I know given his shoulder/wrist situation it's a bit risky, but I was just offered the following deal:

I get: Kesler and a 2nd round pick

I give: Coyle, Klefbom and a 1st round pick

The difference in draft spots for the 1st and 2nd rounder largely depend on where we both finish, so if I do well it could be around 14 picks or less difference or if I do poorly it could end up being 14+ picks. I feel good about my team and I feel like getting Kesler would only help improve my squad. I know I sacrifice a lot of young talent, but I feel that I have a chance to make a playoff push this season and don't want to wait for my good prospects to blossom.

What do you think?

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16-Team Dynasty Keeper League H2H (C-3, LW-3, RW-3, F-2, D-6, G-1)
6x4 standard categories (G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP's, SOG; W, SV%, GAA, SO)

C - Getzlaf, Kesler, Zajac, Matthias
LW - C. Wilson, Parise, Prospal, Couture
RW - Perry, Ryder, Erat, Michalek, Okposo, Frolik, Chiasson
D - Green, Nikitin, Pitkanen, Sbisa, Tyutin, Fowler, M. Weber
G - Varlamov, Neuvirth, Holtby, Allen, Halak

Farm Club:
F - Morin, Sheahan, Panik, C. Thomas, T. Johnson, Hart, Arcobello, Audy-Marchessault, Beck, Palat
D - Lindholm, Elliott, Brennan
G - Desjardins, Poulin & Zatkoff

I would not do it. I think Kesler's goal scoring breakout was a bit of a fluke and the guy plays so tough that he's going to have a career hampered by injuries from here on out. Plus, he'll be coming in cold, off an injury in a shortened season this year, not much time to adress his conditioning or game timing. I would avoid him, personally.

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Yahoo! Keeper League (5 keepers)
G, A, Pts, +/-, PIM, FW, shots, hits, blocks, W, sv%, GAA, SO

C: Toews, Pavelski (C/RW), Krejci
LW: Kane, Moulson, Jokinen (C/LW)
RW: Seguin (C/RW), Tarasenko, Little (C/RW)
D: Ekman-Larsson, Edler, Carlson, Phaneuf
G: Miller, Bobrovsky
Bench: Stalberg, Seabrook, Neil, Faulk, Foligno

I'd take the risk on Kesler if you feel your team needs a risk-to-payoff in order to join the contenders in your league.

Kesler's goal-scoring (when it happened) was real.
He was working on a new shot with a new stick and discovered something.
I don't have the link, but if you google it, you'll find it.

My bigger concern is that he has "shoulder" problems and those are sometimes devastating for a sniper (see Heatley, Dany).

as long as you think you won't finish last and give him the first overall
I would do it.

Klefbom and Coyle are likely 2 years away from making any impact.
Plus it Kesler's peripherals that make him valuable.

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NA Hockey League 16 team H2H league multicat
2010/2011 Champs

Iginla, Bergeron, Giroux, Kesler, Sharp, Kulemin, Ladd, Laich, Versteeg, Lupul

Hamhuis, Erhoff, Meszaros, Petry, Giradi, Souray

Smith, Bryzgalov



WHA Hockey League 16 team H2H league multicat
2010/2011 Champs

St. Louis, Moulson, B. Richards, Clowe, Sharp, Elias, Alfreddson, Peverley, Desharnais, Briere

Visnovsky, Boyle, Campbell, , Garrison, Potter

Luongo, Niemi