It\'s true, but I wonder if Kessel played with Hejduk et all how he would do? Who did he play with Shean Donovan or something? Plus off a little cancer treatment. It\'s way too early to tell. For now either way I\'d take Statsny just cause of that team but when the old guys leave, it looks like Kessel will be the more productive fantasy players.

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Keeper - 23 Man Roster (17 Keepers) + 8 Man Farm Team
G,A,P,PIM,PPP,SHP,GWG,+/-,FW,Shots, Hits - GP,W,L,GAA,SV%,SV,SA,SO

C: Stamkos, Berglund, Gagner (RW), Turris, Zibanejad
LW: Kovalchuk (RW), Benn (C), Kunitz, Lupul (RW), Mcdonald (C)
RW: Iginla, P. Kane (C), Oshie (C), Pominville
D: Phaneuf, Shattenkirk, Kulikov, Leddy, Carlson, Faulk, Kindl
G: Fleury, Lehtonen, Anderson

Farm: Niederreiter, Kuznetsov, Connolly, Soderberg, R. Murphy, Morrow, Gardiner, Rielly

I\'d choose Kessel for the better upside and skill set. He hasn\'t proven anything at the NHL level yet but I think you were asking about long term potential.

One thing I don\'t agree with is choosing making an argument for one player over another based on which team they play for. A couple people mentioned that Colorado is the better team so you should take Stastny. I don\'t agree with that. Winning/losing cycles come and go as teams rebuild and challenge for the cup. Sure you\'re (probably) going to play for the team that drafted you for 6-8 years, but a lot can change in that time period. Coaches get fired, systems get changed and trades are always possible.

Look at Pittsburgh. They sucked for YEARS and because of that now they\'ll be a powerhouse for years to come. In a one year league you need to take which team plays for but in keeper leagues I think you have to judge talent individually.

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21 man roster: 3C 3LW 3RW 4D 2G 1UTL 5BN 2IR. Scoring:G,A,+/-,PIM,PPP,GWG,W,GGA,SV%,SO
C: H. Sedin, E. Staal, Brunner (RW)
LW: Ovechkin, Hall, Dupuis (RW), Boedker
RW: Perry, Skinner (C), Voracek, Fehr, Boll
D: Chara, Hedman, J. Johnson, Bieksa, Despres
G: Louongo, Varlamov, Nabokov, Ellis
Prospects: Grandlund, Turris, Coyle, Nyquist, Lack

Thanks guys,

I\'m leaning towards keeping Stastny, but it\'s going to be a tough decision either way

Appreciate all the input

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Six in one and a half dozen in the other. Both are great prospects and you should always make your choice on which is more valuable right? And value is in the eyes of the beholder, if it doesn\'t really matter to you then the answer of which one to keep is really simple.

Shop the both of them and then take the better deal, the one that gives you the best return is the one you trade.B)

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Top 8 Fwds, 4 D, 2 Goalies (2 W,1 otl, 2 so)
(Fwds) Ovechkin*, Hossa*, Datsyuk*, H.Sedin*, D.Sedin*, Backstrom*, Kovalev*, OSullivan*, Erat, Wolski, Oshie*, Brassard*, Wellwood, Radulov*, Hodgson
(Def) Whitney*, Kaberle*, Liles*, Wideman*, Corvo*, Harrold, Barker*, Edler
(goalies) Luongo*, Nabokov*, Rask*,

UPDATE:

Hey guys, just thought I\'d update you on this: - ended up moving kessel
I had 2 deals on the table and here is the one that went down.

My:
Kessel, Montoya, 1st \'08, 2nd \'07, 3rd \'07
for
Spezza, Kubina, 3rd \'07, 4th \'07

I know I gave up alot, but then again Spezza\'s (Dobber\'s #5) don\'t exactly grow on trees

What say you?

Post edited by: colin, at: 2007/08/29 22:52

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colin wrote:
Umm, Spezza for Kessel? Wow. I\'m guessing that the draft picks are actually prospects and not players who will play in the NHL immediately. I can\'t believe someone would essentially swap Spezza for Kessel, even if there is a salary cap component. Wouldn\'t you make room for talent? Nice trade for you.

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12 Team "Experts" Roto representing Dobberhockey 2nd
G,A,PPP,+/-,SOG,Hits,Blocks,Wins,GAA,SV% - Keep 4
4C-Kopitar,M.Koivu,Stepan,Matthias,Prospal
4L-Marleau,Steen,M.Foligno,N.Foligno,Morrow,Umberger
4R-Hossa,Hornqvist,Little,Alfredsson,Oshie
6D-Byfuglien,Phaneuf,Doughty,J.Johnson,Burns,Wideman, Kostka,Methot
2G-M.Smith,Backstrom,Reimer

12 Team Salary Cap Roto Dynasty 3rd (G,A,Pts,FPts,DPts,Pim,SOG,H,BS,W+OTL+SO,GAA,SV%)
12F-Ovechkin,Kopitar,P&E Kane,Kessel,Ryan,M&N Foligno,Ennis,Hodgson,Killorn,Horton,Wolski,Morrow ,Bonino
6D-Subban,J.Johnson,Carle,Wizniewski,Franson,Spurgeon ,Kostka,M.Fraser
2G-Rask,Anderson,Emery
Farm-Markstrom,Scrivens,Brunner,Nyquist,G.Bourque,B.Con nolly,T.Barrie,Brennan,Barberio,Orlov

Statsny... I think Kessel may always be a health risk. Its also as easy as the bird in the hand versus the tree thingy.

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C Stamkos, Getzlaf, Carter, Roy, Turris, etc
L Elias, Tanguay, Perron, Berglund, Foligno, Booth etc
R Horton, Hornqvist, Giroux, Voracek, C. Smith, etc
D Keith, Burns, Phaneuf, Jay-Bo, Myers, Tyutin, Kaberle, etc.
G Vokoun, Quick, Emery, Bernier, Tokarski

very nice deal on your part,future for present.

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Roto type keeper league.We keep any 6 ;15 teams , 3 div. of 5.We play 3 lines , 3 def. and start 2 goalies.6 BN.Stats are 1pt. for goals and assists , 2pts. for W , tie(O.T. or S.O. loss) 1pt. S.O. 1pt.Weekly line-up from Mon. to Sun.

LW - Malkin
LW - J. Skinner
LW - T. Ennis
LW - Conacher
LW - Raymond
C - Matthias
C - M. Richards
C - V. Filppula
C - Vermette
RW - B. Schenn
RW - M. Read
RW - J. Huberdeau
RW - M. Gaborik
Def. - Pietrangelo
Def. - B. Smith
Def. - Diaz
Def. - OEL
Def. - Stoner
G - Louongo
G - Markstrom
G - Neuvirth

Would you trade Gomez for Kessel??Salary cap league.

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