My current set-up is a 10 Team 5 Keeper Custom Roto. The stats are G,A,+\-,PIM,PPP,SOG,FW and the positions are 3-C,3-LW,3-RW,1-F,4-D,2-G,4-BEN. I have the 8th overall pick. Current 4 Keepers are S.Crosby(C), C.Giroux(C/RW), Z.Parise(LW), M.A.Fleury(G)....

Who should I take as my 5th Keeper?

P.Datsyuk (C/LW)

or

D.Backes (C/RW)

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10 Team 5 Keeper Roto....Stats are:G,A,+/-,PIM,PPP,SOG,FW and W,SO,GAA,SV%:

C-C.Crosby,P.Datsyuk(LW/C),N.Backstrom
RW-C.Giroux(RW/C),T.J.Oshie,J.Voracek
LW-Z.Parise,D.Brown(RW/LW),T.Ennis(LW/C)
F-D.Krecji
D-M.Green,N.Kronwall,A.Pietrangelo,M.Zidlicky
G-M.A.Fleury,J.Halak
Ben-S.Varlomov(G),T.Vokoun(G),N.Horton(RW),M.Neuvirth( G),B.Dubinsky(LW)
IR-G.Landeskog(LW)

I'd easily say Datsyuk here. If your league counted hits that would be a different story.

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2nd Year 12 Team Dynasty H2H, Daily Starts
G, A, +/-, PIM, SOG, Hits, PPP, SHP
W, GAA, Sv%, Svs, SO

C: B.Richards, J.Pavelski, D.Roy, A.Killorn
LW: I.Kovalchuk, D.Heatley, R.Clowe, B.Dubinsky
RW: C.Perry, M.Gaborik, B.Wheeler, B.Boyes
D: A.Pietrangelo, P.K Subban, N.Kronwall, C.Franson
G: R.Miller, S.Varlamov, A.Khudobin, B.Elliott
IR: J.Spezza, E.Karlsson

Prospects: Galchenyuk, Johansen, Kuznetsov, Teravainen, Dumba, M.Foligno, Orlov, Pickard, Ramo

Datsyuk. Gotta keep him.

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I think your real decision is Datsyuk vs. Landeskog. I'd still say Datsyuk due to the FOW category, but its closer than Datsyuk vs. Backes would be in my opinion

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12 Team Keeper, Keep 17, Keepers
Roster: 4C, 3RW, 3LW, 5D, 2U, 3B, 3IR, 4G (Start 2)
Stats: G(3), A(2), +/-, PIM(0.5), PPP(2), SHP(3), GWG(2), HITS(0.1), BLKS(0.2), W(3), L(-1), OTL (1), GA(-1), SV(0.2), SO(3)

C: Crosby, Tavares, Nugent-Hopkins, Johansson
LW: Hall, Parise, Silfverberg, Skinner, Conacher, Jokinen
RW: Seguin, Hossa, Wheeler, Burns, Pavelski, Yakupov
D: Doughty, Fowler, J. Johnson
G: Schneider, Hiller, Fasth, Nabokov

It's closer than I want it to be but I do think Datsyuk is the right choice, especially with a shortened season coming where his age becomes less of a factor.

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League: Yahoo 20 Team Dynasty, H2H (4C, 8W, 6D, 1G)
Cats: +/-, FOW, A, G, GWG, PPP, SHP, SOG, S, SPct, W, GAA

C: Benn,Kopitar,J.Staal,Strome
W: Atkinson,Bennett,BrunnerConacher
Huberdeau,Kessel,Seguin,Selanne
D: Beaulieu,DeKeyser,Despres,D.Hamilton,Leopold,Salo
G: J.Howard
Bench: Braun,B.Flynn,B.Gordon - J.Bernier,O.Pavelec,V.Stalberg
Prospects: Andrighetto,V.Arvidsson,Filatov,G.Carey,K.Flanagan,Kabanov,Lehtera,Omark,Ritchie,
R.Schwartz,Shalunov,Stransky,
Clendening,Deslauriers,Gauthier-Leduc,J.Morrow,R.Murphy,Petrovic,Reilly, -- M.Hackett

My man Pavel

Watch this and see what the "old man" did in the last 24-48 hours and then try to pick Backes - you wont be able to do it. Not only is Pavel the sexy pick, he is the right pick here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKI5D-wKRyY
Guy's a freak!

with your settings, i think letang carries more value than both forwards.
i would keep him in your number 5 spot.

i also think backes and landeskog are both more valuable than dats in a roto multi-cat league...