in your hands, not everyone else's.

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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

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