Hey all!

I have the #1 overall pick in our league this year. I also pick again at #17 and #22.

My keepers are Spezza, Radulov, and Lundqvist.

Available players to draft include Jagr, Zetterberg, Vanek, Datsyuk, Gagne, Lidstrom, Gonchar, Visnovsky, Nabokov, Miller, Vokoun, DiPietro

We play a H2H league (total points, not categories) with G (=1), A (=1), +/- (=0.5), GWG (=1), PIM (=0.25), PP-pts (=1), SHG (=2), Saves (=0.05), Wins (=1), Shutouts (=3).

My overall feeling is that Jagr is the most valuable, but having 2 top-tier goalies seems like a real advantage. Jagr will never make it to #17. There\'s lots of protected goalies, so I think top D-men will run quickly too.

Finally, whoever I draft will become a keeper at the end of this season as we increase to 4 keepers.

Thoughts or opinions??

Thanks in advance!
--Jason

Post edited by: jason.furrer, at: 2007/09/25 14:29

My gut says go with either Jagr or Gonchar. If you need a minimum number of defencemen, he\'s a pretty good one to grab, especially in PPP and PiM and he is the most consistent scoring defencemen there is.

Jagr has had a season to recover from his shoulder surgery and will be even better this year.

Maybe take one of those goalies with the #17 or 22 pick, depending on how many are left at 17. Like Nabokov the best with your cats.

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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

I might go with Zetterberg or Vanek in terms of a keeper league...depending if you have a good shot of winning it this year. I like their long-term potential.

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8 Team Roto League (1-year)
Cats: G A +/- PIMs PPP SHP SOG SH% HIT BLK GAA SV% SVS W SO
F: Ovechkin, Stamkos, Giroux, Perry, Tavares, Eriksson, Benn, Jagr, Heatley, Alfredsson, Roy, Hanzal
D: Phaneuf, Del Zotto, Kulikov, I. White, Goligoski, Niskanen
G: M. Smith, Emery
BN: C. Stewart, J. Staal, Read, Brouwer, Ward, Hedberg, Pavelec, Bachman
IR: Letang, Giordano

I think Vanek is worth as much as Jagr for this year in your system and certainly a better keeper given the age difference.

Depending on who you kept as your 2 and what else is available in the league I might suggest the following list that combines a now and future point of view.

Vanek
Nabakov
Datsyuk
Gagne
Visnovsky
Gonchar

sorry can\'t recommend Zetts - his back scares me.

Good luck in your draft

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Yahoo weekly starts 12 team league, keep 17 plus farm

GS, W, L, SV, GAA, SV%, SO G, A, P, +/-, PIM, SOG, GWG, PPP, SHP, HITS, FOW

3C: H. Sedin,Stepan, Stastny, R. Johansen, Hanzal, Anisimov,
3LW: Burrows, Vanek, Ott, Lupul, Dubinsky
3RW: Doan, Pavelski, Brown, Okposo,
6D: Franson, Doughty, Voynov, Subban, Markov, Gonchar, Karlsson
1Util:
2G: Price, Emery


Farm: (< 100 games): S. Elliott, J. Bernier, Galchenyuk, Etem, Eakin, Atkinson