Originally Posted by bluteau

Thank Jeff for doing this.

I want your opinion about my team in sig. I really like my team and was really conifident last saturday, but after 6 days of hockey I am at 38 pts for 1st place and 27pts to the real cotender.

My keeper are not producing except Stlouis and Kharlson only 2pts from Lundy and Smith now he is injured and 0 pt from Ryan my 1st pick. Hope Smith will be back soon, my keeper start to produce and my goalie too, but don't know if he will be enough the gap is big and season short, it's tougher to regain pts.

What should I do starting thinking for next year upgrade keeper, draft pick and auction money I have already 4 good rookies who are free keeper next year in HUB, Tarasenko, Granlund and Schultz.

You already answer my question in your GREAT ARTICLE today THANK FOR IT : at #11. Don’t make panic moves or trades in your fantasy pool. This is even more important in a shortened season. With a smaller sample size, randomness and luck will both play larger roles in production and overall player/team success. Trust in your ability to evaluate talent, and don’t base anything on a one or two week sample size. I want a little more of your opinion about my team and league.

Thank in advance for your help.

Originally Posted by Bubba55

Hi Angus,

Just wondering what your thoughts are on a couple of guys who many had high expectations for but are off to poor starts: Bobby Ryan and Tyler Ennis?

Originally Posted by MarmotKing

Hey Angus,
With Elliott sent down and Burns and Spurgeon hurt, should I try to make a move to improve my D now or wait a couple weeks before deciding?
Thanks

Originally Posted by Puckhead

Angus,

I was shrewd enough to select Marleau at our auction draft in late September, and am obviously thrilled with his super start. The question is, in a keeper league, with salary cap I am faced with the question of trading him while everyone is hot to trot. If I felt my team could compete this season, I would be holding on, but I have had 2 offers made to me in the last couple of days and would love your opinion.

Offer #1:

Marleau

4

Dubinsky
2014 1st round pick (Amateur draft)
Brett Connolly

Offer #2

Marleau

4

Galchenyuk

Although the first offer seems more meaty, the point is Dubinsky would be a position fill, and not value to me going forward, and Connolly has to become an active roster player next season, and he has yet to assert himself at the NHL level.

Whereas Galchenyuk has 3 seasons before having to move to the active roster, and by all accounts will be MTL #1 center before that time.

You opinion is always valued!

Thanks Angus.

Puck

Originally Posted by aMaK

Hey Angus,

I'm in an 18-team keeper-league with the following scoring system: 16 players, 12 active (6F - 4D - 2G)
G: 3 pts A: 2 pts PPG : 2 pts SHG : 1 pt PIM : 0.25 pts +/-: 1 pt
Special Scoring for Defense
A: 3 pts G: 5 pts
Goalie Scoring
S: 0.2 pts SO: 3 pts W : 5 pts GA : 1 pt
Special Scoring for Goalies
A - 5 pts G - 10 pts

With Justin Faulk out with an upper body injury (whatever that means?) and Jake Gardiner looking a little rusty and being sent down, I'm thin at D. My team:
Eberle, Seguin, Jamie Benn, Huberdeau, Ennis, Stepan, Granlund, Kassian, Nyquist, OEL, Gardiner, Josi, Faulk, Voynov, Rask and Pavelec

I'm considering offering Grandlund for Brendan Smith. What are your thoughts on this? I like Subban, but I'm sure the price would be very high. Any other ideas that could help me at D while remaining young?

Thanks,
aMaK

Originally Posted by cannon

Rank the following players for the league settings in my sig: Huberdeau, Horton, Roy, Tanguay

It is a keeper league but I am more interested on how you feel about each for this season

Thanks

Originally Posted by ross10019

Angus, thoughts on Ryan Whitney for this year and going forward, especially given the immediate impact of Schultz. In pre-season I had read some comments that he seemed quicker than his previous years when he was so affected by that foot injury, but since the beginning of the season he's been contributing little despite decent PP time.

Originally Posted by MrQuacky

Hey Angus,

First off thanks for doing this! Now to my question (sorry for the length).

16 team, full keeper, head to head. Start 6F, 4D and a goalie, 7 on the bench and 10 in the minors. Scoring cats:

G:5
A:3
PIM: 0.5
+/-: 1
And other smaller points for things like SOG (0.3) hits, blocked shots, FOW, etc.
And defence get an extra 2 points for a goal or assist.

I have too many d-men and was offered:
Marleau + Colborne for my Phaneuf and 2013 1st (likely around 10th?) I countered with either a swap of 1st's or my 2nd and 3rd instead.

My other option is to drop Brodie for a guy like Dupuis.

What do you think?

Originally Posted by am78

In a 13 team pts only I currently Have Marcus Foligno, Johansson, Mueller, Sullivan, Tlusty and little as my bottom feeders

I plan on dropping 1 player for Versteeg once he returns and Currently Mason Raymond, Kassian, Boyes, Boedker are all FA's...worthy of a pickup over my roster guys?