One year pool...wins 1 point, shutouts 2 points...which would you choose:

D. Hasek
C. Ward
N. Backstrom
R. Miller

miller,ward,hasek,backstrom

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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

i\'d go miller, hasek, backstrom, ward

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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

Hasek is the risk, but worth the reward if he stays healthy. Last year he put up 38 wins and 8 shutouts. Miller and ward don\'t really get shutouts.

I would rank them

Backstrom
Hasek
Miller
Ward

I Would take Miller,Hasek, Ward then Backstrom, Hasek is injury proned, and I think Harding and Backstrom will play a goalie Tandem, so I do not think Backstrom picks up that many wins.

GomezToJagr wrote:
I was leaning towards Backstrom because I think if Gaborik can stay healthy Minnesota is going to be really strong. But you make a good point. How many starts is Harding going to get this year? Didn\'t Backstrom prove last year that he\'s a viable #1?

Backstrom did prove he can be the #1, but I think that Lemaire likes to platoon his goalies too much (he\'s done it every year he\'s been in Minnie so far) so Backstrom is a bit of a risk. In my opinion though, he\'s a better option than Hasek. Sure he stayed healthy all last year, but what are the chances of that happening two years in a row?

I\'d have to say: Miller, Backstrom, Ward, Hasek, just because I strongly believe that Hasek\'s groin goes snap this year, and Ward had a strong playoffs when they won the cup, but hasn\'t had a strong season yet. Good luck